, 1869-05-28
THE MCCONNELL MURDER
Fonrth Day Of the Trial OF Robin
son at Jacksonville.
Testimony Of George n. Melon
nell,

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tnbc1t.
JACk6oKyutK, May q.
The fourth day Of the t,tai Of William 4. Robin.
son, charged with the Mcconnell murder, 1as
opened this morning st S O'Clock, p9rsuan, TO ID.
tou1unent,
TIE ATTENDANCE
The taet that the testimony, 4nd CONSEQUENT
real interest Of the Investigation, had commenced
attracted 3 large number Of pcrsons to the hail.
and the who!c proceedings Of the session were
watched with The most marked attention.
TIE FRfSoxKR
maintains the Eame Interested Jet composed de-
meanor that has characterized him I'll siang,
though occasionally he appears TO be raunlcntar,J
III ish, blue eyes NH move restless:y round The
hall prttl the rough p!aces Il the erldeaee are
made smooth, md &c can again devote Lis attea-
ton 10 the proceedings
RELATIVES Of TIE UEcE1fEp EXCLUDED FROx TEE
COURTROOM.
Tprn the coming tn Of the court, Ar- ketchann.
counsel TOT the people, asked thai the order ex.
Guiding witnesses from the courtroom bc not en-
forced, 10 far as The family Of the deceased are
eel, declined to accede to the psoposiuon-
H*0NnST OF GEOsGE n NCOkkk41-
Ihe thn ps Of TIE Ea
II. Mcconnell. who, 10 answer 70 questions b!
l, J: keteaam, tesuaeA substantially . 1oiews:
I i ~ e. saet sSa e
S h4ia N a &C. n Ee1ea @ q i g. g. s
father family bt-sldea hlmacH were ry mother,
ny tru,her Edward, aged about g, ny nephew,
NannJ D.. aged noont 1d and his ztstee, bella,
Hysn. H ala l.vea viii viii tie family u & Eefors fl Il:
death. Last talked with nj iasher In the Satonal
Bank anoui noon On ine day previous to his death.
bank, which opens punctnaly Al clock, and
d1a 20 opco. Eeiiese, on the 9th Of February.
ing lie hisea g.El. Aa;v Ryan, came 10 p ne ca snu ID
told nc that ny father hid Aad lalt, aud nj
mother wanted ne immediately. She did no, re-
The Etrllelt The bank b. the front door Immedate-
II after turned back. Changed my coat, went ont
around tne back room 70 the4ironi door. got out
ya1ds tn Advance Of me, goins verr, rapidly.
crossed at Ann street, and she NJ North street.
North street Is 4 little over hundred yards from
the house don't remember seeing the girl 70
IN the gate, but saH her enter the door. 1 was
then nfsy Or sixty sarls ,'chind her. AT no point
vi %h ths s sSR& St q he oois ne wGen
] got TO the house entered b5 the naiu front
door. which was open, Into tie hall. The hail ls
' We from rom the 7oas to the e9 of sae IL hoase as
shongh there Is partition and door abeat twelve
feet from the front door. In the front hall there
you 60 In through the partition. tho t1rs1 door
leading out OF the halt "a on the south side,
Sss 70 seG ooT I'D }sss e 70 a Il
tie esrt Of ihe dining .rooin- The rear hsll
tsn.s Is q TIC west Of IT, the a!.shen o. the
motLera IpoEo. In the southwcst corner of
the tintnE-room there s window about
The hail there Is rrar docr lead!nR Oh to porch
inio the lack yard outside In the rear yars there
Is fhe Kitchen. On The north. further west, Is ;
and aHa'o.Eins Is the wood house
shed. In going luto the Office you pass under the
platform. Cp s;a!rs l. ! small room over the
back hal], occupied II ny ncphcw. The one next
.nons p doS ~ e II u ts ss m
room. Mary I, an slept o.er the kischen. IN sae
tended baek from The main huiidIng. On
sntf1S snS sns f,,hef eee 81" ~, s saos Of 'S hsd
By my mother. bis head aud face completely Gov
e!cd NTH blood, his {, g clvscd aud breathing
frasmc1'ca1y. w1taoa. o,.les signs OF life; he was
,ie1son csmc IN md Iused him "a 10 the bc,L
wsn1 e see e6on. neRg n 11
; iepot,sed from ftrs dollars upwards and Kept
1ep Tsa 1 nf 6unsa q
when dec, amount Of interest, &c AMONG Others
aass Il is essmnea M tie 1sG rspeis md H. found
one which WAS crumpled at the curnerh Among
other things n the en- cisc & VA oox containing ~
ccnTersant with ny fathers business: on ny n
turn to the otncc noticed q large blacksmith b s
f,anmer near the coal bo1- I found .ath:
ert nat on the ncor, crashed II, and
bars Of iron; two wcrr found under soulc Iapcrs-
tSoes e4a,. intd: Went TO the tsank half an hour
.eforc the murder. Was TALKING to clerk when
money father .aad on his person. \ person could
entCr the otlce rEo. the outside door, on the east
Tie tui Of the thcd they passed, from the win
dow at one o. tho urpcs ROOMS tacre the vic:
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