The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1871, Page 5

{SE ERIE WAR. The Transfer Clerk on the tand Yesterday. IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS, HIGHLY Three Millions of Convertible Bonds. fhe reference in relation to the 60,054 shares of Erie Railway stock claimed by the English sbare- holders Heath and Raphael to be their property was resnmed yesterday before Mr, Kenneth G, White, the Master appointed by the United States Circuit Court to conduct this most important snguiry. Mr. Southmayd appeared for Heath and Raphael and Mr. Morgan for the Erie Railway Company. ‘The proceedings yesterday were exceedingly in- tereating ana threw considerable light upon the manner in which the affairs of frie, in regard to registration of stocks and the issue of shares, have been hitherto couducted, At the opening of the case Mr. Southmayd asked if the books for which an order of the Court was yes- terday issned were now produced, Mr. Morgan replied tnat they were not, Mr. Hil- ton, who had charge of them, not having been regu- larly subpcenaed. ‘The Master remarked that the order had been fasued through the company’s counse}, Counsel satd he had no control over the pooks, and he wished It to be understood that the ire Com- pany cid uot decline to produce th BXAMINATION RESUMED, John A, Hilton testiticd—I have been employed in the oiflce of the Urie Kailway Company as transfer elerk for ten years; had charge of the trausfer books up to within @ week ago; since that time I have not I have also charge of mat- registration of stock ’m the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company. Q. Whatdid seman ent? furnish a; the basis of register? A. Three duplicates of certificates, show. ing the stock then outstanding, with the number of shares embraced in each. certiiicate, Q, Have you furnished to the farmers’ Loan and Trust Company since that time a record of any ad- Gitional stock to that which was embraced in the first list? ‘i Notice was given co them of the issue ‘of 6,000,000. Q. Is that the only new Issue of stock that has been made since the opening of the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company? a. 1 cannot weil answer that question without my books, Q. Do you recollect as a matter of fact whether, besides the new issue of 5,00),004 since the opening Of the Farmers’ Loun and Trust Company, there has becn any enlargement of the siares of the Erie Company? A. Toanswer thas question | shall have {, FRG tw my books containing a recora of what 8 bess A506. ‘The Master~ Then thout your books you cannot answer the question? A. 18. y tle books will show, ‘The Master—Yhat is not the question, The ques- Hon is, can youcr hot answer tue question WilLout your books? A. Icin auswer it; tiere has been an enlargement, but when I cannot say without my Ks. What was the amount of that enlargemont? vee millions; lat Liust have beew some tie in Deceinber or January last Q. Do yuu recoliect the transaction of the transfer of stock Which liad been left at the ofice of the Erie Compauy by Mr. Von Hoftman, on behail of Heath & Raphael, to James H. Coleman, receiver appointed by tie Court? A. I do; I first saw those certificates on the day they were transferred to the receiver; the unpaid ceriificates were then plaved on the safe by me, and they remained there fur two or three monuis in my charge; the transicrs to the receiver were all made tn a single book; the wansfer book was closed on the 17th of Fevruary, 1870, and 1e- mained cl)sed until after the trangaction; they ‘were reopeucd on the 12th of Vctober, 1870, the day after the election; in registering m the Farmers? Loan aud Trust Company the owner of stock 1s re- quired to preseat the certificates at my oilice for fainination; if correct we give a certiileate to the fork 6 the Partiérs) Lodi Shd Trust Company by the owner of the certiticate; L was notin towo at the Lime the 60,009 ghares were ielt at the ofljce OJ the compaity, And { ain hot Awvaré that Mr. Harr! had a duty to perform in vaat poate. Q, Was not Mr, Harris in the habit of receiving certificates for examination as a step prejimiaary Sheir registration? A. He was not; his receips of 60,000 shares was an exception to the usual rule; I am Dot aware that Mr. Harria bad anything wo do With the transfer of certificates to the receiver; that Was my (Uty, ene ee “% cates, after having re- 0. Thest Diciaat certifi Mained for several months In your safe, were sent to the auditor’s office. What was done with them then? A. They were all cancelled, either by myself or by my brother. Was not that done at once, after they had been received from Mr. Colemaa, and new certia- cates issued stead? A. I think not; 1 don’t recol- lect the exact date of the cancellation; they are generally cancelled when the transfer 1a made; the 60,000 shares of Heath and Raphael were not cancelled at the time of their transfer; we used to scnd a person named Dillon to the Har- mers’ Loan and ‘Irust Company with certificates to be cancelie’, J cannot say what his name is— whether It 1s Billy or Johnny, Q. Ifyou do notsend Bitiy or Johnny who do you eond? ‘A. Most any one we could get. Q. Is it not @ matter of trust to send some trust- worthy person with them? A. Yes. Q You would not pick Up any person you would meet for that purpose, Who do you employ in that business? A, When we find it necessary to send to the Trust Company, if 1 am not in to send this mes- wenger, I generaily call on the assistant secretary, Mr. Swnith, to send me a reliable person. Q. How many persons has Le in bis employment Pt Mr, Morgan—Is it not quite a large numper? The reporter heard no respouse to the question, Mr. Southmayd proceeded to ask—Do you know anything of those certidcates for 60,00) shares scat to. be cancelled to the Farmers’ Loan and 1yust Company having that round hole punched ia them ‘Witness—Yes. . Did you direct that to be done? ir. Morgan objected, The Macter Dit you direct that to be done? ‘Witmess—Yes. Q_ How much did you send of the 60,000 shaves to the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company? A. Thirty ind shares; I cannot teil when I sent these 80,000 shares, Q Was it at one time, or at several times? A, It ‘Was not at one time. Q. How many different times? A. Two oc- casions. Q. Was that all done on two occasions? A. Yes, tr. Q. Have you any means, from books or otherwise, of giving the dates on which yousent those 40,008 shares, and the amount sent on each day? A. My books would show that; I cannot teil that without reference to my books. Q vo you knew about when it was? A. It was during the months oi December, 1870, aud January, 71. Q. By what messenger did you send them? A. I Go not recoliect. Q. Did you send any verbal or written message with them? A. Ido not think I sent either; 1 Go Mot recollect that I directed the messenger to do anything. rite Was he merely to get the certificates cancellea? A. s1¢ Was merely to take them to the Farmers’ Loan and Trast Company. Q. To get them cancelled and bring them back, is that it? Was it not to gel other certificates rey tered in place of them for those surrendered certid- cates? A. Yes, sir, 10 Was, Q. He was to get.oiler certificates certifiea by the Farmers’ Loan and ‘rust Company? A. 1 do nos wnow, Q. Had not other certificates been already made out by you? A. Yes, gy signed? A. Yes. By whom? Morgan objected, unless the witness remem Dered who signed them. The Master—That is the question, whetner he does or not. A. They were signed by the President and the Assistant Secretary. Q. Did you kuow to whom those certificates belonged when you sent them down, or by whom they had been ieft with the company—I mean those certificates that you sent down.to be canceiled? A. Did I khow whose certificates they were? Q Yes. Did you know they were part of this Heath and Raphael stock which had been issued to James H. Coleman as receiver? A. I did when I sent them. Q. Did you sena down new certificates which were to go to James H. Coleman, receiver, in place of those new certificates which you sent down to be fegistered and which you made out to be signed by the officers of the compauy? Were they certificates im favor of the party whom this stock had been transierred—that is, James H. Coleman? A. No, , Were they in favor of Heath and Raphael? ir. Morgan ob,ected. ‘Ihe certificates would show what they were. a ie naa was allowed by the Master, 0, 81 Q To whom were they made out? A. I do not fecoliect, Q, You do not know at all, do you? A. I cannot bp hy to names without reference to hooks, Q Did you do this out of your own head