The New York herald., 1874-12-11

aeven or eight feet uptown side, nom Croker
wnsn street on The east side; he was nen
below the shoe store; ne was alone; Croker was
on the sidewalk opposite me nearest tine crowo
he was talking to two men; don't know either ol
the Hickeys or Sheridan; after the first shot saw
a man ire three shots; he fired toward the cigar
shop; ne was IN The direction OF where Ackehna
.. who was that man, A. don't know sir
never saw him before; never saw him since mignt
know him again II ! saw him l took no notice as
TO his appearance or dress; after ne nred moved
away toward Thirty-thrd street; didn't see any
one 90 near McKenna to touch him or PICK MIN
up; heard only iour shots IN all.
susanna Hoffman,, aged fourteen, exam!ned-
Saw MIR. O'Brien and Croker near Thirty!ourth
street; they called each other names; OBrien
asked Croker what he was dong there; saw
O'Bren strike Croker ana knock his nat on !
stepped 70 PICK up .he aa ana sho1 %as e
hat was picking up and ran home; did net no.
tice anything in the hands OF either Croker or
O You are positive that neither had pistols
The cross examination OF the witness was very
= ~ '''' OFFICER sMYrHE's TESTIMONY.
Charles Smythe called and examined lone. OF
allotted to the Eleventh Assembly district on the
morning OF election; saw Croker and OBrien
there that morning; heard nigh words pass nss oe,
round and heard a shot fired; waited two seconds
and a half then looked. and Croker and O'Bnen
we're facing each other; Croker was IN the act OF
striking O'Brien; they were within two feet OF
each other; Croker and O'Brlen had nothing in
their hands; OBrien said. 'Arrest that man."
Q. What did you do then? A. l arrested and
searched him on the spot; put my hand In MS
pockets and found nothing.
q. Was he IN your custody all the time? A.
never took my hand on his shoulder.
Q. Could he have passed any thing to any one
during that time. A. He could not.
z. What did you DO when you brought MIN 10
the station house2 A. searched him thoroughly.
Q. What direction did the smoke OF the pistol
shot come lromS A. didn't see the smoke.
a r
rest tnat murdererYn A. No; 1t was ARREST that
man;'' never spoke to Croker till that day; saw
arrested the two Hckeys and Sheridan.
BY the Court-You say you saw three pistols that
o. WHAT became OF these pistols. A. Two OF the
pistols were taken from the men at the station
house.
ross-examined-Know Sergeant Randall; told
him the same story told h re, that didn't see
the shot fred and that didn't see pistol with
Croker; There was no person present when
spoke to the sergeant; l know man named
pak n "a" TO- 1 Win
self; that had been burned on the ear with the
powder.
George Hickey fire two shots, and saw Sheridan
fire three shots; Hickey fired In the direction
where McKenna lay; cannot say positively that
time.
. Q; Did you say to Sergeant Randall you had
A.
o. DID You say tnat you saw Croker Are q shot
A. No, sir.
q. Did you say that you feared TO come here and
never said anything OF the kind; never said
would be ashamed to look Senator OBrien in the
face ior saving Croker had no pistol; Croker said
that / had better hurry TO the station house or
some one OF the crowd would shoot him.
loud tone but not particularly so; O'Brien was on
the side walk at the time; McKenna lay about
three or four ieet from the curb, with his head d
toward the track and his feet toward the side
walk.
Q. What did O'Brien charge against Croker in
the station house A. He didn't charge him with
anything; he charged the four prisoners with
murder; the charge in the station house was for
murder against the TOUR, not against any one in
came Croker was also present; didn't hear Craig
make any accusation.
:, BY the Court-Yon can swear that you saw
Q. DO you know what became OF the pistol that
Sheridan fired from2 A. No. Sir.
z. Do you know the fact that the pistol that was
taken from Sheridan in the station house had only
Que barrel discharged A. heard OF 1t.
Q. And do you still adhere to your statement
that you saw sheridan nre three shots? A. Yes,
O. Then the pistol taken from him at the station
house could not have been the pistol you saw him
nre froms A. don't know any thing about that
O. And you don't know what pistol II was that
was taken from sheridan In the station house2 A.
No, slr.
O. DO you know how Sheridan got possession OF
that pistol that was taken from him In the station
house? A. No, sir; don't knoS anything aDOu
TO Mr.. Cinton-Knew Mr.. OBrien for ten years
knew MIN in timately for two years.
O. Did he put you on { ee police? A. Yes, sir.
Q. You don't know CrOKerp A. No, SIR.
TESTIMONY OF PETER FARRON.
Peter FarrOD testlfed-0n election morning he
was at the corner OF Thirty street; saw be
meeting between Croker and OBrlen twltness de
scribed as the other witness the encounter)
heard the first shot; McKenna did not fall at the
first snot; to the best OF my opinion he didn't fa
till the third shot; state positively that neither
oBrien nor Grocer had Psol IN MS nand IRON
actly see their hands all the time.
ross-examined.-Q. II you didn't see thell
q pistol from the beginning to the endY A.
swear neither OF them mad, for they had no time
o. what did O,Brien do af,er tho shooting be-
tween himself and Crokers A. He cried out "Po
licen and ..Murder.n
Mr.. Roins-Arrest the murderer A. Yes, sir
Mr.. Wingate-He doesn't say ARREST the mur
dererYn
Mr.. Ronns-Tnat's just what he does say.
O'Brien and Croker clinched; heard q shot fred
by tau man; O'Brien and Croker were on the
street clincnlng; when ! heard the shot fired
saw the man fall; ran home and three or more
shots were fired the shot Game from the crowd.
not rom O'BrIen or Croker.
In the cross-examtnation IL appeared that wit.
ness did not know either O'Brien or Croker, but
in telling what ne knew to his iather he was told
the little man was Croker and the big man O'Br1en
Before leaving the witness box the Court asked
the witness n he saw Mr.. O'Brien in the court
Witness. No.
O. DO you see Mr.. Croker? witness nodded he
did.
the Court-Go over and put your hand on Mr.
Croker.
witness at once went over to where Mr.. Fellows
sat and identined MIN as Croker.
Mr.. Fellows-Your Honor withdraw my plea o
not guilty and plead guilty. (Laughter.l
The Court then adjourned till this morning al
ten O'Clock.
CORONERS' CASES.
Michael Mulvey, nlty-two years OF age, by occu
patton q liquor dealer, died suddenly at his resi
dence, NO. s17 East Forty third street. An inques
viii be held by Coroner Kesser who was notified