The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01


Then hear more. The next day saw Jacquette's
boy drive the cattle down again TO the creek. SO
Il told YOU shoot: now, do you see y and held tho
pistol pointed ike that in both hands / could
.na. Alter little while tue boy see Inc pistol and he
run away and leave the cows, come over the
creek 10 my brothers corn. Then BOY
coming back with q man ana know II 10 Jacquette.
have him. but do not know him any better than
know you. He Is down the creek the other side,
ana say, y! you do not remain shall be obliged 10
shoot! / say that In English and point the pistol
He did NOT say anything. but he look at another
man who had come Pollock the iarm laborer) and
the other nod his head Then they say sonnet thing
buI l could understand only the word ground
Then Jacquet,e he soop down and pick up some
thing and begin come up along the other SIDE OF
the creek toward me- Then cal 10 nm, WIN you
b. w ySS s
bank ana disappear Tor moment and come up the
bank on the SIDE where ham, am say again ana again
he had picked up and comes to me- l had warn him
ten limcs. so mad right to shoot He takes hold
Of nv hand. wish TO save his life, so put tho pistol
down to my bip bone. like THIS, SO II points down.
he says nothing TO me-. SO II Is fred ana wounds
him. II had wished to XIII him would not
not wish II. When he Is mt he falls sideways 10 tho
lett The bank, but he docs tall the water
they say was cruel TO do His legs are up above the
bank and head Is down take hold OF hem aud try
to pun him up, out he Is heavy aud nave
down ana then Maggie Chandler aud Pollock they
drag hn on tns bank on the other side, ou they let
him lie III the There IS plenty OF shade, plenty,
and they should have taken him therc.o
"Why did you threaten to shoe. Pollock when he
came got Jacqueites hat to keep the sun from
"Because," said Pistor,ous eagerly, .the hat was
over near me on the side Of the creek. and IN
Germany 1t would be necessary to let II remain 10
show that Jacqueite nad come over to attack me-
wished it TO remain where II tell that II might be
seen that was not To blame"
VICTIM OF CONSPIRACY.
Do you still claim tnat you did not have fair
trtal n tivn ats
was one OF the irst questions put TO him.
ION, yes, yes" exclaimed Pistorius, eagerly.
vicied ana punished The persecutors oil the Church
engaged IN it. l came from my country TO avod
Bismarck's persecution and II has followed me here.
Even the Judge on the bench and my own COUNSEL
took part against me. Even my own counsel would
the judges at both trials must have known. Tho
Judge WINS murderer OF Justicel can show you
places where the witnesses perjured themselves In
II wish you would do so and viii take them
down"
"When William Pollock testify about shooting he
say say TO mine broder 'Ich hao re hscn,' IN Ger
man meaning Il have shot I'M. In the dying con-
Iess,ou OF Jncquette says said have shot nim'
Englisr. You seeP Now II II was III German already
1t was not Englisn, ana II It English sad IL
perjurs himself This mast have been recognize by
the Judge, but he try persuade tue public OPINION
that this was not essential matter. Afterward he
say Il WAS essential You seef'
Fistorius recited this with great eagcrness, as
familiar with the Will understand that IS not So
"rnen had tbree witness who my lawyers Remak
ana Rogers, would not exaininate iwo was Catholic
priests. rne priest allowed 10 meade in every
lniDg. He cannot make hts statement voluntarily
when a OF lie aud death. But II they had been
summon they must have respect the summon Of the
Court and testify. Quo OF them came to tue court
room. but was not produce as witness NV counsel
woua not do so. They refuse TO listen 70 me when
what could these witnesses provcs DID they sec
.On, NO, no, mol" was the answer. with some an-
noyancs ana impatence. "rhey not see The shoot
Ing, but tuey know that not speak neither I'M
dsrstand English language, as the witnesses who
have perjure themselves say did"
In Pslorius defeacs 1t was endeavored 10 be shown
that no ud not, az tue OF the shooting, unGsr.
