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stay up stairsS A. Not moro than ten minutes: e 1
went went up 70 my room to dress and afterwards came
Q. What made yon 20 down n" ana wS'ocn caIi IN ,ory
layherY A. went down to get glass of water it
an% mus the anniyersary Of my granamothers deah
synagogue on that night.
90 x lave you any reason to give for your waking
stated, esr 'nat morning other than what mas been
9. DID your father always wear classes9 A. Yes,
one one without glassesp A. think not; don't think
M my ~, .atner would recognize any one without having
o n,sb gasses; have often been In my fathers roon
,oSs 9: What @ lea you to 60 there's A. Sickness per.
q; Have you been in the habit OF wearing elassesq
a. res: nave worn them until within the last two
@. Have you seen your father,s vii, or do Won
know anythlng OF its contents as regards Yourself.
ana anu 90 yon Know any'hing about codicile which
has lateiy Deen nadeY A. No sir; know nothnd
OF either. "o"a
Q. DID you always live at homer A. Yes; eves
Q. Did you have any money from your ra,bart
A. Yes; called on him once and told himl wanted
some money for business purposes
@ pa Won disclose all your business affairs to
your father9 A. Nearly all.
q. What was the amount OF the check he gavA
you on the occasion YOU have just spoken Of A.
rive Thousand dollars; It was drawn on the Union
isvnd Bank 70 the order Of Wrlsns Nahan have had
my father did not expect to pay him back; when{
ever asked my father for money he always gave
standing with my father, nor did he ever reproach
me On hi@ account OF the excess Of my expenditure
pav wty y9I & eyer vist your fathers lawyer In conl-
Q How long IN the course OF your business life
avs sa yon received pecunary aid from yOnr father2
Q. In any OF the interviews about business matt
iers s ana nc many demands you have made upon him.
A. Never
o. Has the aid that you have invoked OF him been
resdliy and neely giyenP A. Always, sir.
tS . You AS assert that at no time or your business
6 What has occurreds 4. Moral reproot
wsi siId dHsr nsasss5 manner towards n:
ueSsona maen ne gave ySn advice In regard 70 your
sspte % and SES kind sen'e and kna' A. Not hars
@ Before you entered the house that night, when
seven on Thursday evening. s
2. Where was thata A. At my uncle's, in com.
@. Did you !aie tea thereY A. No. SIR.
Q. When y0G entered tne house the understan6x
ing was that if you found the Key In the door it ind
Q, And where aid yon come from to the house
fst Gaa niSSaa Sno A. FESan Fifth avenue; passed Peck
dld not notice The Iron CRATE inside whether 70
was closed or not; there was one gas lamp lighted;
BY juror Myself ana father and brother went I'd
my uncle's house about nalf-paS seven; was there
father and Frederick there's my father asked ma
which way was going; told MIN was going up
pesy nSi ep and he e ne % GO sae e e
@. This occasion that you had TO call upon him for
money was month or SO beforeg A. think it was
O. In regard to reproor. had he to reprove you
lately A. No, sir; the last time the latter part
OF last winter; there was no Irritation, or
ILL WILL, OR UNKINDNESS
on either part.
ments from the time you left your uncles to the time
OF entering your fathers houseP A. Yes, SIR got
home not later than hali..past and not
rain was then over; entered by the front door;
| went directly up stairs; there was no light in
aar, and, without seeing my father and knowing
there was no light in the room, supposed he was
asleep; did not look In the bed.
Q. You had no occasion to go into any othep
room2 A. No. sir.
Q. Did you spend any
CONSIDERABLE SUM
Of money that night, A. No large sum.
Q. Did you notice how the door Of the library was
when You went up stairs2 A. It was closed; it ID
generally locked. but did not try it that night. :
Q. Did you notice anything as you looked into the
@. 1t being dark as it was could You see the ara
rangement of your fathers clothing a. No, sir; not
IrOm the position OF the door.
Q. Did you put your
a a Have ea SaW UuI ono m .e 1e IN he
fore you went to sleepi A. have no idea; l think
went TO sleep directly; did not take bath before
retiring; did not leave any light burning; my door
leading to the hall was fastened. (
@. What time was 1t that you awoke the next
mOrningY A. little before SIX; l woke myselfS
no one came into my room while was awake 8
BY the District Attorney-These two checks for
SepS ana Sni 81 IL the month .a' o Jane
Q. What was the
Of that firm to Mr.. Benjamin Nathan9 A. cannot
3. p,d it reach $4,000. A: No, sir:
Yes, sir.
BY Juror.-On the morning Of the 2eth. after
drawer about That time TO found the p pocEetbook; @
merely took one paper ont OF the tin box to see
gage; I did not examine the other papers.
O. Where did your father usually Keep his check.
saw the cneck book about FIVE O'Clock as it is now
presume my father intended to fill out this check
pw cheak s gs at Ss
| ! don't think my brother was with me when
1 LOCKED THE SAFE;
| / think the officer was; Mrs. Kelly was there the
second time was III the room; about i've or ten
minutes elapsed between the first and the second
morning; in the morning, when Iran down stairs, i
found the vestibule and the front door both opens
dog; think that was the second time went down.
II was the second time the 6nlcer came in the
house; had never seen that dog in the house.
Q. Did Your father furnish the capital for your
business A.. Hefuinished the entire capital.
Q. Previously TO that had you been with him? A.
q. What time did you commence in your present.
| business A. think il was December, 1868.
Q. What amount OF capital did your father furnish
| at that time? A. He gave me $1,000; that amOunt
has since been increased and portion of it repaid
| he has never refused me money.
| q. Is your business a profitable one' A. It has
not been very profitable Of late, but has been sui-
! Gent to pay expenses.
q. You have been in the habit of receiving money
from your father for personal purposes? A. 1 had
| no fixed allowance, although whenever had occa-
! sion Tor money went TO him.
q. How recently had you asked him for
MONEY
| for your own personal purposesY A. have not
asked him Tor some time; the last time he gave me
| anything was in January; the Monday preceding
TINS last Friday gave him ten dollars III change and
I he told me to keep II. E
| z. Have your expenses been such the past two or
three years that what you derived from your busfs
ness, and what your ather gave you were ample Tor
| your expenses? A. Yes, sir
z. feel little delicacy in asking the question,