The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-09-28
LOCAL INTELLIGENcE.


the progress Of this trial at Hagorstuwn,
which was not produced here, aud as
our citisens feel deep interest in il
We herewith give IL:
NJ. c. McKinsiry testified that he found
the eooper's adge exhited, on the Goth Of
June lsince the first trial. underneath the
"penstoek,n inside the mill walls; Abraham
Stoner, Mr.. Six and himself were examin-
ing the mill at the request OF the States
attorney; witness delivered il to Mr.. Stoner
to keep; on the edge ofihe blade of the adze
he found human hair from one and half
to two inches long; it was q dark brown
color; he knew it was human hair, because
II was elastic; did aot know what became
OF the hair; the adEe was rusty on the poll
and blade when found; Mr.. Zumbrum took
the adze out Of the water; Mr.. Lynn was "a
strong and active man, aud sober: he
weighed l65 or l7O pounds.
The following is also new testimony, as
we find it reported in the Baltimore San.
Joseph Mckenna testified that he and
Joseph Davis were on the way TO the fu.
neral on the 7th of April, when he asked
said If Mrs. Lynn kept the mill he intended
try and rent it. He said they treated him
too id bad; he had to lay around over
there in bis good clothes, and he was not
going to sleep in the mill again Davis
said he would be id ii he wouldnt bet
$50 Lynn was not killed with a crowbar
but he was killed with an adze, and if they
would look in the race they would find it.
Witness told il TO Hamilton Cress about the
t,t-a af tho trt.,l. tniA NJ V,nau,,lla.
the adze and the crowbar.
Cross Witness never told il
to any others until he came to Hagerstown;
Davis did not give any reason why he sup.
posed Lynn was killed with the adze; Davis
and he were talking, but upon other sub
jeets; Davis got out at Middleburg, and
witness went to the funeral; Davis went
with him from Middeburg to Mr.. Lynn's
and back again to Middlebarg; it was then
Davis hallooed Yip," TO the horse;
witness checked him and told him il was n
funeral; Davis said I'D the difference
Witness was not in Westminster during the
trial; he did not mention it, for one reason
that he did not want to so into court, and
another reason was, he thought they had
evidence enough without him 10 do what
they wanted to do; he did not think his
evidence was important; Cress told witness
that he had informed Mr.. A. Stonsr on him
before the last trial was taken upln Weslmin
ster; does not know the States attorney at
Westminster, never had any talk with the
counsel; does not know who had him sum
monedi the attachment was served on him
by MIR. Lewis Lynn the day after they swore
the case out OF court at Westminster
Abraham Stoner testified that he had
conversation with Mr.. Cress on this sub
ject matter, and in consequences of that
conversation he proceeded TO search for
the adze and the pocket book upon the
order OF the States attorney; he, with Mr..
Mckinstry aad others, found the adze;
witness identified the adze;l there was a
hair on it; it dropped off at Union Bridge;
the rust fell of aud took the hair with it; he
was raising the hair with knife at the
time ii dropped of.
Lewis Beale, new witness, testified that
he had conversation with Joseph Davis !
on Sunday, April It'll, on the saw mill;
witness said to 10 sit was a pretty bad
affair" Eyes" he said, LYNN was Ger.
tainly murdered for his money, and it they |
look for his pocket book in the race they
will find it,"
Daniel L. Buckley testified that he is a |
miller, about two or three miles from Union |
Bridge had conversation with Davis in |
March; Davis said the only mill he cared |
about running was the mill Mr.. Lynn had |
he thought Lynn had had ii long enough,
and ought to gre it up.
Miss Maggie Nusbaum ie, tilted that she |
knows Joseph Davis, had conversations
with him; Davis visited her and told her
that something would happen within the
next two months that would astonish every.
body, and that the rights of it would never
be found out; Davis said he had bunch of |
keys that he could unlock any door and |
store door in Union Bridge; told him she
hoped he was not going to rob the stores;
he said, Something worse than that he |
sand, Don't tell any one what have said,
because you would be summoned aud would |
make good witness;n this was told her
between the 10th aud oath of last February,
a little before shutdown; witness was living |
with her sister at Union Bridge.
Gross examlned-Dayis used frequently |
TO visit her; she was there about two weeks,
since that she has lived at home, and has
seen him since; saw him at the funeral; |
thinks the conversation was on the evening |
OF the 24th, have had no quarrel with him |
Isaac Shriner testified that he told Davis,
on April 9Th, the suspicious on him about |
his absence; Davis said he had promised to |
take some ladies somewhere; said the reason |
the barrels were about the mouth Of the bin |
was because there was no room elsewhere; |
that they were put there Wednesday morn. |
ing; that the crowbar was in there because |
they were using II in raising burrs; said he |
would show me the print on the floor, which |
was dirty where it lay; but when he went
10 show IL said he couldn't do it on account |
OF the walking around there; witness never
saw barrels about the bin before; there was |
plenty of room back OF the water. house.
Mr.. Mckinstry testified that the burrs of |
the mill were generally raised with a screw;
never knew crowbar used for that pur.
pose.
Drs. ]. W. Herring, James L.. Billingslea
aud William n. Martin testified at length.
as experts, in reference TO the wounds,
strongly negatving the idea that the fatal
fracture could have been caused by an
accidental fall into the wheat sink, and
stating, ia substance, that they must have
been caused by an aaze, or similar instru
ment.
DR.. Samuel F. Moore testified that he is
a graduate Of the University of MARYLAND
assisted IN exh ming the body OF Mr.. LYNN
on Friday last; it was done at the reauest
OF the counsel for the State, and with the
consent OF the family; be was assisted by
ORA. J. W. j. Engler and Milton Lauyer.
The witness then exhibited the skull of
the murdered man, which occasioned a
sensation in COURT The skill showed two
fractures, one at the back Of the head, near
the base, extending through the right ear;
the other fractured was upon the right
templei Involving the whole Of the TEN
poral bone, and connecting with the other
fractures witness said either of the fractures
would cause death, witness is connection
ofthe Lynn family.
Cross examined. NO person on the part
oil the defense was present, or requested the
exhumationi the last fracture was not dis.
covered on the first examination.