, 1875-07-10
YOUNG JOHNSON.
Tic IL Held 10 hsvnit the Action OF the
f:rl1,d IuFYs

IIo IL Held TO hyvnit tho Action OF the
Hrn1,d IuFYs
Tho examination OF tho young man Thomas
Johnaon, OIL clargos Of rcslattnE an officer. OF an
assault to kiI!, and OF asrau't with deadly
weapon uas continued before Justice bummcr-
field yesterday afternoon. and the greater por-
tiou Of the ti1no was takon up hy tho lawyers In
the Introduction and rointsotucton OF entirely
unimportant testimony. Tho case could and
would I.avo bcon tried md. disposed Of by the
Justice a|onn tn thirty minutes. The attornevA
for tito aofonso seamel 10 labor undor tbs i'm
preston tint tho dead johnson waa the ono en-
trial. Following ia gkotch Of tho testimony
Introduced:
EDWIN y. JosEs
strorn: Was present At a Fart Of the John
son row passed tho house about G or in the
evening; aaw two officers como up In buggy i;
ono won't into tho house mud told Joluson he
Ind 4 warrant for linn; johnson aaid o!shor - l
will - or II will not" como down; wont into
tho ilouao, ard one OF tho oAlcors aad "Get
out; heard tho firtt shot fred. but don't
know who fired Haw officer 1IcrEer tiro the
second shot heard thrao moro aslots, but don't
know who fired them saw IN officer get on .
Atep-!aduer al tho roAr OF tho hoHEe thcru
waa Mt order cent ont fur another re-
volyer; afterwards sono moro AhoIH we're
all did not SEQ officer Kcelcr IN tho build
ing, hut faw lin outside; waH part Of tho
tno within Biz feet Of tue stairs nav Three Of
lltcrH N!nro was Oh tho sidewalk whc!t tho Of
way when ono officer Was realizing It !; saw nono
of tho Weapons except tho cane and board did
not Hco The officers fat! down tho RtAlrs could
llayo sccn it'll it had happoncd Officers U cou-
any atsiclcs thrown dosn-HtarB aaw pigeon Of
cruokcry Mt tho foot of tho htalra saw no asfEay
At Tho head of tho ttatra, was iu tho hol1sc
three or four minutes !; 'of. bccas.sc tho officer
point pistol and HsiI. Get out, or Will
ton OF ;oung Johnson with thc aftrhy havo
boon iu tic house eince tho affray. and ookeu for
shots ii. tho stairs. but could not lind any: cuua
not lind any bullets IN tho iloor, or sidos. or
atairs, OF auywhcro down below.
sAnAM LIunTFnoT
srorn Heard an excitement Tuosdsy evening :;
ran ont to Eco what it was; Mr. Swlnbnrnc nd
mitted that lio priea tho door open; SAW him do
it; SAN keclcr go after tho warrant; Ham Inn
return and 70 into the house; some ons canls
out and told the peoplo to 20 away; whom the
officer Wus reading tho warrant, tho rost all atood
with drawn royoIyora; SAN Bwinburro got tho
short club in tho shed; it ncycr WAS in tho fight
| at all; after the warrant Was read, tile bottom
pauel MAS knocked out Of the door and tho
shooting began; hoard tho shooting but saw
mona Of It, except tho aIst shot; that WAS fired
from below; think no 6lota wera fired frum
tlo Bas'pipo waa in . htOEa-roon iD tho lower
part OF the house tho Frlday beforn tho at'rhy
occurred; wililo the Constable wna gone for tho
wasrans the sapteas%sn pa!eat d9wn tN 'omE
nomo conversation eususd between him and old
JobuHon; lit. Cooke asked JohnHon If hs would
come down, mud ha said he would ii they read
the warrant to him; whaio Cooke aud Johnson
were talking tho expEcAstnan kept "puttiuK III
hia mouth" thore woro several large ropes in
tho oxpEess-waYnn tho only Thing tho boy ea!u
WAS to request witncas to tnkn caro- OF his things
beard neither tho Old man nor tho boy swear /;
he bear6 an o1cellont reputation AZ nico Quiat
hoy: when the officer road tho warrant be road
loud and fast, tho door Was closed between the
officer and Johnson.
Cross-examined: Live ut 141 Forrest avenue
tllore nro thtee lousoa between witness' and
Johuson's; when Swlaburuo was ptylng open
tho door, tho JuhnEons woro in tbs back garden {;
the officers Were in tho h1nBe hbont hftanu min
utss before tho Jonsons found It out; sftot ono
officer lad gono after tho warrant, the other
onicers went III aud cleaned out tho furniture
from tho lower part Of tho house.
c. Z. BAuNER.
s.corn: Havo examined tho Johnson promises
carefully ninco tho antay; found marks Of Six
balls up atnirs. but nono IN tho stairs OF below.
Cross.eramtned: Did not sec any bullet -llolo
In tho sowor stair; tAorc might have been ono
and witness not laEo seen it.
ROBERT JONES,
| sieorn: Hava examined tho stairs and other
| parth OF Tho johnson house, and found lAif-A-
| DOZEN bulst-holes up stairs, but uoao botow.
Cross.x1anined: uago looted In tho lower
Rtop, aud found no holo Of any kind the1o.
uEH. MINNIE NAY,
atoornt Knew very .llttln abont the ohss.
| Hoard ths o'4es johnson say III come down
lin coming doHn; Ill come" Tllen heard tho
shots. Taink tia slot followed tho speech i'm.
0ross-e1an,tned: Heard no foul Language
used.