, 1869-05-29
Connell, the court adjourned uu:l Ealf-past
o'clock In the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

clock. and The tr1al Of the case was eouthaed
The nrst witness presented by the prosecution.
Cornell. tlsc widow v q fhe General The Old lady
Was evidently In feeble health, and the tuty OF
minure1y detailing Ill tie sad and terrible clscum-
lentiT remarkably painful one. Delns swotn,
she testified substantially as follows:
Ay name is Mary Mcconnell was sae & we 10y o.
husband was not well, anil was nj home all N.
time: he was there On the sabbath ana On Mon.
day. lie used TO sleep In hts office, but WIS not
he seldom remained M nlter IL O'Clock,
tween !, aud IL; IN eo.d weather he aiways
MouGas night, II hts otllce, ahoat , O'CLOCK rut-
s',stnGas ii the ,ext E,o:n;u+. lie vas sstttas a,
TN tha: Light, think. II tirei ahGnt o'clock, as
usual. sleeping IN my room In the north wing.
The next morning vas M few minutes before
O'clock. MARY ETuu Was not :hcn up. From
the time rot lp lnti. the tamil, Wig called to
breakfast hccSc wcs a thc..t!:ne in the dining
room Ihd kitchen "ns not IN The o!1ce before
t1cahiast. Before seifTl":- 1t W1! nv habit 10 see
tia! al The d,uss cf tar acusc were locked. un
:he Monday night t,-Gsio!s to tie death Of Elf
h:sl.a;4 leeket' az! !r'!t.l ii. rear ha ,loor
about O'Clock. t'u Tuesday morning Mary Ryan
d dtaf NOV Tao~ xIs! Iss tine 'es Sic .e:srs1 tie
nsns n s;Sfs asr Z fEa e i$ 'S yeaas q Ma
were in the huuse iet4 was il her room. In
Tuesday morning l assisted tn preparing the
breakfast. I ilEst saw Ldsall aul Murray u.
that morning, whca tncy ca1Ec 10 sheir breakfast
leila came down altout half III hour leiore, al aas
her practice AT the breakfast table oil the tue-
morning nrst Euw my ausban.! ut breakfast. l
think Iie1!a left the table first. to prepare for
school. was PRESENT when Es En' ''aad len tue
ta:Ie. lie ~ent 10 the oulce. I do 1ot tains lie
hal his hat with hin, In tte dl,rE rnasn- After
ieaTlac the brtaktss: tsh.c. E!Fasd weEt OIL. 70
| the mack porch, f.! few minutes, nnd then tax
t1nfn 1skff
| where last saw Murr1; D., that morning, before
tte death. 1t Was lll@ hai. to 20 first for his
graudfatlers NAL antl then 70 20 tn school. lam
sure they all left the house. anu they left EGcit-
where about the far,e time. After breakfast va
oser Mary ItTAn WAS few minutes IN the dining
Too n ten vent Hp s1ai5s ;, between halrrast
room was nrst to 60 to Della's room, though, II
no one was In the ntfce, she often Went there
rear hall once. vent directly across the bal! to
cct koue rsce !7nrl little closet LET tic stairs
Ihel!ere Mr. Mccnnnr1ls $ room WIS then closed
light o. that lno5ntng sl!d not 60 into ny hus-
he w:s ill., That WAS about O'Clock. That morn
ing hea1a TIE lal:s1aaa r!ag tne belL au,l went
heard her 90 up stairs again When she went at-
let the milk i, vas very near O'Clock. The
sia1g afgan n, ont IT., nss te sss 81 NE: FsS
day unsA The ne q the lea!n. 10 not know
that any one ne;ae the .ainils ras in the house,
on ihe morning q hs tae Ssaih Win 3iars: :eallsl
ME to go to MI husband, saw him lying on the
vas covered with blood. The Erl md trle,l TO
ra1-c hn- hut could lot do Il Sufficiently. lie was
tlen trathing sers irrce1lar1E, the e''o1 stream,
10 the hank to fetch Hy san George, AMI IN the
Meaning suppoltcl I1y. husband as we'll as
parity under hn'. oac u his fcet WIS under the
a., ,sc. = 5asss %aa III 10 ;s;I;; s,lisnss
IT, It's! watch ind ian cas!a Eo n Ta IN lis per-
n ,lhl cot SET .n"st, II! t''.rE ahon-
siu Wa, TAKEN nom Ills pocket anil thought 70 me:
they were picked up the I!ooI. From tAe time
entered thu ruu!c+ dom KNOW WAesaer LII
front ol!!ee door 'r;ls epe:. er mt: When GeoEce
! slightly. don't kn3w :,tw .D1g lie hrsat!lr''
after. 1ur ran lt I" the street to yet s'' ''tlt
to help George iii him. anil VIXEN ! re:us.ed uy
hfisi,lb Eal Breathe! his last E!Wa-t cane IL
| IN about len or tltcan :-It;.tr-, t'tHe- The
| fa1y lad thin been liftca t1on the hta.
