, 1869-11-06
MURDER TRIAL.
Third Bag Of the Trial OF Rev.
Isaac B.. Smith,
Examination e of Witnesses
for the Prosecution,
Nine Th0usnnG1 Dollars Insur.
ance ut Stake,
Interesting Evidence-Popular Ex-
citemeut

SPECIAL Despatch 70 The Chicago Tribune.
! ..... GkhRvA. Nov. t.
1t being many year sncc kaue County had
murder sr1a. the cssr VI Iity. IsAac h. Smith q.
tfacfs much attention Thr interest In the ts1s
III heightened b. the former standing and psote:
| 9ton OF the uniostuuste accused. The trial draE
| Hike The oreTa, and the courtroom IL thrpnEe
every day ef an audience. who watch atteot.vel
shc ecutte OF the case. aad appear eaxet to htz
| every w0Fh that dfpps from the lips Of the Vt,
| het*es. Ferrous come from all oyrr the CUNT
| ASH 1t wAsa countJ-f fair or a cIrrns that wns I,
operation. ESef,lot15 Is talking about Ms. SnIil
and The charge against him. and the evidence
Yesterday morning iIls Hunnr .IutiRe W,tc,s
look his seat On The 1eneh at u O'Clock, ard tne
s. s g. n
the prisoner Tas ptaced at the lar.
1HE FIlsONEx.
years Of age. lie Is Of iark conpie x1on, haytnf
hlAck han, hrutned back IRON htgh and ,nleit
gent fofehea1 The hsoW u btetinK, 11ke an oser
nai.elnE cll1, and beneath the heavy eycbro =.
| the eyes. sunk oeep ID their sockets, iooE sasf
but c,ear. The lower portion IT the lace Is com
pn no 3%S enonSa' ,,1t 1ne noss no Is 1s:sy.. anu
chin i swtaA, nd Ernie" " II bot not cnafse: K:
t.sistc o! IN, Of the sea;uieA Nc seems 10 bc i
.is1d a,, ana netsons man. cot The sort Of person
awfu! cr1ne with Which be ia charged. The con1.
tenanee, hoxerrg, Is by no AN, open or prrpoe-
~ coaiosiioa il drctzrs nea,iy ants eisr,ssily.
lie tasss things coolly. stllng writing nearsv ii,
,he ums, arIa1 entity tatsn2 noseA u tue proceed.
doug 70. he :taas laCk in hts chsir In me1ita-
the attitude. with bis heah resting upon bis nanI
Mach ssturath5 ~ felt for him by trends who have
| cUntdeEce IN his :bnocEuCe.
TEX BAR.
| Tine legal talent on both sides comprts es some
| Of the noicss lawyers In the State
| Testimony Il
| EuEeIe 1fsmmou,t was sWorr, and examined By
Ar. :. !. Aetznes: lie said: 1.nase kno 81 l.op-
| Mira sEu1th waa drowue1L The rr1t uorn.ne I
| 1.arech the crrek atx,ut O'Clock. The water On
.hc tosh bank , was aoou. foot high Thy wser
ct,.e!F, knew at the titpe 1yy heMrsay t1n: the
woman. was drowned. i huuildej In. ,Icnth 0f
INV far ihe wstrr crnr m m ia shore + H.s
rum seventeen to etc;sS toches In ttrnth NJ the
lcsd. do not know how much fall there ;s
t,rtwcen The far! md the fcncx AZ thn
lime OF the drowning, the fence waa composed Of
poles and wire, Saw 4 ,fack of baory on the
aourh s!ae of The creek Tne track vent straight
se1 f. ron tns poto ~ Ronn nasa not.
nn5 one a. me iota lDm seeing oetiy ~ the
'enee' a1cte "sts @ no ~tssls .. x.sss IN tue Fa5.
cros.exam,uca r. Nf. isya Hs,,,: .on
=! y. ~. paS1n hanmoha. IN Mas present when he
IT.. ee nnse ssn 3n 1ne 1ssm t9f siA 51iS:
aat W essSh T funs 1ntouHa BOTTOM tsna ~Mn eiask
nl,iy. uuIne eno%ff Or heavy
raan TsaaC. sae cFeen ~ tees IsIadit. Ine whtcf
heH!uE into t0t cteeX co!oss tne Wa'efs Mak1nRH
muddy; 40 % not Know now long ths l!s:olotataon
connhueh Ine at1t Mo1n!n0 ! stoppeA nj tue
sno3n ai me osdee, "nen lo1na me Watef eone-
what tttscoloFt1 cooil tot tell exactly the state
ol t1e renee fnlnK klc "ucs were sopp0fl1E
t1s tne poies "a" tae Weeaa tnIon4 ao"n ~ me
through Them the weeda laJ towards me soatu:
saw them Aitef thc nody was tA1en oos. the poles
q ne tense y TT az 3 9sse nn to PEI
at9 w. on ne aS nsnk: 1k 40 not hnow INC po!es
Moota onsl1nst 3 Lns sses o. a Pe.1on etaaa!n9
,o,na t1 nv, ~ ~ III ~ i.nt w Tns e'1 .n ng
ss wssas HeIe tssoMn 1. & ao"n GotnS ont Of INC
te1a to1ap, enu Te1o Loana "a ~ h .pso ne
il out 6; q lhe lord and into 1s again. " ''1''4
Hedirset; msas9rsd ,ns Ha,eF On ihs oass Gf
Win vi al uesre snsou Id sso win H. Wn,e
sn;i NJ: u .;eo1es Bea!oa. -. .'.'0 .''. .. .'
