The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-06-15

day it is customary for the upper part
of tho doors to be open 10 pleasant
weather am part owner of the mill.
Cross-Examined- Saw nothing wrong
about the mill; the iorebay is in full
view of the road
Jos. Blrall, affirmed Know Davis !;
on Sunday morning after Lynn's death,
some ono asked Davis when he heard
this and he said about l2 o'clock he
then said Lynn was killed before
went 10 the Burg" and afterwards,
Lynn was killed between the first and
second times / went 10 the Burg"
WIN. Brightwell testified. Was at
Lynn's Mill on tho 9th of April had u
conversation with Davis about 9 o clock
in the evening ! said to Dsyis, "this is a
bad go here" he said "ycs il is !" then
said, ''the thing will bo done running
here for awhile" then he said, Damn
it, l killed Abe. Don't you believe il =
| made no answer he asked me TO feed
for him until be came back, as il was
no good TO sleep at tho mill aud there
was no room at the house. and ho want
ed ia go home.
Cross Examined. Davis was laugh
ing whom he made these remarks took
It as if in joke knew the prisoner soms
time aud he was ia the habit of ioking
with witness
Abraham S,oner, testified .-Bai a
conversation with the prisoner the day
after the murder; asked him whether
he thought Lyan could have fallen into
the sink, or whether ho WAS killed. He
replied. "he was killed and whom YOU
como To find the truth out, there was
more than ono concerned ia H." I was
informed that the prisoner said | was
the next one to be Killed / went TO him
to ask him about it, aud he repeated the
remark | asked why he said 50. and he
replied that people knew / carried u
good deal Of money.
Gro is-Exanined. There were a NUN
Der of persons present and convgrsing
at the time.
John Koontz testifa1.-That he lives
at Adam Fuss's S assisted Davis 10 put
his horse away when he came homo on
Friday night dt one o'clock. He said
damn if I'll do II ii he stands there all
night" | offered to help him and did SC
Cross Examine Have known Da-
Wis several years; Davis was in the hab-
1t Of swearing sometimes.
Joseph Wilson testified. Reside at
Union Bridge saw the prisoner at my
place OF business On the 9Th Of April
about o'clock.
Mr8 Kelley Live At Union Bridge
ssw tho prisogc- come into town a little
after four o'clock, on the 9th Of April.
Daniel Rinehsrt testified WAS q
member Of the jury Of inquest the pris.
oncr was witness b fore the jury hf
9aid on Saturday that he told Mrs
Lookinshill that AIR. Lynn hal lust
stepped out IN tho saw mill. and on
Mon lay that he tod her Lynn had Jus,
stepped out. Witness recited tho testi.
m9lly OF the prisoner before the coro
net's jury maiulY ns heretofore given
Davis stated that Mr.. Feescr first told
him u Lynn's death, aud that be- imme.
diatnly seized his hat aud ovcrcoat and
hGsteued out TO his horse. aud while he
was untying tho animal, Mr.. Lynn,
brother came up.
Examined The pris suer stated
that he found the crowoar behind some
barrels IN tho mill, whore IL had been
thrown several days before after it had
been used 10 start some of the machine
~.
DIR. Hall testified. Ia brother. ia
law Of deceased. Witness described Mr.
Lynn as an unusually strong. inus,ultr
and active man, Of very correct and tenn
perate habits. Also described the sink
aud surroundings. Have bsen a phyn-
clan Il years; It i9 utterly inp1ssibl,
that Lynn could have received his deatl
wound by falling into the sink DAvii
| said IN witneslpresence that if the cAus,
OF LYnn's death were ever discovered i
wonld be found that more than one per
son was engaged in it heard the pris
oner advance u theory us to the killing
which was that it was done by striking
him AS he was looking into the sink
though he did not sec how exactly OF
| account of the barrels around the open
ing DAVIS acted very much as stran.
ger, exhibiting extreme indifference
about tho tragedy. took no care of any
thing about the premises. though hire,
| by Mr.. l.yun AMI in tho family; tn
pieces OF wood broken from the moutl
OF the sink were here exhibited AN,
identified witness was in the room il
the mill III which Davis usually slept
when we went 20 the room it was locke,
and the door was forced this was a
night, made no special examination 0
| the rooms.
Cross-Examinel-- Last saw the pris
oner on Sunday morning.
| Jas. Il. Dorsey testified. is brother
OF Mrs. Lynn, aud resides in Baltimore
was at the residence of my brother-in
law, the deceased, after his death ha,
a conversation with the prisoner OF
Sunday morning. Witness nei relate,
the conversation at length, and very
rapidly, the purport Of it being that Da
vis thought Lynn might have beei
Killed by some person concealed in tn
mill, and that there was more than on
person concerned in it about o'clocl
on Tuesday morning was at the house
hnd heard the prisoner coming toward
the house whlstling the coroner's iurl
was still iu session at the time the pris
oner manifested no interest whatever il
tho death of Mr.. Lynn, nor in his fam
lily.
Jasper Shriner testified. Was ono o
tue jury OF inquest. Witness related
portion of the testimony of the prisome
before the jury, aud also described som
OF the surroundings Of the sink, his ties
timony corresponding with that of pre-
vious witnesses identified the splinter
broken from the month of the sink.
Joseph Moore testified. Was on tn
jury of inquest. This witness also rela
| ted portion of the prisoners testimon,
before the jury already given.
Samuel Skunk testified. - Heard tn
prisoners testimony before the coroner'l
jury related portion of it, not differ
ing materially from that of other wit
/ nessos.
Theodore L. Fritchey testided.-wa
present at the inquest on the body o
Abraham Lynn; examined the SIM
and here gave a description of it sini
lar to that already published vent ~