New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-04
TRIAL or DEACON 8YDREWS.
SECOND DAYS OCEEplNGS--TEsTIMOSY A 10
THE APPEARANCE on THE PRISONER eODA
AFTER THE MuHDER--HIS CONVERSATION ~
EILATiON TO IT--OTIiEK TEsIIMONl.

INTER- THE MuEDI.R-HIS CONFIRMATION ~
RELATION TO U--OTHER TESTIMONY.
lFRoM Orr SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
FALMOUTH, Dee. 2.-The Court opened at
O'Clock this morning. and so Intense interest man
fescd Ia the trial that several hundred people, among
them large number OF ladies' assembled, anxious
obtain view of the prisoner, and to listen to the ey
dence as offered by the Government The prisoner still
preserves his calm and quiet demeanor and pays close
attention TO all the testimony adduced 1t is undonbt
edly the object OF counsel to up defense that
the prisoner IN tho killing OF Holmes, acted purely III
self-deiense.
Dr Henry NJ. Jones OF Kingston. Mass, the fret wit
called testified that the 2th OF May the notnng
after tho murder OF Mr. Holmes the prisoner came 70 ms
house and entered his Office he wringng and twist
ing his hands; upon being asked II he hurt himself no
monia administered to him winch seemed TO revive
him, and asked he had heard the news; when asked
what II was Andrews replied that Cornelius liolts hu
been murdered the cemetery soon after inc witness
asked him To ride down and the scene othe MURDER
Andrews declined saying he must <" nome; before ""
left the place Of murder Andrews asked we h'
said anything about the WILL replied that we had not
and he then asked MS not TO produce IT. OH arriving at @
place where Mr. Holiness body lay quite number o,
persons assembled there who we've summoned ana
sworn as corOners Jury; the @lthSss &
the jury about Is or 20 stones were lying around INC Dolly
of Mr.. Holmes, all Of them being bloody; before Tue
body OF Mr.; Holmes was raised up ms arms VII MI
drawn up and cenched; there was also rigldy OF Tue
muscles; his left forennger was bruised ana snapWcs
III skim removed; the right foreinger also bruised;
there was no wounds on the body except ia lhS neu,
which badly torn. His lip was cut through about
hall an inch His laws were firmly SET aud his tongue
protruded from his mouth. There was u cut over MS
the top of his head two distinct wounds, ana Tue
temple bone broken. These wounds were rough and
inen ON the OF the head the scalp was acelatcd
aud the bone proruaed three or four inches Inc braun
moved pieces OF skull from the wound when
from onc-haf OF an inch to an men ana ohchaii m
wound. The cure extended from ear 10 ear Aier
the funeral Of Mr. Holmes his body was disnteIed and
removed to the Town House. ard an autopsy hcld 10y
Doctors Henry j. BigClOw aud lie Baron Russell OF ho4
ton At the inquest Andrews spoke to The witness apont
ia. he had iNed
kindness that Holmes had shown him In the Afternoon
~ the same day at Andrews house, sOmrhiS was h'
about the Will When asked where the will was, An
Idrews replied that hc had got H. ana was gons 20 deposit
it az Plymouth during thar afternoon About year ~,
fore the dcceaso Of Mr Holmes Andrews had tod inc
witness that hc should be rich man, rs NJ Holmes ma
lbcen To Plymouth where MI Damon laG Iga%h up
lw IN which Holmes had bcqueathed Ohcldit oil M o'
Mr. Francis snr5ul testified that he went TO the factory
murder OF Mr. Holmes inform Andrews that Holmes
Was missing Sir Andrews remarked that 10 was very
strange rs Inc had been in his garden the previous even
ing ana Ind left for home about hHltpasi o'clock ne
nl-o said that Holmes w.s careless IN carrying much
money about him, but that lac had been soou lIo 10
Dr. Henry J Bigclow Of Boston, who has been sur
pou Tor tho past - years testfoi that lac viewed the
b'dy Of Mr.. HOlmcs "a few days AFTER thG muluoI. "
ten lay az the Town House VA Kingston Dfs ~ Baron
Essc ard Porter OF Boston assisted the witness IN AN
autopsy. lie found the body ~ good state OF h.itl.
Tie wounds were mainly the head on the rght side
ofthe head detached wound OF the scalp anu ai'o
on the LETT side corresponding TO the one on te ts
Tie mass Of The injuries which the murdered man 10.
oevrd was on the back part OF his head The wounds on
lie scalp N This pout were Oh line Of the neck ana
tlr sr,ln WAS largely torn-sO much 50 that person
cod pass his hand under the scalp and iccl the loose
! hnics The sLull was badly broken up. 1hcIc were
cVcn pieces Of scalp measuring Ouctorth OF an INC Il
n,iauirer After taking on the skull, blood was found
Ca the membrane al the brain Alter removing tLlN
membrane the brain was much Torn The lett ana right
ot1. Of the brain were badly acclated The skull was
rn produced aud shown 10 the Court, and the doctor
cNtlained the iury the nature OF the wounds maue
mon A. He also stated that such Injury couu nave
hen Inflicted from blow given upward, hut must nave
| been made by % person who was above the parry -
suited lie thought that death must have cbhued soon
| alter the wounds wtse received.
I rlMoUTu. Dee. Tho trial was continued TO-DAY
LAT nj ht the prisoner seemed for the first time Ia bc dc
pesscd In spirits Mr.. Davis prisoners counsel said ~
would be Impossible 90 finish the casc TINS week Lac
sessions were mpariug his health. and he supposed That
tie luty might go Kingston 20 view the scene OF th'
tugcdy The Court no present necessity Tor S"lMS
that there was question a. distances 10 ne sctteh ne
tt.t witness was lIidh Mccoy, state tOusJbl. ne
eat ta nom beside AudrcW-s east gate. June a. WIZ
hnd marks thereon: took three feet o u 10 Boston GU
II IN halves and gave thtm 10 Two noted chemists ln
| ataly-is Edward h. Holmes Joseph A. Holmes, T. u
! Itvf.. j. 4. White. and others were examined.
! IN he afternoon excitement created IN the Cour
los tie pr soucr jumping ny wh shrek during the \
animation If witness, and striking his lace WIN h
hands Arct short time De- sat down and on Ms coui
49,. going him ho .td hc thought that some one ma
sfuirk u the face. lie quiet ancrWprd but very
nervous. occupying h, tine u bathing his temples ant
head with water aud paying little attention 10 the test
mnny witness testified thar Andrews told him lac hat
.a,iug tha he could meet hnu. thus giving the i'm
r .inu that had Holmes that night Al th'
in of the Court one Of the jurors was lc
/ ported sick. and The Court adjourned for the day.