, 1869-06-04
THE mcconnell MURDER.
Tenth Day. Of the Trial Of
VIM. A. Robinson at 20,
Jacksonville.
Further Testimony on Behalf Of
the Prisoner,
Special Despatch to The cnieago Tribune.
JACKSONVILLE IL, June ;,


The tenth day Of the uta1 Of WIZ. /. Robinson,
charged With the murder OF General Y. Aecou-
pel, commenced this morning At O'Clock, plr-
guaut TO adjournment, when the defence VIA con-
tnued BY calling 10 the witness box Richard
Mnea, 4 w.tne4s for the prisoner, vic, being
swoKn, ttasihed substantially a. solloHs:
saw VIZ. IL Robinson on the mor1ing Of the
m1rter OF General Mcconnell about ! 80 o'clock,
and then again II nTe minutes past O'Clock Al
the lAtteE time be WA setting On hox IL front of
that l stepped out on on the outer edge Of the
sidewalk and looked at the TOWN. clock
e. .sh ' 1 as, ~ se' NJ xsa q By
0 clock b5 the town clock when 1ooke.I vent
tack and reported the time 70 my second COOK. ln
Of business Ia aext door west oi tae Robinson
9tore. He WEI sitting en- a box right in front Of
hts ooor. l spoke to him md he 70 NE
Standing on the sidewalk, bit can't tell any Of
1hei1 na1re.; ! can't tell ths exacts M NJ nnmbe9 Of
Md not notice any lA.1,es- Tbs name OF the sec-
ond cook u BillJ boJer. l told him VIA, Vine IL
TESTIMONY OF Ellen s1xyKxsok.
Ellen Stevenson, .1tneas fos the prisoner, WAS
next aworn- She sud: Lire IN Jacksonville. l
be aV ~.s M n ny hnsoands employ. lie ~ Wis Il on oar
house On thai morning. His usual nantt was 70
e down and spsa the store Ia n ne morning.
and do up his chores around Tie house. AttH he
came back from the store md got his WORK done
up hs went T., h.ee tq The ts s,ofe aEatn 4 ne
minutes to =. Our time waa Kept With and by tho
town clock, though t1yn never paid &ny par
ttcqiar attention 70 70 tas ,I matts5. | don.t know
morning, though sometimes We would keep 1t tye
roinuses faster than the town time.
In ne croes examination ~ ~ ne @ witness sald:
and On the Tuesday morning II It was any faster
than the town CLOCK, II ~as not noge than are
mlnutea- ! did not see the town clock that MOTH
Ing, nor dill pay any attention to hearing It
stf1le.
TESTIMONY or Ell CRAwFoan
Eli CrnNfofn, d Witussa for the defendant, was
qpainted With John Stevenson and live with hiln-
On the morning Of the day OF General McConnels
Ssio9e % 70 o.clocE, and went to bis store TIC
prisoner did bo.1ness u the same
II III the shop. II was then about eighteen minutes
before 9. He Wis then hus.inx bis goodS behind
the counter: Ire1Ained TIL half:Past O'Clock,
nelb death about fifteen minutes paAt O'Clock.
When len the store Robinson WIS In MS store.
The news Of NcConnels de3:n reached n1e before
Ilelt the store. Stesenson's ciock EAs With the
, town clock tended It myself aud knew It was
| right. It w1s with the town clock on the Sunday
before and after the murder: On the morning Of
the death, 4 man who Is said to mznu-
fActnrc boap po1h Of the railroad, cs1Da 1nto
store, and remained there twenty or TWENTY-FIVE
mtU1fG$, lie NA9 E3tlE41 hu{IL. JIG HA3
showing sanr!es Of soap 10 Robinson, weighing
und comparing them, and tr5lng to &c: up Atsate.
kurt1 spoke 70 Robinson about ttaanq soap for =
storc. when Robinson said thss Stevenson was
i In cross ss-cxaminatlon the witness said: I am
positive about xha1 have SAID about the time oil
tafen about the clock l lcis the house that
morning al twenty minutes before o. l1nEe since
wn1sed the distance IN two mlnnteA ] hSliese
from the house to the store IA ooc thousand and
ninety feet, can vRlk rfe distance IN minute
and hs On tee S o51,hs , n q ne @ nq1aet 9i a9 IL
not Know how The ume eoupa1es now, f.!
hare not been WORKING there for SONG fine. oI
;n snday Sns ne EFT e5eFss; 70 'as I'd
O'Clock. heard the town CLOCK strife, BE-
ing n the time n the iron: roon froCa III
clock on thc week Of General McConuels death
and might have not Robinson *ns II the EtoE'
when went the.c, during the ume was IN III,
Ssrcf, % Mr. Robinson md 81. Stevenson.
TESTIMONY or AAKln BnApBESf.
sarah Bradbury, witness for the prisoner. sud
On the 9Th Of February last 1ve1 next door to her
On the day Robinson was arrested talked VII
Mra Aahouy = her house n The evening; IS, 81 50
said Ahe saw Robinson IN the morning u h1f-ras
O'Clock. She sid she was there =!
kocnlck 3 store when she eaW the prisoner OUT
ads e. o. ~, xscn11eS: Sa;H ,,e vtnrxp c, wo.n
talked with Mrs. Mahoncy II was about hhlf.nas
eo'clpck she WIS standing on the door dolni
ihat Vhcn sae mi sa1 lso1ln,oa he was so1lnI M
down the pavement She sail he ~as On the o9f
se xn y the se h; sne aa not enf na
sess: s9eSSn sic s sd d. .ne ~ 1tssn;a .aa sxassas
not say that when he csmc rat Of tho gate b
closed It after him, tIt thc did say that v net III
ssw him she thought thas he wh IN tne act c
! ktG returned that morning. l hare told {nct
| things to Barnes md NfA Robinson 1h2ye u
teint a srotsn vert o t.. wsa ,a'ns az NJ ~
,Si vail ID tie ct 81 sSatilns tue satc. lie she
went north.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN l. STEVENSON.
