The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-22
THE BROOKS CASE.
War Against the Whisky Ring,
Trial of the Would-be Assassins-
The Second Days Proceed
ings- Mayor Fox's Cross
Examination-AF Full
Report of the
Testimony.
The Court Adjeurns until Missing
Witness can be Found,
,,,oso or ye.tcrdsy,. proceedings.

w AbhOoa Soh OO n ONAN
Close Of Yesterdays Proceedings.
After the close report yesterday OF the pro-
eedinp sin the Brooks case in the Court OF quarter
ssions, before Judge Ludlow, the case was re-
pmed at half-past two O'Clock, and continued until
the adjournment at seven O'Clock in the evening.
The Developments were of an unexpected char
acter and most interesting, assuming Shapes quite
novel In the history of criminal trials in this city
Thomas Hughes, young cooper, proves M tnat n,t on
the day OF the attack upon Mr.. Brooks he saw Nell
McIa1ghn with his carriage in Front street, near
keenan's store, about II O'Clock, and talked with
site side of the street; subsequently, about O'clock
he saw the same parties IN the neghoornood OF
Seventh and Christian streets, Dougherty then being
differently dressed. Several young men, doing busl
ness in Front street, also saw Mclaughlin and his
man about twenty years old in custody Of Police
Lieutenant Killacky, confined in one OF the ante
rooms OF the where he could not hear the test
mony OF the other witnesses be approachedby out
side parties, and being called to the witness-stand
shown that he was the hackdriver this murderous
olli2n and it was believed that he had, in police
ut his testimony would establish their
AsYorn to tell the truth, he answered
ktTney's questions in a frightened,
~, his voice trembling and his
a. Indicating fear. TO the astonshment
zone, he looked uponsthe prisoners and said
gF were not the men who were in his chase on
a The 9th OF Septe@Oer, and whom ne droye from
\ Front street TO tec park the real men, ne SAID,
<beiifs strangers to him, calling themselves Jones
and Stratton, and being much larger men Than the
prisoners. The UTSJ Lllne nc ldV tNcf SSeH Lle
prisoners was the Friday before their arrest in
New York: they were all stopping ing ., Johnny ~ Mnr ai
never seen them at Coney Island; he said he had
made different statement to the Mayor, but he was
Court Mr. Dwight put this fellow through sharp
and rigid cross-examinat0n, but, though he contra
lntey to the assertion that the prisoners not
the men who had engaged his carriage on the day
M @ WAS sE TC RSVe called 1s MaSop T F E
who proved that the witness, Mclaughlin, had made
two written under oath s%yqg
were the men whom he drove. in his
had engaged him to drive them along Front street
for six successive days before the attempted assas
snaon that he had met net them hem at Conny Island ana
gether Messrs Cassidy and Mann for the prisoners,
srove strenuopsy to rule ths ties, tesmony out but
swers, and by Judge Ludlow's ready decisions, sup
ported by incontestabe authorities, which he had by
amusing to see their discontinue ON some occa-
ons when they & Ge Gn marx SSr and
more good had they been Kept unlisclosed. AS an
en Of n tie Witness Hughes S by Which they
made it appear that he had been boarding at Wood
oerS Me% Of tbe and nnde e m
mediate care Of our detectives, Thca of course was
considered good loSe in the shape Of bought & sesti,
the witness explained that as soon a. his knowledge
Of the case became known to the friends of the
prisoners, he was arrested upon warrant from
Alderman Dewitt, and being handed over to the ,ncr
t.pa of Bob IySteT Smith, effort made to
spirt him away: and while he was being forced to
change his clothing he gave his capors the Slip aud
lately going to Detective Tryon told his storV
and placed himself under the projection of the Com
n,onwealth -.-r ...-r
mil and detailed account OF the proceedings
after the close OF our report will he found on our
inside page. - -sa.
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