New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-28

: O. Now, Mr. st. George, state, IL you please, II you
made n memorandum of these two fac'sf A. l dld, sr'
O. In reference 20 Tilton and Miss Clafin and Mrs..
woodhul's being in one carriage and Col Ryan anu
ODonovan Rosa in the otheri A. Yea, Sir; was very
narticular In that tired to accurate az poe
sibly could
O. And stated IL In your report next day.
Mr. FuIlerton-wait moment
Mr.. Hill-wer If you do MT want that you need not
have it.
Mr. FuIlertor-I do MT want you to tell him that he
stated IL In his report next day.
Mr. Hill-we that Is ALL ITO the witnessl Zee II TINS
IL the file of The Standard that contains your report OF
the procession. IHanding paper to witnessI A ieS'
Sir I recognize that mine
O And that paragraph pontng to paragraph refers
70 the matter have been examining you abcutf A. Yes
Sir that paragraph headed incidents along the hne Oh
march"
ROSS-EXAMINATION OF MR.. ST. GEORGE.
Mr. FnIlerton-Where did that procession
forrni A. II formed somewhere IN the Vicinity VI
Cooper Institute my mind lie not clear exactly
How does it happen that your mind is not clear as to
that A. Well thngs-they were In kind of a-every-
thing was in a turmoil Of excitement right there
O. Do You mean in your head or in the street, A. In
the street; likely 20 confuse
@ Howl A. II was in such n condition as II was hkeiy
20 confuse the mind Of almost any person
O. Well IL seems If it did confuse, as wen as pene
likely to do IL; is that so A. No. generally nave
clear head.
O Then tell Ms out of that clear head where that pro-
cession torrnedf A. We'll, portions of it formed on
Fourthst and other portions Thi9dave, III the Nci
itv Of Cooper Institute didn't take my notes
O. One moment Tell me where II formed, In the hrst
place A. Wen, cannot exactly tell, Sir
O. We're YOU there A. was there yes, FIT
1f,., In
o. when it was being formed A. When the various
delegations that were TO participate IN the paraue
marched up didn't its formation at all until II got
into Fhave there is where made my point OF oDser-
walton.
o You didn't see it formi A. did not no; the dele
cations came into line at various points, think; am
not positive of that though did not see II form.
O. You did not see it form9 A. No, Sir.
O. Well not having it you know nothing about H.
do youi A. No, Sir.
O. Howl A. saw the various delegations march up
in the vicinity, but did not see it form.
O. In what vicinity A. In the vicinity Oi cooper III
sututc.
O. And how early did you go over to Ffthave.' A. I
took the head of the-I followed the of the process
sion that which, as 1 understood, TO be the van
that was the SkidmOre Guards, cOlored, company Oh
militia preceded by German band.
O. You marched with IT. did youi A. Yes Sir; IN
dersood that was to take the head Of the procession and
followed them.
@. Did you get into the line Of march, A followed
them up to
O. Well one moment! know yOu followed them did
YOU get into the line Of march with theml Hes. Sir
no. did not formed Of the sidewalk delegation
O. You walked on the sidewalk A. did; yes, Sir
O. Until you got to Fifth-ave.i A. Yes Sir.
@. Then what did you dol A Well, suppose con:
tinued with them.
@. Don't say you suppose unless you did IT, A. Well
did; continued with them up to about Ffteenthst.
@. From Fourteenth-st.i A. From Waverley place.
@ Up To Fifteenthst A Up TO Fhteenth-st on Fifth
ave.
O. Did you 20 upon the sidewalk A. I continued on
the sidewalk all the time.
By the side Of the delegationi A. remained at the
head Of the procession until we got above
@ One moment! Who formed the head Of the process
sion A. Those colored troops.
Q. The colored troopsi A. Yes, Sir.
Q, You stuck to them 2 A. Yes. sir.
O. Up as far as Fifteenth-stf A. Yes Sir.
@. Then what did you DO A Well, thought that the
procession
@ What did you do not what yon thought. A. Wen, II
was taking shape and then made point OF obserya-
ton note the incidents and scenes along the line
O. What did you DO when you made your observation :
A. started from the head of the procession and
gradually back, worked back, and took memorandum
Of the various participants
@ Howl A took memorandum Of the various sec
lions participating in the parade from the head
Of the procession to the lower part.
O. To the FOOT A. Yes. Sir
forth.
O. Howl A. oscillated back and forth.
O. Don't oscllate yet Did you 20 the foot of the
prOcessioni A. l did
O. And made your observations A Yes, Sir
O. And took your minutes, did YOU you went down
A. did, Sir.
@ Did you see Theodore Tnton during that period :
A. did, Sir.
Q, The first time You walked down the procession :
A. The first time yes, Sir; it was above Ffteenthst.
couldn't say at what point somewhere between Twen-
tieth viii say and Thirtyfourthsts., where made my
observation, and where made my notes.
@ Where did you start walk down the procession
A. Well, I started mewhere above Fifteenth-st.
Q. How far above Fifteenth-stl A Well probably
about Twentieth-st
@. Do you know where you started from A. do not
no, cir.
Q. Where were you when you got to the tail of the
processoni A. Well pretty the turning point,
Thirty -fourth-st.
@ Walked down from Twentieth-st and got to Thirty
fOurth-st., did yOul A. Yes, Sir.
@. Howl A. walked down and, Of course, walked up
az stopped TO inquire.
O. One moment; understood you to say that at a
certain period you started from the head OF the pro-
eession and walked to the tail Of 1T A. did yes, Sir
1 win explain how did it.
@ And you starting from Twentietht got the tail
Of it at Thirty -fourthst by walking down1 A. / did,
Sir; can explain how did it.
q. Well, think it would be interesting 10 knowf A.
Well Sir there Assistant Marshal at the head OF
ali these sections sccOsted him. asked him the
@ don't want you to tel me what you saidf A.
While was making my-interrogating him az 20 the
number OF men under his charge walked up with him,
and then retrseed steps back again. until accosted
some else, and then walked mp again and down
again and finally the procession reached Thirty fOurthst
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