The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-06-15
WESTMINSTER MD, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE Is 1872

MIL, and on MondaYth he had gone out
the race
Mary Lewis, for the State. Was at
Lynn's on occasion Of the murder. Was
with Davis in Lynn's kitchen on Saturday
evening" bespoke oftho detective coming
and asked witness Ii she thought tho detec-
tive would know who committed the mur-
dor; she said she thought he would Da-
Wis then went TO the stable, and seemed
much disturbed, came back and peepad
into the dining room several times finally
asked Mrs. White to get his Goa; said he
did not want to go in the room which was
! full Of people.
Mrs. White, called for State and sworn.
Was at hymns house on Gth of April
! DAVIS came from the stable 10 the house
and asked for his overcoat | gave him the
| cont and he theu left; Mary Lewis was at
Mr. Lyhn's with me; this was on Satur-
| day evening.
Lewis Lynn. brother of deceased, testi-
fed for the State. to tho mill after
| o'clocS on Friday night; was told Of tho
death about 10 O'clock went on horseback
| to Union Bridge; heard Abraham's horse
| whitney went down tn Mr.. Anders and
/ found Davis there nskOd him il it was
| true that brother WAS killed he said no
had just heard 50 got in the buggy with
Davis and rode to the mill met Mr. jesse
/ Anders and other persons on the way
/ yorsaion between Mr.. Andera and Davis,
/ testified TO by Mr.. Anders. After we pas
\ sed this party Davis asked me if thought
/ my brDthers wif8 would continue running
| the mill; he spoke Of tho horse he was
| driving ana said he supposed he would ba
sold and II be had the money he would like
TO buy him, as ho was a splendid animal.
| Witness then detailed some occurrences
! about the putting up ofthn horse. Witness
lYes in Middleburg; got to Union Bridge
| while ailer IL O'Clock on Friday night /;
| Davis was at the buggy untying the horse
| when we got there he showed no sorrow
/ at my brothers death hn seemed to DO
/ uneasy, and appeared to be in tromblo /,
| could not have gone into the mill where
! my brother was lying without seeing him /,
| Davis came in and did not look At tho bo ly
| but went iRto the Office; witness went into
| the sink. His description was similar 10
| that heretofore given. Mr.. Norris handed
/ witness the splinters which were broken
] nom the mouth Of tho sink; / gave them
| to DIR. Moores or Dr. Hall.
/ Cross-eSamined- Didn't see who fed the
/ horse on Saturday; told some cOlored boys
| 20 do so; didn't see Davis attend 20 pry-
/ thing Davis was trembling when we met
/ Mr. Anders; Bas in a tremul0us condition
| sil the way from Union Bridge to the
| mill; saw Davis come into the MIL and 20
into the Office; spoke before the grand ID o
| ry about Davis trembling, never spoke Of
| It beiorei shook witness with his tremb
ling It was not a cold night
! BY Staie.-Dayis had an uyrroOat on.
John feeser, a witness for the State tee
| tilted. Heard Nt Shaw * Wilson's sturo
ia Union Bridge. about . o'clock on Fri.
| day night, that Mr Lynn was dead went
out TO the mill and returned 70 Union
Bridge about II O'clock the same night ;
saw Mr. LYnn's horse in front Of Mr.
| Samuel Anders'; stopped and knocked ut
| the door; Davis was thcrei told him Abe
| Lynn was killed he asked il they had a
| Doctor; told hlinthey had DR.. Mmnalen,
! Davis then went into the house and closed
the door. aud ! say him no more that
night he exhibited no feeling Or concern
| about il
DR.. Win n. Martin, for the State. Am
! = prac,cl1E physician knew Abraham
| Lynn knew him from his b9yhooi ha
WAS well developed, aetivn. muscular.
itronE man, nearly SIX feet high wsB Ht
| Lynn mill about o clock On Ihe 9th Of
! April; inquired Of "A colpred man II Mr.
| LyHn was in the mill; he said not. bu,
I pointed 90 Mr.. Davis. who was coming to-
| wards the mil; told d avis wanted some
| unb0ited hour no said they had none
| that he was ba-y. was going away and
could not get il | told him / must have X.
and after sometime he said be believe /
| tScro was some in the hnpper-hOy up stairs
! aud be would get 1t htched my horse and
| by that time he had the -four ready; no
| ticed that he was extremely pale when he
first came towards me- don't think the
wounds described could have been infict-
ed by falling into the sink, as it has been
| described By the witnesses
Cross-exsniu ed Form nv opinion
| from the general description Of tho sink :
| If there had been only or bushels OF
wheat in the sink, don't think the wounds
| could possibly have been received by fall
| ling into the sink paid 80 cents Tor the
| daur gotten from Davis.
by tho State.-Dont think any Of the
wounds could have been inflicted by fall
ling upon the nails described by Mr.. Nor
ris; blood and hair might have gotten upon
the nails by the struggles of the wounded
man Mr.. Lynn's hair WAS black aud
! heavy.
Robert Williams, witness for the State.
Live near Englar's milt was at the mill
on Friday afternoon between and o.
clock; found nobody there; went to the
counting room went round TO Mr.. Shew 4
shop and inquired % Mr.. Shew il he knew
where the miilers were he said Mr.. Lynn
| was probably up al the house and Davis
had gone to Union Bridge; | waited at the
shop until Davis came back; told him |
wanted -four; he asked where is Abe2
SHc" icpiieu thhs he WAS PROBABLY a. tng
house Davis said Lynn wanted the horse
TO go to David RinehartJ and had pronlis.
ed him the horse and buggy to 90 tn
| Uniontown, and he didn' tknuw what to do
about it, he finally put the.horse up and
IN the meantime Mr. Shriner's team came
with log Davis showed them whore %
put it, and then won't into the Mill aud
waited on witness; Benz Harp, came and
asked him for the crow5ar, which Davis
| mt for him .sfH ,F Al. n
Martin came and asked for Mr.. Lynn, who
was not there Davis came to the DR. and
l went home the Mill was running, but
the choppers were still, thought it very
strange; went back to the mill at 10 o. clock
that night washed, dressed and shaved
the deceased the right hand was doubled
up and had dust and dry blood in it, the
back Of the coat was very bloody and Mp.
peared to be half dry the vest and shirt
were also bloody there was blood on hi.
boots
SATURDAY.
Testimony of Robert Williams con.
tinued Gould not wash him well on
account OF the blood weeping from the
wounds; saw no wounds or bruises on
any part Of his body except his head
had some assistance but don't remember
who; saw no scars or bruises on tn,
hands.
Cross Examined. Davis gave the
erowbar to Harp outside of tho mill and
then went to Dr. Martin Davis wa'
nearly the length Of the Court Room
from DR.. Martin when the hitter first
called his attention, and then went tc
the buggy can't say that DR.. Martin
was there when Davis handed the crow.
br to Harp Davis was a very short time
getting the crowbar, the prisoner and
the DE-. were talking together only two
or three minutes don't thiuk he got
the crowbar from the vicinity Of the
sink do not know that crowbar ha.
been commonly used in grist mills du-
ring the last fifteen years didn't hear