, 1869-02-07
A Brother-in-Law and Sister Of
Mrs. Grier On the Stand.
They Swear She was at Their House
Up to Half.past Eleven on
the Day Of the Assault.
Aa Rye-WltaeA Of the Adrsy Dsnias tint
Nrs. G. NN The Asstllalt,
Adioutr maut Of the Ceurt until Mon
dsy Morning
Tho Excitement.
Dy Oar Special Reporter.

n. G.ier. charged with a. as.A7lL With 1n,rnt 10
Kill, upon the person Of Mr.. L:aeorc J. Moss,
{foEneriy Miss Coz s,oek). WAS its-ndcd VIE
unusual in.tEest. All cay long the cipse'oua
courtroom NM uo1dtd TO eudothuon. aud q the
dosels md olhet p!aces Of frndezTou'
II hM been one topic OF coI'crsaIlon.
1t WA pretty we'll known, before tue commence
nnett OF the trial, VIA: the tcstnony o1 the part
-of the people wou1d be. arc their witnesses maze
rocottca!Dent cl:htr Of sh<if p.repns or OF the
knowledge IN tLcl, postcssion. ThNo iot tho
defence, however. s:cadilJ Kept theit light bid
vi &C. bnshel, and neither their persons, nor
spythfre they wcse likely to reveal upon kxani.
AftIr If form tton either out Of eurtosl!y Or for
putpoees ceLreetrd with The trial.
ExctrDina w11NIuxa.
Thetefort. Tn Tbs openlag O! the defence, this
1or1lg &, HlAtes AttutneJ Red cslled upon At.
SWEET fos tie Eaues OF hls viii esscs. and stknd
ttst such ~ wtre not In tho act ot eiftng tes:l-
no1y be t1clu-cd i11sn thc court room. This was
oHtttta 10 bJ Mr. ! kelt, Whin \ long asFnment
cnsreo, nrsi,y resulting in tie e1e.d=,on eI tho
N!Mos1es
w.1Mts4zs FOE TEX nxrxxck,
The l.nt f1rnaheo iteludes tho tolosing
nztues W1nelow Bnshren. ta,harlne J. Husn-
ne11, N&!glfer Jane Acstus, Anna LJEAt1. Rlca'
ara Lyran, A}1td c. LTL.tn, Miss Gsius. Miss
Pen1, aIn MeAr4. bE7t1ths alo P.ftss. -Four Of
th. 70 wi.Desses wr7e e1antroa. and t1eir tes:-
Eaony t. hases helow. u aus Gf.er tasI psep ate
10 prove ttat htr mother was Eons ~hsa
she esre home rF.'n school; y
M n4e,c u 81; ~
i've LIZ ans. fslter sId FOE, tee n!ief t"elfe
Jsare OF sge. afe tupp rto ~ tnt+tAnna;e sho
ard t,tthr- Surveyors. VITO have "L,kedt+ ths
dietares frsm Mn 1rtcf's hon'c 10 III psre Of
s.aauh. ~m rive tte jury tue b:nsdt Of tns'r oo-
ee1vat1ora and n'asesrmrnr+
YUA1ukH rkQCY OF IDENTITY.
xuslon called on the stlnd Ms. .erh Eoanors.
Of scAttsd1y. he t-stInsl 70 oata tho tlcae VI
toe aersult and III. ideAury Of Ms u'les ~ u ,
1hc toneln,ioa Of his tefpno.y. r. ,,~etr. q.
sorrey sos the dtterce, AID liz etetk. Mr. L. d :,
hook {hs stand Win rev Of tmoesc.in< Mr..
the effect nat v7,nets h.d avef1ed to th.m, at 10
Interview beld l.si epnd,y. to.t b: was Dol CT
tain reKsstlnz the toennly Of The pets1n Who
iden.1rY Mn Gfier. no&cver ,nat nay oe. wtes
eonifsrts1 by Mn. 0riet, be clalnel :. r.cogniuo:
Err, Mo4s - tie person waarn hr sar IN to on?.n!