On that morning Ely 'ns'anl ware Light g7aE
pants, G4ureu Vest. tiaIk cploEe'i froGH Coal.
.At"l Il siik Int ,ost know what WI, dune Will
thr elothlng, though think 1t WAS given up tc
turl,.d nothing III all in tir ollt, .xeert to ,iss
t!oul the i1mr Il iIe cirl, ,iary ryan. y, NY Or
tu SAY that there hut ucsn foul work, though tht
Wounds MI ln,.a notice.! ''eiCrtI Ny huseaa:
nsvcT II; retaInsl rFsa: 'lsl y ,,,o nons,
| :t"hci! 10 our premises. EN.e;.:n- Il one oS tW'
| LAYS was at hntae tlnrr. al i,' Elo'rh "f IL.
,smbef Nv va nize'a S "a ~ ennttnas a. ~ .! at1, ~
fhe 10Th Or 1atlf- Ms hu-a,a1 fed lu the Woolshe,
AMI hurt himself j1si previous 70 o:ic OF thes
visits uni sotcWil3t disabled himself. have nu
ict1I to n'y trnihcrs s:nce then; on each tim
Ntut 10 my brothers, 12y husband Went WI!
| !nf.
Yhc witness was thnn r-oss-eyar.t:lc,l t.y Judge
1 Shaw. substantially fl!fO far Tlt.T
| ts,tutS ar cGg1cttl,'1:
| After breakfast. Oh Tuesday, my has'.an,1 "a: 4
and 1h.n got up AM! walked away. NJ grl.nta":l
after breakfast went out IT 'hc rain front door
vent IL tnat '!'nF early 10 The morning he
Ire ans q tac family ws7s ul, HI! fonud that
was lacked. When l lett the tltnil*roo;4
after breakfast. I WIS 10 anl tvo IN thc ktt'Nr.'
A1hTro: an n, onI. OWL nso1'e ,.sn1 nn H. ", W.
hai. once. Ihl not notIet whether lie frog; ,loo
aas then ontn ~ shut q" not inu's wher
| Edward Nls un lii. Mo.IHIs hight. oT what tim
lie retired. The '.9or II te i'lst!t.on |t1wten III
front s1lll Tcal l:5 "as nsl'sy open. I wc1
lcathe! shoes IN ttc l.',':c al hs snc. 10th ear:
his u11lce after breakfast. hut hear! him walk
ani ellut the door. We were about ~ minute
or half an hour ut breakfast on the tnornlS ot U
tie General Can,v IT. with hia lElf on. PERSONS
Edwards nom. m stairs. wo'li'f hear SOM
r.orc 1'stnctl? IN TIC rcas haa than II the frol
one. did not Sec any one that remember afn1
. | the premises "n tia; u.tr:liils. Ntcl SPIKE
The 81 ,l''oat the mlsslnln WAS .t.llEs u II
.Ilnsugroom door. she went OUT q ths aoot n :,
! | s4'u1n side u t1.c oi'cc, ilas,ln2 the windows
Gencral s1ct'ol,;!s: r:.lee Tile shEt:t:s CT ol
I OF t}ese HfntluWs-tsc seEih Die, be.ltyc-Tc
npcn. .lId NIT zee the n.ktlan, bit nca
him, a,lE knew That WAS bis tinlt. as hAl look
| at the click Il mli.Itc or Two before ! had Al
los,Htt1 nut III t,!e window oacc u twice tossar
: ihe e;...., 10 stt II he WAS romll,r: when Ma
rArnt ,lnwn stairs ahe had been M s.atrs alto
5 h:r usual t!Inr aE.1 WAS, t:nk. In Edward
rcon She Nas ant .one up GillF:' ac.lin faoft til
four or Tive minutes, alter she hal Eot me mi
I otlice. When rtt!r"t ri Mond7v night. did &
), look at lt!c inatn front der. General Ntconn
.ll!.l sept III Ill: occ fur some .ears- TAe 4.
