, 1869-06-01
The MCCONNELL MURDER.
Seventh Day Of the Trial Of
Robinson at Jackson
vile.
Testimony Of Cicero D. Miller. an
Expert, as to the Appear
anee Of Robfnson's
Accounts.
Statement Of Sheriff Smith, Of Jackson.
Yilie.
R0bin>on's Conduct at tic Time
of 1sis Arrest.
RObin%0n's Conduct at tic Time
of Ills Arrest.


s,o,,,,
elecAa! DespaEcA 10 The Chicago Tribune.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, May 81.
The seventh day Of the trtni of WIN \. I,oh,n.
eon tn tha -nu-.s. - ca... ~ =. - q noo'a-
~ ~ VI rtne.al u AeConnei,
eotnhleaceu 1A3s 9ofulnR IN sna"n'a Hall, a
soon amer o CLOCK as counsel were on hand. The
and Younger brother. maintained fha Ia7ra. ~
tnterest ,n tha ,,rnraadtn-a - 80 ~ VI
nsS-e.au =. ~. u tac Ease taat nas
characterized him all along. He exhibits no de-
gree ct tmnatience at the length OF his trial but
slts through the ioog hours Of each session
dtsInterested Epectntor lie plyes The cnsc ali his
attention! but ret eytnces no fndcat1on of anTetr
thst ssfs nm Wond
e9s Toad an @ fen To- hs
tience at the protracted inconyenIences to which
they are subjected They have now teen seperatei
iFom thef iamlies fer Teet aad hsve the Pros
ana Close stentiop to al that ponrS ss h
foFs e tesa as1a,r .o.-.o.. W
TIC CONT religious exercises were inanon4ated u
g1ass g5@e s s T q Sos e see
dese1ed sernon 70 lis = broher @ 1nn ugoF
t,a aAe p1oseeoloa u Inc case was continued by
LAG rrs,,xovv m r,rxno p, >
witness 70! the People, whs, having teen sworn.
Nv Gane - rtsar5 - = 1o1Ems: 1i,f;e: .,.
CITY, Am hootkeener n rho Eir.+ +3e, u n s4as
here. / wns 80 encasci on The SS ~ 1ank III.
held orer the remains of 1;enerai - Mcca9nnei
on the morn.nr of the efh f;.n Hcraonci ~,
the bank Gye n i'm minutes ef,eT # ononaa 1ha
regular. hour for onenine, Inc hanr xol nc,or de
Gent down 10 McConnei,s i,nuss ahnut f5itv I:
milues after George icft. TIE 0s CoropeTs s my nv
~ fhe hnnsa fhn foxfr Z 90 f.inr ~ ~
emsnea On ne led or linz on ne S
Paesa Isa On nc !oangc IN The same room DnEn
ff6ronch nram,1a,n nnE nuoss !" mul.ay Meconnel
viii he schedule row ahown Sia'is to 'rsG mrs
not ;or al apz9n ~ t5c fEr pGon o. the 1ote
was nte4rurted, as ine Too@ M wanteti icf 's
1r s1 y Sa 2 M not on
vas ua WednesdaJ ss Sn So nqsenep Iat
ahn aanen hooE Ie'oty iae 1 inquest n ny presence
marketf So waa su.rn,tnx, ~ Sh h,,a aeeoaT!ata, H.,
cash ncconnt connncncin0 1rrn A.sn' % 1ltS
submitted 10 him a. h,s uook 40 WIS
hanfiei ~ him ~ A. Eae.Sat ~ III IL was
q ssas IS st,sntcn e on tic R''esss
IL Ronns99n ca7in e1 2 a aha 9o.a ene peemhsr
hand side and iSe h'1, n eue 1oonss h on INC lei
cash account. tnnf .ioun " ~ e t1Sue u the
called them on '0oA oo"a 'ae nst'fes rs hc
. Counsel Tor the defence oh,ec.o, tn ,,,s
course OF evidence. Tie pcon,c nai su,,. aiIs
inn f.f thts thrIsf
and ali statements madc ~ lin nntsfJe ria ,5sa,
etion were clearly inady,sahie S ~
5!r. Morrison, for the peonie, held tha, tn,s ey-
animation "a spplv for he ri,rnosc OF the J,lrn
tI0tu1iuu Ut certain entries and proving thrr nu
pearancc mud condition Ut the time, nnd also iar
the further purpose Of showing the prisoners con.
nrrsen5 if was simris intended 10 nr1ye m" fart
by The nitncss and hit fac, Wus ~ iha, Ronsnn n
sS tSsy tTaH oses Tue entities III his cas
i9' 5 'na hs
4nd nat ,ss saesta Of i1sneton , n whc
incI about the hooks.
