The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-29

Mrs, brown SAID Counsellor irlcc, 40 |
you remember Williams coming over Saturday
nitcrnoonY
Mrs. Brownies, sir.
Q.-Do YOU recollcct telling him that some
gentleman had been to your house in the morn
ing md asked to look at he private p9pcrsS
his things-cvcrythin he hnd-especially his
private accounts. that he Ind LETT with me.
Q.-Didn't you tell Williams that YOU had let
sir. sir ''"''0'""" 'N"'i''''' '''7' MSS
Q.-How long did that gentleman remain
thCre2 A.-About an hour.
Q.-Could you identify that Eentlcman2 Al
could not. know he was whltn gentlemhn;
Q-wfliams nsked you for his papers when
BE- came in on Saturday with Oiilcer hillE A.
.Q'-And you fused around the room some
time and looked into big Bible. aud suddenly
said. why, Lord bless mel that woman has
burnt them" Isn't that true? Ayes, sir.
wsdnSsTSy "pf nsbt nro whom W. Williams I'm % pad You. @
Didn't the young man give you nrst nall dol
o.-Now. what took place whom no gave 1t to
you? Al was in the basement and tho boy
camc in aud he says Mother. want to pay
MIR. Price-Mrs. Brown. remember you arc
under oath. Now. tell all You know cut.
about hi. old mother. and how | was like her
Mr. Price-Cio on that's just what we wnnt.
Mrs Brown-Well. the boy Lcmuel Williams
said. " am going to buy pnir Of specs for my
ole mother;" and he says. " Now. Mrs. Brown,
/
| give YOU" Well | put my specs on. and he
| gave me silver fity cents.
Mrs. brown We'll. sir. my memory is not
Mr. Pris.--wcll let US try. You had to pay
your rent saturday?
Mrs Brown-Ics sir. -
! Q.-Nho Is your landlord A.-Mr. Geo. W.
Wheeler. He keeps in Gold street. between
Do you pay him regularly A.-well.
'V."Yoa we're a little pressed last week A
Wcll. hid MT have much money
Q.-Now. tell mo about that gentleman who
came to YOU on Saturday morning. A.-Wel
he spoke very nicely He asked me how old
WIS. and thought worked very harb i9r SO yIi od
Lemuel Williams. don't recollect what tho
gentleman said. An9ther genI,eman came in
the afternoon with Williams. The first gentle.
man who came In the morning examined all OF
Williamss things He had them all on the
table. don't know what he looked at particu.
lar for WAS not in the room all the time. 1t
was the white woman who tore up the papers.
She thought they were of no more use.
Q.-Mho Is that white woman Alt Is
Mary Hopcroit. She has lived with me twenty,
two years. She and the gentleman wno called
In the morning had long talk. She saw me
o.-Ii was after the. gentleman left that you
| found the $50 A.-1es. sir.
Q.-Now. didn't YOU have a conversation with
the gentleman about your rent1 Al don't
Q.-Isn't it true that there were four persons
present when Williams paid you Al don't
Owen. let us try. You were present A
Q-S6 was wniams7 A.-Yes. sir.
Q.-So was Mary Hopcroft ? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-And so was your nephew. PeterP Ayes
Q.-I thought so. Now. where do you keer
your money! Ain n closet l ALWAYS keeps
! the KEY Of that closet and l sometimes put II
"TSS Com@snder ,nd ' RodericR s. Mccook was mex
called. He told how Mrs. Brown came TO hit
eSeed eSs S sRs % ddn Exactly Seem to no Know how
5 to begin telling him her story; She said some
hnS sSHu h"TRr p"d her IN sd
vance and then she drew handkerchief out o.
her poke, and nnknottiing 4, said; Look "a a
Twelve shiiiings he owed me" she asked FOL
the witnesses advice. and he took the money
. from her and gave her receipt Tor II; but sh'
a was SO excited that she forgot TO take II away
| with her.
C the $50 bill leit with him 10y Susap, Brown.
