Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-13
CITY NEWS.
THE BEDFORD MURDER
TRIAL OF DIR. JOHN ". HUGHES,
The MurdererOfAI Mi Parsons
The Settlement, by Proxy. of the Diff
Guilty with Miss. Parsons.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. PARSONS.

Court met at nine o'clock this morning.
We give the testimony taken up to twelve
o'clock NJ:
Henry Parsons, called live in Cleveland.
Am a druggist. l knew DR.. Hughes. form
ing his acquaintance in December, 1854. He
located his Office near my place of business
after his return from Pittsburgh. / had
with him the common dealings between
druggist and physician. trade, prescriptions
etc. / sometimes had four or five prescrip-
tons a day from DR.. II. WITNESS identified
Hughes hand writing on several letters
shown TO him l knew Of an examination
of Hughes before Justice Porter. Received
q note from Hughes, and went TO the JUS
tiee's office, saw DIR. Hughes, when he asked
me to go his bail for his appearance IL fol-
lowing Saturday. | went his bail in the
sum of $500. The case was tried on the dav
appointed. / again went his bail for his APP
pearance at the Probate Court. Saw Tam
zen at the trial, While waking up to my
store I advised DR.. II. to settle the difficulty,
if possible, by a friend. He asked me if /
would go with him. ! sssented, and on the
next morning, that is, Sunday morning. we
started, stopping at the Water Cure and one
or two other places, when We went to Bed
ford. We stopped at the Cataract House in
Newburgh, on our way, and took a glass of
ale together, and then We went
ON to Mr.. Parsons house direct. There
| got out, leaving the Doctor in the buggy.
He drove on to Mr.. Krum's. l went into
the house. Met Miss Parsons there Tam
zen). l afterward saw Mr.. Parsons; Mrs.
p. was not there. Made an arrangement
with Miss Parsons for a settlement of their
difficulty, each passing to the other prom
ises in writing. 1 was there from eleven
o'clock ). NJ, or a little after, till four o'clock
p. N. saw DR.. II. outside once or twice. |
He came over to Mr.. Parsons house about
three quarters of an hour before | left. We
went to Mr.. Krum's house. and took supper.
Started for Cleveland between five and SIX
On the way home told the Doc
tor what had passed between Tamzen aid
tnyself Told him. in substance, that the
dIlneulty was settled. and he was very glad
OF 1t. He asked me why 1 was so long
about 1t. I told him I had so much talking
70 do, so much to say To her, before Icould
gain her consent for me to call the Doctor
in, that they might make the settlement.
He then said, q thank God that this mat
ter Is settled" objection was here entered
by the defense to the aceeptation, as testi-
mony, of that conversation. Objection over
ruled.
81 had made up my mind" he said, 'that
would never go before a court on such
again. ii l went ever again it
would be on more serious charges. He
would take her life" atthe same time draws
ing q pistol from his pocket. "He was pre-
pared 10 take his own life" He took from
ais own pocket a bottle of prussic acid. He
aid that "he would have hot her, gone for
he woods and taken the acid himself
said further, sit was all he could do to pre-
rent himself from going in and shooting
ler when | was there" Got 10 my store
between seven and eight o'clock. DR.. H.
it6id there a short time, and on leaving he
urned to me, and his last words were
Thank God, and thank you" Thank
rod as much as you WILL" I replied. "bui
our thanks to me will be shown in carry
ng out what you have promised" tO3jec-
ION was made to calling out these conditions.
)verruIed.l
DR.. Hughes solemnly promised never to
nolest her more, or interfere with her in
ny manner whatever. Witness agreed to {
% out there with the Doctor, to effect a set-
on condition he would make a
'romise to never interfere with her in any $
way whatever, or go near her, or speak to i
er. And he made the promise. l found
hat bottle of prussic acid in DIR. Hughes '
flee. on a shelf in the back room, on the |
after the murder, when the Doctor Q
vas in jail. The pistol was a four barreled \
ne. A revolver was shown, which the wit =
thought might be the one used by DR..
I. He had procured it the Saturday before
he examination. He said, abe got it Tor :
nat purpose, toprepare himself" The Doc [
appearance on that Sunday forenoon,
hen l was with him, was after his usual
tanner, but in the afternoon he seemed vex
! at being kept so long. =
The cross examination developed no new
lets. I
Direct examination renewed: There was 81"
o money condition in the settlement, be-
ond this, that the Doctor was to pay the l
of the proceedings.