The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-06-08

I mill llRNlS hal on light celofCd tluthes'
aud a full suit saw Davis about o'clock
Friday evening he came past field IN
/ which | was working and from the direction
4 Of Union Bridge got home about sun
/ down. aud / saw Davis ut the mill black
/ ing his boots; he went oil about the time
| Mrs. Lynn came for me he returned about
/ clock at night he returned IN a buggy
| but had left on horsehack he was aceus
toned TO sleep in the mill after he had
been in the mill about an hour or two he
went to Mr. Iynn's house ! was ut the
min when Davis returned, abo't I O'Clock
Friday night; | went out to meet Mr.
Lynn's brothers, and on returning into the
min found him in the Office the next
day Sunday he was also in the mill and
| saw him looking at the body Of the
deceased
To Judge Miller--I did not go down into
the bin Mr.. VIM. Rout wen. down and
put the rope under the body; | did not
hear the mill running after II O'clock.
To cx Judge Smilh-rwo roads nre in
sight Of the mill, one coming from Union
Bridge aud the other from Mckinstry's
mill Mr. Lynn lived obliquely from the
mill. and had wife and three children |
have niue in family, including five children,
ranging in ages from 10 months to is years.
J. l.. Kooniz was employed by nc at the
time, and he has also several in family oil
were about on the day Of the murder.
The witness was further examined at
much length as to the localities in question,
1.-THE maps, views aud plans being brought
into reqnisition), aud also as to the iacl'i'
ties for observation from certain stand
points.
At3P. NJ, tho Court adjourned.
The father Of The prisoner was present
to day. aud occupied a stand near his son.
He was an attentive listener, and was much
observed by the crowd.
WEDNESDAY.
To-day the crowd was more dense than ever,
the stairway 20 the Court Room, at one time,
being blocked up by persons unable to gain
entrance. A large number of ladies, also,
| we're present, aud occupied the upper seats APP
| propriated 10 the audience. Between eighty
and hundred vehicles aud horses were hitch
| ed around the Court House besides those In
the different hotel yards, which were filed.
Jury brought 10 aud the Clerk called their
names. Adam Fuss called 10 the Stand.
| Counsel for Defence asked ifthe Court had taken
any action in regard to allowing Sheu to be
/ brought In As a witness.
/ Iy the State, was present when Lvnn was
! taken out; was dressed In light coat and
p uts aud vesti clothing dirty aud bloody
/ Dr.. hanaker searched the body.
Gross examined by the Defence Saw the
cuuntcuanCe Of Lynn but cannot describe IL
my house is IS yards FINN the mill house has
front porch family were about the premises,
, and moved about as usual; saw Davis an
Sheu about l o'clock they called my allen-
| licu to a lame duck 10 the mill race there
1 was nothing suspicious 10 their being together.
State objected a. the question (Shvu brough,
I In by Deputy Hilbert during the discussion
4 By the Defence and Stalg.) ibe CDart alloy
cd the Defence to ask whst vas their manner,
but not II they Looked suspieiuUs hils sitting
l on the i1re.bayi saw Davis about g o'clock
bad on the same clothes that be hal ~ at
| o'clock had some convcrsation with him
! saw him about sua down was getiilg horse
out to 90 away, and was feeding pigs and at
tending TO other dates; had gone before Mrs.
I Lynn came to inquire about hgg husband; he
returned at | o'clock, A. NJ, In a buggy, with
Lewis Lynn, deccased's brother saw him get
out OF the buggy, bituhed his hofse opposite
the mill he walked IL the mill, aud entered
before ! got iu; he was Ia the Office when /
ensct ed there wore several Others la the OF
ice With him saw biai look at the curpsu
he looked al him as other people dad, then b
looked Ia the sink all present looked iuto It :
Davis then entered the oiiea sttid there q
short time, then put thu horse uwaV; he then
wont 10 tbs house and staid there with the 9TH
ers on Saturday he wont about the mil NJ
others; did not observe anything pasucular
in him, aud he atiaIded to feeding the stock f,
was not present the tine Of The inquest uu
Saturday tbs inquest met on MONDAY, was
all DAY aud ght 10 session on Mnudav Da-
Wis seemed &. be drj.cled ia his manner ap.
peared as he was uneasy; could NOT atui5-
ute ANY 'easDn, except dat tie people seemed
TO tl4sk b was Implicated; Estate OBJECTED TO
the question Nhsu he heard tA4t DAgis va iin
plicatrd, tho Court allowed tue question to be
azkcd) heard the suspicious expressed on Fri
4 ....h.f B. a a.
question, who he heard express themselves,
the Court would not ai!oa the question, heard
the same on SATURDAY, Ia, Euspi ipn Nas
stronger every dSy do not kaow Wh.thrr Ia.
Wis heard OF il Davis was al tho funeral +;
Lynn was buried At Middlebure funeral took
place at II O'Clock on sunday morning DA-
Wis did not return 10 the house uu SUNDAY (;
returned on Monday about suurisc did not
see him occupied during the day kuew that
Mr.. Lyun would not loan has horse. because
they talked the matter over; LInn would not
loan his morse to any onci Lynn was very fond
Of Davis, very accommodating 70 sacl 0iher
| Davis collected money Tor Lynn; rode Lynn s
horse to Union Bridge that day rods the
horse when sent on business do not know
whether Davis was On business every time h,
| rode the horsei mover noticed the barrels
4 around the sink never saw them In that po-
siuOn at that place before the barrels were
| usually placed Ia the rear Of the room some
to carry bag between the elevators there
was not space enough in the manner in " hich
4 the barrels we.e placed there was room
enough IN the mill without occupying tins
space near tie sink am familiar with the mil I;
/ was not employed about the mill flequtntly
ionnged 10 there was there anything IA tue
location OF the barrels u create suspicpng
(obj soled u By the Shto,) The SINK is not
1 much used duting April, NOT much grain com
Ing la distance irnm the elevators " the
sink Is about 10 20 20 inches, more or less ;
could not empty bag as we'll at the elevator
as il he was at the sick, bat could pitch il ia ;
the witness described the situation uf the via
dows and the doors, as 10 their bearing or the
sink; man could not see by looking in the
/ front window any one al the sink. Nc. Lynn
| thguyht the mil bad been robbed oil -four
some mOnh previous; the mill could NOT -
approached without the person being seen
/ there are no places where a man could conceal
himself in the mill with safety, without buiag
discovered; the mill was doing as much a. the
! water would allow did not see Mrs Look
/ ingbill approach or leave the mill on FlidAy
By the State Did not loan his buggy, as a
general thing, let DIyis have 1t when h. lived
/ with him three years ago wheat was bguug ht
Ia At the gable end door II IN large quantities;
there was always room enough 50 as not to
| obstruct the passage to The sink.
By the Defence; Heard Lynn say that he
would not loan his buggy or months be-
fore Davis ea'ue 10 live with him I'll, last line;
the wheat when taken ia was Is 81 Z he'd and plac cd
in the sink, and then carried ABOVE by tho cls-
vat0rs; does not know the size of the spout,
but is about SKI inches
Martin Vol, called by the State: Lives a
mile from Union bridge, y miles from the
mill, was present on Friday evening; went a T.
ter some Hour, about or clock, louud sew
eral persons present; was there at the time
the body was found, saw the body lying ia the
sink show went to kineharts; Fuss left the
mill tor II few minutes was alone in the mill,
sat on barrel near the door no one came
until Fuss came back.
BY the Defence Saw the body lying 10 the
sink, cannot describe the position OF the body.
WIN. Rout, called by State Was at the mill
on the night Of the 9th of April; went down