National Republican., 1873-04-04

Miss Reed, on the corner Of sixth and D streets
can't say why he was not a. school; remembers
this matter because there was 80 much tan
seen a peddier 90 Into Tom wrigh,s, and hls
brother-ln-law mentioned u At Mr. walkers
store; then Mr.. McDeyitt came and carried him
10 the statlon-house, but the doctors were oper-
ating upon the body; he only caught glimpse
OF the body, and II made him slick.
Cross examined: wltness knew the man who
went into the house was peddler BY his paoh
on his back he also carried avalise in his hands.
John BraSton. Witness was with Reagan when
they saw the Peddler 70 Into the ho1se q Mt. =
scrtbed his pack and valise. Went 10 school 70
Miss Marion Lee, intermediate, No. o.. Docs not
remember whether there was snow on the
Char charles | X. Roblnsou. Witness ls a clers in
Began wylie's. saw Rogerskl In the store on
Monday morning before Christmas. He was
large, stout man; weighed about 10 pounds.
Hsl sold him shawls, skirts, &C.
Witness was here handed apeddlers pack,
and asked TO look over and see u he recognized
any goods therein. He recognized positively a
shawl and three balmoral skirts by the cost
marks upon them. lie saw others he believed
be sold % At the same time, but as the marks were
| Cross-examlned: II this marx was on he could
not swear TO the goods positively.
Toa Juror. Witness did not sell these gools
| on Monday morning. Mr.. Lucky sold goOds on
that day. He sold on the Saturday previous,
Lieutenant James W. uessfOrd. Witness Is 10
charge OF the First precinct Htation.house, 70
Jng was done that night. On the 9ith or 18th
witness arrested Wright also Margaret Wood,
her son, and man named sam. He searched
Wright, and found he had on two pairs OF socks
one Of them new, which cofrespOnded with some
found afterwards In the peddlef's pack. Upon
Information we went to the house OF Margaret
Wood, aud In the woodshcd there we found un
der ground pack Of goods, like that on tn,
stand also In the house a knit jacket hanginI
up inside the back door under coat. We fount
what we supposed TO be blood In several places
especially In closet under the stairs. Under IN,
bed found this hatcheI 1.-THE one on the stand,
brown, sandy color. Hair shown TO the jury.l
To the Court. On the moor was dlscOyere'
blood stains. In the closet under the stairs bloc
was found on the partition and quantities on IN
A noor, the latter having the appearance Of havin
been moppcd up.
Crosse examined: had 10 move pile Of lun
!, her before got 10 the Garth under which fUun
the pack. spade was also found alongside IN
lumber.
Nj. harrington said he desirc,I to call the a
=, tention Of uen. Henkle TO the fact that he woul
. contend that the socks taken on wnRhts fe,
:, were odds, and that each OF the odds corr,
, pcddler's pack. II would he seen (hOldlng up N
, stockingsl that one Of wrlghts socks was lou
and the other short, and that one OF the od
socks found In the pack was long and the oih'
short.
Judge Macarthur. Wen, that's the long OF u
short OF H..
Crosse NaminatlOn resumed: Tom Wright WI
n not arrested until two days after the mufle
when he was found at home.
This examination concluded at I:lO y. m, ,wht
the court adjourned until 10 O'Clock this mOrnln