, 1872-11-25

marvellous composure turned her face
to TIE Coroner. as though she
Questions, or whether oiA! that identihcation
wards left the witness stand. Tie wife OF the
prisoner, Mrs. King, had accompanied Mrs.
O'Neu to the Court, and when the latter return
ed to her seat the woman that WAS in her assert
ed itself, The strain Of that examination had
been borne very braSely, but the reaction had to
come, and the moment she took her seat she
threw herself on the bosom OF Mrs. King and
wEPT BITTERLY
Mrs. King throughout the inquiry betrayed no
emotion. She was evidently battling With great
nervous excitement, but she conquered it all the
way through. Her unfortunate husband, when
he entered the room with his counsel, Mr.
Beach, before he took his seat in the chair that
had been PLACED for him in the centre of the
coa lG0asd d. attesHtge1y t. the IS. corner iSa
Witnesses. with their counsel and ex-Judge
Fullerton, wore sitting but Mrs. King bestowed
no sign OF recognition towards him, but held her
head steadily away from that part Of the Court.
Her conduct was Rreoaae the sane aftsr her
police arrangements included the departure from
the room Of Airs. O'Neiu and the prosecuting
party before any other person was allowed to
leave. MI5. King had to pass leaning on the
arm Of Judge Fullerton, ,closely:to her hasband,
but she deigned not one look, and swept past
the father Of her children as though she had
never known him. The evidence Of Judge Suth-
.er1and was useful, as showing with what cool
ness King delivered up the revolver. Adams,
the stenographer, saw the fatal shot fred, and
identified King as tue man whom be SEW fire it.
Testimony so cumulative in its character has sell
dom been presented in any murder case. There
was some little excitement in Court when the
-,.. UNEXPECTED TESTIMONY
of Policeman Gilbert was given with regard to
the finding Of q loaded revolver on the person
Of the deceased after he was taken lifeless to
the station house. This fast, in connection
with that which wes brought out By Mr. Beach,
that .theexclamation of alra. O'Naul to her hus-
band, Don't" when be turned round to faco
his murderer, seemed to point to an intention Of
O'Neill at that time to draw his revolver. There
Was no indications of the possible line Of de-
fence, with the exception Of the request made
by MI. Beach to the Coroner that the photograph
said to have been found in the pocEetbook Of
the deceased should be produced for the purpose
Of identifying the lady. whom it represented.
It has been stated that that is photograph Of
Mrs. O'Neiu. Mr. Beach's request: seems to
Coroner declined to comply with the desire Of
counsel, and deemed that the Identification Of
that portrait was not pertinent to the investga-
ton into tho cause OF death. The clement of
jealousy as productive Of possible mental de-
rangement iB evidently relied upon as
PLAUSIBLE DEFENCE.
The attitude Of King throughout the inEesti-
CATION Tas mauifesrl7 lint Of q man with an
Shrinking nerve. His organization is by no
means impergious to excitement, but it is evi-
IDENTIFY well under control Of 8 powerful will.
The details Of the murder, 30 harrowingly told
by nearly MI the Witnesses; ; the directness OF
the testimony, that came home to him with
force that he,' as lawyer, must have known
how to appreciate-au failed to excite in him
any outward indication OF feeling. Occasion
ally his long, bony fingers would play nervously
with his 1nustache, or they would form q rest
ing place for amoment for his head, or he '7ould