The New York herald., 1865-02-17

Testineny u Christopher Richards, Riehard
Birmingham, Dcans Kirvaa, Thomas 2.
Walton, David Barry, yshn Dwyer
and Thomas yehmsu.
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THE CASE FOR THE PEOPLE CLOSED.
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How Fast Young New Yorker Lives,
Moves and Has His Being.
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Racy Developments by a Gentleman Of
the Prize Ring.
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THE CASE FOR THE PEOPLE CLOSED.

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Court OF General sossfeas.
Before Recorder Honmaa.
FOURTH DAY.
The trial OF Bernard Fdery, charged with killing Harry
LAZARUS, In Houston street. u progressing rapidly, The
prosecution having closed their case Tho room
crowded by tho friends Of tho deceased and Of the pr
oner and by other spectators who compose phase Of
society in which the respective parties move Al the
opening Of the court the examination OF Chso
pher Richards commenced BY Mr. Sedgwick. After
few unmporant questions the examination proceeded
| q follows
q. You would 60 homo for clean eloshsss A. That
| n all.
| Q Then you might stay or not when yea went home
o. Tho other part Of your time whore did you livef
Sometimes in the Revere House, as els Broadway,
and in Grand stroet-Baker's Hotel.
@ good many placesf A. Yes sir
Q Moved aroundf A. Had no particular placs as oil
g. What sor. Of place is els Broadway A. rhoy
q Where is III A. TWO doors below Houston street.
O. Below or above Houston strests A. Yes, sir above
O Over the Anatomical Mussums Ysa sir.
O. Is il house Of prostitution A. Wel prostitutes
q For how long did you stay theres A. Two or three
O That is the only time you have been theres A. No,
Q When did you live there beforss A. When IL first
@ When thats A II is pretty hard question TO
tell; could not tell when It was.
1 am very forgetful in that way; don't remember
@ About how long agos A. The first commencement
of the summer.
Q. or this SUMMER A. Yes sir
Q That is in Junei A. Yes, sir about June.
Q How long did you stay there thens A. One week.
O. And these three weeks recently are the only two
times you have lived thercf A. Yes sir.
O. Had your father and mother always lived in New
York; A. Yes, sir.
Q How old are your A. I am twenty-sx years old
last month.
picked up schools where would got il 1t is very
little do know
Q At what time did you leave school A. left when
Q What business did you do theni A. Butchering.
9. With whomY A. With Jediah Rno.
Q. How long did you remain In that business9 A.
worked of and on At butcherng, guess about three
O. Until you were eighteen or nineteen years oldY A.
@ And during that time did you live with your father
and mothers A. No, sir; lived with the boss worked
Q During tina. time did you have any other place OF
residence than that Of the boss worked for No
@ Never stopped at any other placer A. No sir; be-
cause always had to be there 10 get up early in the
morning.
q You said You began working when you were nfteen
sna os oe sna % a made you
Q. What did you then turn your hand tof A. Lock
with whom, A. Mr. Sinclair; do not know his
Q How long did you make locks with hims A. Twenty
O Did you live with him at that times A. No. sir
lived with my father and mother
Went Went home a;a zee svsry ngs1 A Esery M night SIR
win Many corner Of Dutch and John streets; worked
for them about nine months.
been twenty or twentyone whom ! worked for Baldwin
Many.
than the boss butchers and your father and mothcrss
A. No. sir; not at thsA time
Q What did you work at afterwardsa A. have
Q What is the business Of your father and mother
A. Father is alocksmith-a bank locksmith.
Is he journeyman or docs he own shop, or is he
Q Works for so much dayf A. Whatever he may
O How have you 20. your living SINGER A. have got
II Oh people; borrow and then pay 1t again
O. How many times have you borrowed money In that
Q Where did you get the money 70 pay IL withS A.
get it honest enough sometimes by playing cards Have
g, e sssass s nsr e; n. my S1ns %Gnsyy sys
The Rccorder-Oh, yes; they entitled 70 know all
abouth A man ought not 70 be afraid to tell how he
Q. TEN Richards how you &c. your living A &c.
q DO you mean you &c. it BY playing cards' A. Not
altogether by playing cards.
Q. In other wayss A In the brokine business.
q Do you mean enistng sodiers2 A. Yes, sir; got
New York neither
O Any other way, A. Yes, sir
Q Tell the jury what other wayr A. Whatever way
O Sometimes you take things that don't belong TO
you q
The Recorder-You need not answer that question.
A. do not wish TO answer that question.
@ Why not2 A. Because do not.
@ You have got to answer h. A. don't want TO bo
ruined; expect TO earn ny living after this don't
wish you TO excite me- or you will get nothing at all out
Of me; some men might be in the court room that l
might work for my living with.
Mr. sedgwick-I would rather your expectation would
The Recorder-If ii dieaccs you or deades you, you
| need not answer.
| witness--n would disgrace me- and / do not intend
Q Open your mind; recolec, that you arc q witness
on the trial Of q man for his life A. know that
/ Have you lived anywhere but In the city OF New
O wheres A. Philadelphia
| q Anywhere elseY A. went on there for pleasure,
and lived at hotel until thought II time 70 come
| on 10 New York.
and Portland, Maine; cannot all the places; 1t is
| pretty hard for me to name whore have been.
Have you lived IN any other place in this State than
q Never resided anywhere else for any timer A. Not
over week or 50 at time; just what stated 70 you
O am not speaking Of places out Of the State; am
speaking OF places in the State No sir DO mot think
Q Long Island, and such plaoess A. No SIR
Q Any doubt about thaw A. have never hvcd any
where else than just where told you
~ places outside Of The city Of New York A No sir,
| never did
Q Have you ever been arrested for any cnmsf A.
| Yes, sir
Q How many stmesf A. ] have been arrested on sus
| pcion.
Q That b what mean. A. II Ia q pretty hard thing
for me 70 tell how many times have besn arrested;
cannot tsn that
Q YOu do no. mean tha, the number d 70 grsais A.
have been arrested good many times for disorery con
duct and for other things; but I will not mention.
Q Have you ever been on the IsandS A. No, sir.
Blsckwcns lslandf A. went up there once v
| vinit IL
o don't mean that A. No, sir.
Q Never haves A. No. SIR
O where were you the Saturday nrht before the oc
currence that you have testified tos A was lying n
| bed for . whole vcek
q Where was the bedf A. II Is In house, Of course
where would II boz
O Where was the houscs A. No 61s Broadway
@ Where did you sleep the Sunday night after that
A. or course slept In tho same place never got ou
OF bed only once In a whole week
Q. Did you 10 into the back roomy A No sir