, 1874-05-26
CRIME,
Tho Evld0nco for the Defense In the
WtmtormlltC Murder Ulluc.

Aho EsFA0onGo 10F tao ncfGMNo In the
Wtntormnto Murder Cnnc.
YANnToN, D. r., Mny 25-1n tho Wintormute
murdor trial on Saturday, tho forenoon was
| noarly consumed in tho examination Of Wit
ncsH known nB EngliAh poto," WHO sworo to
tako rovolvor out Of Con. McCook'B hand
aftor tho frat firing, and rushing
into the courtroom. aftorwartl. In at-
tempting to wroBt 1t out OF McCooks
hand tho revolver wont OF mud shot tho witnoss
lu his hand. Six months aftorwari. In Mnroh
hiB hand with . jsck-knffe. On LIS eross-oxam-
ination, tho witliess admtted TINT ho wont to
work with m AZ, n day or two aftorwnrd, and
TINT. fow days atterWard, ho dipnppenred sud-
Jenly, without telling tho people whero ho went.
H. ha snco @ then d boon in y 4 until
sa$ T.. gs gseP;ses sS H. t. Fey @ h' = =
said that MoCoo!s did not havo his hanaa up
ahot, contrary to tho almost unbroken tostt-
mony Of tho other witnesses on both sides.
Tho foundation WIS laid on tho croas-o1anna-
ton to impoach his testimony BY, four dif-
forent wo!l-known eltizons, to whom It il
ing, md declared that Wintermuto had n
pistol nnd Tint tho wItneas VIVA hurt In try
ing to take it away from him. Another
wltnoss, who went with Wlntorulute when ho
snolo to nnhoiv m Iho wav Tins nontrail;ct;nr
st,unroiv Tia statemont ma,]o hv f1harioa r.
W;nkor' presidant of tl,c nnInta Snuthorn Do;i.
soad Oomnany. as to honteI conformation b.
tween Wintermuto md Mooook about cigar.
Showing that McCook was The ne9roesor. AZ.
other w,tnosa cayo slrnilar yors}on nf thn of.
fair thore, and also testified TINT in tho onrly
stage Of tho mcotug whom Wintermuto offered
said to a uorson near by' aNow you'li Ecn soma Hn
fun" nnd thot MoCooI Immediately wont ont.
This ls tho only Testimony az to McGook's boinr
in tho mceting ut all before lle maa shot 1t the
door. Testimony was given BY ex-Gov. I'd
,nundB, who vas the Chairuun of tho meet-
ing, and otaoru in regurd to It's disorderly
cl,aracter, Auothor witness testified to henrinr
O bullet whintlo near them, tu tho baol1 onl of
tho room. md fixed tho number Of ahotH Mt ak
or soycn. still another fully corroboratcu tho
etateueut Of tho alfair III thu bar-room nB giyHu
hy tho urosecutInc witnosaes: Thus far tho
teetino,1y ciyon bv tls Witnesses Tor the de-
fougo lbs boon yory eonfllo.lng and con
tradictory. In many cases in tic most i1uportant
parlicularu.
YAyKron. D, T., May 25,-Ncar1y all tho eyi-
deuco In tito Wntermuto case to-day was Of a
medical uature, Several physcinpu teb:it}od a.
to the character OF tho wound On hIcCook, and
tho condition of Wntornute after tho fight il, tho
seloen TIE evidence was so eonieting ana d but tew
trodueo tho insanity dodge. but was successfully
resisted by Mr. Drown. Er. swett gave notice
that there would be little moro evidence by tho
dofonse, and tie Impression il Tint tho case viii
60 to tic Jury Friday or Saturday.
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Shooting Affr4ay ut Lorsxport, Ill.
specim Dty,uteh 10 T1o chtcaqo tribune,
Jo11ET, Mny 25.-About II oclook last oyon-
inc II ser1ouB frauas occurred nt Looknort. tfI;s
ahnt Rairjc,f MnWncncv in thu nhtinmnn
and hnself anHtnjned gevare frnc.