The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-08
THE CRITTENDEN TRAGEDY.
Continuation of the Trial I'm San Fran
ciscO-TestimonyO of the Wife OF the De-
ceased and Other witnesses.

Continuation of the Trial I'm San Fran
ciscO-Testimonyo of the Wife OF the De-
ceased and Other Witnesses.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3O.-The Court re-
sumed its sitting at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, the attendance of members of tue bar quite
filling the room, and the lobby aud hall way
being crowded with other spectators. Mrs.
Fair bad entered the court room fifteen minutes
before. supported by Under Sheriff Kuox, aud
accompanied by her mother. She was very
pale, and her eyes expressed fatigue and eX-
baustion. Soon after taking her seat she leaned
over on her mothers breast and wept silently
for time seeming to find relief In tears. This
pitiful picture of the miserable woman's uuhap-
piness was unrelieved as on the previous days
of the trial, by the presence of her beautiful
child.
Mr. Yosburg testifed-I am an upholsterer at
No IA Third street; l knew Mr. A. 2. Critten-
den; know Mrs. Fair; she visited my store
often, several times to buy goods; had been
furnishing Mr.. Crittenden's house shortly be-
fore his death; l also furnished some rooms for
Mrs. Fair just before that; at the time was
furnishing Mr.. Crittenden's house the last time
saw her-sne paid me some money and spoke
about it; she asked me If L was furnishing O
house for Mr.. CrittendeD 1 did not deny it, be-
cause she seemed to know all about it; she said
that Mr.. Crittenden had promised that Mrs.
Crittenden should not return to the State, and
that if she did zone of us three will have to
die," meaning by "us three" herself, Mr..
Crittenden and Mrs. Crittenden; that was
on inc ON OF OclODer; LTleQ 10 argue Win ner
and spoke against her resolution, as Mr.. Crit
tenden was great friend of mine; she was very
excited at that time, and kept repeating, "He
has ruined me and my child" at tue same time
her attorney called there and wanted me to go
as a witness in her divorce case he wanted
some one to prove her residence in the State;
went and testified before the Commissioners, and
che returned and paid some money on her fu r
niture bill; am sure of the date refreshed my
mind by my books this morning; l saw the date;
she paid me $780, at the time OF the converse
tion l did not look at it in very serious way;
think advised her not to do anything of the
kind; that he was good sort of man she
swered that did not know all; that he had
ruined her and her child. The conversation
occupied ten or fifteen minutes; / called
on her. TO collect money, she did not
had said; told Mr.. Crittenden. what she said
the day before: Mr.. Crittenden arrived at my
store; ne was there on business; L told him:-
''Mr. Crittenden, are you quite sure there will
be no trouble about your lady coming back!"
He said, "What do you mean?" l said, "Mrs.
Fair says there will be trouble If your lady
comes back" he replied, 'Oh, that Is all right;"
that is all he said; this was the morning of the
day before the shooting. told no one else of it;
told Judge Cope and Mrs. Crittenden OF it
since the shooting-to Mr. Cope in the street
car and to Mrs. Crittenden at her residence,
where had some work to do; told Judge Cope
before Mrs. Crttenden did; was not called or
examined as witness before the Coroner's
jury; told Mrs. Crlttenden within month after
the death and before the inquest may hav e
told il TO others did not tell 1t to Mr.. Byrne or
Mr.. Campbell; l told il to some one who came
to my store, about two or three weeks ago; he
was sent by Mr.. Byrne, he said; he asked me
what knew of it, and told him; don't remem-
ber that told Judge Cope that had told Mr..
Crittenden of the remark did not tell the man
Mr. Byrne sent; at the time she (Mrs.
Fair talked about it she was excited, aud be-
came more and more so as she talked; at the
time Mr.. CTittenden said he would pay for the
he cav ag a rna
! be cIamped for room unless she took the fourth
one: he did not say he was TO occupy II himself.
Mrs Crittenden, wife OF the deceased, was
next examined. She came forward leaning upon
| the ann of one OF her sons, and was atLired in
| deepmourning. Upon taking hersea 10 the chair
! upon the witness stand she raised her veil aud
turned q steady look, with her clear, dark ey es,
| upon Judge Campbell, when he commenced his
| Questions She gave her testimony clearly and
| 10 the point, with great presence oi mlnd Ia,
telligence, and spirit, quickly resentlng oy woro
| or look any question that seemed TO ner unhe'
| cessary, and sometimes smiling In hall con-
| teInptuous manner at the repeated question
| Every one In court was surprised at The cool
ness and self-control che displayed. she tesu
Aed as follows:-I am the widow OF Alexander
p. Crittenden; / was not quite thirty-thie'
| wears his wife; / was on board the steamer
El Captain on the afternoon OF the %
of November, when my husband was shot
/ arrived from the East upon the 4th no. th'
3d-of November and met my husband on th'
walked up the steps on the left hand side; WI
crossed to see whether the seat usually occupie'
was empty against the wheelhouse; we wen
round aheTe and took our seats-my husband
my daughter, my little daughter, and my son;
asked Parker to go into the cabin and bring Oh
Mrs. Phythian; | was on my husbands righ
hand, sitting next the cabins Mrs. Phythian wa
Oh his left; my daughter sat on the seat on ia
other side of the boat; my son was some wheI
near; don't exactly know where; after we la
taken our seats naturally looked around to sc
who were there, having just arrived from III
East: saw sitting on my right woman who,
far as / can remember, had water proof cloa
on; her face was covered with something's o
. served her because thought II a strange DIRE
Tor brigbt sunshiny afternoon; i said nothlI
y Al the tine TO her, but turned away from her
INV husband and conyersed with him for f
Z monents; the last act OF bis life was TO d
!. play the usual gentlemaDly courtesy he show
q 10 every one; he said TO Mrs. Phythian;
n MADAM, allow me to take your trayelln
'e bag" by this he had both his hands oecupl'