National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-12
FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH,

Q; How 10 you base The time that you got thcrel
A. say twenty minutes pasiS.
q. How DO you know TINT; what do you baS
your opinion upon? a. That is my Judgment
The Court-What do yOu base II upon; why no
say twenty minutes past or twenty minutes pas
60 A. 1t was after O'Clock when got home.
The Court-Nhat DO you base II upon? A. !
think II wns thnt time
Mr.. Smth--Givr some inct for fixing the time
a. know II did not TAKE an hour for me to ge
home when len Pstreet.
The COurt-Ilaye you any reason Tor fixing tht
ime? A. know when the man was asked thu
lime aud said It was twenty-five minutes pust 7, %
Fourteenth street.
Colonel Corkhlll-Bcdrord asked him? A. Yc,
sir.
Mr.. smlh-.To tost this mans capacity for recol
leCtiug lAcs want 10 t.k him TO tell tho color q
the dress HIS sister wore That uiyht.
Tho Court-1hui Is totally rrclevont unless yOt
can say that you propose to show II to bo " fact is
@. How were you dressed that night: A. hat
on tins coat. vcst aud shoes
q. That shirt? \. No SIR
8 8 TRS:S FRosS sSSi,i 'S4G, T. g. SS. Ss'. sir n!F
q. Where are thcy9 ~ At the jail.
O. Whut wus the color ofthc puiits2 A. 4 dari
kind Of color
O. Were they the pants you worearreslcd in lhre
DAYS niterwnrd? A. Those were the puts.
O. When did you irst take them on2 A. 1ooI
them of when went tr bed that night
e. Where ore they now? A, At tlg Jail.
q. Is he deputy wardcn2 a. 80: pflsnnet
q. How did hc come by thcm2 a. let linn haw
lhom while wore his here.
" Nhbl was uNl luI' y. Mulc were ragged
q. WHO PROPOSED the change you or him?
Colonel Corkhill-iOu can have the pants II yot
Tho Cour-rhnt settles IT, Go TO something else
q. Who did you sCc first the next morning aitc
the murder? a. My mother
q. Did any conversation blke place between voc
and her about IT.? \. No. sir have never salt
anything about 1t to her yet.
q, Who did you sec uUNt2 A. My sister
a. Did you talk with her about IT, 4. No SIR
e. Where did you take your breakfast thatmorn
Mg2 \. AT home.
O. Who eat with YOU? A. eat by myself
e. WherCl A. By the stove.
q. Do YOU alwnysea alone? A. Sometimes
q. Who cooked the breakfast A. My mother.
z. understand You that on tho night before yoI
saw your mother sister and brother aud not on
word "nN said to item about this honicdc2
q. What time did you cnt breakfast a. Al,ou
q quarter before 7.
q, Where did you go ,hon? A. Ny cousin cam
q What Is his name? A. joe Banks.
T. Where does hu liys? 4. On Douglass street
door.
O. How long were you with Banks. and when
did you go with him? A. went To the drove ysrc
with him.
O. Where Is The drove yard? A. on the railroad
o. What railroad A. Baltimore & Ohio rail
Q. How far out is ii? A. About two and u.hal
miles.
q. Who did you see there2 A. culored man.
q. What one? A. don't know,
q, You went to see hlm2 A. We went after soml
hogs for Mr. Henry kuppert.
q. Where does he live? a On Ninth street
above Grant avenue.
q. llow mm,y hogs did you 80 aitcr9 A
q Did you see Mr.. Ruppert that morning? Al
SAW him arvr we came back.
z. Who sent you? a. Nobody, I went With
Q. who sent hln7 A. Mr.. Ruppcr.
q. How do you know? a. saw note. We had.
y What did this colored man do at the yardi
~ Weighed the hogs.
Q. How long did 1t take YOU to 60 there? a. !
q, What limo did you reach homer A. \ liza,
after ~ o'clock.
