The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-22
THE BROOKS CASE.
Yesterday Afternoons Proceedings The .Tes-
IimOny of the Witnesses McLOughiin aud
To.

Yesterday Afternoons Proceedings The. .Tes-
timOny of the Witnesses McLOughiin aud
Mayor Fox.
At the session yesterday afternoon of the Court of
Quarter Sessions, the following testimony was adj
duced in the case OF the attempted assassination of
Revenue Detective Brooks.
Thomas Hughes, sworn--I was in the city on the
day Mr.. Brooks was shot; | know James Dough-
eTty; | see him in the dock; ] also know Hugh
Mara, and see him in the dock saw them on the
day Mr.. Brooks shot i'll Front street, west SIDE
above Arch; they were then standing on the pave
ment of the lager-beer saloon Just below Kcenan's
store; that was from ten to fifteen minutes past
twelve O'Clock; saw a carriage standing on the
east side OF Front street, and near by it was
young man Gaheu Neii MGna"slh' sit 9na sR0,ke
DOugherty and Mara were standing on the other
side of the way; l did not speak to them at that
time, as was going down Front street; saw them
on the east side, on the pavement of the barber
shop; l think the second door from the corner,
below Arch street; went down and spoke to Mara,
saying, elbow do you do Hughie? He made some
reply, which | did not understand; Mara and
Dougherty were together; did not see Dougherty
was not more than five minutes after 1 was talking
with Mclaughlin; subsequently | saw Neil Nc
Laughlin standing in Christian street. above Sc
venth; next saw Hugh Mara standing on the west
side OF Eighth street, above Fitzwater; judge it
was about three O'Clock when saw Mclaughlin
and Mara; the latter sitting in chair in front
of a tavern; Neil Mclaughlin was going up Eighth
street, on the west side; l next saw Dougherty
coming down Fifth street, above Fitzwater; l did
not speak to him; this was two or three minutes
after had seen Mara; in Front street Dougherty
he had on light coat and light pants; i am posi-
tive these things have described occurred on the
same day MIR. Brooks shot, the 9th of Septem-
ber saw Dougherty, Mara and Mclaughlin on
the I'd of September, Thursday; they had a car
riage, with two horses to it,, in Seventh street, be-
tween SAMSON and Walnut; saw Mclaughlin
drive the carriage away; | saw Dougherty and
Mara crossing from the east to the west side of
Seventh street. they got into the carriage and Neil
Mclaughlin drove 1t away from Seventh into Wal
nut, and down Walnut this was about four or five
o'clock; am not positive that saw them between
Thursday and Monday.
Gross -examined-I am cooper by trade; fol-
low it when get work at it; 1 haven't had work
for about seven weeks or so; have done nothing
since then; about Is or 10 months ago driving
haek; since then have worked at my trade and
sold oysters; had little money to live in the
meantime; am married man, with four chill
dren; l gave this information the morning after
this occurred, TO Mr.. TryOn; know nothing of the
reward am to receive; have been living at
Woodbury.; went to board there about week ago;
Mr.. Tryon there; / Went fhere with geatlomsn
from Gloucester, who believe is a relative of De-
tective Franklin; have said nothing OF this to any
other officer than franklin or Tryon.
Recommendations | went to New Jersey
was arrested by process from, as understand, AL
derman Dewitt. Mr.. Mann objected to this.
Mr.. Dwight offered to prove that the prisoner had
that his constable handed him over to a man named
Bob Lyster Smith, who gave him money to 90 to
Tyrone with man named Termey, who conducted
him to the Fourth ward and there had him change
his clothes, and while he was changing he slipped
away and went to officer TryOn.
The Court oyerruled the offer, and the witness
Neil Mclaughlin, being called, was led to the
box by Lieutenant kinacky, and being sworn, tes-
tihed-I remember chat Mr.. Brooks was shot on
Monday, September g. | know James Dougherty
docking at the prisoner); them ain, the men had
in the carriage that day; they bigger men than
these got acquainted with these prisoners in New
York. the first place where saw these men was
New YORK, at Mr. Murray'sj about two or three
weeks ago; | was introduced to them by q young
man named "BOttlesT' never knew a Hugh
Maria or James Dougherty in Philadelphia; did
not zee them on the morning of September 6, on
the day Mr.. Brooks was shot; did not see them at
Seventh anu Christian streets the same day after
Mr.. Brooks shot; ! DID not see those two men
in the dock on the day Mr, Brooks was shot; !
never saw them in Philadelphia before; the first
time / ever saw them was at johnny Murray's, in
Amity street, below Broadway, in New york. we
went out on Sunday afternoon, to take walk, ana
they were arrested and locked up with me in
station-house, and was taken away from them i
was in Front street on the day Mr. Brooks was shot;
was in that neighborhood about 1lA O'Clock; l
was In Front street, above Arch, with my carriage;
| was engaged about IL O'Clock, by two gentlemen,
&c the Walnut street wharf who told me TO drive to
Front and Arch, never saw the two men before,