Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-13

-.;,h me. which Briggs refused saying that mother
~a WIZ WIZ. his wife) was waiting for him. | then re
(meanto % him that the next day should expect him
maIAeorning He replied that might certainly ex
u ut him, Mr.. Case then remarked thSt II ne oan
come M Briggs made the best mewing with the ma
i tn when Briggs was in the cherry tree Mr. Case
enn three or four hundred yards away. The fork he
mon was strong enough to bear three or four men
stoo would probably measure about Is inches in di-
Ibe I,a Briggs was intoxicated as judged from his
s,b and from his movements generally. de was con-
sobered before he left my house in the evening
nGeiS dd not complain of being sick or having the
bSiscbe to me that afternoon. ! saw nothing uncom
% in his appearance apart from his ntoxication.
mon conversation with Mr.. Case that afternoon, in
ho The superior qualifications of Briggs to perform
gA york Case acknowledged the fact
= n Mason stcorn.-Am physician and sur
" " have been in practice 2l or ~ years. When the
ia thrown forward the arteries are thrown forward
hesu . %maI wound will produce death,-when the head
sHown back the arteries thrown back, and it re-
VI deeper wound to produce death. have seen q
of instances of persons cutting their throats.
night succeed for every rs who attempt to commit
UI U;I Gv cutting their thr0ats. Have known in
& Iersons attempt TO cut their throats and fal Re-
iii instance where the person mas made the attempt
three times ana Ialleu'
u BuJ ger stuoTn.-I saw Briggs the day of the oc-
ance he went down street with me about dark
I Seut TO the Bradford House. He said he was going
I'm 10 get O drink, asked me II would go and get a
h him to the bar.room and took cigar and turned
I'D 10 walk with another man, and left him talking
IN the lapdlnId. did not notice him after turned
n1 saw nothing in him indicating Insanity am
i acouainted with him and have him often
S.xt saw him in his house Wednesday morning about
,.Iock He was in the back room. l sat down by the
lounge where he was lying saw nothing which lnal
'sf nassed Mr.. Case near MIR. Blackwells and he
wanted TO know if were subpGnaed IN TINS SUIT sald
he was and didn't know what for as he dldn kno" any
thing that could do him any good
BraiaGrd BOsceh, stcOrn.-Have known the defendant
ince the fall or 1858. Commenced N work for me IN
ISs and worked year except in haying and harvesting
and rom Oct 1859 to May last have seen HIM frequent
v since that time. Have never seen anything III MS
,nduct manner or language that Indicated he was IN
saDe saw him on Monday three times-saw hun IN
he morning about o'clock and tried to get him to WORK
for e-saw him again at nOOn and At nlght at ms OtcA
door emitting wood He was under the influence OF liquor
al noon when saw him. Have frequently seen him
und,r the influence Of liquor At such times MS appear
ance wild and unnatural, and ne ls sOe'es uiSPSeu
10 be ugly.
L,,o,, Hoeau urorn-Saw Briggs on Monday evening
b,ore this occurrence. He AT our house about a
or O'Clock in the evening de raised the ~nuow' "nG
put out his head. | was about hall rod distant ne
said was not very good nelghbor ne hau Uiteh Dee
IN nv house and had treated hlin ne invited
me 10 come and drink with him. that he had bottle oil
the best liquor he could lind IN town lou nun ant
ed none al that time He pressed me TWO OF three thea
told him To get lid Of him. that would go INTO N,
house and return in lew minutes MY impression Is
that he said perhaps might Ie our ast dinA ose'hef
HIM Russell strcJn-Hlve known the defendant about
two wears. Have seen him when thought ne acted
.trangeIT Thought he intoxicated sl SUCH Was
wild and boiS eruis know that he had been drinking.
Asa b. Moore DR. G. v Dare VIM. Baker, Ftede. ick
Orwan stephen n. Fich. H. \. Fish. Linus WOOdworth.
III C. Williams and o. L. Adams sworn, aud tesii.
ned that they known the prisoner for two yeais aud
had thing i'll his appearance indicating in
NJ Elly.
n. evidence in this closed at liz O'Clock Satur-
a,y aoruing when the Court adjourned until o'clock
b the afternoon, when District Attorney WATKINS ad-
M crossed the Jury, the part Of the Commonwealth
BE followed by FRANCIS SMITH, for the prisoner, and
Il o'clock Court adjourned until Monday morning
Monday morning, Mr.. ELwgLL addressed the Jury for
part of the Commonwealth, until O'Clock when under
lengthy charge from Judge WHGor, the Jury retired.
Tuesday forenoon, tine Jury into Court to submit
written question 10 the Court and at 10 O'Clock ag in
tturned render their verdict When inteTogated the
brennan replied that they found the prisoner. SETH H.
falGGs, GUILTY OF MURDER IL THE FIRST De
GREE and each Juror being celed separately made the
ssze aaswer.
The marked characteristic of this trial has been tie
M event Of public interest manifested in it. At tim,
barely dozen spectators have been in attendance
a prisoner has mani esed considerable feeling through
progress of the trial, bu when The verde: of the
F vs rendered, he received it without changing a
.s.