stand sufficient English to Know what Jacquette and
others sad to HIM Tue prosecution, II Will be re-
mem bered introduced evidence ~ the contrary
"P.ease give mo the names OF these wnncsscsf'
asked the writer.
ferrous ne replisd, ION, no, caupot do that"
4 HISTORICAL WORD.
"Now show you agaiu now my lawyer was reach-
erous to me- He Is a German, but ne permit the
Judge ind the wines Pollock TO translate len haO
With great alec, 1T does no. mean that. PsIorlus
explained that DID not mean ~ say That he used TINS
snow me that the witness perjursa in
did that he tPisorius) had used such an absurd
expresson He hsa demanded 81 the lawyers TO ar
Pollock for plain perjury. but they would not.
HE DEfIEs HIS LAWYERS.
On being asked there were any other instances Of
what he considered his lawyers misconduct Pistorius
replied tnat they tried 10 orce MIN TO plead guilty.
oi murder in the second degree, aud that during his
nrst trial they knew oil JarQueites dying confession
ana hal Il was in tho possession OF Dislriot At
torney, although they pretended they did not. Tho
ncd man was SO earnest In pointing out these
things That Was evident that he was utterly unable
to comprehend mat had he taken ne ADVICE Of MS
counsel and pleaded guilty 10 tho second degree Of
murder would now DO under the shadow OF the
gaIows. Neither did he see how weak and puerile
were ms oujec.,ons 70 the conauct Of ms delencs
Against Mr. Remak, his senior counsel, assigned TO
defend ninl by the German Consul at Philadelphia,
the condemned man was very bitter, and denounced
charged that Renak came to him wnen he was nrst
retained by the government aud demanded $2O00 Tor
defending him. Il say l would not give um 50
much. wrote Tor $500 10 Germany, aud wheu II
givs 1891 10 kcmak aud the rest 10 MS assist
ant ut the first trial. George W. Rogers Remak
afterward say that he al seen the German Minister
aud then ne did not demand she $1,000 There
was no want OF money to defend me. Alter
reject Remsk, and he did and put III George Boyd
Remak 10 Archbishop Mood and usnaudsd
money for my case. He told that The Arcn0ishop
would give 5000 aferward no saiu that he would
give nothing. When Remak came TO mo Ia per-
son toId no ke.per to put him out, and kemak no
RAILING AT THE BAR
And SO tho unior, innate man ramplci on, abusing
struggling hard TO maze himself Understood ana
painy showing that TINS matter HIS mind was not
serious charge against ono Of lis legal defenders
mat he had called only three witnesses out OF nine
Coucsfpns The sccond trial. the recent proceedings
IN Philadelphia, IN winch he was again convicted Of
murder first degree the prisoner was even more
bItleE He never ioraavc the lawyers Tor advising
him TO poad guilty vi granddaughter. plea winch me
Disuict Attorney consented " accept, concession
WHICH, II PIsorus had uccn reasonable enough ~ ap-
prcciaie would have saved hi lie and subjected him
u pun shmcnt of only n lew years Imprisonment.
Mr. Rogers, the Junor counsel NJ tue rst trial. no ac-
cusod Keeping letter sent TO his client rom Ger
many ana containing $500. He also charged hun with
losing important paper IN tho case, the paper being
Norristown newspaper coutainiug an interview with
OF the witnesses TO the murder directly alter the
killing, IN which the witness tho boy Harry Muioch)
made statements dinering from his testimony In
court Tbis newspaper account, according TO Pis-
torius, VAS too means OF acquitting his brother,
John Pistorus when he was lriod Tor tho murder.
liz ~ NOT INSANE.
over ono circumstance Ia connection with Mr.
Rogers the unfortunate prisoner seemed to exult
greatly Alter rectng how Rogers had tired to force
hun 10 plead guilty. ~ murder Ia the second degree
and nc would not because he was innocent, he de-
scribcd Rogers declaration TINT ne tPisorus) was in
sano and motion 20 the Court 10 nave a commit