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


whistle Of which can bo heard distinctly.
under ordinary circumstances compared
clock generally with tho o'clock train.
The witness was here subjected TO A search
ing cross-eKamnation intended TO test the
reliability of his method of determining
the time, repetition of which would be un.
interesting 20 the reader.
Joshua Switzor, called and affirmed. -
Was the coroner in the case of Mr.. Lynn:
formed the jury about O. clock on Satur.
day morning have been miller at inter
walls; there was blood on the margin Of the
entrance 60 the sink there were splinters
or pieces broken of tho mouth Of the sink:
the wood which was oak was hard. Wit.
ness described the blood spots in the sink
and on the wall tho spots on the wall
looked as il they had been spirited upon it
at an angle saw blood on tho spout. the
| splinters referred to were hero exhibited
| and identified. There is blood upon one
of them. Mr.. Gelwioks fitted the crcwbar
to the fracture in tho skull, remarking,
this IS what did It - il seemed to ft the
wound. Witness was then examined as to
the testimony Of Davis before the coroner >
| jury, which was merely corroborative of
testimony Of former witnesses; Davis said
that be had said 70 tho colored boys. II
killed Lynn. don't you believe itT' that
he said this for dcvilment.
Cross Examined. Davis gave the infor.
nation that the woman who was at the
| mill on Friday afternoon was Mrs. Look
lngbllli AZ the beginning Of tho eKamina-
tion Davis was permitted 10 be present, but
towards the close was excluded at one
time nearly everybody else WAS excluded;
cannot fix the time when Davis was first
! excluded il might have been candle light
! on Monday; the jury were in session until
about one o clock on Tuesday a. NJ don't
know that Davis was in custody Ofthc Sher-
iiI during the sitting of tho jury thinks he
was excluded by witness; can't fix the
time when other persous were excluded ;
they were kept ont about an hour; Davis
was kept out until be was examined, and
then sent out again and one 9th or witness
| examined; eight or ten witnesses were cx-
amined while Davis WAS absent the State $
| Attorney was not excluded at any time
BY the State The object of excluding
people from the examination was to keep
from them the suspicious which wore di.
rected tn certain parties the exclusion wa.
only partial. the windows were opsn and
the testimony could be heard ,utSide ;
think all tho witnesses were excluded and
allowed 20 come in as they were examined
By the Defence Davis testified before
the jury on Saturday aud answered all tho
questions promptly; was not called again
until between II and IL clock on Mon
day night; he was kept out because it was
supposed the testimony would inculpato
him; don't rccollect that the Sheriff came
in with him whoa ho was called 10 testify
don't know that he was ordered back into
tho cu'tody of tho Sheriff.
BY the State. Don't know tina. he had
been in the custody Of the sheriff; he was
delivered into the ca,tody Of the Sheriff
niicr the rendition ot tbs verdict of the
| jury.
By Defence Don't know tha. the pris.
encr was in the custody Of the Sheriff DO.
I fore
Josse Anjcrs, called BY the State. - Wa.
/ at l.ynn's mill ON Friday night, April 9Th,
| the body was raised before | got there
am practical miller; examined the sink
subsequently,. Witness described the sinh.
4 substantially as previous witnesses, with thc
I blood mark, and other surrOundings, iu-
| side and out Said It il usual tp examine
| tho sink frequently whom the elevators are
\ running, examine it by lying down and
throwing the light into It the sink in
I question has n capacity Of l9O or l3D bush.
| els; don't think the leAlI could have been
1 made by the pressure Of the wheat; the
4 capacity Of the elevators il Ia 10 or Il
| bushels If there were 40 bushels o: Nhea;
( IN the sink IL would b. II foot above the
| peg; If 30 bushels it would bs up to the
/ peg; LEFT tho mill about ~ o clock to re-
turn to Union Bridge; mot buggy and a
man On horseback near the bridge over
| Sans Greek; called and asked Joe, Is
that you ?" Davisreplied, 'it is." Lewis
Lynn was with him and inquired If Abe
WAS dead. / asked DaYis where he had
last seen Lynn and he said in front of the
mill, about 3 o'clock in tho afternoon had
some further conyorsa.ion with Davis
thinks he said then, or in subsequent con.
versaton that lac had taken letter to Lin
| wood on Friday morning; tha. Lynn sent
him to Union Bridge about 3 o'clock on
/ Friday afternoon and told him to hurry
| back, ss he wanted the horse 30 90 10 Da.
/ vid RinehRrts that be overstayed his time
and when he camo back waited on a color
ed man and helped to unload saw log
MIRA. Lynn called to him to come to sup
| per, and asked where Mr.. Lynn was, and
| he replied that he did not want any sup.
per that Mr.. Lynn had promised him the
horse and buggy to go away, and that he
supposed Mr.. Lynn had gone TO Mr.. Rne-
harts or to tho post Office; asked him Bev-
eral other questions; among them how he
| got out of the sink he answered. "by
| putting my foot on the peg and reaching
| up with my hands, throwing my feet oul
hrst; some one who heard his answer
asked how Lynn usually got out ho re.
piled that Lynn being stronger could raise
|
thought Lynn could have killed himself
| by falling into the sink he replied that O
man could not kill himself by falling into
it. This conversation was between II and
| ] o'clock on Saturday afternoon; on Sab
bath evening, aItor the funeral, was stand.
| ing in front of my house in Union pridg,
talking to Mr.. Whiteley about the mur.
der; Davis passed along the opposite sid,
Of the street and Whteley called him over
Davis spoke Of bis visit To Union Bridge
asked him whether the mill was runnins
when ho returned-said they were smut
ting wheat and something choked abou
tho machine and he went into the mill ant
threw the strap; had some conversation
with him about the death he said he die
not see how or why Lynn was killed; sale
he Davis, expected TO commence runnlnl
the mill on Tuesday spoke of tho barrel
around the sink, which ho said were in
tended for sir. Sonsoney.
Reuben Snyler, called by the State
Wont TO Lynn's Mil on Saturday morn
ing about o clock; was one OF the iury o
inquest was in the sink and examined It
Witness gave n similar description of III,
surroundings to that given by the othe
witnesses Jaw red substance on the of
nee partition which took 10 be paint /
was not In appearance like the spot. on tn
wall Davis testified before the coroner
jury that no tod Mrs LOokingbill wher
she called at the mill, that Mr.. Lynn wa
SICK and WAS lying down, with boil oi
his neck The relation OF the residue o
Davis testimony before the coroner iur,
by this witness was similar to that OF pre-
ceding witnesses Thinks Davis mention
cd the amount Of money which Mr. Lynn
had TO pay to Mr.. Warner and that it wa
$500, $500, or 81 900; also that he said tina
tho only conversation no had with Shev
on Friday was at the shop in presence o
Mr.. Lynn, In the morning.
Mrs. Joseph Wolf, for Tho State. -Liy,
in Union Bridge at the end toward
Lynn's Mill saw Davis come into Uniol
Bridge about I o'clock on the 9TH of April
Cross-eNamined.- Tho road usually trav
elled from the Mill to Union Bridge pas
ses witness house was inside of my var,
gate as Mr., Davis passed me saw him n
was crossing the street he was then 10
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