The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1875, Page 5

THE BROOKLYN AGONY. Three Colored Witnesses from the Wood- hull-Claflin Establishment. AN AFRICAN EDITOR'S TESTIMONY. Tilton Urging the Publication of the Scandal in the Weekly. “I DON’T DARE Do IT.” Speculation as to How Much P!ymouth Church Would Pay to Have It Suppressed, MIXED LODGINGS AND FREE LOVE. \ Black Day for the Plaintiff's Reputation— Africa Swears Hard Against Him. There was & man yesterday who heard the | whole proceedings ana went silently out of Juage Neilson’s Court. He was ataciturn sort of man, with eyes set far back and mystery covering him tke a garment. He was interviewed. | “What do you think of to-day’s proceedings?” | said the interviewer. “They bad a ferocious irreleyancy,” said the mysterious man, What could the mysterious man have meant? Perhaps he meant that the motive of introducing the testimony was commendably ferocious, and the testimony itself not consequential, That was what we all thought, who are con- femned to sitin that sweating court room five fays of the week and hear human mature run over, pricked to the bone, and lett to bleed in the ught of the emotional puipit, “My young bradder,” sald a negro preacher whom two of us scribes und publicans recently ried to interview, “de wisdom of dis world ts foolishness, Dar 1s Mr. Beecher, preaching de dictionury of periection dese twenty-tive years, aud de only way he can save hisself is to show fat man is a nainral conspirator and son of a vicissitude, If dar warn’t a gospel of depravity, whar, oh! war would de greatest pulpit sence Mars Hil be to-day?” Such was the lesson of yesterday's testimony. Shall we stop to pour words over the story of two negroes, who, in pursuit of a job, went to live wite the Woodhalls? That was yesterday's testi- mony. Darky number one was a@ Petersburg darky, who had lived in the unhappy ’burg when the North penned up the slave cause at last and bom- barded it. From the site of that slaughter pen of the East, Jim Woodley, aged about thirty, once a slave, came to testify. He was the Darwinian link Detween the field of arms, the fleld of anti-slavery agitation and the stubble of dry rot and emotional puddle which fofowed the war. “By George!” said Mr. Philosopobory, after court adjourned, “the organized humanity of this world, no less than its wisdom, 1s foolishness be- fore Heaven. The Beecher trial is the trial of the personal character of the anti-siavery agitation, Ttiton isa muff. Beecher is a wart on Ussa. Mra. Tilton isa tear-bag. Bowen is the promenading phantom of Shent-per-Shent. But where is the grand procession of Puritans who paraded around the slavery Jericho, blowing rams’ horns and cry- ing “Grace, grace?” “Alas! Ahasuerus, they are all on wrial.”” This would seom to be the case. The Lovejovs, Phillipses, Greeleys, Beechers, Tiltons and at last the poor old slaves rise up to mock their cause. This only shows that prosperity accompanies the flecay of great and disinterested intentions and that reputation must keep watch on victory lest ly lose its decorations. The@megroes who swore yesterday swore nothing of much consequence ex- cept that Tilton was a confidential chum of the anciassifiable and intrusive women whoge advent In New York brought consequences far beyond their legit‘mate agency, and that he was, possibly, aware of their attack upon Mr. Beecher before it Appeared and might have encouraged tt. The words ‘‘possibly’ and ‘might’ are here Gsed because it Is not clear what credence 1s to placed in such semi-detached and nondescript Begroes as were yesterday produced in court, bniy four or five years residentin the Nortn ana without Identification or register. Tais trial is Already so involved and long that those who | write it up are josing patience, They have been | Pating quail for nearly a hundred days, and tt is oo reilef to change that steady diet here and there to black crow. The following persons were on the bench gad in court yesterday:—Ex-Goy- ernor Edward M. Mcvook, of Colorado; Volonel Donn Piatt, of Wasnington; Senator A, A. Sar- geant, of Calilornia; Mr. Callehan, law puolisher, of Chicago; Lawyer Jones, of St. Paul, Minn,, and Mr. Clark, of the Bumtalo%sar. Judge, cail a halt on the lawyers some day! THE EVIDENCE, ‘The Court assembled at eleven o'clock yesterday Morning, and a iew minutes alterwards James B. Voodley, & colored man of thirty years, was led, sworn apd examined by Mr. Evarts. He live in the city of Brookisn; I was a slave wnd during the war, and became iree on ve.ore tne surrender 0; Lee; Teame North in 1869; fam aving Low in Classon avenue, Brooklyn, engaged M the vegetable bus ; [ have no connection *s church; J was in the service of ® dealer, Mr. Beach, In 1869. Q. Were you ever the employment of Mrs, Woodhull! A, Yes, sir; I wasin the employment | Woodhull wien the scandal was pub- | 1 was arrested at the Post OMce by Mr. Comstock for puting papers containing tne scan- dal in the Post OMee; my employment at Mi Woodnuil’s house was as steward and waiter: i was aiterward empioyed at their office down town, folding aad maailiog papers. | 4. Did you know of the Golden age? A. 1 aid, bir, bat L had nothing to do with it except to go bo the oft jor utew copies of it; 1 heard of tie Lu iM Woodnull;? I distributed copies of | the Tound among the bovksellers; Mr. Tilton told me to turn over the money to Miss | Annis Tilton, Who Was 4 sort of treasurer; | was rst introduced to Mr. Tilton in the fali of 1871, by Mrs. Woonnull, in her oMce, we outer office in Broad street; Miss Claflin and several others were present at tie introduction; Mr, Tiltou was Hitiug On a tounge, With Mrs. Woodnuli and Miss Ciatim On each side of him; Mrs. Woodhull said, “Phis 18 Mr. Tilton, a great iriend of your peo- | pie,” and fLook a great iking—. : r. Evarts—Stop; we don’t want that. What @lse vecurred ? Witness continucd—He asked me how I was getting ou, Whether 1 nad been a slave and a few otuer questions; “The Lite of Wooanull,” py | Theodore Tilton, t think was published in Septem- ber; 1 do not remember the date of ner lecuure; 1b in 1871; | remember @ conversation that took place that fail in the little room of the ofice be- tween Mrs. Woodaull, Miss OLatin and Mr. Tiuton; the conversation ON FREE LOVE tommenced by Mrs, Woodhuil asking me if [ was @ ree lover; I said I did notkKnow what sie meat; then she said Henry Ward Beecher was a ire lover; she asked me did | ever hear him preach; L suid, “No,” she said, “He is a free lover and the @reatest man thatever lived;'’ Mr, Tuton said someting to Mrs. Woodnuuls Mrs. Woodauil then Spoke to me again on free iove and appeared anxious to give more information on it; she asked me if woud like to koow the meaning of free lov said I had no objection; When she s#id that tree love Was that ii one man bad a wile apd saw another woman he liked bere ter, or if a woman haa @ husband und saw @ man She itked better, each was at liverty to change; i thought aiterent; 1 quoted jor her the Scriptures Sud suid, “What God hath