New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-10
sIyILLAR DOWNINGS STORY.
READY TO SHOW HER TOES IN COURT.
THE EXAMINATION MADE PRIVATELY ho"AA"
-coNFITcTING TESTIMONY.

xur yyAuIxATIoy MADE PRIVATELY ho"1'A"
CONVINCING TESTIMONY.
Siv;llar Downing, in Part III. OF the supreme
g., ,o.tsrav told Referee wickes the detailed story
60 The Cemetery OF the Evergreens, when in
a. , ~ 1852 she had suspicious that the child buried
so.o was NOT her own but that another one had been
,nosed upon her as little Jacques Downing she SPOKE
IN a low pleasing voice. and showed DO TRACES VI noi
conflict OF the day before with Forrest Downing tne
father OF her child. upon whom she cae" lueSo'' WV"
horsevhip because he had testified that she was ns
,rass and was elected his place OF business IN
proaaway Her usually white face was flushed Win the
excitement OF her examination. and questions were To
heated TO her often. she Is somewhat aeai' u.'
WAGNER attempted to prompt her answers anu NJ
so aeman aed that the opposing eounsels wife should
,oave the room Mrs WAGNER therefore instructor
n her husband and the referee to keep quiet the VII
ness said that she recognized the coffin IN when INC sup
posed Jacques buried. partly nom tne ioui c.
which fastened down the lid she identined .neSe 81,
had seen her child but short time YET she na ~
20 give An accurate description OF 1t to Mrs WAGNER %
,, be copld ae inquiries IN the search Tor JacquoS
Mr. seeor the counsel for Mrs Hannity asked her nov
nnder the circumstances she could have gwen the ue
scrption She replied with earnest manner heisheho
,oce and eager eyes "Ah, mothers eyes are sharp
and mothers eyes everything" she saw the cniu
toes too and they were long. Just ike my owh' Sne
added dropping her voice. .
Mr. wagener-Did you recognize the CONN ~nen ~
dus up by any other indications in BID ~ not tell
you it SO long stretching out her hSnus "O0"'
~ co then raised the question relative to the SINH
,t in the formation OF the toes OF Jacques ana the
witness. uo
Mr. SCORPION say that yOuE chids toes were narrow
Mr. secor-win you please remove your shoet A
Nr WAGNER ITO Mr.. seeOr Do You wish TINS done
Mr. secor-Yes sir. Why noti .,o ,oor,ro
The reeree-we viii have that done after the nearing
to-day. -. ,roo
terized with the nalyete and hai II not Dee o
Mr.. wagener's prompt action she "oiu ia, u'
shoe and stocking of in trice Inc referee ln'n
her why she took interest enough in strange chlu 10
cut of lock OF from the head OF the oaoy she io
buried in the cemetery after discovering that Was no
Jacques. . IL, =
The witness promptly)-I took no interest; only /
,haSbt might "a ge have the lock as not SO cut II
Mr. secor succeeded in making the witness impatient
with questions as to whether Mrs Hannity was present
x,hep DIR Demer told her tthe wtnessl that Jacques
dead She endured probing for minute ana then
broke ont: o. listen and give me chance 10 'ei
Won and ri explain it." she then did So ciestH anu
10 tue &SDenerIs not the child produced in court
rtrfect likeness OF your husoanuf
The referee 10 the wimessj-You may snswer. ,,-
The witness earnestlyl-Yes, perfect likeness any
pS was then excused and at the same time as Carlos
Wilson had determined that the weather nT rooDn
enough for him to out, he entered the court Toll
,ose5 AZ usual IN the Of the matrony MRS. Han
iity His cheeks glowing and MS mouth was Jus!
nh confectionery. He had slight cough 49,. -.
Or Samuel W. Dana then positively lueHtneIV IN
child as tine one at whose birth ne hau I'M ~
whose mother was Emma Wilson He saw the enle az
Mr. HannItys June Is lss2 at the request ~
I1r Diemer whom he had known for lie" years, hc
Knew the baby as the Wilson baby NOT as O"I4os
Wilson. o.oo,.o, ,rbiot Caros
hal drained and II TO the eXpectaJ lhIat ~
ICana nan of blunt manner became rather eHploeNo
1nd the misconceptions Mr. Wagner as TO LIS duties as
1uedical advis 70 Mrs. Or. Diemer ..
M Wsgener Announced that he had subp9Eaed
Fnma Wilson alias De Zsfa alias ROderck lher real
same and Professor Emilio Belar at the hysuG aa'7
"a Tbirty-ulnthst. between Broadway and Skull
Int they had not appeared. He said aierwar1 !nas
Ielar was a music teacher, and he ana Emma NllsOh
6ad evaded a summons before while living IN twenty
1hird-st MI Wagner wished to show 10y thelI
snony and that Of niece of Bearis that Emma "9oA
was never mother ..o.--o-o ~ o-,,rad
After the hearing svilar Downings toes were f
In "A Drfyate room and compared WIN tnosc u
tarlos The result this: Mr. Secor-~ NOt tHe
senfest similarity" Mr. WAGNER ExacIy allAe IA
foT,nstion The reterce"I decline TO say Inc CASE
viii go an on Saturday