The New York herald., 1865-02-17

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night before thai nappeneds A. Yea sir. surs of
Q Wero you In Mcrcer that nighls A. No, ST.
q Were you = oolbort's pi.Os .hss aissu A Ids
4 In ! COLLAR, 4 No. sir; sns bee. there - sinos
Q You aro certain Of thas A. Yes, sir
You arc certain that yos nos in any piaoe n
Houston ssrees exceps LAssruss A. Yea cir; eHoopt
Q Youare certain 20. no. |. s.y paaos in Nor
9 Did you sell anything thai night anywhere A.
had nothing 70 seil, uhess | sold myself
Mr. Sedswick tsos soca-Pcrhaps yos have
TESTIMONY OF RIoHARD ssRAINoHAM.
Hail. testified as foows:-
O. What your business; what do you do for nving'
o And who are you employed bys A by Mr. Arm
Q Whore Is his placer A. Ono Hundred and Twoa,y-
| ninth street and Third avenue
9 The part OF tho city they SIAN call Hariem' A. Ycs
Q How long have you been In Mr. Arms.rong's en-
paoys A. have been -four and half years
9 DO you remember Tuesday. the Sd day Of january
Q DidyOu drive sleigh there in tho mornisg 70 IA
Houston % street, A.! drove Y % 12 Houston street
besn after three O'Clock, sSouid think. = : 80
wh9 .,. u anyoGdy did drive there :. that hoar
q. Now. whom you got thesp. which way dld ypsr
horses 'front.' Bfcadway Or towards the Bowsr1s A. TO
Q Did yss zee thoss two psssoas do anything. and Il.
Q They went into ,ho house. did'n. .hsy' 4 Thsy
there TSss sosld sos have been n more @ than ssos
Q Did thoy come out, and II 80, whether in company
or not with any ono sses A. Three came out together
Q. Do you know who tho third was A. Mr. Frory
@ Did you see who're they went tot A They went
Q. wsn, which wayf They oams out or Friery's
street street d Bsosd.sys 4 Toward crossy. o''
npor ukrx L.
middle ways between the two houssa
Q Between what two houseR A. Between Mr. Friery's
q Now which Of the two houses in your remembrance
the nearest 70 Crosby street. Fnery's tho other
Q But whichever house IL was they went in next
'V How long did .Asv stay in there, 4 About ave or
Q O Well, whilo they were in there did you hear any.
thipgY A. No, sir never heard anything
three came out together into the next door,
then when they were coming out of the second house
the hree got into the sleigh two got into tho hnd seat
and one on the forward one and told to drive of
Q. Your sleigh was two seated sleighs A. Yes, sir
9 What was the color Of your horsesf A. Gray
you call It, did they go Immediately into your sleigh
go into the noxt houses A. They wont right into the
sleigh 40
O. Then understand you that they from Friefys
into Lazarus stayed vo ten minutes that you heard
into your seighs A. Yes sir.
Q Do you know which one Of them told you to drive
| A. i
Q Who got in first, can you tell uss A. Clark gos in
first.
9 Who go. in second, A. Mcdonald 60. in second
Q Who sat on the scat with your A. Mcdonald.
O. Who sat behnds A. Friery and Clark
q Where did you drive tof A Up the Bowery to
Seventy first street and Third avenue
@ Did you stop anywhere, A Yes, sir.
O. At what placer A. At house called 0The Ram
ble.n
O. Did any one go ou,s A. All of them went out into
the house and had . drink.
@ How long did they remain In theres A. About five
Q Then they came out Did they got into the sleigh
aganY A. Yes sir.
second street and Third avenue.
Q Did you stop anywhere thenf A. Only stopped
there TO let them out of the sleigh.
Where did you let them outs A. At Ninety-second
Q Did you see what became of them' A. They crossed
Q. Did you SEQ where they went toG A. No, SIR.
ad you 60 70, % mss
On going up the Bowery, or on going upsThird ave.
nue. did any occurrence happen in regard to driving
What was that, A. Mcdonald took the lines out of
my hand that way (shcwing) saying that is the way
@ Did you hear anything talked Of by the parties
while they were In the sleighS never heard word
the ,so Of which o e
g. Do you repeat, now the words which one of them
Q You state \ as tho very words one Of shsm ussds
~
never heard Of mus until Wednesday morning after
Do you remember what time it was you reached the
q Did YOU know Friery before ths timer A. No. sir;
never seen him until then
Is this the young man that was in the sleigh with
@ Did you know Carkf A. Yes, SIR; knowed him
O. Did you know McDonalds A. Not until that Sunday
O. Are you able 10 say whether not was McDonad's
voice that said 'He is dead now, the Of b-hf"
A. No, sir could not say whether II was his voice or
Gross examined BY ex-Judse stuart-a What time Of
day was IL you took up those menf A. About eleven
O Where did you drive tor A Paying calls through
O stopped a. . number Of places, A. Yes sir
q How manyf A. About twenty or twenty 1--WE places
Q. Did you 60 into houses A. only went into one
house that was to the Alderman's
O Were they somewhat Notwithstanding and Nc
Donald-when you arrived at Houston street A. Yes,
d You had drank yourself through the day, A. I
Q. And were somewhat under the influence Of liquor
q Considerably BOY A. Oh, no; could mind my bust.
TESTIMONY or DENNIS KIRwAN.
Dennis Kerwan, sworn, and examined BY Mr. Hall,
testified follows
O You are now proprietor Of this place Of lazarus
are you nots A No. sir; simply do business for Ms
O You are in occupation Of IN A. Yes sir
Q You said by Connell to be what called the
"dsy barkeeper' Of Harry Iazaruss A. Yes, sir.
q. Were you in town on New Years dayf A. No, sir;
II
Q How long had you been absent from the city prior
to Now YearsS A. went the day after Christmas, and
came back the day Lazarus buried.
@ young man named Walton took your placer A.
Yea sir
@ Before going to Boston did you know Frery9 A.
| Yes sir; was well acquainted with him for about
year
Q Have you ever him in lazarus place while
you dutyf A. Yes, sir.
Q How many times altogether A. could not say;
far could Judge about two three times; may be
| oftener.
O when he came in there what did he doS
Mr. Scdgwck-We object TO that.
@ Did he drink at the bart A Yes sir
@ Was there any time when he came In when Lazarus
was thereS A. Well, that could not say.
q You don't remember A. don't remember
@ Well, did Friery pay for his drinks or nots
Mr. Sedgwck-We object 10 that immaterial fact
Mr. Hall-These were rivals In business, and that
Is the foundation OF the enmy between them TO begin
with they neighbors and had conflicting interests
shall argue 10 this jury hereafter and think with very
la0al