put together let no man put asunder? The witness delivered this with much unction | and in the reguiar plantation accent, the effect | being irresistiviy comic. The evidence had are- | Iresiing humor and novelty, especially coming froin the lips of @ negro, that brought the witness immediately thto lavor with the audience. His siall, Woolly head and sheepishly innocent ex- Pression O| eye made him appear a mere unfledged | boy, but he proved to be an uncommonly sharp | specimen of the lately emancipated race. Witness—1 do not recotlect anytuing particular | Wat was said aller that; since then 1 have heard Mr. Beeer ach twi (thought | would-—- pire Mr, Beacu y Walt a minate, soon Mr, ‘Tilton two | Witness continued=-L ba | an opportunity to tell it before such a multitude | read them; 1Lobserved something careless about | the manner | anotner; | thought it was quite natural; tne talk | | dered here and there, especially in the statement | | were waitiby, Marketing ana doing odd job: | went to Mrs, Woodaul’s that i met Mr. Tito! NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1875.—-TRIPLE SHEET or three times @ day at M Woodhull’s office; was there noarly every im the week; air. ‘Ti ton war lu the habit oj lunching tet nearly every day; 1 used to go to the Thirty eighth street» house two or three umes & week. TILTON’S HOURS. I saw Mr. Tilton at the Thirty-eighth street house 4 bumper of times, and as late as twelve or one o'clock at night; sometimes ne would be ta Mrs. Woodall’s. sometimes in Miss Clafin’s room, on the second floor; Mrs. Woodnull’s room was at the back, on the same floor; sometimes | saw | Colonel Blood present With the ladies; lattended | op them—carried them retresiments; 1 used | when the evenlog was late yo out for oysters ior | the party; Lused to pring them generally to tne Second floor; after they lett the Thirty-eighth atreet house they went to Tweuty-third street; L | Was in the havit of going there, but it was not | my permanent home; i saw Mr. Tiiton there then; he Was same aS usual, in one room or the otuer With the ladies; afer that they moved to Irving Piper) and Mrs, Miles kept house; they were there a | | THE TIME OF THE ARREST; 1 saw Mr, Tilton there; T was in the habit of go- ing there four or five times a week, but I aid vot live there; I was arrested on a Saturday morning aiter my recovery irom a recent tlin was then put in Ludiow Street Jail in a damp ceil that Tesulted in a severe attack of my recent complaint; Iknew Mr. Tiiton was engaged in tue political campaign of that year; I was present at a con- Versation rejerring wo tne Beecher scandal; I think it took pleas between one and two o'clock; | Mrs, Woodhuil, At1ss Clafin, Colonel Blood and M. Tilton were present; it was held in the inne oMce; I was waiting for orders from Colonel Blood; | heard Mr. Tilton teil Mrs, Woodhull to pubisn that article and she would be a made Woman; be could not do it 10 nis position, but she coud, : A BOMBSHELL. A general pricking up of ears followed this state- ment. Tracy glanced at Porter as much as to say, “Now we've got’em.”’ All the Plymouth church people brightened up. A feeling pervaded the | Court that a climax was at band. The colored witness was going on bravely, needing no en- courament, but rather a check rein to restrain his exuberance, He had the story at his fingers’ ends, and he fairly chuckied with delight at having of “white gemmen,”? Witness—He said Plymouth church would pay any amount of money to have it stoppea; Colonel Blood said he wouldn’t do it; taat they would alt get into trouble and get thrown 1n jau; she said, *rhevdore knows all about it and about Plymouth ‘church; he sata Plymonth church Would pay $100,000 to stop it; I remember Colonel Blood and Mr, Tilton going apart and talking; after junch, which L went out jor, this occurred; | what they sail Laian’t bear; Colonel! Blood went of and dia not revurn that evening; I saw Mr, Tilton that evening at Irving place; be was there | in the company of Miss Ciafin and Mrs, Woodhull until one o’ciock ta the morning. WHAT DID {1 MEAN ? Q. Did Mr, Tilton ever pass a night at Mrs, Woodnull’s house? A. He was there next morn- ing between seven and eight o’clock, betore breakiast; that was on the mornings lollowing the nights I had seen him there late; I saw him to break!ast quite a number of times; when | got down to the office on the next morning Colonel Blood was the first to arrive; the others had not fot Up; when they came down they had an inter- view; Mrs, Woounull got provoked witn Colonel | Blood and asked him what was the matter, and he said that if they published thas article ne fyould hot have anything to do with tt. A Juror—-How long were you in jail? A. Fif- teen days in the House o1 Detention. . When you heard this conversation about the publishing of (he scandal were there any printed Slips to be seen # Mr. Fullerton objected, The question was put again. Witness—I'ne proois were already there; Mrs, Woodhull, Clafin, Biooa and ‘I1lton had the proofs; I was in the habit o! going to the printing ogice with them; t had a number of printed siips in iny hand; Llad ALL THE PROOFS that were around atthe time of the conversation alluded to; {heard of the Beecher scandal and sketch of Luther B. Challis, although I did not of Mrs. they sometimes nad Wooduull and Mr, Tilton; their arms around one | at lunch time about the publication | heara some weeks belvre the actual publication, Mr, Evarts—That 1s all, The witness here turned appealingly to the Judge and said:—"Judge, don’t let them keep me | too long, cos l’se got the rheumatiz.”” The Jadge—We don’t kcep witnesses long, CROSS-EXAMINATION, Mr, Fallerton—Wnhen did you first come North? A. About the latter part of March, 1869; l resided after the close of the war in Petersburg, Va., at my trade as carpenter, with my uucie; 1 alter. ward worked i a tobacco lactory, making tobacco boxes: my uncle died in 1865; the war closed in 1864; 1 think L worked with my uncle avout a year after the war closed; I think my uncle died in the | spring of 1865; 1 had gone to North Carolina on some business when my unc! d; Lad lets my | uncle's employ when ne to _ Mr. Fullerton stopped tor a minute while a jury- | Man read a Gespatcn Leet Was handed to him, Witness continued-—My uncie was lingermng some time before he Was taken down bad; while he was lingering he worked at bis trade; the last work he did was on building @ house. Here the couusel pressed the witness with a variety Of petty questions to test his credibility, such as tie Lames of streets in Petersburg, changes in the names, &c., but with no definite result. . Q. How long did you live in Petersburg? A. I lived there beiore the war three or four years; [ lived in the city and the country; I cannot teil the name of the house my uncle worked on; betore the war I belonged to a Miss Harris, i: RUSHING THE WITNESS. “Who was your uncié’s physician?” asked Mr. Fullerton. “Dr. May,” said James. “Ask him,” said Pryor, nudging Fullerton, “which Dr. May. (Pryor knows the darkies