Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-09
THE BEDFORD MURDER
TRIAL OF DR.. JOHN W. HUGHES,
The MurdererOf Miss Parsons
The Bigamy-Adultery ImbrOgliO.
Hughes Enters Mr.. Parsons House at
Midnight.
The MurdererOfM Nj Parsons
ACCOUNT OF THE DRUNKEN
SPREE.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

The Court of Common Pleas met pursu-
ant to adjournment over Thanksgiving day.
at ten o'clock yesterday morning, when the
examination of witnesses wa resumed in
tho case of the State rs. John W.. Hughes;
We append the testimony taken yesterday {;
Joseph B. Haynes recalled for cross ~eramiRa-
ton / did not know, except from informa
ton, that Tamzen Parsons had gone TO Pitts
burgh with DR.. Hughes. Didn't know that
they were married until I arrived in Pitts
bUrgh. went there at the instance of the
parents of the deceased. Saw Miss Parsons
first. She was in a room on the second floor
of the St. Clair House, / believe it was. 1t
was an ordinary hotel sleeping room. Saw
Hughes for the first time on the steps en-
tering the hotel. He did not go 10 the room
where Tamzen was, for he was arrested in
the office. Next saw him in the lookup,
half an hour later. Don't know who com =
menced the conversation between myself
and defendant. The Doctor told me, but
when don't remember, that he was exas-
perated with his first wife for her drunken
ness, and meeting with Tamzen at Bedford
they left together for Pittsburgh. Don't re-
member hearing him say anything in Pitts
burgh about riding around with Tamzen
two or three days or nights before they left
for Pittsburgh.
The mayor sent with me several police
officers, and after a search of two or three
hours at the hotels we found TamEen. She
told us where Hughes would probably be
found.
In January following. while in Jail; Dr..
Hughes told me he had hOnOrably married
Tafnzen, when he might have lived with
her without it. The Doctor said the prosecu-
ton had better stop, for it would be worse
for Tamzen to have it go on unpleasant
| disclosures would have to be made if it went
On.
Direct examination was resumed.
The marriage certificate was here handed
to witness. He testified that he saw it first
in the hands Of Tamzen at Pittsburgh.
r~EsrMoyY OF MRS. KRuH. 4!
Eh-G KruBl, called: / reside in Bedford
township, just across the street from the res
idence of Thomas Parsons, on the plank
road, one mile from the village of Bedford.
Had seen defendant about two weeks be-
fore the death of Tamzen, about twelve
o'clock at night. Mr.. Parsons came to our
house, woke Us UP, and requested me and
my husband to 60 over and stay with his
daughter while he went to Bedford for her
mother. We went. Immediately, my son
anu uA9s6Al. H. 1AuEhNs eeoOt ON19NNS Nh
the front doorstep. Tamzen opened the
front door and spoke to Doctor Hughes,
saving: 81 see you there behind the bushes"
He advanced, when she shut the door. The
Doctor then asked for q drink Of water, she
inside, he outside. She'got a light, procured
a glass Of water, took it TO the front door and
opened the same. Tho Doctor had got into
his carriage, and driven down in front of
the door, in the road. She spoke to him, saying
"you must be thirsty" He asked her to
come out to the gate, as he wanted to speak
with her. She went out and talked with
him until her father returned. She then
vent into the house, got a shawl and Went
out a second time. Shortly after the Doctor
went into the house, and vent through into
the kitchen. She then came in. She said
to him, doctor, l wish yoa would go away,
for father won't talk with you" Mr..
Parsons was at that time in the kitchen.
The Old gentleman then took hold of him,
and attempted to put him out of the door.
The Doctor came out into the sitting-room,
where we were, and sat dow on his feet by
Tamzen, and said to her, al have-a home
already furnished nicely for you, and will
make a lady of you" She told him she
would not go. lie took a chair and sat
quite a while, and asked my son to get a
pail of water for his horse. Doctor soon got
l0IO MS DuEHN dLu uAONO NohhAN bhN 4 i"Ah
Road House. He was gone an hour and a
hall, l guess. l had gone home, but saw
him come back. He went into the kitchen
at Mr.. Parsons, sat down and smoked a
pine. When | went in, he asked Tamzen
who / was. She said, "a neighbor-" l
went back home, leaving my son with
Tamzen. saw him go away again toward
the Plank Road House.
Tamzen told the Doctor-but just when |
can't remember-that she wouldn't go with
him 10 Cleveland, for he had deceived her
once, and she was afraid he would again.
He told her his first wife had gone home.
He had given her money, and she had gone
home TO her friends.
When the Doctor was on the steps, she
went to him and he put his arm around her
neck and tried to coax her to go with him to
Cleveland. She told him she couldn't go
then, and while standing there, che took
hold of the easement inside the door. My
son took hold of her hand. The Doctor left
about daylight.
Inext saw the Doctor at his examination
for HOUSEKEEPING. Saw him again the day
after that. He was in at Mr.. Thos. Parsons
house, with a man named Parsons, from this
city. He came into my house to light a
cigar an hour or so after FIRST cav the car
rage. They came between nine and ten
O CLOCK a NJ 1hSg tNA ouIPNl az my
house that night-the Doctor and his com
panion Parsons-and left for Cleveland.
Next saw Doctor the day of the murder.
lie came to our house about ten o'clock that
morning with a man whom he called either
Major Hazen or Hanson. He askedEhow
Miss Parsons got along, and where she
was. He was told that she had gone "a
blackberrying. Asked for some water, and
then, stepping to the door, said, Mr.. Thomas
Mr.. Parsons is in the street. Spoke to him
Mr.. Parsons came through our gate, came
up, and shook hands, when they went round
the side of the house and talked about half
an hour, when they-the Doctor and com
panion-went away towards the Plank Road
House. No one from our house had, in
the meantime, gone over to Mr.. Parsons.
! went over there and found Mrs. Chris
tan. Doctor Hughes sat there talking with
her. Heard nothing but this, from Mrs.
Christian "You needn't worry yourself,
Doctor, for her affections are elsewhere
placed" He got up Immediately and left
the room.
The Court then adjourned till two o'clock
p. m.