The New York herald., 1872-07-09

&C Q. After you were arrested and taken up to
Esk's room, were you carried to the station housei
Q. Did .you send for Mr.. McKeon A. Yes. sir, 1
sent for Mr.. McKe0n Immediately.
shortly aiter the occurrence, and stated 10 hiiS
ING iects Just as state them now
after the occurrencef 4. Yes, sir. ''""''u'A''S
that ,x i enaila-Did understand Your Honor to rule
S 1ss s rs e
"lThess Ths Hon.t aS 20 acss cs that he had done
to nouiss a. sls evidence must be connned
No. MI 4 Treman- Nm oisr t9 show particular acts done
persons and communicated by Ms tn tSs nss
ha when they were on friendly terms. showing Sis
Character @ to De that tn OF revenssfu unscrupalou5
Ihe Court-I must exclude that.
:, MI. Tremain-Yow Honor will note our exoep.
The Judge laughed and said, "Of COURSE"
FISK, TWEED co. MODERN RoBEsrIERRA.
Y. ask also whether on one occasion. at q dinner
party at Manslelds, the deceased said to the
prisoner In substance that eve rule New York with
ROD Of iron as completely as Robespierre ruled
The Court excluded the question and the defence
FISK AS "saANGHAE OPERATOR
IN Q: l ask whether the deceased also told him that
sent him down on his tug on board OF q vessel
bound Si for China n telling him that he would BRING
2f the tug to leave him. and that he was carried to
The District Attorney-I object.
The Court-1t comes under the general ruling3
DO not see that there Is any use In repeating thiA
Q. ask him, also, whether Fisk ana his agents
did take forcbe possession of the OIL refinery by aA
armed force OF thirty or forty menS
The Court-lt Is the same thing over again
another particular act OF wrong-not proper to %
Mr.. Tremain here again rose to ask question,
ogt fgiangng "a ~, MS mind sat down again saying
THE FATAL PISTOL
eX1mnc0-YOu bOUUtt
about six months before the shootlny2 A. can
hx the date exactly by Judge Beach's son; believe
Q. Do you remember whether you bought moro
than one pistol at that time. A. only bought one'
place. except this ones 4. bought another pistol
there about six months previous 70 buying this one.
except these twos X No, sir; / bought pistaI
about January, 1871, aud lost 1t, and then bought
Q. We're you ever in the habit OF carving pistol
before buying these twoS A. never carried
pistol before this trouble with Mr.. FISK.
q. ask If you ever carried pistol before you
say you bought tho one or the other OF these two
sisof A. Mo s5e sr daa aeysG da the may o. %
might be year and II half before this occurrences
O. DO you remember the numbers OF these pa
tolsthe last one or the drsts A. The first one was
difierent kind of pistol.
occasionS A. Colts; it was the same that the
Coroner had; it was just such pistol as that.
A MISSING LINK MADE GOOD
At this there was marked sensation in court,
the case for the prosecution was now proved
the words Of the chief actor N
astonished to find that the long series Of
questions he had been proposing to prove this very
acesd e s pee vcoy OF Te
the defence looked correspondingly chagrined at
the fransness s.; Of their client mt mi.
side pocket most always; sometimes carried ii
behind, IN the pistol pocket OF my pants.
THE WHITE ovERCOAT,
@. Was this white OvercOat that you wore ono
that you had worn for some time previous. A. II
was one that had very slightly worn; 1t was
Europe, and thought 1t would be good OvercOat
to wear on the steamer:
Q. What kind Of q hat did you wear on that day
A. black high hat
@. Do you remember whereabouts it was thatyou
took cab to the Hoffman Housep A. Between
Chambers and Warren streets, this side of Cham
bers street and On the nearest side OF 4 Broadwayi
re Inc sHus among fhsU ths other % hacks 'A'''' M "
Q. Had you ever ridden with that man beforef
say he said a 40 the 6 Rna%
had or not; have no recollection whether had
or not.
HouseP A. Yes, sir, without stopping
Q. Anybody In the cab with your A. No, SIR.
Q. And how long time did you stay at the ton.
man House after you arrived there A. should
think it was about ten minutes; went up stairs III
my room; should think about ten minutes.
q. Did you dismiss the cab there A. No, slri
the cab was standing In Twcnty-Iourth street;
Kept 1t waiting-the same cab and the same driver.
STOKES WATCH FAST
@. How long, according to your best recollection,
was 1t from the time when you left DelmOnlcoS
up those stairs A. 1t was little over hour
q. Do you remember whether 1t was before OF
ef oar o'clock tat you wsnt .o ns te o h1
my watch when Went into the hotel.
g M pd you 9Gs AND 1t was ten minutes
Dodges, and 1t was about five minutes after that.
Ate tt yoa left Bailey at the Of Bond
crossing Broadway or in going into the Grand Gen.
tral Hotel, that yon now remember that you sawf
A. did not leave Bailey at Bond street
q. Wen, While you were crossing Broadway or
entering the boteiY A. heard OF Two gentlemen
O. Never mind what you heard-that you sawy
A. do not remember to have seen any one.
q There were plenty OF people riding up ana
down and on the sidewalk were there not A.
Yes, sir; but do not remember TO have noticed
any one that knew.
O. Do you remember whether you went up those
stairs fast or siowS A. The usual way always go
q. Run up A. No, sir; walked mp.
O. You remember that2 A. ] can't say that re.
member anything particular about it; reme.nbey
going up in my usual way; know l did not run.
"THAT LADY.u
O. Have you ever seen that lady since that day
that yon thought you recognized at the Window
O. DO you know who she was ? A. Mr.. Bailey told
me he had an idea that she was-
O. Never mind that-of your own knowledge
A. cannot say that have any knowledge who she
q. DO you know If It was anybody connected with
the hotel! A. suppose it was; she had no things
on.
q. Did she look like guest OF the hotel A.
Yes sir, should think she was guest Of the hotels
/ do not know.
q. Have you asked who she was A. cannot
say that have.
q. Have you had any Information on the subject
A. No more than what got from Mr.. Bailey.
THE WITNESSES OF THE SHOOTING
@. Do you remember when you came to the head
of the stairs seeing anybody around the head Of
the stairs or in the parlors A. l recollect good
many persons being in the hallway as you 60 across
to the dining roOm
q. But where have stated A. No sir; there
was nobody in the parlors, except In the private
parlor 207: there was party standing there.
q. Who was thatY A. | recOQnized him as the