and knows Peters- burg.) “Old Dr. May,” suouted Jim, “What did he look iike ?” continued Fullerton. “Good deal like dat dar old genti’um,? said Jim, pointing to Mr. Beach, Mr. Fullerton proceeded to ask the witness a great number of questions as to when he came to New York, where he boarded, where he went to look for employment, and other such highly im- portant and interesting questions, The darky’s memory was pretty severely tested, and he blun- | | That the war ended in 1864. Yetu thousand peo- ple would be apt to Make a similar mistake in a casual response, Witness—I went to Governor Broome’s, in Sev- entcenth street, and afterward resided in Cald- well, N until the fall of 1870; 1 was hired then | byw gentieman with dark whiskers to come to New York, to No. 15 wast Thirty-eihtn streec; | that Was in the fallof the year; lremained in their employ until 1872; the aate of the paper was November 2, (S72; Lought to know tbat date, pe- cattse ] was thrown it prison for that; f thought 1 Would come to New York because they told me they paid ten cents: on the dollar interest, and that Was more than they paid at Petersburg. Judge Fullerton—How much money did you have? Witness—I don’t think that is any of your busi- | ness; I would not tell my wife that, let alone any one else. Jim at this juncture stood on his dignity and Maintained it with @ courteous deflance that won general admiration. Roger A. Pryor, with his chin resting besween his thumb and forefinger, | and apparenlly ruminating over the old and favorite Virginia theory that the negro was but an intelligent species of ape, looked up in biank amazement, and then fairly roared out laughing at the thought of an ex-slave daring to withhold vate affairs Witness—-My duties at Woodhull & Claflin’s think it was about three or four weeks at gol Think ib was late tu the fall Of 1870; 1. was alter Mrs, Woodhull came back trom Wastitngton, Counsel here p the witness to say now long he had been at Woounuil’s private house beiore he Went io the office, and Witness shoog his head solemaly, saying, “Can't tell’? WILTON PLACATED, ‘though # damaging witness for the plaintif Tilton beamed good uaturediy onJim. He was placated in the start when the witness, breaking over the barriers of evidence, attempted to piunge into an eviogy of Filton, “i knew it was Mr, Tiltou I mot,” said he, “for L admired the geni’man, and think inm “Stop,” roared Evarcs, vat Jim had got inenough to soften the temper toward him of the man ouwhom be was dealing son vere blows, Witaess—I am not sure J saw him more than once vetore 1 went to the oiicu: 1 boarded some- umes ab the House and somecimes in brooklya with my mother; [ wonla sometimes be at the house for & week Without gomy to Brooklyn; I think L next saw Mr. Tiiton at the mouse in tao spitng of Ib71; Lam not very sure ot seeing hin at any other time; the nex’ time after the imtro- duction that L saw him must have been tn the spring. ice as tt sounded to the ear se NOt siiu’ as to de time | saw Massa Titon ater ae iust time; ‘long about ae just o’ May | became better acquainted Wid Massa Tiltou; | Observed at dat time dat he used to greet de ladies, and dey greet tim.’ | Where did you ses tim greet them and twey grect him betore you saw them at the hou At de office; 1 saw him lanch at de ome times dey went to Delmonico’s; uey juuc upper room wt Delmonico's; of umes; What brought me to belinonico’s was dat occastonaily Colouel Biood wanted sometnin’, | aod he Would send me over to Mire Woodhull | some im de cans say de namber | | and | actual editor. He plunged ascissors daily through | raphy would pronounce as sweet,” answered Mr. | ley, colored, of Petersburg, Va. | the padses between gaping, where Woodhull her- | | porters—not to omit the tough old Judge—accept j Wien | When asked information concerning o18 own pri- | NT. ja when she would be lunchin’ at Delmonico’s wid Mi ton; dey was a sittin’ down at a tabl you ft 48a Tilto: tol ly awhile ago dat my acquaintance wid Mas nm Was begun in Tl, THE LUNCHING TIME. Mr, Fullerton—How long or late did Mr, Tilton continue to lunch at Pelmounico’s?t A, Along to € an interest tn the politicat cam- | paiga of 18 A. Yea, si as faras | Was con- cerned, I was surprised to see Mr. Tilton take such an interest on Mr, ing | tudeed; [voted at the election in Novem- | ber; I came out of jail to vore, in charge ol an ofl- cer; 1 Know Mr. Tilton had been away for some tim: before the date of my arrest; It migul have been five or six weeks. DREARY CROSS-EXAMINING, At this stage of the cross-examination the questions put by the counset grew dreary and | irivolous in the extreme. As an instance the wit- ness, was asked six times in succession the exact reeley’s side—very much sur- | | location of Delmonico’s down town resvaurant, | What house Was next to tt, bow many offices were between it and Woodhuli’s office aud other such ridiculous interrogatories. Mr. Fullerton -This conversation you report about & publication took piace wherey A. In the oftice; Tilton spoke first; untilhe came in notning was said; when he came in they commenced talking about 10; Mr. Tilton commenced to talk about THE BEECHER ARTICLE} | he said I cannot uo it because [ am a man; | Plymouth church is too strong; Iam aman and | they would crush me, while you women would come out unscathed; I also recoliect Mr. Tiiton | ying to Mrs. Woodhull, “lf you punlish this thing you will be a made woman; Colonel Blood afterward jd he Would not have anything to do With 1"; [do pot recollect any more; they spoke about Plymouth church, and said that the church Would pay $100,000 to have the sandal‘; Stopped; tls was a private conversation ; hot stop to listen; I was opening the exchanges engaged ia marking such parts as I knew Colonel Blood wanted to sec; Twas doing Us when the talk was golug on; I was standing Sideways to them and they Were to the left; they had not been very busy in the back oMce when they called me; they gave mea memorandum and 1 was delayed some lew m nutes recetying instruc. tions; they were still talking when 1 was in there. THE COLORED EDITOR, | Jim was something more than a mere errand boy in the Woodhull & Claflin ofice. Jim was an | { the exchanges and selected the main part of the | pabuium furnished the readers of the Woodhull | Weekly, Colonel Blood had great reliance on | Jim’s instinct for paragraphs of spice. It is pieas- | ant to refect that after passing ‘through such a school Jim is able to boast that his morais are | untainted, Witness continued:-—I heard Mrs, Woodhull and | Miss Claflin speaking to Colonel Blood and telling | how advantageous tt would be, the publication of | this article, and Colonel Biood Sata he would have | nothing todo with it; I heard Mr. Tilton, Mra, | Woodnull and Miss Claftin make use of the words, | “Beecher arilele 3? they said nothing of the | Beecher “scandal,” they called it.the “Beecher | article;” I heard nothing about the Cnailis articie | unul it was published; whiie Tilton and Blood were talking I Was waiting for an order to get the lunch tor the party; this occurred in 1872, before I got sick; I was then boarding with mg mother, Here the Court took the usual recess till two o’cluck. AT RECESS. The conversation at noon was entirely ethno- logical. i “What do you think of nagurs?” said Mr. Pho- Rectic, taxing his chop. “You mean negurs?”’ said Apostle Demure, t's all right. Niggers under any other orthog- Compromise. “{ think Iam hungry,” sald the rest. “Bring on a toby, and shoot the man on the spot who men- tions at Junch time the case of T. Tilton vs, H. W. Beecher.” We humbly took our food and said no more, But we thought a moment about James B. Wood- We thought Jim mighi be telling the truth and might not, and that it was of minor consequence anyhow. And we wondered what tt all had to do with the responsivility of H. W. B. 1n the suit of a After recess they called another darky, by the name of Grey, who had another story to tell. He had been Woodhull’s servant. We all asked, in self mignt be. Why not summon her instead of | her nired servants? Then we thought that next day was Good Fri- day, Mercilul Providence! Jurymen and re- the anniversary! AFTER RECES3. The cross-examination of the witness by Mr. betel ieee was resumed at a quarter past two o’clock. He was questioned anout the tme he saw Mr. Tilton luncoing at Delmonico’s with Woodhull ast | Claflin. L[heard, said the witness, Mr, Tilton and Woodhull and Clafin talking about the Beecher | article; was in the front ofMce; 1 heard them | talking about iree love, Mr. Beecher and Piym- | outh courch; i was in the spring of 1872; Tam | gure tt Was li the spring; there were ladies some- | times present; I heard something about the Beecher article before it Was pubiished, on a Mon- | day, and the article was published on Taesday; | those ure the only two days { heard them talking | of the Beecher article; alter that I never again heard it taiked of; I do not know that Lagain | heard anything irom Mr, Tilton in regard to thas | articie, Q. Before the recess you spoke of an interview between Tilton, Wooanull, Claflin and Blood; was that interview on a Monday or Tuesday? A. ‘There | Was the same Conversation on both days, and the | Same parties Were present; they said the same | things on bota days; on one of tife days they talked | Whtie sitting on the sola—that was Mouday; Mr. | Tiltun said we had an article that he wanted Mrs. Woodhuli to pubiish; she went to Colonel Blood and spoke to him about it; Mr, Tilton read it to her; could not hear what he read to her; | sup- he understood it; 1could not hear what ne + Lcouid not tell wna per the art: | cle was written on; Tdon’t think he read itin a 3 1 do not Know how long I 4 in any © While he was reading the ariicie; I could were reading and written MR, TILTON BROUGHT TO THE OFFICE the paper that he read; Colonel Blood came in | afterward; | don’t rewember that Colonel Blood | heard the article read; Tilton was reading prools. | Q. What ate proo: A. Proois ol a newspaper. | Q. Do you understand that proots are in writing or in print’ A. ‘The witness hesitated fora long t d finally sad, “I think you are taking up tien time with trifles, (Laughter.) ° “L think | have answered your question betore.’? The Judge (smiling) said—l think the witness has come to my assistance as to the waste of time. (Laughter) In reply co the Court the witness said—l suppose | Prools are printing. fo Mr. Fuilerton—Belore Tiiton commenced Teading he suid, “1 have Sometniny which, it you print it, Wil be one of the bes» things you have ever done; Mrs, Woodliull said, in reply, ‘Let us see 11? the. then sat on the sola, anu About t .@; Mr. ‘Liiton said, i PULISH It, DUt RE NOU DO IT} | me ;’? Tiiton sald, “Mr, eard them urging cle; Mrs, Woods Colonel Blood to puolish hull satd thac wt tne a @ Was published Mr. Beccher would pay $100,000 sooner than have it tirown on the world; Lennie Claflin said it they published tit would be the maxing of them: tue was understood to say that Colonel Blood Wis Opposed Lo thing on Tuesd see Titon a they taiked about the same bout the same hour; I did not » long time: | cannot tell how jong tt ore the pubite cation of th “ky wad the scandal came out b ticle prior to tuts conversa: | 3 i tink Mis. Woodhull lett belore May, 1872; soe went to thug of th tion from anys rty-vighth str uird. street, n't tell wh row Twenty-th td saw Theodore Tilton in twenty-third street probe the ably hall a dozen Umes;1 do not think | saw him more than once du tevin pisces LE tuink Woodhull | ond Claflin ieit Irving place. when they were ar- rested; !went to Irving place several times; I think [stayed there all night tall a dozen umes; I saw Tilton there ima room up stairs; icantt tell whit time of tie year L saw tum ti had to go vere 5 up'there with the proois om Monday hignt, and t saw Tilton there; Woodhull and Clatin were with lim; they were dug and talking; they were reauing proofs and my they were more serioas than usual. ( } you cannot remember A. | Was not thinking of it; Mra, What was said? Woodhull introduced me to Mr. Iiiton, and’ said, his 18 Lhe editor of rookiyn Union;? I took @ noite over tu Mr. Beecher; [ do not remember the year; L understood the note was a note of ine Vitation (o aieccure; the lecture was tot as late as 1878; 2am sure of that, Mr. Tilton sitting on reading? A, Tnere 18 irred so Many times ‘ople gory in ere With Nis the pul tness was b 1 by counsel ior an On @ certain point, and the Witness re- uink you have gut two or three things When was it you saw With those women answe plied: Mixed logetuer; Loe solayi which khave spoken Was in te middie room of the ofiice; Mrs. Wood- Hui and Mtss Giadin were arrested for sending | papers chrough the mats; 1 Was arrested at the Post Office and Was taken before the United States | District Attorney, and t said to tim that 1 bes | heved Mr. ‘Tilton Wrote the Beecher articie, Q. Did you tell the District Atiorney that you, Knew Mr tito wrote the Beecher arucle, be- | cuuse, as you said, you heard tim read it? A. No, | wir; 1 told (ug Lisitict Attorney thas l carried the | | A. L Worked on my own hook; | could not be | New York?" | | and | of ni roofs to Woodhall and Claflin; I do not rgmember | 31 hat I said that I carried the proois to Mr. Tilton; | this ts the first time 1 have been examined in court; I probably have talked with other persons about this matter; I am living at No. 604 Classon avenue; Ihave not seen Woodhull and Clafin or Colonel Blood since they were tried in the United States Court; ove of the lawyers talked to me in this case to-day about my evidence; they have aiso asked me about what 1 knew of it; this was | about a Week ago, at Mr. Hill's offlce; Alderman Whitney asked me to go to Mr. Hill's ofice; I did Hot Want to get into this case, no how—(laugh- ter)—I1 tried to keep out of it (laughter) ; I did not Want to let any one know where I lived; [do Joos around for apy one that wants me. Q. Name avy oue ior whom you worked since you left the employment of Woodnull and Claflin? 