New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-07
and room before this unhappy transaction Oceunedi A.


-Four times In the two weeks.
@. Had any communication been made TO you before
tlS transaction about the life your vile hld ed INC
way she had conducted hcrselfl a. Yes Sir; knew it
ai atCr was home three Gays ion1 shG naG pc cn
her knee; then visited her at No 57 West Fort lrst-
ST she opened the door; had child ahoat six months
old in her arms; talked with her for some time; told
her very sorry II what had heard waA ruei Che
told She was sorry, and told her was glad to hear
that: told her l heard she had man living with her,
she denied THAT Tddut stay with her long ut that
greater part of the day talking to herr talked good
deal to her hat day about putting TINS cnd OF hers ont
20 bCard sort OF merely laughed NJ me- saying she
would do as she liked; advised her TO- sitlng II me
Of my children; didn't say much about Powers that
day.
About week after; shortly before the 10th.
Q. Who were there when you went there A. No one
SO long as my friends much afraid that this
would beat me told her there fear OF Powers
big head of of you;' words passed on; stopped for
about hour Ircsoyed then 10 90 to CALIFORNIA;
my brother wanted me o work for him and so did my
hTOthcrnaw, but could not work IN NewNork 80 long
she was living with another man MADE up my mind
to go tO California, and take this little girl Mary away
with me, for they didn't put her TO school J gave
my wife asked her TO come, and be mother to my
O. TeIi about vorr thrcat7 A. This was the last time
before the occurrence; spoke 10 her about making
clothes the child She said she would get sew ing
machine next Monday and if would buy the stuff she
would make the clothes asked her whose trunk II was
i'm the room, she told il OF my business;
told her would like to the inside of it; told her i
was Powerss trunk; she said, suppose il is said,
" If knew IL POwcrs's trunk would kick 1t out :;
she said could not do it-Powefs would not let
me; She aslsd me a., carried my reN WSstr
chester County but New-York, and | couldn't carry
revolver round here she said Powers was not AFRAID OF
revolver; told her If he ever lifted hand on me his
doom was sealed at the same time took my pistol out
OF my pocket to deter them from ever touching me- That
the occasion said This doom was sealed never
ead her doom sealed at tins time the little girl was
playing around the floor with the child, and then
somebody came up the stars ana she hnsnea me |if
her hand; never theatend her, threatened MN, ana
showed her the revolver, 30 LET them know had some
thing to defend myself agaist mn ana ms ef9Wa oin
to California went into Mr.. ShenstOhs, who kept
pawntTokcrs shop, and bought tins revolver ior va;
told him intended to 20 over tie Plains, ana wanted
the revolver for that.
wifel A. No. Sir; certainly threatened hm'-that 49,
rence A. AT my brotherin-Iaw's; on that day went
to william,bureh ON hu,iness, and returned about .
loaded my revolver that day, for had been shoothG
rats with it three days before.
q. At what time did get TO your wife room on the
lGthl 4. 1t might he few moments after o'clock.
Q. What did You do-who opened the door for youl
A. No one; walked right in without kuockhg; as
went in this man Powers sat very close to me;
close by him Jane webb, and the little iri
half second my wife walking from the bedroom,
and she never took chair or sat down IRON me time
went into the house; said good evening and the hist
word She said was "What brings you here asked
her Why ana she said Is to carry out your tr ats
saws What threats She said Threatened her the
other day, that her doom was sealed said l didn't
eue,i and You are damned rascal" denied IT again;
She SAID showed her pistol there; said didn't doubt
that az all; she called upon the child them ami the cd
answered her Whatever she asked her; at the same
time stopped and got mold OF sOmeJhlllS,
which | found the poker, and then she
kept on abusing me- and said, Get out or mere
aud At the time took sep forward ami SPOKE
to Powers and Powers dropped the newspaper out u ms
hand and jumped up; ne was AT my left hand, ana ne
stood right up and al that moment became cActc, ana
lost all know edge OF myself, and drew my pistol ANA
fred the shot; found afterwaTd had been Int; then
fired the second 81 thought fired tine two together;
can't say. h excited ut the time; at any rae,
he strug q, W. and that's the last knew; dunt
20 there with a., ..eHtiOn of doing wrong.
O. Did your wife mention to You more than once these
threats Powers had made about kicking your blg hcdd
of A. Yes sir believed she would not prevent MN
from doing IT,
Col Moore testified that he was captain of company
i'm prisoner served two wears, ana lhdl us
rhoractrr was good. Mr.. Edward Richardson testified
that he had known Sheridan ia years, ana hdd always
known linn mOn'Astyo, qulct man. MlcHa'I NC.
| DUnnen testified that he had known the prisoner 10
wears and that always quiet, lnohehsVe luh'
Cant William 5. Mont Omcry testified tat Sieridaii
served ia his company and that lis his Character ana
conduct excellent. .o-,,.,..
Andrew Laird the last witness, testified that he was
brotherinaw Of tie prisoner VINO stad WIN MN the
night previous the shooting; the prisoner od witness
What he had heard about his wife and Powers, ana ap-
reared to be very much affected Ivy II he said on one
occasion, when requested to 20 west: HOW can 20
and leave my wife living in this WayF'
This concluded the testimony for the defense ana te
Court then adjourned until ii a. NJ to-day, Wheh inc
Will