, 1869-06-02
THE M'c0NHEL MURDER.
Eighth Day Of the Trial of
VIM. a. Robinson at
Jacksonville.
Examination OF EX-N1arShal Smith
Resumed.
Testimony Of physitian> Pfr>ent a, the
Fosl-Mortem Examination.
The Proprietor and Clerk of
the Mansion House OH
tho Stand.
Testimony for the People to Close
To-Day.

J4CEsoSviLE, ILL.,, June /.
EXAMINATION OF k1.MARsHAL SMITH REsCNED.
The eighth dag Of the trial Of the young Mao,
William 4 Robinson, indicted for the murder Of
the late General Mcconnell, commenced this NOM
ing at O'Clock, pursuant to ad1o1rnuent, aal
the examination Of ex-C1ty Marshal Slnitl Was re-
suined Substantially Is follows;
When got Robinson, on the night spoke OF
yesterday, was taking aim 10 jail- When there
tuoE LIS t!othes or aad carried them to his trunk
at the Mansion House, where .oun1 different
suit Of Clothes Ca'1olic prayer-i'ook anl an ex.
Z hooS ! yesiv9'ay. The ~ franE vas
81 boo!a .lere- Tie 4oesa IL wore did no. tale M
in the thffss story. and vas occupied at the time
" Dan1 Williams, the Clerk o! the honse- The
cap now slown me Is the one l took from the
his hack. 1t l. Il dark brown coat, With velye.
collar, and la4 rhe same appearance as the one
5 Se1n e. as 4es %99g n Easa
Robinson on that morning le WORE adark cap.
The witness va; no: cToss-ezamined 1t ali,
pR, WILLIAM :. EDGAR,
witness iGr the people, Eas next sworn and tes-
Of residence Is q st; LOUIS: IL February Iast
Killed, / believe. On the 9tl II February. saw saw
the body about in q clock on that morning. There
vas a 7'ns' n:"rt.7a examination held, during
INT INT during most .! the time oi the Coroner H.
quest. made careful Inspection Of he wounds
upon tue head Of the deceased after the blood hal
q the leIt slde Of tic head. above
!l!e car and hack, breaking IN the skull with
appeared to hare cysrlafpcl the other. There
wae another one at The hack Of the head, though
u Tits case the tsot dill not seem to he fractured
one which nad itea male .y more pointed H.
strument lower down anil hack OF the ear. 1t
coul have 1-een male With the edge Of an iron Of
I have seen the prisoner al the baT. >rst saw
him after the death u :acCunncl; on the succeed
ing tlafi1 saw lir u d NiiE.'s5 in the room &C.
etX o'clock 10 tse evening IN q ruuIn up s.airs
in the same hnusc. The City Marshal then hal
strue kind of conversation w.:h h,tn anI taok
hl11 into arrest. I1c remained there few no.
lntnts uhe: le Immediately Glken to the JAIL
:rceinran.e, the Marshal WIN him 10 the jail
ore to the las::r, 1Ao:Sa an ac' acquainted with
The +! chnca':sl. that constitute such delise7y.
Tic Marshal rr';s!"t' ''le ,!oor With the prisoner,
cee IN ii G ; ocsis .esi Rohn2sn n2s s'ss vas Ia aef
m, IN his ~ ha'nls. The conversation na,
H III ros san xrr M" s lei ft c. n'tef in n!s5ef ief
him some questions anil he answered them.
The defendant was dressed in a business eoA:;I
sha1 took his clothes anil requested ne to zee
Tnat TIA + VIZ IT,, WAS NJ NJ he eac Tc aso eya1
not examine :hc hoot* he lt'l N They were
,aSsa 81 By te !4er nuzs al ,ti!sr cctnes
AWAY. On 'ae lotion m a. patr u
~ something ,hat aitIaetsd M; :,ten:ton.