or by Girection of any of the officcrs of the company? Counsel for Brie objected to (ne question as im. material. it dia not, he sald, appear that thts stock bad any connection with Heath aud Raphael’s stock. Mr, Southmayd—That is just the potut, The Master—Low is that, Mr. Hilton? A. It was done under direction of the president of the company, Q Mr, Jay Gould? A. mr. Jay Gould, G. What dtd he tell you to do? ¢g ener py pe tp gga . ase) suiemn Gown. is ) He Airected me to send O. What did he tol You? Did be direct your at. NEW YURK HEKALD. SATURDAY, APRIL 15, -1871—-TRIPLE SHEST. Raphael stock? How did bo aad what was sald. thousand shares certificates, @ por- vhousand shares—there ig depng ay; 1a, resented at the giving .notice at the Stock Excl oceur in henge, ‘Was any notice given at tne Stock Excha: of ) ou What Jay Gould said to you when take death and 1's certificates down to the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company to 7 1 don’t ask the reason; I ask you what he said to you? A. J think I nave already an- ered that. Counsel—No; you have not said a word of what he said Li her ‘The Master--You sald he told you to take them down, but not what he said to you. ‘A. Ihave already stated that he told me to take them down. The Master—-That is not an answer. . What aid he call these certificates? What de- scription did he give of them? A. Ido not recollect What he did call them. Q, Did he tell you to take Heath and Raphael's stock down there? A. | have already stated that he gave me directions to take them down. ‘The Master—That ls not an answer. Q. When did you get your directions to go to this Place with certiiicates that belonged to somebody else (o uve for this purpose? The Master—He fias not testified what Gould told him. When Mr, Gould gave you those directions what did he say to you? A, 1 was directed to send to the Farmers’ Loan od Bay Company these certificates to be rogis- red. Q. What certificates? A. New certificates. on which convertibie bonds had been issued in lieu. Q. That l undersiand, You say you were directed to send down 30,090 shares to be registered which had been created by convertibio bonds, You went to &* that registered vy the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company as part of the genuine swck of the company, did you not? ihis form of the question was objected to, and, finally, in veply to another question, the witness stated that he Knew, asa matter of fact, that if he gent down those 30,000 siares to the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company to be registered by them with- Out o statement that they wero issued for some newly created bouds the registration could not be made; Mr. Gould told me to send a portion of the stock, which was in the receivership of Coleman, down to the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company to be cancelied and serve as a basis of getting new BLOCK issue I do not recollect how he described 16; I knew that those 380,000 shares had been issued for convertible bonds from the fact that before issuing new stock I 1e- quire some voucher; | cannot state without refer. ence to my books when I first heard of this new issue Of 40,000 shares being made or to be made; I first saw those convertible bonds on the day the new issue Was made; there were two of them; one wag for $2,000,000 and the other for $1,00),000; 1 do not recollect who filled up or dratied the body of these bonds: I do not now recoliect who signed them; I prcpuite the bonds are In my oitice; Ido not recol- lect tu whose favor these bonds are; I am not aware that they ever went out of my oMice; 1 do not know what particnlar brauen of the gatablishmept Jmakes convertible bon da; Ido not Kuow whé bidugit the conyerdble bonds to my ofilce; T would have to refer to my books to tell (0 whom I have delivered out the 30,000 shares regis- tered in the Farmers’ Loan aud Trust Company; a po lou of (he certificates was brought back to me from the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company anda portion Was not; it would be necessary for me to refer to my books beiore I could say whether I handed any of tose certlilcates to Mr, Gould; I do jot remember whether 1 haa conversation with Mr. Gould aiter I seht down the stock to be regis- tered in the manner I have testified, «. Has there not been a cancellation by the round puch bole of more than 30,000 shares? A. Not by Tuo, not that | am aware of; Ido not know the fact that they all have the round punch hole through them; L can give no explanation of the circuinstance of the round punch hole being in all of the certifi- cates, the prelerred stock included. Q. Do you not know thatiact? A, No; Ido not recollect if they were sent to the Auditor's ollice be- fore the order of the Court directing then to be sent to Heath and Raphael; 1 gave directions to have fem sent to the Auditor's oftice; 1 did not, t my no Wledge, CO} pene wie any one as to sending them to the Auditor’s oiice, \Q. You never sent those certificates of preferred stock to the Famers’ Loan to be cancelled. vid you ever direct that tobe done? Were they ever sent? A. No, sir; I cannot teli how they came w have that round pouch hoje in them; it was not doae by my request or directions; the stock ledger of the com- | pany is kept at tne transter olfice by myself and sistant—imyseif and my brother; there has been but one stock ledger in use since the month of June, 1870—one of ee and one of preferred stock; 1 presumé that stock ledgér is atl the transfer office, as also the certificate books tri Which wel cut the rtiflcates of the 000 share: they are my Anes, oF were when last saw them; I pr ame th praniee, Boake for Decetader, 1870, and January, 1871, can be found my office; 1 kecp the daily register of balances; that would show the basis on which those issues ES 0 rted to be meas that book of dally balance bo found in may diilée, After some further testimony, as to certain matters and entries in the books of the company, Mr. Southmayd intimated that he could not further proceed with the examination of Mr. Hilton to-day, He must have those books and Papers referred to by the witness, tbe stock ledger, the transfer book, the book from which the certificates of the 30,009 shares were cut, the daily balance, and the conver- tible bonds. Mr. Mo: the part of rie to produce books or ene An- other order, to be served upon the ofiicials of Erie tor the produciton of the books and gapeis named, was then made out by the Master, and tne further hearing was adj urned to Monday next. The Service of Subpenas on Eric Witnesser. On Thursday evening Deputy Marshal Smith cleverly succeeded in serving subpoenas upon the Messrs, Hilton, transfer clerks in the employment of the Erie Railway Company, commanding them to appear yesterday before Mr. R. G. White, the master in equity, and testify in relation to the certificates of Erie stock, now the subject of judicial investigation. Ac the time of the service the Messrs Hilton were in Jersey City, where they were, it is alleged, evading the process of the court, and evidently under the impression that a summons from the United States Court in New York could not “run” on their side of the river. In this, however, they were mistaken, asthe subpona was 00d for 100 miles from the place where it was issued. Both of the parties were in court yesterday, and it will be seen irom the report given above that one of thom was ‘subjected to a long and searching examination, Presentation of Silver Medal School No. 37. There were some very interesting exercises yes- terday in Grammar School No. 37, in Eighty-seventh street, between Third and Fourth avenues, The occasion was the presentation of some silver meaals by Mr, John Straiton, one of the trustees of the Twelfth ward, to pupils im the various classes ex- eelling im good conduct and general deportment during the month of March, in accordance with a previous announcement of his to this eifect, There was a large attendance of the pavents and fricads of the pupils and others inter. ested In the sticcess Of our public school system, It was found that there were twelve in the male, fif- veen in the feinale and eleven in the primary depart- ment entitied to receive the medals. Judge Larremore, on behalt of Mr. Straiton, made the presentations. The Judge, who is always happy in talking to school children, was particularly happy on this occasion. It had been customary vo present medals for the best scholarship. The present was a new idea, and it met with his most hearty approval. Goou. order was everything in & achoolroom, and he was pleased