1 Wit- to name all the persons for whom | worked, hess named one person for whom he worked, Q. Can't you name one person for wuom vou workea? A. You ask you (laughter); I we B. Smith, in Broadway; i {tell you the name Of another if you do not me any more. (Laugnter,) Tue Witness named another person for whom be had worked. To Mr. Evarts—Dorsey, to whom I go to school, is acolored man; 1 do not keep @ set of carpen- ter’s tools; I have spoken of Mr, Tilton luncning ut at the ofice of Woodnull & Ciafiin, and sometimes at Delmonico’s with Woodhull and Ciafiin; ther dally havit to junen in the office; I have spoken of Mr. Tilton’s habit of speaking of Mrs. Woodhull as “Vicky,” and she would call him “Theodore ;” they would &iss each other the same 48 two ladies would kiss, (Great !wughter.) RICHARD ALLEN GREY YESTIFIES, Richard Ailen @ young and sprightly mu- latto, was the next withess sworn, He was ex- amined by Mr. Hull. . How old are you now, Mr.Grey? A. fam twenty-nine years of age. Q. Do you live in Washington? A, Yes, sir; I have lived there ail mv Mle. Q. What dusinessare you in? A. IT am not in any business at present; | was a clerk in the em- ploy of the Board of Public Wor Q. In whac year were you in the empioy of the Board of Public Works? A, Iv 1872 and the early Q. Hove you ever spent any portion of your time in New York? A. Yes, sir. When did you come to New York? A, J came to New York on the 20th of August, 1870, Q. Where had you been before you came to New York? A. i had been working at Wiilara’s Hotel, Washington; York; I leit New York September 24, 187L. Q. While you were in New York where were you employedy A. | wasemployed while there all tne whole time in the office of Mra, Woodhull and Cla Broad street. Q. Mr. Grey. who requested you to come to New York? A. L was requi by Miss Tenny ©. Mr. Beach obje sald to witness, * in; she said to me— ‘ted to the answer, and Mr. Hill don’t care wnat she said. You | morrow will be Good Friday and also 1was aoout eignt months in New | u | East River, at tne foot of piér No. 55, sted to come to New York | were at Wiliard’s when ste toid you to come to | A. Yes, sir. Q. What was the nature of your special duties While in the gmipier of Woodhull and Ciafin in New York? A. Weil, I did most everything; 1 used to write letters, and I wrote wrappers for the paper, Q. Where did you reside while in their employ- ment? A. [ lived at their house, at No. 15 Thirty- eighth street; I slept at their house. Q. Did you know Mr. Tilton then? A, Yes, sir. Q. How long have you kaown Theodore Tilton ? A. [have known him only for about two years- that ts up to this time, Q. When did you frst see him? a. It was at Mrs. Woodhull’s oMice, either in the latter part of February or early 1n the month of Marcy, 1871, and following my employment at that place. Q. When was it that you came to observe him at Mrs. Woodnuil’s ofice? A. I was writing at my desk in the office and he came in there, and on seeing him | said to a young man who was stand- Ing there at the time, “Whois that?’ and he re- plied, “That is A GREAT FRIEND OF FRED. DOUGLASS."? I said his hair is long enough anyhow. (Ob- jected to by Mr. Beach.) 1 saw him there once or twice a week after that, tll the weather began to get warm; [ went up to his oftice in March, with a Dote to Mr. Tilton trom Mrs. Woodhuil. Q. What was the note about, do you know? A, I think it was about some article for the paper. Q. What paper? The Golden Age? A. Yes, sir. Q. State wheter you saw THEODORE TILTON AT THE HOUSE OF MRS. WOOD- HULL? A. Yes, sir; several times; I should say haifa dozen times anyhow; I saw bim there day and night; I was obliged to be down at the office early in the morning. Q. How late at night have you seen him at Mrs. Woodhuli’s house ¢ times. Q. What was he doing on these occasions? A. He was writing—once | remember he was writing. Q. What month was that tn? A. | don’t re- member the month, but It Was warm weather, Q. De you remember Mr. Tilton going out rid- ing with Mrs, Woodhull? A, He went out riding once; I heard that they wentto Central Park: A. I have seen him at the | | house uil eleven or twelve o'clock two or three they drove out in a light wagon, a phacton drawn | by a white horse ; Mrs. Wooduull oWned the horse; | they started oif togetner. Q. What time of the day was it thas they drove out? A. It was in the evening, between six and eight o'clock; 1 don’t remember when they came back from the drive. Q. Now, Mr. Grey, do you remember the Stein- way Hall speecn? A. Yes, sir; tnat wasin Novem- | ber, 1871; 1 was preseny at the meeting. VICTORIA'S THREAT, Q. Do you recollect hearing a conversation Which took place vetween Mr. Tilton and Mrs. Woodhull with respect to Ma Beecier being in- vited to appear and speak at that meeting! A. Yes, sir; [heard them talking about Mr. Beecher many times; with regard to Mr. Beecher’s pre- siding at that meeting | heard Mrs. Woodhull say to Toeodore Tilton that Mr, preside at that meeting or otter on earth for him than it was in neil be- low:” he put his arm round her waist and said ne would have to preside, Q. Mr. Grey, do you know how long Mr. Tilton Mrs. Woodhull were at work in the prepara- tion of THAT BIOGRAPAY Mrs, Woodbull? A. 1 do not know how long; I know that Mr. Tilton was at work on that biography, because [ saw him writing at the house and sometimes at the office, . Do you know from anything that he said upon the subject that he was at work oa that biograpoby ¢ A. Not from anything he said to me. Q. Now, Mr. Grey, will you teil the Judge and jury alittle about the reiative position of the rooms in Woodbull & Claflin’s office? A. The first room Irom the street was the office; there were de-ks umd chairs there; I was in that office; the front room Was used as a broker's oflice. Q. How did you get into the middie room? A. There Was a portion Ol the floor partitioned o: from the tront and back rooms, and this apar ment led out of both by a door in the cenire; the other room in the rear was called the private office; this office had a giass door and windows | that went all the way to the ceiling; I stayed at this office late sometimes; sometimes til nine o'clock, SHADOWS UPON THE GLASS. Q. State now whether you ever observed any acts of familiarity; and if so, of what aid they consist, between Mr. Tilton aud Mrs. Woodnuill at the office ? A. Tremember on one occasion their both demg there late at night; the gas was out in the front office aud it was lit in the rear office, Beecher had better , “she would make it | where they had been jor some time; when they | went to go tuey Stood up, and 1 saw a motion through the glass doors; f could see thetr arms and their heads moving close togetier, as if they | were lovers—-(and the witness osciilated to and iro, and moved his head ana arms as though em- bracing an imaginary Desdemona), Q. You remember seetug Mr. Tilton and Mrs, Woodhull come out of thas room alter you saw these motions, which you have deserived ? A. Yes, sir; L saw them come out of the room after Uhat; the stagows were reflected on the glass. Did