The New York herald., 1870-08-09

them on the glass way opposite the bank.
z. About what time was 1t that you saw that
labori1a man 60 up the stepsS A. About i've min
@ Had You looked at any clocks A. Yes, sir; the
Q. DO you think II that man was brought into
court you could know him again. A. think
O. Suppose he were to have on dinerent clothes;
dd you notice his face sufficiently well TO recognize
q gana a, No. sr only saw Ills back; ldld not get
;, 9: You say the door was open about two inches;
now afe you sure the door not half 0penY A. IL
was only little ways open; nom the street you
would nave TO notice particularly 10 know II 1t was
open at all or not; this was at twenty minutes past
q. Did you see Patrick Govern theref A. Yes,
Q. Do you know himf A. Yes sir; he squIrts tho
hose ON the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Q What was ths carriage YOU saw like' A. It
mans private carriage.
O. DID you go up stairs into the room' A. No,
sir; no further than the stoop.
@ What was the reason that you did not go upi
Did anybody keep you outf a. No, sir; did not
VIA want 70 up there was no one there to keep peO
AGAIN THE MASON
@. How was this man dressed who picked up the
paperP A. lie had on q gray coat and white pants.
Q. Did you notice this paper that he picked npa
A. While he pcked 1t up noticed 1t.
without going up the stepss A. Yes. sir '''
Q; How large vast was that paper A; About as large large
MORE ABOUT TIE PAPER. Fec
q. Was IL not larger than thatY A. II was little
larger; was perfectly open; the man looked atit
Q, Was there any printing on it9 A. Yes, sir; the
printing on ls was yellow. frI
Q. How long was tho man looking at It before he
put a ,lh ~ MS pocket A. About second; It was
paper pap with printing on Il and blanks for writing;
the blanks were all filled up.
Q. What did ycu suppose it was when you saw him
PICK 1t upS A. lsupposeS!I soaIa was check.
@. Why did you not then haloo out ''Thieffn A.
lWitness litte confused). There was no one round
Q. Which way ala this man come, A. He came
down Broadway; | was standing at the corner OF
Q. Aud then which side did he go-down Twenty.
third street9 A. followed behind him about five
or six yards from hun; 10 was revenue stamp that
had seen it.
@. Did this man turn and watch you after he had
picked up the paperS A. No, s'r; no walked ri bt
on; told nobody except my mother
Q. When were you at Police IL .adquartersf A.
The Coroner then announced the adjournment OF
the inquest until to-day. lie stated thar he had been
induced to close the present session thus early out
oil consideration for the reporters, VINO would be
unable, even as the case then stood, 70 write out
their notes; ti s needless TO say that the Coroner
resenatves OF the HERALD, nor were they consulted
at all in the mltterJ
The District Attorney announced further that to-
days session would be held IN the Court OF General
Sessions.
The Mysterious Slip OF Paper.-How IL Cumc
Upon the Sto0p-kfldavit Of an Engiacer.
The detectives are still actively engaged In at
tempting to clear up the mystery but are still as far
as ever from accomplishing It. Several persons
called at the Central ONCE yesterday with what they
believed to be valuable information; but, with one
exception, their statements are OF no value. This
one Is the man who picked up piece OF paper on
Mr.. Nathan's stoop previous to the commission OF
the crime, AMI not on the following morning, as as-
serted by the newsboy. He presented himself at
rha JCR N aflc rdav md talt IN had
seen Superintendent Jourdan ana made
AN AFFIDAVIT OF FACTS
concerning the piece OF paper which he was will
Ing to have published, though he did not desire TO
give his name. He said he was employed as engl-
neer at the new gas works Ia Eleventh street, His
appearance was that or man who had Just left or
work in machine shop. The following Is his state
ment.-
/ left Eleventh street, East liver, at about ten
O'Clock on the night OF the murder, where was
poyed as engineer, anu proceeded as FAR avenue
and Eleventh street, when took car to twenty
third street and Broadway. i got ont OF the car
apd proceeded toward the PavonIa ferry, foot 0I
| Twenty-third street. When about sixty feet from
the corner Of Fifth avenue and Twenty-third
| by the railing Of DR.. Pecknams house; did not take
| particular notice OF them, but passed on sDOu
lying on the sidewalk; picked it up; the sidewalk
being wet the paper was saturated through: carried
| or Mr.. Natlans door, and then
EXAMINED THE PAPER;
Iound IL 10 contain list or either gold or stock:
| could not say which, It being in pencil mark and
considering the paper to be OF no value to me /
threw 1t away; the wind blowing strong at the time
the paper fell on Mr. Nathan's d0oisteps. he two
men were well dressed but cannot recollect any
thing particular concerning them; could not recog-
nize them now.
WAS THIS THE MAN?
man comes over the PavOnia ferry every morn.
ing, dressed In blue overas and dark blue shirt
and carries dinner pail. He generally leaves Pa
vOpia about half past four In the morning crosses
the ferry and gets on the avenue car. This man
n h,a
probability picked up the piece OF paper :