The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-25

when we were killing hogs; he was not there on
Wednesday,, Williams did not get blood on him
that saw; he could not unless he fell In the
gutter, and 1t would not stay on him ii he did,.
as the water was running all the time.
Other witnesses testified TO seeing Williams at
different times after the murder and before the
arrest, but nothing was noticed peculiar in his
appearance.
Adam Laudenslagcr sworn-I know Williams
and knew Mrs. Miller; the last time saw Will
liams was on Monday last.
Willams-Was ii not on Tuesday?
Winess-It was on Tuesday; he said he was
going up to his brothers to get breakfast; did
not say anything else that remember.
John j. McNair testified that he arrested Will
lams, from a description he read in the paper;
had not read 1t more than ten minutes before he
passed, and Mr.. McNalr asked him it his name
was not Williams, and he said it was; also if to
MORO was not his birthday, and he said it was I;
he was then taken to the Spring Garden Street
Station; some one as they were going along,
remarked about blood on his clothes and he said
he had not killed any one.
DR.. Shapleigh sWoTn-I made an inspection
of the body OF Eliza NJ. Miller, at No. 924 But
tonwood street, on Wednesday evening, the
18th inst, and a post-mOrtem examination on
the following day; the body, cold and stlt.
was lying upon the back, apparently as it fell;
the arms were feXed and drawn upwards, the
lower eXtremities extended and tied together
at the ankles (was told the tying had been
done subsequent to the discovery of the body (;
the throat mad been cut; there was a large pool
on either side; face, neck, and upper part or
chest covered with blood; there was but very
little blood upon the hands; not more on the
right than on the left; there were three wounds
of the scalp; contusions and scratches about
the neck showed that an attempt had been
made to choke; there were no bruises about the
chest or abdomen as II the knee had been
placed thereon; there was confusion from
blow on the third Joint OF the index finger of the
left hand; upon no other part of the body did
observe wounds or bruises; there was con-
fused lacerated wound, from blunt lnstru-
ment, over the left eye, at the top Of the fore
head, crossing junction of the frontal and LETT
parietal bones, one and three-quarter inches
long; this wound was nearly in the direction
of line drawn from the inner edge of the
right eye brow to the top of the left ear; edges
of wound were depressed, and presented a
crushed appearance; there was another wound
an inch long, nearly at right angle with the
wound described, over the middle and
upper part of the left parietal bone, OF the
same character; another wound II incn
long OF like character, parallel with the latter
on the back of the head, left side, over the
upper part OF the ocClpital bone; each OF these
wounds extended to the skull, and seemed 10
| have been caused by the same instrument; the
| skull, which was thicker than ordinary, was
| not fractured; the print of right hand coulu
be distinctly traced in the bruises and scratches
about the lower part Of neck and upper part of
| chest, made in the attempt 10 strangulate; con-
| siderable force had been used in Its operation;
| the throat had been cut with sharp mstru-
| ment; the stemo-clido-mastodeus muscle o1
| the right side was divided, and the wound ex.
| tended through the thyroid cartilage TO the cor
| responding muscle on the left side; the jugulaT
vein, carotid artery of right side, the larynx
and Gsophagus were divided; death was caused
| by hemorrhage from this wound of the throat
| DR.. Shapleigh said that Mrs. Miller was mur
dered: the wound on the throat could have been
committed by herself, but the contusions on the
skull and the scars on the throat could only
have been inflicted by some one else. The cane
| which Williams carried was shown. The Doctor
said it could have inflicted the blows. t.
| At the close of the testimony the room wa
cleared for the deliberation of the jury, but al
adjournment was had before they came to
conclusion in regard TO the guilt of Williams
| They will meet in few days.