you recoliect any océasion when they were in the back room togeiher’ A. Yes, they used to be there quite often; | remember once or twice when the gas was not ilt. Q. Tell all you saw; did you hear them talking ? A. There were intervals when I did not hear them jaiking, and then again [ woud hear them. Q. In What room in tue Woodhull house did you see Tieodore ‘Tilion? A. I saw him there once in Mrs. Woodnuli’s room. Q Where was that room? A, It was on the second floor, back room; 1 saw him there two or three times; it was in the bedroom ana not in the library tnat [saw him. Q. Have you ever seen him In any other rooms about tne Woodhull house? A. Yes, sir; 1 saw nim tn the wining rcom and to the parlors. Q, How much did you see him at the house ? A. [used to see him’ quite olten; I saw him there haifa dozen times at least; | saw bim in toe din- ing reom two or three mofnings, beioverl ieit for tue olfice; it was at breakiast | saw him. Mr, fili-~-Vhat is all, Mr. . Mr. Pryor—We will not examine the witness, WHAT LUCY ANN GILES OBSERVED, A middle-aged daugtcter of Africa, Mrs. Lucy Ann Giles, was the next witness called, and being duly sworn she was interrogated by Mr. Lill, Q. Mrs. Giles did you ever Ww in tue family of Victoria Woodhull, in New Yor Yer t Q. in What capacity did you cook, Js that sir; 1 Q rk? Ay Bir. work there? A, As your ordinary occupation, cook? A. have been @ cook for over tweaty year (. State when you first began work as cook for Mrs. Woodhull? "A, In 1870, Q While you were in that employment do you remember Mr. Grey and Mr. James Woodley, the Witnesses, being avout the house and as employed by Mra, Woodnuil at the tim A. Yes, sir; I recoliect them there; [did vot cook all tae time 1 was there; 1 did general housework, Q. Do you know tueodore ‘titon? A. Yes, sir; Thad known him for turee yes Q. Please wheth you wile he was coming to the Woodhull’s house 7 A. ‘The first time | saw him wason tt ofduiy, 187 I saw him"between teu and eleven o'ciock ta the morning. Q. Do you remember whether he staygd there allday? A. Yes, sir; le stayed there wll that day peed ‘hac night, Writing the “Life of Mrs, Wood- null.’ Q. Do you remember where he slept on that nignt? A, He siep: iu the .ront parlor; L made ap his bed for him In the parior, Q. Was the oed a lounge? bea; I puta mattress on clotus; be there on the Morning of the Kourth of July; {carried bis meals to him mysels, Q. Do you Know ii he rewalasd there all that Yes, sir; and © it was asofa ried im Uns it saw Mr. Tilton | | complaint to the District or Circuit Cuuré ior tur- | day, Mra. Giles? a. Yes; bi there all | day, bevause I carried mp his dinner, Did he stay there al] that night? A, Yes, sir. | . Do you know whether he siept in the parlor | ornoton that night’ A. He did not sleepin the parlor that night, tor Colonel Blvod slept there | that night, | Q. State whether you have ever seen Mr. Tilton Up Stairs in this house? A, Yes, sir; Leaw himio | Mrs. Woodbuill’s room, Q. How often have you seen nim in Mrs. Wood- | hui’s reomt A, A number of times; i noticed | him more on this Fourth of July nigh’, because I had bever seen hit Shere before at night. | Q You saw olm often alter tis occasion? How often? A, He used to come as often as three or jour times a week to take cinner and breakias Q. How long did he continue to come there? A. As long as I remained there in any capacity; | some Weeks be came as olten us three thuies aud staid all night, Q. Were you ever called to Mrs, Woodhull’ room while Mr, Tilton was there to serve retresh- | menis? A. Yes, sir; on the Fourth ot July night | 4 was called up there to bring them cakes auu ice | wate | Q. On any other occasions? A. Yes, air; on a nuinver o! other times 1 brougot their refresh- ments when Mr. Tilton was there. Q. How iate at night was it when you carried up these refreshments to them? A. At eigven, twelve and one o'clock at nigat. Q. Do you recollect their Cy driving to the Park and aiter their retarn bringing them re- | iresnments? A. f receilect bringing them cnam- | pagne, broiled chicken, ham and eggs and other things when they called tor them. Q. On the Fourth of July night wnat was the condition in which you found them? A, When 1 Went into the roont that night Mrs. Woodhull was in her nigitgown, and Mr. Tilton had his coat and Vest off aud was standing in Ris stocking feet. bat will do,” said Mr. ill, ana Mrs, Giles | passed down and into history, having evidently mnade a Very damaging Impression on the minds of the audiepce affecting the nome and fair tame of the anthof of “Sir Marmaduke’s Musings.”? Judge Nelson inquired whether there was nota short Witness to fil up the interval, as it wanted twelve minutes of the time of adjournment, four o'clock, There were no short witnessess in court, | however, end Juage Nelson, addressing the jurors, said:—"Geatiemen, in view of the iact that to- ause the counsel will be engaged on Saturday, | noty ad- Journ the court tul eleven o’ciock on Monday imorning.’? NEW YORK.CInY,. =. | Jacob Mayer, twenty-five years ofage, attemptea suicide yesterday afternoon by Jumping into the | He was rescued by the crew of the tug Grant, lying | alongside. | George Lexow, aged fifteen years, of No. 243 | West Twenty-elghth strees, died on Wednesday from traumatic tetanus (lockjaw), caused by a se- | vere laceration to the finger received on the 9th | inst. Coroner Croker will hold an inquest. Coroner Kessler held an inquest yesterday in the case of John P, McNamara and Thomas Cur- Un, both of whom were killed by falling through the hatchway of a steamer on the ¢d of February. ‘The cause of their death was shown to have been accidental, The Association for the Relief of the Poor of the Tenth Ward distributed rations to 300 families yesteraay. The twoconcerts at the Turner Hail and at the Stadt Theatre realized good profits, ‘The association will not continue their operations after the 1st oi April. The treight agents of the different lincs between Boston and St. Louls continued their monthly meeting at the St. Nicholas Hotel yesterday. The whole of the day’s session was devoted to the au- diting of the accounts of the Blue Line. The bus- iness of the meeting will not be concluded before this aiternoon, . Mary Wolf, aged twenty, of No. 320 West street, was knockea down on the corner of the Bowery and Hester street last night hy a team and coach owned by James Henderson. Miss Wolt was se- riously injured on the hip and arm. She was at- tended by Pouce Surgeon McLeod and went home. ‘The driver of the team was arrested. warrants of arrest were issued »y Coroner Kessler for their action in the Stockvis case, appeared at the Coroner’s oilice yesterday morning and gave of the Grand Jury. Mr. William Baird, of No, 300 East Filty-seventh street, became bondsman for Cuuningham, and Mr. George Kellock became answeravle lor Dr. Jaynes. | fact tha the murder Dr. Jaynes and Robert Cunningham. for whom | bail in the sum of $2,600 each to await the action | THE BOSTON MURDER. Arrest of George Pemberton, the Mur- cerer