The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-14
THE TRAGEDY IN sOUTH~STREET.

interesting TcsttmOny Tor tn0 Detemce-
Three Tumbiers Alleged 20 have been
Thrown by Smith-The Summing Up
by James Il. Brady and A. Oakley
Hali-The Case Adjourned Until To-
Day. SSc.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before City Judge A. d. Russell.
APRIL l3.-The Court Of General Sessions opened q,
O'Clock this morning, City Judge A. q. Russell
the bench In few minutes the court room nlled
with spectators amongst whom a very largo mum
Der OF col ored people, Daniel Brooks the quadroon who
indicted for murder, again placed II tho bar and
his trial continued by Mr. Charles Spencer, OF his
counsel, calling witnesses for
Two of the employees OF the Brooklyn Ferry Company
were FIRST called 10 the stand and testified 70 the tact
that Brooks and two companions were at the Fulton
ferry the morning OF the I'd Of February and thai all
three were perfectly sober.
the stand, and tcstned that no visited Mckinley
saloon the morning OF the I'd OF February company
and o By Ss S The. could NOT
liquor to damned nggers reply was made by OF the
party and in lev minutes three tumblers were thrown
by the barkeeper The FIRST struck MoKee the head
Brooks. scufne took place between Brooks asd the
his hand He was kicking Brooks, who drew q pistol
from his coat pocket and witness heard the report while
standing on the Sidewalk where no had gone 70 get OUT
Cross examined by Mr. Hali-Lived In New Haven
last fall know gentleman OF the name Of Hayden
toned the 10 his son. and denied him that
he the shooting; told him when the dincuty got TO
it's height that he moved out, and getting outside the
door heard the shot fired came down from New Haven
the morning OF the LIST OF February, % buy some
tickets for California; after getting through with the
business went Brooks saloon The corner OF Canal
and Wooster streets stopped there until eight In the
evening" and then went 10 Brooks house IN Wooster
street stopped there until enc o'clock 10 the morning
back 10 the saloon TO find Mr. Brooks WA
not there, and he went to party In Thompson street
from there where he found Brooks they proceeded C.
gcther to the ferry, where they met Mekeei, before
reaching the ferry they went into McKineys saloon
Brooks and witness went In together; there were two
barendets Ia the place they asked Tor whskey and
got IL could not say who served them went out TO the
ferry and found Nickel when they went back, at the
suggest OF Brooks IN get another drink did not
who asked for the drinks SIN th large stout
some enc said, 1--WE cannot serve you here" either
Brooks Mckeel made reply, and the same thing
said witness gong slowly back 10 the door
when the first lumber was thrown Brooks and Mckce
were standing the Fulton street door II hit Mckcc
on head Brooks kept his positions the next lumber
thrown Immediately afterwards " struck the cor
the third lumber struck Brooks, and there was
rush Immediately afterwards witness rereated st FUR
thcr aud got into the street, when pistol was bred i'm
edatey afterwards; saw Brooks draw from the side
pocket ~ his coat what no supposed was pistol
Thomas McKecl, another colored man, testined that
ne keeps dining saloon In Fulton street. BROOKLYN was
with Brooks the morning OF the I'd OF February; met
with Lacey aud Brooks The first thing said by the bar
Keeper was, eve cannot serve damned niggers here
BROOKS asked him why, and he said GSon out OF here
ana Threw tumber which struck witness on
the mead, cutting II severely; another tumbcr was
thrown. thrown, which struck tho cornice, and the
turned ROUND 70 go over the ferry, but finding that
Brooks ora nos follow him. he returned and found that
brooks ana vno barkeepcr scuing together, and
ioAA we nAEssssr MA sha Ioaasck N hn hand CAV