, 1866-04-27
THE H0pps .MuRpER.::
Fourth Day OF the Trial--The Evidence
:: brewing to Close. conflicting
Evidence and Opinions on the
Question OF Insanity.
The Cblldrcn Of tho Pri>onrr on tlan
" NItneA8 Stand.


The Cblldrcn Of tho Pr1>nnrr on tl,o
ss1tne4s Stand.
Ye.terday morning.; pu1.pa 10 Adjournment,
be fourth day OF the t.a1 Of Willam Aopp. for the
murder Of ri. wlfe opansd In the Recorders Court
;oom, before Hon. John u. Wilton, Chlei Justice
Of The euraior Court OF Chicago As on previous
the court room was throused by a Large
s.*tmblasr ofspectatorsx comprising many uedl-
cal men aud usmbers or tho har, who. Witnessed
Sish great interc>t tho many remarkable points 10
noLn professions. OF this tcalfy pecQlfar c1sc.
1be prisoner. dressed A. on former occ sion. oc-
cuPled sea: b1tween the reporters end his coua-
Ee mnsn onse sest9d hs atued PERFECTLY up
DAY. aa1dly moving Gle.
me sshutttnR aess.nonJ for the people Was then
County, IN this state. know lhe defeudan,
uopps, anc bare known him fot twen.y.slx or
he abused his wife. Ia the eycu,up thcy were ~.
nss n3 Y ne sl.lnsIoon trying to tskc Gao from
doing 70 when The PRISONER took tbs chile. and In
pulled Inc child from hin, when be- looked ye:y
when Mr. McNah. who ws, there corlsing tie p5ts.
oner's daughter, whom he s1nca ma1Fied,
had d. ,,f; ls md lib Tss prisoner .nsa
thing wrong beiw cen them. When thay went ,nio
the bed room he vas aweaiin:. at her, and told her
she took the child nom him, because she was
mean. ! thought be was stsik1n:, her, and run
tn1o tic bedroom where they were stauding, when
my slater ,o'd me- 20 70 back TO bed ayalu.
Cfo.s Examination did not rec him strike her,
G.. from ,hetr room, / thought heArd blows. blows
Ihst :I was susda5 night, and be had been drinking
TESTIMONY OF Mr. ecuryK.
~ y acreent Mt Of c1uusct the testimony Of Peter
sGaehs, witness At former trial. was read hy
houln iise Il s. Wheeling. few rods from nopps'
HOUSE haSe kuo:n the prisoner for six or seven
YEAS, ~ ING evening "hen he stabbed his wife,
vert fo h's house about sundowp, when wrut
M ha1s 5ou tas sRs ss ~ sna ssa Fir
mere than tnic1drd to co.. I then vent inif,
me s1nins 1oom. 'shsn Marr:aid %, III. schcncS
rapa nj Sbsn s1la f.. nothst went tqto hc bed
lnemhtF what. then Vent into tue k1tcncn Whefu
.he rsl.eurr Ma:. thinking that he might GO ayav
n.Eed WIZ p nm7el an 90, o. % attempt 10 escape. ]
when they said none. sent boy for one. Ahcr
wards. a. Vas out IN tho sar!, I rr,d On some
s1a 1'h oppa piesed up n
handle kept Il uu!ll next morning, when csvs
u 10 tue jury. The knite WAS lying in tho ara.s.
ard DO not think ! should hare serr IT unles.
ia " hase soa sa aopR' n ac s. scns1
{" No1ning more than Intended; II hrs been com
l'Dg On ior OF tn year,. | said 10 him, "Whi.Gey
ali. Wten sober ne MAS aver nuiet man. bat Wien
drunk he was talks izc- hasc known him f,l
many years but never a4v anything peculiar IN h,.
scss Exozsinasiea-1~ have not beenson parilcu
larly .ndlE terms, though do not know il.a, Nc
Wtn on hnls.endiy terms One Sunday. alter
@ sa9reh ims, We bad nl1le oiflcnlty about tenea
L. run htr or. i ioQ him that IT she l.d conn. Ia
my house inr protection rould rln Ael oil 20 fa1
fst he could ners5 have rot her again to pa,ch np
Lad Threatened 10 Kill her.
