The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-26


friend OF Jackson; Douglas heard, had been post
ing bills for Fox's party; don't know that any I'M
triendilnehs had existed between them before that,
me; before any blow was struck Douglas and Eesry
and myself aid not try To get Jackson into quarrel;
swear that; swear, also, thai Jackson struck the
nrst blow; remember few moments before jack
son struck me he said he would break my nose;
don't remember his saying anything as he threw out
ms hahd 10 strike me; my mouth was cut AMI had
scars on each cheek, caused by Jackson's blows;
on my cheeks the scars were Commissions; the
there was no backness there know Patrick WALL
but did not see him there; think remember see
ing Mr. Aloerfson afterwards-I won't be positive or
~ tnouSn; LOOK paper round 10 get contributions
for Mrs. Douglas.
Counsel unlerruptngl-oh she is we'll or; she is
jahitress IN one OF these buildings, and has bed
OF down and roses.
THOMAS 0'HAILoRAN's EVIDENCE.
Thomas OHaoran examincd-Live at IL Wash
lngton street; am carman; was standing Al the
corner when This transaction occurred, the Goth
o. o. October about Twelve or one O'Clock; was at
saw the prisoner and deceased talking together and
heard Jackson say some one was q thief and liar;
what had been said; Jackson said, eyes, Tom,
anu ~. ~ punch The nose or you;' Leary
SAID, mo, you WON'T Jackson then struck Leary,
and then struck Cody and then Dougas-all three or
trem; soon after they cllnched; some one came up
TO s them and mcshne led a saw
gave the same account OF the shooting that testi
fled TO by. previous witnesses. ana continued-Saw
Douglas fall; he fell on his lace, believe; went
away and saw nothing more; saw nothing In Jack
sons hand: knew Douglas before he was hurt.
once, at the coroner's inquest; have never seen
him since; have never talked to him. and don't
know who employs him; ] saw Patrick Wan that
day; think ne was on the corner OF Washington
street ana Battery places there We're about 200 peo
pie there, should think Qaughrer; couldn't say
how many minutes the whole thing took; don't
know. and couldn't tell lie.
JAMES LEARy's EVIDENCE.
James Leary, sworn aud examned-Am laDorer;
1--we at No. West street; saw this occurrence the
2sth OF October last about the middle OF the day;
leaning on the side OF the houses Jackson and Doug
las were talking and Cody came along and Douglas
said something about say 1t to his face !" Jackson
han little argument with Cody, and said he
would NIT HIM In the nose; | said, Don't hit
hun, he Is an old man;n Jackson sthen hit me
and knocked me down, and we cinched and
somebody came up ana parted us; didn't see the
shooting Kelly and McShine separated us; they
took me down into a basement and washed Inc. and
l went about my business.
Cross-examined--Cody was coming down towards
West street.
witness at the Coroners jury, which dfered in a
few unimportant particulars nom hts direct evil
HJames r. Thompson examined-I am an officer;
made the arrest in this case found the prisoner
arrested HIM about hafpast twelve on the 2oth Of
October, 1859; was on my way down Greenwich
street; young man told me there was shooting
match; went there, ana Jackson said, II want to
give myself up;'' told him IAN rignt;' | went
up and saw Mr.. Douglas lying there on his back;
did not observe the wound; told Mr. Riley to get q
asked Jackson as we crossed Washington street. II
he had the pistol; he said ''Yes' and gave it to
me; l saw there was one chamber loaded
and all The rest were discharged; I asked
MI. Jackson how II happened, and he said
IT CAME ABOUT POLITICS,
and also that two three struck at him and he was
not going to be licked by any mans also that he had
when he had no right to; at the station nonse jack
son again SAID that whiskey had done 1t, or some
thing Of that kind
Counsel for defence read the examination before
the Coroner's jury and said he would adopt that as
the cross-examination. Counsel claimed it con-
tanned various important particulars, among the
rest that jackson had blood on his knuckes
Thomas Cody recalled and recross-examined--
When Douglas was at the station house saw Dr.
Andrews; saw him probe the wound IN Douglas
head; Ii was small steel or iron Instrument; he
measured the distance when he took it out; it
seemed to be about an inch or an inch and half; (
only rec0llect his probing the wound once; he kept
at 1t very short tune; he put 1t In very gently.
Heinrich BrummerhOp testited:-Was at Castle
Garden at this time; Oiicer Rhodes carried Douglas
to the station house, and helped him. found Doug
las first IN the store lying down; we picked him up
citizen and myself; we took him right along to the
station house; Douglas brother and another man
went with us; all Douglas said that 1t hurt him
to take him as we were then, and we changed the
position.
observation-disclosures walked for some dis
side; he said IT hurt him, and then we carried him.
Omcer Rhodes deposed that he had helped to assist
Douglas To the station house.
THE MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
DR.. Andrews examined--Have been physician
and surgeon Jwenty-threc years and over; / was
police surgeon last year and am now; am located
| at NO. Broadway; saw Douglas at the Twenty
seventh precinct station house: got there after he
! on the back part OF the head near the mid
die; IN the first place | passed my finger
serious; noticed rather unusual appearance or
the eye; he said he could not tell one person from
another; then Thought the wound a serious one;
the wound appeared caused by q bullet; 1t was
about onethrd to onehalf inch in diameter; 1t pen
the direction Of the wound il passed drecy
into the brain, without the least reslstance THIS
probe was OF silver; used no force whatever;
introduced this probe only once: DR.. Camerer was
present at the time; he also took hold OF the probe,
and called his attention TO the fact that II passed
through the bones: should think the prone passed
IN about an inch or an inch and hall saw the
wound was a serious one, aud ordered that the
man should be taken to the hospital.
Cross-examined-The probe was . small silver
wire Showing IT.; should think it was about
O'Clock when saw Mr. Douglas; he was sitting up
when asked him question.
Re-examined--l introduced the blunt end OF the
probe
THE MURDERED MANS BROTHER,
Thomas Douglas, aexamined--Am brother OF the
deceaseu he was thirty years Of age at the time OF
his death: shorter than am; saw him standing
mp, the policeman holding him by the arm, in the
barroom; went with him to the station house;
he walked part of the way, and the rest
or the way we carried him. the orfcers holding him
underneath and holding his feet he made re-
at the station house Dr. Andrews aud DR.. Camcrer
examined him: then there was an ante-mortem ex-
animation, and after That he was taken to the hospi
the 1st OF November, at ten A. NJ.
DR.. C8merer gave the same medical testimony as
DR.. Andrews.
District Attorney Garvn then asked for an adjourn
ment which was granted the Recorder cautioning
the jurors to carefully abstain from conversation
about the
The Prisoners Counsel Analysed.
The following communication written by
Mayor Hall Monday evening at the ST. AIMS
church fair at the Academy Of Music
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HEEALD:-
While am invited guest at the fair Of ST. AIMS parish
evening Newspaper il handed containing affidavit
read this morning in the Court OF General Sessions With
J an antidote. I AFFIRM that
have nterchnnged word with either the