New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-01
cRoss-ExAMINATION OF JOHN swINTON.

SS-EXAMINATION OF JOHN SWINTON.
Mr. Evarts-What was this procession IN
honor off A. It In honor OF the martyrdom OF
satory, Bourgcoise, Fcrricr, and RosscL
O Not OF Rosse alone A. No, Sir 1t in honor OF
the first execution under the military tribunal
O. The first execution OF the C0mmunef A. The frat
execution there had been murders nnumerable but no
legal execution up to that time.
O. OF the COmmunistsl A. Yea, Sir OF the Com
munists
O. That was tho first execution Of the socalled Com
munists A. Yes, Sir.
O. Now your joining that procession at the point
You did thing with YOU or did you start with the
nurDose OF ionlngitf A. started with the purpose Of
martyrdom
O. Absolute A. Absolute.
O. And that you missedi a. Hardly have been in
that condition ever since. Laughter
O. Yes-ready 10 start agani 4. Yes
O. ANY momenti A. Any moment.
O. But my point. Mr. Swinton. was simply this-wllcthei
YOU Joined that procession at the point you did at the
Fifth-ave from a casual circumstance, whether you
had started join the procession and reached az that
point by accident onlyi A. shall tell you how came
to that ponti
O. Yes A. In regard 10 the sympathetic emotions that
led me there thus SOL reached the Cooper Institute
about one procession was to start at thattme
[ SAW the colored people. and I the Germans and
Americans and Others and before very well knew while
looking arOundat the caafalque and various adornmenls
etc the procession started somewhat negligent, slight
" alarmed, started Elghth-st. TO Broadway
to head of the procession; when got there |
found that I had not headed it of, and that
the head Of the procession had crossed Broadway
In order make another attempt TO head them OF
started I'D Broadway and took street, am not
positive as to the street at which cOssed-and did not
there either succeed In heading them of struck what
supposed was about the middle of the processon from
the fact neither its head nor its tall and there
| | saw Mr.. TiltOn.
O. Was this procession on ro that it got ahead Of
Won 40 ofteni uaughterl A. We'll. am OF indOlent
habit and probably musihg the Infinite ~ went
there. lLaughterl
O And Won struck the infinite about the middle, that
YOU could see neither end of it lLaughter Well Mr.
swinon when did you first think Of your having been
companion OF Mr.. TtOn in this procession. after you
parted with him that night A Ihabitualy Thought OF
it, from the apprehension-the alarm that suffered Oh
seeing him there
| O Alarm for his martyrdOm well your ownf A
Alarm for his martyrdom: yes, Sir. had not known
that he was a gentleman who had any sympathy with
thing with which had such heartfelt sympathy
O. You say you had II continually In mlndl A. He has
not occupied the entire mind that claim TO possess fol
the whole time that the mind existence. but
whenever have thought of it at ALL have thought OF
Tilton for the mentioned IL was very impress
sive incident my seeing there whom had 80 little
expectation of seeing. supposed was going 10 pro
cessiOn that Mr. TiltOn would not appear ILL., because
supposed he was a who had regard to his own
| interests.
O You don't respect such peOplel A. Not the slight
est I have all indispensable contempt for them
! lLaughter.]
O. And this meeting with Mr. Tilton rescued him from
thati A. hope 80.
| Mr. Evarts-That il all Laughter
Mr. BeachIt is suggested your Honor ina, IL VIII DC
convenient the gentlemen who are connected
with this trial another Of its departments, al
| this point we could take usual adjournment
Judge NeisOn-Gentlemen OF the jury, get ready tC
retire.
| TIE Court then adjourned until IL a m, Monday