There was nothing on me clothing he wore to ex-
CHE uas eneic!ou ol lie prtse14tc ef l1ootl. As
e IT, ,le et o1;s ns a On ,eoksl them ossl hu:
Ct the lnotS III the trunk. LE'ltT little patch o1
mut, wns surface WHICH looked sonnet hing like
h1ood. The Gu! WAS atlherlne to he sole OF the
tnnf f,Y Ft1 otIt1nnDS :rt.5t1nrn ,yhIrh
HssF Ike oo,. ' ;;S NJ; Szi ,esse :'!l thu, 1aS&e
se s ue bo" m Il !; ri S no.s e ar er S@eTs souPs ~
might tell whether nor II was s,lrn .,'ool, u
Was the llooa q lv.l isa er Isl:ie; as tie ao-
mud portion et The blood Is different n the lower
order Of animals and those Of ;hc 1;a7lrn7'!? a.:
Ds osesa nop wa Fl the satuE tupo5S nace sqo
| untier 4 microscope. II presented a good
ssI ,xh Ct fr' nn other to fD,sla na's;a
Thc ta:;asnre Of wa,cr nron HOOD wcald Be- 10
swt!l thu voEiusc!vs somewhat, and change theiz
colo1 anu subsequent insfstlgat!oa was mt more
! satisfactory. Ny impression Was that II WuS
l'aod, thnngh wien tMle 10 the microscopic eS-
aNnra:ion onad 4 II re ro, complicated 1o MS
fI oS n r. tWo En,yty nWn,tc Ist an 4 "a S s2
pt rtions Ct ant one white one to three hnmsresi
rel enes. If the microscope reveals the pres
nan :clxt: swea: rosl'tve'y ., io wieia.:
the substance lr hnman h1r0ll or not.
Il. II I: ere il mot sonfc II the white as wsl. as
1td c"rrlss'cs, some doubt would exist, Dr.
| Sl"nec nude IN examination with me at the Cor
tnerS ti'sNts', AMI WI. present during most OF
The t1n1t o 80; & testimony 20 nv1 ~
hi:ntcts to him, though ,h.nE was sen, for to
,F.ng me Roots into The rn2n' reco'lect passing
/ tcrk them into the room. til. stute,l thtt
,:cy were l::s .acots- and .hc o:cs be saa
~, WHY u, tue Wy , prsy,G5; WHICH VA
tic hoo' Ia, Ito t,s olte. anil subsequently re-
rucstc'! sc City Marshal tn take charge tof them.
son ~ s or lot The Cunts Fefer 10 W were n is, the
found II s!s t:1.aE and uot the ones nc had
on in jati The SPOT noticed occupied about one
AID h:.'f iu, h:'s in diameter nt the s,l nj H
| right boat. think t!rs1 SAM IN" 's>ots in roan
in the Mansion llcase y i:' Other clothing Of The
| i'r:SuErE.
wtlat le1 YOU 70 +ra-r Ter AMI tlNh the boot state
| ::rn w.,cm S::ch !7'ornaton was derived,
osot st * ,ai '' lie hoois IS e M hal io'Il IN thsn
| wcre nut th''ee he wore On tlt day at the nrr-
I eues',cn. State what ,at Information VAS
Ills 4utS':'n was ",ettt! to hy s!r defence
t nrou ;le gI:.E'! that II sas following up state
:fnis u ::c i'r'soae7 afte! t1lr 1tnsc when the
ceu1t h.', ruled that his statements were not aa-
| m>sah,e
Thr ceust r,le'' that there was no
.aMtrr;t, 4 ,or,eG 5t5tluy ; that form Of
i*r "H'ss tai, searched Tor the booAs aud found
| them III aHx certain l;ate tn,1!.ateL.