to see it properly appreciated and rewarded. In the course of is re- marks he referred to his association during man’ years past with Mr. Straiton in connection witl Public schools, und he was sure that his zeal aad earnestness of endeavor to advance the interests of the schools, and more particularly in the Twelfth ward, where he had so long been trustee, were not excelled by any person in the city. Speeches were aiso made by Mr. Lawson N. Fuller, former trastee, and Davida H. ed and the remarks of both were likewise peculiarly felicitous ana characterized by much eloquent feeling. The medais are of solid silver and oval shaped, and were struck by Mr. Straiton for this purpose. On one side are the words, “ Exoelsior—Awarded by J. Stratton,” and on the other was engraved the name of each recipient. There are 1,300 scholars in attendance in the male department. of this school. The principal of the male department is Wilham A, Owen; of the female department, Miss Margaret Cornell, and of the primary department, Misa Mar- garet Muckeon. The exercises in all the depart ments were most select, consisting of singing, read- ing and calisthenics, and reflected the highest credit on the teachers, A LANDLORD CENSURED. Coroner Schirmer yesterday held an inquest at 142 Cherry street on the body of Mra, Winifred Murphy, the woman who was killed on Thursday afternoon by falling through the fire escape from the fourth story of the premises to the pavement, while hang- ing ont ashawito dry. The house is being painted and the trap on the fire escape had been removed by the painters, of which fact deceased and others in the house were aware. The jandiord had also” orderea = the __ pulley linea to be removed til the painting was finished. Jn their verdict of accidental death the Jury cen- sured the owner of the house for not using more precaution in notitying the peopie of the house, A young citizen of Brussels, named Pierre Devoy- pet, who receutly paid & visit w Paris out of pure curiosity, having been heard speaking Flemish in a café, was liken jor a German, arrested as a Prus- sian spy, and ehof, mn spite of ail bis protegtations. at Gramour an said there was no unwillingness on | THE CRITTENDEN HOUNDS. CONiINUATION OF 1H DEPEN Mrs. Fair Goes on with Her Story—She Oc- cuples the Entire Bay. A Crowded Court Room---Inter- esting Testimony. SAN FRANCISCO, April 6, 1871. The trial was resumed yesterday at the usual hour, and there was more excitement than over, for {¢ was known that tne prisoner would testify in her own defence, and all were anxious to hear the particulars of her connectiun with the dead man. ‘yhe crowd, as the bour for opening drew near, was greater than ever betere, and more strong-minded women were present. At tho usual hour Judge Dwinelle to'k his seat upon the bench and the court was opened, Then followed the TYBTIMONY OF MRS. FAIR. Mr. Cook—Mra. Falr, did your daughter accompany you on the bout on the night of the shooting ¢ Mrs, Fair-—No, sir, she was fo San Jose. Q. Did any person accompany you on that occa pil by A. No one, sir; my daughier'was at San Jose in school, & Mrs, Fair, did you hear the testimony of Mrs. Sancher and Mrs. Ciitienden on the subject of your having Visited the house on one occasion? A, Yes, sir, I heard it. Q. When was toat, as nearas you can remember? A. I shink it was in December, 160). ). Will yout stato whether you had seen Mr. Crittenden that it? A. Yes, sir; he had Leeu with me all the evening. Q. Where? A. Where 1 resided, on Bush street, over the French Sayings Bank, ). How lute did he remain? A, At least until ten o'clock ; I did not note the time, Q. State your conversation with him at that thne. A. When 1 came tn I asked inim to take off his overcoat; he sald Ro, he could remain only a iew minuies, as he was not well; Tthought he was saying ashe ofwa did; he had a way ol saying he would not take oil his overcoat, Vecauae he did not want to Ure me by stayizy too long; and ic I insisted that he should, then he would say, t means you will not tire of me,” or something to that elect; on this occasion he threw ‘himsei’ down on the iounge and id if he got down, h la xemain—he would stay all night, laughing 3 A drew a stool up to his side and told him I wanted him to siny that evening in particular, that I wanted to have a serious taik with him ; I toid him thal was in great distress of mind; that I did not want to un. pack my things; that { wanted him to tell me what he wa: going to do; that I was not comfortable with my things packed; I wantea a decided answer; that { was willlng, if be bad changed bis miud, to drop bin “he sata he did Lot feel well and that he would speak to me another time about it; Tetitl urged bim; at last 1 said he nust tel! me and give a decided answer} 1 gaid to hin, “You must and shall answer mo;" that always excited him; 1 fonnd 1 was feeling ex- hed and went Irom my parlor to my bedroom tor some or powder; while in my room I heurd the door ri ran out and saw le was gone; I immediate! threw on iny cloak, and without « hat on I'staried for mother tried to stop me as 1 was going down staira; an 1 got onthe street 1 saw him going up bush street, towards Du- pont be waa going in.a aillercut direction that to his room} followed alter him; he was going very rapidly, and when he had goue two blocks I was Wonuering where lie was jolu to, as his room was on Ping acreet; my idea was not to olfen hitn nor part with him angelly, Mr, Canspbell objected to Witness giving her fdeas—it was incompetent. Mrs. Fair—T don't want to do wrong, Judge; I want to give my evidence as 1 should, and 1 try to do so, as he (els ine (Sobbing. Court— you can, ell, just answer Mr. Cook's questions as directly and na) got there I met bia ton Howard, who is hero; 1 spoke to Howard and toly him his father had parted wita me angrily, and I did not to offend him; then asked Howard who lived in the y id bis father’s family; cid not know who lived there ; the fainiiy lived somewhere on kis street; Ivola Howard | desired to sev bi v r; he went tn ans called his father, who came to the head of {ho staira and said ho would not seo Mars, Fair that night, but would some other time; told bim 1 was distressed, aud ‘Wanted au answer, yea or n6, to my question; think Nz. Crittenden came down part of the stairs and said, “1 ain diacusted with you women; you havo unsexo | yourselves ;” 1 ase him to go a block or two with me to talk the matter over; he said no; be then came dowa stairs and saiihe would see me by t ? Rext morning; Howard auld he woud send for a policeman ; told him ithe did they woul ali regret it; Mr. Criten: den asked Howard to go home with me; Howard said he would agaui the next moraiug and when we got ing up with (wo g) asked Parker (0 50 howe with me Parker did wot ome up stalrs wit tid thas wght Pe ci a cy Felnémus? what was done or of mother going out; ele told me of ft the next day; Mr. Critte his son Howari, who was then tweuty-four 01 aty-ve years of age, to the Springs, where he remained about a week; then dirs. Crittenden, Howard, Carne, James wud his father boarded with mo in Virginia City; became acquainted with Howard when I kept the Tauoe louse; it was on A sirect that | knew James; ho boarded with tne; fret knew the daughter (Carrie) when lars. Crittenden came to see me 4m Virginia City ; that was tho only tiue J ever eaw the young ‘Crose-examined b Springs, Mississippi; dou't Know how long 1 lived thera; lived in'dliforent portions of the South; the Urat p.ace I re- member of was whun we went to Texas, r. Campbell—When were you first married? Objesteg to by ‘ook. ~ bed ‘air MY. Thaye no objection to go on; I have nothing to cenceal, and prefer to give my whole history. His Honor ruled that the prosecution were entitled to ask the witness as to her antecedents, Mrs. Fair resumed—I was married in New Orleans when fixtoen years of axe to a gentleman named Stone; contiuued to live with bim up to tue time of lds death, which was one me to come with his father to my house Howard then started to go home with ine, 4 far a8 Market street we met Parker com: t direct fo my house; lon't rémember Mr. Campbell—I was born in Hollow ear; was next married in 1855 to Mr. Thomas cen, of jew Orieans ; don’t know where he is now, bat eaw him a month before | came to California in. 1868 or 1857, a month or two before that; heard of him in 1860, when I was in Now Orleans; he is atiil ving, ax far as I know, sir; was next marriéd to Colonel Fait, iu 1869; 1 think tn ‘Shasta, in this State; don't think [lived with Graicen six months after Iwas married to bim Mr, Cook has all