New-York tribune., 1885-10-20
John ANDE RSON'S FREAKS.
EVIDENCE OF ONE OF HIS PARTNERS.
rxp.ayD ARouT A RED HAIRED sERyANT-THlNk-
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rxp.ayD ABOUT RED HAIRED sERYANT-THlNk-
ING HE WAS GREAT JUMPER.
I ,rbo onfira session of the Supreme Court
Do. ~ Justico Van Drunt presiding, was occupied
yesteroav with tho cross -ox2mi1ation OF tehS
McCloskey in regard to the pecuarltes u HIS
partner John Anderson with the object OF DreaNns 'i
will Of the latter 50 that his granddaughter MIS- MARY
Maud Watson secure the interest whlch Silo ca'
70 one. h OF the property the Fifth Avenue Flza,
between Fifty eighth and FIfty-ninth SITS lie teStnou
that when he became John Andersons partner i'll the
tobacco business I'm 1872 told that hewas TO nave
charge Of the finances but they were IN reality paoe'
in charge Of John Charles Anderson and william Glrod
by ROVER OF attorney lie had no control OF the ahceS
Ex-Judge ArnouxWhat did you do Al oS,1d l3oEGd
ont for the money that none OF IL sh0uIu
bo stolen that none Of the tobacco was solp
had cr %. cent of the pTo John Anderson 20
peT cent and John Charles Anderson 90 per cemI
never made any collections or sales except d reta anu
neS er handled any of the cash Ny duties were prhc
pally to look out for Charley.
letter written by the witness In November lsS-' 10
John Charles Anderson, whom news came OF Johh
Anderson's death in Europe, identified by him. lie
sIoke I'm this letter Of John Anderson friepd who
had been kind and generous to him Another letter by
him dated March T. 1882 identified IN which he said
that he had received reply 10 the first letter and
added
believe it be my duty to carry out his last wish on
Q. When did Mr. Anderson first speak to you about
spiriluasm Ale spoke of.Sprlts, not SpiritMlaisl M
lie spoke Of the spit OF his boy as r Dack s an
spoke Of 1t went ont Of the firm IN lsI, In I9l
% LaTrytWn I he s mat , & TaI ali qGs fRe lg 10 nave
O. Did lie ever tell you OF being visited by the spirit OF
nRo ASs scens ardd m aa aso PS S face and Of Io
,;sang feeling that existed between them lie saiu ho
is37 wren the partnership ceased did he
ever speak you about the spirit OF Mary Rogers A.
Odd You deem what Anderson said about his son
Willie in 1879 to he irrational A.-ics' sr; ,. ,,,..
O. Did yOu hear of other persons believing th
they la communications with the sprs OF the departed
% did you believe thcy were irrational Al
thought they were crazy on that point.
Several questions whether tine witness hai evee
heard that many OF the most eminent men In tho
world and saint. Of the Church, including -. Patrick
had believed they had communications WITH the 7plsln
were asked by Jrdgc ArnouV ana were excluded on
the objection OF Richard :. Newcombc. Tho witness
dcc5cd his own business He was an apprentice
for a year in n printing Office ut the age Oi Iourteeni
went into politics at nineteen then in California for
four years two years Marshal In 1885 he returned
to Ncw-York and afterward Deputy sergeant at
Arm, Of the House OF Repre- ,entatiycs.
Q-Dh you have charge OF the engine down there
OIpld Won .nv when asked Of what horse row the
engine ws tn1t IL was not horse power that 10 went by
steam A.-No. sir. I glad OF tho opportunity to
correct that. there two years aud then was con
ncccd with the Sergeant fO two years Then
came here AID made living by being connected with
O. Where were Won receivcri An the Kentucky
Lottery four days Wlen -luinpuH hal HEht Nlti
JoLa Anderson / was appointed by Judge Barnard.
have since been dabbling IN real estate for twenty
yeir-. more or lcs'.
How often did NJ. Anderson tell YOU ia things
wero around him. which yOu understood 20 mean spirits
\. many times that got SICK OF listening To H.
. Did he ever. when he spoke about these things,
.ltuk nuout their UakIg noise Al don't relncL-
her any thing being said about noise.
ODD hc ever Say they disturbed his rest A.-Ccr
t.lnv: maybe nffy times llr said he could not live
NJ, he had relief the misery aud suffering
BE- cNVcrcnced these things chasing him lie SAID no
could not sleep; that 20 might hc Imagination but there
seemed DE something rafting in his head lie woke
nr u and told this md that the time suggested
hi- Iphokeu tp monastery, or To Europe In
the summer oi ISL. he said that he vas very mnth
distressed and excited and he would hnl with pistol
bah what things and wOnl1 blow his head on
In 1865 with him-at the Battery He said he was
the biggest Jumper the world. lie undertook To Jump,
hut didn't iumI mere than four or five feet When u
new servant = ri who had rcd har first came into h,
hcr ont of her hair and scoded Mr.
Girol lu the because ne brought her
talking with he would frequently skip about and
then rush back I'm furry. He gave me money after
left the partnership mp the time Of his departure FOR
Europe lie 5000 I'm 1877 ia one clip, ABOUT
-, 800 u l-7g and 900 bill IA lS-l Wien passing
the Worth Monument u broadway hc said. That Il "A
baukcd fraud lying there He iusucd me grossly. He
amt Lig enough 60 bllck General Sc0tt- boots" In
will that he made IN lN5l he gave $4,000. SlOOODO
- the Roman Catholic orphan Asylum, $4,000 10 John
Kelly 5000 o the Sisters of tho Poor 100000 in trust
tho Cardinal aud about half his fortune To his wife
Counsel for tho plaintiff said that they would probably
close Today