The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15

day night; we took newspaper al our house
the afternoons can't tell the hour; he brought the
groceries with him; don't remember what; then
he went TO Dubois Roses, TO FIX washtub, a mile
Distant he left the house and took some tools and
said he was going there; he got hack from Roses
about shutdown; he came in the house sat down
and ate his supper; can't tell about what time ME
ATE SUPPER BY CANDLE LIGHT;
| was milking when he came back; have about
twenty acres OF land where live, some OF which
cultivate; have raised fax, but don't think we
have in twelve years: after supper Hiram took
some books and read, and
PLAYED A LITTLE on THE FIDDLE:
he went 10 bed between eight and nine O'Clock;
know, because that was his bedtime and looked
bed; l was born in this country; can't talk
Dutch; ou can can understand it; Hiram does n
this Thursday night Hiram slept in bedroom on
the ground floor; slept in the room live in; got
up before daylight Friday morning to call him TO go
10 Becker's to work; can't say whether 1t was as
late as five O'Clock when | called him; il was Just
getting light a little; found him In the bedroom
he was asleep when went in the room; l called
him by name once and he woke up and then got up
and went to his work; he left without breakfast; ;
there mS,cn are t hree windows IN ne the
of such height from the ground that n person
could get in and out If he tried can't say that he
did not get up that night and go out of his room;
may have laid an hour after ! went 10 bed before
going TO sleep; don't thing lay two hours; don't
recollect If woke up that night not; can't re-
time;
rwo OFFICERS CAME
to our house after Soper shot and looked ut the
newspapers; don't know that they found any tow !;
they found no shot that know of; l suppose they
found guns; the gun he used was kept in the room
where he slept; OF the guns came from the
South; 1t was brought home by one of my boys :;
after the shooting OF Soper there was an examina-
ton held at AL Norris: / was witness , I did not
swear then that there guns In my house; |
think was there twice; Hiram left with me from
that examination and we reached home before
nrH VIZ an md riot hlft fulE
at all about what had taken place; l don't think we
talked at all about the shooting of Soper; don't
think we talked in whisper when we got home; |
saw
LEW sERRINE, THE DETECTIVE,
one OF the days OF the examination at my house
with Onicer Emendorf searching for papers; |
can't talk Dutch; swear that did not talk Dutch
TO Hiram that night; am sure that ! did not
whisper to my son that night after the eXamina-
ton; the windows OF the room where sleep are
low, so that person standing outside can look in
the room: person standing at the window, with
the window down. could hear us talk in an ordinary
tone OF voice inside; knew Mrs Davis she died
in our house William Smith and wife, William Davis
and wife. myself and two sons, Hiram ana Adam
We're there; Hiram had been " Rondout that day !;
on the Goth OF March he went to Rondout and bought
half Il gallon of liquor and some hour; he said he
bought them az johnny Larkin's: there has never
been any arsenic about the house that know of;
Hiram was at home last March, making baskets |
don't know OF his buying arsenic AT Rondout during
the month OF March; he has no use for arsenic
about the house nor In the business OF making has
kcts; Mrs. Davis and were intimate; We called
March william Davis came over TO oul
house TO have couple of baskets
made for Mr.. Cummings; Hiram asked Billy fol
some apple tree CRAFTS he went over with Billy and
got them Billy came back with him; this was about
three O'Clock, ana after Hiram had been 70 Ron
dout; asked him why he did not ask Mrs. Davis
over: then he went over and asked her and She
came back and took a drink with them
LIKED HER BITrEES;
this was about three 7. NJ; drank too: Smith
ana his wife not there then; Billy stayed. but
Mrs, Davis went back home; about seven o'clock
she came back: then Smith and his wife We're there
on her way home, and she heard Smiths talk
ing i'm our house and 50 she stopped ana wanted
him 10 go home; bnt after
HE SAW THE JUG
he would moi 90; Smiths little son was there too
the liquor Hiram had lasted till about eleven
O'Clock; at about eleven O'Clock Mrs. Smith hei
and myself went to Norris and got another hall
gallon of rum; we got back home about one O'Clock
Mrs. Davis had one drink Of that; Mrs. Smith anC
went to bed; Mrs. Davis sat in chair by my bed
side; Hiram laid on the floor; Smith and Davis
SAT tp by THE JUG ALI. NIGHT;
between live and six o'clock heard Smith say t
Davis, "Bly, believe your wife II dead then
jumped up ana felt OF her face ana hands,
AND THEY WE'RE COLD;
she was not s)her when went to bed: she talke
and joktd after got back from MOTIFS: she was no
drunk but she could talk; they all prett
! tight when we got back with the r,in Mrs. Smt
1 could feel what she had drank: ! can't tell ho'
/ often drank; was 50
4 KNOWED MY BUSINESS;
1 did not drink drop that came from Norris:
/ don't say was sober.
Redirect eXamnatOn-Thc liquor Hiram hrougl
\ home was kept in jug: IL was poured out Of ju
4 into tumblcr and we all krank out of one tumblel
/ ReCrOsss-e XaminatiOn-I am not certain IN
liquor was all gone when ] Went 70 Norris som
drank water with their whskey and some did not.
TO the Kingston Jail to await the action Of tn
Grand jury