John I. Stevenson, witness for the t.1sonc
MAS next sHoIu: He SAID; reside N Jaekso:
vile, and havc lived hcze s:ace November. lsG
an acquainted Nth tae ps1soncI: ! learned !, {
The death Of General Mcconnell on Tuesday, It
9th Of February. nhout . quarter past o'clock
shout twenty minutes past7 O'Clock lie =:
then u the store. and hts boy, The! wete s*ee!
ing the place Tie remained there nye {
| LII tic store for breakfast l believe he can
: buck Alous o'clock. TaA IN the store when
came hack lie asked me aoout selling his wagu
and said be would 10 down to the livery stab
and get II wnX1Itd, AMI sell tho Eehtcle ~ ilutf
. | Mitchell. lie went cut Tor this purpose and r
aboa: ;Tsat}ayf lau1ss nn =; y ~ ns
7 ! o! tIf. Mcconnell DurnR thts tnorn!ug. = fe
: / MINUTES to O'Clock came In frOn The bat
! Kurtx. Kurtz sbcn iooked !. q Couple of sto7es
ne ne about trading soap for one q ;hsn: PR; Dor,.
0 | remained behind the counter; he MAS Ia Il
: etose Ut quarter past O'Clock. and bal been
d thezr ever dnrc the soap uan came there l .
~ ns,Sa mna;c: :: ss IT, ask 1t minute "a
b pefore thA: had sc!1 ttnTase 10 gentleman q
a'y sa md D,ssn. sf,s5 c1s asA = 81 s r. ta al
: .! Kobinssn, ~aen ] ttaae1 70 20 2 Gene
i or pes4i5 na'sf T. frreoIIee, he rsan wot
II coming In tic next LaJ. lie over y Robl
son. side Of the store aaa asked ies ten CT
the rstsns Torreli was looking - hin scEp c!o;
g., q sse5 e. ue Ee9 e. ES lie fsf asvs
n ss seea Ree:nsoa as5i Assa tss2e. aaa @ he ss:a
s1ea 3 % pu. H ss I'll II. f.; @ ne
~ seen Robinson. The prisoner said It was nj
y y, hoK-do-yon-do 10 talk of man tn taat way.
,s ss knex before :hAs thai Robinson Vas accused
~ The court then adjou1oed Ill naI-ioss
u AFTERNOON SESSION.
r TESTIMONY or STEVENSON cosEtxEn-
1.pss: oSsofk ,,d sde ,n soc GaanS
the witness Stevenson co2ttaret In rtsponse
sae,:;,n, by .on!!,Ss;f, 5a;sf Sha" 'hf foz
l. Jonns man ns5ne,' Ro1e.snnd. 4 NJ. ! I'd
I jotlrq, bct be told r,e /; was the t1utt- was
es austntd before the Cosoocrs n1ccst. tMss
le .lnioed on nors Pota.s than ! have been 70. 70
IL WIZ with tcut or fve other persons~ standing
| The sidewalk ontk3de the store. He SPOKE 70 I
J. tut they al N9sered. Johnay Raa:att Vas TIT
M Al NIrh
on In the csoss-e1amnaslon The witness ss.d:
te the morning Of tce murder set N watch At
ID a eessn ef hss a:emsss, sa y md csanos Sc
de minute beioEe Or one e,ser .. andI .n'ek. y :
he ton shown NE Il E!nc- Al the tEquestl As:
my nane to my statement after NJ Barnes
1ea1ts to ne e! Nd Haas a e9se9o5 ;as 97, soas
set ny witch II All one minute And
THIS tsi, vas correct Before the Coron,
naaes Ga ce 1i q ~ 70 tae y e. as
70 for :he nrss time. don Know ta4t stattl
icng he ~ gone tne ~ ~ am:; 81 Ie-dss .
as 5 eour. nc n" ss.nf s0iS ID u sesttis e oetass n
10 coroner snas thought he VA gone
~: DO rot 1nor ;nst tes;irel beio7e he Coz
seu that he LETT tho store soUe time bcfofe $ c1f
u - tains rencRoef peter nov tean 90 Il
on forr O'Clock, and when taer wan.ei Tue te
'~; vefy positive about the time, said he vas sa
Lod | m 6efore quarter to O. Eefore the inquest
ia, / IMAGINED that he nad On brown c
rcd / dil 20. speak poslth ely for l was
nosiuyr Ssli it vas an uuder {.
I'm ts[ r,t,ed it, leIgth. SID that the q
ire | ~ the coat he WIS wearing about tha: time
IT, somtWeat tpatked By g1case- l dtd tAE tn:
ofe Eas dafk b1rNpv abort s7Ik coat l did not
I'D -, pohrsnn rr:urred to the x3p{e As NC
OF eettin0 oCr w4tchek did say that kne'
use t srsrr+ and minute md haI{ 1ttses!
The 'n1.-sn Tna eetrtrx nv watch 1t tne TIM
j f.. oyercoai On Of not l did not nee aay (
a's cat when l lets dld NJ rot
.-,aer ~ h.t Yln down, at the in1
fo Fiji 81 thai Robinson told ae he was S