of Mrs. Bingham. PARTICULARS OP THE DISCOVERY OF THE CLEW, Several Remarkable Coincidences Developed in the Search. pa von PROBABILITY OF A CONFESSION, Bostoy, March 25, 1875. The mystery of the brutal murder of Mrs, Bing: bam, an account of which has already appeared in the HERALD’s despatches, has been solved, ané the murderer 1s safely in custocy., lt appears that he called at her house solely for the purpose of plunder, and when she answered the door bell he immediately commenced the work of assassina tion, and dia not leave until he had terribly mangled the body and taken from the fingers o1 his victim a diamond and other rings and some tifing valuables which sie had in her pockets, and thea be conceaied the body in the cellar, The was committed in broad daylight, together with tne respectability of tne victim, caused a sensation in the community which wad not been expertenced for many years, In fact, it may be said that not since the Webster | Parkman murder has any criminal event caused so much excitement in Boston as this tragedy has during the last ew days, and the arrest of the | Assassin this alternoon has caused a tnriil of dee light throughout the whole community. THE FIRST CLEW, The first tangible clew to the murderer was ob tained from a saloon proprietor in Salem, to whom the man sold the diamond and gold rings which he took from the fingers of his victim aiter the tragedy. The saloon man observed the man so closei¥ that he was enabled to give a very minute descriplion of him, and suspicion at Once Tell upou @ dissolute character named George Pemberton, Who was known to have been in the vicimty ot East Boston last Monday, and whose descripuon auswered that of the man Observed uear the sceno ofthe murder, The identification of tae rings and the aescripuion aud identity OL tae man leit liitie room to douboe but that Pemoderton and | the murderer were the same person, and | lmmediavely every means was employed | tO Secure his arrest. ‘The whole country in and around fssex county was guarded and patrolled | during last night and to-day, and here in Boston | every Saioon and almost every \ uole street and | thorougttare were under surveillance by men fure nished with a minute description of the murderer. Aside from the description the man was well kKnvwn here, and that fe could escape seemed al- } most an impossibility at the start. Last night ap | eXamiuation was mide of the Boston Direetory te See if it contained the name ol George Pember- | ton, and it was found that # man by that name resided in Charlestown. The oilicers, together With some of the parties in Salem, went to the house in Charlestown where the party resided, and waked up the man, who proved to be a youn man, and not the one who was Wanted; but aite! | the officers had lett the house one of the Salem | parties informed the officers that tae young man | they had see oore &@ strong resemoblaice to the man Who had soid the rings at the liquor saloon in Salem, WORKING ON THE OLEW, The officers ac once made up their minds that they had got a guod clew to work on, and thia | morning made a further investigation. They | dJound that tue young man worked on Federal Street, and, on tnierviewipg him, found that his father lived at No, 71 Salem street. Taking | the tact that at Salem the man said he j lived ut No. 17° Salem street, in Boston, the oficers felt confident that they were on the ‘The census Of school children under the Compul- sory law, will ce completed about April 1. Alexan- der M. Stanton, the Superintendent, has no power to compel any but vagrant or truant children to at-* tend school at present, as the inw recognizes the ability und willingness Of every one to obey it, and | | penalties tor its disobedience as agatnst employ- ers cannot ve enforced until next year; but in- Vestizations are made into ali cases, whetner of employés or vagrants, | agent’s notice. ‘The steamship Amérique, of the General Trans- atlantic Company’s line, arrived safely at this Rort on Wednesday evening, alter a somewhat stormy passage. This fine steamer has alreaay made lor herself an eventiul history, as it will be recollected she Was /ound about a year ago aban- doned in mid-ocean, and afterward towed into Plymouth as a ‘derelict by the crew o1 the Eng- lish steamer Osprey. Sane ts now manned by ancw set of officers, from commander down, The Amérique, 1Ke other steamers Which have lately arrived bere, encountered an unusual quantity of 1c2 OD the voyage to this port. The funeral of the late Rev, Howell Powell took | Place yesterday trom the Welsh Presbyterian caurch, in Thirteenth street, near Third avenue. The church, of which the Rev, Mr. Powell was pastor lor the last five years, was filled to its utmost capacity, he having been greatly beloved and respected by hig coogregation, The oitictat- ing clergymen weré the Kev. Willltam C. Roberts, D. D., of Khzaveth, N, J., and Rev. Dr. Howard Crosvy, of this city, The juneral oration was | pronounced by William C, Roberts, Tne remains Teposed in an elegant rosewood casket and were taken to WoodJawn Cemetery for interment. BILLIARDS AND CIVIL RIGHTS. THE CASE AGAINST THE TRENTON (N. J.) HOTEL KEEPER DISMISSED—BILLIARD SALOONS NOT PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT--NO NEW RIGHTS CONFERBED BY THE LAW. An elaborate opinion was given yesterday in Trenton, N.J., by United States Commissioner FE. | Mercer, Shreve, in the civil rights case, in woich Mr. Peter Katzenbach, @ hotel keeper of that city, was tue dejendant, The complaint set forth that the defendant had refused Horace Deyo and Henry Onquee, two colored men, to play a game | Of billiards in his billiard “saloon, on the isth of the present month. Aiter quoting the Civil Rights Shreve law Mr. Said “tnat with the con- stitution of the statute he had noth- jug whatever to uo or in this con- nection to say. The Supreme Court of the United States controis this branch of the case, it must be accepted as tue law Of the land, and I | cannot evade my plain duty, wnich 1s simply Lo see such & prima facte Case 18 made CUt as Wil jus- tly We, as a COMMILLIOg Magistrate, in sending the | ther acuon. By a caretul reading of the law it wiil be seen that the Civil Rigtts vill bas not changed the colored man’s rights or given him new ones not | heretolore enjoyed, except as to piaces o1 public amusement. He has aways held at mon jaw the same rights he now has, except a8 avove. ‘There Was a difficulty in en: jorcoug it, because DO penalty was fixed for 1tS Violation and jaries might give but six cents damages. Tnis was, perhaps, the reason Why suits Were not brought under the common law. Tue new law provides a penalty which must be awarced by Jurves in case ol conviction, ‘Lnis is about the point ol iorce of the whoie act. The $500 penalty has not been sued tor In this case. ‘hue prosecutors have proceeded under the crim nai se@tion of the iaw, which provides fur im- prisonmeut, THE FIRST QUESTION | is, ‘Does the pecuilar situation of this bilitard | siloon make it one of the