The New York herald., 1870-04-30
NINETEENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Examination of j. II. HoweIls Continued

Examination of j. II. H0weIls Continued.
j. X. Howes recalled and cross-eXamlned:--I
came from Wisconsin in 1862 and lived there from
1854; lived at Mineral Point first for year. and
then at Madison where remained until 1860; was
q practising dentist all that time; went to Illinois
In the spring OF 1850; was practising dentist
there; before that lived in Wooster and Ill Cincin-
natl, Ohio in 1881 or 1892; remained there till 1885,
when went to Pennsylvania, aud in a year or two
returned to Ohio lived about seven yeas In Ohio;
l lived in pennsylvania about seven years; l lived
q year or more IN Upper Canada, at Tuscarora; my
impression is lived one year, nearly one year, in
lS46, In this city.
Q. That accounts for sixteen years Where did you
pass the remaining three ears? A. Lwas in Mexico
for two years DUNG the war; since that iInle be-
sides practising aenisry and carrying on the harpln
business was dlgue ireolypist.
z How long were you Il daguerfeOtypst2 A. j
think about year, IN KeyporI, ILL.,; also published
q paper Tor five months.
Z. When were you bred to the dentistry business ?
A. In 1S49.
@. And irom 1s4a how many years have you prac-
tsed n i.tIy? a. Ten Years.
q. What was your business In OhioG A. was
drug clerk; also went 10 school there as boy
z. In what other busine s Were you besides the
drug business2 A. In ls4o worked on a farm.
z. Ia what o,hcr business were you eng lged ?
You have been solder, newspaper publish r; You
nave been daSuerreoiyplsC, a dentist. yod nave
worked on larn, you have been in the harpn
busint SIS; how many occupations have y6t to add :
Il
1861; was c.erk in tie Indian Once; was also
eng.gea ln selling latents IN 1854, possibly Tor =
customs IA inc city OF New YORK In November 1864;
Twas two years IN the na.rpin business.
z. What 90 you can yourseif--JacN OF all trades
what DO you consider your Dusinesss A. Iconsider
myself an inventor. lLaughter)
z. Well, lconsder you one, 100. (I.aughterl Have
yoi visited Mr.. McFarand since he mas been IN
prisony A. have; III accordance with my promise
/ saw him on tn 26h o November; dd noU tell
him was goinS 10 b. witness; stood outside the
<sAn ~ ~. IN.
TIL ouQh letter Of Introduction TO the oilcer III
charge, MI. Coulter don't remember tue terms of
tnat letter; believe the leLter SAID wanted 10 sec
Mr. McFallanl; eit the .etter at the Iomos; nrst
knew was 10 be amitness on THIS ttlal The 18Th
Of tiIs month.
z. When dii you first know you were TO he a wit.
Eesss A. knew IL on the 18TH OF the present
month.
q. Who first spoke TO YOU on the subject of being a.
wltless here? A. WhU hrst approached as to /, A.?
z. On, dont care whether you were approached
or hollered' at. A. Ms. sinclair, III te Irt6uile
O.lice.
Q. DID you go there to make yourseir knowns A.
did.
your sense ol pubic duty thai brought you there 7
A. l thought had Information iiad NJ right TO
withhold; do not nod any position now,
nor am an applicant ior auy ONCE;
II was not my motive TO ingratiate myself
IN the Trioaae ohce; sht or nlne days before mad
written 10 the District Attorney 10 tell hun had IN
formation thought oagat 20 tie disciosed; got no
answer t. that lie ter; sent It by post think that
was a out tie eth ci April
q. Why dii you tank Dir. Sinclair was the next
no api ropriate ierson apply tor A. dOu c
know that 0ii think hiia the next most appropri-
aie, did not know that he Was interested in the
moie than other persons nalnel In the case: /
may nave been there twenty minutes; tolu hin
what | have SAID here; except IN court L ha,
not seen Mr. Sinclair since have seen the District
yttorney: | saw Mr.. Runkie last Wednes iay
inDrning In the District Attorneys onlce, between
twelve and one O'Clock IN the day; Judge Davis MS
there's he tOltl me he was the husband OF Mrs. Cal
houD have not talked TO any one eise; Mr.. MCFar-
llid dld not employ me 10 serve any pa perS Mr..
RlchaldsOA; dld try 10 serve some papers on Mr..
Richardson for Mr. Mcfarland; think Il was sum
mons; think met HIM Dy appointment; na! had
onNersatlon previously WIN him apout 1t IN No.
VeinOeI 1867; had the paper TWO or three days; [
spent an hour or Two hours OF each OF Two three
days III trying TO ser, that summons at tile Tribune
ONCE; | never received five dol RS fUr tryiag
10 serve That summons; 1 did not know
Richardson; | went mo he onice to nauile
for him; NJ MrFarland nad descrbe him 10 III /;
lonce lived N Wayeiley place, ana manu- acture /
hair pins there; nave not received money sinc, |
M de known my desire TO give ovi ence; nave LOT
Received any Gion.y !aving re.erence to my esli-
inoiiy, not PROMISED any money on any pol,t :
cal oifiGe: Deieyej IL was Nj. McFarand's int en-
lion to XII Nj. RchsTds1n bul 1 did nol no ily
Richardson ,r malistraic of that belief; nave
known MI. Harris Qi Gentleman sitting 10 the len of
Counseil IN WI, cUnsin.
Y. DO Yeu owe .im money!
question oDjec,ei Ia aad objection held by the
COrt
Counsel for the defence MIR. HaIris who resided