the papers regarding that; when I came to Ualifornia I went to the Kasetto douse, now the Cosmopolitan; I remained iu San Francisco unul within ‘a month or two of my marriage to Colonel Fair; did not con tinue to live at the Kasette House all that period; remained there only a few weeks; mother took a house on Clay street, Letween Stockton and Powell; can’t remember how long t rewained at jouso, probably five or six months; my brother was there; a Mr. Warren had two dauchters living there whom I was teaching music; also Jim Gwinn, whom I knew in Texas, was rooming there; can‘ Temember where we moved next; think we moved to Powell strect, near Jackson: think ‘that's the Femeniber how long i stayed there: eaa’t reme places I lived en mother quit keeping hi rooms in Reese's Building, on Washington stree! ‘on Montgomery street ; married to Colonel Fai in Reese's Building; it was kept then asa lodging house; think 1 was first built, when we only had bedroom and par: lor; think it was In February, 185% T was married to Colonel Fair; lived with him up tothe tme of his death ; (side re- mark of the witness)—I am glad to state this, as there have been #0 mang falaehoods published about it. [The Court re- commended the witness to leave her case in the bands of her counsel.) Mother had taken Dr. Hitchcock's house on Bush street, now the Brooklyn Hotel was living with her there; Colonel Fair died In December, 1861; there had been no separation between us; saw him one hour before his an’ tell how long I lived on Bush atreet; after nis the fall, we moved to Mission street, between Sco- gud sod Thirds thy mother had It as a lodging house; it was, T think, the year islature was in session in this city? continued to liye tn the tosh; treet, in jouse on Mission street up to then mo: ‘ramento; we (ook a house on Masoxic Block, { think it {s called; occupied that aa = lodz- we continued to 60 occupy ft during that winter m ento till I went to Virginia ‘ ued for rents, and my furniture Attached; mother was alck and my ehiid ih; 1 had to go Out of the house for a lew weeks; tie chlid and I went to tho hotel; it was not the Orleaus; have stopped there; it’ was a hotel opposite the le House; can’t’ remember what happened about that time didnot lodge in the Orleans after I lived at Sacramento; we remained thore probably a day while wait- jog (or our furpiture from Sun Fraucisco remained at Wie hotel only alittle while, because mother took another house at the corner of J and Second streets, until 1 could make arrangements to go to Virginia City; went to Virginia City in June or Juiy, 1863; would not be positive about t! tes; know it was'in the summer; had to wait until the last of August or the urst of September before I took the Tahoe House; it wns not finished til then ; made the acquaintance of Mr. Crittenden immeutately aiter I took the house; he was one of the first (o take rooms; he said he had been there for some time; he never leit except on @ visit to San Franots that I know of; made the acquaintance of Hower Crittenden in 1864; it was just before he went to Germany; your own side an tell you that betier than 1 ean; could not tell whether ft was as enriy as January, 164; he was there only a few dayr; know he was Mr. Crittenden’s son; had not seen Mr. Crittenden, Tmiet him in Vigginle City never lived in Yreka with Uoionel to within two months before his death; it was a year became acquainted with Mr. Crittenden that I learned ‘married man ; knew him to be a widower; supposed ‘knew he had children married; be courced me as @ d himself to me as @ single man; could 2 thing ag he being a married man; the courtship commenced two or three mon knew him ; mgagement took piace Just a8 soon aw he courted me 0 frum there went to Shasta, ana was that I recollect of, before knew him in San Francisco Fair y be married in six months; a litt) over aix months; it was to be in the year 184 #0 it would make i six months; cannot remember in what month the engagement was made; two or three months after his acquaintance with me; did nob tell any one but my mother; no foes cane ined ‘to tell it to in Virginia © here were no injunctions of secresy ; the first injunctions were mace when I hoard his wife was living; then he explained his position to me, and begged of me what 1 ‘don't think there was ever a room vacant in my house ali the time he waa there; sumetiines one and two persona were in one room ; the house bad thirty-neven rooms, and some of these rooms bad more than one bed; I paid #500a month boarding house; several families, viends, took meals wi ir ort time; Mr. Crittenden also took meals witu me when I had anything good enongh to offer him: he knew 8 great many who lived in Vir nia City; some of ie friends were mm ranciseo; during this engagement | went with him pub- Nely and openly; he made me dismiss ail the other beaux I bad; he took me to theatres other places; he 1 took bim j and ma fe me choose between him and thom, and dropped them as soon an I could without offending them gradually secluded myself (rom them; they would 80 testi ‘were they here; I am sure it was in 1s64 when [ fret learn: that bis wifo was living; I Know it was, because it was rrel with mother about him, and I left th Taboe House to go with him tothe house on A street; in 164, about Christmas time, Lwas on A street; date it trom ih before that I had discovered that, some weeks bet he was @ mare ried man; | locked myself w did not speak to mother for iL weeks, abe insulted lim 0; (aobbing) I remained In that house tl the time I went to San 05 went first to Ruse louse; there a —— enia something about me; Mr. Crittenden got him into hi the room and made bim apologize to me in writh IT bad some words with My, Fierson about 3 the first timo T saw Mra, Crittenden was when Icamedown with Mr. Crittenden and was at the Occidental Hotel ; 1 saw ber there; had never soon her in Vire nia City prior to that time; I saw her at the Occidental in file begishing of the winter of 18644 I came down to be with Crittenden and to remain till he went back; I did not Know we wore going to the same hotel where his family was till. we were on tho Sacramento boat coming down; Tob. ing there; he said ho wished to ask a xacriti me; he anid the world had beontaiking somewhat about us family or friends te know how he stood toward ne; that if I went there where they were and was in- troduced as atriend of th the irs jt would con!radict everythin; and neandal would be diabelieved; no said be was no! position to defy his wife, and he wanted me to i ith ‘and try to make her love me; he ent a feo woul k) I have borne enough 10 ni that any sacrl- love for himy another aide | xem: $ie‘vake | be did mot Hive with hie wire, bu with ber} he bad not openly parted wikb her the world respect mo; evidence of my. Mi fil mo for to dinner + Lauppowg you all policemen (sobbing); Howard then ; remember of mother taking hojd | dea broughy | whl try to disprove what f nay bie fe Bis letters, 1 you adit ond B ‘peak for lam, an Prove the twuth of what T nay, ‘The Court again resin sel the witness that she must onl Anawer questi \..8; she thould leave ber case in the hands of ber cou.tel, who were able lawyers; her remarks might to- they are; Lut it ie 90 jo try nob to say uny- thine wron.; i I contd tell aid, or $f ai) coult he knowa that is writen, fk woukt be seen how much I have suitered for his sake—(s0d fag). ‘Teatimony revumed—I did not remsin iong at the hotel—but a few days; I could not bear to remain there, for I was in great dinirean; alter my return | came back to this eity sev- @ral tines; can. teil the precise time; mother came with me once; | did come down vetore 1 took the Tahoe House, to GRY mother and child; I beard something while | was at {irstaia City about Mrs. Van Wok, Me. Cittend gbter, wi lost her chil 6 about her to me ris. iid; he ‘spol Mr, Campbel!