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COMMONWEALTH PA, VS.. MONROE
STEW ART. HENRY FIFE AND
CHARLOTTE JONES.

This case has created great deal Of excite.
nant in Allegheny county where the trial has
been progressing since the first day Of this month,
up till the Oh inst, being our latest information,
at which time one Of the jurors became sick and
the cout adjourned, as will be seen, from the fol-
lowing extract Which we take from the Pittsburgh
Gazette Of tire sth Inst, including the testimony
of one witness only. There is vast amount of
cirCumstsnia testimony going to the Jury
These are the parties charged with The murder Of
the Hasons Of which short time ago we gave
our readers map Of the house where the murder
was pgrpetnted as clipped from the Washington
Commonwealth. It will be observed that the tes.
timony had not closed on the part of the Slhe.
ANDREW }. Moon, syorH-O Overheard a con.
versaton at the watchhouse, at the Mayors office,
between Henry Fife and Charlotte JonesI was in
a cell between them Fife said TO Charlotte 'by
your talk you've brought us all to the galIuws-
you thought ypu could save yourself, but you'll
have to hang with us: II you bad taken Toe Hill
road when you walked from Monorgahela City
there would have been nothing Of IT." he asked her
then how she came to tell on them; said she
was frightened iutn il, and they couldn't do any
better now hut to suffer the consequences; Fife
asked her ifshe had any money, she stated that
she had something over two hundred dolIars: he
told her to conceal it, and be careful of il: she
said she had been searched two or three times
now. aud they had not got the money yet; after
some private conversation Fife commenced sing
ing song, the words were--
an Montreal, where was born,
brought my friends to shame and scor1;
At Hickory town | took a wife,
loved her as loved my lilej
Aud to support her fine and gay.
took to numbering on the highway:
murdered Wilson. do declare,
And Elizabeth Ministers with heI silver hair
Cannot remember the words that followed, but
the last were that
" His gold and silver he carried to his hearts do.
light"
Then heard conversation between Fife and Stew.
art: Stewart said to Fife, you know whethe. am
guilty Of this. Fife said "Slewart, you have nj.
ways been friend Of mine, and In do you ius.
tise," Stewart then cautioned Fife that he was
afraid somebody might be listening; Fife com.
menced the song again, and Stewart repeated his
caution: Fife said, "Stewar, we'll quit talking
about this, you know where that is; IL I'm hanc.
ell, you get il aId put it 10 your own use;" this
was about all heard. ....
CrOss.eraaiRed-Fife only sung the song
once.
Mr.. Howard then offered to read a similar mum.
Der of lines Of the same rhythm for the purpose Of
testing the memory Of the witness. to be repeated
by him. Counsel for the Common wealth oh. |
iected. The Court said that counsel were yerginr
on the ridiculous. hut the test could be applied
The lines weru read, lut witness said he could not
repeat them. .as
Witness was then requested to repeat part ofI
his evidence, which he did. almost verbatim, he
also recolected that Fife had said it she had kept
It on her brother Bill aud Jim Williams they
would all have been cleared.
Mayor Weaver testified that he had instructed |
officer Moon to proceed as he had related in
getting into the cell between the prisoners. Hsl
then described the situation Of the cells, &c---
Same day his Homer authorized hs officers to
search Charlotte jones at the jail for the purpose
Of ascerlaning whether she bad any money Sc
creed about her. LfiGers Wray and Reed were
sent to make the search. immediateiy after the
final commitment against the defendants. a /
One If the Jurors complained OF being unwell
at Ihs stage OF tile case, and the Court sdjoarned
I'LL uiue o'clock this norHing. ..