Mr.. Rice counsel, for MIR. Merritt, said
Your honor. We will rest our case here"
n Lemuel Williams was recalled by the prose
= Mr. Prlce-Lemuel Williams. tell the Court
= slowly and carefully, ,whatyou did that Wednes
- day evening ut Mrs. Browns,
y Wlliams-lt was about o'clock when wen
down stairs TO the basement. There wore tire
l., other persons there. There was white woman
Mrs. Brown and her nephew. Peter Brown
u y wanted to nay her one dollar and a half the
Il drew my monk bag from my pocket. / aske
e clothcsi" she said They make you look llk
- a real gentleman" then said to her, Mr.
Brown, you nre something Ike my poor OF
~ mother she is getting SO blind that l Will hav
p To buy a pair OF specs for herr and | nddeC
n now Mrs. Brown. will YOU put on your spe'
~ for / want to be- correct in my accounts Mr.
- Brown put On her specs, nnd handed her
Is nlty-cent piece; AZ | did did 50, 50 ! SAD NJ, M,
40 and said That's n tllty-cent piecc chile
= then took ont g dollar bll and as handed it I
NJ to the light aud looked at the bin and she sale
" That's dollar II chile. then said Mr.
nva o.tu y. IaN nutl for the washing oil IN re
blankets. and she said. Yes
Mr.. Price-Whero was that $50 bill at th'
ID Willnms-It was tied up in my fob pocket,
- ! had done SO IN Mr.. Devlins store. where
Q.-Aitcr you had tied It up and sewed it
r. your tob noeket in DGy;lin's store when " "
ot easiGht in The Prescott House. when c9!
ai out. II WAS tied up The next time saw Mr.
Brown was on saturday. was mktn there
Ohrer Hill She never said anything aho
ia dropping the money on the noor. She TOLD n
=" about gentsman looking over my papers Al
M when asked for them she fused about. M
III then, all Of a sudden. the white woman sal
,r Why. Lord bless me-! / burnt those pnpe
~ that the gentleman was looking al this NOR
,,o ingl"
r. Justice Otterboure-Lemuel Williams, DO "
e think you could positively identify the bill III
~ yQn received from Paymaster HoXsey?
nj Wlliams-N's. sir.
at Justice Ouerbourg then drew out from
al ! envelope the $50 Till that Commander M"COl
y. had received from Susan Brown Is that u
10 bul7" he asked,
After examining the bill, the witness sal
n, No sir. II does not look or feel like the one
90 | received. The bill had. TO the best ~ my r
o. collection. was hard and fresh. and stin. hi
t. It wrapped up 50 close that II would 70 into
is ! small package" -
le Williams then stepped down. and ono
John Il. Hill, who has him IN charge. took u
witness stand.
lc By Mr. Prlce--You went 10 Brooklyn with cor
,d pluinnnt last saturday. Tell me what occurre
nj Oiilcer II live reached Brooklyn ~ about
n O'Clock in the afternoon. When We FIRST cat
IS Mrs. Brown WAS IN the front basement. Tho
WAS "A white woman thcre. As soon rs she ~
,k Iemuel Williams she told him that there h
It. been white gentleman lnquirlug for him in {
ed morning. He wanted TO know what Mrs, Bro,
Iot knew about him personally, She told Mllllgi
NJ thut the gentleman said that he Williams ll
,e charged n young gentleman with taking
m bin from him and that he had come there
I? purpose To- see If she could throw some Light
nj the suhject. Mrs. Brown said she told the 90
tleman that she could not assist HIM, Ms
n ? she knew about tho matter was what h
~. been told her. She said she told the 49,
tlrnan that Williams had lcit some privi
iel uupers up stairs with his clothes Then
tie asked her 10 lot him look at them. ana s
he showed him the papers He read al j and wh'
ed Williams had kept nm account Of all the mon
He he had spent. and made note OF the money
nd had received. tho gcntlemun examined
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