The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-17
KILLINGS AND MRS. CURTIS.
,ur rvcONChRN UITH WHTCH CURTIS
IL" mann ms WIFE DEEiNED.
a.. t,ndon Ruling that Testimony Tending
show that BinInx. had Attempted 60
,,,,der his wife IL Incompetent - That
,..t,y the Couples utckcrings Admitted.

p,tisroN. y Y. sept. 1G Jesse Billings, |
:. enforced the court room at o. this morning. |
y,,,,l TO- his seat within the bar at Il slow. |
..ffnl pace The centre buttons " his |
aIt. v..i-'.oat wcre uniastcncd. but the broad
r.k rlhton Goatcd over his breast He shook
,,,l.v with his lawyers and took a sent directly
a., front If hs father One Of Mrs Billings's
rDIati,,s sat at his side. lie is n thick-sct dig
,ia.I man. and lives in Syracuse. Tho jury
ot.f,l,l church twice yesterday, accompanied
T., ,lu,tabos They took their seats folded
roira arms and awaited further developments.
MANY ladies' occupied scats In the court room
Edward Hammond testified that he saw
wagon track near the rcd gate on tho morning
oftle day " the murder. There was one track
oniy he saw some boot tracks in the garden.
but did not see any boots fitted into them. Mr.
Hammond sworc that Sam Flo the man who
called upon Mrs. Billings on the day Of the
murder worked for him. He did not work on
tie day 81 the murder. He said that he didn't
feel well. and went of He returned at about
T. VI. Mr. Hammond went TO bed at 81. and
Flo was then sitting on the stoop. H. thought
h heard Flo 10 10 bed, and is sure that ne
called him in the morning.
The cross examination brought out the iact
that Flo was with Mr.. Hammond when he saw
the tracks. The witness examined the tracks
IN the Reed lot. and observed that they led both
ways. one 10 the east and the other To- the west.
They ran to the hole in the garden fence He
discovered these tracks at 9 O'Clock on Wcdncs-
day morning. The width Of the hole through
the fence was two boards. cut half the length Of
the board Tho witness said there were two or
three different tracks around tho hole.
O0leer Gilbert was recalled He said that he
had a conversation with Mr.. Billings concern
ing his Whereabouts on the night Of the murder.
Mr. Billings told him the route he had taken
while in tho garden. Ohlcer Gilbert said.
"Y0u walked pretty close TO the fence" and
Nj Billings answered. "Ycs. l did" The
oNivr offered TO bet him that he could not
walk 81 CLOSE again. He replied that he had 10
wlh close 10 the fence To- get rid 81 the mud.
The officer thinks that the ground wds lower
den. Mr Billings said he had not been on the
Rod sid" ~ the fence, but got over into the
garden from his orchard. That same morning
ON rr Gilbert discovered muI tracks IN the
M.tnf office or woothouse. II" found some
riui go ihf rust threshold. cyfliuandlng a view
q. t.e window where Mrs. Billings sat when
90 .r.--.cNam .naiion Tho officer admitted
mas ..-.t ,a irnrc but must have a lille
s.rru' .n- tlr f'u'o that would ho harder than
q. ,.n ground. 1t wns 800 Wednesday, that
IU.t 90 .tru found the boots in the Mot'alf
,Nir I.y looked as through they had been
t.r.gN .u. Inferno gated concerning the bullet
...t. window. h" said that am argument
g..-..-f Fl. staining az a." Elu-s 10y powder
j. N.r. ID. ,auu and q Nlh Is med his haud-
va" H'' '"'"" '"'i' was "N'
Co... H.-i Did you wash that haniGer-
.ON'er od'ori faeciiouslyl-Yes. wash my
,, op,.f. q, h, .,ln.i o., Levo IL,
H.. r,','rJ f,r w. never ,y'ul
It,-.i ~
~ 2 tf .,.,,,',l an ioir,. raaoue1 ~, ,h.
A., ,,. XIV l, .o,ii 7.rt n"-ttiv.lv ms
srt. o. % Wll % Aad been turned around near
o'l.er Apu-on Chase swore that he nshed tho
IS % Nllt of the OLD well three
ga- ..,r ,.e mH,d'r There WINS ire di,,
ID, ,.,., ia. vis t.I n Whiin he LnJ
t.4.n l.'..,ri TX Nr Sherman. Sherman
tI' Ar.y .i, ..,inl. To- arrest me-" Tho IN -
rnr ~.,ii.l \. % sherman M frs, failed 10
ilr.lf. fi' ,,,in Inc ,oii.i h." .nid tecre wna no
sfrt,,, -Ti,. m '.'r ,,oiut,.i ,ut tba .trini.
= lin, 'ir.- int'' t,',r- e,in, This - liz
SUI" IT, iprd lis cycs with his handkerchief
1Tiastri Mr. CIus.'. wife Tor some bran ~,
O0i.,r f'hr-,' so. H.. ,hrt Mr. Biilinp- told linn
H. r.a %, o,.,.r} iii ,u,st',rs .,iJ tini 49,
Ind made certain Trunks nud t0id he Iilleer
thai n he found INV outside tracks To- 20 ior
tlrm.
lr vn- called 4 tnir ~ rubber boots wns
shown him hui not tie boots found In Mr. Bill
Ing s wDolhuusr. He swore that thoy wer,
Tu.eduy "Wednesday or Thursday 81 the week
81 the murder H. had meyer worn the boots
lack OF the house toward the hul He cor
rUbrated Ills wlir's testimony con 'rrning the
time they both took To- reach the Union store AZ
ter the shot WAS fired squire MnshDurn WE
Standing ~ the harseh.ork and dd not 80 Aom'
inside Of three minutes after their arrival.
The three tracks in the flower bed. concern
iug which so much testimony hns boon taken
ur. m Mr.. Reod's and NOT In Mr.. Billings -
yard Ms shown In the diagram yestcrdry morn
iu. The bed los h,tw.en Mr.. Reeds piaN2
aud me line fence. The three tracks ran west
an might have been made hv somebody WIN
had run round from MI I}.lIug-'s doorynrt
through Mr. Reeds yard and back up the hill.
Mr. Reed on cross, Xam,naiion. swore tina
lraIrideutally stepped Oh that flower bed OF
H. night Of the murder. H. went Ia the ktrhei
window in the rear Of his house and made
trt 81 fHth WAYS. His trao IS ln the flower lore
I0Mt'd w.s'. The detectives pointed Gut To- hin
other irlrk h. M the further end of his house INA
Wero much larger thun he had made. he wor
as. O. shoe. and did not try t. fit his foot &
lI--. tracks. The uickri- ure on the ltnrl sid
oif.rine fence. Mr. Reed could not tell hoy
much time eiar-ed hotwecn the time no hear,
To- SHOT on Tie night Of the murder and In
tr...f b. y arrival nj mo Union store where M
taw Mr. Nu-Lhurn. He mad repeated ms move
nrrf- and gone over the same ground sine
IN M f.alri,.ru minutes
ONl..r Durhcc was tie next witness II
sW 10 thai he wound ms clock and wont 10 BE-,
ats. un the night of the murder He hear,
tar.lYt nhuut 1ya minutes uitrr winding hi
c.n.k he dressed himself and went To- m
Gru. ~ the murder He sitg the tracks aroun,