The New York herald., 1876-10-17

was next examined His evidence was m a nly corrob-
otatve OF that given BY his wiie he dcposed la ad
dition that shortly before the shooting ho heard Mr..
House make violent threats against his wife, saying
God damn you, II you don't keep stiii IN give you
damned good whipping ~ saw Mr. House fall when BIO
was shot; carried the old mau on the porch while
doing SO heard scuining IN the hsl. heard pistol
shot was about ny yards distant when IL was hred,
turned arosnd to rec what ~ was. when saw Mr.
House fall ; l did not then see Mrs House; he fell
his side; he never got up again; came right np 70
him; his face was toward the noor; my wife and my
sell turned him saw the pistol that Mrs House
had aud shs one that he had she pistol 10 her
son and he gave IL to me. about neen twenty min
utes after he FELL when she gave him the pistol shc
was sitting settec on the porch; Il four bar
relied pistol Two pstos here proauced four
barrel Derrnger a dangerous looking article and the
other n sevcn.shooter smith Wesson. Witness rec
ognlzcd both. the shooter belonging TO Orson
House and the Darringer the Quo IRON which the ball
WAS fired that took his life.
recess OF one hour was taken at O'Clock.
When the Court reassembled Mr. Hamil taking
tho stand. said he desired TO make correction the
evidence he had given. The prosecutor then asked
him whom no had been talking TO during recess, or
the correction. The witness said that his wife had
called his attention TO H. and that Mrs House and her
faher we're present when they held tho conversation
They ali dined together
The Chief Justice questioned the witness closely in
reference TO tho time he had heard the scuiing be-
tween tho prisoner aud deceased aud as TO the time
when tho latter fell
Patrick CanGeld testified that he worked for Mr.
House at tho time he was shot he was employed
there two months; did not work there alter the day
he was shot; saw Mrs. House once since that time
NJ ner tdtueT d, went tneTc hitcI money neu no
conversation about this case; saw old Mr.. House
fall heard dispute between Mr. aud Mrs. House
before that he heard Mr. House say aitcrward 10 Mrs
House, ''It You don't mind will lick you like God
damnation !" he heard the shot fired and saw Mr..
House fall
George Slower youth OF seventeen testified that he
heard the report OF the shot; Mr.. House moving
at the time, and he leaned his head sde he did
Mr.. House do anything TO Mrs House before
that time; the only besides Mr. House that he saw
the porch Matthews he did not see the pistol
aimed. and did not flash; he did not cilhcr
ilv md Mrs. HnuSa ha lQard eomQ M
"hoier" 10 Tor the DOCTOR got horse and went
for the Doctor
Lucota House testified that she is sister OF Orson
A. House, deceased; she ut his house the time ho
killed; she visit there Tor two weeks on
the day of shooting she heard Irene say that
would 20 TO New York, that she tired Of that
place. my brother said, '.Well you may go where you
please do not talk to me about II now wait until get
my SUPPER" then he said ~ think you should be
ashamed 10 be quarrcng all the time with my poor
old father;'' he then went toward tho road; Mrs
House went into the house, tho next thing heard
that some came In and told me my father
crying; went down TO my iather whore he was
tho sloop aud told him to cry; Irene
and threw her arms around fathers neck
and told him not TO cry; she then
father was crying Irene aud Orson came toward tho
house; Orson said something and pushed her down;
he put hts hand on hcr shoulder; was then standing
the stoop; looked around and saw my father
the ground where no had tainted, ana went to where
he was helped my father on his feet and started to
60 back to the house; when got 10 the porch
my brother come down the stop leading the door
way: / saw him turn his head little toward where
stood; then Irene raise the revolver and shoot;
did not see Willy Anderson at that time; the
expression OF my brothers. face when tho shot
fired; II looked very sad 10 me.
At hve O'Clock tho Court adjourned until tomorrow
morning
Judges Buchanan Tyler and Atchlcy sat on the
Bench with the Chief Justice during the trial