, 1876-02-18

Blind ''S''' ''"N ''"''
NJ; ssorra-rst u frequent to give let.crs back :
Wttness-No, sir.
Mr. storrn-fou sometimes do i:7
Witnosa-0n business touta IL Ia froqnent
thas iottorn ars put IN and tho parties forgct nm
! lncloBure, or something like that. aud thoJ AFRO
SIr. Sto1rH~piJ n i you report tha. 1nattor to tho
post-Oilico7
Witncsa-No. cir.
| Mr.. Etolra-Mltf7
| Wltness-1Ye1l shoushs It was 10 frivolous
thero wasn't any nctd Of ssying anything
/ about 1t,
| Mr.. ttorra-DMt you usunl!v ropors'
| Wisneas-! usually carras| blanks In my
eascl,ef mhcl, hhd parties sign who wanted let
tess r. bssS aud thor tho / ssompared m tho vt.ns
.s nj e .as a you l'pp'' to remember
Witncss-G wns house, hunting about that
tttne. Ind been looking around fo,,s or 1.-Two
days for house.. hal lust beon to tho Poly
tcollnic, looking for nsnn who lad heard had
houae. ! vas on my way down to make col
lection. Il was my day to collect for Hoyon
oler carriers.
Tho cross-e1aminatioa Of this witueaH was
long, SHARP, and thorough. Witness lad boon
n,ail-carror 1--WE years. Neyor ghyo letters To
Col. Joyce at any other timo. 1t wus n frequent
thing 10 return letters on business routes. l.cc
objected the circumstances particularly becnuse
i vas eF l'is beat. Had opened boxes freruont-
y % on businoas streets and returned lettofs, but
could not rccolloct the nn.neH Of any fer
whom l'o liad done Il. Whom. .pressod worry hard,
wltncsa said he lad returned a 1cltor to leorgo
W. Fisllback. Ind rcturncd 10 many busincsB
houses Of, Main street, but could not s"car 10
any particular firm. lfe WAS repeatedly preasod
to rccollect tho nnu1o of nnyioiy cao for whom
lio bad tAkeu lattorB out Of boxes, but he could
not remember ono. 1fa carried blank receipts,
had roeop!a wiz, htm when he gayo le..ere to
saying, "Oh that's oil right hunk dori,' Or
something OF that sart. ''It's only blind" 1t
occurred on tho last day of February, 1876. about
o'clock In tho afternoon. Dni not tell tho
about tho Office. AIontioned sle matter ii1at laa.
| Saturday night to hia wifs. Had boon reading
iii tho papers tho Testimony Of Mr.. Ever
est about putting losters In lctter
much iestoss. Rnm,uated over tho matter awllilu.
then told bis wifo. The noxt evening Sunday
after going on duty, went 70 the Lindeti Ilotel,
saw Con. Dabcock, and told him tho circnm-
stance, and Bnccook Bont him 10 Judge Porter,
to whom lio repeated lliB story.
llo gaSo full "details Of Tho matter 10 no ono
but btorra and Porter outside his own family.
No ono had bccn TO $50 l,im about It botore io
no ono but his wife. lilo repeatod tho address Of
the letters Rfyon to joyce AZ Gen. .. E. Dabcock
and Col. w. q. Avery. lie would not admit that
hc had talked aboul tho matter 10 anybody OK
cept somn letter.carricfs Ut tho IoHt-Uillco TO-
day.
Col. Dyer pressod him very hard, but be
woutd not acknowledge ho had any Intercourse
or conversation with any other thau those nacn-
toned above.
Witness shon wont into long account Of bis
VARIOUS occupations ginc0 10 had lived iu tho
city. but Eaye nothing moro bear1ug hu the cnae.
II IL understood that tho prosecution will Of
fer testimony IN rebuttal Of this eyidcnce to-
morrow.
TIE pErosIrIoE.
blr: storrs then ashoa for the dopoaition OF
the IFGSu9Ut, which hrOf51lHtA3 bY thu E1ArIE