New-York tribune., 1870-08-12


2 How did You get inf A. rang the bell Icould
not have gone in without ringing.
q when did you come into the housef A. Abont
minutes past 10.
the time at the FIfthAvenue Hotel as came in
q The door then, fastened when you came In at
minutes past 10 that eyeniDgl A. Yes Sir. A.,
W And you locked them again after you came I'M A.
door A. saw her do il. ''"' "'''"
@ When you have been sitting in the eoach,hCpse at
body, has been there with youi A. No one but mysei
What II the longest time you have relnaneu 'iieio
at any time A. About two hours. III, ..,
q what were you DOING A. Sitting on the chair ana
q. Had you fad any conversation with your mother
after you came in on Thursday evening before you re-
Q. Nothing at all A. Only a few words o,-
Did you and she go upstairs together A. YES sr;
q How far ahead A. was about flight Of stairs
Q. She was following up behind A. Yes Sir.
e. Are you acquainted with the woman who has charge
OF the unoccupied house next door to Mr. Nathahs'
e. Do you know how long that house has been nnoecu
pea A. do not; Ihave seen Dill upon IL no M Let
" is that the only way you know IL mas Deeh uhoecu
@ Do you know anything about the house next to that
A No, Sir; nothing at all. ,
Do you know that that house has also been unoccu
Q. You know no person in that housei A. No, Sir:
q When Mr. Washington and Mr.. Frederick Nathan
Saa SSe m op b 5s Thursday night on Gd a te e AZ all
q Not at all A. Not bit; don't know when they
@ Have you been in the house all the time since the
murders 4. No. Sir.
@ Have you slept in the house every night sncei A.
@ In your own roomi A. No, Sir; sometimes down
stairs on the floor slept in the front hall bedroom some
q Has any one else slept the same floor with youi
A. Yes Sir; the servants. o,
@ The ones that came from Morristownf N yes, sir'
q. Any one else A. Yes, Sir; the officer.
O. Where did the officer sleep A In the rear ball bed
@ WHARF did you say you now slepti A. In the middle
O. You have never been. since Mr. Nathans death,
outside of that house except upon errand A. That is
q Have you been on any errands for your mother
anywherei A. No, Sir.
@ on the morning of Friday you first learned OF the
murder by meeting Mr. Frederick Nathan III the nall
O Didn't you have to pass Mr.. Nathan's door in going
O. Didn't you meet any persons collected around Mr..
Nathans door at that time, or IN the hali A dd IN
the lower hall.
@ Didn't you look into this rooms A. No, Sir passed
right on down stairs. .
O. Was that before the policeman was calledf A. IL
was after the policeman was called
O. VIII you swear positively that with your own door
ington or Frederick Nathan scream A. No, Sir, I did
not hear them, because the door shut down stars
that door shut every night; found 1t Shut when
O. You say you didn't 20 to sleep on Thursday night
for considerable tme what kept you awake! A The
@ Where are those clothes that you have had washed
O. Have You been to Your mothers on Fifteenth
g. Where did you keep your cothingf A. Down stairs,
in the basement.
O. Has your mother a sister livngf A. Yes Sir.
O. Has she visited her at Mr. Nathans house n. Yes,
O. When was she there lasti A. Last July, about a
week before the murder.
O. Did she sleep in the housei 4. No, Sir.
q How long was she there - A: Two or three days.
n do WIN Sli ia
Docs She Give live in this city A. Yes Sir She is now
%f q WGan eSHi did shs OF aSTs aeFs GS s & 4 don't
q. Was she here the day of the murders A. don't
o. This trunk Of your mothers in which your other
suit OF clothes was kept was it Ill your room locked UP
@. HAD that room lock on it A. Yes, Sir.
q. Is the key in the lock \. No, Sir; don't think
O. Was the room locked A. The the head of
o. How did you get into this then A. had
q. Did you notice when you down stairs on Fri
day morning and passed Mr.. Nahans door. whether it
was opened or closed a. dld NJ notice partlcuary
am pretty it was open merely glanced at II as
o. think Won testified some time ago on your direct
examination that you went out that morning and swept
the steps No, sir that my usual practice but
O. Did YOU go outside the that morning untilyou
heard Of the murder. A. No, Sir.
O. Had the policeman entered the house before you
came down stairs. A. Yes, Sir. saw him ut the door,
@. Other persons in the hall then. A. Yes, sir.
steps on that hat side Of the street. A. Not then.
o. When Won first saw Mr.. Nahan's body, how
did you go TO ii A. within about five feet OF the head
O. Did YOU see the body again before 1t was placed III
the ice conini A. Yes, Sir; once.
q. How long after the first tmei A. An hour and
Q. Who was in the at that timei A. don't
O. How near did you go the body at that timei A.
O. So that at no time did you go than five feet
o. w Mere Won not curious to examine it carefully to
how the murder had been committed. A. No sir. could
not examine H. . .-- -, .-,
q You have been IN action during the wari A. Yes,
q. You have seen men shot A. Yes Sir; have only
been i'm one engagement; saw men killed there.
O. Why, then, could you not witness this sighti A.
Because never such horrible sight Ill my life be-
before, and could not approach it, So
O. When you went 10 Lawrence, Mass" TO enlist, did
anV persons there with besides the two you nave
mentionedi A. think not; am not sure.
q. Excepting on InuISday ng nave YOU @ at any tfne
@ Did any friend of yours ever stay with you night
O. How did you usually spend your eyeningsi A. Go
e the music: that is an then go back to the house
O. Did you visit any drinking place at any timei A.
@. Has your mother always lived in the same place
during the last three four years when you were EN-
o. How many places has she lived in A. Two
O. Where3 A Eleventh-st, and at No. 43l Thirteenth
O. Have YOU always, during the last three or four
years in the habit of sleeping at honei Yes Sir
O. When you came home on Thursday night did you
nofice any man standing, cOnversing together in
front OF Mr.. Peckham's housei A. think did; there
were two or three they were leaning against the iron
railing, talking. ,,., - 90,
Did you notice their appearance sufficiently to de-
scribe il A. No, Sir.
O. what did you do during the morning of the murder
until X o'clock A. stopped down stairs
o. When yOu looked al MI. Nathans body how long
aid Won remain therei A. About five minutes.
O. Then YOU went down stairs into the Kitchen; how
long did you remain therci A. All the morning .
a. when Won received your bounty wasn't you required
IN swear your name was James WatsOnl A. No, SIR
O. Didn't you ever take an oath under that name A.
don't think ever did.
O. When you received your bounty money what kind
of q receipt did you sgnl A. A simple receipt.
O. Make no affidavit A. No. Sir.