The Portland daily press., 1869-09-22

A. Near the farther end, not quite to the
farther end.
O.. Was he standing still or walking?
A. The two men there were elinched to-
gether
The man who sat there yesterday with
This man. and the other man whom / do not
A19"' O. What first directed the witness atten-
ton to these parties? :; ,ho
A. 1t was noise maze ny iee' !" '"e Gu
Q. Where was the witness when he heard
that noise9 A They were in their room, the
door closed. ,... A..
O. How long a time was there between tne
hearing of the noise and the time you came
out? A. Not more than a couple OF minutes
after heard the noise before L openeu 'ne
door.
q. Whether in the meantime you heard
the sound of voices. A. heard no voice e&-
cept the noise.
Q. Show how the parties were clinched to-
gether. A. They were cliDched. And TINS
other man after they had tusseed and let go
came back again in this way, knocked the
man down, kicked the man twice after he was
down. The man whom l knew struck the
man whom / did not know. know the Clerk
who was here yesterday.
O. Whether the man who said that he
wanted to see his wife struck or offered TO
strike the other A l did not see him strike
OF make any offer to strike.
O. Whether or not he saw him make any
attempt to force open the door oil the room'
A. No.
@ Whether at any time he escaped from
the other A. Yes he escaped from him once.
Q. Which way did he 90 when he escaped?
A. He tried to go to the farther end OF the pas
sage way.
Q. How far did he 90 before he was over
three or four feet.
@. Did the other pursue him? A. Yes.
Q. And catchP A. Yes. Overlook MN,
passed by and alter he got on the other slde OF
him. he put himself iu front of him, struck the
man and knocked him down.
O.. Did he PROSTATE him on the floor? A.
He did
G. What did he do to him when he was
down? A. He gave him a couple of blows
with his two feet, and Knocked him down; can
not state upon what part of the body he kick
ed him
@. What if anything did the man upon the
ground do. A. Tried to get up.
Q. What if anything prevented him. A. A
third person prevented him.
Q. How did he prevent him? A. Cannot
say; sometime alter he was struggling with
h,m there, third man, Mr.. Murphy, came
along and took hold OF the man that was
down, under the arm and the three started off
| together, Mr.. Murphy taking this man under
| his arms and dragging him away.
.. How large was that man that was knock
ed down? A did not pay attention to size;
am myself
@. Who was in the entry with the witness
at this time looking out of the door? A He
| and the other witness Caller, and the younger
brother of this man. l think was in No. 15.
1 think am positive of that.
q. Let him place his finger upon the portion
of the passage way where he first saw the men
engaged in conflict.
The witness indicates. (shepley says) be-
tween No. II and 18 beyond the doors.
Q. How far towards this end did the man
60 when he escaped. A. 1 cannot STATE how
near he was to the end, but simply state that
he was not quite out to the end of the passage,
on Commercial street end. .r
O. Whether he had passed the door of No
| 49, A. He cannot state whether he passed the
door or not, but simply states that he ran
| away short distance, the space off four
| feet toward No. 49,
Q. Up to the time that Murphy came what
| if anything did the unknown man say beside
| that he wanted TO see his wife. A. He did
| not hear him say anything except that he
| wanted to see his wife.
Q. What did the clerk say? A. He called,
| andltold him his wife was not there.
@. What, if any answer did he make to that?
A. The other man stated that she was there.
| The witness states that he understands consd-
cradle English, but cannot speak English.
@. Could you understand what was said be-
| tween the parties? A. 1 did understand
them.
@. Did he understand all that they said?-
A. Yes all that was said between them that he
heard he understood.
Q. Did he see Murphy coming along the pas
| sage before he ioined the other two? A No .
| O. Did he see Murphy pass him? A. did
| see Murphy when he passed me.
Q. Does he know whether he came up stairs
| at that time? A. He saw him in the passage,
be fore he took hold of him; he saw him beside
the door, and then Shea and the other man
were in the doorway, Shea and the other man
in the road; this man came along, passed their
door, saw him come into the entry, does not
know whether he came from up stairs or
down stairs where he came from.
@, Whether he walked, or run, going slow
ly or swiftly? A. He walked quick.
@. Did be say anything as he walked along?
| A. He told the others to stop; that is all I
heard him say. heard no response.
@. What was the first thing that Murphy
| did after reaching them? A. Caught hold of
| the unknown man, under the arms and started
with him.
@. When he took hold of the unknown man
was the unknown man lying upon the hosr or
| standing? A. He was in the act of rising up,
neither up nor down.
@. Can he place himself about in the posi-
ton In which the man was? A. He says he
did not pay particular attention at that time,
enough so as to resemble the position of the
man.
@. Whether or not the clerk also took hold
of the unknown man? A. am not able to
state whether the clerk took hold or not but
| the three started together, the man being
/ dragged.
| O. Whether or not he resisted or endeavor-
ed to get away from them? A. His answer is
/ that he did not see him make auy struggle
| they made quick work of it, that is they drag
i ed him immediately.
/ @. Did he, make any outcry or say anything
while being dragged. A. He did not hear him
| make any noise or speak.
| q. Did he hear any person speak at that
time? A. He heard no one of that party
| speak at that time.
O. Where did they drag him? A. Towards
| the stairs. After this man took hold OF him
they dragged him all the way till he lost sight
| of him.
| Q. Whether or not they tnrned the corner
| of the passa se? A. Yes.
| Q. Which way? A. Toward the down stair
i way.
Q. Whether or not that other passed ont of
his sight. A. In turning the corner they
| turned out of sight. || n :
@. Whether at the moment of turning all
| three were close together? A. Yes, they were
| together all the time they were in sight, after
this man Joined This party.
| g. Could he tell whether Shea hid hold of
| man at any time alter Murphy Joined him? A,
He did not see Shea lay hands upon the man.
@. Did he hear anything? A. He heard the
fall down stairs and heard two thumps
y. Whether he saw anyone pass the end of
| the passage way. A. No.
| y. Where did the witness then go? A
They entered their rooms and shut the door,
| ". now long was III alter tney turned the
| corner before they heard the thump and some
thing falling down stairs. A. Not more than
one or two minutes.
q. Whether or not the sound of feet, of
person they were dragging along there togeth-
er stopped for this one or two minutes a
heard u noise of the feet while out OF sight
continually and then heard the fall.
". neither he alter that saw that unknown
man, did he see the officer take him away A.
did not see the man at all after that
q. How long did he remain in his room? A.
They remained in this room some 20 or 25
minutes am unable to state the time, then pass
ed out of doors and took n walk, saw no more
and heard no more OF that trouble.
q. Was the witness at the police office? A.
Yes. r......
Q. Whether he saw the man that was drag
ged. A. He found q sick man there at tho
station, but is unable to state whether that
man is the man whom Mr.. Murphy dragged or
not.
@. Whether or not he was dressed the same.
A. All he can state about it is that he was not
dressed in white.
Q. Was it the same evening that Won saw
the sick man? A. 1t was about o'clock mast
midnight when saw the sick man at the sta
tion.
@. What hour in the evening was this
trouble as near as you can tell? A Some
where about or half past Z.
Q. Had you been to supper? A. They did
not take tea at all.
Q. During the time of the trouble did he SEQ
any other person in the passage way besides
himself, his own friends and these three per-
sons? A. didn't see any one else.
y. Were there any other persons in the pas