, 1870-12-17
BEARDsLEE vs.. O0LVIN.
TcAtImony for Plaintiff Con.
CIudcd.
Opening Statement for co1vin
by Mr.. storrs.
Examination OF Witnesses for the
De&eucs.

The trial Of tie c1tn. COZ, case OF Reuben
l,caruelee Y. John Il. Colytn wa yesserday coz
t.rued IN the Superior Court, before Judge Porter
,ae case being et1l with the plaintiff. The Jaty
VAS called punctualE II 10 O'Clock.
r,s nre Jean . rpsideni q Chicago, IA BY occupy
ZOE nilIner and dressmlker, but Is at present
t.t Of bu1incxA She fesidea Il tss L1SAue street,
OF u The west end OF Maple strset She hSd
l-own the plaintiff something lesa than nve
Year., meeting him and his then wife shortly after
sac came to Chicago; abe had also known defend
s.i, John B. Colvtn, about three years. Since ehs
Lnew ArA BeA1ts.ee ahe had alwaya done the mil
lnesy work OF the fanaily, nnt1 Ara Beasdsee LEFT
sne house. and 1nce thas time wtueas had done
Ike Work Ior tie fxUl1y. She used to see Ma,
v,sarss' pascc Of business, On wsossh asenas % md
t1eea md audi ool5 $ esed az sor ~ hel 9an! 1la
Tie carriage. That Wat prboan]y In 1869. and be-
l,!c that IN 1856 and 1883. Colrin md Mn.
,:ause On sae wess SIDE. i Elsaess Rent "a o On ene
oscrA>ton tn Bea7dslees house, on IN errAnd 10
HI When IT. ~ .,,:sea II tnsr .nsse ;s wss a1s2 r.,
ttcaraslee. and then cane into The pa,ler with
Ar. B.. and was talking wt.h Miss PartA- Tae
ts1ses !, 1 dooT p opened, and A'a. Beartslee sAd.
ltnjecron to statement OF MT. B, and kus-
'a:nfd unless defendant was present
NjtHe4a supposed some one same In, but did
mt Tee anyone do 70. Mrs Beardslee left, xnd.
at <ttne+s vent out, 4he saw her cou1e out oi
Co:r1u's room 10 bid witness good By. Mfz.
Heard lee sent for wtrneRs one evening, and ~ Il
;srrenrd, she 1phe un In the SINE stage with Coz
vin- When she got TO the house sne could not II
re IS Ss zne a aaa 70
as witness i Il the house, the s,w Mra Resrdslee
,.a1hiae colyih's Iees 1t The head Of the stairs.
whe a she saw thcE t-gethef.
Cre.kt13mfnnfion: She w4s on WabashHyenne
.ni Madison street.. IN the Rutter bloct, ahout
tsc months ard hslt. from about the LIST Of Feb
ius,y. 1865. and Mts- h and Colyln were 1t the
t'u>r nesslJ ev'ty day Of that time She has
!a ssa ~ ,,!. S.nu9 noeos na. tns ease ~ r. MRssaa2s,
I'D. Sue was nos subj eoaed. s' '~> s'' 1894
resides It Ma 1910 Michigan avenue, and ia at
lfefent ont II business He used TO shoe horses
lar hv,: s nj III S:ate asrtes- He knew plaintiff,
hcatcslee partly. snd also knew B.ardslees gtaJ
Lore. Mrs Beardrlee brought enc OF The hoEse4
10 him ONCE, when It WEI s0uneNhAt lame She
ut her diver with he1. he knows 1Anes L
H1k. bnt could not swear that he was present.
= nc inquiry was made a TO who Mfa BtsIdAoe
Nas-
CT 81 Wabash avenue has resided .the city niue
yresA He had t'een acquainted With tne defend
eclrrk il tae United states Express Company,
Tie hsd seen Mrs. Btasdalee, hut had no kequAint-
aore with her. saw her when she boarded At the
Briggs House, where Colyin also took mezlz- He
saw uothinT between them, EXCEPT that they tfe-
Quent1y Eook meals together. diving out In CON.
l'snv, md belIg It the the2t1r.
Ful1ck SERGEANT JAnEs 1AnE1TT
.estined tn.t ne had been on 1as Wet side poltee
.sa II Dc ne
Ahr ha4t rnons oEcI shoe s:ott. and those ROOMS
were regarded rs house u< &dgnAtou.
The plaintiffs case WIS reskd-
oEtSIka Fok 1ME pEfxSck r AE: sIo1Hs
tnr defer speaking Of the nxtu-e Of the action
Ct crtn- con designating II u sut where plain
q put : ma1kes y.lue upon his x!fe's dtsaonor,
Besrdsiee vas married man the husosnd of 4
Mis- WicfAde. She died, leaving two children.
n1 asE sr Am nd aas hun
sceoe OF irritation and want OF union; the
husband Eas chronic g!umbler. He was
epen a fosaea taem dsne
tact 70 the fan Of Donelson- She bonRht num-
te: OF papets contaung the recital Of the victory,
iLes. from his house subsequently they seps-
rsted. but she rsiurned TO him upon hik prayers
Gay. Al th- request OF plaintiff. col!1n almost
MON to plsy cards. It WIS concluded now to 60
u1leas ihc btoiners ColV1n also went there to
% 50 used a, mem xeaessi ss sitting ~, a'sa scaS.
t 10y. ,a.s TINE, : gssIdIlee g lell iatO pseaniaT
y tale poison, and On other occasions proposed
10 daecrate The lake BY jumping Into II he
down. 11ed nn soe aady ns e.@s
aod persuaded n1m 70 pro1ong his earthly career.
