The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-23
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THE LITTLES MURDER TRIAL.

The following is the conclusion of the testimony
ct Mrs. Jane Stout, sister-in-law to the prisoner
This witness gives evidence establishing the fact
that the brother and sister came home, on the night
OF the murder, with broken limbs and bruised
bodies.
believe it was little after ten O'Clock when I
went to bed; | and my husband both got up and
went down stairs. in the kitchen; found mother,
Ira and Sarah; Ira was lying on the floor;
didn't notice whether Sarah was standing IN or
sitting down, or what she doing: mother was
standing by Ira, doing nothing, think: Eli went
Tor a doct0r-a little time after; there was
nothing done meantime don't know whether
the sofa or lounge was brought out then
or not; the sofa from the middie room was
brought into the kitchen: on Ira's face was
few scratches-iust three; on the right side
OF his lace, appeared to be gougcd out; the skin
was torn i'll three places; other mark about the
face that saw; don't know what his personal CON
ditlon was otherwise; suppose his right arm was
hurt; he said he thought his arm was broken; saw
ms arm afterwards; broken Jetireen the shout
der and e'bo,r (witness indicated the place on her
own arm;) don't know whether he had his boots on:
he had two coats on when first saw him: they
were taken of by the doctor and Eli I've forgotten
whether Ira SAID anything about getting a doctor;
all the rest were talking about doctor: d0n'tremem-
per ms saying anything much at ALL won't say that
he didn't say anything about a doctor: he re
manned on the floor but little while, then lay down
on the sofa; believe Eli helped him: don't think
mother helped him; don't like to say positively: he
felt sick or faint; don't remember his entirely faint
ing; didn't see him when he tainted clear away that
Know OF; nothing done for his arm before the doc
tor came, that saw; some little pine splits Law on
the table when | got up: don't know that mother
hXed them; don't think Frankly was there; don't
know that Sarah's was broken at ALL nothing
That heard was said about setting Ira's until the
doctor came; 1T was quite a little while after | rot
up, before the doctors came; guess an hour: Was
no other injuries; didn't see his limbs
DID you see any marks upon Sarah? Job
Jected t".) Mr. Pomeroy said the case had now
got beyond the question of motive and there was
no evidence to connect these persons in the actual
homicide, nothing to prove that they went out of
the house or returned together. The witness only
testiilcs that she saw two persons, at great dist
ance, more than a mile from the scene of the hOmi-
eide. whom she thOughtthen notnow to be these two
individuals; but she does not show them returning
TO or IN the house at that time, and who sees them
When she gets up at night They are not traced to
tle held together, or at any time that night WHY
then, drag Mrs. Titles into this case? The theory
II the prosecution unites them, but where is the e-
gal evidence of that.
The court reviewed the testimony and thought
that enough evidence connecting the two had been
obtained to 90 to the jury and admitted the Dues
ton. Exception noted
HHnsss-NnticedM Mrs. Little's face; it was bruised
some; black and blue like didn't think it was hurt
much 1t was on her nose; believe the skin was
torn; guess it was both sides of her nose think
she said she hurt her hand; she didn't appear as if
she was hurt OF any consequence: she showed me
her hand; l saw 1t was swollen; her left hand
her hand was swollen; don't remember that it was
torn; noticed no blood her clothing; she was in
the Kitchen when first came home: she didn't do
hnS mat saw in relation to her personal INJURIES
the doctors were there an hour, | guess; they set
Ira arm; nothing else: don't remember that Ira
SAID anything about Galusha street: don't remem-
Der OF lra's saying but two words that night-that
ne feit very bad, and that his was broken:
asked now IT occurred, and Sarah answered; we
were all in the kitchen; room about three yards
square; Sarah was sitting about six feet from Ira;
DON remember whether Eli asked ira if he could
get up; believe that Ira said to Eli that he could not
get up, because he was faint don't remember that
asked Ira how it happened; | might have done so:
don t remember what did: don't think he replied
that he fell on Gausha street; don't remember; |
bathed his head. Q.-While you bathed his head,
ana you ask him how it happened? Al don't re-
member.
The Court here observed that it was reported that
the prisoner had been noticed making signs to the
witness, ana That 1t must be stopped. Mr.. Pomeroy
put questions to the Sheriff in relation to this with
some fairness, and there was a little sensation
caused IN the Courtroom. The District Attorney
was standing IN front of the prisoner and said he
TOOK that position because he had been told that
series OF Signals had been passing between the prs-
over and witness. The Court ordered that the
prisoner be placed so that he could not see the wit
ness; The witness remarked that it was not very
was false. W MAJ
Mr.. Pomeroy desired that the ALLEGED circum-
stance OF the prisoners making signals to the wit
ness should be established beyond question: if fact
= or otherwise fully contradcted, because the re-
Jun ol tne court might have more effect upon the
minus OF the jury than almost any amount of cir
cumstantial evidence. 1t was the belief of Mr.. Cut
ing, who was assisting the counsel that the habit
o, tne prisoner of putting his pencil to his face was
mistaken Tor the making of signals. If it was fact
ne MI. +. dld not know what he might esteem it
ms u9ty to do, as counsel for the prisoner, as
The Court said that no idea was entertained that
cODnlVanpn Sod NJ, o,l Al
prisoner in that matter; and to suppose that the
jury would give it more weight than absolute evil
denee, was imputing to them weakness which did
not belong to them. 1t was not regarded as de-