New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30


Mr. uii-Where do you rcsidet A. Peekskn
How long have you lived herei A. Ten years ago this
month.
v what Is your age' A. Fifty four next July
V howfar did you live from Mr. Beechers Peekskll resi-
oence' A. About 800 feet, should think; $50 feet
v State whether from the piazza your you
can look all the eastern slope I'm front OF Mr.
house A. Yea Sir
| q And see most OF his out buildings, A. Yes Sir
q Over large portion of his prcmses' A. When foliage
very full only outbudngs indistncy In fact
we only see the house ndsincdy when foliage yer full
@ But the ordinary method going Beechers house
that is directly in front OF yoursf A. Yes Sir
@ And his house side a yours On the
other' A. Yes. Sir, the together.
@ How long have you known Mr. Beecher Mr.. Krdgc'
A. Ten years personally and beyond that
@ You know that he had Summer residence and
dwelling near you in 1873 in June' A. Yes, Sir.
Q. On the LIST Of June A. Yes Sir
q And has since A Yes. Sir
q Mr. Kittridge you his Honor and the Jury
whether not Mr. Beecher his farm I'd day OF
June, 1873 A. He was
q You know that fact A Yes Sir; saw him.
@ You are positive Of itt A. ! saw him
q What is your business 4. Well at Peekskin I
farmer.
@ You have occasion to come New-YoIk, A. come
New-York three times a week some times four
Had you been NewYork that occasion the ID day
of June A. Yes Sir
O. What train did you take to go home A. -Four o'clock.
q From New-York A. Yes. Sir.
q Arriving at Peekskll about what time "A arrived at
Peekskil about 4i5
@ Alb or 5:15i A. should say 515; am not speaking
from recollection TO that but the time that train arrived
there would be about r. minute later
q Now, please state Mr. Kittridge leaving the
whether you have pass through somewhat entrance
IL order reach the carrageway the outside ordinarily
A Yes Sir moderately narrow it pretty good width
should say it
@ don't exactly but comparatively space
you have through A. Yes sir, moderately
should think 100 feet wide have complained Of its
being narrow.
@ You don't quite understand I the door from
which you leave the depot yard into the carriage yard
either side' A. Oh well is double door; sometimes
one is open and sometimes both.
Now, do you know whether Mr. Beecher home At the
time you arrived homei A. He Mr.. Beecher
with several other persons should from four to six south
Of his house about the time turned into the
should think the point Of turning little more than twice
the distance from my house and before turned into
gateway could hear Mr. Beecher talking distinctly We
sometimes hear him don't hear the Of the people
O. Now, Sir did Mr.. Beecher up from New York on
that with you A think he could not possibly have
come up uness-he sometimes drives very much faster than
do.
O. You think he could up that train with
you A. Because | very quick he could not pos
siby up train think and be there when
got there.
@ Did you him the day, June Sd A. saw him
again the same day.
O. How near were you to him A. When him the
second time he was half way mine in his
shrubbery, looking at his shrubbery.
@ About what time in the day that A. should say
the time him the second tme-we the first thing when
got in dinner That always DO the first
thing when get from the city. Laughter We talked
Mr. Hil-Wen, Sir; 80 do l.
The Witness-We talked with reference TO the fact That
was the subject of conversation at dinner.
Nj Hill-Thst Mr. Beecher home A. That Mr.
Beecher at home subject Of conversation After
dinner porch veranda when looks over
the same slope that he looks over TO the river
O And out towards his well? A. Yes Sir and up
towards his house well then went the bank TO my
garden and Beecher-weIl tempted 10 speak
him. but thought would not disturb him. ana didn dis
turb him.
O. Any one with him AZ that time' A. No, Sir he was
alone He sroed the subbe the night side OF the
road as you 20 up his house.
O. VIII you please any circumstance that enables yon
to Ak this date Of June, A Well was very anxious
10 see Mr. Beecer about little business We had mad some
talk about il the 9th of June
o on NAV, A. OF May mean. The eth Of May saw
Mr. Beecbe at his own house then understood either
from him or from others
Mr. Beach-Never mind never mind what yoa understood
The Winess-That be was going up
Mr. Beach, ask you not 20 state it,
The Witness-I beg your pardon.
M Hn-You are possessed circumstances which will en-
able you to fix the date? A. Yes Sir
O As the ID OF June? A. can FIX II otherwise
O Very well, A. had been the city; know that Just
week had in tervened from time him there before
knew that his week prevousthe intervening
week on Thursday that in my own mind assoc
aed her being there with its being preparatory TO their moving
up. r, A..
O Por the Summer A For the summer ana KNOW 'na'
In nv own mind him there associated with the
fact that had seen his there and that he was there FOR the
simmer and afterwards the servants there which h1ed
IL that he was there for the Summer.
Do Won recoect that you disappointed in the fact
that he went back did return again for week or Ten
days! A. Yes Sir, recoect that went up 70 ILLS hou'
see him. and he had gone.
Mr. Hil-(To MI Fullerton.l You can cross4xamne him
MI Fullerton-No nothing