Tho C4urt-Your own home n. No Mt Rup
ptlt5 where we took the hogs.
a. Who did YOU see thorc2 A. The butcher.
a What sort OF looking mHu was hc1 a.
The usual recess was here taken.
AFTER TnE RECESS
Air Smith rcslncd The eros, examination.
q ion say you len Nigniu To come To this Dis.
tgtct IN 1862? \. Yes, siE
a. Have yuu ever been 10 school? a. Yes sir.
O. Whon did you stop going A; don't know.
g How old werg yout A. don't know.
lngton? a. heard father and mother sty 50.
q, How many years did you 80 10 school III ALI
A. lhiGe OF iOut years.
y Who lo2 Miss Jenkins.
q How long did yun 70 To schvoI To hci1
don't know how long.
q Cau you tell Tie day Of the month"; \. No.
@ poyou know what year nis2 A Yea sic.
q What year was tile last Year. a. 1879
U Have you bsen 70 school iut the last fom
yoaIsY A. don't think have.
q Do you mean tu say that YOU cannot tell
when you went To- school? A, Yes, sii.
q Where were yuu living when You went 70
sohUuli A don't know exactly.
nyns nov Eietenth aud dT'S stSets SatsV you "'0
q How long did you live there. A. iona
know
q Who did YOU i've with thcni \. Ny mother
Where did sou tive before thsti a don,
q whl nave YOU talked 10 since the court took
Il recess?
The Court-Hoid on minute Do you want 20
show that the witness has been lamporcd WithH
Do YOU charge collusiUn or corruption?
Nj. Smitl-Ihe manner OF the answers Of this
Witness shows that he has been coached ana IN.
slIucIed daring the recess. do not charge any
body, ruI don't know who did IT,
His llomof-1hG Court IN the general term has
ruled on this very matter in the Stone case. and
there is no relevancy in IT, II can be shown that
he hos been tampcred with, will allow tho
bTOndesI latitude.
Nj smith-We VIII not iustst on the question.
q Did you SO to school anywhere bu, at the
Quaker schoo!houso A. No. sir.
worked for man named King lor the last Two or
three years.
9 Whio before thst, 4 Mr oBhen.
q, What did you do foI him2 A drove cart
q, How long did you work here2 A. For about
d Where doe. lie i've A On nTwe'nh between
and V streets
Q What have you beou doinG when out OF eln-
piOy nent there ! A, Nothing,
q, Where were YOU? At homo.
O. Did you work continuously before your ar
rest ! A. Yes, sir
q Thcu you worked roI King right along during
that time 4. OFT and on,
Q. What DO you mean by on and ont
A. worked when there was anything 70 do and
did not If had none. lived Al home with mJ
parents,
q, Were you ever away from home or while IL
King service, during the past two OF three years
nom week 10 month at a time
The COufl-lrrelgYEnt ssd ruled out.
MI. COyle--No note An exception
v. We're PUu ArEeaLea g7 isbsHasy - liza VIM
Mason Bell for larceny 4. No.
Q. DO You reCOllcct that Olcer Raphael Bryan
appeared against you az Il witness? a, No sir.
q. Were you arrested March ., 1876, with Ohio
Mead for larCGuyR \, No, SIR
a. Did not Officer West arrest you? 4, No.
q. Wero you ever arrested by oGccr Wcst2 A.
Mover at all,
@ Wore you arrested April 49, 1876, by oncer
Bayley for ASSAULT 4, No. sir,
q. We're you ever arrested By Ohcer Bayley2 A.
No SIR,
q Were you arrested by any ono April 10, 1916.
nr an assault? A. No, slr,
q. Were you arrested July II, 1876, by Onicsr
August Hess for assault \. No Sit.
q, Were YOU ever arrested by OnCur Hess for
assault or any otienEa2 A. No sir
q. WprO you arrested October % 1877, for an us
suult ON or about that time, and did not J.
Butler appear against you as complainant a, No