The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-08

taken ont Of my desk BY the Sheriff; the copying
With The originals and found them % - oorrec. ''
p.lsi.:hsy belonged to your wifs' got them in my
% Dsd your wifs know hat you took thsms 4 She
;. Q Did your wife see You take thsm, A. dom.
o What did you say 70 her when you took thems A.
asked her what right she had to receive such letters
% And shen you turned her out Of the houssf A. 1
O Did You not convey the house TO Lowell 10 that abe
would have to leavef A. did not.
g What became of the furniturei A. can't say;
II went TO the four corners OF the earth, suppose
O All the table Hnen silver ware, SCR A. Yea
Redirect-How long have you known Mr.. Twomblys
him at the station house the 9Th Of February as his
manner then wss very previous to that his man
money corn, when he told me that had better
give up that business as very hasardous he was
very passionate and said he did not put any faith in my
O On the 10th Of February did you see him at the
Tombsf A. did; Mr.. Twonby said very lttle Mr.
YOungs present. and seemed anxious to get what
formation he could out Of me relative TO corn
d INTERVIEW AT THE TONES
O. What was the demeanor or Mrs Tibbets to you at
that interview A. When she first met she said she
was very sorry that should be guilty OF such crime
and 70 see me IL prison s witness here commenced
wrong, and that would always stand up for the TRUTH
II It cost my life; don't want II to be un-
on that occasion we converted ten or fifteen minutes and
then Mr. Twombly and M. Youngs entered; my wife
paid another visit said he had been insuted by
clerk Of mine named Fletcher; asked him what the
trouble about he said that Fletcher refused to let
him see my books and he asked me II had given any
power Of attorney TO Fletcher; replied in the mega
tive, when he said Fletcher wa. lying rascal.
A. He said II did not give my wife power Of attorney
he would put an injunction on my business; he
also said ans ne s sna me o kI0w that
and that would soon find 1t out; he
claimed 70 be the legal representative Of my anairs
s S Ts ~.s ss anS
manage my affairs, and that they were going 70 ruin.
in allowing such person 70 remain in my smployment
and that was running great risk In giving him power
Of attorney.
versng with your A. Very loud and demanding He
said he would take steps 70 have Fletcher removed;
as Gar as rscOeCt gave him polite invitation not 70
likcd when told him not to call upon me he wanted
to visit the prison.
employ. Objected TO- Objection sustained)
Mr.. Nllard-We want to show that Mr. Fletcher is
from NV ne ~ Se
Judge Leonard-we are not trying Mr.. Twombly for
Mr. Hillard-Is there anything else you wish 70 sayf
witnes-Yes; would like to say that on various occa
sons Mr. Twomby has nterfered In suits where he had
no interest except to annoy me.
Has he attempted TO arrest you in any suit in Con-
necticuta A. He did arrest me there on three COM
When was it, A. About the 18th or 18th Of October
O Do you know Of his threatening your servants in
any wayf OBJECTED to. Objection sustained.)
MRS nBBKTs' ESTATE-wHAr BECAME OF IT.
e,s vsd IL harmony With NV second wife until the
lst Of February last there was certain sum Of money
paid which belonged to the estate Of my second wife,
:1ss mHSI . s SzI ,o o. A'' y ~ :
O. Has your wife ever had any Of this money! A. I
wsrs s worth nom % there was mort
gage on this property 70 the amount Of So 600
ask you TO return to your wife this property which had
been lsft 70 her by her relative IN Gilman don't
4 Were mot some papers drawn up 70 that effecta A.
Q. Part Of this property which rwOmbH wanted you
% convey 70 your wife you Afterwards conveyed to
Q Did he pay you anything for ~ A he did
3 How muchi A I refuse 70 say
Q. Do You recolect what transpred At the Corn Ex-
change on the 9Th Of February A think do:
Do you recoect exhibiting knife at the Neals be-
fore going down TO the Exchangef A. ! do.
what did you say on that occasionS A. said there
made TO keep me out Of che Exchange would push my
way in there had 70 butcher nifty people.
q. How many knives did you carry 70 tho Exchange
that dayf had two In my pocket and six in boxes Of
What were these six knives for4 Is II usual to carry
knives in boxes Of corni A. intended 70 give these
knives to six Of my deadliest enemies, % that they
8 State what occurred when you entered the build
ingf A. Az went In the door passed Mr.. Vanderbilt,
who ne e the q
boxes Of corn drew knife and said would 60 on the
floor was TO be tered for It; then made seve
raj passes him with the knife and pushed into tho
room then jumped on the table and kicked the
samples, saying they only dice TO gamble with;
nv wrongs when two policemen entered, and one Of
them struck me on the head and rendered me partially
S0n s ~ 1 . threw
them on table and told my prosecutors TO take them
and slaughter me-
You felt equal 70 the task Of fighting six Of themf
A. did not but was determined 70 die rather than
the Disgrace Of my children don't remember stabbns
policeman have confused idea Of struggling 70 get
away from some one
you went down TO the Corn Exchanges A. do; think
that any who win not lay down his life 70 his
@ Do you believe that you sane that dayf A.
Do, aside from the effects Of the blow on the head
DID you not suggest to your counsel the defence Of
Q What defence ala you instruct him to make' A.
That the act was justifabe
Exchange was justinabies A. Yes under the circum.
stances thought the law justified me-
have studied law for the last twenty years have often
ociated In my own suits instead Of giving the cases TO
dishonest lawyers.
O You certainly never employed dishonest lawyer
did you dissent to this defence Of insanity MOI not
In court but always maintained that was justified.
Q The defence urged was insanity A. Yes; be-
levo II was.
TwuUAIIM AGAIN.
Q. While you were In the Tombs did you receive any
communications from your deceased wifes A. decline
TO answer that question.
Mr. FeldI that the Court instruct the witness TO
this question II goes TO test the question OF his
sanity, which is the very gist Of this Case
Mr. Millard-It is Of no consequences whether he re-
ceived any communications not What he might con-
/ slider communications the jury might not
Judge Leonardo know that there are thousands who
believe In these spiritual manifestations but the major
y Of the people In this country do not There can be
nothing wrong In the witness answering the question.
witness-I did not
@ Did Mrs. Neal send you communications which pur
knowledge.
Q Did Fletcher bring you slips Of paper containing
what purpored TO be messages from your deceased weS
A. refuse TO answer that question.
Judge Leonard--But you must
Witness-He did not.