EVIDENCE OF MI. wINcuEu
- HiHt14 slrorn tGtf: ! live IN Lemont in
thl: county. have known the degeudapt ipr twenty
or lo1Gc Of M1~ons ut Wheeling. was master
wnea we tns prisoner vas neahcf Of The lodge. lie
}oteG ahout sixteen years ago. lie was nevc.
nave rad conseE> 7t1ons win him On the subec
ailer she frst leu him I at>s *poSe 10 him a6s ~
al INA. Tune hse or SIX yczs heio1e he Killed her
ways ex'olleti her highly, aud Look alt tue b,s, &c
nlmseH. sntfnc II va+ 2iluor that was ii cansc
When shc drst le!', 3Ir. eech, Eelghnor, broushr
h'r 10 ME house II the middle Of The night. aud snt
Ntthed to 20 TO Chicago as SECRETLY u. ae could Ic
Z friend tanned William Il. DAvis in fhl. civ
:Sext morning sent htr with my eldest daushts
she hsu soi Oh be camc a5d sa me- En- M S ~ ~ NO. "
quest told him where the was. lie said he could
ct live without her. and that must 70 Win ain
ani ne'p TO pes uadc her TO come back 10 him. 4
when be would not take no Tor IN answer. p,pm,::t
.,e 10 accompany h,m lhc ns1' morning On the nez
miosh1,tE, iea1, Mnteh "a: Monday, he sent round ht
sick, and reques ting me tO,Gp to t'hicu:p alone
Went nLt told her would not advise her 10 return
ea1 ne eo1a d. y :hc pleased in The n1al,e1
TTT3fT Il:
AZ inc tine Of my conversations With the prs
oner he was sober tave seen him WIN be va
IN liquor Always thought he wa= eomAhat ~.
chlaar man 10 hls couduc1. and Ia hls actions VA
somewhat different to other men.
., efoss, or. s,.k1tM.asfton-l never h1d any copvcssa
non WITH the pr1soler about his wife, In her prc
.enec, t1cs rt that time when took her home,
=, TESTIMONY osfxn. BEECH;
-: =. q. Etfth. sAosn ! I've in Wheeling. anl
!laSc lived there Tor eighteen or niueteen years.
ha'e ~ kn9wn nc prl5op"f al inc tune. u'ed I.
time. About .he las. time. Or last TIM
hut one. shc left MIN, she va
os9heht 20 ny home about mldnf!,ht
account 81 Ter ahH.e. Hhcu ! saw hsr hlsGapd
shortly after be wanted to lind nrr, nc sal liQuo
Mas 'ne cause OF ms abusing hers fhst he Wa
hc alwais sc;a fc ~. Try oac, ana tn.; II as na
TO NJ. he ~ -cter. ucrer uo' iced anything ue
uas IL hls couLuct w!len LIZ Wa solrr.
Gstss-E1t E.th, 'oa.-Ae a ueishtus. ill., pr;soue
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Az . ,,.,rHes. " - aot!s., auE IesutH2n. ct Ley
s,.,,,s,. nc a1i ne ''sues Wal, IN: fcad sub
etIIaas .,.I.n, q Ivs.;;.,1e .u.uMs
cfcn NnM onns ~, MnSss Sas npt slots AZ me fort
49, n,,ts,1n -, - s "a! 10 k1'scn ols VIE IL
s,,,I H. ~ a - 10Y ~ N-eon; man WHO va
-, ~. ~ AZ loaa anu asked Eiopp
e1o,a n ~, aa5. I'LL hot rem 70 nude1
~. s.a, LII Iau asATA @e M!sal he esh SKID I'd
10. , 4,au0 ~ naus, uo Is afan% Ine pr1>orer the
alu Gc mus III, rot insus mc. anI whea sad b. di
t hoL '4snA 1sa1s ;he rtf.oEcr s1id. you holA "
L., ~ a., VIII nck nm Msh one hard. d
EVIDENCE or HEY. N'SAn.
=, ~ 3cteensc1 o. counsel the c.tinonS Of Jan
.MeNan. oaf.n',r OF the t1.onsr, sitce deceased
ano ".;ne Al ~ formet trisl. was read In sus
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