Evening journal., 1891-12-09

How long has it been since you
worked steadily2'
About two years
"Wheref'
"At DuPonts.
"were you discbarged9
''Yes
'For drinking
yes.
when did you FIRST speak to anyone
about this caseg"
"About FIVE or six weeks ago
who did you 6rst speak to about
itf'
'James Wilkinson"
Another detectiye?"
sYes
did yen see Lynch or Mrs. Noble
while In New York;
Eyes.
why did youlgoY'
Because l wanted TO 60 l would
rather stay there until this thing was
over
did you get any money from the de-
tectives for telling this story2'
mo, nothing but my eat and drink.
He then reiterated the statement con-
cerning the two interviews he had with
Gibbons, The rectals did not differ in
any material points.
Hilles-"How long were you at the
Clayton HouseY
"a couple OF days
"Who withf"
John Traynor."
daughter
Who was paying your billsi'
IL don't know, but | guess 1t was John
rrayor."
DO you know Gilbert Eggleston2'
"Yes.
"Do you remember that on Saturday
you were sitting with him In an old sum
mer house, and the detectives came up.
Yes"
"Did you not say to him on that occa-
sion that here comes those SIS of
b-hs, | don't know anything about
itY"
"No, did not say anything of the
kind.
"Dld you, the Saturday after the
Flemming barn was burned say to Frank
Harkins. who keeps a store down on
Front street, In reply to question OF
his, that you did not care d--n. 1t
served the SIS Of b--s right, Or
words to that effactf'
IL do not remember saying It.
"Were you in Philadelphia with the
detectives at all. +"
81 was In Philadelphia.
How longT
"For night"
"How long did It take you to think of
this story, Mr.. Moore3"
About an hour
who stayed with you in New York;
John TraYnor."
bsughter
He took you down on the Bowery. l
supposeY'
Yes. was on the Bowery."
Took you over to BrooklynP"
"Yes, sir"
Saw his mother2"
II don't know her.
''Go around with Williamson, Lynch
aud Mrs Noblel"
"Ho, sir; l saw them occasionally"
How often have you spoken with
them Of this matterT
Twice with Traynor and three or four
| times with Wllkinson" !"
If that was sll, what were you doing
Having q good time"
Laughter
When did you come back here2"
4 1hnt uiEub.
Where have you been ever SINGER"
Down town.
Where, down town."
"Cayton House.
"Who with7'
"Jehn Traynor."
| daughter
Rave you any independent source
support9 T.
"My mother"
"Did Gibbons tell you anything more
about burning the bsrn7"
"He said how he got away from It. He
said be got over the fence and ran do IN
over the field. He sat down on q stone
wall, near the church, waited until be
saw the flames, and then he went up to
the fire.
After redirect examination, which
brought out nothing new, Court then ad
iourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
at 10 o'clock this morning Gibbons re.
sumed his place Sin tie prisoners dock,
and the barn burning trial was resumed
after George H.<Bates and J. H. Hof.
fecker presented petitions relating to
Judgments and deeds.
Before 10 o'clock arrived the court
room was filed.
thlen Wllktnson IesttfieG.
James w. Wilkinson, chief of the
Wilkinson Detective Agency Of New
York, was sworn. He testified as fol
lows:
Il live in New York city. l am halt
partner in the coneesn of J. Z. Wilkin
son & Co. know James Moore
Biggs-'Did James Moore ever tel
you that Gibbons told him that he fred
the New barnY"
Hilles-'I object, don't answer that
10 Is simple, hearsay evidence"
Biggs-"I want TO get at the circum
stances under which be made the state
i ment."
! After argument the court Overrdlet
the objection.
Biggs-"when did you frst meet
James MooreT
Hnles-"I object to that; we are moi
trying Moore. he has not been attacked
and no matter how much he may need
] bolstering up, but this is not the time tc
do the bolstering"
Biggs-"It is important how James
Moore frst made this disclosure, and
show by this witness his relations with
James Moore.
Those relations have moth
ing TO do with the case.
n Riggs-'The defence brought out 8
conversation In a summer house, be
tween Moore and Eggleston Is II not
} competent for me TO show how the state