New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-04
@ And have been In attendance on the trial hero, A

O. You noted these adies and there % Of themt
A. think so; don't recolect tho exaot number
O. At any rate, you counted themi A. Yes. sr. and
gave the number IN my report
siderable number.
O. Did either of them have babyt A. Yes SIR one OF
them carried baby.
O. One OF them had baby A. Yes, Cir.
O. Did you any ladies females in any other part
OF the proccssionf A. Yos Sir think there wore some
in carriage.
O. How msuyi A. I don't rcoolIect r think there
was-I think there was two carriages full OF thcm
@. And how many ladies In eachi A. thihk 'ncro
were four in each am not sure, though
O. Four ladies in eacht A. Perhaps 90 don't recoi
lect
O Did you know or at the time were they made known
to You in any way-those ladies In the carriaget A.
believe asked who they were-yes. Sir; but don't
think found ont
O. They were not known to youi A. They were not
known to mo.
O. And were Mrs. Woodruff and Miss ClaHin known TO
you by sight A. Yes; had seen Thorn before
O. Did you know any of the other 23 ladies that were
in the principal groupf A. No. Sir. l did not
O. Now you say you the whole procession. as I'M
dersand did you stand at point and see IL all pass py
or did you go after lit A. Well, believe went ar'er
the most of the way. because recolect being at the s''
aud at the finish think went around oil the way WIN
it I don't rec0lloct, though; guess
O. Now, do you think that you were abreast OF TINS
group Of ladies all tho wayi A. No, Sir: l do not
O. We're you any part OF the way, abreast OF them' a.
think so: yes, Sir.
O. How much Of tho wayt A. could not say.
O Now what was the extent Of your personal &C.
ouantance with Gen Ryanf A. Oh, had known Gen.
Ryan for long time had been with him-taiked WIN
him and had conversations with him in regard to their
Cuban business and he also associated in news
paper on which was employed part OF the time
tt,o fl,.rC 1ricf n faa
paper in NewYork.
O SO that YOU knew him very wellf A. so that knew
him very well
O. Yon have often stood up together in talking. haven't
yOuf A. Yes. Sir.
O. Do you know whether he as tall as You. or mott
A. He was not rs tall as me-
O. You nut him at about five feet eight A. should
judge SO.
O. Now in regard to his hair was It not blackf A. No.
Sir 1t was not black.
G. As dark as yours A. Yes. Sir: about as dark as
mine dark brown.
O. Was it of curly temper or tendcncyf A. yes Sir,
it was at the end and he wore 1t long
O. 1t curled A. Well. yes 1t was wavv
O. Wavya Did he wear 1t down his shoulders A. NO.
NOT mite AZ long AZ that He wore 1t down to here ay-
ing hs hand on his neckl
O. Well, didn't he wear q military HAITI A. Yes Sir;
he did.
O. A broad brimmed military hat. with cord and tas-
sci on it, A. Yes. Sir.
O. And some gliding about tf A. don't tnihS tntre
was any gliding about IT,
O. Not about the cord and tassc' A. Not about the
cord.
@ Nothnga A. No. Sir.
O. In this procession he with O'Donovan Rossa
and some other gentlemani A. Yes; think Cuban
gentleman got his name believe. at the time ne was
sitting ON the rear seat.
O. That is ho was fronting the horsesf n froh'nS
the horses
O. And there was no lady in the carriage' A. No lady
in the carriage-no. Sir not that rccollect.
O Well II you had seen lady riding on the front seat
and three gentlemen wouldn't you be apt to recoect II
Well don't rocolloct all the details Of thing that
happened so long ago.
O Well YOU made sort OF record OF it, didn't you
A. Yes, Sir but have not that snce-have not
looked at it.
O. We'll do you remember whether your record makes
any mention OF Tlton being in the proccssonf A. No.
Sir I don't remember
O You have not examined it to seei A. No. sir have
not examined.
O. But whatever record thcre is The Sun of the next
day ia yOurs1 A. Is mine, Sir.
TESTIMONY OF THEODORE II. BANKS.
Theodore II. Banks was called on behalf OF
the plaintiff, and being duly sworn. testified
Mr. Morris-Where do you residef A. In New-fork.
O. Are you acquainted with Theodore Tton = A. Yes
Sir.
O. And we're you acquainted with Gen. Ryanf A.
Yes, Sir
O. Do you recolect the procession which marched on
the 18th OF December. 1871 A. Yes Sir: very we'll
O. You were marshal Of that procession. believer
A. Yes. Sir.
O. Now Mr. Banks will you state whore that process
son formed and the In which it came together
the different parts OF il A. Yes, Sir as near. as can
recoect The right Of the procession formed or was to
form in Eighth-s in Seventhst the Cubans were 10
tooJoa ,,v;n,,C inH
the printers the painters III Fnthst there were
some other organizations; think they were the Swiss
in Fouths were the Internatonals the catafaque and
the citizens below Fourth-st. 1 think there were
some other organizations / don't know exactly
think the Brckaycrs; in Fifthst-I mean IN Thirdst.
and in Second-st there some-I don't know exactly
who was there-I cannot remember who formed there
but the right OF the procession formed In Egthst-the
skdmore Guards and the band formed In Eghth-st and
started from Eighthst and marched down the Bowery
TO Great Jones-st, each OF the different sections falling
in As the left OF the division formed on each street
marched down. the right of each division formed on the
left OF the other and on until they had formed con
tnuOus line The march through Great Jonesst 10
broadway up Broadway small piece. and through Wa
yerleyplace to Fifthaye up Fifthave to Thryfourth
across Thirty fourth-st TO Sxthave; down sxthaVe.
to Fourteent-st along Fourtecnth-st to the Lincoln
Monument: around the monument. and then they dis
persed.
O. Now did you know Miss Tcnnic Clafin at that
time9 A. Yes Sir, was acquainted with her
O. And Mrs Woodruff A. Yes, Sir.
O. We're they in the processions A. They were in the
procession.
@. At what part of iti A. They were Immediately
after the band and the skdmore Guards they were both
together and after them the women that was the
place allotted to them, and they marched there.
O. About how many women, according to your recol
lection were there in that processona A. Well, march
ing think about 20 as can recolect there
was about 90 women marching
O Was Mrs woodruff Miss Clafin carrying ban
merit A. Miss Ciahn carried the banner most Of the
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