—Were you not at one ti T never was on the stage to foliow it as. usiness; had been sued uy ir. J:ngitsh 19 Sacramento Mr, McKean Buchanan came to ree a friend who was there; he said it I Would go on the stage once the house could be fied, and the proceeds would assist mo out of tronble; he said it was not for me to be an acti , or even to muc- ceed an such; he gave me a play book; I st the pay und payed it on a Friday evening; the honse was full; I did it to get out of debt; | was in great distress; had pawned and raified all my jewelry and everything I could dia} of} then for me purpose [came down to the Metropolitan here; it not necessitate my following the profession oF ustily my belug called an actreas; it you call that which I iio being an actress seen a must call Mr, Barnes, a law- here, an actor. (Laughier.) My appearances enabled me et out of qebt, tod helped me ie, t louse; I think 1 was in Havana from October know | was on the steamer on Christmas day; next we Enst in Se ber, 1568, 1 think; I remaine |, L think, just year; got sack here in ‘Septem 'er, 18H; saw Mr. Uritten den in New Orleans, 1 think, about the Ist of June; we remained there about a week, and then he took me to New York; we were there a few vays at the Fifth avenue ; then we went to Weat Point; were there about two weeks; then to New York; then to White Sulphur Springs ; J was with him from June till he left for Califurnia, about a moath anda week before I came back; 1 made the acquaint- ance Mr. Snyver about the Iastof July, 18/0, at my mother's, and married bim in a week; my mother mtro- duced nii to me; 1 don’t remember the exact date of the marriage; don't remember much avout ity it must have been about the Ist of Augu I know, Mr, Campbell, it sounds queer, but I dowt well rememier what he sald or did; 1t wi about hiv that Mr, Crittenden got so angry with me at tl time I have describet; he caine to my house, and while the hall heard Mr, Snyder's voice In the parlor; ke brat seid he would go away, that I had company; I sata he need not do 80, but to come in; heasked me who it was; I sald Mr, Suvyder; I had met him'on Kearny street when I was with Mr, Crittenden, and bowed to bia; when I told him who it was in the parlor he said he would go and order him out; [ said no, he ought not to do #0, after fie was divorced be could order anybody out of my presence or house if he chose; Mr, Crittenden was very angry indeed; he got in the door and said [ should not ud down to the parlor; it waa then that be said that he had sent for his wie, and that was what parted ‘ua; that f# what he sent the lady to tell me be did not mean, and that Le had aaid Itin anger; the mesaage wiich she de- vere: tuo late—which I did not know of till bad marri the day after that marriage Mr. Crittenden — s me to come to him at bis room; he sald if 1 aid pot I never would see him again in this world bing); if you doubt me there 1s his writing for it—if you will only read it, Mr, Cook—Ary you much fatigued, Mra, Fair? A, Tam greatly, but 1 can go on tll noon, ire iil one o'clock ¢ A, Ob dear, no; not so long as 5 are bi wil T kvow it, Ja d for uie 9 know wisat 10 know 1a RECESS, At ten minutes of twelve o'clock the court took recess. Before the jury had lett the room Mrs, Fair went tothe lounge at the northeast corner of the room and tay down, About balt-past twelve o'clock she went into the ante-room with her mother and took her lunch, which is brought in every day by a waiter, Atteu minutes of one she came out ot tne room again and seated herself on the lounge, coil- versing With her mother, Aiternoon Session. At half-past one o’clock the coart wembled, and the or amination of Mrs, by Mer, | Campbell, was resumed :— I cannot recollect, the day Mr. Snyder left the hous Crittenden natd then he would go in to Mt e aod tell them that t was his wil should not visit me; Nr, Crittenden remarne meuts, and we went up in mother's room loud and J fenres Mr, ut a he was talking snyder would hew; 1 don't remember he stepped sald, mo ot November ter breakfast; think he came to my ea o’clock; am not positive about the clovk that evening; think aid he was then on his way ne drat, and that he was he said Le was afraid ther then pushed me out of the door aan tt Mr. Crittenden af t thea goin, wanted to ase me; the conversation took place in his room; he remained buta short time; he talked about his getting a room the day we talked of her coming; it may have beeu te night after; I told him how wretebed I was going to be, that wa the cause of his geting tue rooin; he brat sugges | that he take a room there; Sra. Haramersinith, I think, first | toid me of his f Mr, Votburg spoke of {t’al: and I think no me; Ht was avout two we fore their return that Mrs. Halnmeramith spoxe to me told me several times of this, but 1 did not feliev eit; Mr. Yoiburg said they were coming I thought it mig Mr. Volburg said they were coming agatoat “ Henden abo » Volburg his wish ir, h hat fad ald ties Weiy‘Efeatngs Te TNEY eng uem to go to entucky, but if they did come wo would soon leave, and tt would make no dilivrence; that he would try and prevent ‘their coming; he came every day up to the 3a of November, except when I was cetting a divorce from Mr, Snyder; 1 was Mr, Crittenden’s wife; I was never ‘@arried to him except by God; I was made for him qud hefor mey ty standing up make me Mrs. Snyder before God, for I did not love him; T believe that there is but one person born ‘or another; Ido not believe God could put such feelings ia one heart the same as 1 experienced toward Mr. Crittenden but for one; 1 do not repudiate the marriay contract; 1 considered bim husband and Iam bis wife; 1 feel that Lam bis wife; he left me on the morning of the shooting I suppose I went to my breaktaat, though I have no recollection of eating that day; Tdon't remember going anywhere that day; I kaow T wason Kearny street o.ice; went to the express oilice that day or the day before; fore & k silk dre. that day; know this from the fact that I had it en 1 the prison; worea black bat also; [did not have apy veil on any head when I left the house that day; I had a veil with me and ted 1} on my neck and ears in the carri: I think; | have had “ristaga” in. my nnd ted {t over my head on that account, nae to keop Me Gritendsn Ireme: letter for my fer rom knowlag me ; mother that week ; 80 did some shop- think T got be was then Ia San Joae: ; in fart, I don’t recol- lect having bought the dress; do not remember having goue my meals; not Clay street; know the street; do not remember store; do not remember of ing, De etter sn, the oftee, that day} T had ome business about bonds that week—now I remember, & broker Came to my room avout it; dir. Crittenden was there; I had forty- five bonda, which were sold; it seems a week or two before that week that the bonds were sold; 1 put the money in tie Bank of Calffornia; I may have invested the money, but do not remember; Mr. Crittenden was the cause of my’ selling the bonds; know Mr. Maurice Doro; be tried to lease alot belonging to my daughter; do not remember ca'iing on Mr. Dore that day to invest the money for me; do not remember of having called on Mr. Dore that week to get him to invest the proceeds of those bonds in mortzage or otherwise; wanted the lot leased, for we were going East; Mr. Critten- cen always attended ‘to this, but ke was going with me and I wanted {t attended ‘to; do not know whet! the carriage was there on the day of tho shooti when Mr. Crittenden lett me; I only went hackman was ed out after ¢ re Crittenden left; the boat left after four, near five perhaps; I ia know this only because Mr. Crittenden sald he mist a hurry; he was only there once that afternoon; think I saw him oo the right side of the boat when I went on the boat ; I went on the other side; he was sitting down; do not re- member whether he was talking to any one, or whether there was any one with him; only just cauxht’s glimpse of him; don't remember whether’ I saw lim again ou the trip over; "remember whether I went in the cabin or not; I saw Mr. Crittenden on the Uakiand roing of with the crowd of Oakland passenger told that @ per- son to meet any one on the cars would go off another Way ; some time previous there were the names of a famliy of Crittendens coming, and he and Judge Cope went I went over to sce the mectidg, supposing it was his famfiy; he came back, I think, on the Alameda route; told him about it, and he said Judge Cope had called his attention to the notice in the paper; it was not before the shooting; saw Mr. Nourse at time; I suppose 1 had the pistol with me rer that time; I aiwave, Jed the pistol ex- cept when I gave Mr. Crittenden the Deringer; only carried it when I was traveling, or when I was goiag to be out a ter dark generally kept itn my pocket, bat did not put it in my pocket specially going out in 1 jo not remember of seeing the ¢ ning; have no re- Ben ‘th membranco of putting it 3 pistol in the bureau drawer in the daytime; do not recol- Ject the pistol I traded for; I saw Mr. Crittenden next after secing him in the crowd when I heard Mrs. Crittenden Speak; it seemed that her voice filled the air; he was with her; remember Erting my, hand against the glass; it aturaced my attention from them, [ think, because I fo not remember seeing them atierward; think she the time, as her voice