New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-10
SISTERS TELL THE STORY.
WITNESSES OF A B.orHEB,s MURDER
LoyGoBARDr SEEMS NERyoCs AT THEIR APrEAE'
ANCE-SrHER TESTIMONY.

LoNGoBARDI SEEMS NERyOUs AT THEIR APrEAh'
ANcE-srRER TESTIMONY
The two Young sisters of John Barrett, who
have sat. clad in deep mourning, in an anteroom
of the clicks Office In the General Sessions build
ing since the trial OF Longotardi began were
enabled to testify yesterday about the murder OF
their brother Ex-Judge Curtis hurled questions
at the witnesses and objections at the RECORDER
with equal earnestness. Longobardi sat WIN
mpassve face throughout the day. except thaS
he seemed somewhat restless and disturbed whiie
the sisters gave their testimony. lie declares
that he knows no English, but showed at times
that he understood, perhaps through the motions
Of the witnesses, what part OF The scene the yes
torito, acted rs interpreter between exJu0Se
Curtis and the prisoner. .
Annie Barrett is only eleven years old, Dut
she told in unhcsItatIng way the story OF the
shooting.
ANNIE BARRETT TELLS HER STORY.
She said that she, with her sister, went TO visit
a relative on October l6, and their brother John,
age nineteen accompanied them toward homo
At Park row and Roosevelt-st. John was behind
his sisters The witness continued:
The Italians said Iii Iii where you going r
One of them, Longobardl pulled my sister By tho
My sister said II officer here would
have you arrested The man with Longobard then
my sister and kicked her. she almost fell
other man and Longobardl hit my brother twice. The
put around brother and LongobardI
shot him Johnny cried oh, 1 am shot" Ny
after Longobari. 1 bent down and tried TO
hold up Johnny's head TIKI policeman came and then
they put him ambulance and took him 70 the HOSPITAL
In telling the later incidents OF the shooting
her childish voice quivercd, and IL seemed for a
moment as if she might break down She con-
tinued, however, and her voice grew tirmer. Tx
Judge Curtis repressed his aggressiveness for 2
time while h. cross-eyamined the little girl, ana
she kept to her original story. She denied en-
phatically that her brother struck LongoDardi,
and would not admit that her father or any one
else had talked TO her about her testimony. Dr.
testified to Barretts removal TO the hospital
TESTIMONY OF THE OTHER SISTER
Mary t. Barrett the older OF the two sisters
of the dead man, was called after recess. Shs
is eighteen years of age and lives with her par
ents at No. 81 Madison-st Her testimony was
about the same as that given by her sister. Shs
said that Longobardfs companion, after kicking
her severely that she staggered and fell against
a post of the elevated road, caught her by thS
throat. She then endeavored TO strike him, buo
did not reach him She used IN many cases the
same words that her sister had used and thelr
descriptions of the scene were almost exactly
alike, while differing in some respects from the
testimony of some of the other witnesses; no
fence to rise and illustrate how she stood Win
reference TO the other persons present. at the time
of the shooting. Then he endeavored to show
titled to having seen. -.
Most of the other witnesses examined by DIS
trct-Attorney Fellows and Asslstant-Dlstrlct- AT
torney Bedford. and cross-eXamined by ex-Judge
Curtis were called 10 testify to formal maIter,
such as the identity of the body and Of the Bit
ish bulldog revolver with which it Is said the
crime committed
OTHER EYE-WITNESSES EXAMINED
Michael c. Collins and Henry Roehers we0
called to prove that the injury on the left eys
which Longobardi received was caused by olow
from Roehrs, while Longobardi WAS running away
The defence declare that Barrett struck Longo
bardi in the eye before the shot was fired: CoiinS
who said that he was out OF business Just now,
said that he saw Longobardl run down Roosevelt
ST. and noticed a man, who he after ldentlhed as
Henry Roehrs, run out of house and strike
Longobardi on the left side OF the face Inc
witness Acknowledged that he had been con-
victed once or twice of ds0rderly conduct
Roehrs. who said that he struck the blow, tes-
tilted on cross-examinaton that he had a mex
name Frank White He was fined 5000 WITHIN
wear in the Court Of General Sessions, for having
obscene pictures in his possession. Some OIL me
remarks of the counsel caused so much laughter
that the Recorder warned the audience that me
trial was solemn proceeding and that no laughter
would be permitted.
The trial will proceed on Monday.