; t.rG,an Who Ees't. u3'pv+tS and caSt q oas 1nu
f. Mr; Charles az, !,un1ar III r family consists
q Our cluek Is. tansit!eF. Il co'hi tin-rlere ke
!, | It rcry Gcar The town clock, which ean hi
-;1ihnG. Gu lHt ltzlilg nt Its husbands ic:l
. / think ,&e girl 1lu,se MI. Nctunnclis bed Il,
: hut ! am not certain. she generally not occnri
| more than tive minutes In making It: The tlay
L Ter. his death. the .rue1ll tcd nc III was so
tc Springfield thu. L.eat, though l4c s'.hse4',ts
u postponed lis intei..!uD to start ill thu III
| morning.
: TESTIMONY Of En~.rp N'eoSSEtI-
:. E,,warl Mcconnell, son ol the deceased. an
It | witness for the people, WIS next cSan!le1L
II testified substantially az follows:
IS Ny name Is Edward Mcdonnell was . SOL
as 5srss ;ears s TT y; 9 Wiz aF a
. ;ias'as the VI: h.ye slss thsle az i " .is
tas :s%e ye fse SS f month II
v r'!ntcd III, officer in the rc;,ular aEns: Again
,r home, ani dli not return ~ March. !;
Ii WAS at home, think he WIS at home the $
day anl NJ ondnJ rreeedinf ms .ica1n Iva "a
Il. tha, time esnployed u Thy ilons Noo!en VA
,c OF some days, as the mills were moi running fu
n was at Work on the rresio:s Monday. / t
. 10 commence WORK asoat $ o'e'ork. don't II
/ Tbn% I 3nffo m, MONDAY 7
h. 7cr 1t louc, about & O'Clock Father, NOT
T. bella and Murray were at the table. -Arer sur
te ! ,iuns rccollcct going anENhesr, sSecpt tlla
lis CAME up To the square. Ietatnr'& i1otne III
N evening somewhere aooat 10 or II o'clock.
be sront door was left unlocked till ] came tn
on went III ut the .rol4t aoo1 aaa locked i tseT
=. no; Know where Murray .. Mcconnell was !
RI l;cl.a at the hu,.se whea went ont On ret1
re-. room tic lcxt morning about O'Clock. and =
ne donu to breakfast. Nas ut the table ten or
ak ak teen minutes, and then ven: 70 The t
IS mothc. tih lew minutes ii the ,llnins-roon
Is w n, IS .,s's = sss IT, ~ ,d34 IN
ng closet or open. left the house about hssf
q o'clock, and went tirss 70 Mapes' nou1 store
s5 ne r ap;en e IN Yss de & sf1 na s sa le q
I'D I'D Iy tasheF's morning mail Vas genefaly !.
Is s. GeaS e q tss saur q
or: up With Mr. Rawiins, whom met q: The Pcs
ioa nee. During this wsk 90 not reeollect tn
srs | hcarl the town cleek strike. csnuot say
,ast / long was at Dsker'@psohahls 70 nllnut'
all; tnen stsIle9 1nI nous, MAS u tv LIZ. Ct. 80
n whcu- entered our house through the
hes mont door, anA saw my father lytag
the .ne otn 1o ~ ~, '"k.eaa Inn. an, Tr AZ Il
,cd warc In The nom: l met rur brother George
The eoE!nE ou.; IT,, o, .,e -, w tnr .t, x
been at ms fathers house, nor 1t any places