New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-04
THE .JEFFERDS MURDER.

TRIAL OF BURNS AND WIIlTTiNGToN, STATE
PRISON CONVICTs, FOR THE CRIME.
The trial of Burns and Wilmington, State
Prison convicts for the murder OF Charles NJ JeneIuS
another convict continued at Nhlte fi'lnS SeS'el
dov. when the following additional testimony was ad-
duced:
Charles Cater colorcd convict on being sworn, said
knows Burns, the prisoner, and Wilmington alsG
knew Jeferds the day after the murder ONclHeau
Wilmington say 10 Burns You ought nov 10 nay LII
him Delerds) so hard . Burns replica, ~ neany w
the -" was behind the partition ot the Dafh
where they were. nnt saw them through Ioe III ino
door my attention wasattracted to teh ny ~
them the name OF Jcierds what nave sl','u 10 n
the conversation heard then TOOK NY tcllu, al
went to the quarry heard the conversation Nl.'o i1
team drinking at the WaSrr1lsn close oy SU
shed never had any difficulty WIN hNlhs Vi
ton inducemCnt has been OHticu 10 mcIh anJ ''I0
TO testify In this case. +, ei.. ct,.o
prsonII was there Hast May know Burns ana Nhllhg-
ton; also knew Jclcrds was nt the Darn ,le ny
lore Ibc murder; went 10 the barn 10 see JrtrGs VINO
was sitting on some hay reading; saw burns pe'i h
the hay; lac smiled and made motOh "a t ~, y io
wanted Ia keep quiet; Thought no WANTS W. 49, d
Joke upon Jeferds said nothing TO nm nut commence
talking Jcncrds Burns then MADE -oe ttiarA ~ @
he did not speak 70 JcHerds- 'i'c w t, f,ct
heard that jeficrds had made remark 10 the el,t
that Burns had been eausIV III hnfnre CONG into
graceful act, but IeSliu,uIl "s luo , -, i,t "a
the barn called 10 Jenerds; called plely lo Dut 40
he did not answer went up TO NM aI iuc saM m ~
who made motion with hls hands as u o NWh,u nv "
keen auiet; did not think this anything ettansci
thought Burns wanted 20 pay some joke On ni al. IT,
should nave thought still II 10 had NOT oech ui
fcrls was killed; did not notice any mug IN b,
had an AK m ~ without me hoitl"
~ this about 10 o'clock ia the Iotenoon' 1or'u
NOT I'm position any one going down stars pIl5,i'
crs sonnet read when they have nothing 20 uu WIZ
,ysILed toward Jciicrds Burns behind the pdc Oh
lay IefItls could Burns without tulhIb II""'
there Is AN old rack over one OF the stains oI inc ''"'o
tllrough which hay j. put. $500
Mr. Forest recalled ON tho day OF the murder was
The first pcsou who into the lay lott Oi ihe baf
the window closed directed IL To be oen,u ~
10 give air TO Juiierd, 10 was then nearly i V"'A'
was present when the spot ON tho AK Was eA3h'hS"'
took IN for blood hut might be mistaken. CIT, ell,
James Hatch cxumiucd-i aln keeper ~ eng slug'
ta distance between the water trough ana thu Mooh-
shed was perhaps seven 10 ten ic'I Inc P'o''''"oN
here rested. 80. NJ, ,t,o 10
showing the danger Of trusting too much 10 ciicuns'A'
Tnos smith examlned-I am ono Of tho Coroncrs
OF Westminster County; held the irQnct over the nu
OF Jccrds. Moore. who was examiner go the lH', h.
that his Httcruon wa, drawn 10 '', "t -, No., H. n,
hc saw Burns strike three blows as tioush SHINING "'o
of hay, between NJ ana ~ o'clock. , , A.,
Mr. forrest rec. Itd-Afcr the body ~ Jrhctds had
been removed took some men nnd Wtht ttdI' iul t'
weapon the murder had been committed WliL; l1 Tue
through this hole person could pass aud ge1 bclAd
DR. peter Pync examined orn fhe regular attending
doctor at sing sng Prison; st" tho body Of Jricld7
f i,n'1n t ~ tir wound ma not been Iusdo with the
AK but would NOT say That 70 vas not made win li;
which the wound inflicted; The ak "Hs I"uud Dee
tween the siding aud board nailed mp Iu.d' the AK was
question was raised whether 90 was blood OF not me IA
\ appeared 10 have been newly ground.
/ Ml. LEhlal l'c"irn- L. I.''i ''' ''.'.", l..
the trough and TIC "oodsatd AID lo-"a ID y" 'o 01i .
l feet
| NJ ,chacl Burke cxamiucd.-t was convict 40 sing
sug prison the Iif 81 My lu-t bad -uur talk " u
Moore about the murder Of JthrIdF hr rhid Do" - =
Burns iu red barn STRIKING 90 hr was striking base
hay; asked Inn % nc "a" JtAyius, AID go h''A 5'
/ he WAS reading book -,
Joseph packard examined i am convict IN tho slng
Sing prison. know VIM Moore was "A Tpoui'mtte "I
his: had conversation with him about tig hl
OF Jcford, ho said he did thnk Burns and whiting
ton had anything 20 do with tto murder, hc Thought
Peter Dempsey aud l!rddy committed the derf' hhd
made ID remark the effect that ns Burns uud whiting
ton were DO the woud,hri They Noud Doc fusI .iiri.
III. 800 1. Ill III lIuLIl...