The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-07
TER cnAhhEY Noss MYSrnar.
Westervolfs Connection with the Abductors
Tac b.-cioHur Made 10 Detective TITUS
-TtsliInony Of t.Ill Mn.her OF New lork.


Tar b.-cioHur Made 10 Detective TITUS
-Tcs,imony III t.iii Mo=her ot New York.
PuItADrtPftA, Pa. Sept. 6-At tho
Westrivclt trial today the FIRST witness cx-
Amined was WIN. Hugh ritu-. ot the New York
detective fore. The nrst question .~kcd the
witness, IA to whether he ACCOMPANIED TIE
prisoner to Rondout In lsit. called forth an ex-
ccption from defendants counsel. which was
followed by somcwlat animated discuss
sion between counsel. The discussion tcrmi-
mated In the witness answering that ON tue meht
II Dee. 3D. i,,4. 10y direction oi superintendent
Wailinr. he accompaD led W'st"rVcu l" f"ueh-
kcct sic, and hld consultation with the prs-
nncr conc, rninr Nosher and Douglas. In this
conversation wcstcrvet had detailed the trip
he had taken with Moabcr ana Douglass Ia the
ssufembcr preceding ~ Rondout and Eddy
vile. al n was manifestlv garded ~ Of con-
elder iilc Importance by counsel on both siics.
Wunc.s testified that In answer to his qics-
tion 49, to whether Gu riley Ross " ~ with the
uarty on that occasion Wcstervelt had answered.
No. he WIS not with ~ At that time"
Another point uf interest aud inheritance was
Mcstorycits declaration to witness that II SUI
porintyudcut W Hing hsd had INN CWostVrvclu
reap nintcd ON the police force. he won nave
brought 10 hght Mushcr, Douglass. nd Oh rlcy
Ross, nut he was Mt Roine ~ do the work and
let spnrbn DIV ci gc the ciedit.
Ihc enc s-eXamluati n was prolonged, but
elected nothing OF special interest or impur-
t,tcr.
tiptnn q. NoSher. generally known ~ GIL
Moshcr te-tiu,I
i've 10 sherU rct. Ncv-N .rt nm n shipwrirhi.
tWpl Nr4 ou luuI fsu Il. hHw William Mos e..
WHO wus illod 40 Na, Ridge, y " furs. II was my
htutltr hnoW NCstvrNttf. H. Nus ilUlu Muthrra
william haV, see. HIM wrtv, ahd We received lct
i.r' uom hil. an-""rtd some that received from
him.
At this point the letter to Mrs Murdoch. keep
or of the lighthouse ~ induut. was handed 10
liW and hc was directed to say whether or not
1t Wa MS brpther'- writing
OhI,cfilu va. made 10y dCfondant's counsel,
aud tine Witness was handed over for cross eN-
animation on the nuint OF his ability 70 utsttu-
., i-n handwriting.
The rro34 examination was comprenen i've
and aniua' cd. and cirucd Frequent questions
"wh that had to do with thu question OF hand
wiiiin-. The Iunciph uint dCNclopcd was
tuat william wrote a very spr wiling. dirty
ban 3. and his vs. were turned with a very wide
turn. vide en- ugh 20 dtive q horse and cMt
through. nd Dee -iuket Ni'u about IT, A. enc
point tne coun.ci rNcd witness whether 1t we're
MT true that Lee tid speak To- his truthci or his
brother sneak TO him alter he took pMt IN tbs
itDu Bank robpcrY
thi+ waa Instantly objected 10 by the counsel
fNr the prosecution. aud tho question Wa re-.
called At un lthor mr witness. was asked us
husinrs~. lie responded th.t he Was ria -
WtIlnt. mi TO- tiis counsel responded, " Yes,
hhu you nav, done good many pthrr things.
ft..
thi- remarl, elected -harr rehukc from the
''uft and al upoloay GA the q It uf the coonsei.