New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-11

Q. Was that the kind of hat he had onl The straw
hat worn by Chas. Jeferds A. Yes, Sir.
Q. The bat wus the same A. Tha' is like tha''
Coroner-Let Mr.. Jefferds have chair. ,r,.
Chas. Jefferds-Shall keep this coat OIL Inc
pepper and SALT
CIroner-If you wish.
Chas. Jeferds-lt is rather warmer than tne other'
land he changed .,.har, No CT
o, tBy Juror--TheTe was Lady stood at the
corner Of the street that night who had come from
market; do You know Eer a. No, don't Know hef
O. nv Mr.. Smithl-TheIe ia row of trees on the
north side of Eighteenth street Yes, Sir
@. Which one was it that he stood against-the
nearest one to the Third avenue A. Yes, Sir,
Q. Was there any body talking with him A. did
Edwin JeasJds stood up.
O. Does that look like the man A. don't know
q. Which looks the most like him a. The young
fellow that up first.
O. by Mr.. Smith)-You say this mans face was
toward the two men; was it all the time A. 1t was
turned round part of the time.
Daniel Francis sworn:
Q. Where do you reside A. No. SO East Twenty
sixth street.
O. What is your occupation 7 A. Conductor.
O. Mr.. Francis Just state TO the Jury uhatoccurred
on Saturday evening A. Coming up on that Saturday
evening, as got up in sixteenth street on the SUN
of June, at 80 minutes past ii o'clock, heard tue
report of pistol >
@. You was going upl A. Yes, going up; when I
got up 10 Seventeenth street person jumped on 10 the
car; the car then going at full speed, and In full
motion.
o. (By Mr.. Smith)-Was he running from the east
side Of the avenue A. Yes, sir he got in the hind
part of the car; did not him until he got ON the
platform; when ] got 10 Nineteenth street. went In
TO get the fare and the passenger was not there; ne
had passed out the front door,
O. Did you make any remarks about II A. Not to
the passengers; yes, ] did; merely remarked Iokc
ipply am five cents out -; gave description or
him; he was a man. suppose, about my hight; PEG,
pie generally get in in STOPPING Poson' so couio
not say exa.tly, -,
Q. About your hight A. could not soy the hight
Q. How was he dressed A. He bad light coat
on, straw hat, narrow RIM at least, think 1t was
straw hat; it might have been furred hat.
O. Did you notice him as you went in! A. No,
Sir: merely noticed him, always do so IS TO get
the fare ont of him. Charles stood up with MS nat
op,l He resembles the person very much indeed.
Q. Had he coat on A. Yes, Sir; about the same
color as that coat saw before.
Q. Did you notice the pants a. No, Sir l don
speak positively you recolect, at ALL
O. How many were there in the car A. Well, L
think there was four about.
O. From the time you heard the pistol-shot suppose
it was in Irving place, near the corner OF Seventeenth
street. was there time enough for the man to have time
20 run from there through Sixteenth street, around
Fourth avenue, mp 10 Seventeenth street. and jump on
TO a car A. think good runner could do 1t; may
possibly have stopped
@. Know whether you did or not, Sri A. No,
@. Did you hear more than one shot that evening
A. No: that was the first one I'd heard that night;
was sitting on the back Of the platform talking with
gentleman.
@. Could that pistol have been as far of as Irving
place A. You cannot tell much by the sound on
car,
was minute behind time at Sixteenth street; that IS
one of our places
Q. by Mr. Smith DO you think YOU were right op.
posite Sixteenth street when You looked at the time
A 4 hax-a hoe holt hl0sk NVaV II
ether; / rather think l wac little below Sixteenth
street.
Q. When YOU took the time A. When pulled
my watch out TO see what time il was; | think you
might find the gentleman who rode up with me al the
way; merely want 10 call the reporters attentions
gentleman rode up oil the way on the platform, and
when got up TO Fifteenth street, there was rocket
went up about Fifteenth street; says They get
ting ready for the Fourth of july" then we had not
gone more than half block.
Coroner-We have tried to get him.
Witness-By putting that in the papers You might.
@. Could you tell which side he came in on A. On
the east side.
@. Did you see whether he was on a run A. The
first thing of him he was jumping on 10 my feet.
Q. Did he seem TO be in any more OF hurry than
any other passengers A. No, Sir was then sitting
with my back toward the front of the car.
Clerk-ls there any passenger who was IN that car
in the rooml No answer.
Geo. Hurley, sworn.-Q. Where do you live, Mr.
Hurley A. No. 63 East Twenty-ninth street.
Fourth-avenue cars
O. just turn round that way and tell the Jury what
you know about the case. A. was driver, and the
above witness the conductors we heard the report
of the pistol-shot at Sixteenth street.
O. On Saturday, the Both A. l can't remember
the day.
Q. What happened then A. My horses were start
ed at the time
Q. About what time of night was it A. From the
conductor
n Il hi A uof,u l a,,dl .obn
Q Your horses got frightened at what A. At hear
ing the report of pistol.
Q. What part of the avenue was thatl A. Six
teentb street and Fourth avenue; we went along, |
believe, as far as Seventeenth street; my attention
being taken up all the time with the horses.
@. Passed no remarks 70 any person. How long did
you keep alongl A. We wree along as far as Nine
teenth street. before they quieter.
@. Did you remark any strange person2 A. No,
Sir.
@. Did you observe any man A. No, Sir.
Q. No man got on or off No. Sir.
Q. by Mr.. Smith)-You saw nothing of this man
that Conductor Francis has testified too A.. No, Sir
@. Did you remark whether you stopped at Six
teenth street? A. No, Sir.
No Sir.
@. How near was that shot 2 A. can't say; the
only thing that attracted my attention was my horses
starting hearing the report.
q. You bad as mu b as you could do TO attend 70
your borsesl A. Yes Sir.
@. Know any passengers in that car! A. No. Sir.
Coroner-Is Mr.. Curtis in Court
Frederic Curtis sworn-Q. Where do you reside
A. No 100 Third avenue, corner OF Eighteenth street.
@ Northwest of Eighteenth street and Third
avenue A. Yes, Sir
O. viii you please state 10 the Jury where you were
on Saturday evening and what occurred A. About
20 minutes after III O'clock the night of Saturday,
the last day of june was standing beside the gutter
at the northwest corner of Eighteenth street in Third
avenue in company with young lady; was looking
down Eighteenth street toward Second avenue; OBJ
served three men walking up from Eighteenth street