Evening journal., 1896-02-13


with one hand and held one OF his bands
with the other. Brown took hold OF him
In the same manner on the other side,
and the three of us walked down the
corridor to q point near the bathroom
door. There Brown took hold Of him
and tripped him He fell down heavily.
Brown jumped on his chest with both
knees, and put his hand around his
throat Swan then came In and he
jumped on Plsa's stomach with bis knees.
said, For Gods sake, don't do thatr
Swan gave him four hard punches that
were 80 Violent that the stomach raised
right up. Then DR., Clayton came In and
Lynch followed. Pisa did not make any
resistance whatever during the whole
time. They took him In the bath room
aud laid him at the head Of the bath tub.
Lynch walked over 10 where he ley and
took of his pants. shoes aud stockings.
He then went to his head, bent II down
on his chest hard enough TO break his
neck almost and jerktd his coat, vest
and shirt of over his head.
Being still unconscious, De. Clayton
got r basin Of water and dashed IL In
Pisa's face The patient did not know
anything and never moved
Mr.. White-"Were his eyes open or
closodf"
'His eyes were closed. got some
water and rubbed 1t over Plss's face. He
lay there without regEining conscious
ness, and l saw that he was dying.
Michael Lynch showed him In the bath
tub saying that he was nothing but
Cd id crank, anyhow. stood In
the hsll and sald Ny God look how
they are using that poor individual ! As
Pisa went In the bAthtub he sank In the
water, the tub being about two
thirds full The water dashed over
the aide of the tub. DR.. Clayton said
For Gods sake, taks that man out Of
the tub. for he Is dying. They took
him out Brown told me to go up and
get some towels. started to do 50. but
Brown followed me and said, Never
mind; 1 will 60 and get the towels
When 1 get back to the bathroom they
had Pisa's body In Peppers room. l
asked Brown II the man was dead. He
said BE can't be any deader.
Mr.. White-"Was Pisa dead when
thrown into the bathtubf"
"No sir, be WAS not. The body Icy in
Peppers room and Lynch helped to dress
IT, Afterwards I saw Lynch aud some
inmates carry the body down to the
morgue and afterWerds carry it away
from the morgue
AR. White-"Wss Pisa delicate man
was he sick, or anything Of that
kind3"
"No, your honor He Was we'll man
on the morning Of October 8 l never
heard him complain Of illness and never
knew him to miss a meal. He was a
short. thick man, not quite as large as
Bailif Fleming, there. "
Mr. White-"Did he refuss TO 80 to
the bathroom
mo, sir, and he did not assault Brown
In any way. He made no attempt 70
strike Brown. When Brown came out
Of Peppsr's room he was trembling 50
badly that he could scarcely speak.
Witness showed great anxiaty.to testify
and speechify. and frequently used State
Detective McVoy snd even the attorney
general ss lay figures with which tc
illustrate his remarks hr Hayes, CT
counsel for the defendants had some
difficulty 10 keeping him within the
bounds Of legal decorum.
Hayes as Lord HiEh Inqaisltor.
The state handed OakeI over to the
tender mercies of the defense, and the
witness was kept busy feintlng and
fencing from that time cut. Mr. Hayes,
who conducted the cross examination,
did not treat him as bosom friend; no,
not even as an everyday acquaintance.
He began by asking him II he made
certSin statements before the coroner'l
Jury, reading them from a transcript OF
the short hand notes taken by Court
5tenogrApher Z. o. Hsrdesty, who was q
mem Der OF the Jury, detailed for the
special purpose OF taking testimony foI
| the state. In Eeveral instances he denied
making the statements attributed "a
hin; while 10 others be ad mitted them
Both served the purposes OF the defense
and Mr.. Hardesty was kept busy making
notations suggested by Mr. Hayes. the
object being to call him IN contradiction
of Oakes.
Mr.. Hayes then asked Oakes II he did
not make certain statements to Attorney
General White and Deputy Attorney
General Cooper. In the presencs Of Court
Stenogrspher Hardesty In the BayarC
Building on November 25.
Mr. White objected. BE said that II
was a privileged Communication aad for
the private use Of the state.
'Tt Is not a state secret"
Mr.. Hayes-"Why It WAS published iu
full in Philadelphia paper next day. Il
Is not a secret Of state, for others besides
those named were present. We propos
to Impeach OAkes' stestlmony b.
his own conflicting statement"
The Court refused TO sustain the OBJ
lection, and Mr.. Hayes went on with hI.
work Of laying ground for contradiction
After carrying him at some length oi
the discrepancies existing bstween hi
testimony before the corOner's Jury an,
the statements made Ia his Bayar'
Building affidavit, he asked:
"Did you ever write to anybody abou
thls mRtterf'
"Ou December 1 wrote a statemen
and had 1t in my posket when l wal
discharged by Superintendent Hsncksr
I was discharged on October 20 and wen
Immediately to the Philadelphia Inquire
Office. I also had in my pocket a lette
which had written to BE- Black Of
October 6, but never sent 1t. have
en my possession now"
Mr.. Hayes then led him a merry dane
regarding the number and substance o
the various statements he had made re
garding the alleged crime, and made th