New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-04
TESTIMONY OF ALBERT BERGHAUs.

Albert Berehaus was called and sworn on
behalf OF the plaintiff and testified as follows
BY Mr. Morris-Where do you reside, Mr.. Berghausi
A. In HobOken, State Of Jersey.
O. What is your businessi A. follow the profession
Of what is commonly called artist.
O. In what lne-what brancht A am engaged IN
illustrating newspapers
O. How long have you been engaged in that business
A. For nearly 20 years
O. In 1871 were lyon connected with Frank LeSiies
Illustrated Newspaper A. l was, Sir.
O. Did you tbs procession the 10Th OF December
the 18th of December, ISL the Rossd or Communist
processioni A. did
O. Where was IL that you first that procession A.
saw portions Of procession for the time of an hours
duration before 1t started SUCH and afterward after
the procession formed after they were in rank and line
saw them pass by me.
Mr. Beach-Did you see the different Populations
gatheri
Mr. Morr1s-The different sections OF it-delegaonsi
A. did; 1 saw them all together.
O. Where was that, what pOinti A. From point
which I occupied in Great Jones-st.
O. Did you make sketch Of the processioni A. did.
O. Will you look at that and say whether that s the
sketch that You made handing witness copy OF Frank
Lesiie's Illustrated Eetespdperi A lhls Is picture
which represents what saw.
By judge Neilson-Taken from your drawing A.
Taken from my sketches, and also engraved from
drawing which 1 executed wood, from my own
sketches.
@. And under your supervision A. Under my super
VISION.
Mr. Morris-will You state who that is carrying the
hanner there-that ladyi A. This lady H. as under
stand to be. Miss Tenne Claflin
O. And who Is that intended to representa- A Mrs.
Victoria Woodruff
| O. And that gentleman there, oetwecni A. Col.
Blood, as ascertained to De-
O How many women were there-ladies, in the process
To fudQ
have no hesancy in pronouncing pretty nearly correct
| from six TO ten.
Mr. Evarts-From siI TO ten womenf
The witness-From six 10 ten women.
Mr. Morris-gTo Mr. Evartsl Shall the jury see this I
Mr. Evars-If IL is put in evidence. have no obiec-
ton their seeing 1t as matter OF curiosity is to
be offered evidence OF course the jury are TO SEE It,
Mr. Besch-Where were Woodruff and Clafn. with
reference to the head of the procession A The two
ladies we're in the immediate OF coored band OF
| soldiers.
MIR. Morris-And what was their position with ref
erence to the head Of the procession A The band of
soldiers
| Mr. Beach-Yes A. At the head altogether fol
lowing If am not mistaken two or three marshals.
| Mr.. Morris-Thst is, the soldiers. you speak OF
| A. That is a company Of colored soldiers.
O. And they were Immediately in the rear A. In the
| rear.
Mr. Beach-Does he mean tho coored soldiers were in
| the reari
The Witness-The women were in the immediate rear
| Of the soldiers-followng the soldiers
Mr. Morris-All the women A. All the women
| O. And who in company, If any person with Miss
Clafinf A. gentleman whom sscersained TO he, at a
later period Mr. stephen Pearl Andrews and Col Blood
O. And who were Immediately behind the ladies
! A. Several women whose names don't know.
O. But behind the ladies' they were IN one section to-
gether were they mott A. Yes. Sir
O. Who Immediately behiDdf A. crowd OF about
from to 80 foreigners-apPsrenty foreigners-car-
rying banners different denominations French Cuban.
and believe. Italian; and am quite sure that there
| was swiss flag carried by one OF them.
O. This sketch is intended, Is not TO represent the
main feature OF the processonl A. That represented the
| center OF attraction
/ O. Now Mr. TiltOn did you see him in the section
| represented in this drawing A. did not.
O. This drawing does not represent the whole line OF
| the processionf A. Only portion Of IT.
| O. Only a sectionf A. A section; the center point as
| It il generally called.
| Mr. Beach-By that does he mean the center Of the
procession
MI Morrs-Do you the center Of the procession,
or the center point OF attraction A The center point OF
attraction Generally there Is in such professions one
point OF attraction.
g. And about what length did that occupy-that sec