~ 70 NE poisoning huAneas, he played upon his
isud.nun t xss - hosS. @ md md it w wss % Ioia i. L
GOWN Who zaFised him to fake something mtldeF,
I'M n,1,Es - NJ goo Tor ln
W ~ -, s.sss; 1'ss s' re;sass 'alse s
lug oonra.teons sstvesa Dr. me.itss afitssus,tt 81
NJ own anS neo4isfs R tSsr soo b, tns.
Roa We1e Sos d1s1n from bssemena I'D xef e
b, Mns o.. Tes r repaSn,s ne rnn mncS
tnuld he receive tor the loo. Of the society Of hi
vie, snd ior hls bliRcted anecnons9 By thai
Eore he had = NOE. ny ptm called nephew. Tna
cG.nsivelT EeE: 80 offensive, indeed, ihsl u
had been tnld Of The connection with the boyt
n-otheF. was forced to WHIT upon him. AElu "
@ ;.s @se,sy. that I'd civilian, being again 30 a'ck
when ,a1he a.ancr u 1a.s ceased 70 be r1rtue
IT, wife lsf, ~ noaee md returned 70 ser rsla
home. and, becoming eels8ed. he denounced heI
ssn hA:1o,. Shc druve him from be1 room, and.
e9 a. psayse ~ es EaRsa s.. e.
:nS 81 %od nf Ss % sae
n,aio ehspee, 1eat ie *oa1d MT oaend .s.in. sat
HLuId only ask her 70 be little n0fc economical
NJ anaEercd The hu. accnnpan inG il win a
ride Is se 1i 1hfeW L. q nox
e:d that b H. and, in January. 1s7A ene
ssa decree DC admitting 20 ane M ss
Ma cHiltr o: extreme mud fepesxea@ @ n ,s114trf
, the decree and nodi19 q nf RI H nartss 1t il
f. ad FIT h9 y n1sa .es r zo1a
mat ae:Idas .1so hra .eo1 sass .isaessss II
sn1 y gs5nIy H. E e. aan. n
Or % nj oney' no. Tnla Is business iailed sud he
@ss ioesd eanssaRssy e ,s NAT ~ ~ ~ s1a
TT 1n1 1esn eeats On tne dos He r1op2ssa = tas
IN ths sc rot Gn1y 60 Mr saSM ~
ana s.1.y . tae seass,e ihe fame OF saa ste
VIE No rRooF OF KAna1A6E.
after recess, puuetuslly II o'clock. Nj. Ston1
rated that ne naa vs,s sw P9s9s - nq,
inc pom. Hi,ea q, rs, TIT sesrs w.s no PROOF
sn snnct to sci upon the ohjec1ion now. oe
;-un tsu Lac, wisconsta- He lived u Crown rntnt
~ seven !e1rs prior to 1s7o- He knew Jonn
Ssa oaa tRa Pol " sna xe sln Rs sep hoe
l',tty rtre there Colv1n came On a nahlnE e1pe-
tr:un. and next day Mrs. Coss1n ana Mr.. Hearde-
~ John 4. coiHn TO Mrs. Bearuslee hy toat
,:an taMe, 1he psItI CANE AN t9 hi. p!aee he easng
.'uee. . 1na Enie tns ladea we're IN tho situng
M: ns.5asIse. 1sa;3 y ri naae: -. ssases
ana &c rss. s ZEE ae sevei S9ss ansn ~ asa
Icstdslte 70 be cslled BY any other name she
{Eetencf. e co.S1n'a wife: he always understood
her 10 te ArA Beafdsiee- He was only down to
TIC camp once Outing their stay. Join Martin
,.e was her daughter. and thar she was shsre 70
src1d upon her brother. he thoneht The psrtT
~. on one other oeeasiep. a. h!s plaee, at Mil
= r5o..-:s.a'na,t@ o.: IL had .=1kea aoou. the
s!~e to MI Ai!rsan. on Randolph. street. and
s;-cc! II. excFp, In Answef to 4 telegram, asking
!: ,a r. E"u!d come lie wrote one letter to NJ:
ra.c: y heweTe the carnage driyer, bot did not
tr1nt mixer what he atatcd 70 him; he did
M sss eoaaaesF seeF = eafu e a,i .sa he Nh r;
,Et M, :. ys.y sneql.r H. did nos
tn' hs.c"lssn was too good fellow to BE- bowed
o.. Tart was down Il csown Point peafcoiuz
,us'e1a. +, u he va, He wrote letter to Bes1ds.
,y.sss q sas IAN cane to hand tareush iae
~. d 10. md vii sa7 tnss talne csnaot s1se t1
- rrort 1hfotmaucn than jon have piresdT
'r c1n ssf, from ne man mat drove tho cas-
ID mt know wtat The carriage dfiyer test,..
y. When be wrote the Letter, be thought The
''stf q: the czrnsEe berg tterc, he knew more
'"'s II 'hsr he dc. He did not, when be NTpte
..rur' htsc IN hia mind that hu snd the drtYer
t.t:a& lu ceirncant ' f'e4u~
WILLIAM ". Bof1S15oN,
-, .. Gsls az. VIA NJ CeoHn Point, Ind,.
Ats !e: Me: ~ e.; sta patty n aeonl hall dozen.
csEs ~ a. 11Me. ron. AE. Warner, M JACOB.
se .s-s ~ tht nsetnx pond. which va, = no.eM
III AZ tac poEd inst = lsdy and Two or tn,ee
loren The lazy. We lsx1nSd nfrerxsra 80