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

CROSS EXAMINATION OF MR.. JOSEPH b iohNh"'
Mr. Fullerton-Had you any memoranda to guide
vour recollection Of these events' A No Sir had not
O You have nonef A. No, Sir, none; did not keepany
o II ia mere matter Of recollection then! A mat Is a'
Sir. ., .
O How are you enabled 10 say that it was on the "a Ut
June A. Well as it being the first working day that ever
~ nnder WAGES and was time that the bay horse
Bv WAS ever taken Of the stable after he came up ana
drove him down for Mr. and Mrs. Beecher on that day
O. How does that assist you in determining the uAy' ~
ri FIRST Of June was Sunday and that not working day'
and know il by the fret time that the horse went OUT and
drove him.
O. But the horse might have gone the ar day Of any
other week, might he not A. Certainly he might
@ How do you that it was not week later in June'
A. Because know it,
O. How! A. 1t being the first working day hst "orKe'
and the first time that the horse went out
O. You did work. though before worked for wages A.
Not say work. Sr used to run errands occasionally dow"
town; that is all
very hard.
O. What time did you 90 the depot for Mr. Beecher:
A. went down for that o'clock train
O How do you remember that because yon drove Billy A.
Yes Sir and because my father told me to 60 know
because my father told me-
O How do you know it was not the O'Clock trsn' A. On
O Did YOU see the telegram A. ! did at that time
O. And you have recollection Of its contents have your
A. Yes Sir.
when did Mrs. Beecher arrive there A On June %.
you mean 80 -
q Did she come on June ID A ohe came up WIN W.T.
Beecher June I'd.
O Had she been there before that A She there
the 18th Of May.
When did she leave after coming the Goth OF May A.
That cannot say she have left the next day cannot
say that
Mr. Fullerton-That is all.
Roach Ask him wins time they left Tuesday
Mr. Fulerton-What time did they leave on Tuesday the
third, A. 1t might been by the els train or the as
train.
O don't ask what it might have been Do you recoece
A. don't know 1t was In the afternoon.
O. Did you drive Billy that Occaon' A Yes, Sir drove
him down.
O. That the second time you drove Billy down after no
came tere now why does not the second time you drove MN
refresh your recollection regard to the hour OF the day -
well the first timer A lAfter pause did not df'a
Billy that time; had Lem.
O. Then you had two horses there a. "eh u'''
the gray horse much
O Was that the first time you Lcm' A. No. Sir not
the first time
O. The first time after you employed for wages a.
No Sir not the first time that drove Lem.
O. When did you drive hlmi A. drove MN very oi'en
down to the village on brands
O. Did you drive him Monday A. The ID OF JGnet
O. Yes A. No, Sir, l drove Billy.
O Then as the you drove that horse after YOU
commenced to work for whges| A les, Sh
Then ask you why that first time wien you drove Lem.
enable you to fix the time you down to the depot
On cha third II the time you drove Billy enabled you TO nH
the time on the econd' A Because Billy was counted as
carape horse and ZEN was counted as farm horse 'ha' was
/. Thar the only -ce' A That is the only difference
can give
O. Because he was carriage ho-se' Counted as car
riagc horse.
O. Did you Mr. and Mrs Beecher dosh 10 the depot on
the 3d. A. Yes, Sir
O You can tell the time Of day. A. cannot tell ne time Of
day; it was in the afternoon, some time.
Mr. SheamanIt was Of these two trains either the
2:l5 or 4:20 train A. Yes, Sir
O. And you cannot tell which ones A. No Sir
Mr. Fuerton-Dd you that train that first day June
aaY A. Do You mean that train for Mr.. Beecher,
q Yes, A. Yer, Sir.
O How long did You walt there for it, A. suppose may
be waited ten minutes fifteen minutes, cannot say,
Mr. Shearmsn-That is all Mr. Rockford, will you take tho
stand.