, 1877-03-10
Tho Weary Waiting for Their Rstu1n-~
Scenes in the COURTROOM.
at Last They Appear, and the Prlsonsr
IL Ridden to Go Fres.
But Llngers for Moment to Receive
the Congratulations Of His
Friends.
VAN ARA{AN.

VI. ...~. ..s..:..t -. ~ ~ ee - a., .."'e Fs",
previous day. All tho seats in tho main door vero
packed full and few who could not get foot
.he e'ses' cut p&ssage'"aJ was kept open
sv"a,G a. inc os oo0ts no.h galleries were given
in,of and saseot tsneb, ase o. '1s
we'l as tho iusldc of tho bur, being occupied
BY them. Mrs. Hanford. surrounded by friends,
sas neas stata's-Attorney Mills aad hia beautiful
;.sa sIulx "e @ "m,e aa... satsn !s anu nor female
'fleh. "a. iew tee1 to sae !'fs tue accused being
n V.n q hsu ne esd so," w.
sometime during the forenoon. and that t,,e csto
woms -, n the tvr1 e..t'in,x t".. .ss. .aa case
N'snt, but 10 thts theirs wnsa disappointment. Thu
best Of order pro,s,lcd durins tho speaking,
,sna ,aoasa 'ne.e weae s~o ., tn1ec a..empss at
.ansases, eppsfcns'5 % eenesa! hotwsmmndsns tho
tinetly separated 10 the, so.ts ~ II ' ba,1ia n naa
Told thotn when ttcy orturcd tho room to r 10 ths
Or that side Of tho Iar. ~ 'A''
spent tryng to eaicaa the jusy ID T. ,e I bsiief
thai, II person pnbllahed injurious matter about
Nv. Tho iav gave no sceps whsts,er to to tSo tSo
tis I'D Great like, 70 b. stdcated M pesccf;, :; IN
on orderly mannur, upon proper invastfsatioa and
h by7ns court. !s lad had
man who would stt,ke woman deserved to he
killtt,.that 20 one but brute Or Iut!lan would
only Tho interest rnercant fhe dsstard. the iowess
and vi!est, would oYer raise biz hand acajpst a
woman !n.snt,l9nsy anls': PLACED in po.t'oa
more l.wful 70 s!oot him tof that thsa fos n1 ~
An exceedingly shrewd thlns foT counsel to Hst IN
tue ldea Of IAnford 4ttscking Mrs. sulliran They
i asfns GT fss ss;s. KS A.
unaeffoot aad. assuming light which no citizen
caption t. sose a1ound hi; ana Il MA nsait IN
ID bn, q 81 VIZ: be was III content with ito
bottom Of lila s'son.s Of honor smd Of Tie chv.
a!rons ditp9.it,on which prenlptsa tho murleioas
good order 10 essential 10 thr prosperity and euc-
cess Of any cvllt1ed natlon fotb'd tbs toiefstIoa
tic thcr stated thc fac. Of tbs c.,e. tsksnr Mr,.
Iisnfoni's testimony ~ she bsais ot lis arFumsnt
tis senl1!ct viii anford aai Hnuetaa bIm dnMnI
Ar. IT., AaFsl,, M was tasen II and bad 70 leave tho
ssd tho samar i.oas tho ookesaoa .t IT, II:
tlnaed absenee Ths trial would undoubtedly hsso
to he Eonf E oyef :gsn f,on' tee beginning .ln:s It
contingency, however, ras aseftea bY ito fstara
:: ss .pass aats s LID s
,M!: y VIZ M Asa'.a vi ~ e h tq describe uest t9ek
i VA. barely posslhIe That hs. might have sttaek
@ = 's ~ sses hns 's
It did not apptaF To him. u thcy bellesca tho state
euS tf 1,ts :. b. ~ nd, sssn h.
truth waa two strong, able bodied men want 10 the
aonse e Of , feeble man. picked quarrel Tita h!m
was done IN self.defense. Seeing no escape, tbs
stofy had 9ssn g9tten up that Aanfotd M atracx and
II. Stoa, A and tss s e a5s
distance. .who~o testlmeny hc did not think
worthy OF comment, since he wa contra.
tao onlT ones who saw, ,ths doae. No ono azeeps
them heard tho ontc.le: Ut Mn: Sullivan. uun.
nor I'D Meuiisa M e. % Ill., iianta @ n' cosia esi
they belleyo, from what they knew of l1anford,
thai ho ...-.......',......,
Did shcy e1nect man sStIt, of murder to kol, TIM
tFuthi hut ittle. attention shoul1 bo paId to his
inv hit sns.n et 70 10 auo s9 ha
purpose e Killing h,mi q. testimony, snd ta.t
thea tx eonmcnted upon snliivsns evidence, M csy!n;
mss not .oIa ss% to po ee m seaa -
but could not 1eeolleet Who commenced tas
pistoi ann disabo tho arm that hna slamdsren lii
wifs, put tic monent he got hc wcapo1, out ho re-
sotsaI fssors u masasfef. they fofgot Tsa " IN.
ssna;hin tsiiinr Ia te, n y .s NJ .r &
liz uttcFoI no wor, pf syn,nsthy for noot iianfnrd
as H. na s' s q ns