The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-25

awhile Dewitt and myself got ON a car TO keen
an engagement with gentl eman at Fifth and
the prisoners for 10 years 1 saw them gt the
tavern when we went there; ] am positive of
that IL was half past twelve they were there
with several others we remained ut Fifth and
Chestnut streets for some time, ana while
told us Brooks was shot
Cross-examination.--T appointment was at
six o'clock; have clock right in front of NV
desk called their attention to their prompf.
ness, pointing to the clock; they we're on
time my office from Devitt's is not far; have
known the prisoners fifteen years Dougherty
lives in Wall street, n little street Off seventh
near Christian Mara lives about Third and
the railroad Have seen them around Dcvitt,s
and the hose-house; Daugherty is u carpenter;
Mara used to drive hack believe he gave it
upon account of bleeding of the lunr rs we got
to Fifth and Chestnut about one O'Clock? /
don't know Mclaughlin; never saw him
around the hose house. although he might have
been there; don't know ali who 20 There. I
know Policeman Kelley; have known him
two or three years. see him every day or
two. 'i'''''> nv w '''D "'iil "''N'" " "'S OF
Alderman Collins sworn.-Am an Alderman
of the city OF Philadelphia, of the Second
ward about two or three minutes before ~
O'Clock left my Office was at Eighth and
Catharine when st. Paul's bell struck twelve:
Invent up Eighth TO Alderman McMuilin,s. I
passed James Devitt's tavern l don't recoll5ct
seeing the prisoners there then l stopped at
DeVitts II few minutes when met Alderman
Dewitt, and we went up together we remained
there about fifteen or twenty minutes; we then
came down Eighth street to Devitt's tavern 1
asked them in to take drink l saw both the
prisoners there then they took q drink with
inc remained there about fifteen or twenty
minutes Alderman Dewitt and McMullin then
took car Policeman Snyder came along, and
went 10 my office at Seventh and Carpenter
streets; know the young men well couldn't
make any mistake about their identity.
Cross-eNammed.-IIave known the prisoner
same association; fire company the Moya-
mensing Hose Company; know Policeman
Kelley; he was in my Office the other day with
prisoner; don't know whether he was in
my Office night before last or not.
Alderman Frank Dewitt sworn.-Iam an al
derman of the city of Philadelphia-Third
ward; had an engagement with Alderman
McMullin and Alderman Collins l was there
about ten or twenty minutes after it was night;
came down to my brothers house and had Il
drink; l saw the prisoners there's | have
known them fifteen or eighteen years Dough
erty lives IN the same ncighDorhood; know
them very well lam positive they were there;
we all drank together and cOnverSed together;
Alderman McMullin and then came up to
Firth and Chestnut streets to meet a person;
between one and two O'Clock Douohue came
along and told Alderman McMullin about the
shooting.
Observation-Disclosures Alderman Collins
called was sitting at my hrother's, reading
a paper; | came there TO fulfil my engage.
mCnt; my Office is 81 South Fifth street /: |
left my otlica just twenty minutes past eleven
O'Clock sat at my brothers until Alderman
Collins came up; was ut my brothers; we
returned in about twenty or twenty-five min
utCs / have known the prisoner fifteen
eighteen years; we all belong to the MOya-
mensing Hose Company they were on the
steps with seven or eight others when we got
tlClG; MI. George BHllleE WAS lnGrG; he lives
in christian street, above Second; Michael
Riley was there,
Mi Cassidy asked witness if any remark had
been made about that time by Alderman Nc
Mullin.
Mr., Gibbons objected. Objection not sus-
tainCd
Witness replied that the alderman may have
made use of a remark about being punctual,
but he did not remember it,
James Dewitt swOrn.-I remember the day
Brooks was shot know hoprisoners, and have
known them ten or twelve years they are in
the habit of coming to my house; got out of
here between nine or ten O'Clock; washed my
self; came down stairs; saw that the bar was
all liked UP, and saw inc prisoners IN there;
walked up street; came back and saw the two
making arrangements to play d game ofcardS
in = back room read the paper little while;
walkedinto the back room saw them playing
DoughCrty, Mara, Riley, and Palmer my bar
keeper were there they commenced 10 play
between ten and eleven: remained home till
between one and two O'Clock | remember the
aldermen coming there; they We're there when
the alderman came; from ten O'Clock until
one or two; they were ut NV house they
played in a little back room of the bar-roOm.
Cross eXamincd.-They are in the habit of
visiting my house; saw them last there the
day Brooks was shot they were there on sun
day uud saturday and think on the Friday
previous IL was trying TO get them on the
police force : / don't know whether Monday
was the last day / saw them there or not; I
cannot remember them being there day after
that !; / did not hear of their leaving Philadel-
PIMA; do not pay any attention to any one
coming there; the four men mentioned were
all remember being there; don't remember
any other persons being there belong to the
MOyamensing Hose; believe they belong too;
have no doubt about it, don't know any
man named Mclaughlin belonging 10 the
Moyamnscmg Hose; never saw EMcLahghlin
before. to day the pictures of the prisoners
were enCVer in my house; l have a frame of
photographs in my house of some of the men,
bers of che MOyamcnslng Hose Company; say
positively the prisoners photographs were
never in my house, or bar room, to my
knowledge never saw them there.
William Porter sworn.-I am bartender for
Mr James Dewitt; | was such the day Brooks
was shot; | have known DOugherty fifteen
! years l have known Mara ten years; | saw
| them at the hotel on hat day; first saw them
| about half past nine ; Mara and Riley were sit
| ting outside when along came Mr.. Dougherty
| they had chat, and along came MI Palmer;
| they all sat there; about IOH O'Clock they pro
| posed to play game of enchre in the bar
| room; MI Riley and DOugherty were part
| nels; they played about an hour, when Aid.
| MCMullin and others came along; they were
| there at 1880; when 1 went to dinner they
were on the step quarter OF an hour after
| wards they were still there; shortly after
| Dougherty left, and | saw him come back |
| saw them there until or O'Clock; Policeman
| Snyder came up about O'Clock.
| CrOss-eXemined i saw them both at the
| house the next day; can't say what time they
| got there on the Thursday beforej they never
| came together; they did noO often play cards |;
| they We're there on Monday until between two
| ana three O'Clock; on Tuesday | could nots say,
! but think that was the last day saw them;
| remember seeing them sitting on the steps
| when the news came OF the shooting; l was
surprised to see them arrested for it.
Michael Riley swOrn,-l was at Dcvltps the
! morning Brooks was shot; got there between
| 9&ud 10 o'clock; saw there Mara, Dougherty,
! Thompson, ana the bartender; staid there
| until near l o'clock they were there all the
! time we sat around for awhile; ! called for
| game of cards we made u party of Mara
| Doughcry, Palmer, and ms self; was there
! when the aldermen aud party came Mara and
| Dougherty were there HttCr came back they
! were there; was not there when the news
| came.
| Gross examinati ion-I was there on Saturday
about ten O'Clock in the morning; l staid until
! half past twelve; went to my dinners came