The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-24
Court OF General S,--IoHs- Monday.
The Murder Of John NJ, Matthews
BEFORE RECORDER uorImAx.

Tho trial of Charles NJ. Jcflctds Cor tho muir
der OF Mr.. John ~ Matthew'S, was resumed
this morning. Tho Court room, as usual was
crowded
Mira WALTON was again placed upon ,hs stand
aud stated that slo told More that she would
not 10 responsible for ANY money he lent her son
Ctarle'. Moore repl ed that they bad a plan
ly which they would soon have plenty OF
money. Charles added that Moore had fine
gone in hand, and that ho would help him 10
ulav IL.
Cross txamincd-I have hal three husbandt;
my first husband was Chas !, tlrrds' father; my
second, Mr.. =. X. Russell an oiliccr In tho U
:. Army; my third was Mr. Walton; | cid not
live with Mr.. l,tlcris at tho time OF his death;
married Capt. Russell in lsjl; lived with him
, yeas, aud then left him because he was too
intempcrats; he subsequently, dtcl; tho mar.
tiaPo with Capt. Russell was annullcd by
Court, Il having appear d that MIR. Jcn,rs vas
alive Nh,n IL was Cousumm tNj, though sup
pNtcd him to bc d,ad; hah livul with a Mr.
Morrison prev ioui to marrying Dir. Walton;
ihis vas after had been married to and loft
Can't. Russcll there wcro thr,o mon claiming
60 he my husband at tha' timo; know John
Bosriman; ho orco attempted to tsho libcrtios
with me- and Mr. Morrison gave him whip
ping; never WIS married To Mr.. Morrison; have
kept an lee cream saloon in Rochester, and also
conf, ctcncry in Broadway, in this city;
Belts place ON Long l.L.d; told Mtt.
Belts tha' ! thought him to he a 'py; was mir-
Ii,d 90 Mr. W lien in October, 1895, | wIs ar
rested 10y VIM. 7 Walton rs bur, lar for break.
| Ing into my o~n hOusc and taking some articles
which belonged to me; thought my husband was
the cause Of tho arrest and old tn, oil 'cr so;
| mover toll NV ION T. win that would give
him ~ OUO to shoot MIR. Walton; short time
| previous to tho murder Of Mr. Walton, Edwin
| ompted suicides know Thou William new
| CT made threats to him about Walton; Williams
| made threats to me about him; | suspected
| Williams of the murder.
| Mr.. A. Oakley Hall testified that he had been
one OF tho council of Jcifcrs, and was also coun-
sci for Mrs. Walton; was present during the last
trial; has seen Joiierds twice since his trial; tho
first time at his Office, when witness told him
that no was liable to arrest for tho murder Of
Mr.. Matthew; he attached more fear of being
| locked mp than tried again; the second time
| was while Jcfierds was standing on the steps Of
the Broadway Bank, holding candidates
| levee or rather 'lcvy;" ha then remarked
that the District Attorney had not bench war
ranted him yet; | never told him that
| would get back his papers for him.
Doctor Jon,stcstihcd that he hal been prac.
Using ply stefan for 20 years knew Jonards (;
was called on tho "a Of July to attend him /,
| found that lie had two swclings in tho groin,
which bad been there sometime, and would Ia.
capacitate him from walking fast with those
swellings, IL would have been exceedingly ptin-
full, IL possible, for him 10 have walked rapidly
on the night Of the 30th Of June; violent eNcr-
ciso might have brouRh ION this increased swell
| ing; j attribute the swelling TO a sphyilc orr
| gin, and ut least week must have elapsed
since their origin.
Samu, w. ID. Moore testified that no wss
PoliCe Justice in Rochester at the time Mrs.
Walton lived there--lbout ten years ago-Mrs
Walton came before me and made oath that she
| was the wife Of Hamilton Morrison Il was In
| a amt rhaFUinU .lnhu Hartman with n