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

Q. Were you there an hour? A. guess not.
q. Where did you go2 A. Corner Eleventh and
@. What did you see2 A, Tho boys there playing
q. We're you there the day before2 A. Yes, sir.
q. What boys did you see2 A. don't rccollect
q. Can't you give US the name orono9 A. can
not recollect one now.
q Where dld you go them A. Jockson's shoe
shop
A., @ When had YOU been there beiorc2 a. The
day before.
q How long were YOU there A. cannot say
q. Had you shoes therc2 A. Yes and they were
there some time before Wednesday.
g. Where did YOU. go next A. Went down ON
Eleventh street. to Esther JohuSou's.
q Who did you see2 A. saw her and her
daughters
q. Was Roxy Ross there? A. No.
q Was Simms2 A. did not see him.
V Streets
Q, What time was ~ A. After the middle of the
day.
Q. Where next A. went home
. Was II after dinner timer A. Yes.
know.
@ Was It dark? A. Just about dark
Q. Where did you go thou' A. went round
Q. Who did you see thero' A. saw several
boys.
q Can't you toll who you saw A. think one
wns Washington BraXton,
Mr.. Mtller-Mr BlaxtOn ts witness for tho Coy
crnmcnt We would like to have him called in
and recognized
(Mr. BraNton came inD
Mr. Miller-ts that tho man? witnesSYes, sir
q Whom you LEFT that crowd where did you SO ?
a. can't reCpllect,
q. Was It still doyllght2 a. Yes, sir.
. Had you been drinking that dny1 a. No, sir
Y. Where is alo next poiut at which you recol-
lect YOURSELF A, I know that I was standing on
Twelfth and T streets
q. low did yon get there2 A. | went down
to Eleventh and through the lot TO Twelfth and up
Twelnh TOT.
Q. Was the sun still shiung' A. think it was
Q. What did you dooNer YOU got there' A. was
Q. ON which corner A. Ihenorlhwest corner.
Y How long were you there A. good while.
. Who did you see? ~ No one in particular,
only peoplo passing.
O. Whol was your object In going thoro1 A.
Q. Who did you expect 10 meet? A. Nobody
Q Had you any idea that you would meet any
q How long did you stand there before you
spoke to anybody? a dout kuow-more than an
Q: without seeing soul or speaking to a soul 2
A. saw people passing.
| Q Anybody you Lncw2 A. No. sir
! @ What sort Ola night was ~ a. II was not q
very dark night
q Clear or cloudy A. Kind Of cloudy.
| O. Who was the iirsi person that you spoke to or
saw there 4. don't know.
O. Did any one speak to you? a. Not ut that
q Did you stay there lonser1 A. About half an
| q Yon cant give the name Of a man woman or
child IN the one and one half hours that you stood
| there? A. No, sir
| q. Where did You goo A. went nowhere until
those three men came up to me.
q. What was the first word spoken? A. Bed
Q Was that the fr,t @ord? A. Yes sir.
=, Did lie say good evening" A, lie said Hal
q. What did you say2 A. How do
q. What next was said A. lie said come 80
singing.
q. What did Qucenau sayP A. Nothing
| q. a
| the college.
| sang IN asuiday.school,
Q. What 'glool? A. Fifth Baptist church
y Where is it locatedl A. On Vermont avenue,
p You started from thu! point? A. Twelfth aud
Q. Who else wasstandng there A. Nobody but
| us four
q. want you to describe the hat Bedford had
on that night A. II was low.ctOwrcd dark hat.
u What was the color Of his crarat? A. II was
a scarf, red and white
q. How did he wear III A. II was tied in q
sailors knot-likc lie wears II now.
.. How long was 1t? a. About twenty five
Q. What was the color OF the hat? A, Dark.
e. How did he wear Z? 4. On hls head.
" What was the color OF his coat? A. Dark
colOred.
q DO you rocolleet the kind of cloth It was made
out OFF A. don't know.
O. Was 1t long or short toil2 A. ! don't know.
u Sack or mock? A. Sack.
u what sort OF vest dld he have on? 4. don
know.
q. iave. yon seen the scOrf since? A saw 1
NJ the Station-house.
q. Who showed it to your A. An officer
q. What did he say? A. lie asked me II knew
1t.
q. What did you tell him? A. told him yes
q. What else did ho say? A. He asked whose 4
was.
Q; What did You toll him2 A. That it was Bed
iords.
@: Now, about Bcdfords penoloons2 A. Bed
fOrds paualOOns were light with dark stripes
y How did they III him, tight orloOse? 4: They
did not Mt him as tight as these do me.
| q. We're they long or short? a. Long.
| q. Does the Goose Level crowd associate will
; the Samson.strect people? a. don't know
q. How long have you known Bedford? A. Fiy,
| or six years.
Q. Where did You meet him? A. We worked ro
O'BTieu together.
q. How intimate have YOU been since A. No
particularly intimate since
/ Q. Where did you meet hm2 A. On the base
ball grounds.
Q. What ball grounds A. The Nationals.
q. Where else did you meet him? A. At MIS-
DOrsey's house,
, @. When was THAR A. One time last winter
q. When did You see him after thatY A. Comin
through by Mr.. Kings.
q. When was that? A. Sunday before this troubl
was.
O. Morning or EVENING" A. In the evening
q. Was II after shutdown? A. Before.
At this point the examination was continued lln
I'll this morning.
4 Mr., Miller said that before the court adIourne,
he desired TO mako a correction. He explaine,
that the statement in regard TO the of Rober
COakey By the detectives was erroneous and grey
out Of the efforts OF counsel being little TO
diligent In serving subpenas. They found tina
! bailif on process taken out by tho defendants
counsel and that was all there was oft.
The court then adjourned until this morning a
' 10 o'clock.