The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-10

ocoslHe was OOllgeQ 70 cnange seats Win
her IN order to be near the prisoner and
try to repress his violence.
Cross examination-Q. did you ever
have any conversation with the prisoner
on the subject of rcligion?D No, replied
the prisoner eontemptuously. He is a
Jew, and a dirty one at that"
I Bsnjamin Harrison, United States Sen
ator from Indiana, testified that ne had
met the prisoner a few times, had talked
with him, and refused to help him to get
Office. Witness saw nothing in the pris-
oner's conduct or conversation that raised
in his mind any question of the mans san
ity:) HTs sa 4e
When Shaw was testifying, the prisoner
shouted, That's alie." witness said ''and
get hanged for it." ''Well." said he.
That's an after consideration. I didn't
carry that conversation any further"
Prisoner-'1 have not known anything
about this man Shaw for years but when
he gives this kind of a testimony, I say
to him You are a liar, a low dirty liar. 1
never had that kind of conversation with
you and you know it. You claim to pe a
churchman too. That story is false from
beginning to end and you are sneaking
liar. That's my opinion of you. I will
publish you all over the world, and when
you go back to New York you will be the
laughing stock of your friends. never
said so, / would like you to state all about
it in detail; if you cannot do that on the
stand you are condemned as a liar
Corkhill- Where did the conversation
occur in which he said he intended to imi-'
tate Wilkes Booth and become notorious
Ain my Office. OF course cannot
fix the date" -
No, of course you can't fix the date, you
miserable lying whelpl Inever said so;
never thought 80.
Witness-'sThe moment ] heard of the
shooting of President Garfield"
interrupting) 'Wait, sir. How long have
you been lawyerY Prisoner is no
lawyer. he is pettifoger. He gets man
about New York to do all his jury bushes
has not got brains enough to try case
before jury Patterson used to do all
his jury business and Shaw used to lay
around and get Patterson to try all his ju
ry cases because he hadn't brains enough
to do it himself"
Corkhill- -"How did you regard him
mentally?" Witness-'1 did not think
of him mentally at that time" Prisoner
(roaring) Not after owed you $50. AT
ter that you could see no good in me.
have heard of you running with women.
My wife told me once in Chicago you went
and visited her. I'm going to show you
up, you wretch. You are a low, dirty
lived puppy to come here and lie about me
in that way.
The court Severely to prisoneT-Si-
lence
Prsoner-'.He had no right to come
here and lie about me. That would make
anybody mad, the lying whelp!"
Corkhill-tWhat was his reply to your
remark about his being hanged?"
Witness-'4He said that would be an
after consideration, ana he would get no
torious anyhow"
Prisoner-.1 don't care snap for noto-
riety. l have told you three or four times
YOU lie. that settles you. viii not con
descend to cotice you again.
Corkhill--sIn your conversation did he
say anything to yol, about his being bound
to get living?'
Witness-.eYes, he sail he was bound
to get living any how; that the world
owed him living, and he would get It,
Adjourned until Monday.