1nt dtieree tnea o2enec WITH to sxc:e ,clt,
ECry Of ...-. .....-.
wNtIoE BCtHxELL-
athd: retid. q No, - u ch'g.u are50e
S S11f a. nsts fss!aea 10 Cni
sis,.r, areuemoef tho ocsu r.:ncs Of her arrest
o. Saturday; nT a't:t t1ou "assoen eallat I,
sson:. M W of Mrs.. ar.er snn -ss It nv aou.s b.
txeen hafpas 10 .na II o'l,=k: II q II tbs lat
ter kont; AID ens Feu4alae1; W. had il.
dlst2rce oG and ttacard there nrc N rQt.s ATT
ii O'Clock; I have kLo4n Ars. G,lcs rlae EsIf
hestd hes 1osee 90 etsm,as toa at the rslle
dit aIy soite: It 7.a hpaE.e:; 80 the q oEnlpg o
thst DAY she complained OF AGO d.
ne eeea1snse .eSsrsi aees. I.aas sensa a.,
particular ta1ktrg about Al dl4ot: did nost
frequently ahous II; co NJ, so,tk eao ote1 ess,e
Il II o'eioef i'A wien i iefe 81 o. taa: isl d;
4 occurred 70 nc without assltsanc
III toa r. ~
~. Reed .slked 70 ne aoo1t y. MAS b. s:sI'
the tmt Of the oetu' resee ta.nk ne asld s7o'
Reustt; vent to Ey OIL x pr.t 1na reaa 70 :
lerun; vbtn f:1cLed ny f1>t 1t Was Ae =
ave m1t u'et paas II oeoes. Or tea m'.ut :; 4
dfetAuee sfJr1 my house. TO my OH e Is aba
eAtuA11SR !, pUsusEtl-
Ism Etf' rr I Tie d.leno3-f; tcut bcr I!
time Il her arrest !; i sec ,uaa,..i hcr 10 ,os r
Ice Court: dr net At. ; set. oI Sa'uru y. II
s.w E:a II bis efnce. aaa ~ ny hos. 10 =
time Of tbs occCtr-le=: rth:a 'a- tin VIII
MIt G'tss W. a my use: s.n4 s.'ssa
Mss"en .hou g., s.es a,o';5e :; "a: - to
apusst.y 1ans oF'nsea mesz,ns; Il. =. C. s,me e0 81
err.ld; ny Lu1nsnd and ~sse n.nrtnz
Ia!r1pr; ta,t cor e'oced. Il. IN tne fit nk roo
with ny lister: We AM hou1l 1xentE M'unx
wbet my hueratd r:m dssn aad wsuto OF; q
taset lhcn rtmataea h.lt m ho1r I'm ecr: .
soo1s ii O'Clock when Msa. as,er lei. M non
she remEke1 tt "a. late AID II she cid I
bury tic would rot b. 7i7 10 20 0 mstket 4
betete t',ns.: Wit; r'eT Ill, Il rss:,n. ,sas1t
she essnlpas.e0 s0' Bad he hsr .pss I tsoft .ne
nh.o cold, nnd her Ice ~. rt:J unnatural
s.oula 20: have re.n.utaed !; l! wAa 20: 10.
the ttno Of shc &C urr+ne@'h. E'acts'!7 80:
round buck hat; phsu > s-uu her wear s,r4W b
vhe hl1 60 relset-Ginus ID aud r,red DR..
Esnhss bisek .1e =. .td 1 s.ea1sfe11 sH1 sa.*l; s.
ttr tlu.h'st's dstE wstrr pto,f etolk.
Cross -kramsns'loa: Ny tls'er Can. -
oi the uune by ny mcrLir e. sork sac q
for b:o~u ba'ece vii I w,s at tsc aa.cn
coof whrn tay sister lsf.: Do 40: fnaT m
tIon sbo was very borr.e, aas I rare htr t,
<dJ: We al kcd ortr th: Ea:tef Il N dit54;
dap9htG was no. n'es. nj on the+e q
rAtd about Il or:lide; eart nj Ell
40 1cu o. that rhnsst&r; do not ,hin< l
NJ ssa7 , .s,. 's e, sn;st5a :, y. ~ eeia
noon If 1hursd4J; thc .csna u te.p nc q
IS ~. .ssenps1isa er q. a.ssh:-s :9rte:
had b:en .,:riss se u. hsi in 6oar Vii wheu @ ae
nEed; on The rnos.dsy the wesk b .fofs she
EYE! h0nse 81 day. sAre N boar for dtttel
rrmer btr the c..y On acc ;1Hs OF Al organ
11naApEr yAsx Ar4ua.
,ns u ~ oa aMtnt ssS Il o.; n
q: trtnt1 Elna,ea TO u o'etosk: heard oi
ssn:. @ ICE s teee.+es, 4 Cd I'D se.a of u d. santes
about 10 cook fo.oe N :Als W1sn they pAsse
snsf eeso1s Il "eos n f. is
S!tl ts.e ~As With Mr. l.wctt f.w dsys ago
l1-.er ~cu ~ wore black stu; could nos
EcGa1d1ne color o: sh1 1ps OF fhs% RI ri hlt; the
von1s w.1stt nszt to ne fence.
