The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-14
LEGAL INTELLIGEN CE.
The williams HOmicide-FOurth Da

The williams HOmlclue-rOuEbh DNHs
Court of Oyer and Termtner-Judges
Ludlow and Peirce-William b. Mann, Esq,
District Attorney; II. Bradford Dwight, Assist
ant District Attorney. .
as large as usual. More ladies were present
than on the previous days of the trial
The examination OF the commonwealth
witnesses was resumed
John Thomas sworn-I live at No S3l Buttonwood
street. know the prisoner; saw him on the morn
ing that Mrs. Miller was killed; first saw him from
ten minutes to to ten minutes past could not tell
exactly, my watch had run down, saw MIN com, i[
ing through Garden street. the west side going into
Bnttonwood street; he turned up that street. had
clear view of him from the second story where was;
1 didn't take any notice Of anything IN his appear.
different from what have observed IN MN
next saw him about twenty minutes past $; came
out house crossed the street and he crossed
south side, above Tenth was about the length six
h Of Tenh ana apd srs and he
was about six doors above.
OF business is at No. 489 Garden street. Iremem6er
the day Mrs. Miller was killed; on the day before
/ killed for Fecht that day: we, killed then
the blood goes out with the water, which
we had % visitor rs HH that @ day. Hs It was Gotieb williams
was splitting the last hog when he came n he didn't
the slaughter-house the water still running he
as een All TP Que o alter The hogs so ne
carried them out Williams looked at the hog, and
outside into the yard am c6nideut Williams was not
there when we were killing, and didn't have any
G Se when he mSde the remark he was
tice ol him. and didn't see him go ont.
mlnation-When he came there 1t was
the hogs are hung up BY the hind legs When we split
them, and they are split down the centre; Williams
about an hour to xiii three hogs VSsS we generally nny
not remember Of half of hog falling down outside
and me picking It up taking it inside and throwing it
down while Gotleib was therei am certain there
q
gutter OF brick the blood runs down the gutter and
square from our house; Williams came in there almost
Samuel Duff sworn-I am asheet-ron maker: work
IN Noble street, between Thirteenth ana Broad, at
once before l saw him here, in Willow street be.
tween Thirteenth and Broad 1t was on the night of
O'clock. '''' '''0' 'e-l -D'nu'e' past ,
Mr.. Worrell objected to the witness making any
statements which were not connected with the murder
Mr.. Mann said he intended to prove by this witness
that this was the man that Williams said he had a
fight with, and VINO tore his shirt sleeve off.
Mr.. WorIe asked Mr. Mann to prove that Williams
The witness was instructed not to answer any ques
ton without the sanction of the Court
MEMann then asked the question-Are you the man
hight, and that you tore his shirt sleeve off? OBJ
Mr.. Mann-Each side must give the best evidence
they can want % prove negative; that the occur
renee that he (Wiiliamsl speaks of in regard to the
that this is the man who sought by the prisoner
Oo 70 prove thls TACT have proofs that this affair
Mr.: Gende-Wllams has never revealed the name
Si M TINS man 70 the detectives, who closely examined
Judge Ludlow-As the matter now stands before the
Court we of the opinion that this objection must
Mr.. Manu- offer to prove by this witness that the
very language which Williams told the detectives
took place between this man and himself on Wednes
nSed Pbx Wsm Sp ns s az & ~ soSI = tne psee
sought out by the prisoner as the man to prove that
he tore the sleeve or as detailed by Williams to the
MT. Gendeu-we object to this. may it please your
other In the first place he told the detectives he
maGhnSt THIS man appears to be sheetroE
t appears to have been different transaction. Boil
transactions might have been true. He may have hac
aquarrel with this in proceeding to the place. Ht
also might have had quarrel with the machinist OIL
Commonwealth that has proved this is the same
place @ INDICATED 6y & the prisoner who states that
here is in Willow, between Thirteenth and Broad,
Judge Ludlow-The question to determine is Has thu
Commonwealth me right to show by competent tes
Mr.. Notwithstanding
The objection was Sustained, and the testimony o
the witness excluded,
saw @ ESxnn RxsSa s. th
discharged: his recollection was very good;
he was brought to the & hospital and he appeared t
oath, and believe his testimony could be admitted
Crossexamined-I was examined before the Cour
Rns ssed Thought nsSyG
his Insanity was as shSI @nS o. he mSsac a az a With grso
only once or twice he made attempt to hurt people
| ne destroyed a great deal of turnture;, h
| tics: every one is provided with a separai
| ROOM he was not to my knowledge kicke or bruise
| by the lunatcs; he was never placed with the Il
| durable lunatics. as we have no ward for them; "
don't recognize any as incurable have not hil
| since he was removed from my charge Ia febrnRr
| cannot nom my own knowledge tell whether he
upon bis present condition; those insane paten
l who labor under excitement are apt 70 considI
| themselves sane; they deny their insanity; do NJ
| know his present condtioe he was removed from u
hospital by his friends; did not consider him
when they Teimoyed him; he is what iS called gen
| medical man, could rely upon MS memory as TO Il
events which took place previous to his Insanity
| do mot know when bis insanity commenced; he w
sSnnitfed 10 the hospltRl on the Soth M October "