The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-25

sisted him to his feet md got him into the
wagon. Then unhitched the horse. turned the
wagon around. and drove for MIR Blllings's
house. Coming back again. he met his mother
nnI took her down. He then went into Mr.. Bill
lingss house. and found him ON the iluur ut his
wite's feet He assisted him To- rise and sup;
ported him TO his bedroom, There he pulled
IN his g1SGr e2s spa ps iG be- n oSI5Hi 9S
have some brandy. and aftcrward got some
wine from the girl and gave to him. On that
hours in Schuylcrville and rode home with
him. Mr. Billings showed him around the
bank. AM the witness then went homo. A.
Moak. That gentleman went for him straight
from the shoulder.
Nrc YOU married man ?" he asked.
NO. SIR WIS the reply.
MIR. Mrak How old are you2
Isaa,-Tccnty-ilvc years old
Mr. Moak Did YOU lodge ut Miliman's Hotel
Fort Edward, on the night OF Sept ~
Witnrss- Yes. sir.
and register yourself as Il. G. ingersoii Stand and
lady that night. and did you sleep with that
Gcn. Huehes-we object.
Judge Landon-You need not answer that
question unless you choose.
Witness refuse to answer.
Mr. Moak Was there fair there that day.
Mitnrss- Yes, sir.
Mr.. Moak-What time. did you leave MILL
nun \ the next morning
Mhnuss- Fly. or siX o'clock.
Mr.: monk What time did you get there the
Gen. Hughcs-We object,
Judge Landon-I don't think II material. To
witness; You need not answer unless you
Wtness-I decline to answer
Mr. MoakI Probably you wore not talking
Gen. ENTHUSIASTICALLY you are reasoning
from your own experience.
The threatened storm was Gained by Judge
MIR Monk-werc YOU in saloon near the
san Souci on thr night Of sept ~. and did you
play cards and win 80 from John Donnellv2
IN. Z
Judge Lnndon Ito witncssl-You can answer
or not. as you PLEASE.
Mr.. Mo2k-Werc you in the habit OF gambling
In that saloon?
Mr. MOak tsarcHstcallyl-Ani you're tho
young man that went TO school at Schuylerville
Mr. Moak-les. and you're the young man that
rode home with Billings on the night OF tho
MURDER
Witness-Ycs sir.
Mr.. MOak-Ycs. and your the young man
that billings showed around the bank1
Mitncss-les, sir.
Mr. Moak-wei young man. what did you
SEE in that bank
Witness Furniture.
Mr. Moak Anything else?
Mitnsss-No. sir
Mr. Moak-Yes. when you rode back from
Schuylcrvic with Billings did YOU meet your
father on the road and did you hear Billings
tel him that he wanted to see him that night (?
Witurss-Nes. sir
Mr.. Moak made him repent the whole story
from the time MIR. Billings rame 10 Mr.. WASH
burns house on the night Of the murder until
he last saw him in bed nj his house. What was
assumed to he his testimony before the Grand
Jury was read to him. and he denied 1t in sew
eral particulars.
HHqurstioncd him concerning the scene Mt
thc Nashhurn gate. whore he found Mr.. Bil.
lings On the sward. and things became so mud
died that the witness had the horse down aud
the man tied In the post quarter Of the time
and WINS raising the horse and unhitrhing the
man every other minute. The young man did
not recover from the knock down At the begin
ming OF tho eNnminMion. He tioundcred terri
bly,. and when Mr.. Moak loosed his hold the de-
fence readily exclaimed. That's all. Mr.. WASH
hurn. Isaac cast an affecting glance at Mr.
Moak. threw his overcoat over his arm. and
Oozrd from sight.
stephen Lapoint swore he lived near the lock
south Of the Billings house. He heard ~ the
shooting Within two minutes after II occurred
and started w the towpath with n Mr.. Cannon
for Mr.. Billings's residence. When they got
beyond the intersection Of the Highway they
saw man running southeast from the side
walk Had b" Kept on he would have met them
face Ia face. but he sheered IN and ran through
mud puddle and over "A pile ~ driftwood to
the tOwpath behind them. He was n stranger.
They both stopped and watched. and talked
about HIM. He ran down the towIath and dis
appeared beyond the lock. He wore hnt and
passed within twenty or twenty-five feet OF the
witness and Cannon.