The New York herald., 1868-09-12
THE NEW DOMINION ASSASSINATION.

THE NEW DOMINION ASSASSINATION.
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Third Days eedings-Damnging Tes,i.
mony for the Prisoner - Detectives ana
| Others the Witness Stand-Thc Accused
| In n Bad Position.
OTTAWA, Sept 0, 1865
| The examination OF witnesses was resumed to-day
The gallery OF the court was densely crowded with
| an anxious and attentive audience.
VIM. Graham, sworn-was employed last session
as dOorkeeper IN the Commons; my duty was 10
receive the tickets from those going to the public
gallery; recOlect seeing prisoner three times on
that night; six O'Clock; he gave me three tickets;
one eacn time; he went up TO the gallery between
halfpaSt nine and quarter before twelve: lie took
my attention more that night than any other: he
appeared TO be very much excited; he had a
black frock coat, cap ana light pants; he had on a
crayat with greensh braid round part or it; quar-.
ter before twelve he gave me the last ticket; that
was the last time saw him.
Detective John O'Neil, swOrn-RecOllect the morn
ing Of Mr.. McGees assassination IL was the morning
OF the 7th OF April; received information from various
to arrest prisoner In Michael starts tavern Clarence
street. Immediately behind the market; it was about
haifpast nine O'Clock on the evening Of the 7th; am
not clear as to the time found him In the barrOom:
detective Cullen sergeant DonOhue, water police
Montreal, and Davis, OF Ottawa, went with me into
the house; constable 0'Keee went to the back door
asked his name on entering; he said James Whelan
told him to stand up and TO raise his hands until
searched; found on his person box Of cartridges
and revolver
+. Dayi., sworn-Am police officer: was with O'Nei
at Michael S,arrs; searched and found the pistol on
him at Eggleson's' the tailor, as / had seen him
working there although did not now his name.
ONei, recalled-rnis believe 10 be the revolver;
since taken out examined 1t al once; Ave cartridges
IN IL appeared to have been there some days; one
each ball fresh grease was pressed into the champer:
grease was not caused by the motion OF the cart
ridge; I'm one chamber II was all round the ball.
care was taken to do IT. The grease Is still thcre the
grease on the cartridge was dark as il Old;
the other was fresh; the interior OF bar
rel seemed recently creased, but muzzle was
marked with fresh powder, as If recently fred OF;
the cartridge quite different from the others:
tney were covered with dirt az II not moved for some
time; the sixth clear Of all dirt around the edge;
there was no grease around the copper end; the
nange on the one little thicker than one other
DIR. Van CORTLAND gave me bullet and some teeth
(produced3 believe that bullet came from cartridge
same as this taken from whalen; took prisoaer
to the police lock up; told him he was seen In the
gallery when House adjourned; he said he came
away before 1t adjourned; passed post Office across
Sapper's bridge straight home down Sussex street to
Starrs; he said, 'Why should he remarked going
there tnat night when was often enough there be-
foref" he made no other statement to me.
Alex j. Turner, sworn-Lived In Montreal last
year. went TO board at prisoners house: have been
IN Whelan's company; was at the theatre with pris
0ner before the election heard threats used at Mr..
McDonalds, st. Lawrence Hotel, Nam street, by
prisoner; he said he would as soon take McGees LIE
as take cup Of tea; he said this at his own house
while reading McGees speech about the Fenians the
prisoner seemed very much eDraged and had some
words with his wife; he said he would 20 up and
blow McGces bloody brains out; he had revolver at
that time; he went out that night and returned the
following day; he said although McGee was elected
the bloody old pig viii not reign long; will blow
hts bloody brains out before the session is over; he
December or end Of November: reracmber suS
him going to Montreal in December, before
Christmas; rec0llect when he returned; l was
then In Russell House; whalen came several times TO
see Doyle; have seen them In close conversation in
the passage to the glass parting at the head Of the
dining room; he came probably dozen times; Doyle
asked Whaen II he had been up to DARCY McGee's;
prisoner said yes that was after New Year; Doyle
is for II he had would shoot the b-r like
dog" he said McGee's brother opened the
door, door and and took @ him up stairs but the
The next threats that were made use OF were In
Whean's own house, close election times II was
between seven and eight In the evening (rne wit
ness cmphaticay repeated that the prisoner threat
ened, Immediately after reading speech OF McGees,
that he would go up and blow his brains out.l Was
asked II | gave Information 10 the authorities and
said 'No;' had told the man now In his grave. (De-
position read.l said on the morning OF the murder
Good God, that must be no one hut Whclan ~
Reuben ward, sworn-Live In Montreal; lived In
London last year; was constable station master and
detective; was IN Montreal last December on my
way back To Nova Scotia; stopped at Michael Dug
gans house, corner OF Mondclet and william streets;
formed an intimacy with Duggan saw prisoner there
on the night OF 2ist December, about seven after tea
there were two Others besides prisoner and landlord
was reading; they were In conversations; the land
lord SAID, az ne warmed up, that had there been
fw ike my brother John he could not have been
returned; prisoner then spoke up warmly and said
thal government money won the election: only
for government money Mct;ec never could have
been elected; saw nobody named Smith. VI
the Grand Trunk, there; prisoner said D'Arcy had
sold his lrends-those who did SO much for him aud
put 10 much confidence In him-lke a dog, and said
he must and shall have satisfaction out of MIN: what
could not be done there be done some wheree
or elsewhere he might live TO gee the new year come
IN but not pass ont one Of the other strangers slap
ping MN on the shoulder said .sinith, here ~ our
man; ncs sound on the goose not a better man
DC nhu LOT lhe JOD he called prisoner Smith that
uccasloh they were close together the conversation
was carried on IN lower tone AFTER that: did not
catch more then; the landlord and man with fair
complexion and large nostrils took the principal
snare IN the conversations they had two piasscs of
| spirits eacn; they seemed rather warm when they
came IN there was another man with light brown
hair, whiskeis somewhat red with a kind of oval
face large eyes, think inclined to blue II was he
VINO sappcd Whean ON the shoulders; they met
again next night, prisoner included: there was
another man besides them; they talked OF election
matters lhe landlord said, "My brother John thinks
two should go IN and two or three stop outs, some
thing was SAID about taking different directons the
next nearu from the man with extended nostrils
was "DArcy poor devil, n he only knew the fate
that waits him he would ny and not the first time
either;' the conversation then turned 10 Fcnian
delegates tnere was nothing said then about sullivan
Andrew Cullln sworn Have been detective In the
city OF montreal Tor three years next November; as
detective was mere the day after the death OF McGee
got news abont six In the morning. reached here by
afternoon train; was present at the arrest OF Whe
Ian, with O'Nell have been In Ottawa lall aud
through corridors know corridor and cell where
prisoner Is c0nined IL first TO left az YOU 20 in the
prisoners corridor IL at side Of building: the cells
are to the left OF windows: his cell is AT east end,
examined cell oi prisoner, the turnkey Of ia being