New-York tribune., 1895-12-12

When f he first csilei to see Russell was McCabe
How long did you know Mccabe?" ,u
THAT is one Of the penalties we pay for dis
tinction" added General Tracy in low voice.
General Tracy then asked about the taking OF
she shewsd waikT h how sna he and said
taking casual gance would notice tnat h,n ne naJ
exp aimed that he had deep pockets and ,ong coat
Even then three big reyoivers and and bottle OF
III YOU desire TO know will 20 the expense of
b"ynF 3 poe Of MnsE apa Colonel T Fo%s no"
General Tracy then asked Nosburg Where ne OBJ Cd,
sqsa hs had o oSdsd Di'9hS
not Dad them as they had already been .oaded for
years THE PISTOLS NOT FOR USE.
.You took them there to enable the men TO escape
and commit murder II necessary"
no. rot to use"
"If you thought they were going to use them you
would not have taken them there would your
''Then why didn't you take the charge out before
The witness replied that he kept them loaded so
that the man they were pointed at could see that
How did you hand the revo!vers to the men?.'
out in the yard turned 50 they could get them
"Dd you know what day the men were to escape;
when and how?'
vosbrs then admitted that he had met the tGcee ce
erai Tracy wanted to know If they met by appoint
ment Coonei Fellows objected
Wines he had right 70 ask the question, but
Judge, Alison said he would exclude it, brow they
did YOU give the men any money or KNOW they
about to take passage to Europe!
Being asked about the $1,000 he had seen in the
jail Vosburg said i was in s5oob!lls Kiiloran and
''Vosburg. are You conscious Of any act of dis
Certainly I am" replied the notorious criminal
without hesitation.
CRIMINAL MANY YEARS.
And you have been a noted criminal for over
fifty years."
Yes. sir"
DO you feel any shame and humiliation In ap-
pearing before this Court and jury?'
Judge Allison told the witness that ne need not
answer ~, ,, cn,, rro,,
The District-Attorney having no questions TO ask
"Old BIZ was led back to his cell in the Tombs
John Feldheimer. who said that he was the eng-
nesr of the jail il June and and July last was . next
the morning of the escape. He was not cross
Ts''ir The next witness was A. L. Alabam who testl-
fed that he was prisoner in the LUDLOW Street
@ % qn 1"ns nd the the tHa a O K
He told the Warden. who replied We'll. can't
den?" asked sir Weeks. ~ ~ w.
What game did you pay?"
Pin what kind Of a game is that. querieo
ITS German game" said Colonel Fellows. COM
ing the rescue
PLAY any other game?" continued Mr. Weeks
YES; poker"
understand commented General Tracy.
Did YOU lose any money"
TO whom"
General Tracy objected but to purpose,
Some. ines the Warden sometimes another"
RI the Warden pay if he lost"
er to asked snea as Shf aty for the
\ BRIBE WAS OFFERED HIM.
Daniel r. Fredercks was the last witness. He
said he the regular jail cleaner in June and
July last. He tod of having the prisoners assist
him. paying them I'm beer on Saturday nights lie
got II in a bucket and carried 1t IN past the War
den. making no attempt to conceal 1t from him
Fredercks then re.ated how Russell had an
If he could tunnel out under the wall told the
500 more when they got out. If he would assist
them IN escapng,
day at noon, said the witness Then Killoran rau
came in bathroom and showed. me wad or
hand. The nc next morning ! told the Warden what
ihsy had sSd to me but never talked to OF
capped the witness cleaned up a bathroom and found
under shelf over dozen TASKS which had con
-. When | told the Warden" continued Freiericks.
the they are ' gos a"@ h w rea oaSa
Tsusei TAU no little increment among the spectators
Of Ludlow Street JAN and recounted the attempts
or the men 10 brlbe him. but nothing new was
ELECTED. AT this point Colonel Fellows said that
that ended the peop.e's Witnesses and that they
General Tracy then said to the Court that he con-
sidered the case was OF the greatest Importance
He would, he said. In the morning present several
points Tor the Courts consideration
p AS preliminary. he said he would insist that the
Federal statute had provided a punishment for the
onence with which the defendant was charged:
that the State courts had jurisdiction in the
matter number OF authorities were 10 be cited
by MIN the Genera continued, TO point out that II
was me duty OF Federal court to inquire whether
the offence charged had been committed and not
that OF state court II the court decided against
him. General Tracy said he would cite further au- |
thorites relatye to the committing of Federal !