, 1869-05-27

AY. MAY 27, 1869.
Woodson, Of counsel for the prisoner, uA1ved tas3
~ the NitnesacA for thepeopfe Be swosn and COM
.nit1ed to the custody OF N ofacet. who Htu sec
stde world untn they shall be placed On the stand
and examined.
cesn.e, fo9 tae people resisted ne motion. con-
elraton Of witnesses from tho courtroom durtny
The examination of aay one of them
ahs co1T T1ied thas ~ nSnaa snssotas o. q! sonss
taanRh lii Homer had never known that Court
nsa aeea asfed e Commit them % the custody ot
oon oi hs .as 10 % snf
7sT1sosr FOE 1aE rRosrcc1,ox.
opened s. cans to tec she sas I'D My Ryan HSo,
aast12 been duiJ swozn, testified substantially a.
follows. {, IN answe1 to questions BY III: Ketcanm,
s41ranr or NARY nrAx.
ae.th q General Na1sy Mcconnell Va lring
recollect the tay Of his death II sAs On Taes-
gay morning, the ssh Of February. The week be-
,9Fs 70 s1 tne deesased. sh!ns Va .. home He Has
Monday night he lodged in nta oxn room. slept
.ast atEht u ny roou mp starr There were i've
Mcconnell, j., and Bella Mcconnell slept up :Aere
tnat nlght II separate toomA General Murray
AcconneL's room WIS on the south Ale or the
house. lie called Il hia ot1cc, There was h.ll
between !, and the Ecst OF the house The foot Of
the stairs was at the rear door Of that hall The
rear door opens on porch into the bark yard.
eeni 9o%8 81 e. e
pared breakfast. breakfast VAS ready about S
oeioek: 1ld not sec the General thai morn
kitchen TO The ,ilmnx.room sevesal unes dill
not no.tee how he uas dressed, though th.ns DO
A I'll
him leave the dining S-room. Soon after breakfast
kaw he was not there l next saw him IN the
U1cce Whe1e he had been killed. l went iu there
TO make lis bed. 1clcanea up hla room. When
went IN he waa not IN, hut soon came and sat
down By nts tntAe and opened lettcE. The table
sboai The centre Of .ee south side Of lie room.
His night side was 70 the table, and ha put Ills fst
On the stone he4Esn. Tue envelope q the letter
shown to me. / was not In this room much over
Gse ultnntes. then went up STAIR, leaving hlm
there lrst went In Della Mcconnell : room and
where removed The slops and made one hesI.
j.. =: a.; sssa as~a y sss nn.a.s: 4:
this purpoec. going through the dialuR-Eoo to
the kitchen. Ithen wen, Immediately 70 the gate.
but Eaa not there minute. vent back into tho
house. in4neiaatel5 took the milk into The cellar
md returned to Edward AcCunnels rposn-
While there hearl . noise IKE = heavJ fail, but
Kept on with my WORK. not thinking anything WAS
EtnnR. In 4 few mtuuteA After hah finished the
bed went down st1trz to the Generally roo1 with
some Waier for HIM So fat as / REMAINDER,
r. ~ 80 3as saee m On M na ~ % ~
saw blood 1o~tn2 from his head. lid not no
nce any A&ns Of lie then about him. His hat WAS
On the door. did not notice whether his clothing
Was dtsar7angtd or not His hat vas broken on
The ekle and sas close to his head took hold OF
him BY the shoulder aud asked BIN what was the
snd 10 esd I'm ven IL
n7u she CANT either from the kitchen or her owa
IGou-both AI'artuents a!l l!olnlnR the dn!ng-toom.
fa.sc hin up, but did not succeed. sne told me
to run to the Nat1ona, Hank and cali George Nc
ConneI. The bank Is on the Court House square
him that his father vas aicf. and he vent home
Immediately. We did not return together. l :pt
there = little the frst. went hack running:
esH Mcconnell f1i ha Fed The @ c as: out q
issnR On Ihe door: Sic axked me 4 George vas
| Hood was still Touring frnm the Generals head
| and mouth. did nut notice whether there we're
any t,ens Of life then. hut went Immediately TO
Mcconnell anil George, who had then
sstTsss "a s i. 81 81
la Easafd iisa Mcconnell s's 20 "a III 9aa5 aconasi "a
his grandson; Rella Mcconnell. his gT4ad-
d.oshss, an1 p,seM Murray ha,, haa nys1 tastc
| years ago this month. rEst saw Edward Murray
| and lella Mcconnell that morning at the bteaE-
hour Edra1 Iii the brsaktast tase ser1 ta I o a.
| ttg. l did not sec him leave, but saw htIn d.
recty after on the back rorch next RAW him IN
the dining room again, and did not see him aho1t
the house after. That was about half-past
| s o'clock. ! don't remember aecinc Murray
from the time be vas At the breakfast table I'll
me an and wss IL the m nss,t q go'sg IL the morning i
for the Generals mail lid see Hea after break.
