Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-29


 my right between James and Annie. Think father said s.Good morning, Jim'' when he came in--think Jim said !" Good morn ing, John" Mother said breakfast was ready. All sat down but father-think he stood by stove. He went out and we had most got through when he came back. Ii q.
 Cues. Have you talked with any one about this case-with your mother?
 Aus. No. sir. E. oa xs ssttsss 4 z,.
 Ques. How do you know this was the 22d day of March? e5os-4os A... ..s.,-~.....s Ans. Cause I looked in the almanac. Nobody told ne to- s.l.2t' x Es@i- ac
 Don't know what day this is. Looked in the almanac that hung up on the nail No one told me to do so. Heard nothing said between Hicox and father, or my father tell him he must leave the house.. I was the next day after that looked in the al- manac. Have looked in almanacs good many times. Know this is April, but not what day. sss ..gf ...s. ..,.s. ss.s.. ;.
 Ques. Is it the 10th or 3Oth?
 Aus. It isn't either. " Cues. Is it between the two? sa.t Aus No.-Thought you asked if be- tween 10th and 18th. ...a......., .........,
 Re- Eramination. That is my fathers knife. My mother was putting up dinner for James when the stabbing happened. i.
 Or. Francis J Youag. Was called in on the morning of Hicox's death, found the body on the floor, wrapped in blanket Found two wounds on the neck. Tue one causing his death went in just below the jaw; cut the larynx. There was another stab in the shoulder, penetrated into the chest, no blood flowed from it, and didn't consider thet as having anything to do with his death. The other opened the artery think. It was about inch in length and 3 inches deep-downward and forward. [Shown the knife. Think that might be the instr ument that caused the wound.
 Cross-Er. Got there about g. Body in South room. Deceased was chopping about mile from Evans across lots. There were families within about E of mile of the woods. .@ 4sa I 4.asN
 DwightiS C,se Am constable, arrested prisoner at Barkhamsted Hollow about 21S miles from his house, He came to the the store about 10 o'clock I went in, and he asked me if had come to arrest him, told him had. Asked if Hicox was dead. Told him hs was. Heisaid he was glad of of it.-that he felt better than he did yes terday. asked him for the knife he stab- bed him with. He took it out of his pock- ct and handed it to me. It has been in my possession since. There was blood on the handle. Took him up to my house. Then gave him up to Sheriff Horne. Pris- oner said he had never had any fuss with Hicox. 1f' ,s1Af @
 Cross Er. Several were in the store at the time. He was in conversation with MT. White. He said Hicox was there and he didn't want him there. Spoke about ic hr1 aa I,o caught Hicox and his wife in criminal in call him father as they used to. He has worked for me. Have heard of his having two or three quarrels. ...,.,.,.-,.,....-' z The prosecution then rested their case, and the court adjourned till 8 o'clock A. NJ. Friday. ,i. .4 4ei-..s t4Fsas.;f rlf.m.;.
 At the opening of the Court on Friday morning the prisoner changed his plea from ''Not Guilty to :sttGuilty.'' The jury were then discharged and the court pro- ceeded to hear evidence to determine whether the offence should be considered murder in the first, or in the second de- gree. The prisoner was sworn and testi- fled as follows: t'5 4a''5'.'j'NA sa94@
 Hicox came to live at my house four or five weeks before the affair He had got a job of chopping towards Riverton and made the arrangement with my wife. did not object to it. had had difficulty with my wife, before. about other men. I had two with Hicox about staying there, after he came. The first time, 1 came home, my wife commenced talking to me about another woman. I didn't make much answer. The next morning spoke to Jim (Hicox) about it. I said to him s'This is new get upr told him 'sI guess my wife would feel better if you was away Once more, a week or two after, was on the mountain cutting rail stuff. My boy was drawing wood for wife's father. When he came back he behaved in queer way, and on my questioning him about it he finally said his grandfather didn't want me to cut any more. Jim called me one side and said ''The old woman is at the bottom of it." He meant my wife's9 mother. I said "I think you are at the bottom of a good deal of it. I think my wife would do well enough if you was away" had suspicious of my wife and Hicox. -i,A4s42 On the Thursday before the thing hap pened was out after axe-helve timber and my boy with me. He told me that his mother had said, 'sThey would get r1d of me before long," Iasked if Jim said any thing. He said he hadn't heard Jim, say anything. On the Sunday morning before the affair got up and made the fire and we sat down together and my wife said to "Jim, this is the last day isn't it?' He said No. Day after tomorrow. He ad- ded, sI will be as good as my word, too." After breakfast went down into my work room, in one part of ;: the cellar where made, axe helves. About noon Jim and my boy went of and were gone till near snndown. My wife was down cellar sever al times. I asked her to- come into my room as she had been in the habit of doing. She said she hadn't time. After Jim and my boy came back he came down to iay room.a He stood by the fire, by the mantel piece. [ noticed that his knees and legs wero trembling. Anna asked him what was the matter. if he was cold. II kept. watch of him. Didn't knows but he was going to pitch on me. We then went np' stairs. Scarcely anything was said by any, body but the children About ten o'clock Jim said he wanted his axei Charley said itlwas down cellar. said I wanted to look after the fire, and would get it for him. He said, no, he would get it himself. So he went down and brought it up and sharpen cd it on whet-stone. After my wife went tSn4sr rfSxx A q 5e