Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-09

verse. Couldn't tell how the oibets we're
dressed When ] walked down Bank street,
after The men dispersed there wnt mo- one ly-
ur on The sidewalk ni the foot of Tho stair
case leading 70 Mr. sbermap's room The
gas-lght was shining in such manner that
could have seen q body " there had been
one lying there There were lights in the
uppor story Of the building Heard no noise
in the room. Saw no one about that locality
from the time the men dispersed until morn
ing. The scream proceeded from the direc-
ton Of Centre street.
Lyman Wilcox xsworn--lama private watch
man. My beat is on Superior Water, Bank
and Frankfort streets About o'clock sun.
day morning | noticed q crowd Of 10 or -
mon on the corner Of Bank and Frankfort
streets by the block in which the paper store
is located. / saw them there about fifteen
minutes they were not talking loud. They
dispersed, part Of thcm-3 or i--going to-
wards Superior street and part Of them down
Bank street. Alter the three or four who
went towards Superior street got about half
way to the corner Of that street, / heard one
Of them say, Lets 20 back and settle this
matter" Some ono replied, but didn't un-
derstand what he said. There was halt
made of about a minute when they contin-
ucd on. After these parties passed saw no
one at the hall door Of the building on the
corner Of Frankfort street ] could have seen
any .one who was there, About o'clock
there was some noise on Frankfort street near
Seneca; the barber Wall came across from the
corner and asked him what the noise was
lac said it was some colorc1 men in q saloon
near Seneca street, lhlew my whistle two or
three times and the noise stopped. ! think
the barber then went up Bank street toward
FIa W..1.l. tN Nf1 IT
and got a drink Of water When came into
the Office, the watchman (Jonesl said he heard
n scrcech ON the street went out onto Su-
| pCrior street and down to Water street, and
about 4 o'clock came back to Bank street
saw five or six men standing in front Of the
| paper siorc--thcy were quiet. | passed on up
! the street and left them standing there
There was nothing lying on The 81 lew0lk. Il
was so light / could have seen if there had
been. ! didn't know any Of the group who
were standing there. ! knew Mr. Sterling by
| sight can't say whether he was with the
| first crowd or not he was not with ihe sec
ond crowd Between II and - o'clock met
an lrishman who works for Goodale & Co.
spoke to him about the key being lost to the
old Armory, where the wool was stored. The
witness evidently was the one mistaken by
Dorsay for Ellis) / am in the habit Of cseemg
small squads Of men standing together on
corners Of streets at all times Of night There
was nothing suspicious in the actions of these
men. Through the fore part of the evening I
saw light in the third story Of the paper
store. Didn't observe any light there at 4
o'clock when saw the second group. One Of
the men who came up Superior street was
dressed in light colorcd clothes. ! whistled
just before | went into the Weddell House, and
perhaps Jones took that for u scream; l think
though, he said hc beard the scream while
was getting some water.
George SicvCr.-Am omnibus driver.
passed down Bank street Sunday morning be
tween Band 4 o'clock, after leaving some pas
Iseugcrs at the Wcddeu | saw three gentle
men standing in front of the Paper Store talk
ing quietly. l drove down to 81. Clair street
and on looking back saw the three gentlemen
walk up towards Superior street am surf
there was no one lying on the side walk
could have seen if there had been. | notice,
no noise in the Paper Store building. Saw n,
light The gentlemen were well dressed
Didn't know either of them,
Sohn Pynohon, sworn.-Bo0rds at Angie
i went to bed at about - o'clock Saturday
night Slept until about o'clock. Heard n,
noise or disturbance during the night. wal
not in MIR. Sherman S room ON Saturday night
have not been thero within a year Hay,
been acquainted with Mr. Sterling for six o
seven years. have never been in a gamb
! ling room with Mr.. Sterling. The last time
saw Nh. Sterling was ON Saturday evening
met him at the post office about n o'clock
and we walked to the Angler together. w
were together about an hour he went out say
? ing he had an engagement to play game q
, billiards. That was the last | saw of him.
< never saw him in Mr. Sherman's room, on i
5 any place whore playing was going on.
z l.. NJ. Hubby sworn.-l was acQuainte
p with Mr.. Sterling. | expressed the opinio
{ that Mr.. Sterling fell out Of the window, be
cause thought il impossible for him to broa
his skull by falling down those stairs.
= DR.. Mathiyct being recalled stated that h
4 was not in Mr. Shermnns room Saturda
a night and never was there in his life unit
D Sunday morning when he went up to see th
I body of Mr.. Sterling.
/ Charles d. NeWcomb, Clerk of the Ameri
J can Hotel being sworn, testified to the sam
Y in substance rs ON his examination Sundn
] evening. lie said a little after three ocloc
Sunday morning he got up and went to th
G window Of his room, which is in the America
5 Buildings, facing Superior street. TO nscertai
q If II was yet light, as lac intended to 20 int
II the country lie thinks il was between
O'Clock and 20 minutes past 3. lie heard yo
& ccs in controversy down Bnuk street lollowc
j. by sudden scream, as of agony, and imm
n diatcly succeeded by the fall of something O
the pavement, ms Of cane llo thon hcnI
i footsteps rctreutng rapidly down Bank stree
d when all became still lie heard suppressc
G voices accompanying the rctrcating rootstep
t About ten minutes before four o'clock he sa
,. an omnibus drive up to the Wcddell llous
2. lot out passenger, and then drive rapid
down Bank street. lie coupled this with Il
e idea Of some excitement ON Bank street
- AT this stage Of the proceedings the inquc
C was adjourned until TO lay, at o'clock p. D