The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-26

Cross.examined.-I am related by marriage to
tbe prisoners father; he has not lived In my
ne1ghborhood for three or five years.
Jeptha Abbott sworn-T reside in Wood
bury, and have known the prisoner about four
him. and have had opportunities OF learning
what bis reputation for peace, quiet, honesty,
and good behavior Is; l never heard anything
bad of him until this occurrence; when he first
came to the eigbborhood he was engaged on
his fathers farm, working and going TO school.
Andrew Glanding sworn-I reside In Glou-
cester county, New Jersey: have known the
prisoner five or six years; know other people
who know him, and know his character to be
Counsel here proposed to prove by this wit
ness the gentleness of temper and milduess of
habits of the prisoner, In order to give the jury
every item from which could be raised an In
ference compatible with the theory OF the pri.
soner's innocence, Buch as the size and weight
Of the prisoner, the length of his arm, and the
mtldness OF his temper.
The Court overruled the question in the
form proposed, but said that they would admit
TO be shown his reputation for pc ace, humanity,
honesty, regularity of conduct and In any other
respect having relation to the matter under
The witness resumed-The prisoner had the
reputation of being humane man, and was
esteemed avery nice, honorable young gentle
man.
II. ]. Dobbins sworn-I am a builder; have
been about fifteen years; l have been in the
house at Tenth and Pine streets, and made an
examination OF it's interior; the doors of the
dining. room and bedroom are old-fashioned,
solid ones an inch and three.quarters thick;
l made experiments of the transmission of
sound from the dining room to tho second story
back room OF the front building; considerable
noise may be made In the dining room Without
being heard in this second story back room;
noises made in the street and yard would be
more readily heard In this room than noises
made In the dining room; noises made in the
second story back room could be more readily
heard in the street than In this second story
room; l do not know the thickness of the wall
dividing Mrs Hnrs house from Mr.. Mont
gomery's house; the experiments made were
that two OF us, Mr. Zess and myself. went into
this back room and left two In the dining. room,
with Instructions for them to proceed and
make noise; cannot tell what they did, for
heard nothing.
Cross. examined-The gentlemen we left in
the back room were Mr.. Essler and Mr..
Mathers; 1t was one day this week that we
went there-about2 o'clock In the day; I went
another day with Mr.. Struthers; Mr., Binder
was there also on the first day; he and re-
mained in the dintng.room while the others
went to the bedroom; when we were 1u the
bedroom listening. the door and window
were closed, and the dintng-room door aud
windows were closed; the distance between the
two rooms in q bee-line Is about twenty-five
feet; II the doors were open, IL would make
considerable difference; when 1 say IL is easier
TO hear in the street noises made in the dining
room more readily than in the bedroom, 1
mean with the doors closed; while in the bed
room listening to the noises in the dining.
room, l heard noises in the street.
Re-examined-When we were In the dining
room Mr.. Bender cried out as would q person
being murdered, and we made other noises
Here the Court took recess until quarter
before 3 o'clock.