New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
CRoss-ExAMINATION OF Mr.. MORRELL

CROSS-EXAMINATION OF Mr.. MORRELL.
By Mr.. Shearman-I did not catch your name,
SIR A. MorreL
O. 0Iwas not able TO hear your business was A.
Architect.
O. Have you ever visited the rear of these premises be-
fore. Mr. Morrenf A. No. Sir.
O. What time in the day did you visit themi A. Be
tween 9le and lOl2 this morning.
q. The on the front OF the house thent A.
The sun was the 'front.' yes. Sir
q Where do you reside yoursefi A. Pacifc-st., be-
.ween Third and FOurthaves
O. Pacificst runs diagonally with Hcks-st.f A. Yes,
O. Then YOU arc not able judge from your expc
rienoe the way the strikes the house A. No, Sir
O. You never have seen this house in the afternoon
4. No. Sir.
O. Well Sir Judging from the position OF the house.
from the aspect present ii the fact
the about this hour of the day directly
upon that piazza A Yes Sir.
O. II would shine full and square upon it, wouldn't 1t ?
A With obstruction it would; yes. SIR.
O. Now did you not observe that behind that house.
No 14s that the position which the would take now
snch as TO cause rays OF the to between the
houses Did you notice that there were two houses
that were rather hight A. Yes, SIR.
O. And two houses that quite low between them
A. Yes. Sir.
O. Is 1t not your Judgment that in the position which
the sun occupies at hour hapast two that the rays
Of the sun would 20 directly between those two high
houses and over the onesi A. should say that the
.un would be above any of the buildings there.
O. Well al this time IL would be above any OF them
whom 1t comes lower point are not those houses so
situated that at later hour than this When the
sun falls below the level of those high buildings the
-ays would 20 between high buildings and above the
low ones A. think they might, Sir.
Mr. Beach-well. so "a to strike the pazzaf
Mr. shearman-Yes 81 to strike the piazza.
Sir. Beach-we. don't understand him 10 say So
Mr. shearman-The rays of the sun. IL they came De-
tween those two high would still strike the piazza
full would they Mr. Morrellf Do you recolect the
poetiop OF those housesl A Yes, Sir because the
two high houses the Of the adjoining houses
O Yea and the low houses tie Of No. 14s 7
A Yes Sir.
O. And therefore. the suns rays coming square on NO
.s would strike piazza the time when the rays OF
the came between those two mgh nouse' "ouiu !
sheyf A. Yes, Sir.
Mr. Beach-Thst would depend upon the position OF
tho and the angle OF the light.
By Mr. shearman-Do you know anything as to the
condition Of this grape arbor rather the grapevine
upon itl Did you have any means OF Judging a. 10
whether IL was a fruitful d barren one A Not
any at all Sir.
Mr. Pullerton-Fruitful OF leaves. guess
Mr. Shearrnan-Well that he does not know.
Mr. Fulerton-wen then you had better leave that out
Laughter.
BY Mr. shearrnan-There s no building projecting on
either aide of that piazza understand You correctly
at all 80 as TO project beyond the piazza A No. Sf'
not Immediately adjoining II
q Now Ia there any building. either Immediately ad-
Joining or near adjoining which could possibly intercept
tho rays OF the sun that piazza mean any building
ON tho same side HcksSiis there any building which
ooud possibly intercept the rays OF the sun between
and O'Clock in the afternooni A should say not Sir
O. The rear of this building. No 14S Hicksst faces
almost directly west A Very nearly directly
wort.
O. Faces the setting SUM- A. Yes, Sir.
MIR Shearman-That Is all, Sir.