New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-15
UESTERJELTvS TESTIMONY.

THE PRISONER GOOD wrrNFSS'-A CoNTNADic-
TfoS or SUPERINTENDENT wALLiNG y some
PARTICULARS - INTEREs CONVERSATIONS
VIII DOUGLASS.
fFROB \ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF IhL Thib'Nh'l
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-THE court room
.4 morning was well filed although the proportion OF
ladies' pre-, rather less than usual Wcsieryeii was
placed upon the stand to continue h.s evidence upon
direct examination. ard Ms Wcstcryct resumed her
poce by the SHE OF his counsel, Mr.. Ford with whom
she had frequent whispered conferences. The Children
cf the accused amused themselves AZ the table IN eating
figures ont Of newspapers. The examination proceeded
very slowly the counsel constantly rterru- to printed
testimony before putting The questions
Wc,teryet 81 what l. termed "a good witness among
the lawyers neither prompt nor 100 SOW" ana ier'cS
for some minutes at wien he wants {" he exact as
To- dates and figures us testimony today WA pflhcl-
paiy IN gard to his coa' ci,ons WIN superintendent
Wailiug Up To the time % the killing OF the men. be
had about ATTY in'crv with W'ling. Walim: toi
lin that the Letters from the ahducor were being an
swered BY personals and it after this that he
saw the saul OF Tarsus" personal. From the peculiar
language used he naturally supposed It related to the
case AID H. markell the words down II his memorandum
book Wcs;erycl. had not M0-ber aud Douglass
within week when ho -aw IA, personal lie never
knew whore 10 communicate with them.
Other pGrtions Of >ul rrintcndent NainHs testimony
,ror AN an, aud Ncsterycit questioned about lhcn
Great many details. or less Interesting were
brought odt and statements directly az Nriih'
with superintendent Walng'S evidence Out very III IL
was deduced OF valuo. Tie most important c"n'f"He-
zion of Mr. Waling III regard 90 that Gcniiomafs
statement that Westeryct always except on the Lei OF
November 1874 denied haii ing seen Mosher and Doug
lass after the OF July. The witness stated that on
five different occasions before the lat OF November he
had told Wallng of having seen tie two men; he nad
told him Of their being at his house OF Mosbers Visit to
Trenton Of their being mp the river IA boat and OF
.iop Uuie lie
questioned a. to con- creations with Mosher and Doug
lass. Westeryelt testified with Douglass. as fol-
lows
Douglass and the witness stopped at the Van Dyke
diirrent bcds Douglass talked good deal about The
young girl whom no betTothed, ana about OTTER
matters, until thcy had retired when ne commence
spea King about Mosher having had Bill taken on he
Won taken m the Ross AFFAIR" Douglass laughed, and
said: What could they with us II they ana take ns
They would haze prove IL On US They would nave 20
saw it with ~" Then he said " You neean'
mess assured him that he would NOT. and Douglass
sail further; There was terrible leter sen,
on there that would make your air stand Tor weeh
Witness ssked him. Ploy idns ti5 paios are % Ibs
how Will You get the none Dis"Ss rrpi ,,,s tna
WAYS" and in answer 10 further questions shd they
fpu ava ssn thew could throw the money on How
would they get he child - asked Ne-teryelt ana DOUG
ward" Later he spoke Of going 10 London or lyerpool
soon aud when questioned 10 his purpose said II was
"a
sfid. as II he had split on
Witness further testified that on the RCndout trip no
had Al interview with Mosher ard Douglass about the
stealing OF the Child they speaking Of Liz (Gil
Mo-hcrs wlfe) putting up Job on them and giving
out that they the Ross chd witness told them no
thought they the and that they lad the child
Douglass replied You ought to know hotter; your own
common ought to teach you that It Is only Job Of
Liz and CHS"
At this point the Court took recess. and some OF the
most interesting testimony OF the trial thus fur was In
terrupted for tnree-Guarters OF an hour.
On the reassembng Of court the examination OF West
ervelt was resumed After the killing OF Mosher and
Douglass witness said, no saw superintendent Waing
night and day. in the endeavor 10 ind some clew 10 the
whereabouts Of Charlie Ross he took Mrs Mosher TO
see Walilng short time after the killing Of Mosher
and Douglass anu questioned her frequently as to the
associates Of her husband. in the hope OF thus obtaining
q clew; no obtained from her tho names OF some OF
Moshers friends whom he had before heard but
obtained practical information He denied ever hav-
ing sad that Moshsr and Douglass were arrested the
child would not live three days" He explained hs
answer III tell" to question a. to whore tas
child was Is meaning simply al don't know"
The examination Of YHlervelt VII b continued %