New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-24
THE MIDNIGHT PICTURE HANGING.

O. Now, you have spoken OF his hanging PIC
lures in his night-dresst A. Yes Sir.
O. Did YOU ever see that than one occasonf A
Yes Sir it two three occasions two occasions
anyway
O You won't say more than two them A. Two or three
O. Can YOU tell when the first occasion was could not
eve the date, Sir
O. Can you give the year, A No, Sir Idont think can
O. In what room of the house he hanging pictures A.
He went in several rooms and in the hall.
G. Was it in the night or day-timef A. 1t was In the
night.
O. You saw him in the lower hail. or the upper half A
The upper hall.
O. You were in beds A. I was in bed:
O. In bed when he commenced hanging the pictures A.
When he commenced hanging the pictures yes, Sir
O. And did you remain there during all the time that be
was hanging the pictures! A Yes Sir.
O. Do you know how old you at the time! A. No,
Sir.
O. Were you in bed eother occasion when he hung
pictures in his nghtdress! A. Yes Sir, think was
O. On both OCCASIONS then in bedf A. think 80;
yes Sir
O. Do you know how long you in bed when he hung
the pcturesi A. No, Sir; know was awake
O. You were awake' A. Yes, SIR
O. Sleeping with the children at that timer A was In pea
with the children, but was not asleep at that time.
O. Where was Mrs Tltont A. Mrs Tlton was in bed. On
one occasion remember she bed won't be sure about
the second.
O. Where she the other! A SAID woud not DC sure
where she was the second occaon suppose she must
bed though but remember this one time that
speak OF particularly she was in bed.
@ Then after the family had all retired was not,
when he hung these pictures A. Yes, Sir.
O. And how late in the night tf A. Oh well, could
not say any more than heard Mrs. Tton call out "Doy
Ton why don't you come bed 1t is after IL o'clock
What are you running around In your night clothes 1or'
What are you doing" [Laughter]
O. oh you remember that A. Yes Sir.
O. And it was family had retired that he hung pic
his night cohes A. spoke OF the fret night as the
family having retired.
O. Well had the family all retired the second tme' A.
say couldn't tell positively whether Ms Tton was in bed
the second not but the children in bed because
they all went to bed at particular hour
O. Did you anything when he was hanging pictures in his
night cothes' A. Did say anythingf
O. Yes. A. No, Sir; but wondered good deal.
O. You wanted tot A. wondered.
O. Oh Wondered at what A. Why, at mans going
trotng around night Clothes hanging pcures Laugh
teri
O. After be supposed that you asleeps A. don't
know supposed Sir whether he supposed that was
asleep He may not have thought anything about It.
@ Well, after IL o'clock one night wasi A. What
sayf
O. II was after lie o'clock night A. That is the first
night that speak Of; yes Sir.
O. What time did you 60 to bed, A. Oh my couldn't
say what time it was.
O. Well, about what time did you 60 to bed generally A.
couldn't tell you; sometimes went to bed at nine, some
times ten and sometimes eleven.
O. Well didn't know that you awake, suppose did
hei A. don't suppose it would have made difference II
he had known awake. He would have done 1t all the
same, il he wanted TO.
O. He would done 1t all the II he wanted TOY A.
suppose he would
Q You suppose he woulds A Idont suppose his knowing
that was awake would made any difference he wanted
TO hang pictures STILL don't know that have any right to
say that.
O. That Just what was thinking but let you say it. II
you wanted to- A. Well. Sir.