, 1877-05-31
pr0gToss Of tho Trial of tho Al.
legged Toinb-1sobbers ut
Springfield, Ill.
Tie Prisoners Heard In Their Own
Defense.-.The Evidence Ex-
hausted.
4 Night Bession Of tho court Ordered md
Argument Begun.
Fermentation Of a Nearly Unparalleled
Outrage at Newark, n. J.
Tho goyen tnspoakab1o Dnstards Con-
cerued Htil1 Alive 1T Last
Reports.


Aeporta*
TIE ALLEGED ToAfr-NOnDEns.
Special DttpoteA 70 1at 7ftouns
erRtHof1HtD, MAY SV.-lho trial OF Mnllln
aml Hughes, the Lincoln tomlrrobbcrs, was re-
.u,uetl to-day. Elmer Washburn was recalled,
mi rave additional testimony us to tho a.rcst
Of the defendants O. tho "hao" ea'oon' CHI
caro-, aud described tho coats worn by tho prla-
oncr at tho time. This vas regarded "a im-
pe.,t and o,ns. r,,n...e, " NJ se.er,a. I'd ~ ~
ssa. ,e.rrt,,,on - tho ,soorin9 an..rat ~ ~.
their deses'ptioh OF inc wearing appafei ol ac-
fcndanfs, but tho effort 1ailcd lie lad instructed
nronn - ,nn got
- Memorial Hall md f,.h n ,1ark.lantcrn.
Oh "eu'otm' 4M' "nu naa' y aat s, h.'Al.e.n'
aha' upo" h.s seeo''a co!h'os' 70 l'Rnt e'saI,
which would be- tho signal for tho sortic: It
nomtne, tho officers In waiting might at any
"'".s, ,,, ~, fr-a,' :" "s .s.t".,sn 80 .wa..
t'"' s""' eo~ wv" ~, s.''huH"n!u'.o"s .s
burn saia 1he o,sers aid move out upon 'ntof-
Mr.. j, C. Rover. tho custodian OF tho mou,,-
,,ort .c,tinc1 t,,,t hc sow Uu,,hc. nhn,,t lin
us"s' ..,.., s So. ~ sTss.ea,, ~
monument WIN o"ee2lca lhc AFTERNOON OF
election day. witness had previously been ad-
,tscd that no should havo such cali.
Il. .e.ttacd "A tn tho oNtccr mud
~ .r,tchtnr for tbo ;arfoo;1ort, IN ,n,Lo
.a,nns n"ssn " hm. h,s +ota,,o. ~ tha r,n,oitsm
tho atte'hi'ts out MY 1c1ataos " tue sohoa4sH
and the aboftivc attempt to capture tho van-
dis at the time did not materially differ from
th.t ot previous witnesses,
Tia si,ocmaker Who patchcd a shcc for
mi iicntiietl Hughes: and aiso MuiIin. as lay.
iuo ,.s rat,c.i. o'' @'00
VI f,m f,,unty .1otlor nnt tho Rbcriff ,,1cntc,1
.no cttcrs wi,tch Mulln aud Hughes had sought
IN sirrcptItiously send out al thc jail. lUth
she tctters wrro addrcsscl 10 ono Curtis, tic
Mststlf1lcc o,iiresa hsrv omtttc,I. nnf rnyc III.
,rction low Testimony iayornbic to tic ttcic,lso
mid be- mauuiacturcd, Thc schcn,c was 10
4.nS ami %e,tff,ra At trnT.h ~ ~ ~, in.cnttnn
= carrr out tf,e consnlrnry. md nls rnnnecilon
t"m Swccc)cs' oricinai story rs publiahei in
Tr" T~. 1nt,.t1s1. i,is irxiimnnr VIM iist",,cd tn
1ih the rrcatcsk jntcrcst. liz was on iho Wit
ocss-siatl oycr two hours, and The counsel Tor
ia 1rfcnse cnr,nvcl iii mi. nr fnctIca n to,,.
iusc md ba.lser i,in,' ~ but M 1,o stood ti.o tcst
msrcjw. 1is rT,,,nnrti tfto factn in tho cascs
rIrrc It VIVA aliered by defendants lint hc ilati
kyu criminal, md i,!s explanation, was Eencr.
I}urfIson. tic Sc "Sssistant custodian Of tho
Monument, testified ~ to tic l|Ml!t,g Ut certain
urrIars sroIa on tic ,,o,,mu,c,,t srui,n,ls ti,t.
ar nftcr tj,u uttrn,ptcd robipry, These toojs
rtllfrf ttI1Al4
sa :f"fpriy pitr /" 's.s.sio @ Il Hi' Iingss 10 ''''
H. n.ay sas@ a u to og sanay
chlaCo. testified a. to tic presence of llugcs
.l sitlllu at sun,iry conferences regarding tic
;urnish n wocon. MD to tnkn thc body nwaY
J .iicr Il was st"1o,, % run, ~ tho senujei,re.
detective iIay who fired tllo shot which
sarucd tl'e robbers of tho prcecneo u tie OIL
worc h., nfs rcctrrniffon Of llurlcs an tl,o n,ohk
# thr :" attc,untc;l robt,rrv. Win ihnt nariy
aassrl Sfcn,Urini llall iloor.
Dctsctl1o TwrciI.ixayo = auec,nct ;1,tstory.of.
III connection viii Tia easc, liz admitted nay-
NJ Nca1y ontt Bwcrrlrs money for service rrt,.
irrci In this anl 1rcyin,,s cosra. and hcitl ti,e
lame tv bc a Legitimate cxncMlIturc, liz tlntt
not received Or expected any payment himself
Wns!lbur1, eatd Ilo lat! mid small amounta by
osWeeres sn9 aealg IND a1 for III c1ncna
,ure he lad been rcsinhursct| By thu Upycr,,-
meSt. liz had rcco!yc,l nothtn4 for hts own
kryIccs. ~ o ''1"' @' ''''
Ws,h iii, w;tncs. tho direct tc,,,uony for
Tue nrosccntion ciosci. and. after bricf fcsti-
nuuy by cx!rurnkcy Bsantrcr "a to tho ficnti-
tyatfon ii thn nrisonera hy Kcar,n nnsi DiYnn.
tho dcitns. nut ti,c j]cfen2tnnt Iurhr. m III
sisnJ wi,o ,msitlycly dcniss nottua @ in chica.o M @
t. i rob Iincon's @ tonb. % and % Tcpcatcdiy ii swofe
th,i hc fjrst hcar,! % ~ thn % .chrns frain Swcr.
tltt. unon his nyrfyni in Hnrjnriic,u, iFc thcn
flsmcd that II. nrcscnre m hcr" cicction ,1ev % yas
oKinV 10 tfsstrc fo src hIs fathcr| win hc
M. 1iyes in HuiktcT or ' i.n,iI. fImrl"s
tip}a,ur,l tltat Nmfj'n camc a1onT in
narrh y, nav ,rnthnr 1fc c,,lmcIs that
I'LL n 3,, H. son .Mcv s ~ ~ nn
la.tlly iii Lila town rnrjy in I'm eysninr, nfomt
bcrausc tho trains had icft. Nftcr wniktrg all
Ko,l rhs,h thsv insTcd ~ hc ,,Yfccn m,Ifrs
Fun Ghcsnut th"y Went On thc Gilman ' tsain