prodtced constantly ; 1 he notbh | fog with his famtiy—only takin, lieve this now, and no one cot celieved I was fully and purely and in the holiest sense fe; 1 Bred a pistol in the hail once; 1 fired it to scare hi he had been to my room twice before at ¢ would see me; it was soon after the time | wet sometimes pat the ia meaia with them ; I be- a ald to his house; he aferward said he went to his house to see his child who was very sick; I did not see him at the time; mo- 8 way into my room ; ther sald he was going to force ni Mr, Crittenden was standin; of the hail; T did not point a pis it was a false report in th the paper in Virginia City has not say anything that night] fired the pistol in the bali; I was very much excited and expected he would kill me and himself too: I told his wife I would give him up if he said #0, even if he killed me; Inever persuaded him to continue his Felations with me; 1 never would have given him up unless he sald so; thefe was no power on earth that could have made me do #0; when I went to Havane I burned all of bis letters that I had with mo; those that I have now were hera at that timo; Mrs, Bowie was then with me and tried to pre- vent my burning thom; if all of the letters had been there they would have been burned; when I returned from Hn- vana I received rome more letters from him; I have received some al ug and tel from bim, threatening to Kill me; never had a knife that I can remem: | A for wing @ knife; when I had | ne the Tahoe House, in Virginia, at Christmas, the man who oceupied the lower portion of the building decorated my por- tion of the house with Sage. tove aad fearfal faces; my brother cus them down, an:! the man inaulted me; J told the crowd any gentleman could put up a tiag there; after that they irled to annoy me; Tcut'® man's band, while cutting a rope. by aceldent; I never waa arrested here and taken be: fore Judge Cowles for using a deadly weapon, r. Campbell—I may, from what Mr, Cook tells me, be You are mistaken about a good many things, Mr Campbell, “(Laughver.y an Ati Thier roramot Fave had « great deal have been misrepresented, and 1 everythi explained there would be of diffeuity and ing was properly bo prejudices againat ine, amnination by Mr, indge Hardy Was my attor- ney for the trouble in Virginia, City; every lawyer In the town wrote to me, offering to defend me (laughter); Mr. Crittenden did not come back with me from White Sulphur Springs; he us there, and, with a friend, esco if mother and myself to Baltimore; I fired the shot in the after 1 had been to Mr. Crittenden’s honse; it was merely to scare bim: aid not hear the conversation, but could hear his voice; when mother called me she sald he stepped back in ; got back did not gee him at all; don’t know how | was the next an gr in the fu the room ; the fret thing I remember some time after, I found myself lying on tho loun; parlor, with my clothes on, and I was wel; rubbing me; alter thie mi apology; I refused to see him until he made a wpology for what he dia when was at his house; he apologized bevore his famiir, so Lam told; I went down to see Mr, Ralston and told him Mr, Crittenden wanted to sce me; I wiote hiza @ pote and we met at Mra, Hammersmith's told him I svould seo lim, but that we would not be as before Until he got a divorce; some Une afler Ne jusisted on seeing me at my honse; } refused and ho sent word again that he would kill bimseif; I then sent him word that he might come and slay for a few minutes; he would always any on enterin the room, “Don’t be ancry, I oaly came for a minute, and ne ol * aftor that he came regniarly; I will bo tints: four years old ip June; was iwarried when siateen veare old happily A Mquor merehaut, in New Orleans; we lives Very much, aud J think he died of eholera | tow, ihe unhappy, and tiat he would eall ani see me; I first knew of his presence by bis knocking wt my door, or perhaps he opened his door wad said he | | | 1 before Dr. Scott did pot | convince me others ise; I | OF something of that kind; be lef mo a larse property i ut Campbe'l objected to the last fF, Gook—You have gone. into her early Ife, and I don't ‘The Court over ped the cioetie. Witness reaunicd -Aiter Mr, Stow's death I went to the Uvnvent to perfect my education, #0 as to teach music to Support myseli and mother if it became uoceasary ; t¢ prop- rier ime by Mr Show was then not very valuable: Ter ried (1 bout two months after I came out of the con- vent; Tiived with Gracten about vix months; when I left him / came to San Francisco with my moth ‘brother. ir. Cook—Why did you leave Mr. (iracien Odjected to by Mr. Campell, who’ said she was at that time married to a man who ts now living and from whom she has never been divorced. has three wives now. (Langhter.) Dwinelic — Yes, yes, he ought to have wives enough. (Smiling all around, Mra. Fair joing fn.) Witness resumed—I heft tin because ho to be con- a drunk and had to be undressed by his mother and myself; he xseq to try and make me Iie in bed while he shot over me at the headboard; he used to shoot at most every- thing, and used to draw a knile and brandish it. Mr. 1 now propose to show that she supposed she was divorced from this man (iraicen, immatertal. Mr. Campbe!l objected, us it was Mi Kk said he consiiered tt necessary at this pomt to enta:lish the credibility of the defendant's testimony rela- ve to her early lite. Mrs. Lane (mother of Mrs. Fair) at this point had a vary decided hysterical attack. She leaned on the shoulder of Dr. ‘Trask, and the strong-minded women present rashed to the Fescus and were ordered to go back ani take their scats, Mrs. Fatr--Doctor, eho sometines bas spasms and a set- {ing of the jaw misrepresentations are too much for er, ‘The windows were opened, and soon order was restored and the whccis of justice commenced to move again. Mr, Campbeli sald it was prevended by Mr. Cook, with » bland smile, ‘or winch he {8 #0 well noted, that Mra, Fair free to love and to become engaged to marry Mr. Orit- tenden while ie was boun’ dowa by an encumbrance which he could nov casily shake off, They could not produce the records of the court that the bonds of matrimony between Mr. and Mrs. Gracten had ever been dissolved, Judge Dwineile—I sustain the objection, Mr, Cook — Your Honor wiil not hear me an T except to the ruling, Judge Dwineie—Go on, Mr, Cook; Iwill hear you if you wish to apeai, Reilirect examination by Mr, Cook—Mra. Fair Fair knew that [had been marrie i to Mr. Graciea Jampbe il.) ho waa divorced let tuem prove ft. ‘you suppose that you were clei Mr, Kaur ? t, ns thore 18 no exctae for supposing ad, If such suowd be aliowed a petaon imizht auppone himseif or herself out of most any- thing, ‘Judge Dwinelle—T overrute the objection. Wire, Falr--I did suppose that T had Ivorced at the time T married Mr, Fair, Mr, Fair was a practising lawyer Ttoanded the veliet from the fact that I empioyed a lawyer in New Orleans to attend to the divorce suit, and he and Coloae! Fair corresponded until the divorce ‘was granted; Colonel Fair told me that ft had been procured; my lawyer in New Orieana tot been grante reinember only of standing on Kearny street & lew daya before the auooung; Ttitak tt was more than a week before the shooting that Thad a conversation with Mr. Dore; I went overto meet the family of Crittendens whose names were 1n the paper, supposing that perhaps It was Mr. Crittenden’s family; I came hore in 1864; became ao- quainted with Mr, Crittenden about a year altorward: [ twaght music here fh this city until within a few months of the time U married Colonel Fair; taught instramentai and vocal music; that 45,00) was my own earnings, in stocks mostly; owe was made in the Taioe House; rittenden attende to my financfal business for mo; L_ played I think twice on the stage ia Sacramento and once in San Francisco; that was in 1853, Jost before L went to Virginia City; Inever was {dle until 1 converted the bond into money; bave hyed on the interest of that since. RE-OROGE-EXAMINATION BY MR. CAMPAELL, Witness—1 bought the ‘Tahoe House; my motier was liv- ing San Jogo at the time of the shouting; (letter showa 4 my objection. said :—Mr. before he 2 th Mra. Fair, date May 1, 1859) it was written by me (reada the letter to herself aud turas pale); I wrote that letter und would like to read the answer; the Mra. G——n atanda for Mrs, Graicen. Messrs. Cook and Quint then read the lever to themselvea, Mr. Cook— We have no objection to the letter. THE LETTER, Mr, Campbell then read the ietter, which ts as follows :. NEW OB:.EANS, Alay Ly 170. G—L have bad one of my dread/ul nervous head- at