New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-18

over, merely stating thst he war ted little money.
@. Did you get the the poreyi A. Yes, Sir
Q. How much A. A 800 gold piece, think:
%. Which you gave to himi A. handed " 70
Q. Did The note rate any amount of money A.
No, Sir.
o. What was the language Of the note A. II was
| written on the back of card think have nome;
next morning went over N the La Fargo House,
| found Mr.. Jtfferds there and went down 70 the
Tombs together 10 meet Judge Osborn by apnoh-
| nent; we went down there and he gave himseii up;
An officer took him down TO Mr.. Jackmans once. bnt
o. IBy Mr. Smith, What conversation did You have
with him on the subject Of this occurrence A. When
| do you mesnf u.,,
Witpe,e-Previous, do You meant
Mr. Smith-In the first place, begin at the beginning;
sll be ever spoke you on family things previous 70
| this time when he was at your house.
| wiIness-He might have spoken previous but
never noticed il; he merely stated he had step father;
| did not even know his name until after this occur
O. Be never stated TO you anything that attracted
yonr attention previous to this tine A. Nothing what.
| ever.
| have pistol A. Yes, Sir.
| O. (I3y Mr. Smith, Whist did he say TO you in refer
enee 10 this reference 10 his innocence,
or ANYTHING Of that sortwhere he was that night A.
| He told me he knew nothing abont II.
Mr.. Smih-That was on the I'd ef Jnlyi
witness-On the Cd Of July; he said be knew no
thing about it; think he said this: al know
| about il than you do, or any other person."
O. Did he tell you where he was that night A.
understood him TO say he with friends up to
about O'Clock on Saturday night; 1T some placs-at
some place, think he said, in Chambers street. or
somewhere in d at vicinity; may be Mistaken In that;
| ON speaking now of Saturday evening.
@. Can you tell whether he mentioned the johnson
| House don't think he did, Sir; connot tell what
house LIE said, but don't think he said that
@. Uetil what time did he say A. understood
him 10 gay until about III about that time cao't
exsctly-t was that evening, cant say exactly what
| time.
o. Did be say he was at hotel or did he describe
any place anywhere A. have been trying to think,
Sir ana can't tel whether he SAID any hotel or any
| house.
@. Do Won think he said Chambers street. I A.
think be said in Chambers street..
| @. Did be say what he was doing A l under
stood him to say he was playing cards with some
friends. .-.
Q. Can you say he did say sol A. think he did,
Sir; ! think he told me, or Judge Osborn, don't
know which.
Q. Well, what then; did he say where he went
after he got through playing cards A. think he
said that he stopped al The Girard House after he had
been with these friends; he stopped at the Cir ,rd
House tort tine and then went to the Soath Ferry,
and crossed over in q steamboat, think he said
O. He then crossed 70 BroOklynl A. Yes,
Sir he crossed 10 the hotel at about Ia or not later
O. (iSy Mr. Smth)-Tbat was the Union House,
A. Yer, Sir; he mentioned the Unicn Hotel.
Q. Did he tell you the name Of any of bis friends
A. No, Sir; understood him to say he knew some
of them and some of them he did not.
Q. Some of the people he had been playing cards
with You mesnl A. Yes, Sir.
@. Ard he did mention any Names A. No, Sir,
| think he did not.
O. DID be cay anything ese to you on this subject,
NJ bis inst snce of any proof be could bring t. show
his innocence A. He stated TO that he knew where
| he was tbat light; don't know whether he said he
| could prove 1t or not.
@. Yen are confident he said be went TO the Girlrd
House. after BIZ had been playing csrdsl A. ratlcr
think he did, think heard him say be stopped there
| after he met with his friends.
Q. Did he say he played cards at the Girard House
| r.. No Sir, don't think lie raid 81.
The pistol that WAS found was shown 70 the winners.
Q. By the Coroner). Do you recognize that pistol
Whness [After looking long tinel. No, Sir; don't
think ever saw 1t before.
q. Did you ever zee one like that with Mr.. JET.
ferdsf A. ] don't think ever one like that.
q. Did you ever zee pistol with himi A. Yee,
| Q. Did he carry pistol with him usually A.
cav him have pistol or rife.
e lBy Mr. Smith,. Did you see him have pis,ol
| q rife.
@. By the Coroner.) State what kind Of pistol it
was7 A. II was pistol something ike this, but |.
| was dlfeTent the chambers | thiLk, were shorter,
much shorter ths part Of the handle particularly
smooth; the barrel was not fitted on like this it was
| rort 4 disronI &c, d.
| ".
| only the handle smooth, not carved.
Q Did you ever take his pistol into your handl A.
| Yes Sir.
Charles Jefrtrds--Can speak to you, Mr.. Coroner
Corontr--Yes Sir.
Cherl,e-It would be well 70 say that Mr. Belts had
charge Of my pistol while was 4 bis house.
CorCner.ls that 20, Mr. Bet's1 a, Yea. Sir it
was kind Of pistol thIk Gao tell II see it igsin.
Ch,Ilss-h was Colts revolver, with six cham.
| beIs in it.
4 he NJ 7 fLal vthin
be- his was smooth handle; ItoOk it and wrapped it
up ia piece OF paper; he gave il 70 me to lay it one
| ride.
| o. You mean 10 say that the pistol nov shown you
| II not the one you badf A. That is what mean to
cay; think the CAPS on the other not set eosa
a. ,bt.
O. Would not you know wEeher it was a six.bar.
rel1 A. No, Sir; think not; took il and wrapped
| Up in q pie'e Of paper and laid il 10 the bureau
drawer for thought lie ght want it in short time
| and il night get rusty.
Q. How long ord you keep i'll A. kept it from
| Monday until Thursday.
| Q. Which time A. From the time he came down
TIE last tin wrapped it up in piece of paper and
lsid it in buresu drawers kept till Thursday, June
4 %.
@. You gave it to him when he left ! A. Yes, Sir;
he very rear forgetting it when he left; Just as
he was g4tting into d sage, he said :" pave forgot
| my pistol; guefs ! ill take it aopg with me.
| @. And You got it for him 7 A. Yes, Sir.
Q. How many times did you have thai ois'ol in your
| rot much acquainted with pistols and don't think
Rad it 10 my hands i've minutes the first tiUe
| Immediately wrapped it up and laid j. away
| q. Did You give il back TO him in the wrap
| perl A. II ! mistake not, did, bis was rouad
| hoDde.
q. DidyOu gee it after you gave it back hint A
NJ, Sir.
Q. Did you give il wrapped no in a wrspper' A. L
tluk IT was Tut wi not be about it; he had
| rife th. re at he same time.
Q. You cay yon are not sure whether it was wrap