Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21
The witness read them. They were to this

effect: ae
 'If it hadn't been for the son of = Of detective
 wouldn't have got the money. I would have been
 b 6aa hsa had e bse to get rTs T have got
 more money"
 The witness said that he took down the
 memoranda from one to three hours after
 Buchholz made the statements. He did 1t 50
 as to have something to bind Buchholz so that he couldn't % back on him.
 He said to witness when talking about get
 ting out of jail under disguise that he could color his hair and change the color of his eyes, and wanted witness to ask Dr. Phillippi, who
 was also prisoner in the jail, if the eyes
 could not be eolored, but not to say that he
 wished to know. Buchho1z said they could
 change the color of the eyes in Germany. The witness had received two notes from Buchholz. Witness first told of this conversation between
 himself and the accused to Detective Taylor. He read from two memoranda the words
 spoken by Buchholz. the entry being made few moments after the conversation was had. Witness told Taylor of this in order that he could get bail
 Cross-examined-Hes said he was born in the State of Kentucky. When asked his
 name he refused to tell until ordered by the court. The court decided that he should give his name. He then gave the name of John | W. Wills. He said he was known in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco and other places by that name. He was asked who he knew in New York. This he refused | to tell on the ground that it would eliminate him in other matters. The State thought the witness should have the benefit of his counsel | in order to ascertain his rights, and said he had been sent for. MT. w. 0. Wildman ap- peared as his counsel, but the counsel for the
 defense objected to his giving the witness any instruction in the presence Of the court
 and jury. The court sustained the defense
 and instructed the witness to give the names of the parties in New York. Witness then gave the name of one Burns who was study ing medicine. He could not tell whether he was there now or not. He also knew one Harry Hart in Philadelphia, wealthy and respectable man. Also one Wiley of the same place. 8 son of clergyman. He could not tell where his father and mother lived at the present time, as he had not had any commu-
 nication from them in about year. When
 asked what he had been doing during the past
 year he replied, 1T have been buying stocks,
 &c., in company with Frank Camp" When asked where he was, he replied q would
 like to know myself" He was then asked
 where he lived. He replied s'Next door to
 Mr. Samuel J. Tildep. When askedas to wheth-
 CT Camp ever speculated with MT. Tilden in
 stocks he replied, 'I suppose he did. don't
 know whether he did or not" He was asked if
 he had any brothers or sisters. He replied, II
 have sister, "but he refused to tell her name
 when asked. He was asked when he made the
 memoranda as to what Buchholz said. He
 
 one in regard to the money in order to show
 them to Buchholz when they got out, so that
 he would act square with him. He said he
 stopped at the Paisley House in New York
 prior to his going to Utica, where he was ar
 rested, but could not give the date or under
 what name he registered.
 Buchholz' face was deeply flushed when this witness first took the stand, and seemed very
 much surprised. He kept his eyes upon the witness during all of his testimony and paid the strictest attention to every word he said. NIr. GOodvin's Injunction. Mir. Henry A. Goodwin, of East Hartford, afternoon, and presented petition asking for an injunction against the New York, New Ha ven and Hartford Railroad Company, forbid ding the issue of free passes to members of the General Assembly and all other officials, except those exempt by law. MT. Goodwin claimed that President Watrous was at the Capitol on Thursday presenting the members with free tickets.
 Mir. H. c. Robinson, attorney for the road,
 said he was not aware of any such action on the part of President Watrous. All members of the Legislature were entitled to half fare tickets during the session, and among these were number of commuters To these per sons, in order to put them on an equality with their fellow members in the House. the road thought it no moro than just and right that their communication tickets should be endorsed 'sfree" for 8 time long enough to comport with the half-fare tickets. From this arose, proba- bly,, the story of the free tickets.
 Judge Beardsley said he would give hear ing upon the matter, and set Monday next at 2:3O D. n. as the time.-Hartford Times.