I could not write yesterday, now my ideas ing of thi i to me, as any we alfair put upon paper makes it glariag; but I suppose 1 muat drink the cup to tae very dregs, but it ia rigat that you should know all, rather than be ke in uncertarnty. Now that I bave sent the lever and for y sake, no sudering fs uabearable. Guly love me and endure anything. Eveu deati would lose ita horrors, borae for your sake. Ob, darling, do you believe she loves you like this? Thave taken great care not to be known as Mra. GQ— have neve y of the lawyers; I simply wroto a loti to Tony G——n, stating the case and what | wished 4 to do, and that if he fatied to do ated; as soon as it was 2 to his lawyer here urging his imme- iter; the Court appointed Hunt, ner lawyer, to act for me; I wrote pim g letter telling him taat J was uot only wiiling but anxious forthe matter to be settied, sud stated that Captain Mitchell had all my ons and could give him ail information necessary, Mr. Hyak agemned determined to neo, 40. he wrote mo a very polte note, saying that I had omitted to staio in my letter where he could havo tho leasure of ‘seeing me, as it was proper that should do #0. ‘This note was directed to to Mrs, @-—nj aoT cid not get {* until it had beon advertised ; Trepited from ‘jaitimore that it waa nov my intention to 1 turn to New Orienns this winter, and as it was not neceasai for iw to see me, Captain Mitgiiell could have the matter ai well a8 myeel’; he then told Bob that the mat d within two or three weeks; Tom's [ mace the application, and, of cours Haat bad nothing to do but answer and co: but he ja thought, J supnose, that ho would ike to see the lady who let this fo for twelve years aud then came and had the matter brought up and sctuled; now thia all happened more than three weeks since; wuen Bob left me in grief and almost despair he said he would never sce me agwin; be has kept bis word, aud four dayw ago I receive from him, stating that ke would leave tue city the next morn- ing, but had been to see Hunt that day, and was told by him that be had been so busy he had «one ‘nothing m the casi but would attend to it immediately, a 1a week all coulk bo arrange; that Is the Jaat { bay from the aifair; Hob Is gone and there is no one Lean rend to wee about tt, anit [ will never go myself, thongh tt should go unsettied, bak {his much L know, Tom's relations will not now le. the ‘case ey Will Kee that it {s settied, and as je application he can get all urranged Pithout my dolng anything; Dut sill I wish to know when It Js done, and eannoy tor the 16 of mo, telt how to find ou uniess { go to Mra, Mount gaia, Of course 1 ahall ood ‘some way hefore I leave the city. ‘Oh, darling, do you me? Alone with my Iittle child'in this cold, ansympathizing world, 0. need love to sustain we now ? (Often, oh, how often, here have I fell tempted to fold may’ child in ma and je. yur face always rose lore me and prevent i yourlove is the one thing which makes me tenacious of life— ven ammidat ail this agcurauiated amisery--wil you not tell on Montgomery street, except I may have put | me that it is still mine? Yours, UR. ‘On the margin of the letter is the followin, “T dated my last letter wrongly, as you will see by the date | on the envelope,”” 4 | The envelope was addresset, ‘sir, A. P. Crittenden, Ban | Francisce, verland). Examination of witness rosuined—There are two Graciens | reterved to in that leer; Yhomas Grasien is the one I wrote to; be ‘ean uncle of the one 1 married and from whom I was divorced; Istnted Mr. Cook bad all the papers—take that as you please; he has Mr. Crittenden’s letters epeaking of that same thing (shaking her head), To Mr. Cook—Bob referred to in the letter is Colonel Fair's nephew ; bis name is Captain Rovert Mitchell; I received an answer to that letter from Mr. Critieaden and have it; 1 re- ceived more than one from him on that ime business; Mr. Crittenden arrived in New Orleans in June; be answered the letter before be came to New Orleans. At ten minutes of five o’clock the court adjourned. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE. The County Convention iu Scssion—Review- ing the Opinions of the Boechors. ‘The regniar meeting of the Woman’s Suffrage Society was held yesterday afternoon at the rooms | of the society, corner Broadway and Sixteenth | rmed me by letter that the divoree had | can | | Interest of the Stave, ‘Tom | I woutd immediately have | 5 THE BLOCK-KA'G HOMICIBE. Second Day’s Procoedings Before the Court at Frederick, Md. A Jury Obtained and the Examination of Witnesses Commenced, ‘The court sitting for the trial of Harrison Oraw- ford Block for the murder of W. W. MeKalg, Jr., ag sembled for the second day’s session at nine o'clock, yesterday morning, with a full bench,,as on ‘Thore day. Afew minutes after nine the prisoner was brought in, when Judge Maulsby stated that all the eighteen talesmen drawn on Thursday had been summoned and were in court excepting one, and he desired to know whether or not the defence were willing to proceed with the call of a jary before thas one arrived. Mr. Nelson, for the detence, stated that they were willing to proceed, ‘Whe Clerk then proceeded to call the name: of the talesmen summoned. Five were found who had not formed or expressed an opinion, but they were c| lenged by the defence. The sixth was accepted sworn. The seventh nad formed and expresse opinion In relation to the case and was disqualided, | The eighth and ninth were accepted and sworn ag Jurors, which completed the panel. For a moment after the jury was announced complete an almost audible hum was heard throughout the court room; | but it lasted only for a moment, and was diaturbed by the Sheriff, who commanded silence, and Judge Maulsby asked if counsel were ready to proceed, Both prosecution and defence deciared themselves ready. The Clerk thea arose and called to the prisoner to stand up, At this juncture DPATHLIKS S11.GNCB REIGNED | in the room, and the immense crowd almost held. their breath, as all were eager to catch from tnq Clerk’s lips every syllable of the indictment that ne held in his hand and was about to read. The prisoner stood up, and the Clerk, ina clear and aise tinct volce, began reading the accusation. in form and wording tie usual indictment fram in such cases, clad with all the redundances known to legal phraseology, and specified to anicety all the fact#of the shooving. ‘The reading of the docue ment occhpied about ten minutes. The reading finished, Judge Maulsby again inter- rogated the attorneys as to whether they were ready to proceed with the exaiunation of the witnessea. Both parties replied in the affirmative, The Cierk then began to call the list of witnesses for the prox. ecution. This occupied some time, a3 there were at least fisty present, and several were called that did not answer to their names. After they had ail been called and sworn, Isaac D. Jones, the Attorney Gen- cral of tie State of Maryland, arose to make THE OPANING STATEMBH\T TO THR JUDGE VOR THR PROB RCUTION, He first began by explaining why 1t was he was | here as counsel in the case. He stated that in cases like this, that were of great public interest, lic was his anty, if called upon by the State's Attorney of any county vo assist in represenang the He wus, he said, here to-day. in obedience to call from the prosecute ing attorney of wis county, He thea went into @ lengthy argument upon the law ag applicable to this case, and cited several authorities, He stated that they expected to prove that Mr. Block was seen oa the moralog of the trial at an early hour looking in at the window of McKalg’s business; that he was afterwarus seen upon the principal thoroughfare of Cuinborland looking 1m the direction in which McKalg would come on his way to his place of business; tuat when’ he (Block) saw McKalg coming he went forward to meet him, and as he approached near to him drew @ revolver and shot bim dead, Mr. A. K. Syester, for the detence, stated that they would reserve their opening statement uutil the prosecution had put m their evidence, that the; might see how far it would sustain the declaratior of tie counsel for the State, THE TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION. The Court then directed the prosecution to call their witnesses, . Dr. P. A. Healy took the stand at precisely twelve o'clock, and testified that he was a residemt of Unie beriand, Md., and a practising physician of th: place, and that his oflice 1s direculy ee Wher the murder ol McKaig was commit He stated that between seven and elgit o'clock hesaw McKay coming down the sireet on the way