The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-24
stoek Quotatlons by relegrnph-e 2. "
The HiII Murder Case.

NVNtTtueb from rnSt rage.
AT 2 o'clock the Court met, and the examIna-
tion of witnesses was resumed.
j. M. Fletcher recalled-Among the keys that
proof key; gave it to Chief Lamou.
Chief LamOn sworn-Mr. FeI cher gave me q
fleproof key; gave 1t to Mr.. Taggart TO open
Detective Taggart recalled-Received O safe
key from Mr.. Lamon.
Question. What did you do with It?
Mr.. OByrne. object, unless 1t Is proposed to
prove that 1t belonged TO the prisoners safe.
Because there Is no evidence that the safe was
the property OF the prisoner, or that any Keys
were found in bis possession,
Judge Brewster-The fact that the safe was
opened by key found in this house is in our
opinion sufficient 10 justify the admission of
evidence OF what was done with II, ana what
Witness-I went to a place ct Cooper street
wharf, Camden, where were machinery logs,
and shingles and opened u safe | found there
with the Key that L received from Chief
LRmon.
that his place Of business was at the Cooper
street laundry, Camden.
MIR Tsggaft recalled-The safe contained
books and papers appertainiDg TO the prisone q
business; accounts, bulls, notes, and such
things as business man would have there
was nothing of private nature: found u large
number OF books, but moi hing that was of i'm
por ance 10 me; found also q bill; put Lnese
articl es bacR into the safe. and locked, and re-
turned the Key to the owner; Sheriff Morgan,
OF Camden county, and John +. Starr, Jr were
IL key back To Chief Lamon.
Chief Lamon recalled-When received the
sey from Tsggert. returned 1t 10 the Coroper's
Deputy.
MIR. Hager'-I now call on the defense for the
production of those books ana papers, for MIR,
Fletcher, the CoroneI's Deputy, mas said he
gave all the keys To Mr.. o Byrne.
Counsel for the defense consented d to return
TO the Comm on nwealth's officer that key, SO
hatibey might procure W AT they desired.
a box of keys we're brought into court and
was offered to the Commonwealth. Mr.. HagerC
refused 10 receive them. saying tnat he wanted
the papers and not the keys
Mr.. Mann said he Gid not think they ought
to be required to answer this call because Jhe
keys had not beenStraced to the prisoners Is
session, and time bad not been given for the
production OF these papers
The Court said the latter ground was good, for
q call should not be sprung at the bar, DuJ the
pIisone er should be allowed time. He would
therefore give counsel one hour to produce
them, and If that time were found insufficient,
for good cause 1t could be extended.
Mr.. Mann declined to produce any OF these
articles, In order to allow secondary eviden
TO be given in regard to them SO that the trial
of cause may not be delayed by any technical
causes.
Mr. Taggart recalled-I found in the safe a
bill TO Joseph Vanleer for $3.50, a note 10 Derby
d. Weatherly for SI36 So due on the 23d of No
yemher, and the balance in the bank book CON-
tanned o balance of "a.
MIR. Hsgert here put in evidence the various
articles Of clothing, the deeds, due oils and the
other articles that have been produced in the
case and then said that he was willing TO afford
the defendant every reasonable opportunity 10
have his clothing examined. under such rules
end regulations as the Court should make.
Here the case OF the Commonwealth closed.