NJ. bA1t1 ot4ee.eA e 70 Inc inc OF e1amlnauon
1as 11 rs ~ thst tn manner of exum,n,
tioh Maa o1lectaonao!as 1ees aaoala aos a''eup'
to n1!n9 Y neATaaI egadsne Sc r.urru ,nr sser On
tas es q sae nesat Ct ses EI5s. sa sse ssas
measured saen On ts ;,s oi tae III heiSht sfuf Of .as
water the next morning Tncrr wa rnin On the
satnrIay o. sataniay n!xtt week beforo, The
drowning took place on IuesdAy night,
c1oes-examinatlou resumed Doin OF my meas-
The water next morning. cznpot sar which SAT-
nr.lay II WAS when the shower fell 1rrtnenner it
1 'rI ns Isen tsp
rain. rcneml'er heary shower WHICH cane
soun after The drowning; think It was on . FIJI
s1s q hnei iae nsey sa yn mS1der ss A''n' me
TESTIMONY OF 1oC1s L1EILEF1k1n.
Louis L.t,lertld sworn, and examined By Mr,
MetzneI: reside al Eig1n; have lived hero
twenty three Ieass. tlave Known Poplar Greek Tor
twentJ J-th1ee ycara. Lire on a 1aIm adjoining It.
Kssolises he dro.ning q Mss: Smith; ssw that
a woman and nan Id l. I Tas il nv pasture
going 11, with ms cows was going aonth at the
s,s'ut 1oc .uds from them, e dit uot see them
10 tho fpatl. 1t was da1l lHh. Tue snn wAs about
down. II rus lust shoat tpaxet-prooablT
O'Clock. crossed the creek that night ii nj own
forl twenty rods from the oihcr. Inc wafer IL
deeper In mr ford thsn ID the other. -Four Of i've
feet Ct tos lord is deeper than the other.
bsnk than Oh the other. The wafer
III ny ford thnt night was three feet deep Part
Of n'y ford Is not 70 deep The Other: DO not
the tine Of the drowning. Do nos thlnk u raaned
curing the four Or nEe dafs before the Noman va ~
rsGa s1y9 9sIs ate' c,sar sannGI n,-t ~
I wa light When saN tnen;
They we're then 100 rods from tae iora: /
iora @ T. ,anpc across s The despes. palt. Tns water
was pcary m to M boots. The fence ,s on my
thc t fencr NJ ihc ,tncNtro nr ia,cc no,es e win
wires raining aeross =, ,rc--ox
co,,.o, o,,sc,,d =, II scEtGrorr vhtcn relate,
IN fhe c"nSijon of tis ;cnce tan 'tnss nf;cr iht.
.o.sse. liz o ra,,s ~ c 81 ~ G..,,n ~
1h.s ,. .e ~ ~. ,s,1,sf ~
~, f. h,as ~ ~ AHs or ~. =. sae t"
az, ~ ~ s IT. s.sr in .n,s
aIes .nE n.S atnK " - -, oaT ~. uo'f' u "as
S,na. sneot t..n nst .7 of the
xcet shis ;cnin anr fci1 ursnn i Sr,rs II. linn.
II Was thrn rTnrsci ihc ford Tra ManE ~.
twren the nftdrr arn fence IL three ard oEe aAir
| fect htahs The d,st1ncs between lie brfi1c xna
fs1se = y ffen anot
Is from three 10 seven fcst dcen, The Eatcr runs
over tbe bed of tic road below inc bridge, max
ing me creek sf ot esns 59s wiss Ia
Coarse crnss croEy On tpe mace which u orey-
| ffnEed an the snuth e!3e Of tht cfsek. near tue
| IY,5rr Wnen I esx the hnrse AMI hl1u7r EAa
nfT rrtls snnfb nf Ih cteel they Here rfiiav IN
lane .eanc leading to the 81. Charles road; M
1e;a ihfre IN e,cntT ,rsis vide: Ess tHentf-nyc
q tait! 1cas f1m % 1ae iS1se soata 5, o. II tns n
pacsa ne on nsan t1ns ~. "e nTt, ~ - c9E
s1os nta,r tAI fnst ~, naa r"rnd tni
taw Il; Wa about supaotn a. the noe: ,t.a1s wss
nnsn9 mI cas.!e ~ tnc .e, III ~
t*sntF M .ssea co~s y ~ sae snG Naaaoa ~ se .ne
mil1ioc. Tnrre oi Us mIsed tnc cows i hayc
40 Teeoliecnon whether il waa dark whom va Got
| through milking. It might have been o'eloek,
O'Clock Tbs, time Of tho year. When EAR tho
nueGy Thought Il was benton's faik< and thss
sheI would pc lAss ios milking. Benton bad TWEEN
wouls! ret through nuktnG arst- There vas noih.
| inR 70 prevent my secipE tue buggy. I am not
prepared to swear tneIt EAs WOMAN Ii the bog
| IL THINK one Was F1nhn- AJ foti
be more man thttty rods; arose ,he eassle eoaln
crsIipc: there u timber south Of The lane nea,