The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-13
LEGAL INTELLIaEN CE.
rhe Williams Homicide Case-ThIrd Day


Court of Over and Terminer-Judges
Ludlow and Peirce-Willam B. Mann, Esq.,
District Attorney; T. Bradford Dwight, Assist
ant District Attorney.-This morning there was
quite as large an attendance of spectators as
on the first or second day. Every one seemed
fully to understand and appreciate the import
ence Of the case on trial for there was the most
perfect order and silence maintained through
out the room, without any efforts on the part OF
the officers.
The prisoners appearance and demeanor were
as those of a man who had no care of extra
ordinary weight upon his mind; not looking
like q man who knew that the question OF his
own death was the subject of public discussion.
He appeared perfectly calm, and looked as If he
were quite refreshed from the WEAKNESS of yes
terday's proceedings. he sat In the dock read
ing the newspaper, probably the account OF ms
has seldom noticed anything that has occurred
around him, except when something unusual
would take place between counsel, or In the
examination of witnesses.
The taking Of testimony was then resumed
SS% & pTsone ow Joseph a9
John News; John News is butcher he lives in But.
News on the morning of Mrs; Millers murder; was
reading the paper; Mr.. News called my attention to
Williams as he was going past; looked out and saw
went ont that street. didn't notice anything about
him very particular saw marks ON his clothes there
mark on his upper coat sleeve, and one on his
pantaoonB; could not tell what the mark was; 1t
clothes think were Of a light color he was across
the street when saw him TINS was between half
ing stick in bis hand; the mark on the right sleeve
four or nVe lncneS IN leDBLn, anu ABOUT an lncn
in width the one mark on hIs pants was the right
side, just below the knee: was about an inch in
Cross-examination-1 walking the as
have seen MN sl0w, & anu @ Ieais on @ ms SticE
have been in the habit of seeing Williams three
John D. Fell sworn-1 work for L. Thompson & Son,
Eleventh street and Ridge avenues am In ware
room at Twelfth and Hamilton streets the last time
saw Williams was between ana "a O'Clock on the
on Hamilton street. as il he had Just come out Of the
gangway: l him three times that morning; when
first w m q
large chimney place he had handkerchief in his
hand, rubbing it with It with his finger; i saw him
shortly afterwards near the end OF the gangway the
rally into the stable after open the place on Fri
compaSy With Mt Ieech to see II he had hid any,
thing we found the SHIRT cuff Icuf shown and recog-
nizedG it was lying behind hogshead in the shed,
~ Cross. srts .examination-w saw him near the
chimney-place It was between haf-past and
O'Clock: had often him about there before that
stable yard is fourteen teet the place is
from hafpast in the morning to in the evening; u
feet from where saw him standing that found the
cuff the width of the chmneypace is four or five feet;
he standing at the edge in towards the yard the
hogshead stood within two or three inches wall;
iound on the ground.
Supreme COurt-Chief Justice Woodward,
and Judges Thompson, Strong. and Agnew.-
The following cases were argued;-Long VS.:
Knapp, Damon VS., Bache. Pennsylvania Coal
Company VS.. Hamlin: Yickers VS.. Berry.
Court OF Quarter SessiOns--Judge Brew
ster-The case ofthe Common wealth VS.. Brown,
Alison q Waters charged with obtaining money
under false pI etenses was resumed The de-
murers to the two first counts of the bill. charg-
ing the defendants with conspiracy, reported
Yesterday, were sustained, and that to the
third count, charging false pretenses, was over
ruled. Mr.. Browns bail was forfeited yester.
day on account OF his absence from Court, and
the other two defendants, Alsop and waters,
went to trial upon the charge OF false pretenses'
The case of the Commonwealth was:-ln the
year 1885 the defendants represented TO Joseph
II, Thornley,, of this city, that they owned, ana
had good and marketable title, IN a tract OF
land containing 1000 acres, and situated IN hs,
naWha county, West Virginia; ana Dy means OF
this representation induced Mr. Ihomas 10 pay
to them $1,000 for an interest IN Che sal9 lanu;
and this representation was Itlse anu lrHuuu-
lent and the defendants knew IL so TO be.
In support OF this allegation Ine common
wealth produced evidence OF the DEFENDANTS
having made this statement 70 Mrs Ihornleyi
and also of the falsity OF Jne slaIsenI; also, as
TO the land being in West Virginia. The Com
oopNUealth offeTed evidence TO prove that at
the lime the defendants alleged the deed of the
iaYS y,oS made 10 them, the tract itself was in
Favette county KY, to which state IL had been
coded some thirty or forty years before. AS TO
q hrief Of title supporting TO have been taken
rom The records of Kanawha county, showing
trtclx Henry down, and given by defendants to
t,eir Secretary the Commonwealth offered
~ tidance a record to show the entire falsity
- - ~ brief of defendants An eXemplification
81 a survey of the patent of the land in Fayette
conntv XIV, with the certificate of the land
.oeicer register and also of the Secretary of
State and OF Governor Bramlette. On trial
C",,rt OF Common PleRs-Allison, p, j.
lThe ceTtiordri argument list was called.