The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-13
TWISTING TIE STRANDS.
TIfE TRTfL or EDH.iRD FERRY FOR
THE MURDER or HAYES.


derinR her Husband-Pcrry seen near the
Place Of tne Murder-Trackcd Across TO
New York, where he surrrndered-where
Did he spend that Dreadful Niahts
The court room was again throngcd yesterday
morning. Perry was cool and collected. His wife
aud Mrs. Hayes were in the room. The latter Is
prepossessing, and manfests the deepest grief. As
Perry passed her the way out with an oflcer, her
feelings overcamc her, and she accused him OF the
murder Of her husband the occurrence for mo
mcnt creating buzz in the court room. Judge
Pratt took his seat at precisely ii o'clock.
John Graham, sworn: Was block or o block and
a half from where I found Hayes heard the shot
fired, aud ran down Immediately heard some shout
Murder, I'm shot !" that was all I heard saw
Hayes when he got on the car; the driver was on
the platform; somebody got on with Hayes don't
know who 1t was as Hayes got on he said " | am
shot; want to so to a doctor take me to Fulton
ferry"
Thomas f. Gibbon, sworn Am an engineer at fl9
Furman street, was at Harbeck's stores on the night
OF the 2sth; heard the report Of firearms there that
night; saw man the opposite side Of the street
just after the shot: the man was in sort Of trot
going toward the Wall street ferry. he had a coat
reaching little below his knees. small, round hat
did not see Hayes; at about o'clock heard some
one call out, II am shot
sToP THAT MAN.
onicer John McDermott, sworn: Know Edwin
Perry my post takes IN Harbeck's; saw Perry on
the night when Hayes was shot; saw him near Wall
street f,rry; he coming towards tho ferry: he
looked II he had been drunk; did not notice any
thing else peculiar in his appearance; 1t was IL min
utes past I.
Theodore Brese, sworn: My place Is ut Furman
and Montague streets think / saw Perry on the
night Of the 2sth; in the grocery AZ the time ;
saw two men passing, one OF whom l took to be
Perry.
Andrew Moore, sworn: 1--we at II Furman street (;
saw Perry on the night Of the shooting OF Hayes /:
saw him at the corner Of Furman and Montague
streets, about 10 minutes to Z walked with him.
toward Joralcmon street; had some talk with him;
saw clock In store as we passed along, and 80
remember the time heard OF the shooting lust be-
fore saw Perry. he went toward South ferry
when he lett me; am q printer; work for ID. Ap
pleton Co.
VIM. Mccormack. sworn: Have known Perry
four or five years: saw him on the night when Hayes
was shot; he called me ont Of liquor store and
asked me to 90 down and get 800 lrom his wife /;
he tore q leaf out Of pocketboOk, and wrote some
thing on 1t for me TO take to his wife; he said he
had
MAD SOME DIFFICULTY
with some friends. and that there had been several
shots fred I saw his wife, aud she came out and
got In a car going toward where left Perry l did
not read the message he wrote his wife: LEFT my
about twenty minutes afterward; he called me out
Of the store at state and Furman streets.
William Crowell, sworn Know both Perry and
Mccormack; was in the liquor store that night;
saw Perry come there.
Orieer Alfred smith, sworn: Was on duty on the
ght Of the 18th, and saw Perry on Furman street,
at about O'Clock he got on a street car running
from Fulton ferry TO Hamilton avenue saw him in
twenty minutes afterw9rd at South ferry; he
WENT Nro THE FERRY HOUSE;
Mr.. Ennis, the carstarter. was there; Ennis asked
ANYTHING Hurmau
street fuss, and he said mo-" AZ quarter to s.
when | saw Perry he was about 1.lOO yards from
where Hayes was killed Ennis asked Perry, Have
you heard anything OF the muss" Perry simply
Thomas Ciearg, sworn: Am a conductor on the
line from Fulton Terry TO Hamilton avenue saw
Perry on the night Of the murder; lie got into my
car, rode about block and half, and then got on
and went back toward the ferry this was quar-.
ter OTIS; saw. Perry bad been drinking.
Mary A. Mason, sworn: Crossed South ferry on
the night OF the 2Sth saw Perry going out the gate
ON THE NEW YORK SIDE;
he rode in street car TO the Catharine ferry !
rode In the same carr be went toward Grand street
&c mad on s1 es dld not oI see mn mo on ~,
that night; never saw him before: he was little
tight" and that made me notice him; was going
onecr P. II. Mclaughlin, sworn Went TO Perry's
house several times; went there on the day he came
over from New YORK: lie had a blue sack overcoat
| afcrward saw the same coat at his house; (book
shown witness; saw this book az Perry's house IT
was taken out OF n bureau drawer / also found
some cartridges; Cartridges shown witness and
| identified as the samel; they were found on top OF
| the bureau; saw woman there who was represent
ed a. Mrs, Perry's sister began to search the
| house; did not hnd any money. looked into beds
and closets; did not break open anything: did not
ind any cartridges the first time went thee; found
| those on the 80 OF January.
OnleeT Reahan, sworn Went TO Perry's hous c
| with Mclaughlin; found the account book in n bu-
| rcau drawer; II ~ In the same condition now as
when foundit; first heard ofthe shooting Of Hayes
| about 10 minutes past o'clock on Tuesday ev en-
ing; have spoken TO Perry about where he slept the
| night ofthe shooting he SAID "Le did not know
| that
| "GoD ONLY KNEw WHERE NJ WAS
| Ofieer Chas NJ. Granger, sworn Saw Hayes al
| the police station; went TO Perry's house az abOu
| O'Clock the same evening; did not hnd Perry
| there; Hayes was very weak when saw HIM In the
| police station.
Odd you hear Hayes make any statement a.
| to who shot hlmt
objected 10, and point argued by counsel. tn,
| witness was withdrawn that the Court NIGH
take the question under advisement until morning.
Is. j. York. sworn-A paper was shown witness
| containing the questions and answers on Perry
| examination before Judge Troy. Objection wa,
| made to the admission OF the paper the ground
that It was not signed BY the prisoner. The paper
was ruled out but the substance Of the examinai ion
| was allowed 10 be proved.
Al this stage the Court adjourned until l0H O'CLOCK
| this morning.
| THE E4TaT SOyG m THE T4IynR