The New York herald., 1873-05-03

during the Summer; sometimes he was lively and
very low .nen 1g pov %S1w was the
cause oft; on the Friday before the shooting ne
was in and she mad heard OF ms sisters aeas sIa IN
sympathiZed with him; he was crying ne Wa ~ III
several times and was crying; he saaa a.e, r ~ haS
day that he had been looking ior ms niece anu 10"
failed to ind her. and he should go next Gay again.
John W. Leaycrat testified that he had known
Bleakley some time. and tnaL he Knew h mv'ns .
of hrs char acter save what was good tne last tmo
he saw MIN he seemed rambling In his converse
tlon and talked about having oeen aisgraced Dy
his niece; he drank eccaslohaiiy put Witness never
DR. Samuel j. Brady, surgeon OF the brooklyn
Headnuartcrs; he heard him talk to the reporters;
seemed TO be CALM ne thought he had
ss'1 his principal talk was about the death OF his
sister, who, he understood him to say, had been
ms e who sak ws Ss 9s hs ne
trouble Of his sister II rsIana than 20 the death Of
his neice; he acted like man wholly unconscious
OF the enormity OF the act he had committed or Of
To Mr.. Phelps-He derived that idea from his
telling the whole matter so quietly to the reporters;
his chief talk was about the disgrace brought ON
band; he said she and her husband % had not lived
happily together, and the husband killed her.
though the government tried to cover y up by
making IL out o suicide; he thought he said s0me-
thing about his neice putting her hand IN oareau
Catharine Jane Alderman testified that in 1868
she first became acquainted with Bleaklcy; this
was In Brooklyn; she saw him frequently 9 during during
ber, when she met him at Q party ne had SO SO
changed that she did not know him ut drst ne was
thin. haggara and careworn. ana acted very
O. From your notice Of his conduct that evening
what was your opinion OF his nationality
The question was objected TO ana 0DJectlon sus-
talned,st0 which an exception was taken.
! DR.. Sullivan knew Bleakley during the war; he
| was musician and played on Inc me- ne was .
Arthur E. Hotcnkins had known the prisoner
about thirteen years very intimately; often heard
Bieakley talk about his family in Ireland; he re-
nembered his saying just alter coming from Cali
her husband M d. that he was going after her, and he
did go, as he told him afterwards, to Ireland and
on his arrival was charged with n having abducted
| in the Navy Yard witness worked with him in the
Navy Yard; both he and Bleakey and numbers Of
| others were discharged about that time.
| O. Why was he dischargeds A. It.was just after
| election. UaughJer)
Beakes was MaS Yes BieaEey was not
Bleakley that night; ne was generally lvely but
this night he was morose and melancholy
O. From his acts what were your views OF his
There was an animated discussion upon this
question: in which the counsel indulged In various
pleasantries. The end OF the discussion, not the
pleasantries, was exclusion OF the question, to
Mr. wallace master workman in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, testified to procuring Bleakley situa,
Un Thought 81 tIUsea he degraded i1 led s himself IL "
Q. Did you ever hear him talk OF his niece, the
Q. Tell the story. A. 1t would take week to
i tell 1t.
Judge Brady-Please don't commence it then
/ now. Q.aughter)
Mr.. Hall--rll not exact the entire narrative.
| Witness gave long statement OF the prisoners
| story, and then told Of Bleakey even giving him
| pistol; how he appeared to be under great excite
lnent and how he frequently cried when talking to
him Beakley told him on the morning Of the sheot-
ing that he would not cali on Mary Ann any more ;
| witness get for him money due him from the Navy
| Yard; Bleakey said he though. OF going to Call
fornia to try and get work in the Navy Yard there
10 Mr.. Pheps-Ie knew Bleakey was in tho
habit Of carrying pistol, and seeing he was ex-
| cited he asked him to give 1t to him, which he did,
| 1t now being four O'Clock, the Court, after Judge
| Brady had repeated his previous admonitiOns to
the jury about talking with one on the subject OF
the trial allowing any one TO talk with them on
| the subject, and also instructing them not to
| read anything about the case In the newspapers,
adjourned till hall past ten O'Clock on Monday
morning.