Litchfield enquirer., 1862-04-17

it tnat nignt l. E. Tuttle came to our house iast Saturday Eth inst.l and asked me to testi iy told me that had got to say it was O'CLOCK, and told him it wasn't no such thing., ne said you know it was," and if said it wasn't, told that that is not true, and That if [ did go to Litchfeid and tsstifyto that,he'd show me something that would put me to Litchfield tjail; neither Mir. Hall nor Mir. Giddings have ever been tO see me about the case.
 Cross Asrd: Think it was before noon Mrs Swan, &c. went, because we had time piece the clock was going, it never stops; :" we don't never stop it ]" could tell it was afore twelve didn't know where they was going; they said they were going butternutting have told no. body that Mrs. Swan could not have been up there because she did not get back till o'clock; guess it was Q sunshiny day, tho the wind was considerable; did not see Mrs. Swan after she got back again, till about 6 o'clock i; she then came in; she didn' tell me what she had been doing; Mir, Futile didn't frighten me any by his talk the sun goes over the mountain there about o'clock, this time O year.
 Abro Fyler, called Own the loo house spok en ot turning in trife east from Mrs. Hurl 6urts, 1t IS about 75 rods from road to log house l should think; should think distance from Mrs kumbles to !" the pines" fraction short of half mile It's mere guess work with me, &c. Gross EI'd. Have never measured any of these distances.
 Chas. 4. Bristol called: Have owned what is called the Hurlburt House about 4 or 5 years distance from that house to the log house is. ! think, something less than of mile. My at. tention has recently been called to the distance | from Mrs. Rumbles to the pines; think it less than 4 mile; do not wish to say it is fact, il l is my belief.
 'L,tcius R. Leaois, recalled When Giddings and were making that experiment I was in the lot; the words little further north were used las testified by Ellen Fyler) did not expend one half the volume of my voice at that time. | To Court: My voice was higher when com menced than when we left of, because found 1t was not necessary to talk too high. Direct: Have never rode down across there across lots) with Mr@ Hall but once colored lady, came into the front door of the house where Mrs. Swan had lived, and we asked if Mrs. Swan lived there? She said No, MT. Harrison's folks live here. ( Is MT. Harrison at home 1? Hall ask. ed, No, he is gone,' said she.
 Mrs. Eoeline S,can, recalled Did not hear the testimony of Mrs. Pratt, Fyler and others concerning what said. Here Counsel states what they said
 Mrs. Fyler never asked me, that I know of, about it. Spoke to Mir. Ladd, at Albro Fyler's about it, and told him that I never heard Mir. Futile was dead till next morning. There have not been many enquiries made of me from time to time. that remember, about the case At that place the sun goes down the mountain in winter about 31a o'clock did not go into Dr. Welchs entry with Mrs. Platt but near it she asked me if was there and said "No"; did not know anything about his being killed till next morning was very careful what I said for did not want to have anything to do about it l; meant to communicate to nobody any such thing as that did not go up the hM that day a good many have asked me about it, and I have said " was not in that street that day j" That's the way got out ofit Miss Ellen Fyler's testi. mony is here recalled, witness denies it.l Never told Nelson Harrison that did not go up the hll that day was summoned to be here in Jan. uary; was never cautioned by any one not to talk much, for fear people would find fault with it.
 Hiss Octnria Stark, recalled :-Heard the testimony of Mrs. Jane Wentworth could not tell conversation there that night do not reco. lect it all they talked of Woodford; do not re- collect of Mrs. Swans saying anything about the matter as testified to; she might have done so.
 George Eae Co9fng, called.-Livs in East 'Winsted; Mrs. Swan is my wife's sister; The evidence as to Mrs. Swans telling Cofing, after the evening, of the death of Futile, that she went up to Woodford's with flats, &c., ruled out by the Court.
 Hilemon Fyler re-callcd-On the night of Tut ties death, gave my attention to the subject of anything's being dragged on the ground there. Nelson Harrison told me that w. said that Tut tie came into the wellroom on 'that Wednes. day. and said D-n you, I'm ready for you now; l wasn't prepared when I went down by.'
 Wm. A.. Forbes called by Prosecution.-Have had conversation with Mrs. Bills concerning fhn Al s-lk tie was with me, and we went into the house, and he asked Mrs. Bills if she knew where Mrs. Swan was the day Futile was shot and she Paplied that Mrs. Swan went off that day, and was gone all day, and came back about 6 o'clock. This was about the middle of last March. Futile was not insulting, or any thing of the kind to her.
 Cross -Er0mined.-Whe Futile stopt at my house, did not know his business he simply wished me to ride; Mrs. Bills said Mrs. Swan came by her house about o'clock Futile want ed me to recollect what the old lady said; Can't say what day of the week it was; asked the old lady no questions. Futile asked me to go into the house did not hear Futile tell the old lady that she might become witness Mr. Futile did not ask what time Catlin Bills came home that night; think have given her words, if not the near substance.
 Mss Elrira Blls recalled by Detence.-Am not acquainted with Vim. A. Forbes; TForbes' testimony given in her absence stated Don't think ever told Futile that Mrs. Swan did not get back till o'clock; remember Tutte's being there with another man once; told them I did not know where she was gone that day; but never told anybody that she got back at 6 told Iuttle, if he asked me, that didn't know where Mrs. Swan was when she got back do not wish to change my testimony as to the time; i" want everything to go right straight along."
 Evidence closed at o'clock, P NJ.
 I've regret that our already exhausted space compels us to omit this week the elaborate ar- guments of Counsel upon both sides They were very able and very lengthy, consuming the remaining time of Tuesday. and nearly the en- tire day Wednesday. At five o'clock, P. M, on Wednesday, the Charge to the Jury was deliver ed by Judge DuTroN-in which the evidence on both sides was most ably and impartially sum- med.up, and the case was given to the jury at a little after 6. The Court then adjourned to 9 o'clock Thursday (this) morning.l
 THE VERDICT.
 THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 17rH.
 The Court was opened at 9 o'clock.
 At 1925 the Jury entered the Court Room from the Jury-room.
 They answered to their names as the Clerk