Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-11

| hhoW me r by lDlS Time i recognized MS
! features, ard opened the door for his admis-
sion be said that he bad just come to take a
look around both Of them then went into
the parlor, and ! myself had got as far as the
parlor door when the bell rang again;
opened the door and saw that it was old
man Lohrer and from his appearance and
by his breath, supposed him to be in liquor.
Q.-Did you ever see Lohrer before2
A.-On one occasion only.
Q.-When he presented himself at the door,
what did you tell him
Al told him that could not let him in.
Q-Was this the old man Lohrer or his
SOM
Alt was the old man.
By JuTor--What object had Lohrer in
view in visiting your house2
Al can not say; the girls, Alice Silman
and Emma Gardner, who once boarded with
LOhrer, did not know before they came TO
Q.-Do you know any thing about the girls
being with him
A-0nly that Lohrer told Horn 1.-THE man
who keeps the saloon below Miss Clemeutss
house) Friday, between Christmas and New
year, that his (Lohrer's) son had come
home, and that he could not keep the girls
any longer. .e..p. .Ys
Odd you see any weapons?
A-Yes, l saw pistol in the hands of the
old gentleman. When ! refused to let him
in, he said: "You had better not close the
door on me, or else ! will come in any
how.nl G
,Q--Did you see a knife in the hands of
the ola man? ~
Al did not. After the watchmon were
out knife was thrust between the door
from the outside. This is the only time
that l saw knife. AS | said before, / did
not see any person with the old man.
Q.&Where were you standing2
A.-On the inside of the door,
Q.-Do you think there was more than
one person at the door?
A. After the watchmen went outside
there was some scuffiing, which seemed to
be participated in by five or six When
LOhrer threatened to force open the door the
watchmen wanted me TO raise the prop, so
that he could do it, in which event they
intended to arrest him.
Q.-After the cutting, who came back
into the house first
Along; he staggered, saying 81 am
cut" followed by Hallam, who said "Tm
stabbed"
Odd you see who did the stabbing
Al did not. When they re. entered the
house Long staggered and fell on the bed, in
the front room, and Hallam on the lounge.
Q.--Were the officers in citizens clothes
A.-They were; Long, when he first came
to the house, said he wanted to look around.
Q.-Did Long say after he was cut that he
was looking for a girl 2
Ale did mott neither did he nor Hal
lam say who cut them.
By a Juror-Relate, Miss Clements the
inducements that led Hallam and his part
ner to go outside of the door.
Witness.-After / had refused Lohrer ad-
mittance, pistol was pointed through the
door; l closed the door, at which Long came
up and desired to go out; | requested him
not to go, but he pushed me to one side, and
throwing open the door, he and his partner
went out; when | told them not TO go out,
Hallam said, let us alone, and we win throw
them down stairs.
Q.-Did Mr.. Lohrer ask for any one in
particular when he rang the door-bell?
Ale did not.
Q.-Did the officers say they had been to
Lohrers house?
| A.-Not that l heard
Q.--How long after Long entered the house
was it before Lohrer Gamer
Al should suppose not over minute.
Alice Silman sworn.-Q.-Where do you
reside?
Al reside in this city; my mother re-
sides on Central-avenue, near Ann.street; |;
my father, whom | do not recognize, lives
in Newport, Ky.
Q-Are you acquainted with the deceased2 ?
Al am.
Q.-What do you know about the circum-
| stances of Longs death?
| A.--Last night was at Miss Emma Glenn
ents's, on Main.street between Sixth aud
Seventh. About eleven o'clock heard the bell
ring, and | started from the sitting room to
the parlor; as passed into the parlor l sa "
Miss Emma and Miss Jenny Davis standing
| against the door; l said to Miss Emma,
"Who is at the door?" She replied, at is
Lohrer; he has been drinking and l do not
! a. Ia l. l.
| the sitting room; a young man named
Charles Greenfield was there, who asked me
about the matter at the door. AS l was
about to close the sitting room door l heard
Miss Emma say, "Mr. Lohrer, | can not let
you i'm" to which he replied, SPY God,
will come in" and then tried to force his
way in; at this his son spoke up and said,
"Those who are in the house can't come out,
and those who are out shall not come up
stairs and so by God you had better open
the door," Miss Emma still refused to let
them in. By this time Hallam came out of
the parlor and said, Don't open the door,
Miss Emma" he then detached the bell
wire and afterward requested her to open
the door, telling her not to fear, as she
should not be hurt. Miss Emma opened the
door at the same time, saying that Lohrer
had pistol; Hallam and Long stepped on
to the platform, after which Miss Emma
/
heard Hallam say to Lohrer, ''What are you
doing here?" ...
Q.-Did you hear any noise on the out
side
A.-Yes; heard some shuffling, but die
not see any thing that transpired; l could
not see it for the simple reascn that the dool
was shut.
Q.-Did the landlady close the door with
out assistance.
A.-She did not helped her myself; after
a minute or two, Long came in again at the
door, saying Pm stabbed :" he staggered up
near where was standing, and then started
into Miss Emma's room, and fell on the
lounge, where he lay for second, and then
rising to his feet struggled for little while
and plunged forward to the bed; went To
him and asked him to let me see where he
was cut, to which he made no reply.
| Q.-Did Hallam come in after Long2
Ayes, after the lapse of a very little
while, staggering into the same room and
falling on the lounge. ........
Q.SDid Hallam say any thing to you when
he came in
Ale did not. .H
,Q.-Was there any one else in the room?
Ayes, person named Gus Hammond
said to him: Sous, tear his clothes HAL
lam's) and see where he is cut;p went over
and looked at Hallam's wounds, when h(
said to me "Please pull off my overcoatn
tried to do so, but he fell back upon thl
lounge.
Q.SDid you see the person who cut Long
and HallamP
Al did not.
The knife which was found upon the per
son Of Lohrer was here produced and placet