New-York tribune., 1886-01-20
OGLE SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF.
HE KNOWS WHO STABBED YOUNG BROWN
soxYMNLY SWEARING THAT HE DID NOT DO IT
NOT ASKED TO NAME THE MAN.

soxpMNIy SWEARING THAT HE DID NOT DO IT
NOT ASKED TO NAME THE MAN.
The third day of the trial of George Ogle charged
with the murder OF James A. Brown pel"Ie es
corder Snyth in the Court of General sessions was
nrncipally noticeable for the testimony OF the de"
{endant, and the same limiting at some other per
son as the murderer without the name peing l ne1-
TONED some relatives aud friends of the defend
snt testified to his good character and MI. ho"e
"Oclc. take the witness stand" ..
The young man, who has an uncOmmon'y az
tractve face until he speaks walked 70 tne WI "a
ness stand with an easy & and d his hands
in his Ian He was not only self-possoSSed, ou9
eften impudently cool He was what ,I ne MoHu Sas
nrohably call "nervey, or street boy Wouc des-
nnata q cheeky lie never was disturbed except
10 be apparently angry once or twice. ms eouuSe'
asked ony u few questions OH tne o'rec' oA'iniu'-
ti0n. A., .,
o-were you in Dannas liquor store on the morning
of December /, when James A Brown was staopeu'
O-Did you see him stabbedi Al did.
Odd you directly or indirectly fSxe any rsa ra.
give any aid in that staboingt A-(Ll'ihs his "~"'
Q-Do you know who stabbed Browni Aldo.
O-You saw the stabbingl A.-fes, SIR
The witness was then given over to Assistant
District-Attorney Purdy Tor cross-examnatlon. ol.
District-Atto;ney MARITIME assisted. Inc same a
tactics had been followed as Oh the previous uay,
when Samuel Ogle was on the stand. Samuel Oge
has been examined and was he'd as the murderer
OF Brown, and the Inference whch many specaa.UiS @
drew was that there was design t2 nave Tue Juty
believe that Samuel Ogle might have been tne
guilty one. The di &C; qaestion wal bno'i asked
Er. Purdy asked
Q~why then you on the sta wren zen
your brother was charged with mII9er sua 'e' q"
Q-Is that all thereason Al tnnS M so;
Q-why did you not ask TO 90 On .no @ @ ,si for
his life
Mr.. Howe objected, and asked the Recorder to
tell the witness that II his b anSTe, a nssd not
Recorder Smyth SAID that ne Woulo not chatBo iH ~
inst that way but he would tell the witness .he II
the answer would tend 10 ctiniuaVo VI uosi"uo W
he need not answer.
The witness-I refuse to answer Ihen alter pauSe'
Ask that question again. .
The question was read and the witness SAID: De-
cause counsel advised nae not 10 uo so'
O-And that Is your present COUNSEL Ayes ST.
The witness denied most of the conversations
which Detective Valley said had taken place De-
tween them:
O-Did you say when you saw Hopper at the Tombs.
"0G that's my rappsr Z" Al never used such
S-po Won not know that it is the thieves and de-
tectiyes' word for informerf A.-No, SIR ..,.-
Q-Then how do you know II ha vulgar e1preS"'oh
AL was told so In the fombs.
O-Who told you . Al do not recouect
Ogle denied that he had said that he could send
Mcclure to the State Prison If he testified. when
Ogc's cross examination was hnlshed MI. move
asked only one question, which made more peculiar
the situation IL regard TO the person VINO some "
the witnesses for the defence say that they saw
stab Brown.
Odd you tell me when you consulted me. when
vas your brothers counsel that the person who du the
staSbnc was a relative of yoursf Now needn't use
names. A.-Yes sri told you So
Tho witness acknowledged in his testimony that
he had auarrelled with Rogers one OF the witnesses
for the defence and that he had been arrested on
charge of shooting man in front OF Miners hea-
ire When asked the name of the ma man he shot ne
thar il was William 4. Peters whom that name was
mentioned. He was acquitted on that charge
When the witness had finished his testimony the
defence closed. ,,
James McShano, who is now under bonds as an
accessory after tho fact in this case. as 1t IS said
that he gave Ogle warning to leave the CITY, was
broueht into the courtroom after recess. MT
Purdy told him to go to the witnessstand, ana SAID
to the prisoners counsel
Here is MoShane, If you want him."
The counsel said that he did not want MN.
"Well,D said Mr. Purdy, neither GO we want
him." ,,.., ... a,,4
him don't want him.
Mr. Purdy said that he felt bound to produce
every witness TO the homicide, but would notswear
McShane although he was present. The counsel
for the defence then made his closing argument ana
the trial was adjourned till to-day.