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

/ cd tue money III witness . presence ana
laid il on my lap the amount was S6l.
Gross eXamiued-ihe money was count.
ed and laid on my lap my sister was in
the room; this was between Sand o clock
10 the evening be came to the house be.
tween and o'clock and left at lll
O'Clock he walked the pocket book was
| n leather one, such as is usually carried by
| gentlemen it was nearly black in color
| think the money was rolled there were So,
/ 81 and 5 notes; there was some more
money LETT in the pocket book after he
counted the SEA il was a small roll he
said he must keep that for spending money
and that he intended to put the other away
to get some things with.
BY Defence-Ihnk Mr., Davis took the
pocket book out Of his pantaloons pocket
II was the usual size carried by gentlemen,
Josiah Engar Witness exhibit
ed an account book; found il with other
books at the mill; they were taken up to
the house for safety, aud were subsequently
handed to witness who is the admins traitor
| of Abraham H. Lynn. The book in ques
ton is a cash book, and defence offered Ger
| tain entries therein as eyidence-the three
last entries. The entries were in the book
when received il as they are now. The
[ entries are:
Peter Lookingbill, ........ ......... $3.50.
! Robert Williams, ....,.,.. ,,..,.,..,.. $50.
! DR.. Martin, ........,....,".,."..'". ~.
/ The date fthe entries is the lth Of April.
/ Witness resumed-saw the book first on
/ Friday night; the entries were then not in
] il; put the books ia the desk and locked it;
/ found key that would lock il; don't know
| that examined it next days think examm
| cd it first after the funeral; discovered the
! desk open on Saturday morning; don't know
| who else was present; can't say that found
all the books belonging to Mr.. Lynn at that
time think found wheat book among
them.
BY Defence-Got to the mill between 0
aud 10 o. clock on Friday night; went to
the desk about an hour afterwards; think it
was after the body of Mr.. Lynn was taken
ont of the sink; looked over the most i'm
portant ones, the cash book for one, the
ledger another; possibly examinedthe books
during half hour; looked at the last en-.
tries In the cash book particularly; had
heard that stuff had been taken from the
mill that evening and examined to see If
any entries hud been made about it; am
pretty positive the entries were not then
made; when they we're handed to me from
the house the entries were made.
! Mr.. hartsoek testified Saw Joseph Da
Wis in Union Bridge on the afternoon of
April 5th; he was coming towards the rail
road with Mr. Weaver; the B. SO train had
just whisiled.
Col Maalsby for defence here announced
that he had just said to the counsel for the
) late, that If they thought it consistent
! Hftfst slafla .
not guilty in the case OF Sheu, tic defence
| wculI put him on the stand us u witness,
but would not do 80 with the cloud Of the
indictment hanging over him, and that the
State had declined.
The defence then, at . o'clock, closed its
case.
liebu,dug Testimony for the State
Lewis Lynn re called tor the State The
counsel for the State inquired of the witness
whether he had brought the clothes which
were taken from the person Of his brother
on the night of the murder TO the Court
House to day. Defence objected, and the
Court sustained the defence The question
was subsequently answered in the allirma.
tive in reply to another iuterrOgatory was
at the mill on Saturday morning WAS in
the office and saw Mr., Davis writing in u
book be told witness he was making en-.
tries Of stuff sold the day before that ir he
had not done SO the estate woIi have lost
it; he, Davis, said he had key which
would unlock the desk.
BY Defence 1T was about sunrise on
Saturday morning, when saw Davis ma.
king the entries.
DR.. Hall tesufed-W Was in the mill room
on Saturday night after the murder; there
was one trunk N the room; | went there
on Monday aud tried to unlock the trunk,
aud succeeded examined j; carefully; it
was common leather trunk with tray
| found in il pair Of new boots, q pair OF
pantaloous, or perhaps Il coat, there were
some old letters and papers there was no
envelope with S225 in il in the trunk was
led to make the examination from desire
to Learn any facts that might throw light on
the tragedy; examined tue papers, or let.
tiers thlnk it had "A lid that opened into the
top if ii was there | certainly examined
it.
Cross. examined-I locked the trunk
again.
Morlecai c. McKinslry testfed-Was
in the mill room | think. but cannot sa,
certainly, with members OF the Jury of in.
quest saw articles OF clothing taken from
the truuk and chest | was in the room
afterwards with Judge Smith and Mr.. Nor
meut, aud saw the trunk thoroughly exam
lned every article was taken out and ex.
amined !; there was no money found in the
trunk this was on the 10th or 10Th OF
April there were several shirts on the ill
OF the trunk, aud there was some summer
clothing in the trunk and pair of black
pants IN the chest; witness here described
the manner in which water could be reach,
ed in the basement; there is no difficult,
in getting to the water.
Cross examined-A person kneel:ng or
the cap of the penstoek, on the day o.
lynns death, and attempting to reach
down to the water, would probably have
lost his balance, the water having then been
very low; saw bundle of letters in iii,
trunk; don't think every letter was opened
the postmarks were examined on the enye
lopes.
reuben Saycr testified Was in IN,
lodging room on Monday, April sth; looked
in the trunk but made no examination of
NJ. Z. Mchinstry recalled by the defence
Think there were two or three shirts in
the trunk we put them back.
Israel Rinehart testife1-Wa in the mil
room when the trunk was opened; saw some
person examine it; there was some clothing
in III there we're parcel OF envelopes il
the trunki saw none containing money.
At 2.4O p. NJ. the State closed its rebuilt.
ing testimony.
REnuTrING TESTIMONY FOR DEFENCE.
Samuel Davis testifei-I got the trunk
from the mill room; il was locked and
took it home; do not know that il was open
ed by any person from the time | took il
home until il was opened by my daughter.
Daniel Wilson tesiiled-Saw Davis max
ing entries in the cash book at half past one
O'Clock on Saturday morning; they wert
the three last entries in the book, the names
were DR.: Martin, Peter Lookingbill and
Robert Williams.
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