, 1869-05-29
The MCCONNELL MURDER.
Fifth Day Of the Trial Of Rob-
inS0n at Jacksonville.
Testimony OF Members Of the Nc
Conncl1 Family,
Robinson Seen to Enter the Mc.
Connell Residence on tie
Morning Of the
Murder,

SeNASAA S-SSA*A0ANS "AA +A4@
Morning Of the
Murder,
FOURTH DAYS. PROCEEDINGS.
Special despatch TO The Chicago THl,uac.
ceAtLETtoS OF TIE TESTIMONY Ct MAJOR GEO, Y.
MCCONNELL
TThe following Is tho remainder Of the testimony
Of Major Geo. II. Mcconnell, and thar Of others,
Which, owing to q failure Of tie wires On Thurs
,ay, could no, be published In our last tssuc:i
The buildings we're built separately, but u roof
north side, and admissible through the Shed; the
porch Is about twelve feet north aud south BY Btx
Or seven east and vest; t. does not run tound nc
kitchen; one dous and ont window open on the
south from the Kitchen; in the ball, the foot Of
the stairway Il On tue south stle, four or i've
east as you rise, rntll platform
Is reached, near the pasusion, when 1t turns north
for short distance, When a.Other Platform Is
reached. and It goes est :,hc first platform IS oser
the Office door: upstairs there Is little room hy
l07eet, In the lack part, occupied ty my nephew,
Murray; vest and notth !s a room Is feet hy u or
but not COMMUNICATING With II, l. room IL feet
square, which was, 1hink, unoccupled ut the
time; south Of this, email roou occupied hy and
adjoining. was Heila, with windows south ard
east; the servant q room wa5 an attic over the
kitchen, and reached ~ nigtt of stairo from the
f''sh Fiji, hutc % nesra tcotsers ioo ID tne tai
ieluw: the hall was covered with otl-clo,n
'front.' aud rear; outside the house. brick
Office; the Office stands seven OF eight feet tack
from the main buililinv u the h0ls+ when Went
into the office that morning ilrst saw large
lying on his Luck. and his head anahhoudcrs sup
ported y MY mother; the girl bad gone n there,
and Was ABOUT relieving uly mother, when scat
Mcdonnell; my iather's 1ace and hands were
completely covered with blood: there was 4
slight qulvertrg Of the chin and irregular breath
ing, but no other Elgn OF life; the month nna nos
tlils wtrc both ulled with slightly coagalatcl
blood, and my first thought was that he hal
SHr ,S e1 9ea qss; yssJxi entv 1ns nGS e on n
tile edges, but not 20 much SO IN thu centre; tic
photograph Of the interior Of tho office nov shc'sn
me ta believe, correct cue. far us rcruem-
/ Ncr IT on that sntruiIE.
The wltucss tlen described from the photograph
the several at,i.rs Of furniture 10 tnc room, To-.
tinuins his Testimony, the ws.ness s;.tA:
Erun the table there were m tnkstant1. EaEnc
t'S an oScr IL Ike hack par, nrar 'ns vail were
two opened letters .Tls book, '1ul;aas Interest
InblGs, w1s oren, AM! 1sear the eoses i she t.-
on thc coo1;t:le enytio;'c s!!own ~. ai'lsesse.!
to tny father, was on the table, tic letter. which
: supposed belonged to It, WIS signed by Jnhn
;
tAhle nnder paper wcieht; hi: iet1er WAS Of II
business character; the nANc ut which the Interest
nSqs vas ogs ~ mi 1s n as svs q! s q Fl
ti1acs; the drawer In the tal,e pulls OIL III tic
wyst eut, opening on tht siEhs oi 1he t''.HE. In
this draw cr wcrt several huhes u paIeEs; one
h1intl1c bundle Of 1srtti. The list nt'N SHOWN
ne is list OF co:cs giving the 'sa,e:, when lnc,
names OF makers, character nt security, II any,
out the LIST, fur uy Iathur. About :4r ist u May
1868 The NAME and note OflNtfliain y. iso.lEsu ul
ts inc:ct1 In the ns': II + sei Maso, 1s6', ;lnt
i entered us due OIL demand, with Kelsey
l;Inthers rs securities. The asaoaat cnttre,i "is
f4:D principal with Sii.G5 Interest 10 May |, Isis
The latrs Ii the dGAWcr crs .lWa's Ae.t i'y sis
father iu sepatate llHtlie >-ia>vflci ns 10 1.1t
na.urc. When he tonk nut . bundle ami gn1
tlrorgh whit: he used to return them with
great care. When saw thu e,lrA%er. al the hnn
dies were right, except tae 1cel VI notcs ,yllitl
was wrong st1e uT aud twistse! s,Ilewlat ut TN
ends Tie drawer was no: locked II, father Fassl,
oefc the Wha% a%9 Mhen rs sa y ths k
tered the office hy the north door. The fFon
door Of the otllcc Ta3 closeL ! % not knon
The witness then .iescrihct infinitely tn. rIif!a
ton Ut the seyeral articles Of furniture III the
Generals office. suhstaatias as narrated t. ,Sias!
