The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-07

when speaking at random; she was talking
ell the time once she asked me IL she could
not 60 and see him; don't recollect anything
else; she told me she was going TO have one
Of her spells five or ten minutes after I
arrested her; she did not tell me what kind Of
drops she wanted TO get in coming mp from
the boat in the carriage don't recollect Of her
saying anything about the shooting.
PABKER cRrTrKNDES
was next placed on the stand, aud testified: 80
Am q son of the late A. Z. Crittenden; was on
the boat at the time Of the shooting ! was
not present when he was shot; was down
stairs attending to my mothers baggage; *
was going up stairs some one told me a man
had been shot by woman went up stairs TO
see about IL and soon heard father was shot;
vent to him, and then told Captain Kentzsl
uho ii was; We first went to the ladies' toilet
room; went into the cabin saw the defend
ant sitting there and accused her Of murder
ing my father said TO Captain Kentzel, This
is the woman / accuse of numbering my ia
ther. arrest her;" she said, eyes, / did; don't
deny IL, and / meant TO kill him;
be ruined both myself and child Captain
Kentzel took her in charge, and then went
to my father; kept going to and fro TO see If
the woman was safe in the hands Of the po-
lice; found father insensible and breathing
heavily did not see the wound then; mother,
brothers. and sister and Mrs. Fite we're with
father at the time my mother and sister
arrived from the East my brother and myself
met them at San Antonio, and father met
them at the wharf; saw Mrs. Fair several
times on the boat; she seemed composed for
a person who had committed such an act;
herd nothing she said / was excited myself;
father was carried from the boat by seven or
eight men and placed on a wagon and driven
to the house, Drs. Sawyer and Toland at
tended him at the house; father died at G
- L - 4.
shot on the Sd of November; he lived about
forty eight hours after being shot.
oss-examined by MIR. Cook-My ago is
twenty-five; have never given nay testimony
before this; was subpUnaed at the coroner's
inquest, but was not examined; my mother
and sisters were examined at the inquest;
Captain Kentzel was also examined; heard
none Of the witnesses testify; did not hear the
pistol shot; l went directly up stairs after
heard some one was shot / had been with my
father in the neighborhood Of five minutes
before ! started to look for the woman did
not start in pursuit. with Captain Kentzel; /
made inquiries as to the appearance and was
told 1t was q woman; made no inquiries in re-
gard TO the Dress met the captain lust as
was going around the bow; the shooting oc-
CURED back of the wheel; the captain was talk
ing TO several PARTIES he wos not at that time
keeping the crowd back; may have seen him
/ first met the captain believe I told
| him / knew who committed the deed and
| that would know her if ! could see her; we
| first went down stairs to the ladies' toilet to
! look for the woman / then started for my
father with the captain; was tapped on the
| shoulder by some one and then went into the
cabin; don't know whether ! had went all
the way around the cabin or only down ono
side when i saw her; found her on the right
hand side Of the cabin midship, going from
the bow; she was sitting on the side; think
! there we're several parties sitting near her:
| en- not positive; don't know positively
! whether any man or woman was sitting near
her; my impression is they were she was
sitting down as approached her; believe she
rose as / spoke to her she had q veil thrown
! back from her face ss If il had been done
Lurriedly; her head was bent very slightly,
inclined forward; did not recognize her when
first saw her; looked at her second time,
and recognized her before / spoke / had
! known her previously; had spoken TO her, but
! not on the street; am positive L never was in
her own room; may have seen her in house
| in which friend of mine lived; only spoke
to ber once; never was introduced to her;
! don't Tecollect the precise words / addressed
to her on the boat; they were, as near as
can remember,
! - ACCUSE THIS WOMAN on THE MURDER or MY
FATHER, ARREST HER
she was sitting then; don't know that said
to the officer, "This is Mrs. Fair" may have
done so, but don't remember; knew 1t was
Mrs. Fair at the time / made the accusation;
she replied immediately, Eyes, l shot him,
meant 10 kill him, ne ruined both me and my
child those are the words, as near as car
remember; only remember the import Of the
words; when she answered me she spoke in
good tone of voice, and so that several per
soDs could hear her; think spoke louder;
was excited; there was more or les
noise about there at the time; sh,
was then led away by Captain Kentzel
she got up from her seat either az sh,
made the remark or afterwards; followed
along to see that Captain Kentzel had hei
safe, until he got TO the pilot-house; then
went to where my father was; / was betweer
father and Kentzel all the time; they were
fifteen or twenty PAGES apart when / addressed
her ON the boat; that was the first time kad
seen her to recognize her; went TO the ladies
toilet room because / heard some one remark
that tho woman had gone down there.
Re-direct-Spoke to her once at the step
Of my own house.
Mr. Campbell asked the witness when th
conversation took place and what it wa
abOutl
Mr. Cook objected to it as being irrelevant
inadmissible, and incompetent. Objection
oyerTuled and excepted TO.
MEETING or MR. CRITTEsDRS AND AIRS. FAIR
Witness regumed-It was about fifteen o
eighteen months ago my brother and wer
aroused in the middle Of the night b.
mother; went down stairs and saw Mrs. Fair
it Was between ! and o'clock she said sh'
wanted to sec my father, and was bound to 30
him; father was at home at the time; he sen