fast. know she went tn school that day, leaving
saw Edward In the dining hslI, did not see him
TIL came hack nom Df. Jones. After oreskfAst,
Mrs. Mcconnell vas IN the dining and u
bed. | ncaru footsteps IN The halt kefo7e
heard the fall, ! spoke q ne footsteps:
when vent bset 9p s.ats "a NOT remain OIL
ihe family stayed In the house, nor dtd sec an,
one else that morning. 1t - MI hsot 70 wait Or
the front dnor, Int the bell Via not f1nS tha
morning. Wien vent ior mllA the front 40 dool
was open TIA. door fronts east: there ts also
mont t,oor 70 thc 9n.es. passed Shout three fee
ftun snc Office did NOT sc tnat doos o1st s
milk. The ollc- door Was right before me-, ant
1saw!.. u vas arthc tune closed. When wes
Dr. ot ts eooSs Mea
George l went out Of rnc kitchen door also. and
aIeni,a tie osise, the door q Which .s* - sly!
the frnnr once door. 'to not remember sealll
what door went in At the nEst time, went int
ths Gens5ai'a Foom on tns Tnes4a, morning. i
|
o. the 5oon IN III the cot corner. ,.a us o1Isss
stand and then bookcase In the. south corner
When he was sitting as saw him hrs hack WAS to
| the baokc1se. There was smother bookcase IN III,
| room, IN the northeast corner, between theflool
that opened into the hsl and the front otrce door
When went IN the second time did not touch
lay there vas pool Of hioo1. cleared II ava,
Mss Nesoans.s g., ell ~, request ~ s,te5 he va
cAtpeted. | hare seen TIC carpet aimee
There Is no blood IN any other rlsce except wher
Gs 10y asaF shs M me- e nsf
were any othess Oh the ta5le. The one So" va
| IN hl4 hand
on the Tuesday morning, Nj. Mcconnell was Ii
| only member Of the family that knew WIS up
Cr to the time Of breakfast saw none OF III
III q nd aae teg ae1 sas
rang. Edward came list to the table- u
slept over the dining -roon Reila lefr the taiA
General left- Iseiore hfrat1hst had not becu i
his ruotn. Tie slept In his once on Nng!e bed
! stead: It Is rather high one. don't know tha
ing. After the family ha.l breakfast, toos n,ine
! 1Ncsl up the things and went into the Genera!
room I was moi more t,sn ten minutes At hrtak
! last. l then LETT the dishes in the kitchen.
| took them nj In II one TIP, leaving the slyel
nt1e and glass on the s.deeoari IL the dining roou
then shook out the tah1ecioth at the ki.che
toor, TIT the table In Its place, and went II tn
Generals Toon ! taw the frunt door open. Are
breakfast, when went Into General Mcconnell
room, he was not there, but came In IN nbout rls
| 1uInhtes- u1ade his bel, removed the Stops an
went up sta!rA The letter he opened wns lsEn
On hts table when he vent in
IMs. Shaw here questioned the witness closel
md at considerable length, a. to the details Of i
. | the domestic d2tteA per1oF7pes. hy her on Ii
morning Of the homicide. hut elected 10 fat Tia
| had not teeu brought ont hy the prosecution TIL
chief atm Of the counsel xprealed to be to AzrtE
! At the time occupied BY the witness fsom III
moment Of preparing the faI1ity breaktas! 70 ths
| Hhen she saw the dccenfed lr1nr uron the dooF.
The v1tutss. IN continuing, sstf: did not X
EIK ard ie1Te the house thAt morning. When
went down TO the mllIuAu sAw Ms AtConne
In the dining room door, AMI she asked me # na
| heard the bell The footsteF% heard were In n
sear hall There arc windows In the rear Of Ii
. | passing through the hal1 think It Has MI
1cC. : step that beard The h1ll Is covered Wit
! oil cloth. Ars- Mcconnell wore saoc4 that EloTl
.EE- heard the ste{s before ! went down fo
nllk. believe hezfSt the sound OF the fall A1;e
l wc..t M for the setcas tine Whea | ::r;t lei
eoIIh zidt, near table. The srout door a att
Ated quite distance from the ftoat street, Enc
10 called Main street, There is nothing to shield
! I-c1%on FUN view IN passing from the fFont gal
| to the house. The gate Is glattned b. n ord
nary hitch TIE once door fo.ts n n. 81,
) | PRECISELY a. the front door ot tn. ho..o coe
: There are wtadows IN ne front and rcar Of II
, dining -roon- The family usually used the .ro'
. door III goice IN or oct Of the houze- did nt
| sweep General NcCo1neus room tnst tnoltn;
i he sed TO sleep alone in his onee- When e'
: tered the previous hight DO noi EnoT whetht
: be vas up Or not. He had s'egs >.
i | aocse don't ,knax what time Edward ca1t
! D. nj. the ntc., t.cIpTr or what LIE he or Aay