The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-18
Attem pied Assn ssnRtiOn of Detective Brooks
Arrest of q EistiIIer.

AT the Central Station yesterday, James
Atwell (distiler) had hearing on the charge OF
being accessory before the fact to the attempt
to murder Revenue Detective James j. Brooks.
DR.. s. Wier Mitchell sworn--I visited Mr..
Brooks to-day. He is much in the same condi-
ton he was when was examined few days
ago. he is doing very well, but is not yet out OF
danger.
Cross-examined-He complained of pain yes
terday, and was confined to his bed.
; Lewis Wood sworn-I reside at No. 1873 Pine
street; / know Mr.. Atwell; | have seen John
Keenan, and have been in his place of business;
on the Saturday before the Monday on which
Officer Brooks was shot was in Keenans store
in the morning; had been there previously; on
Saturday morning George Keenan, and his bro
ther were there's | saw persons in the store on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Mr.. Stan
ton, Mr.. Atwel and three others did not know;
I've seen Mr.. Atwell and Mr.. Stanton since and
one man in the prison; | went there with
Mayors officer and identified the man (Robert
Hamilton) as one of the persons saw in the
store of Mr.. keenan,; Mr.. Atwell, when in the
store, asked for some money; young Mr.. Keenan,
gave him several notes, and then Mr. Atwell
said ''Come, let's take ride" and they went
out saw pistol in Mr.. Keenans store 1t was
loaded; after / was at the store on Saturday,
Mr.. Atwell gave me card to come to his
distillery, and show him process to ''age"
whisky: / reached the store about half-past
9 or 10 o'clock; Mr.. Atweu and Mr.. stanton
were there; Mr.. Atwell took me into the distll-
lery and up stairs, and he showed me tubs to
make the experiment in and | told him they
would not do; then noticed that the distillery
was shut up, and Mr.. Atwell said that Brooks
had done 1t; went away and returned at half
past or O'Clock the same day; Mr.. Atwell was
not in, but came in soon; he said the vessels
were not ready; Mr. Atwell then went up an
alley and returned with a man. the same man |
saw in prison; Mr.. Atwell called him up and
counted out money, and said, 'There is 80 Tor
you;" the man said, THAT is not enough" Mr..
Atwell said he would get more on Monday; the
man had pistol in his pants pocket; the man
said, "Neyer mind, wen get him out OF the way"
some one was standing against the lamp-post,
and Mr.. Atwell gave him a watch and chain,
and said, "You keep that" Mr.. Atwell then
went out and came in with another man. and he
gave him a glass of whisky; the man had a
blush coat ON, torn in the back; have seen it
since-(coat shown that Is the one; / waited
lew minutes and Mr.. Atwell walked off with the
man he gave the watch to; / was at Keenan's
store on Monday; saw man there / saw in
prison yesterday; saw Atwell ON Tuesday; he
asked me II I'd heard of the shooting of Brooks
SAID 90; he answered the - - is shot;
asked MIN II he was the man who seized the
dlstiilery, and he said he did not know; he fur
ther SAID nell not live long, and wen run whisky
sooni IN inc course Of previous conversation,
Mr. Atweil said Brooks would not close another
distillery; the two men were at the distillery.
Benjamin T. Harper swOrn-I am Deputy