New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-08
MIR. BEECHER'S TRIAL.
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GOV BrosdSay in THIS cityi A No. Sir in Nsw-fork
x 4is first name A. s. Spotten -, Ao.
What number Broadway A. don't remember
the nsmo oer1ov near Thirty irststi A. Yes. Sir.
& Does he Keep store therei A. He Keeps S'Oro
tneSgN Now where is your place OF busnessl DO you
ant sny more Sri can give you someo9dy neaIG az
tnan that now imnk OF; there Is MI johnson III
O. Give US ms first nsnel A. Edward Johnson son mora
II Well sur any more A. can't think oil any more
oc. You have been IN that business four yearsi A
Where Is Your office A. Ny office is at my resi-
o You have no other office A. No. Sir; private
O. Have you any office at aiyou have resid ence
A residence 1 receive calls there, yes.
% Now have you family ~ nave Wi'e5;; ..ooo
d How long have you been married A. Bet"een
niue And Whit family live there with yourself and your
vile A. DO you want the tenants OF my properly Nv
20 No dom know ANYTHING about your
me Juror give you dozen Names II you "eN'
" ~ mean rea in ms famyi A Ii that same house
MIR EyarIs-Ths household who constitute Joui
,amiv1 A The name of Gnrhrist cid az that time.
q. At what ttmef \. Last Summer O., - ..,,.o5
O Well, my question Is what your family Is compose"
% Yes noRi a. Ny mother. wife, and myself.
8 Now, pefor, you took up The business You are now
in, what had been yVGr employ ment! A. Pctufer"'nc
O. where carried on' A Icaried that business on in
Canal-st, No 80.
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q Alone. or IN partnership A. Alone
O. What. tie name OF WillIamf A william IL Davis.
O. How long dlj you carry II on theref A. ADouI 10
g Have You ever lived in other cities than NeW-Yorki
A. l have lived In thc city OF London, England
o. Are YOU an Elgiishmanl A l AN An EngUshman;
have lived m t1e principal cities Of southern part
- Inc world may say, out the longest time nave
lived has been 10 London ana New-lork. .bo,+
q. How long siace you were ndtHEdA2edi a. Aoou'
q. In New York; A. In Brooklyn
O. Well. in the state OF New-York! A Yes, SIR. -,
"a Have I'd %
New York; \. l have lived ~ Toronto few months,
Int my houe At that time was IN brooklyn. s.u,o
oEsiness-a1i4In- pictnre-frame manufacturer
% AT Toronto \. A, Toronto.
o. Had a .hop there A. Had 4 shop there.
O. Three four months a Three or four months
Q. bid YOU 2, mere to make it permanent place of
O. DID yoa ~ mere for a particular job of gliding
q. what was that jon A On the Courthouse; work
Ing on the Cour house; Tor the COurt-hOuse.
q You were Z. work on the Courthouse A |
worked for another party there at that time about Is
@ Have yoG ever lived ia BaG4lOl y. have been to
O. Have yoG ever lived III Bullol A. No, Sir, have
not. -.----,.
Z Where were You solng when you went throuSn bll
faoi A. went 10 BifaO, stayed there over Night and
went the utxt ua' O. Toronto ,,
q And tHa Is tde only time you have Oeen theFet A
That is the only umc have been IN Buffalo:
q Have you ever lived ID Chicago A. No, Sir
4 Now, you "a, mat you at one TINS mad an opinion
10 tins case 4. Yes, Sir.
@ Aud that il was changed A. Y.s, Sir.
O. BY a counter statement \. Y-s SIR.
q Aud you aOA't remember which side that came
from that counter Stitementi A. No. Sir; uOnt re-
member what VAS the cause o. That.
II was q statement counter 20 II opinion.
U Aud changed !, \. Aud changed It. yesi left me
q Ana you DON'T remember which side that opinion
wHs ont \. 10 not
yOuf \. DOM remember anything about tnat matter,
for reason tA~,. ihuk, Wal De 5Uicient 10 You, sir
n Wlaf D. AZ 4 me- d. lHf le ear
part OF Sepjem Ier Ost oil culiren suddenly, and
that put that matter entirely ont Of my head
q Well, you mean 70 say that y0u 40 not now remem-
Der which sl1e your opinion vast A. could upon a
little reflection pr9na0ly' but haven gwen the thing
consideration; iid not expect To be called on this
panel as served mere last midsummer. II had ex
Peced 10 have been called on this panel might have
q What happeucd % your business glider that
changed your pursuit A. Well, sir. It IS hard 10 say
Whe her gave Il up Or 1t gave ue up II was one thlns
the other.
O. 1t cane % an end A. Il came TO an end
q Was IL the means Of Livelihood OF making
money THAI you lad, that business at that time A.
9. What other pursuits were you engaged in 2 a.
haa some property IA Brooklyn.
q Had you any other employment A. No. Sir.
q Pursuit. OF any KIND A. No sir.
q You lived IN London, IL EuElandl A did, Sir.
q What Is your age A. My age is IS.
4 Whou did you arrive N THIS country A. forget
Q We're you married when you came A was, Sir
q TO your present wife a. No, Sir.
q When q Il lOur wife tuat with you from
England die \. Size died in 1857.
q And your present WIFE was Brooklyn person a
N S-YOrk person y. New York person
Q, Now. you say that yOu met Win calamity in the
loss of your children this present season 4. Yes, Sir
q DID you los all your children A. lost them all
All my young children by the second wife.
q. Have you grown children 4. Yes, Sir; I have
two sous
Q, You are a hoGsekecper do sou occupy with your
family the whole hoIsef a. DO not SIT; let the
turd floor.
q. TO whoml A. To young man that is in the gro
cerf store on tie corner Ot Marcy-lve. and DeKHlb
Y. What rs hls uamei 4. His name liz Macintosh.
q Now can you ave ne a Itle more exactly the time
that you were uarUraZrdl A. do nj think can Sir;
1 bring the papers with at time; THINK II
must be about 1856 think 1t must be; can't De
certain DOut t.iL
q, When cld you arrive here q A. Been here abou,
p years.
q Well. that would make 10 rather 4 rapid naturaza
tiOui a. Twenty -tLree II may be twenty four yeas
have been mere can't say exactly.
Mr.. SuearnaL-Dld understand that did own
real estate Z a / d. own real estate. SIR.
z. Where Is u, 4 you please a. On DeKab.ave.
bOnc ca Quincy some on Greene-aye.
judge NeisCl-Auy thiuG 10 suggest, gentlemen
Nj. Beach-Me nave none sir
Mr. Ev.rts-We 10 lOt withdraw the challenge il is
Tor your Honor 10 dispose Of
Judge NelsnL--flO luIOrl-Ilka a