The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-21
SMITHS TRIAL FOR MURDER.
THE DEFENCE UNDERTAKING. TO SNOW
THAT NE UIS INS.INE
What he Said when Found In the Room with
His Murdered Win-A Physician de-
scribing the W Mounds-Mr. NiehoIns's story.
The excitement in Morristown, n. j., owe

The excitement in Morristown, n. j., over
the trial of John A. Smith. who Is accused ~
having murdered his wife on thr night Of July
~. by cutting her throat with razor. increases
~ the trial progresses. People come in from
all parts Of the country in wagons. carriages.
and AL sorts " vehicles. and the harroom of tho
hotel near the Court House is flied all day with
lawyers. merchants cnd farmers debating
whether Smith should be hung without delay.
or whether he was really insane.
Promptly at quarter past nine yesterday.
Judge Darymplc took his scat on the bench.
and the prisoner was brought in. Smith looked
quite as stold and indifrercutas onthe previous
day. When some Of his old employers and nc
quaintancca were tcstifying he became rather
restless and picked his fingers ncrvously. As
was supposed on Monday. the defence urged
g that VGh physcam ~ M S%d Warned Mrs. Smit in June last
that her husband was a dangerous man. and
liable ut any time 10 do violence to herself. or
her children; also that Justice task.y was
scnt for To- commit him to q place 81 safety but
Mrs. Smith refused io make a conn Ilaint against
him and 20 nothing was done. The court room
was packed almost 20 suifocation. and the gal
lery was crowded with women. In snor
time the room became very hot and uncom-
Portable. but no one went out of II. The mon
unbuttoned their coats. the women threw back
their shawls and all listened atentively to every
The first witness was David Lloyd. who tcsti-
fed;
Hive in Flanders and have known Smith since Arm
23i Of july While was IN bed AMI asleep was aroused
sS, m g as .ooH m n' pe.sS1 and ieoEed a, my eiocE II
VA ig.t ~. cecce ran down ,alr ,, ,ggies a
out 10 him Hold on, man what are YOU DOING ~,
acaT and SH S sa csms sw m ' q M Slcr 8scd % p e h
and said You stay here and protect The ven
Isy ws5e e5 LEM in ont eo@ns 50 ran 'S, 1s
,as 'So shdrsn S '"s' a. 5cn @ s"prSei r. he wa. % Ia
isw ,nomeat: Aeer snd Elmer rradsq eame ap and We
nsi ana smith replied - done u I've done me-. nee
and smith SAID. II Killed her He then irsd to .et
SSsSs O" iopPed m s sSa nv e"%%gT omn II so5 ny
We then went int the bedroom, Where we
iroatsu, @ % pat my hand to her ace .Ge was dead and
aiiy carried her into my hcu.e and lei, hervi, my
little sirl Aiter we had se.n Ne bod, / heard smih
have either boots OF coat on. saw no blood on him
On the cross-examination the witness further
testified;
ma & & he & esS a rn 5 Ggt s S1S "n c 9' pa III he %
SAID he wanted 20 Nj Fox, the Presbyterian MINIS
huc boy smith 1. hie. powerful man ani Ahcr i
wicked cy, and looacd dangerous
Elmer pruden testified to substantially tho
same facts related by previous Witnesses. Dr.
George W. Wentworth EaNe medical testimony
similar to that of Dr FarrOw. He SAW blood on
Smith shirt sleeves.
The flrst witness for the defence was George
Burr. who testified:
1--we At Dover am blacksmith and work IN the car
SHOPS know smith lie wgrh.d th,re ~ or sven
ycnrs ago one day wm, smith wa' hcniiMs over n'as-
urine some long rods, VA, told TO .tuAe au aNc to
ncr wei.ins sixteen or seventeen I1ul E smith moved
| 70 .et W and struck him over the eye with At II
ga.h over IN. eye where struck Nth the slcdec
George Garrabrant. who has charge OF the
black smith and machine departments uf the car
shops al Dover. corrOboratcd the testimony Of
Burr. David \. Nicholas testified:
am an old resident oi Flanders aud have known
Smth sincc last April Ia MAY last he came TO me aui