to his plaice ol business; @ moment aiter he saw Block coming irom an opposite direction; when near McKaig he quick- ei Ris pace, and as they met Block drew a re volver and shot him; McKatg threw up his hand: aa high as he could get them and staggered off .nto the street; when near the middle of tie street Block iol- again; ne reeled across tae stréet opposite where tho first shot was fired; as he gained the sidewalk Biock fired the third time; McKalg recovered himself by catchini hold of @ sign-post, but only held it a second ani then staggered of of the sidewalk into the street again; when about the centre of the street, as he was about falling to the ground, Biock fired the gurth ghot qnd Mokatg fell aged Block then passed Othe oppose alde of the sttect tro where the | body lay; simultancously npon arriving on te side. walk he’ sheok his pistol toward the body, and Dr. Siaith, who was leaning over tue body, said “ont shool block sald, evidently addressing McKalg, “That's what you get for ruluing my sister and try ing to send iy father te the penitentiary, and t've got another charge fur any damued scoundrel tbat '3 1 have done wrong;” Dr. Suith exclauned, “somebody come and help carry the body off the street;’ the witness then weut ito bis oitice and moved the chairs aside to make room for the body; . they immediately brought it in; the witness then leit and did not see the body again. ‘The cross-eXamination did not develop any new facts or chauge the evidence above given. Mr. George Goss was the next wituess for the prosscntion, Bet his testimony was substantially the same a3 Dr. Healy's. Dr. Edward A. avait, for the prosecution, testified that he resided In Cuinbertand; was a practisin; physician there; that he examined the body ol McKalg atter he had been killed and found therein three gunvhot wounds, elther of which would street. Mr. Reed, who was expected to read an ad- | have geen suiicient to produce death, Wit. dress, was absent, and a letter was read | ness then exhibited twa Yul cs extrgoted trom the, J c @ | body and testified that be took tiein there: le In reply to certain articles written lately by | body tnd taste ve wer of th conned, Wik Miss Catharine = Beecher. = In reply — t9 | gworn by the prosecucion and id he clothes Miss Beecher’s positions, the letter said that | ay those worn by lis soa, W. W, Mekiuyg, Jr, physical inferiority is a poor reason for refusing | W: hen he was Killed, The next witness called for the prosecution testl women the suffrage, since tlere are many physically | qeq tha. ne saw young Block passing the foundry, weak men who vote, To say that women are in- | ferior intellectually is unfair untii women have the | the place of business of W. W. lckKalg, Jr, between seven and eight o’c.ock on the morning Before the murder was commilied; that youog siock was same chance for development as men, Miss Beecher | walking leisurely, with his face turned towards the sees wisdom and courage in and sweetness in women; but these traits are all in- herent in both sexes, and in a rounded development | jyiock had merge juto and balance each other, MAN 18 GOOD a8 nature made him, Woman is good as God made her, and they belone (ovether. Bach was intended to aid the other. ought she to be judged as to men and loveliness | Not until women have the same | opportunities with wen for an equal space of time | her abilities. | When the masculime and feminine elements | are rightly combined the race will work out the | 80 Insolubie to-day. Men should roviems that s not only brave, but pure; Women not ouly pure, | but brave. That men possess greater phystcal strength is no reasen that wouren siiould be subor- dinated. Her subordination costs @ great moral price. The enfranchisement of woman is ot- tended with tumult, but the result will be worth the cose, Miss Beecher vninks that suffrage will make woman unwomanly. Sex is governed by laws immutable. What God has made will take care of itweli, Men and women are MORE LIKE THAN UNLIKE, The same loves, fears, sympathies unite them. | Man’s estimate of woman has been @ physicai con- ception rather than an understanding of her power, Give to Woman the opportunities that men have and she will become the mother of men. Woman, in- vested with her real rights, will tind her natural de, it hat Miss Beecher couldn’t deal with the question fairly, as she has never been niarried, and has been supported by the prestige of her family in doing whatever she close to do. Miss BLAKE thought that the way to stem the tide of immorality is to give women more power; they ‘Will use this power to heip the causes in whien they have always been interestea. They have always done more than their part in every good work. Cer- tain opinions of Mr. Beecher’s, iately made public by him, were next referred to. It was found to be Mr. Beecher’s opinion that all charities are bever orga: ized and conducted by women than men, He pro- posed to his church three yeurs ago that DEACONESS ES be appointed. This was done, and the work had never been #0 well formed. He belteved that ‘women are distinguished from meu by the depth of moral feeling, aud that the Church will never show its fall power till women take part in the devotional meetings. He reveres the i’aritan Fathers, but does not agree with them on the woman question, Paui writes to the Greek churches to let the women keep silence, because in Greece the ideal of @ virtuous woman was one who stayed at home and prepared the viands for her hasband aud children. What we call accomplishments and edu- cation were in Greece a suro sign of a courtesan. ‘The apostie’s injunction on woinan’s righis was local and specific, If it is the doctrine of tuspiration that a woman shonid never be heard thea the dor trige of God’s providence is rubbing out tuts doc- trine of inspiration, After some discussian upon the report aud other topics the mecting adjourned. foundry odice door or window, as though trying to | look in; thataiter he passed the foundry he quick. | ened his pace; that it was a warm fall moruingy, and Jon an overcoat, and had his hands in the | wide pockets. The next witness testified to meeting McKaig near | the Ige, and afterwards seeing tun iyiug upon | hig face dead, and young Biock stauding over hum | wiih a pistol in his Hand. \ Aster the examioation of this witness Judge Manisby stated that before an adjournment was had he destied to warn the jury against reading news paper accounts of the trial, and of holding conver- sation upon the subject ot ¢he trial with any one, oF allowing any oue to converse upon the subject in their presence, He suid he desired aiso to warn the public against €nueavortng to have any intercourse whatever with any of the jurors, and that any em deavor so to do would be punished to the (u.l extent of the law. It was, he said, the desire of the Court that jurors should report aay case of attempted la- tercourse with chem. The court then adjourned until this morning at nine o'clock. fhe interest in this case seoma to be increasing howly. Not a tram arrives that does not briny; strangers who are drawn hither by an Interest in thi iviai. The jury drawa for the trial of this case iw compored of the very best citizens of the coun! Re who have evidentiy been selected for thelr intelle gence and standing in the community. All aro farmers of large means except two, who follow inerchandizing for a livelihood. The interest in the case will not be fuily developed uniil the defence be- gins the examination of thelr witnesses, AECEPTION ON BOARD THE OGEANICA. The New Steamship Inspected by Ladieaa, Ger First Passengeis from New Yorks , A select party, principally composed of ladle, visited yesterday the magnificent steamship Oceanica, of the new line, and Inspected her from stem to stern, In honor of the fair guests the ship was gally dressed with flags of all nations, Numer ous steam vessels, as they passed up and down, screamed repeated salutes with thelr Whisticse the cabins a spiendiad =o was spread: speeches were made, but the compan bot enjoy Mage hg ony ee on that count, Amovg those present were aud” a. Hatdick, iar shareholders in ‘White Star line, to whicn the Oceantea belo Jeff, of London; Ar. Pougias, BRP aed ge Digby Murray, and the vast number of representatives, before ailuded fo, of New York Jersey City. Mr. Sparks, the agent, stated every berth was engaged for to-day’s passage, Among those who proceed to Live ML Oceaniea are Mr, Clement Dixon, of Bare Major Darling, United States Army: ana fasultys G, Fraser, attaché of tne sulate; 1 Ht tamay, G, We ‘and las, Lyne, Ritoonend Gray, \ |