The sun., 1873-07-22

there at mine as I am going 70 Harlem That
drive 70 the ferry with her. dd I so. . and on on the
way shs spoke Of getting her brother out q jail
it,n t%ld he, , not to ;Psat Of Il as could do no.
return from Phiisdsiphis I vent 70 ;ks Hads
son county fail, where saw DENIM, Foley
to them. About week afterwsrd saw them
again. again Dennin' on this occasion, asked me
TO come over aud see him PROMISED to do So
few, days afterward | heard that DENIM
wanted TO see me, and went to tho jail. !
thought II might have something tn do with the
Nathan murder. for which FORESTER had been
arrested. ! found could not yet In without an
order, which ! accordingly procured. | saw
DENIM. and he said he was suspected Of having
been concerned in the Nathan murder, and he
did not want to he taken to New York. re-
ceived no letters from the prisoners while they
were In jail. Proctor sent to mo asking me 20
got some furniture VI his and send 1t to him.
AT nrst took no notice Of his messages. but NJ
last got aniry at hearing from him 50 often,
and sent him rough reply. heard what he
said In hs testimony about the words ny d,
and believe they were something to that nect.
THE ARREST oF TUE CuiEr OF POLICE.
Al the time was arrested I was sitting At
table in Cooper Hall. | was taken before jus
ticc Aldridgc, and waving an examination, !
WA admitted to hail 10y Judge Dupuy As soon
~ heard was indicted went to my mother
house aud decided upon keeping otIt of the
way until the next morning. | had been drink
ing "A good deal, and cannot recOlect how long
when LEFT. ! met MIR. Crunan In the street, and
he arrested me. On the way bacl. We stopped
and had drink. may have had more than
in Cooper Hail. and while here asked Cronan
to allow me to sit In another room. Howard
came with me, and in few momcnts lie
went out and l at once climbed through
the window and got away. think intended
was advised by friend to go 10 Montreal: |
took "A ticket for Toronto, but fell asleep ON the
cars and went 20 Fort Hen'y, aud from there !
tclecraphcd To- john A. Scott. and then came
hOme 10y way ~ Boston. did not receive any
dcspatch advising me TO come home until got
to Boston. There got a telegram from John A.
Scott telling me to inform hun wnat train wa.
coming To New York hv. sent him word, and
hack and went to the Jail. WHERE remained"
A severe cruss-e examination failed to mdeti-
ally change McWillian's testimony. lie said,
PRETTY srpoSo NERVES,
though they have been good deal shaken Of
late. | once shot n man dead In New YORK. |
! have been accused Of nearly every Imaginable
! crime since Joined the police. was tried and
| acquitted " a charge Of completely In bond
robbery. was also tried on a charge OF con-
spring to rob the city treasury, and convicted:
! have not Yet been parduned. 1 was guilty 0f
none 9f tne crimes Iad 70 n2 S9arIe. never e
said that did not get Il until two O'Clock in the
| morning. received Information from man
| something about the Nathan murder. | heard
1t also from Col. wood. Chtef OF the Secret SER
| vice Police. That was the reason thought
| DENIM wanted to speak TO me about u when ne
| sent for me TO come To him in the jail
To oX-ChancellOr W illtains on-Ihc man whom
| l shot In New York was known A. Jimmy John
, ston. lie was In the act OF drawing pistol on
| me when | Tired. This WAS IN 1875. since that
| time his gang have had grudge against ne
and on one occasion some of them tired 70 rinl
| me down a basement. | was not indicted. The
Corouer's jury discharged NE.
Capt. Dickson was examined, hut his tesu
| mOny was uuimpurtant. John II. ficke. Keeper
| Of the Jail, testified that while under his chargt
| Proctor had never spoken about the chef, and
! Foley seeing him pass 10y un one OCCASION
! asked witness who lie was.
other testimony was taken, and the court ad
| iourned until this morning.