, 1870-03-25
MURDER TRIAL AT RACINE,
TFinl of Samuel Watson for killing
MrN. Annn IIanIcy,


R1e'ne taFch - correxrvniesee e] The A!,rd,1kxe
| Sentihei.
The trial OF Samuel Watson for tho murder
Of Anna Han1eE commenced yesterday, md
has but just got under way, Tho circumstances
of the case. 80 far as known. are NJ follows :
During Inst April. woman named MrH. Anna
Hauley very niysteHous1y disappeared, and, OF
| course there was much speculation and doubt
rnsaTling the case, some limiting gloomilr al
foul play. while others suggested that S1rs.
Hanley had gone away for the purpose OF witt
ing As the time Of har absence increased.
the mind OF fhe community became more and
more firmly impressed that mu1de1 had been
committed.
| The mrase1y was much talked Of, and, at
but OH Saturday, October 3. lSGa. the dead en-
bers Of curiosity were lighted up again, and a
| thrill Of honor shock the hoarte al the COM
1nunity Ut the Eumor that two boys had discos-
ercd: under bridge on Sixteenth street, =
adv anced state OF decomposition. The Af1aIr
guic1]y came to the knowledge Of the zsn11ori-
ties, and aa Investigation as hsd. The buEv
WIS recognized from several s1idirg artic3ns OF
iewelrv to he that Of the missing woms1l It
Eas c1ear that the 1'ody had never been buried,
as the nhawl in which it was wrapped was cov-
cred with chat and hav seeds. Tia Theory
Nas thAt the murderer hAd been alarmed, and
had removed the body to tho plxce whesp it
vas foand on the preceding Friday night. Is
Friday noon had aeen nothing Of tIua hu1,slle.
\ few dayR after the discovery the accused
Watton, who uAs known to have been on yerv
intimate terms With the deceased, and nh, hail
been suspected even before the disco,ery Of
the remains, wAs arrested II the murderer.
Several othsrs usre also confined ~ haEing
been accessories after the fact, but were speed
Iy discharged On tho following week tht,
grand jury found true bill against the ,,ri.-
ouer; and ha Eas bound oseE to meet his trial !
&kI,1 a. ~ IL.
Mesars. Dyer Paine, i Millet were retained 70
defend The prisoner.
Watson il man ns,out 60 rears Of age. and
a native Of North Ireland With grizzlel hair,
almost white, and cle.nly-cut, bright face
which does not ahow fully the narks Of age
and certainly does not Indicate the deadly pas
tions and purIlose vhich ouly could hsye
prompted murder 80 atrocious, his derneanor
il exceedingly quiet and seh-po.sesred, aud
Of liz own % s nd ot sea
tefore the EW.
There Was some difa11lsy experienced IN oh
tanning proper Jury, oumg to the fact that
nearly everybody in this vicinity had come to
some conclusion 81 to ttse guilt Or innocence Of
residents Of York1i11e,, Mount Pleasant, aud
Rochester
ATS o'clock in the Afseuoou the exnmina-
ton Of Witnesses commenced Nothing haa
yet been established, further than that the
her rku1 WIS broken with something like /
hammer.
lae7ne Eareh ~ DestasrA Ia The xunaut<s Sentinel
The excitement occasioned by the triL Of
Watson for the murder OF Mrs. Han3ey contin-
uea undated. The Court Houso is ilel to is
utmost capscity, and the streets adjacent are
crowded with persons who were not Fortunate
enough TO come early, CT Hrong enough to
force passage through the crowd Ten oe
twelve Witnesses we're swurn for the psusssc11-
tion to-dxy. I cannot give. the testimony IN
full. but il was to the effect. that Watson was
engaged to be married to MIS- Hauley; sh.t
after Mrs. H wis missing his ganetA cculn4
VAS strange and suspicious: spots Of blood
we're found On the door Of Wa.son's el.epfnx
apartment, which be at 61st said we're, PANT,
afterwards that they we're caused bsr baood
from hie own person; e1eks were d:arorered
IN the mud At the plsce where the hcdy wss
found, and As the time the body VIII found i;
Watson's shoe fitted tho track exact5. even 70
! sman holes IA the bottou1 nf tho atoe. near
the too-sc>AHoxu ShkuH Sneider.