On the lower she.l III thc large pous
case in the oince WIS IN oil
tool box. containing hammer, ronsey wrsnsh sn
little more thau the Wlth Vi tile dur from TIL
front olllce door. Tin h:ool SPOT Oh this uor il
fourteen or fifteen feet iro!a t!5 ':"er m re WY
Al+O one Fa1sart bar OF cast jrui1, about c!lt0
urhca IN leIlTth, Anl another c1s \ little shorter
aud IL smaller tr.angu'a. orc. The three bars "a:
Ss:Esed as nasr we!h;s AL bal @ 1As,4 ,,ps 70
| NOT 10th. had lten covered with Oil "r1ill'
TAPER. The large one was the only one visible O.
M og ny an ia aS m
rase. don i remember sccirc his canes Of wall
ing stick that morning. In the store there was a
oi'i-Iash!onct1 rar Of iron toncs and poker m
l1at, fcen male ont Of piece cf sft,are Iron, wit
artght-angics' crouk at one emil y the other ca
i was nol!Swed or, ana tfec q wood inseF.e ,n
. ,'.r large took-ca<e. Since my father
h,a M Il pGe51 VT o f1InS pss ae a,t
| ID Mr, Mtifrr ss'r ni'oEt iAn',th when took o
. letters testainentatY and assuinci! carc 81 r.
rpe5 AeF se tg ~ s onse ~ ny fasn
inc Following Friday, the wounds upon II
MGen H. sG:u ,nxns nv y tahss IL a
tulc,l bloody, sael told usy mother to gtt Il
assistance to raise him. she c'ne IN with jam
inones. Woal nc, M b. ~ necessars DC % wi;h sew
+. this went ont for about fltren minutes to 70
s sult some Of my fathers oil friends. As ne
m ins IN. iii, nj -" l~ila " N',-rsy IL q. ~
tlrnr. When caue hack !ount several rerSer
among whom was pr. Joles- d. Jon.s 81
Ing abont the room far Something. have search
aii n.y fathers rapcss, except some OIL on,
!, several ,tnes-as ,lrs' WITH view 70 '';,coy
Mr. G. il, ,iil1er, an, Mr.. William S. Hooke, no
) | ever, have gonc through all the papers. )
father was in 'hc haiti .: Eeelng nc ne;es: ~
y themselves Ills rlrner he used to deposit
| hank 1s early as practicable after rcccsyinG Il
&c ceps;dernble amount o' 50 or s14, aud nrwaEs
than was necessary tnr hIs ordinary rn1nnt c
renses. lie had 1xo bank pass hooss-one se
Woy ai "Ish Is htassi MI " The he coR se shown @ nc nc +
hank lock from August :, 1865 to the 'tne Of
death. Tie other one Is tee ono kept hy httnsc
II shows The deposits and from whom IT.. mon
came. lie also kept memorandum papers,
ii which, in starting sen., he would rrst cu'cr
amount lie ha.l .n bank, and would then s,rik
money frou the hank. From the time my fail
o. ursf commenced Gcposittng with the First Na,iE
al Bank. h. did moi, to my knowledge. lctc
dEc witness then rea., all the items OF ,lcp:
in the handbook iort the month Of December, .
also INC items entered ID the book kent by
or ID either book. In cont ntinuine, witness sld:
- I was measu1ahly conyersaut With nv fatht
thought though not Of taily. can cannot say Tia, inoT 4
thing OF m effort made ty hin to collect Il
against The rssouer few dag a,as p1soios e e,
d. morning 1: Of III his d death. saw lis Ia:
B. the aoor; i vas cEashsa, ana aitsr
bp[AEA / l1OAGu l44E Au4i&oloAtS4
n, srcni q few minutes Ia seeing about New
remittance, and then hal walked up to the Il
'o desk aud WIS talking with q gentleman th
wien tho girl Mary Ryan canc In think
came III between IL aud Is minutes after the t.
opened. From the frcnt gate On Main street.
about ntty feet TO the trout door OF My faith
house. Their is 8 brick walk from lht gate u
house. Tie street Is one ol the chief SIT
"a | Of the town. At the bank We tIy to
~ With the town time, and on the NOT
ca in question ol;y clock was not morn than II!
three minutes out Of tho why: was informed
ms fathers death, he had f15 OF $50 about nts
sou, In his rest-pocket; he had an old-fasatc
gold watch about him, and an OIL. long,
lsn Chain; he wore breastpn, not worth more
ol S OF s1o in entering the froni hall Of the ho
the 1EEt door on the Fixhr leads into the pal
the nfst door to the LETT Is Just past the pa1t
dividing the hail. and Is the door Of my fat?
office; this door WIS IN the extreme
end Of the south side OF the rear
or the inside was srlashed with blood. sa'
-. the office, afier nly fifteen minutes ahscuc
=. / heavy blacksuntth's hammer, which DT. j
-. picked mp, AMI askeAi nc II II belonged Il
.Gt | place, sath that II did.
II. ss-examlnatlnn Of the witness WAS couua
BIZ Judge Sha., Of counsel FOR the prisoner.
following are the most importsns points C..
CT bslt:
yer on the morning Of my fathers death I 4
For the hank at,ort twenty OF thirty minutes
tEa fore ,hc bank WIS opened. 1t was pro'
IKE opened few mfnutcs from oc
ctt The t!utpx-ToQu1 deer s about three 1cc@ tsot
ali