The New York herald., 1873-10-21

called to the stand He testified that he was 4
day the two Harts and Redmond, the hotel ser.
wants. were taEen to Court, but not examined;
To- s SsaSs q Of .? ss 5
today, or I would be puzzed;" How IS
mond. Il didn't study what have to say; didn't
read it;n witness asked whether he meant
that he had his testimony written ts1 down low and Red.
written for them" and the two Harts also med
"Patchy'' Hart. and had his copy so well COM
mitted to memory tnat II he repeated 1t Q hundred
times ne would not miss word - suppose, !" SAID
answered that at first they were treated badly,
but Mr.. Powers, proprietor of the hotel, ordered
since; witness asked whether they were to be paid
Tor their trouble, and Redmond said they were to
get 81, 900 each ~ then pondered." said witness,
thern
"You whatf" asked Mr. Phelps.
. Witness-I pondered but l concluded to get all
the Information could
The witness went on to relate, amid roars OF
mond, going back to the House Of Detention
after Redmond had been sworn. 0ficer O'DOn-
that they called into numerous drinking Saloons.
at every one OF which the witness objected but
they all insisted The conversation during the
one drinking place; drinks were proposed; II OBJ
jectedn said witness, but II was no use; while all
hands were drinking, Redmond asked, "How do
you like my testimony9'' Witness said he got on
very well 'Oh," said Redmond. II studied it
welLn
Mr.. Tremain asked the witness whether he drank
anything. To which he replied that he has been
temperance man ior twenty years and drinks
The witness then related how on the way to the
House OF Detention Thomas Hart told him he ex-
pected, besides the 1000 from Mr.. Powers, Mrs.
Cross examined by District Attorney Phelps
Did you communicate this to any One9 A. Yes, to
John McKeon, but though he is one OF the keenest
lawyers in New York. he failed to take the hint.
q. Any one elsea A. Yes, to Mr. Desbrosses.
(Roars of laughter-the witness meant Dos Pas
q. When did you reduce it to writingf A. The
@. From whatY A. From the tablets Of my
memory.
Oh, viii look you straight in the face and answer.
In January, 1872, l was officer in the Court OF
Oyer and Terminer and had charge OF Connolly In
.sWhat Connolly asked Mr.. Phelps
"Richard b. Connolly, sir" (Laughter.)
This .. was when you were deputy sheriff."
.'what were you before that T'
"And YOU were discharged from the police, were
you notSn NJ.
ayes, was and regard it as one of the proudest
laurels of my lile for saved an old and sick mans
lie from a brutal policeman"
"Were you not discharged because you refused
to do your duty?n
..Mr. District, want to explain it to you, sir.n
'Never mind" said Mr. Phelps.
'You shall have chance to explain by and by,@
IAN right, sir,n exclaimed the Witness and
then, in answer to further interrogations put BY
told Mr. Conroy what the Redmond boy had told
him; how gentleman called on him and asked
him to go to the Coleman House and see Mr.. Dos
Passos, which he did, and at the same time saw
Mr.. Brainard; how he told them the story; how he
afterwards met Mr.: Conroy and rebuked him for
telling him what he had told him.
ssWhy,N asked the District Attorney IN this con-
nection, ''dd you not tell this at the other trial."
answered the witness, "but should have made
my conscience all right in the matter"
"Before would have let Stokes be hung,
should nave gone to Albany and called on Governor
Dix and told him to swear me, and then should
"what is your business nowsn asked the District
Attorney.
.'Wny. did you give up your place as court
because Comptroller Green wouldn't pay me
anything and guess II the Comptroller did not
pay you anything, you would give up your place
too.n Uaughter.)
witness, having got the best, as he thought, OF
the District Attorney, was again taken in hand by
Mr.. Tremain. He explained all about his dis
charge from the police II was on July & u H. the ned DAY 2,
his hand and stood ready If he saw any breaking
the peace to break mis- club on his head, whether
the eacebreaker was an lrishman, q German, q
Frenchman or an Italian; he saw q drunken
policeman beating an old man standing at the en-
from the of1cers hands; q sergeant who on that
day never said, "Foliow me, but kept in the van,
preferred charges against him and he was dis
charged
WHAT STOKES DID NOT SAY AFTER THE SHOOTING.
third new witness was next caed-Mr. Milton
ID. Bigh, OF Rome, Oneida county. He testified
that, Just before the shooting, he entered the
Grand Central, and. alter registering mis- name,
stepped to the foot Of the stairs, waiting for
porter to take his baggage up to his
room. He did not hear any shot, but
as he stood there man, who afterwards proved
TO be Stokes, came down the stars; he had q wild
look and appeared excited, and came hurrying down
the steps; some at the head of the stairs cried
out, ''Stop that man !" He kept his eyes Stokes
up to the moment OF his arrest, and was within q
few feet OF him all the tlme
Q. Did you hear Stokes say. 81 know nothing OF
the shooting-I just came into the hotel" A. No,
sir: he said nothing OF the kind; should have
heard him II he did,
The cross-examination OF this witness developed
no new fact.
THE CHARACTER OF FISK.
After the close OF the last witness examination
Mr.. Brainerd read the evidence Of various wit
at the previous trials to the character Of
Fisk. The evidence read was that OF Nathan
Groesbeck, Andrew s. Divine. Joseph Fl. Ramsay,
Commodore Vanderbilt and Horace F. Clark.
There were also read portions or the testimony at
the Coroner's inquest OF the hall boys, Redmond and
Thomas Hart. This occupied the time OF the Court
till five minutes to five O'Clock, when an adjourn
ment took place till the usual hour this morning.
THE WOMAN WITNESS in STOKES, CASE.