Ma ~ en. ,'s, & apy1 i tns mieEmon ,n fssn
tEai II Nj. w';i:afrs' rocE their were some
locks, IT," rnunl MAS III The second ar thir,l
story l1'he ',AeA ris!et lie hoase: The .aiot1na,
ten ,s,r!ssa IL ,5"A j: tss IHson.r 1t 1he jail He
found. .:e rom w'1cte he slept III the Mansion
lIo,isc. TIE rsotr. think. was the one which the
clerk ~crIHes. understood that they soomed 10
gcther.
tufo'1:lion IL rs' cd fEom lso''nsoa WAS given
Wien he MIS- In tile Jail building. 1t was III the
evenue, ast,': t O'Clock. the same evening thai
the rt4>t.net ~as taken to jail He hal not beer
r:sssn:E I'll i'oiSrE hut was y; ln an a1!o!a!9s
Rolh.son's :runA. | don't recollert whether the
! trunk or room n-s locked or not. uade ex
q es ~ Is On e sie d iSe sSa
part Of ne' tue ssssn sss q acy " Ssze iss5ss 1s'
n s JAW was hais ao os
The hI"Ns werc s.rucE FROM the trout they nigh
probably have ,eeu given. with the left han1
tic Trar. The wounds Ct the ,er. fI!c wert
else sesesh:r INT n there weEs two distinct IN p
Tsson las aanns s At ae Ss1 sde 1la ii
II deceased. cannot now easily reconcile then
with the tdea as having t'een given in this posi-
"u INV "rn IN Tue issk '.,a ~ the has Wa s.o la
shlnk. gsvcn with the right nau.l l think the twt
hlows on the Ieit side were tasen urst, an.. tn'
ward. There were asc wounds which cram
! incd. twotf which would tr certainly fatal. an
probably three Ii vas possible tnat ar Of iro1
! could have produced ali the wounds, Its position
, | Gcilg snries'. hammer with one end nat ans
Ms oiner n,atS no!ats1 would 10 r. n,:a': n aas'
:ass' as,,1n al the s3ys1n,, nanst IN, a ~! sem
Oh The sole OF ,ae :'G: Was ::ooa. Slough to-.
ny ordinary examination 1, was :ny orIa.on taa: !.
was 50; So ,s Sn ne nsrosscr,c sxsm.aatlva tseIs
water on The tp1pESclcs WAS too apparent 10 ius
1fy MT 1t, swearing positively that Ii Ne. blood o:
| the boot, though such was nl5 impression.
DANIEL WILLIAMS CALLED.
n+St sworn 1Te testiasa, snlstantsil..a IS ieiiaSs
sz eesH Hs's !, ne te Naasica House savs 1s oee;
theEc since t.'r lst CT March, 1ses: am aeqaa:n:
vii. lin IL lsGS ii sprinsaeli aad u Alton
s7s'aa' nm eeiP / !; ,ns Saeg S,aisn ifsse:
| Ny, room. there Was in the second story
on 'ne nortasaEt eo:nef ot The aan II was lI!eSt
TIE girls occupied, and was Room 10, S. lie com
nenceh rooming with me on the Thurst!ay or ri
!ay night ,eiors The murder. and continued Their
hu: have no recollection Thai h. roo,ne,l VII
me On Monday night. On Tuesday nosn!a
acosS SsT' :as saa as.us:a Is sa M nt !ss 1
"a! :ar, t;e , at5anEstents for breakfast. ram,
t went TO TIT cook and told him about how ulan
people were there 70. breakfast. .About o'c:US
assisted In getting tho people seated L: ,a:,,,
then vent to ihs otl1ee 70 assist Major kelsc,
: and dining. room fcr some time The tables Tcr
, not cleared " uu: a;ou. hat.pas: ! closl
After which heard oi tho death Of General ii
; ConEsl don't remcmhcr seeing Robinson t:s
} morning In the dining room The office counter
2 si:uated 80 that person behind It Was facing tn
. catrance Of tht hotel. l hare no recollection
seeing Robinson anywhere that morning ft,ru til
: time went to the Kitchen until = O'Clock. Ia
not opportunities nj ali tines to sec pcrsous 0ol1
| into the dninG.ruoiu4 From until O'Clock VI
In there pretty much NIL the tnc, but after that tin
was called away to the kitchen and s:orc-Eoom Il
| probably flye or ten lnlnutcs~ Rcswccn nftce