New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-28

nnicly toward the main staircase and ran down. anu
,niio,ycd him when he got down stars, nc shu W
mann bat some one had been shot up stairs and some
body had better go and pick him UP ,i Sn point,
ing to Stokes; then Patrick hcG4wa@, nt into
Farley and Ben Alien run atIe Se harbeT shop and
were bringing him ont when MT Fowler cacv said he
office somebody asked who was shC Ocng then went
my position on the stairs ana GI up stairs by tho
ogers ANA Where you borni A. In
@ Go% I'D are youi A. Twenty previous 70 cC%IS
to New York worked In Troy, e. worked 1rst at
Presses Hotel in Prow and the sSya6 oso Ss soon
Broadway went % have sSe bsen there ever since
O. Were You arrested the night OF inc occurrence
witness here reiterated his statement made on the
direct examination of the killing OF FISK py o'oAo' 10
seen @ Have You ever written out that statement A. No.
g How can you accurately repeat Il word for wordi
| Al studied It over before knew would have 70 TO
pVo1' VI You have made no copy ofiti A. No. slr -
Did you repeat over , e sss way before the CorO
| neTTl A. To tho best of my kno Wedge.
Q. Were you not examined before the Coroner A.
| O. Is that your siCnaturei A. Yes, Sir ,o,,ro
q Was that paper shown witneS) read 70 you oeioro
q. Was your testimony before the Coroner true A.
Yes Sir. l-
| O. Where were you when Fisk passed inf A. At tho
| head Of the stairs
@ Show us where you were at the time you first saw
Fski A. Half way between the hall and the head Of the
stairs I was standing with the globe in my hand
@ At the moment Col Fisk came in, did you hear him
say anything to the boy at allf A. heard him say
something to him, but could not tell what It was -
Dd you see MN oRea t9 sfcS9d aoS No f Ss was
O. You were at the head of tho stairs when did you
| next see him. A. next saw him start TO go up,
q. Were you watching himi A. Yes Sir
| q. Keeping your eyes on him 7 A. Yes, sir.
O a.
| q. When he came up toward the platform, what did
/ q. When he was behind youi A. walked toward the
| q. Did you see him after that A. Yes Sir.
q. When you saw Stokes first, where were your A. MY
attention first directed to Mr. Stokes coming along
o. In your examination, to-day understood you to
state that he coming from the direction OF the iae
O. Did MT you say as If he was looking for LADY, A.
think by the way he came In mat he was waiting i0r
O. Did you see him coming out OF the first parlorf A.
| No Sir; he was coming from the par0r.
O. Do you recollect saying that occasion that you
he WAS TaS91S Sf fOf %as ady
A. by the way he was coming along thought he was
acted and looked as though he was playing possum'
O Did MT You say that you suspected that something
was wrong when you saw him come along from the
parlori A. When saw him going to the corner
| thought there something wrong. -. 81.
was something wrongi A. Yes, Sir, before that
suspected that the boy would let HIM In at the private
door aud he coming up that way.
o. You say You saw him passing along-coud Mr.. Fisk
see him from the stairs at all Willie he was crouchpg
q. lie could MT see Stokes A. No, Sir
q. Could Stokes see hmf A Not until nc got 10 the
O. Are you sure he could not see top Of the
stairsf a. He could see his head and shoulders
Q. Could he see him from the PLATFORM A. Yes, Sr.
O. Had lie got to the corner when he said, "How |
have got % A. Yes, Sir he was right at the corner
@ Did you hear him make use OF thst expressioni A.
Yes Sir walked of and stood in the center OF
the hail. and Mr. Stokes walked of toward the left hand.
@ When stokes held his HAND out Sod you see T a6d
come out, but cannot say where from;
@ How many feet were you from him when he fired
O. Why did MT you jump at him A. was afraid, Sr,
that he would shoot myself lLaughterI ..,s,, O,.o
fee of you and you did MT touch HINT A. Yes, Sir.
Tf ut f him and push hi@ down stairs head rs-I
wish had, and wonld MT be here lLAughterJ
@ DO you mean 10 say you lei HIM escape after thati
O. Now Hart, were you there at all A. Yes, Sir.
O There were other people there beside yeui A Yes,
o. Did stohess hand rest upon the banisteri A. To
the best OF my knowledge 1t did he was close to tho
wall on the right hand
q, DID NJ you say, moment ago. " on the other
O. From which side didhe fre-from the right TO the
Q. Describe the shots. A, There three seconds
O. The space Of time intervenns-why didn't you
Up tbeni 4. 1 was afraid;
q Didn'tyou he had pat up his pistol A. After
@ Hadn't you when he said he the man that shot
O. why wasn't you afraid thenf why did you speak
L spoke when answered hun.
O. How long before Mr. Fisk care up were you stand
O. Did yeu see Stokes 60 along little passage way
q Didn't you stokes leaning over the banisters
i Dd 9Ga sss Peter 6ochrane A. Yes
q Have you seen him sineei A. No, Sir; not untn l
O. Didn't YOU se6-the man shoti A. Yes Sir
q Then did Stokes tell yon anything newt A. He told
flara xyaa man ain
G. Why should he say there was man shot there when
he was right before your eyesi A. don't know; lac
STOKES AFTER THE SHOOTING.
O. understand you to say that you heard Stokes say
reply question by Mr. Powers about tha affair, 81
know nothing about tt" A. heard him say don't
know who asked the question; there crowd all
round was about four feet in 'front.' didn't the
man who made the remark
denied any knowledge Of the shoOtngi A. Yes, Sir.
O. Are you sure OF 1t A. Ees ST. 10 the best Of my
knowledge.
q. Did you ever speak to Mr.. Fiski A. Yes, Sir
Q. Who did he visit there A. Tie Morse family. |
@ OF how many DID the Morse family consist A.
@ Did Mr.. Fisk ever pay you money! a No. Sir, he
O. Did you see MI Fisk coming out early in the morn.
ing and late at night tEKcluded.l
O. Has he not pad you money to quiet you In regard
to Statements OF his coming out early and atei lex
clnded.l
himi IExcludedl
Q, DID any OF tho Chambermaids give you money!
The Court-It Is immateria
O. Have you not, told any Of the chambermasls
in the hotel that Fisk gave YOU money!
The COurt-Wheni Before this occurrence 7
Mr.. McKeon-Yes. Sir.
The Court-It is not material.
Mr.. McKeOn-It could not well be after.
Q. Were you ever arrested In Troyi A. Yes, Sir.
O. suspicion of WHAT A. Suspicion of taking money |
Mr.. Garvin-Were you discharged A. Yes, Sir.
A. knew boy in the House Of Detention by that
name l was Intimate with him; had no conversation
with him about this affair except 10 tell him that
there at the time of the shooting.