, 1869-05-29

the responsibility of ordering the dispersal Of the
Jury without the consent Of botA sles-
The court then adjourned u1ta O'Clock to-
MORROW morning.
EfETK DAY.
Special Despatch to The CIlcaeo Tribuoe-
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, May =.
TIE ATTENDANCE.
Tic afts LAY Of tie ira: Ct WI. = iso'..rs...
tos the 1arrder Of General II. Mcdonnell coy
nenccd this morning in Strawn 8 lIall,at O'Clock,
pursrant to adjournment. 4 large number Of
spectators were IN attendance while the galleries,
reserved exclusively for ladies', were we'll 1llea-
The interest In the Investigations still maintained
throughout the city, aud tie circumstances ainl
theories OF the terrible ClET'er coas.ltCtc tic
theme Of gcneraI conversation
THH FRlsONER'5 1.ELA7lyEa.
The prisoner WIS attended IN court By hts aged
father who continues to Watch All the proceet1-
snss very closely, and hy hs wife, young amt 'n:
tsllEgeut-lpOkinE woman. She Sat tD the right OF
her husband, anu throughout The lay ilsseucl to
tic testimony with the greatest Interest.
TESTIMONY or Mis- NE1-LA MCCONNELL.
The morning Eession opened With the testimony
Of Mlsa lcl:a Mct ctonnfl1 Who. having heel1 sworn
tes{tsed substantially q follows; knew General
the ,iule lie was killed lived ut hls horsc ind
have done so since my mother death. retired
dei atout leu minutes past . 5 clock. Tho next
1norniug between aud half-rast O'Clock, before
br.akast ! rIastissd " mns!c : lessons soIG Ios
I' thep Wen Wcns to % b1eskfas1 st. leaving the taS;e
before my HEandtathcr ...d; went Up stairs thea
Y a ea isn19 me- az near not
the Mansion House aa WAS going Ia school, lie
| was then going homewnr'l*., 1elt the house he.
con,mences Vt f.past ), and was there On time.
| do not recollert looking at the town clock In
tssnr. -'fteg leaving the 'li1.tng-room az not
| Rain front door did not Fec whether gtant-
fathers door wna open Of shut III the moEntns
v Mas az aou u the 'nr preasc @ It'd M not M notice M any o
ats,:t thc vicinity when lett for selloi. The
;ss sSr n f,. :, M M nSsss Sss
otcu,sl by IN. q: his family 1of Three years next
fall ] was NOT In EEs.ndfather's room OIL thc
granl!&ther until The next F1.tuy morning, Wien
le was In his colin. was IN his room after his
death bsio1e :hat lnornng, but the body WIS coy-
| ucs's inGutst.
| 1hc witness was rot cross-examlncl.
TESTIMONY is or a.AEs t AShsssoS. ,sas ssa, ..,s
ssnT MI f:;sn,i s,;,,atan,ia7 ns {n,ows
on The n nesnas s st thv eatn as ener Nc
sonns1. Gtoat :; : eneh, i,aa a ~ 1se hoTse
tf s rlace ~ w" hen o. ls VIZ
rassias Msconncl,; house, Eon; ha.k ag',!n !
s% MI ASx9hnx'! COVE SoM1 sa M te'm an iaS canp
doos Sy5s pE: nj 9s hn na 'h ae; hit an s,es NH
supporting the hea'l q his fafhSr @ upon par nj; "
SanetS etst =; 49, o1tn, .hr,uvh rho haIl
Tne ho.'s q NJ MeGonp:;; .a va ra; 1nS ao an Luz
Nno 9S Kas sa1 tme s me- ana the Soy IS eot st
the room md asked him what wa The matter
lie saAA hv ,:!I iset knew; a5ssd ~ aln wao 10. =
VA " 80; sa1 @ NJ ny !a:H it,s ,he hody mon tbt
. led placing it !n a. easy position NJ pnssi6ss
then ran aoTn to u Llys oSe e sai aad psai III
was extinct aa previously felt lt the Rse4; Rnslse
:'.1 found ;has II was itat sf ,onf nne[ f.
