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

wound might recover sufficient animation TO
get on his feet In fifteen minutes after re.
ceiying it; he would be then less able TO
resist the force Of blow and could haze
been knocked down more easily than il
uninjured.
BY the Slate--seyeral falls into the sink,
or in an effort to get out IL, would prob
ably produce bruises and cOntusions Of the
body; assuming that an individual in the
sink ia a stunned condition were attempting
to get out and fell back several times, a
watch would more likely fall from his pocket
than would pocket book; IL Mr.. Lynn
fell into the sink while looking in his head
would have been two feet within the open
ing, before he would have lost the centre
gravity, thus bringing his head two feet
nearer TO the pin; the opening TO the sink
is 7 by % inches. aud Mr.. Lynn would
probably have measured 20 inches across
The shoulders; it is % inches from the open
ing Of the sink TO the gable end walls; II
deceased had fallen iuto the sink from the
side opposite the gable end wall be could
not have received the fatal wound by strik.
ing on the pin.
A series of questions were subu itted by
the Defence intended 10 test the value of
Nt-~ "tNAN9o y tsAAAAtha ~ " kAe kutDflra N4s
yaneed Ia his testimony to the Jury. The
answers would be uninteEesting to the gem
eral reader
Thos W. Russell testisei--Reside at
Union Bridge; purchased barrel Of aour
from Mr.. Lynn, a month or two before the
9th OF April; Davis was at the shop Of wit
ness on the afternoon Of the 9th Of April /;
no written order was presented to witness
By Davis at that time
By Sta;e--Dayis told witness that he had
been seEt by Mr.. Lynn to collect a little
bill for q barrel OF -four sentin written
reply to Ar. Lynn in answer to his requsst
MRS. Mary Lynn, wife Of Deceased, tes
tiheJ-Am the widow Of Abraham [. Lynn:
had lived at the inlli going oa ak years |;
heard Davis say he kAew the contents Of
the letter which he took to Linwool heard
Davis say that be sas Mr.. Lynu count the
money 10 pay to Mr.. Warner, on Thursday;
sat down to dinner abou, quarter to twelve;
DAVIS came back while we we're sitting NJ
the table, he sat down ~ the table bat ate
very little, sayiug be was No, hungry Mr..
Lyna had boil on his neck and went up
stairs TO change his shir, vent up siairs
shortly st.er and Mr. Lyun was living down;
l cleaned up the room could see the mill
distinctly from the room saw Davis aud
Shen sitting on the fsTebay aboul aa hour
after this time Mr.. Lynn got up aaa went
down TO the mill ; sac him 20 down Davis
was at the tJrebay Mr. Lyan spoke 10 Da.
Wis but could not hear what be said ,his
was At o'clock; asked Mr.. Lynn what
tine Il wAs as he went oai, aud he took out
ms watch and told me ii was O'clock !;
did mot see Mr.. LyuH 20 into the mill !;
turned ana went into the house Ms he ap.
proachsd Davis came ou. again at half pas,
Two and noticed that the d1ors Of the mill
were shut ; went in and cam, out again
about three, and saw a lady ani 4 waToa
a the mill saw Davis put bag Of some,
thing into the wagon the woman then got
into The wagon aud drove Of, when Davis
weat 10 the mill and again closed II, he shut
both doors; ar. Lyun had changed his
clothing beture he went 10 the mill took
oil his mill suit aud put on another Mr..
Lynn had large pocket book which be
pat into tho inside breast pocket Of his coat;
the pocket book was longer thaa th4 pocket
and the end Of 1t could be seen [ knew
he had $500 aud some important papers in
the pocket book have never seen the mock
et book since it was not returned with
any OF the clothing; aaw Nr. lynn count
The money before he pat it in the book ;
dc noi see DAVIS 81 away, but saw him
come bsck cailei ~ hisn 10 CON: 10 SUP.
per ani 10 tell AIR. Lyun " come he, Da
Wis, said he dl9 not waut aay supper, AM
tina, Mr. Lynn was not there and he thought
he vas q; the house the clothes which Mr..
Lynn put On were those which he usually
wore whea he went away Davis said he
did not want any supper, thsi he was in 4
hurry, Mr.. Lynn having told him that he
could have the horse aud bagsyto 60 away
saw DAVIS dreSsedln his black clothes abo9l
aquarseran othonT Afterwards; he was black
lug bis boots in iront Of the mill, as he
passed TO get the hors. and buggy, / told
PIN was uneasy about Mr.. Linn that
feared something had happened 10 him
"hapPeaed the Dickens Davis replied
"he has gone to tho store" said tha,
| could not be, as he would never 20 AVA,
and leave the mill running; / afterwards
sent my little boy down to the mill to look
Tor his father, and he went into the mill
but soon eatne back and said he could moi
ind him; then went d0wn to Mr. Shed.
shop and saw him standing in tue shoI
reading; ! asked him il he had seen any
thing OF Mr.. Lynn, as he had been ava,
all the afternoon aud was uneasy abou
HIM Sheu said he did not know where b.
was, but that be had been ia The shop da
ring the afternoon; he, Shen, was reading
something, and as soon as he spoke To me
he look down on the paper again; he sac
II AIR. Lynn did not return he would helr
to look for him; then went TO Mr. Adam
Fuss aud asked him to look for Mr.. I.ynf
as feared something had happened to hin
in the mill; Mr.. Fass went to the mill anc
believe Nc. Shen with him and | saw
nothing more Of them until | was told tina
Mr. Lynn was found dead in the sink; Davis
\ replied In answer to a remark OF mine that
he knew that Mr.. Lynn had the money to
pay TO Mr. Warner; Davis said that il wai
hard to tell who had committed the decd
bnt when It was discovered il woald be fount
that more than one had hand in il; Dayil
also said that Mr.. Lynn must have bee,
killed by some one familiar with the place
he also said that he had called Mr.. Lyan'i
attention to the leaking Of the sink in thu
morning.
Cross'examined Davis told witness tha
he had seen NJ. Lyan count the none,
on Thursday 10 pay Warner; be didn't Sal
how much saw Mr.. Lynn count 5000; h,
took 1t out Of his pocket book, counted Il
and put u back; this was just before he wen
to the mill; was in an adjoining room wher
Mr.. Lynn got up to dress and could se
| into the room where he was distinctly; say
bum counting the money; he was sitting OF
the bed, and | asked him if he had the So)l
! 70 pay Mr.. Warner and he said "yes, hay,
| u here" he was smoothing il out; he tool
the pocket-book out of the pocket OF th
coat into which be afterwards put it, Nj
Lynn had his mill coat on until he changes
them as already stated the pocket book wa
10 the pocket before he went up to dres
himself; do not know what suit Of clolhe
Mr. Lynn wore on Thursday; have seei
the pocket book in Mr.. Lynn's mill clothe
pocketi was sitting on the end Of the tranl
IN the same room with Mr.. Lynn while h
was counting the money; there was no snal
money the notes were in denominations o