The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-11


str e, went to get the fare, and tho person not
here he had passed out at the front door.
Y Did you make any remarks about hf A. Yes; re-
marked. jokinsly, an, nye cents out. v ,,,.,-
but give you his description he was man about my
height witness stands about ave feet eight inches in
Q. How was he dressedy A. He had on light coat,
straw hat narrow brim; think il was straw may have
been felt.
Q. Did you notice anything else ? A. No.
Chal les JefFerds was told to stand up.
Witness said he Yesembled the person very much IN
Coroner resembles the one worn By the psrssn who soi
in the car that Saturday night.
9. Did you notice his pantsi A. No.
to have been Irving place. was there time enough Tor
the man to catch your carr II would take very good
runner to do H. and might have stopped to net out pas
Q. We're you behind time that night, A. No, only one
minute takes twenty three minutes to get up to Six
O. Were you past Sixteenth street when you timed
A. was half block this side Of Sixteenth street when
] pulled out my watch to see what time y was; q
Aston House, and when we got up IS far as
Fifteenth street a rocket went up, when
and Immediately afterwards heard the report Of the
@ Which side did the man get on the carr A. On the
Q. Was he runnngs 4. did not notice.
q. How were you standing at the timer A. With my
face TO the inside Of the car
TESTIMONY OF eE0RaE HURLEY.
George Hurley, being sworn ssid;-l live at OF East
Thirty ninth street, and am driver on the Fourth
which the last witness was conductor when heard the
report OF pistol at Sixteenth street, were going up
at the tint IL between eleven and twelve O'clock at
far Nineteenth street. my time was all taken up by
my horses and did not pass any remarks Whatever did
not observe any man either getting on or sons out went
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@ Did you stop after you heard the pistol shots A. No.
9. How near was III A. Cannot say; had enough 70 do
DO you know any Of the passengers who were in that
carr A. No.
TESTIMONY OF Nh. FREDERICK CURTIS.
Mr.. Curtis, being sworn, testified foows:-f reside
at No. 100 Third avenue, at the northwest Of
O'clock, on the night Of saturday, the last day Of
June, ] was standing beside the gutter at that
northwest corner in Third avenue. in company
towards Second avenue; observed three men walking up
Eighteenth street from Second avenue and coming up TO
opposite the drug store heard sharp crack, mme
diaey upon which the centre man fell and the outer
man. the nearest the gutter, away; he ran
In about Of street. he then crossed
diagonay over TO Seventeenth street 10 the opposite
side as soon as he got there he saw some man coming
tenth street, when he met man coming towards him,
when there came another sharp crack, and down went
him was walking in the opposite direction; IL my
calling out which made him shoot the other man; was
about twenty yards Of when the second man was shot
stopped policeman up and told him not to stop
there but 70 after the murderer, and pointed out
q. What became Of the third man' A. do not know;
good many people came up afterwards, and one said,
III saw him shoot the man, but have not seen him
Q. Could You recognise hims A. could not
O. How dresscGs 4. Light hat and light clothes
he was a sharp man, too; he ran well
q. Was II straw hat A. Could not swear TO II, but
TO the best Of my belief ii was straw hat with fiat
Q. How FAR were these men from you when you saw
thcmY A. About thirty yards down from the corner.
Q. We're they in conversation or notS A. do not
Q. Were they walking along ,ogc,herf A. They APP
peared 10 be 30.
o Could you recognise the young man who stood up:
A. could not he is about the same height; could not
swear TO the man.
Q. Did the man who came up 10 you say he knew the
it, that family quarrel; said you will have to
tell, and him afterwards with policeman, when he
he wS WING ny
he said; there was gentleman going UP seventeenth
street when was running down, and told him what
O. Were you the head Of the pursuers. A. There could
not have been any between am positive, and was
my calling out attracted that other man. the man who
shot the others never sail a word; the who
shot said, ~ am shoti'' that was all
diagram was shown to the witness, who pointed ou,
TO the jurymcn the spot lie standing on when the
shooting took place.
TESTIMONY or MISS ANNA syrors.
Q. Where do you rcsides A. Summit, New jersey.
Y. Where we're you on saturday evening, June Joy A.
was standing on the corner Of Eighteenth street aud
Third avenue, with tho last witness; my aunt and myself
down 10 the store trading heard the report
Of the pistol looked around, and saw person fall and
another run away from him.
o. Did YOU see any Of them before sou heard the report
OF the psiois A. Did not the when he fell and the
that away from him; he run across the street
and down the Sidewalk on the opposite side, few
doors from the and then crossed over; the geae
man that keeps the after him he the
nrst then went into the corset store and told my
O. Could YOU recognise the man A. Could not,
o did he have light coat and ma, onY 4. He did.
U. Would you know the pcrsons 4. No, sir.
a. Was lie a old OF young mani A. young man.
O. were there three together before the ringa A.
say whether there three rgcthcr or two only.
TESTIMONY or rgEprRIcx ANDERSON.
Frederick Anderson next sworn.
e. Where do Gu rcsdc. A. Ny business IL at the
cert saloon, 12' Grand street MY residence 81 ss6 Pearl
q We're you acquainted with Charles Jcacrdss A. Am
not: lav. never heard cT him.
lir Charles Jcffcris then asked 20 stand up, and
the witness Wa sskcd If he knew HIM No, sic, do
not
q. lid you ever see him before A. Not before saw
q lave YOU not told some person that he came into
your saloon on saturday evening :. No, sir; he may
have been there but cannot recognise him among ~
many that visit there.
TESTIMONY OF ALBERT BRONSON.
Mr. Albert Bronson was the next witness sworn
Y, Where do you rcsd.' A. AT the corner Of Chambers
street and College places Keep The Jobnson House
Y. Arc you acquainted with ,r. Jcncrds. A. 10 not
know that ever him before saw him in this room
to-day.
o 10 you recoecs Of ever seeing him your house,
A. No, sir.
q Was nc not there playing cards on Saturday even
ing June 3W A. Nc, sir; he not there M soon ~
saw the statement IN the lapcrs that be there,
made inquiries a through The house. both of nay ia
miy servants aud guests, but one ia tho house knew
Of any party being hfe playing cards ON Saturday even
ing, Jane 30
q You arc positive he Was no thcrcS \. Yes, sir !
am certain he not
TESTIMONY 90 MRS. WALTON.
Mrs Ellen NJ Walton was recalled and upon taking her
addressed the Coroner said that shc desired 10 know
whether this Investigation IS ccaducte through the in
sgstion 81 Mr. watcn's family whether u V carried
through thai Family 10 expose family difcuscs, or
for the purpose Of discovering who the murderer of
my husbsDd'
toronerIt Is not conducted At the instigaion OF any
person, but ~ discover who committed tho murders.
Mrs Walton then Sail that tam " dcu ties had been
discussed In very dnercnt from what they
CURED, and things have beon 10 different from
what they willing h. give any light that can
upon the subject, hui my sons and my SELF have been
prosecuted to death through the family Of my husband
Coroper--psase state where you The evening or
your husbands destif A. " home that day, with
my son at IL, West Twenty second street, from ten