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

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up after the second man was shot told him MOTTO
stop but TO 90 on after the murderer and pointed out
the direction.
@ What became Of the third mao A. didn't
stop 10 see what be ams Of him. { darted of af1r
them Immediately; bu, stopped after the second
was shoti met some men, and among others q man
came up who asked me if l had caught him; ! said,
MOI he said, know him, saw him when ne shot the
man; was with him.
Q. Who was that personl A. don't know;
never saw him before ] saw him the. night; brought
him down to TIE dIoggis''s
Q. (By Mr.. Smtth) You could not tell what became
Of the third mani A. | never stopped % Bee hin.
Q. by the Coronerl--Do you cay you could reeog-
nize the mani A. could lot; he had on light clothes
Q. About what hight wac bei A. About my hight;
he was sharp man, too; he could run Well
-. Did he have a straw bat on, or Panama nat
L. coulS not swear but 10 the best Of my belief /,
was a straw nat with a dat leaf.
O. fBy Mr. SMITH. About how far off did You see
there three men coming up Eighteenth street, a. As
the corner of Eighteenth street and Third avenue, and
was looking down the street; there was lsmp-post
about thirty yards down, and l suppose saw them
coming up then; when saw them coming up together
there was no man by the three at ALL
Q. Can't say whether they had any conversation OF
mott A. could mott they were very close together,
walking abreast; it was bright moonlight. go,
O. by Mr. SMITH It TO ysa as sne % 1sak
| ing along with him A. thought so, and the outer
man too.
o. Can You recognize this young man tnat stool up
here az at all like the one Mo- he is about the hight
bnt could not swear to tie man at all; was with
this third man. and asked him who was this man VINO
was shot, and he said il was family quarreii sara,
You will have to tell about 1T we went lnto Dug
store: thee was crowd there, aud called out lhl!
man knows who shot this man; there was crowd OF
men there and the man shot was lying in the back
room; he sad afterward he had guess who 1t was;
who asked him.
Q. Does this man that stands up correSpohd In
clothes A.. No, Sir.
Q. He had straw hat on A. Yes, Sir
O. (By Juror. Did he resemble this young man
coal all A. No; could not swear 10 the coat az AL
O. Did the Young woman see all that you saw ! A..
did not ask her; Immediately left her and ran after
the man.
Mr. PASCAL was requested to stand up.
With. ss-Tbat is the young man who came 70 me,
and ! said, do you know who shot him; he said, have
a guess / sad, you will have to tell; saw nm suo-
sequenrly in charge of policeman close 70 my door,
/ went upto him, and said yOu had better tell who
shot that msn he denied first that he had told me-
reminded him of the conversation, and ne en- sald ne
said he bad a guess; could not swear 10 him being
the man; only tell you that saw there were three
men.
Q. You say you don't know whether he was ever
there OF not a. could not swear; there were some
gentlemen coming down Seventeenth street on the
came side | was running up L met one OF them, ana
told him what the man opposite had been dong; the
man was rot about 10 yards from the corner; was
the right hand Of Seventeenth street, and on the LETT
side of Irving place when the man was shot.
Q. Were you the head man Of the pursusrsf a.
There could not have been any one ahead OF me; 1t
was ,mI ossible be was making up Fourth avenue,
and seeing some persoDs coming down, he turned
sharp corner; my calling out that attracted the
other mans Mr.. Matthew's attraction.
Q. by Mr.. th)-Dd you hear whether the
man who shot This cried out murder or watch
A. The man who shot him never said word; and
the who was shot cried out am shot, that IS
ali he said.
One of the Jurors showed diagram Of the streets,
and witness pointed the position in which he stood
on the corner of Eighteenth street and Third avenue.
Biss Anna Syfor, sworn.
O. Where do you reside y. AT summit, New
O Where were You on Saturday. June 30 A.
was star drg the corner at the corset store, with
this last witness there is drug store on the corner OF
Eighteenth street where the man was shot.
O. just state to the jury what you know-turn
around there-don't be bashtul But the young lady
was bashful, and the Coroner said, "Well, tell me
what happened"
Wtness-My aunt and me were there down to
store trading, and fire company came past; then
heard an alarm Of pistol, and cav the man faili
did Lot the gentleman shoot; saw when he FELL
snd when the man ran away; the man who shot ran
across the street, few houses down on the sidewalk
and across the street, gentleman who keeps corset
tore ran after him; he was the first who ran after
him; went into the corset store where my aunt was,
and told her about it, the man had light coat on and
q small trimmed bat. ,
o. What kind of a hat was it 2 A. 1t was a small
Iinmed hat, light.
Q. You say this man ran on how far did he run J
A. Not more than two houses.
@. He crossed 70 the opposite sidewalk then 2 A.
Q. by Mr.. Smith Did you see him to the other
corner a. No, Sir went into the store TO tell my
O. by Mr.. Smith Before the shooting did you
notice the men at all A. No, Sir.
Q. by Mr.. Smith Could you recognize the person
if You saw him again A. No, Sir.
Q. by the Coroner Was he an old man or a young
man ? A. / think he young man; he had on
light coat and light hat.
Q. Have you seen this gentleman you was standing
with since A. No. Sir, have been in the country.
0. You say you would not know the person again
A. No. Sir; for ran into the store so quick.
Q. Did this youTg man who stood up here lCharies
Jefferdsl look anything like him A. could not say.
O. Did you see any wagon standing of the man who
shot a. No, Sir.
Q. Did you see any one else follow this man, except
the person You was with A. No, Sir.
Q. Could you cay whether there were three together
OF only twol A. i can't say; the man who kept the
corset store after came back and said some young
man told him it was family quarrel.
Frederick Anderson swon.-Q. Where DO you re-
side My place of business is No. ~ Grand street,
reside at No. 496 Pearl street.
@. Are you acquainted with this young man lChas.
Jefierds, standing upl A. No, Sir.
Q. Did you never see him before \. Never, be-
fore this aft ernOon; TO my knowledge do not reeog-
nze him at all as having come into my store on the
Both of June do not recognize everybody who comes
into my place.
@. Where do you reside A: No. 10 Chambers
street. Keeps the johnson House IN Ch4moers
street corner of College place, where it has been
stated that Charles Jefferds was on Saturday night
O. Are yon acquainted with Mr.. JeileEds lCharlesl
A. don't know as ! ever saw him before.
@ y Mr. Smith Did you state to any person tnat
Mr.. Jefferds was at your house A. MOI Mr.. Jeherds
stated ii himself; the first heard of it.
Q. Do you recollect that man as one who came 70
your house A. No, Sir; / never recollect that nc
came 10 my house at all
@. (By Mr.. Smith Do you recollect that he was
moi az ponr house that NIGHT nlayinR cards a. ! am