70 ssns S' tsfe c oa tnas 's'
gone to D. Jones hat knowing tnas y, %aa na goo 90
Hvs toA Gs9rsS that 1 wousa S. 70 s Ins W. I1s
m ,ns titne5at t;1 i ha taen Hen IN it, George asked b
lucas T T. Wns s, ~ WI 70 hu," 70 coneit M son,
1srhsI tnAs ~ e,k' ,hn tsr,I,r and Ge0rvc sai h
would 60 up town for that puIpose. As ae h.1 Ma
a going out be met E,iWar! and sEnke 70, 70 NJ u
LOT !e" ana,ss nn; ~ r. ~, M f,c anf head
nat ~ n.ss4 tt,e r9u ,1-1 - cst 1nn some II
y Nss,inr she % gorehcat founl a small bruis
g wnIrh ir. inras :nouch, hal been occlsionel b
the deceased s:rtSisr his head against small he
n heaa fasnt ei1" cos Of Blood a.d !arsc hole
= showed 1t to Dr. Lucas and D1 Jones, 1 wao h. h.
cms IT, a nsy III sH taat tdd; the ns SSqll VI y
] eond aad I'D NJ nc, nssae uie tasSe HhIs5 ioskel ~
us asd IN 19s M ares e ooa
"a saw al iron tar there, hut do1 recoltect whei
It found called r. Jones attention S 70, 70 y
i eonda n non ~ The he hnoss but doai rccmper II
= rpsnit. sssri some one In the room susyeste
= s6st the General had been murdered +
aHf ,ccse; We ;efsF%ns S"ok
- .cy Sarars, anu Ills watch and chain we:c four
,e ,e m ,hc fo,iy. il Side pocket; Into which II
i blood had ion was bundle Of papers, h.oods
70 ~ tnnEs atn4i In The Tuom at the stove. n
II chrs- - the deceased Vas IL, lis proper place ne
nc esE va wa3 1 no.; ~ ha1 ,aph, I'M HI e. ioot upou
nt pexsnsrcr ~, s1 nfout The desk though
" " arT dne.e ranernher cInc,y where II Lar. j
!nsesest SSek y 9ren q On n n ne erdsr sms pe
III on tae taus IS .sa hSrf nsrf ~ fhe tab!e bur
Vi u VI paaet M s,,ne WnS ~ lid mt notice drawer
~ tt1c ,hc des elesk. NAA'N''>
D. Kate1 VIE Whtsn n,sso.ht No f,v EnWari Nnen
Il; 1e1t ~, ~ 'htns hnns., II was about o'clock.
Il. TESTIMONY o5 DE- JONES
en- nr n, r. Jones' a witness for the people, y
NJ next examined he said: m Wae1ang 3 r9'
s 70 10 his t loa5e sometime between quarter
I haif.n.st i'd the morning. went there, nnd1
ow in the room pr. Lucas, MI. Anderson anu me 90
- TIE body Lay upon me beu snq W nnSis 81
ce breathless found upon Tue neau "uuAus ;sL = y
~ had evidently been the aet o. s1ots1 sa
IN On tic part Of some osnes pess
on There were five or sly woauas+
en | one Of which would hare neen FhhEaenl 70 saa
ou tlcath One wound Was on tne IsEnt sine ae. VI
lst | uead and tho others were on thc ielt y
~ wound was behind the lcN eas sAe Ssas1s ~
o1 Tns Ssd Sn ps %
@ @heen caascd II len Of niteen minutes. tn
J, I was one wound 1T the aas'c a.
no partial bone. betEs upon @ sss n'h,, ~ o. 11s
9TH naa been sauSe tne b s5ae Id 'as
s1s IN q nss "a coatass appsf vsaq4