accommodations, ad- | vantages, facilities and privileges ui the hotei? [ Unk not. The 1dea taat the Civil Rights bili per- mits or encourages a colored man to lorce him- | sell into any mun'’s private shop or house, or iio any eating or boarding house, | or esiabiisument of any = kina except | those Mentioned 1O the law, 18 unworthy of any entig sire ened wind, Such suggestions caunot out gtven, Muligu, prejudice and array ignorance, owuer Of & DULarA suloon nas a perfect right to say ae Will AuoW no One but Frenchmen to piay, ov (hat he will only atlow Eaglisumen to ply. No one Cao compel him to teil Woy ne will not allow Germans or ulards or colored men or an body eise to play, He has the might toexciude any oral. Is the deiendant’s billara suioon & pice of pubtic amus tuin the provisions of the Civil Rights t think not. It bas not all the elements which make up a piace o! pubile ne Us t — pitferent rues govern tne two we Civil Kuats bill bestows no superior privileges. Luismiss the Complaint as not coming wituin the jaw, und order tue discnarge oi tae defendant.” ANOTHER TUNNEL COLLISION. Ata late hour on ton express train, due m Hovoken | o'clock, While moving into the Erie tunnel at the Western extremity, ran into a freight train, stuushing several of the coal cars and demolisuing the locomouve, Tne e. wer cars and FWo express cars aitached, oF collision might have been serious. None of the pa ers Were burt, athongh most | oi them were rIUly Wigntened. Alter w snore delay the wack was cleared. fhe precautions resulting (rom the starting coliisioa some Weeks SSO Scou LO Le LasUiliciOnL. 8 which come under tne | coms | ednesday night the Bingham. | about ten | train bad only two | Tight track, as a transposition of the ifTures fixed | une locality given by tne son, It Was next ascer- | tained that the Pemberton the officers were 1p | pursuit of had worked for Joha L. Webster at 57 High strect. Proceeding to the store the officers got some Important information in the snape of iece Of paper on which Pemberton had written his Lame. ‘1his paper was then compared with @ receipt which was given in Salem to the man Who | bought the rings, and it was discovered that the , letters in the pame orge,’? which the mag | started to write, but suddesiy stopped and said he could not write, Were identical with those wig Pemberton had written when he wes in the ent | Ploy of Websteg, WAKING UP THE MURDERER. With this convincing proof a couple of officers | Went to No. 71 Salem sirect ata few minutes he- | fore two o’clock this aiternoon, and on being ad- | mitted jound Pemberton tn bed. The officers told him to get up and aress, as he was Wanted, Be at once complied with the request, bui trembled like aleal und great drops of sweat stood out on nis jJorehead, Nothing was sald by elther or the office ersor Pemberton in reiation to the murder, bus | the latter seemed plaiuly to understand what he | Was wanted for, jn his possession was found a | pearl-handled Kaoife belonging to the murdered | Woman, A hack was immediately procured and | Pemberton was driven to tne City Hall, and sub- | Seghently placed in a more secure piace of cone | finement. A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE. When brought into Police Headquarters thers Was present 4 mao named O'Donnell, who was ia the Salem saloon when the rings were sold. When | he entered of course O'Donnel: began to scan him, | and the man noticed this, for he turned slightiy | and appeared not to waut to meet his glance. However, be did not show any embarrassme: ; and looked 20 the Chie’, who spoke with him, ask= ing him Wf he wanted anytoing. He dtd not re- quest counsel, but answered jn a reticent man- ner. When he spoke his voice Was marked by that. mellow sound which Was spoken of by the Salem. saivon keeper, and which O'Donnell at once recognized. Finuily he asked ii he was { in Saieim on Tuesday, and be said “No,” but that | be was in Lynn taatday. He then asked what he Was arrested lor and Was tol oy the Chief that he | Was arresied: jor the murder of the lady, Mrs, Bingham, im East Boston, migit beiore 1 | Without hestiation, and with no tremor of speech, he replied that he knew nothing avout it. As to baving any rings, he said that he had none and had not soldany. When O'Donnell said be recog: | nized hun as having sold one in Saiem on Tues day, he bad nothing to say and did not seem dis posed to communicate turther with the oiicers, O*Donnell says that when he Was grying to sell the rings le Wanted to be very private TRIMER IDENTIFICATION, The accuseu has been identitied as the person | seen about the premises of the murder at the time it Was committed, and there 18 other eve dence against him equiliy #8 conclusive as the finding of tae murdered Woman's kowve in li possession. In fact, @ 18 SO strong against him thatitis believed he will make a conlession, He has served three terms in the Massachusetts and one intiie Riode Isiana Prison tor robbery and kindred crimes. THE CLIFF STREET FIRE, Loss $31,500. At three o’clock yesterday morning OMeer Tere | penning, of the Second precinct, discovered a fire on the fourth floor of tne six story brick building Nos. 29 and 81 Clif street, occupied by John 8, Dickergon & Co., ‘mporters of tin metals, and R E. Dietz, manulacturer of janterns. Although the engines were promptly on hand the fire made rapid headway, necessitating the sending of @ | second alarm, and beiore it could be controtled | the upper part of the buiiding from the tmrd story Was almost completely destroyed, together Witt a large stock of tin metal and lanterns, and also a considerable quantity of chemicals stored ite on the top toor, The loss is estimaied as fol To Joba 8. Dickerson & Co., $12,000; R. B $13,500; damage to building, $6,000; all oj ch is fully covered by insurance. is owned by Mrs. Gordin. unknown, FIRE ON. CANAL STREET. Eariy yesterday morning a fire broke outin the | store of the five story brick tenement house No. 79 Canal street, upiea by Joseph Cohen, dealer in pediers’ supplies. The total damage pout five hundred duila A CHAPTER OF SUDDEN DEATHS. | At unknown man, about forty-five years of age, | Was found dead in his room on tne third floor of No, 237 South Fiith avenue yesterday mormng by ¥ Augustine Turreilo, Nothing could be ascertained about the deceased, Otta Allman died suddenly yesterday afternoom in tho house of Schiele & Co,, importers, at No. 38¢ eu Way. sore Kramer died suddenly yesterday morn al bis boarding house No. 139 Greenwich Mary Madden died suddenly at tne residence oj patents ab 150 Blizabetu str . 424 Bast Curistopner Ha aged SIXt Fourieenta st , Was souad aeu rly yester- aay by ui3 son. award Fallon Tae baudin, ‘The origin of the fire dew aged forty-five, a hostier at tha staples of (ve Fourth nue railroad, dropped | dead tn the stanle: ay aiternoon, Mrs. Donnelly, « re rs, while io | the ofice of Dr, Williimson, ast Toirty. ninih s + yesterday aiternoon, expired sud. | deuly. Tue body wi be removed vo her tate | residence im Secoud avenue, hear Filty-buurd | street. \