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

his pocket before he went to the mill; went
TO the jail and saw Davis since commences
lnent Of Court had little conversation
with him
At this stage Of the proceedings the hour
Of O clock having arrived Court adjourned
until to morrow m0rning at Q O. clock.
TUESDAY.
| Long before the hour Of opening the
I Court the room Was densely crowded with
an eager and excited multitude, anxious
TO hear the testimony Of Mrs Lynn, the
importance Of which in its bearings upon
the ease,up to this point, was fully appre-
ciated. The cross ssexaminatiou, at the
hour Of closing, had ELECTED nothing to
shake the testimony in chief OF the wit.
ness, which had becn given in clear, lu-
cid and forcible language and with re.
markable self possession. There was,
however, in the manner Of the witness,
the appearance Of deep feeling, controlled
| by powerful exercise of the will
Cross Examination Of Mrs Lynn con-
iinued. Mr.. Lynn changed his whcle
suit on Friday the suit which he hsd
been wearing was an ordinary miller's
suit; Of the suit which he put on the
pants were dark, the vest not quite SO
dark as the pants, and the coat was light
er than either the pants or the vest il
was the suit which he usually wore on
Sunday, but not his best suit often kept
his larger pocket book at the house, and
have sometimes seen ii in nis mil clothes.
did not say that the pocket book de-
scrIbed by witness was generally or ordi-
narlly kept. in the pocket Of the coat
which Mr.. Lynn put on on Friday have
seen It 10 that coat frequently. however
he kept II in closed wash stand geuer-
orally, which was lock ed the coat was
generally hanging up in the room be-
leye the pocket book wasiu the coat that
day before he put it on, did not SEQ him
count more than 5000 there was come
more monsy 10 the pocket book, but I
I DO not know how much more it may
have been a small quantity and probably
was l only saw him count the $500 he
counted the money aud aaid, there 10
the ss01 for Mr.. Warner, !" I was look-
lug over some Of his notes At the time
was sitting on the trunk witness was
here shown pocket book and described
that Of Mr.. Lynn, which she said was
longilh in shape and black in color; can't
say What kind Of leather il was made Of,
nor the exact width he put it in the in
side breast pocket Of his coat and the end
Of 1t showed somewhat outside Of the
pocket. do not know certainly where the
clothes are at this time.
At tho reQuoj. 3f counsel for defence q
subpoena was issued to Lewis Lynn to
produce the clothes.
Cross. Examination renewed. Witness
knew Mr.. Lynn had two pocket books,
but did not say before the coroner's jury
that he counted the money in both do
not remember making any remark to Mr..
tdss, when he told me of the death Of
my husband, about taking care Of his
money d. not know that on or about
the lst Of April Mr. Lynn had 3l4oo or
500 IN his pocket book, Davis and
Mr.. Lynn were very good friends; can't
say whether Davis generally knew all
about my husbands business; have no
personal knowledge that Davis collected
money for my husband sent for the
prisoner 10 come TO the house on Satur-
day morning | said to him Mr.. Lynn
must have been killed for the money, and
that 1t must have been done by some per-
son who knew that he had il; Davis told
me that he bad seen Mr.. Lynn count the
money in the mill on Thursday, came
down stairs directly after Mr. Lynn at 2
0 clock on Friday, and stood on the end
Of the porch as Mr. l,ynn walked down
to the mill il is but short distance
eau say exactly how far il Isl Davis was
at the iorebay AS Mr.. Lynn approached
they were nearly opposite each other.
not more than 10 feet apart, CON I think
| said yesterday that | knew they were
taxing BY the movement of their heads
heard their voices Davis had on bis
mill clothes he had the saine suit on,
think, when | called him to supper; |
am liIile near sighted, but can see per-
sous a. the nil | said yesterday that /
asked Mr. Lynn what time it was and
he took hin watch out and said it was 2
clock ; looked at the clock in the dining
room at about half past two pclock
there are parlor, dining room and
kitchen on the FIRST floor the clock is u
mantel clock looked out at this time
to see it any Of the children were at the
mill looked towards the mill aud saw
that the doors were shut the children
we're in the yard, which is towards the
mill do not know how long the children
had been playing there when | saw the
woman at the mill one Of the children
was standing at the platform Of the mill.
At this point the question was propound-
ed to the witness whether she had said
or remarked upon the occasion Of her
visit TO the Jail, when she was about
leaving the promises, that these young
men were as innocent of the murder, as
that gate (2ointing to gate as she said
III or words to that effect. The witness had
been cautioned not to answer, but
promptly responded, / did not The
State objected and the Court instructed
tina jury that the answer was not to Be
considered by them until the question Of
the admissiblity of the testimony had
been determined by the Court upon the
argument OF the counsel. The question
was argued at some length by the conn
sci for the defence who quoted largely
from the authorities in support Of the
admisslbility Of the testimony. The
question at the conclusion Of the argu-
ment of Judge Maulsby, was, at the re-.
quest Of the Court, submitted in writing.
aud at this stage Of the proceedings The
Court announced that witnesses. IL casca
on the appeal docket, were discharged
until next Monday at 10 o clock.
Mr.. Syester. at this point, briefly ar
, gusd against the admissibility Of the evi.
dence. The objection was sustained and
the testimony was ruled out. Defencs
} excepted
Ex1mination Of the witness resumed
by the Defence. Witness can distinctly
distinguish petsons whom she knows, per-
hars further than the end Of this room
can distinguish persons whom / know,
from the house down to the mill the
witness was here requested 10 illustrate
, her powers Of vision BY observing per.
son IN the rear corner Of the Court Room,
+ aud describing the clothing am cartain