Characterization: There women pared a
r. fhs,s. s.os.n IN fTost fns noq'
pass either tue ctF belize or afttz. eould 4 :,
what dsusks they Hosc they vent very slow
lloessa a:'sea from II ~.a:ow ~ Iva
pastct II Eks only eEe minutes asies thcg p
bsfos* theJ se:usscd that IL inc !sst ! ~
rneu; ~ ha,aAsd e.ue hoa7 II Ii clock.
ANKA LIS Al.
Last srstps lses.dtd n toe yteetnnes 70,
,rEIeGber - astsuH committed III that re:gi
hood. s2* two wnsntn psts: ssW the tal Dc
It1e OEe rt2s.dsY ~ m ION looked %,
rocta, 2rd sa* 4 1utn ana oman on ths pr
ana nv Tie woman pal! h, sasn,n hat
tai'cd tcs sttention I nj b. u.b rnd 10 tht MI
.nc1 continued u cas.5 oE pull c.ca OF lei
lady -. d,es.ed in i b,ack eress ,u.u 9ed
hask seFft: *oso = snail ht: hfsek;
ehak1 ths ~sS q tail W"u1n, ng1t 4Ed
kkA wfe Gn 7hurfaaI a!tetrno. ne1t Th7
1.tenoe1 | saw The ssuas wotnsp vim III
s. IN *s@;s ,ss t,:t u. .1so .si
E1oet tfet tra.ly ana arose and seeT
c.ue haek Inc s.'i wo'nsu ra- trrr.sa j.
@he ssf tbs Nerl before: a's:rEssd Of, {
women tanr 10 my h,nss eorefc3
H., : s.a Tss ns,,. aS5-, r. c 81
Year, of are, eanl. euu II M Abop: . d
ioh Ell son ia: II wts .h- in. tall -pta.5
vas 1rets be1ose; tav N,h. s3r q t~o
Tie fs1s. wonasa Who "a. sacre tsis w osf,f: III
~ Ielta,r Ike her IN au7e [1nte nor 11,rn
ore was taller and s',na n~E: .r- Cstrr Is
ttvely .o' the suI1ta {&to tel~LtAlt eiast
Tlse better H-sl.
ress.-rsn.iaa,toa :: Thr f,rt beui Ii,
~tis!er NJ. charged With 'te eE.see ~a.ro
IaEFes IT va Aoopt two uc-&s Aiter; 81,
%ines tw ) Ne:ks kiter ssfd.; Al. cau. tr
tsrront: The M. ace .n1patscd ~ her hwy
IN bathSca; ne ltr1tf ~ Swettl e.I
vluAn; tie Iislr wonsa Va. alrr-d IN c
drt.a. t1,r. black h1t via ~a,rs u1a-: I'll
za:ass: .se t.ii Won ~on,n ns.1, vu.. nl,-s M
rrtaJ "a her ts.s: IT c ;Eertd III. top Of hes
90 6sa mt % .es %sny eo&x'ts o. hsr rres;
sasaia hsvt .seu II. e; The d.aercncs y
The Two Non:n n ~ss u .hccb - he
The I'LL wonAn's cr.u: HE srawl WIS pl,
ftprssct = = nood y Ee re:.: eto IL tns
e. etA:srncnt. ,he w.tte.s VA. eA:ei mo;
s.rs,J !,Gts IS i:sss..: .aa IT. s1iss ,as
kkh1oce pTFYIAzAcs
In View ot Mr.. LSnA ~ ,f f-t,ta7or, Il
.4nteu atpX 70 rem. aoef trat Mr.. u .,
1oert rsgsrdtne The taAtet 4, th.t she t.e
nrr end II II che only c41gkt frpse
smoratrt ~cen The rel wa pusnes As:t
their A4rKs1e-
owtnr to INC eous1der.nls e1.taaee
terrrI members Of tne INT ses.ce
county 1.aI tic coass s, .as7t1sn ,.1o1
paM sutt4r II thfts h,Res. Fnr g
srstr r1esc 1, 10 &C ock On Aoudar
Ttre arc hfsh1y csc III tuEcF'. ~!
The esns. Of Nrt Gft'F. 1a1at Ia the
.e5e,t t1E; but. INST ,he erds Of justice M
.rlsfhled Wlth> Nc suVprrtn plraeu-A1s