, 1866-04-26

Deputy Sheriff Fischer. did no. t.s, h,n ,,teoor,
10 justify the act: Al the inqnest esiio,s son,.
sbe aet 10 them, bntl DID near ni aay snsan,ny
on that snbjcrt. When examined hin, be c1ni..!
Cd to having Killed his vile but did not g.ys any
BY ots Eate5 Anosney-1t the prisoner h.a said
snyibirc or tho Kind IN Justification ol nIs &C..
tnuk should hare rene!nocredit
EVIDENCE or SUPERVISOR sraoyo.
Gsoy1e Styon2 sgesn sc1d:-Iilve in the lo,yp Of
Wheeling. aLi have lived inere for swenty-nsre
years know thc prisoner, aud have known him
for twent, nil years.. hase reea him under tho
never 90 saw ham, but On c:hts tImes he would bc
anr,hlns about ,ne chastity Of his wife. I never
LIQUOR. raw him IN jail IN september, 1859. when
Srpetvisots. lie sent worl 10 me On two occasions
him. He sa:sd that we Wv wcss no: old ii fsiends,
and ssan,t ihat IT, ! ~ soold DO him al The good
hops hs 6s d Il. % Cd T. sd s b. a @ a 30
h,m any hurt. don't recol!es1 ihat he mentioned
VII whst IN his deieIc: VI to Be- When went INTO big
something h,uself. was member Of The lat
Legislature from This county.
BY he Court-1he prisoner was not drunk at The
EVIDENCE OF xR- nocKrz7.
John Rotkel. strosn-1aye lived In Wheeling for
fifteen OF sixteen yrsr., and known The deferdant
for about thai time. sas the pEisoIcr On The DIV
he killed his y wi;s-sbout @ one Or tWo O'Clock.
started 10 iako Ar. Matteson home. i saw hun
when be returned. lie tnen. went to the
tavern, The tavern ts opposite my shop and aoout
heard him .as anything abustse Of 6is wife. s orss
heard hin soy be had apuscd her. He was then In
The nsionz Lodge room. ~ ae " Va = asksd ed II BE- haa
nos oesa fos wbisksy be wouId not have done M II.
He was then sober and promised not 10 drink
again. never saw anything peculiar In him, ex-
TESTIMONY or Mr.. HAWKS.
Afon-o Msscss, stoorn. eaid: live IN Wheel
ins; have lived there Tor Eighteen yc.1s. l have
years. :! liscd about a mile and > halr from his
piaee .ecottct the occurrence Of his killing his
wife, ! saw him the next Day about noon: the
pses'ons @ ,Ps,nE We bad bad sFaasaetion about
he had better settte about those oats. a. Im1-ht
have some difficulty. no. holding any notes. ne
attended 10 bis baslness slztclly. His eueza char
as,er e Has rood, except thst he abused his wt.c.
scented some no'es, hut he told them be wonId nay
them when they we're due. is he wanted lilric
II s he teg Aneaf bt III Eaf nc q '
We were riding home together that he WA 10 oiau,e
fos abusing his wife and carsin. her To leave him
TO w1'c TO her. asking her 10 return He said that
he had said tu The letter that dc would sacrifice his
Thumb OF his hand II she would return. She MAS
then absent ii her IA her'a / think that was the
lsst time =he " ent asaJ from MIN.
waf present when The constable arrested hln.
Wt-cu the constable CAME in he w.s lysn, OH tlit
lonrgc, and the officer asked some OF Us 10 90 In
| with linn and see II he had my other w.a
RGf,ns OF, on hE, ven. aud Eat BY
could .ou do .ucn a thing r Aud b. said that HI
built and furnished inc house for her. bu, sh'
had catchcd him ~ the lnroat. and druvius dow1
his colisr. showed me sotac arccr marks. I said
Mr.. 1iopps do you mean 10 tsy that she assault
| cd yoI flf.t:'f And TIC ma te no reply.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fo1rtecn years aeo
OF ht1slmas day. az I was rrtutning home iron
shooting match. yoEns mat working on til
pr.ouer,s faru1. h'o"sht me letter from him
which rpad q follows:
"M1s. llAwK-StF: l have revealed the secrct
Of Masonry. ny .ifs Is in danger, coa,e TO m
Iwcnt home, got ont rny tcaut. and, taking M
rifle, proceeded TO his 1oc-eou:c about nine cloc
In the 1norn:nr. When saw him he told me b
had revealed The secrrte Of Masonry. and that the
w re TO surround hi house 10 kill him, thai til
previous eSeAfEg, In th.caco, they had sutEuunde
! hIs room and sounded the Slgunl oE D.asls.
thought he had b.en drinking. and told him IL b
would cos.se 10 my Eouse would protect him t1o,
nil Mn:ons. lie ssfd he did not think conlt:, b1
when assured him l could. he aceonp .nied u
home snd remained ill morning. gave him som
supper, hut no lquor. lie did not at my hon.
make Auy further al!usieu TO what he had sail aboT
his fears about Masons, He lett nbop: niue o'cloe
| in the morning.
The court then adjourned until nine o'clock til
morning.