The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-09

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snS wSs g9eh hs sn Pfssdu Be were
prepsred before went amer the hags when left the
& so as & s do s enc saw Booth that
day at the Of Tenth and streets on the even
3E sss Forss sss4 ana rened @
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sasination had then occurred; short time before the
%sSs SS S90S 10 box Ss weeks be-
fore hs Ion Sn sRss & @ SaoSs Ho
!bese Ladies were the Misses Hale never say sne
y cross, sSs g smiued by Mr. PierreponeI dId mot
see n en; one Was little taller and larger than the
other both had dark hSir; never particularly ob-
BY Mr.. Csrrington-I II never remember seeing
don't known who the ladies were on the other ocoa-
BY Mr.. PIerrepOnt-DurIug the Rebellion what side
M BRADLEY objected. ll rt
Mr. PieTrepont taid they had a right to ask the
question TO nd out the Rnlmus OF the witness ana 70
show what side he took. whether for the nation or
Jndse Fsher asked ift was to ask the witness as TO
his political opinions, as 10 which side he took dur
Mr. Piefrepont said It was the latter,
Judge Fisher said the question could be asked, but
the witness was at liberty to answer or not as he
The witness declined to answer the question The
Merricks seat and. after Consultation, Mr. Merrlck
said the witness would answer the question.
M, MeIrck ssid che defense would then ask him.
Mr flerreponC Snto ne cOulu not DC recRlleu RIteE
being Instructed how TO answer. gllHy
Judge Fisher said the witness should have boen
asked the question when on the stand. BE has been
dismissed, eno cannot be called hack.
w. J.. Dixon sworn, and examined by Mr, Merrck-
1 am Chief Engineer OF the Government Fire Depart
ment here and was In 1866; on the night of April
"a, at o'clock, after an alarm OF fire was struck
rode out II street, and finding 1t was bonfire re-
turned also by III street. and IL was then very dark;
at II O'Clock received orders to keep the engines
ready, II was feared arson would be perpetrated:
the messenger who gave me that order informed
of the assassin alton; went to the War Department..
and it then dark and IL dark that the
engine came near running into wagon.
BY Mr. Pterrepont-There was no moon up when
went the fire; the sky was CLOUDY.
Mr.. Krieaecker sworn, and exami ned by Mr.. Mer-
rlck-In 1856 resided at the corner Of Sixth and III
streets and reside there yet my house is next 70 No.
54l II street. ~ ~. ora lli-
M A. Kersecker sworn, and examined by Mr. MeE-
rick-In 1865 resided at the corner of sixth and III
streets and reside there yet: house Is next TO No.
bl ftreet; in 1855 house ronted Sixth street,
and since then have changed the front to H streets
the lot back as feet from streets the OF
house up q from n street; the night Of the
assassination was at home from about 10 O'Clock
until IL ocl, ok, before my door smoking, either att
ting on the lower steps, or walking up and downs
when sitting on the lower steps was within fifteen
Inches of corner; that IS very
quiet one at night; the night was cloudy; heard
Conversation that night proceeding from No. Sal; had
there been q conversation would have heard IT, ON
that side Q. the street might have seen man from
forty TO fifty feet. .t .t. OK