The New York herald., 1872-10-12

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.nis Kind IN his house, that the shot he had was
much larger sh0ts i know
LEN s@RiRB, TIN DsTECrIvni
he was at the Coroner's inquest; sent him 70
the Jury sSysss sun which Ssa sns sp
psara.ce u having lately been discharged; ne also
!ound In the prisoners pocket shot bag, contain
taken srom the bsdy Of soper; also bunch Of
eow and Q part Of . Kingston Journal which was
the next 's' witness ss csed % was DR.. warren Kim
bah, OF Saugerties, who assisted DR.. McKcnxy In
making the. examination, but no new facts were
The next witness called was Waiter p. soper,
s0nn-aw OF the murdered man. He testified as
the deceased in 1859; lived with him Of the time Of
hts death; last saw him alive IN the 'front.' room OF
ss aose use on the night q the aS Of
home about nine c'clock; he then nad his supper;
to sort apples; We were there until about twelve
O'Clock; we then went back to the house; he then
for the sppes % ana 'ne he had sold that
DAY; ! received Q nttle over four dollars;
then went to Ded and LETT 81 him N the large room;
said, "B0y, hear noise out at the barn which
sounds IKE the tling OF boards am going out to
afterwards / heard our dogs bark and heard de-
ceased setting the dogs on; supposed 1t was
sseep as 80 @ n1 s @
went to the window to listen; the dogs were bark
ing Violently; my wife said to me that had better
been working hard ali day and was so tired that
did not want TO go out; that the old man would be
o e heS Sack q to Dsd
hail. Sai asleep Ssr' thought ought "ns heard "a" report
about three oclsck in the morning; as turned over
In bed saw that the light was still burning IN the
OF bed and then went into my lather-in-law's room
to see n he was In; found his bed empty tnen
and % my we aa ahd sSa sns ns be-
the matters; she got up and dressed, and we both
went out towards the barn; we had two small
sesns Is coming seemed be- Very
and ran to meet us and then would
run n back again shg lot ooc oaf1 tx
the stone ience back Of the barn; ! took
down the bars and went into the meadow; ] then
Jumped back at first. but seeing the other dog by
the side Of the object went up closer;
THE DOG WAS HOwLIN0;
/ soon discovered 1t was my father-in-law; l in
formed my wife Of 1t, and told her to 60 to the
neighbors and arouse them; went back TO the g
the neighbors had arrived, and we went to where
the body lay and found that he was dead; DO not
know who shot him; some one had been trying to
get in our henroost that night.
Cross examination wife and two children, 81.
mr. sopers ana WE WI ana myse ann vsns se
came In from sorting of apples; never had any
trouble with my father-in law.
NEVER QUARRELLED WITH HIM;
Mr.. Soper and wife have not slept together for
many wears; do not know the reason why they
did not; never knew them TO quarrel; about
to Daniel DubOises house
TO BORROW SOME SHOT
for the purpose OF killing fox which had been
taking our turkeys the next day after the burial OF
my father-in-law took the shot and threw them
that after he was killed did not want the shot
around the mousse.
ceased was next called, and testified substantially
the same as her husband.
The next witness called was william Davis. who
testified as folOws:-I reside in the town OF EsOpus;
know the prisoner, Hiram Sluyter; we are neigh
bors; l knew Walter Soper, deceased In his lfe-
time; did not hear Of his death till the day follow
HE WAS FOUND DEAD;
the night Soper was shot was sick; did not sleep
any that night; between eleven and twelve O'Clock
! heard nay dog bark; ! went to the door and
looked out and saw man going towards Soper's
lift was Sluyter not about three months after the
death OF soper, as was returning home nom my
at MT rs es
you;" he asked what It was; ! told him, About
WENT 70 GET 4 FEW CHICKENS
and Soper sot two dogs on me; was afraid
soper to 90 go BACK or would shoot him ile old old
man said to me, shoot away, Hiram and kept
FOUND HIM DEAD ENOUGH;o
Sluyter has told me this ten times, drunk and
sober; afraid to tell OF this before because OF
my life and the life or my wlte; am all alone
since my wife Is dead and l AM not in SO much
danger, because will not be there much now;
on the 30t OF March last prisoner was at my house,
we were talking about the death of my wife said,
'HIRAM, YOU HAVE KILLED s0PER
and believe you have killed my wife !" he said,
"You did not see me kill soper, and II you did not
see IL you can do nothing about t.; we were drink
ing together; my wife was buried on the 2sth Of
March; about the 1st OF March prisoner was at my
house he told my wife that he would fear to eat
her bread because she snuticd; she replied to him
that she could inform worse than that against him;
he wanted to know what 1t was; she said about
shooting Soper; was present at this conversa-
ton; he did not deny 1t, because he could not
Recommendations told me he had shot
said to him, IIiram. there is bad talk about you;n
he said, "What is lt2n said, "About your shooting
Soper;n then
HE TOLD ME HOW IT WAS DONE;
Iaccused him OF poisoning my wife; believe he
did poison her.
At this point the Court adjourned till tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock.
great deal OF interest s manifested in the trial,
and conJectures OF all kinds ore induged in to
what probably will be the defence of the prisoner.
1t Is supposed that the defence will try and show
that the murder was committed by the son-in-law
of the murdered man. The prosecution claim that
they have yet more damaging testimony against
the prisoner, which they VIII Introduce tomorrow.
1t is supposed to be that Of the granuchld Of Mrs.
Sluyter and niece OF the prisoner, who, 1t Is
claimed, witnessed the murder
THE RING FRAUDS.