/ Thc Court Hail that If was certainly r7,e Of
| evidence that d rartr could not 1npeach his own
Piled to the deposition tntfoduced II the pr rsor}e
IL tns ease lie shonld Therefore, overznle 'he
IN Outlining, M ' tie wisness sai Inc Items In
ws2s Tead aeu a. e S,socf = ia ui ,se ap IL
| lie jurv, al thcs nrpear now In the
r. m 3ns on se nsea o12 en
On the debit arc: December ITO merchandise,
fS2s December swpt'9 saS9 December -
@asG i fS i. Sessns1 e ip,a ST. TSs 'Ss
ss@s sssoaai r. ~ alse rsad y !ne F5soa:s i
follows: December ~. N:wlnslox 4 C., sla9o
exchange, - cents; DeesnhGT s-fTSieh.. f1sa
ss ia%se :s stnls n:cfma III isa H. sa chsi
tHcen tho debit anil credit sides Of the account h
NJ Mecoaae1, q On lie IL @ oher s sds @ ny @ ite@
ssss sssesnt ii seos s - rs s!so sS:,.sd I
quest, ana he read thc items d entries as they
now arpcat from lsccstnhsr to necenocr T.
The. arc ~ follows on the tef,t side: Decembel
l,ceclnhcE S-1htso, 3'3So: l,ccenfcr 9-Do s9b
Dcccmbet 1".-Do, tc3.fo: DccembcE Il
iootlng Of ihe de1t. a!ds Is s.:;.!s
THIS balance, without tue IN the hundred
pscs. woulI " ile SANG e. ~ a,, N a' na!ance .
account the following entries wrsc made y
Rob!nson: Dec, ~. y. WlnsfoW. ein9l
cAehangs. % cents; DC, s-iEciEhs' sl.aa
seata 'e be: ieia!d @ Il; shleten: j.; tf 10. !,
ra!a Mcconncl tan: naan,e, a3e' ~, Ihe ua 1oosti'
t Mh!cn ;,, nErsa @ wMnoat " n,st ~ mgafs
honk. TN alncrencS bctWsHr tAc t~n account
s.nHt s4M. lhe lSarss NhiSh a5c ~ i,9ok =, ah,
11r 1t sns IN noH Then ,oS n ~ tGne . N n
sI{5y & na!i !irsns az tas,noEalup; q % TnlsE "!
, o. i,eseni.Tf -, "taa 70 Mct onne'; ssm', wn.s
asa ''onskccrcr for s'Euc nftccn years. has
, 9crt nooka 10 !ne mouse o! Malu, sannoS,s !,
Mas1 u NJ A. 20 .aea. r,e, euGsessS H Sos,;v H. H.
t ness on MS "Wn account at SeW orleans; aso
: Ch!caEet nt thc house of Duhlnn 4 %; nnu
Jacksonville Mt the First National Bank. Dnflu
c tile war WIS CLERK 1oF Lieutenant tolone! Dul
Q lar, Assistant QtnEtertnastcr: have hau occl
s!uu to examine liz debit and credit sides ol II
|. | accounts from nettmfFto 5 to December l..
contained In hook No. a. and nlso including tt
dates from December tn December Il, contalnt
>. IN book No. :. examined them on Tnursda
the 1lth Of February, ut The store occupied BY N
| Robinson and Nj. Stevenson, In COMPANY ri
- Sir. Kctcflan,. writ to the prisoners desk III
!. / TOOK possession Of books Nos . uns J. ha,
h also examined them ut Nj. McConncl's house,
i | the bank, ut the grand jury rporn aud IN tt
coutt. IexaInned the Ink Of tue different ngur
!, ard writing contained Ia book No.
II | and from December to December 19
No. T. found nothing unusunl IN bo
ID 4. saw the figures for the week cotuuer
u in9 Dece,nler IL, and my attention was called
y fh0 .t,fn-enf rofnrx NJ int In The ftYsf entry