National Republican., 1880-02-25

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mony in the case of Bedford or Queonan.
Mr.. Millor said that they wished to call William
Dnngeriied and another witness, and II 1t was
understood that they could be examined upon
their arrival there was no objection TO proceeding
ltwus so agreed.
MRS CoRNELIA HALL
recalled by Mr.. Perry; She knew officer West but
not Officers Acton and SnilUl; she saw them on tho
saturday night after the murder but did not say 10
| o'clock, or 1t might have been between aud .;
She did not have any subsequent conversation
with thom.
10 Mr. Miller: She had no clock In the house
and cOId not tell the exact time.
SARAH LEE
was recalled aud examined by Mr. Perry: She
was hot arrested In July, 1871 for Keeping db'
orderly house; she was arrested by Officer West tor
| disorderly conduct aud fined s. in the Polico
court.
MRS. PGNN
was recalled aud examined by Mr.. Porry:
| q Did you say to colorcd boy who camo to
your house about II o'clock the noxt day after the
murder and told you OF the arrest of Pinn
What, has Bedford given the watch up2' a. l
The Court-Tho testimony Is incompetent
The Government then proceeded with their ro-
buttal.
Mr., Perry read from mn evening paper ofJmuary
To show that there was no fctcrence to the incl
dent of time or tho arrest OF Pnu, aud of tho same
paper Of January TO- that there was no reference 70
the time us given by Mr. Duhcy
JAMES cRoGdAN
wos called Mr.. Perry offered to prove By this wit.
ness that on sunday ntlcr the murder Johnson told
this witness substantially the statement he made
ON tho stand, Including tho cloment Of the time
asked Mr. Duhey Oh Fourteenth street on the night
| of ths murder.
The defcnsc objected to is admission on the
ground that II clearly not evidence in rcbut-
tai. Quito lengthy Urgunent thea Gusucd and
| Hes Honor overrucd the objection. and, permit
ting the asking of the question, an exception was
noted.
Mr. Croggan testified that he was connected with
The ErsniHg 2dr of this city; ho had an interview
with johnson on tho sunday after the
| der at the s,atiom-houSe hs stated In effect
that on the night of the murder he met
these men Qhe prisoners) IN the Bottom QiclPs
Dottom) on Twelfth street, they invitGd him to so
with them over on Eighteenth Nineteenth streets
To sing; they went to Fourteenth and samson streets
where they asked tho time, and tho man said 7:20
or 72j; they then went over on street, and Bed
ford said. Hurry up and picked mp Stone; they
overlook man aud Bedford struck him; after that
! Pinn or Queenan struck and Pinn or Qneenan
kicked him; he said to them Don't Nil tho man
ana then ran away
| t'roSs-examined by Mr. Miller-The examination
took place at the Second precinct station abou. II
o'clock on Sunday morning; Lieutenant Johnson
was with the witness when le first got there aud
sal that "Ils (JohnsOn) tells the whole thing; you
~ back nmd no will tell 1t to you he had not
heard from the police or other sources what he
would testify to: ho heard some one say that John
son admitted to being IN tho crowd; his fist inter
| view with johnson lasted couple Of minutes; no
went out iotted down his notes aud then, seeing
nobody ut the cell, the witness returned TO get
private Interview with him; hu knew of the arrest
Of Bedford and Pinn, but did not tell him
Of il; he talked to Johnson about his
! life and habits, aud Lieutenant Johnson coming
up the witness said t) The officer that lao had better
see If the man was perfectly square; he did not
ment for the public; he had a third inter
the second meeting that he spoke Of BIdtorI ask.
ing the time on FOurt .cnh street. johnson did 4
say whore he was imme Intely before he met the
three mon; no said they had met before, aud sang
together and wcrn members Of the same ylee club
the witness asked johnson If he could do anything
for him and he replied thnt lac would like to get
p q a witness
would have chance to earn sl.25 day at the jail;
the witness might have said to Johnson that he
would be indicted with the rest, but there would
Le loop.hoc to creep out of the witness did not
think that any detective was present except
there class Of them that had sprung up lately
that he did not approve Oii Juhson said in general
terms, that he went home.
