, 1873-02-11
h,e faco whom ho cauo out of tho bedroom saw
blood on hfB face At noon, aftor tile ehbotibR,
Heard no high words botweon thom when IN tho
hnflrnorn. :.

Isabella DRIVER,
. lovely llttlo girl ycars Of ago, tostflod that
sho would DO Q next Good Friday.
Tho .on GonrtYou know, Mr. Mason, better thAn
Witncas-,An oath menns to toll the truth
hoard brother Willie say sot and IL Bho told q liz
eho would 80 to lloll and hlao to Jail.
Tho Court decided hor to be q compstont wit
noka.
Tho 1ttlo Girl added TINT sho recognized hor
father; after TINT tio ran nway
Cross-e1dmined: waa standing In tho bed
room door; was In my night-gownl father WAS
not yory drunk, only little 11o came into tho
room mother followed lin lin, so and wantod ante lin to
go out. Did not hear hor nay nnything bad to
him, nor soold him. Whom ho ahot hor eho was
standing about aix feet from him.
an intelllgent-looking girl Of 10, testified that
defendant was lcr father; mother WAB shot tho
dny after Thanksgiving, and died throe days af-
forward, They lad aomo words in tho morning.
house. IIo boarded tlloro como Of tho timo af-
tor they wero divorced. Tho night boforo tho
shooting ho kiokod hor with his foot:
MI. Mason asked that this lnttor statemont DO
stricken out.
Mr.. Reed gatd llc proposed to follow it up by
proving that no threatened to hill lor.
With this understanding, tile Court ruled thnt
tho Testimony was admisiab1o.
holse together. and ali had dinner togeethor on
Thanksgiving Day father wns not working at
the time. He did not work every day that ho
could got work; did not a1wayea gavc bis wages
to mother. Flo mas not drunk at tho TING Of the
shooting mt my ratio, not much. Fathor had
boon In tho bedroom about ton nl,nutos wlon
1notlor wont In. 6aw hor strife him with her
oron hand On tho nose. Don't know what slo
f5d a h o efssRng saRng to tell n ho to ngSs gS up
MHB. Kate IETENH.
sistor Of docoasod,, Testified that sho hoard
Drivor threaten to shoot his vito in 1869; also.
witnoss' houHn, talltod about getting divorce,
aud said ho would Bhoot hor. Ho asked wtness
for some monoy, and sho as1scd him why he did
not 60 to work.
Court decided it to DO admissible.
Cross-e1unined: Tho threats were made In
tho forenoon; he Was drunk, but had no
weapon.
testiaed that he wns near noighbor OF Driver
and his vifo. Has heard him Threaten, and has
soon him kick her.
Objection was nude BY DEr. Mason, and tho
objection was oyorrued.
Witness-saw, Driver kick bis wifo down aoyen
or oIght stops.
0voss;esq1ninel Have been good frionds
with defendant, until he got to drinking 20 hnr1
Ho mover worked to amount to anything.
Mrs. MARGARET HTANK,
uife Of tho preceding witneBs, testified that
Driver WAS tight most oil the timo naw him
kick hiR wife many times, nnd drug hor out Of
tho house. This, wae laAt June. Once heard
Mrs. Drivor "holler" ns if eho WAS boing killed
tho door, demanding money Of her, which sho
rofnBod, snyng that 1t wn8 her ]itt1s boys oarn.
inga. l1o thcn tried to get into her pocket. Saw
him strike her In the face.
Cr6ss-cramincd: Flo was drunk when he
struck her; never anw hor strike him.
MRS. MARY RAFFERTY,,
also near noighbor, testified TINT Bhe lived in
tho houEo with the Drivers ut tho timo Of tho
him out Of tho house. Hoard hor say: "Yon
eay you will shoot mo, but + daro you to do IT,"
Al anothcr tino he throw her on tho floor and
pulled lor lalr. ......
Cross-exa,ninca: After the divorce ho did not
shooting. When ho was pulling hor hair he
wanted ton cents Of her. Ho was In the Bride
| vol at enc tin,c.
| To 11r. 1socd. I paid tho ront to hor nftor tho
| divorce.
1Er. Reed hero offered in evidence II certified
copy Of the decree Of divorce.
| Air. Mason objected.
| Tho Court-It can make little difference either
way. .,,. :,
Ia tho case for the People.
| Fon THE DEFENCE.
| Mrs: Rafferty, wnH RECALLED, aud testified that,
,vth tllo o. exception 81 Thanksgiving night. a'lo
| Il
the shooting. Was shown by Mrs. Driyor tur-
| key which tho defendant had bought.
| TESTIMONY A6 TO CHARACTER.
The remaining testimony for tho defence WIN
| an peuceablo and quiot man, AL testified that
| Ito was such, but soyeral stated that they had
heard Of his abusing his vito. The witnoaseH
wore MoBarp: Fitzrasrick Moulton, John Kee-
| Eau, John Lobntein, Thomas Qiddona, John
Madden, Martin Gilmore.
| WILLIAM DRIVER,
agod about Il yearB, testified as to the lcntl, oI
hs mother, Ann Driver, WHO died three day.
fies tho small barrel pistol as one ho gave
his father on Tuesday Of tho samo week. Don't
reco1lect whether tho mothor and ststers were
there whom ho gave tho pistol to his fatlor..
Q.-What wero the circumstances under which
you gaye the pistol to your father
Alr. Heed objected.
The Court said it might be admissible in rebut'
tai Of IL? se7tSny IT y going to show deliberate
to protect himself against thieves. as workman
Ind been robbed OF his wagcs few nights be
toro. I told him that had tried tho pistol sew
eral times. but 1t wouldn't 50 of.
month before, mud had bought tho cartridge,
OF storo. Father WIS not very drunk on th
morning Of the shooting. Hollad drank little
but was not very drunk. I WAS not in tho house
at tho time Of the shooting.
Cross-eramincd: did not givo him tho cart
ridges at tho time I gayo him the pistol. Ill
told me he got them out Of my box down in tht
cellar. -
JOHN o'CoNNELL,
workman in llcCormick's roaper factory, teB
tilted that Driver worked there just before th,
shooting. Ho was asked whether rumorct
robbery was discussed among tho men ut worl
thoro. He replied that tlloro was such rumo
thoro.
Cross-eramined: Don't know tho name Of tut
man who wns rlmorod to have been robbel
The case for tho delonco was routed here, nnl
tho Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morn
ing, the Jury having been instructed to rend M
Newspapers and hare no discussion relative t,
the easp.
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