, 1876-10-21
AFTERNOON SESSION.
MAYOR COkyIN,


WItncss-Slia did not to my knowledge.
Nj. Reed said the admission Of such tcsttTo-
nv involved tho Investigation Of tito truth Of the
charges, a, sdo issue, md wholly lmmatcrial.
Mi SWEET expected to slow TINT deceastu and
Sullivan talked about tho appontment-that it
Wns q matter uf controversy between them.
Mr. Van Arman couldn't seo tho relevancy Of
" yhe Court sata It tended to show tho state OF
tho mimi Of the aceused.
Mr. Van ArH,an remarked that II evidence
IL was upon the other. Wien would thu trial
endt
Tie Court admitted tho testimony, since 1t
was part Of the artisle. s3 a.,u x.,,o,,,x,,,
Witness continued. She has not to my knowl-
edge. She never matlu application to INC to get
her husband appointed, Hr wrote TO me an{
communication u i i1ggaTd I .sod 70 H. INV yrsa sG c cn
lnunlcatton to me about It. .--.-......,-
Q.-Did she ever send you my communities
tioii in regard to tho Hoard OF Educattonf
Q.~What acquaintance Ind you with Mrs.
Objected to and excluded
Q.-When was Mr.. Sullivan appointed to lis
posltioua
Objected 10 "a Irrelevant.
The Court admitted 1t.
Al tllink IN tic early part Of 1871.
G.-When did you first meet Mrs. su!llvan'
Objected to; Objection oyurrulcd.
A,--lhe first TING ever saw her WIS at tho
dedication OF tho Ser0nl Regiments hull un
the corncr OF Caral aud some other street.
Q.-In whose company was she at the tlmot
Ths Court-1t Is as admissible as the rest
Of 1t. .
A.-eno waa In eullivan's company.
| Q.-Wllo Introduced her to you'll
The Court-1 don't think thatls material.
| O-What conversation did you lAYQ With hCr3
Objected to.
Ths Court don't think will allow you to
/ 20 into details.
stotss Thset toourt-you may answer.
l. Al did OH ono occason.
G6jccte.l to-; objection overrulcd. ....
Alt was about ths time tho decision was
rendered on thy Atayora!ty question.
Q.-What did she sayf
Thu Court-You cannot prove any CONVERSE
t[ona.
Mr.. swctt proposed to. shor simply that they
spoke to ea.ai other and that that was tho ell
tire acquaintance between them.
Tho Court permitted 1t. ......
Al was u my Office, tho window was up,
and Mr.. aud Mrs. SulltvRn camc along, ond he
congratulated ne, mud she dill also. That wa
MI the conversation had With her; and those
arc the only two tnstnpces ever met her to my
S;.pla you. know her before her marrtaee'
Objected to-.
| Ills Court-I don't think It Is materlal.
tl,-Dld sho ever approach you u try to ap-
pronch you In regard to school matters OF the
appointment nj numbers of tue Board VI Educa-
thu III Any lnnnllerl
Objected to; ohlactlon overrI'ed: .-
| A.-So, slr, NOT any other nlattcr have
known Mi. Sullivan eincc tho campaign Of 1B71.
| think know what bis reputation IL for peace
abioncss. should sav ho was very pcaccablo
There was no cross.cxaminatlon.
yI.onRNCE 7. SULLIVAN
Florence T. sullivan sworn: l!ye at No. a71
Oak street. Thu defendant Is my brother. On
thu 7th Of August was at buns until al,out
utlock. My brother came hons and asked me
10 urler g4rriage for the purpose Of gOtng
tlowu-town to tue newspaper Offices with lia
H. III. Van Ar,nan wanted that stricken out. and
- Witness resu,nea, / got carriage and drove
to tlle vorler u Oak mud State streets. Mrs.
Sullivan was With 1ns. We started With the II "
] niot my brutl.cf l ii tue corrtr * State street
fa Ss eeiN No ne M ~ 6ak srss liz IL u sslcd
w ts fl s i = tua sa ss Maa hs ~ ~
written retrasttou* l!u aske'i ms to sst out te
, aiainc.i IL tho carriage. My brother IN.
Tsrt saS V : H. ittsp tsp;sa 4nd veS y tss1s assss
!, Bhe said ho lid, aud pointed hn, out OIL tht
sidewalk NY hrotl'er appr9as!,ed h'r!, an. any,
asked tl!n, II Ills natl,o waA linnlord. lie suit
i "Ycs." hiy b.otI.er then pulled coIutaunsa
t[on out OF hts pocket, and saiu to him; "rl1s
! fs part Ut IN astIcls that was read III tho cann
I'll to-night, assalilng my wife. and ! want :!
: tatcd at llrst, aud then sal1 he didn't want t.
: answer. III brother satd, " Van Oss!el says w,
4 are tho author" and Ilantur4 said, vi ~.
know who tho author s there y n9 g., nesess't g, I
= tlas all Infamous nleantug VI i,upllcatlon,n u
t something to that effect. l[u satt, Ms, Han
u fortlt pither wuAt you u Esuye what you hAy
said, or " retravt It." llanford didn't Hag any
thing. Ny btuthsr said, "Nhat would y01
th!nE Of mo II should assault your wife, Q
y even you, s1ll then you CONS to mo tn Rsntle