To Mr, Wells: He did not see reporter of tho
critic there at that time.
10 Mr.. Miller: Nor of THE NATIONAL RErUD.
LICAS either.
MATILDA MULLEN
was recalled: About . or g:jO O'Clock The witness
met Katie Dixon, Elmlrh Bailey and Babe Bedford
night Of the mnrder she asked them II they knew
Phil (lnenung Iiirthl, the ont.eyed man; Elmirn
Bailey asked II It was the man who ket store on
Fourteenth street; the witness said 1t was; the wit
ness thOn said to them Did you know that he
has been hit in the head and killed and
dead Sm shs did W not 's Say to them thai 'olT four
men had jumped upon tho man and killed him;
the witness saw sue Barber the Sunday after the
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Eimlra Bailey and she hoard q conversation be.
tween sue Barber aud Emira Bailey at that time;
she did hear sue Barber say IN ElmirR Bailey that
1t was o clock when Bedford came over to Mrs.
Halls aud she did not want her. Elmira Bailey,
to 80 back from 1t.
ELMIRA BAILEY
was recalled; She was living at Mr.. Plrker's on
sunday after the murder; sue Barber and Matilda
Mullen came 10 her house on that day sue said
that they were going to say that Bedford was at her
house at 7 O'clock; the witness said that she could
not say. 50, becsu'o she had not let her seryico
place At that hour; Sue further said that an officer
had Scnt her there to see whether or not Bedford
had given her eranything To keep for him-meaning
a watch the witness repllOd that Bedford did not
nnl had no business 10 BiYo her anything to keeT
for him.
, ROBERT PEARcE
was called and examined lie knew the scene o
the murdeL on p, between Seventeenth and Eight
eenth, and Mrs. Halls house; he walked the dis
tanco IN five minutes
DARIUS LIGHTFoor
was recalled: SIR. Falls called to zee the witness
the morning after the murder before 10 O'clock; ht
| told him at that time that he could not say wha
the tlmo was when Bedford was In the store on lii,
C preceding night and refused to fix any time.
WASHINGTON BRAxroN
recalled: His testimony was objected to- oyerrulet
and exception noted. He knew Johnson and tn
night Hirth was murdered: he met Johnson In
. saml Saturday morning that he WAS arrested II
was about 7:SO o'clock; no asked Johnson how they
came along with getting the men that did I'll,
/ Qucenan and Piun, aud that he (Johuson) wa
0 with them hO said that these parties asked hin
(JOnAS1nl 70 20 SINGING WIN tnenl, ana Wnilt
I gJug out L street between Fifteenth and Sixtcout.
, streets Bedford picked up slOne, and when neal
Eighteenth street he hit u man aud lie johnson
turned and Tun.
Cross-examned by Mr.. Niller-He had heard OF
the arrest OF Bedford Quccnan, Pinn and Roxy
L Ross before he met Johnson; he had known John
SON about seven years but he was no pArtiCula
friend OF witness Johnson did not say on that morn
ing, who was killed; he did not say anything abou
- seeing any other people except those that lie wa
{ with; Johnson did not say anything about q watCl
E or ring NO did not say wnat the man wss killed
Il for he said that y was White man, and told him
his name and said II was Hirthi he did not say hoy
long no knew the man or where he kept his plaC,
q Of business the witness worked for shOeMGke
q named w Smith, on Columbia street, In two
= story brick house; he did not tel Smith wha
Johnson told him, but did tell his home peop
. about 10 o'clock that morning; Johnson mad beer
arrested about Il week when he told Officer Nes
what Johnson had told him on the Saturday morn
ing.
- ROBERT PARKER
\ was called: H. knew Elmira Bailey, but not Su
n Barber and Matilda Mullcn he heard them con
: versng on sunday morning nltcr the murder, ,abOu
IL o'clock; he read an account Of the murder, an,
i The girls went out in the area; he heard one q
D the girls say ~ o'clock once or twice, und tha
4 was all,
An adjournment was then taken until to-day.
i Competency OF Witnesses.
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