New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-07
THE BALL SET ROLLING.
ruLLeRAFF N THE KERR TRIAL.
urs TESTIMONY HAmprnnD By poor MEMORY
Row THE EXAMINATION GOES ON.

us TESTIMONY HAMPERED BY POOR MENof1f
gow THE EXAMINATION GOES ON.
ayour memory. then, Is like a candle with wick
too long 1t enables you to SEQ the scenes OF 1854
only imperfecty. Still, as the hsme burns moro
brightly tho dim form Of Duffy or saylss appears 20
yon from the darkness OF that room IN McLaugh-
Inns house, Is 1t not so ~
This was tho question. answered adrmativeiy. oy
which Colonel Ingersoll illustrated the condition yes
terday Of .be memory OF ex-Aiderman Ludolph A.
FuilgraE, who testified in the second trial III tne
bribery case against Thomas b. Kerr. When the
Special Term Of Oyer and Terminer vas opened N
the morning colonel Fellows was on hand with baa
cold Assistant Distriot-Attorn8y Fitzgerald there
fore undertook to open the for The state OF New.
York and did SO in two-hours' speech, which was
simply a recapltuIaton Of facts 50 ola that Juose
Daniels did not the iurynen for falling asleep.
In closing MIR. Fitzgerald paid hi;h compliment 70
the counsel opposing him. John IL Bro, oA1uase
Noah Davis and Colonel Robert @. Ingersoh
rs,doIpb A. FuilgraR was then called for tho peo-
n,e His direct examination was conducted by Colo
mel Fellows and hampered In Its results py inc
obviously failing memory of the witness. fuhgrau
has lost much Of the aggressiveness which character
,zed his testimony former occasions ana aVoiaeo
direct answers by declaring that anxiety over these
cases had bad a bad effect on his mental powers.
Colonel Fellows was repeatedly interrupted By the
affections of Colonel Ingerseil, who finally Jumped
mn tnpatontly and declared that he had never be-
fore heard q witness examined in that manner"
aYou have never been on these Reign OF Terror
trials1 remarked Mr.. Bird, loosely, " while "o'e
oft been there before many tlme'
After completing his examinat on Coionei fonoNs
was excused by the court for two days, on account
Of his Illness This was after recess. Coioha in
rersoI without delay began tho cross e&smihauou'
The principal that he brought out was taas .ne
witness maintained that he had been IN favor o. tne
rroadway franchise long before any prIoefy was
- 49,, k.o fntc
sol for defence demonstrates that fungfan was ~
40 black as be was painted Colonel Ingerso handled
the inforrner with tenderness and care. His me'h'
DDS and manner could not but contrast shensSi'o =
strongly In the minds Of the spectators VINO hsu
been at the last Kerr trial with those then adopted oy
v. Bourke Cochran, who left Fnlgraf In state o.
complete collapse. Colonel Ingersoll pesusaed run
ra 10 give fun account Of tho exact arrangements
he had made with District Attorney MARITIME ano
De Iancey Nicou as to turning States evidence
FuIlgra declared that he had been search INTO Sahs
this step by The presentation TO bim o. alderman
Dufy's afldavits revealing the Thiy-ionsen s'rse
Railroad bribery. Tho witness finally pToduced tne
original letter written by Mr. Nicon to Mrs Fungran
assuring her that her husband would enjoy immunity
srom prosecution IL he told what he knew.
DON'T give that to the papers, said Fulgrah whet
colonel Ingerson took the letter In his hama
don't want It published' The Colonel respeced III,
WITNESSES wish, and only made public tho purport Of
the letter. 49,.
Hero is a characteristic BIT Of tho funny little
Ways Colonel Ingersol has in conversing with Mr.
FsiIgiaa
Colonel IngersolI-Are you sure there wefe UNI
teen present at the meeting?
The wltness-I don't recollect;e1 think So
Owen. aren't you sure? Al think am
q Now ,eok here do you know or do you think,
o. do yo, thilk you think or DO you thlh sou 'hin
Won think or what is 1t, anyhow - - -
shere were no other startling disclosures and no
more new and astounding revelations AZ eSt :ST
cJort Tie court was adjourned Fullgraf oeing served
,i,p a suhSoena TO apIear next Monday. The ira
ws 30 on Today without Fugraf It Is not snq% sI
who win take his place on the STAND: put sIrr tbc
nnblic sensation in the attendance and testimony OF
am ~ Aiderman Arthur J. Mcouade gave new bal
Yesterday Tholnas J. Dunn Of No 81 h EsSS fo
cirbthst who Mcouade,s FORMER Donu hO 49, :
smaller amount furnished security for the iun sum
Of 100000.