Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

1p14 ~ UU1UE Uult01u&s koisOWc0
the tlz<1 1ndge Canter's, TO Char
lotte ~ KeseF's Ditch, to Chaptico.
throe<6 lnrm Of AquillA Burroughs.
then tq oue a prisoner, the road
had - I'D but little, some mud
dy pln - rOad, rather difficult to
trace = Peers Ditch and Char
lotte - = ruad had been travelled
soma r. ! Peters Ditch and Chap
tieo, H. - shod in front and not
behind. 1t ZEE the horse after he
gct e r. rs house, saw prisoners
brother =, didn't go to tie stable.
Gross q he'd By defence. Never saw
prisonex orse, the tracks Mt the burnt
building = that at prisoners house
were - me IN general appearance,
pecuIiar 1ek, something like q mules,
might ke4e been mules.
Geor9e Bootbe sworn, carried priso-
ner acroe Me Potomac River ON the
evening G. the 4th OF january, 1917,
Prisoner 1ever mid why he wanted to
go, only ked witness to take him
across. = hin there.
Th0uG 9axhen, sworn, carried pris-
oner ac1o the Potomac River on 9Th
January 53z engaged George Boothe
70 car ecoer across. and went with
Boot1s1 - didn't say Why ne was
going, - NM there. By Defence,
Has knows prisoner well all his life,
always Regarded MN 40 an honest and
quiet man. never saw him wear dark
suit Of clothes before the one he now
has.
James burch, sworn, was present at
the saie o. the personal property OF
Stephen Hayden, deceased, near Leon
ardtown' on the ora OF January 1874
the house burnt was built by his faith
er ana Wa moen0ed LOT MIN, was 10
have been married IN about three weeks
to Miss Esteiie Guy, was engaged to
be married TO her and had been Tor
sometime prisoner was at the sale,
witness bought Deo ana some cover
ing at the sale, prisoner was standing
near him. heard some one at the sale say
to prisoner, that ne might as well hang
up his fiddle now as he, the witness,
had the girl, saw the tracks OF horse
ut Guys and at the burnt building,
thought they were the same, prisoner
had been TO Guy on the evening OF
the 3rd January, 1877, was coming out
as witness wentmto Guy 8, witness staid
all night at the house OF Thos. +. Guy.
J. j. Cough, recalled. THINKS that
prisoner wore dark clothes on the ord
January, IS not positive, passed his store
in Chapteo after 8 O'Clock on morning
OF the 4th OF January, 1917, expressed
some surprise at his returning SO soon,
prisoner told him that ne had arranged
his business with Moran and it was
not necessary for him to so to Wash
ington. The State here closed its tes-
timcny.
Testimony for Defence. Love,
Jr., recalled. Prisoner borrowed Rus
sells coat on the evening he bought the
coal oil, put the oil in the coat pocket
and wore the coat away, coat was of a
light grey color, dosen't remember
about the other clothing OF prisoner.
j. j. Alvey, sworn. Was sent for to
the house of prisoners father on the
18th of January. 1872, to consult about
prisoners going away, prisoner obJec-
ted to going away, and only went away
ut the earnest solicitation OF his father,
his father had other reasons for want
ing him to go away, 1t was entirely
through his fathers persuasion that
prisoner did go away, never knew prls-
oner to wear dark clothes IN his lie,
prisoner always bore an excellent char
acter, was industrious and well-disPos-
ed, it was the common rumor that pris-
oner was deeply in love with Miss Es-
tclle Guy, was depressed on account of
the preference shown by her parents IN
favor Of Burch, saw prisoner at Hay
denis sale, met him in the passage, he
seemed troubled at that time about
something, his conduct was strange, his
manner was exceedingly strangea and I'M
usual, witness wife Is cousin to prison.
er, prisoner had been drinking since the
Fall before, had noticed something
strange in his conduct before Christmas,
often saw prisoner and Miss Guy in
company, they seemed to be lovers, it
was the rumor IN the neighborhood that
her parents were opposedto her marrying
prisoner, it was to this cause that wit.
ness attributed the strange conduct of
prisoner, Miss Estelle Guy Is now dead.
Miss Rachel Guy, sworn. Lived with
John G. Guy on the 3rd Of January,
1872, knew prisoner very we'll, lived once
in the same family, he was always a
good and industrious young man, knew
of the attachment between prisoner and
Miss Guy, prisoner was very fond of