Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-18
THE BEDFORD MURDER
TRIAL OF DR.. JOHN ". HUGHES.
The MurdererOf Miss Parsons
General Character and Reputation Of
Hughes.
INSANITY IN HIS AMILY

Court met at nine o'clock Saturday morn
ing, pursuant to adjournment. Itadjourned
at noon till nine o'clock this morning. The
testimony taken that forenoon concerned
the character of Hughes and the insanity
in his family. We append it:
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. ANDREWS.
TestimoHyofAf u Andrecs: Know Hughes;
saw him on the day of the murder, three
miles on this side of Bedford, after his ar
rest. He looked to me like a man that had
been drinking considerable. His face was
red, his eyes looked very wild. Have seen
Hughes drink several times, but never saw
him stagger; he is very slow in speech
when drunk have never seen him excited.
TEsTTNokY OF Mr.. TEAR.
James Tear called Have known Hughes
since he has been in Ohio and knew his
father and grandfather. His grandfather
committed suicide when Insane. II
was common talk that an uncle OF
his committed suicide in Demerarra,
but 1 don't know of it positively.
Cross Termination : l know nothing of in
sanity in Hughes family except what has
been told me since l came to this country.
TESTIMONY OF MR.. CAMPBELL.
EdI1ard B. Campbell called: Have known
Hughes for five years. Saw Hughes when
a member of the 9Th Dragon Guards in the
English army, during the Crimean war.
Also saw him when he was Assistant Sur
geon of the S5th Regimental Corps d'Afrique
in the Federal army at Vicksburg in charge
of a marine hospital Have never seen him
stagger when drunk, and a person not &C.
quainted with him would not discover that
he was drunk.
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. ELY.
I. S. Ely called: Have known Hughes
about two years; saw him at my home on
the day of the murder, after his arrest. He
did not seem to be intoxicated, but his face
was very red and his eyes wild and excited.
Saw him the night before, and judged he
had been drinking a great deal.
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. LEWIS.
William Le,cis called: Knew Hughes when
he was a boy at school, and when he lived
at Warrensville. Knew nothing bad Of his
general character.
Cross Examination d: Heard of Hughes run.
ming away with Miss Parsons, and thought
that was against his general character, but
this was after l knew him at Warrensville
TESTIMONY OF MISS PARSONS.
Charlotte Parsons called: Have known
Hughes two or three years. Am sister-in.
law TO Tamzen Parsons father. Wa
at Hughes office the day before his trial a
Justice Porter's. He engaged to come to ny
house on Sunday totreat my ears. At Tam.
zen's house. told her that DR.. H. was goinl
to operate on my ears at my house, and ask,
ed her when she was coming, She said she
wanted to come the worst way, but mother
was up to Haines', and, she said, "You
know | mustn't say any more" told Tam.
zen Hughes was coming up Sunday, and
asked her if she wasn't coming up. She re.
piled as before stated.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. ROBINSON.
Mrs. Harriet Robinson called: Live in Bed.
ford. Know Hughes by sight, not person
ally. Was very well acquainted with Tam
zen Parsons. She was at my house twice
after Hughes arrest for assault. She called
at my home to get a carriage to attend the
trial. l said, "Tamzen, 1 should think you
would be afraid TO be out at night, for fea1
you will be disturbed" She replied she
thought he would not injure her, or hurt g
hair of her head. She told me what mad
happened me night he was ct her house
and said next morning she was going in tC
withdraw the suit.
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. COLE.
William Cole called: Have known Hughe.
about two years. His reputation was very
fair while he lived at Warrensville.
Cross Examination : After he left Warrens.
vile his reputation was not so good.
TESTIMONY OF MR.. JUDD.
O. B. Judd called: Have known Hughes
since 1861. His reputation was that of &
quiet, gentlemanly man, Saw him once in.
toxicated he was apparently wild and did
not know what he was about.
Cross Examination: I heard nothing
against him except his going to Pittsburg
getting into the penitentiary, and neglect o.
his business.
TESTIMONY OF MR.. BURKE.
John Burke called: Knew DR.. Hughes in
Warrenseille. His reputation, SO far as ]
heard, was that of a good moral man, when
attending to his business. Until the reports
of his affair with Tamzen his reputation was
good.
William Krum, recalled for further cross
examination At the grocery near the Plank
Road House, Hughes said to me he wanted
to see Miss Parsons; that he wanted to have
a talk with her. He said he had met them
on the road, but "Suzie Mrs. p was so full
of hell that he couldn't talk with her." He
said he wanted to make provision for her
support, so she could draw her money every
three or six months, or year or if she got
he would give her a check for $500
on a bank. Said he had had word from
Governor Brough to go to Nashville and
take charge of a general hospital. This con-
versation wal private between Hughes and
in a separate ROOM.
All the testimony in this case will have
been taken tonight, at latest. The argu-
ments will probably be entered upon to-
morrow, if, indeed, they arc not opened this
afternoon. The court room will doubtless
be crowded. The public have taken a vast
deal of interest in this case, and the curiosi
ty to see the prisoner end hear the facts
seems to nave been greatly on the increase
the past week.
Some fine imported cigars for the holt
days can be found at Hawks, 225 Superior