The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-21
MURDERED MAGGIE BAUER.
THE PRTsONERs CONFESSION As MAR
RATED TO An EDITOR.


"H You will Promise not to Hang me Z will
tell the Truth"-uow he Killed the Ciri-
Yssterdsy's Testimo~y Against McCenichi.
Many Of the Long Island farmers who
drove to the Queens County Court House 10 at
tend the MeConichi murder TRIAL yesterday,
fearing that their whips might be stolen II left
outside In their vehicles, took them into the
court room.
On the lawyers table. and by the side OF the
District Attorney WAS pile OF blood stained
clothing, which belonged 10 the murdered girl.
little Maggie Bauer.
The nrst witness called we. ca,harine Holman the
Ts ne rnSon TnG SSs &c S.s s @ Der #. ' 4
ss ,YS%@ Ssr Sdsnl rST " MiS % dad Bauer o &
,hs time e dc murder. She and her husband did not
he Ken ssScl T house 10 s op ss
NJ @ ne i Ss Css Ss S , s lie s. nstss s. I w "S
led % valley siTssa TEe sSia nfsisd IN AZ ARIES:
and "Sed a barn %nsa ~ " WE Rss Rasf srs he
f s';S 1 PHi 1 U 10 sPS s%s a
S 90 asa hre una & S"f Holman hs M U Msss
her again alive ~" NV "
Dr. J. Auerbach who made the ost mortem
examination. testified:
G he Sg5onsr 70 be woods IN which The
log upon her back and her bonnet pulled down over
strings aud removed The bonnet rom over the chiid.
% @oas in %sR P' sa ' aeSs 'TI Tso ct ch 1
sd been dead len OF twelve hours Dc sth was caused
iIshiiy Ted sroani Ic sTl. neck "''" ""' wv"
Probably the most important testimony given
yesterday was that OF Mr.. Henry NJ. Ondcrdonk.
editor OF the Hampstead KsQubep' who said:
.@s S 'S, H S" aS"s IL "s so Win ne
,h n 'S sss SSns .i as % Ne.9nsh wsssd
was found Meconshi .sd IT You viii rromlsS not y
es h., . % 's,d n' xss aas ND 'lsn
'Ssa S the lie a IN ws ~eH m III. he corns SHn ss4
,ss PAIN when he say woman and sir pass by rIs
rom nth ' coscd % and .esd Rsf arsani p w. pea
dragged her back from dc path 1Gg liic nrl called
ha, he could not MAKE os s' enough SSs 70
down, 10 limb: s The i ice. o %.Es he Plsss. l
l1s So.iy .wsS when Mstg,nieGI %%ds iGis
donk ofcer Oi the law aud hri the power par
% beSh nl' s S. m s"S Sms, II, s & "sse 90 NE he @s.r
MAT he would mol ts punished MeCgnich claimed that
-reuiid her neck lie said "But to make sure oos he
slt on from her wa,,, snl ucd around her petk ush
wi'h dried leaves, which had ialeu IRON the trees
Mr. onderdonk was sharply CROSS evamined
10y Mr.. Richard Busteed. counsel for the pris-
oner. We admitted that he had published edito-
rial articies in his newspaper. expressing the
belief that Kate Hoffman was the real murderer
OF Maggie Bauer. but he had made these edlto-
rial expressions previous to the time tnat Me-
tonichl confessed the murder 10 him. Mr.
Ondcrdonk further testified:
McCOnich said "Maegie scratched my face while she
Wa struggling she dropped silver nj piece which
she hold IN her hand. pIesed 1t up, and atefNard
sItntit'
The ten cent piece above referred TO had
large hole punched through IT, The District
Attorney has lls 'ertained where McConichi
spent 1t. and the coin is to be produced in
court.
David Henderson. a venerable white-haire
man. who was so deaf that the counsel had to
shout the questions in his ear. testified that he
saw McConichi in the vicinity where the MUIR
der was committed on the day previous to the
nnding OF the murdered girls body
John II. Hicks the Coroner who held the in
quest over the body of Maggie Bauer. testified
mat there were footprints in the corniield where
Maggie had been dragged from the path and
the salters worn rs hate Hoffman fitted these
ipotIrinis. He did not save the gators, and
they cannot Dee produced.
. The counsel ior tie defence tried 10 prove by
Mr. Hichs that some human hairs which wore
found adLnrng to Kate Hoffman y dr,'ss were
shown 10 MaggIe's mother. WHO SAID that they
were OF the color VI tAe hair of her child TINS
was done 10 connect Kate Hoffman with tho
murder. but the District Attorney objected To
th.s matter beng introduced Hs evidence IA the
trial OF McCOnIchi, ana the Judge sustained the
Objection.
Potter Peterson Identified shirt which be-
lonG"d O. IN" prisoner. and II supposed 10 he
the on" that he wor" at IN" time h. committed
the murder. and which Was stained with blood.