The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-02

drinks at Of South street, at Farsr \ Lyons; \
don't know whetaes had any dinner thai day or
up; might have had q drink or two somewhere
else; don't think drank enough TO into xicate me;
were by the I'VE O'Clock boat fthink; drove out
through Morisania; mp to nine O'clock, when was
at Fordham at Duny's Hotel, think had several
drinks; could not tell how many had; think
might have had hall dozen drinks.
q. what aid you ask these soldiers, strangers to
Of soldiers; / said to them .Boys, won't you take
drtnksn and Burke said. "iou son OF -, who
90 you call boys witness mere ao described n tns
touch him. for he'll say there were ve to one against
him., rushed into the room alone
you; amer you left there and the went in ddn'.
you go M TO some OF your neighbors. wake them up
came mp the street, A. No, sir; am certain Doran
struck me on the arm and broke II; 1t looked Ake q
bar Of iron thai A. he struck me with none q them
road up to Murray's from the fort passed my house;
these men, think, were after my hfe; they didnt
Doran had been set on mo by some or my
enemies; have good many enemies; have
. good many friends too; when looked out Of the
window saw these men coming to the house by
daylight and the light OF the moon 1t was so clear
into sooH 70 be- the ssam
of the moonlight on their musket barrels; will
swear IL was Doran's voice ! heard asking for
into the house, and he was the first came IN the
house; think IL Dorian said he wanted the 'son
OF b-h TO shoot him." am almost positive IL
.. Did ycu think Of your mother when che said
they wo%d shoot through nS 3sf the Soos ao did,
d. why did you run away and leave hers A.
couldn't help running away; don't think the man
the window; there was q struggle for the gun be-
tween HIM and me; / am certain this man was
otsr wers
heard my mother scream; ala no, not see ycsn L. y:
Burke tnefe ala not swear ina. Cnn a. sIameS =
the inquest the day after tho urder; ! imagine
some Of these men pursued me; saw some one DO
Q. Did d You say this rsadlng nom coroner. min.
utes). II saw John Doran and Charles Burke run:
ming after mel they both 1nsn had down Son
know whether he remained lying there; imagined
beard second shot whiz past my ear when was
Inquest that Burke ran q me and thrust the gun Il
my mouths didn't keep 2 public house; so,d d
LIQUOR BY the pint and hall pint; might have sold
M. Elliott. mother Of tie last witness and aunt
ana foster mother Of the deceased, Ellen Hicks was
next called and corroborated the main facts OF the
testimony OF Alexander Elliott. Mrs. Elliott dis
| played great deal OF emotion when giving her
subjected to cross-examination which was rather
searching. In the course Of her cross-examinatlon
'I By MT. scKeonmo. Did you say to gentleman
that you prayed TO God for FitzgeraId's seul, but
that you wanted his body too' A: Perhaps ! ava,
his soul wel but his body ought 70 suffer; he took
my lovely comfort away nom me; did not swear
pointed their guns ut me after Fitzgerald;
| did not testify on the trial OF Fitzgerald that
never spoke to any Of the before that night ex
cent Doran; Fitzgerald could have seen my son
through the window II he had made II his business
to do so; don't know why he did not XII hin
| there: have not conversed with my son or the
baker about the murder since its occurrence; have
not compared notes with them; have sold liquor
- AZ the close OF Mrs Elotts testimony the cour
adjourned until this morning.