The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-20

grnndu was about o. 20 homo. lie was ia ]
the sittur. room AMI | was in the hail.. She |
spoke t. him Whenever sh" saw him. II she |
spoke pleas ''N 10" Hlwlvs replied pleasantly. |
Her father hHd .iVou her IA" horse Mustang. "A |
wagon. robe. AMI b. tu's- 70 year ugo. lie had /
bought her set oi s., al~kiu furs. and was kind |
10 nrr She unharnre- sod the horse ON this !
night because the storm wa coming ON. and |
she wanted to get her grqnlmothcr's horse uni |
wagon into the rurr age house. She admitted, |
however that thcr" was room Tor three or -FOUR |
horses in tie carriHg" house. The mophoHrd |
and carpet burned by the Kerosene were in the
The morloard was produced. and Miss Bill
ings Identified il. The board was grained ana
vanished before the IRE. 1t Il 1lSlercd us
though it had been standing behind Il hot stove
and H. slightly smok ii toward the end. IL Is
dinlruli To say whether II has sinr" been planned
and vanished. The defence cluim that it has
not and the prosecution ussefttln IT has. The
board was passed 10 Jud e landon.
Mr.. putrr-Will your Honor please mark that
Judge Landon-lt is already sufficiently
marked
Returning to tho alleged chloroforming the
daughter testified that she never heard that her
mother had heart discnsn or that anything NJ
fcctrd her breathing When her mother ne
cused her father ot having tried To choroform
her he said he bad the toothache and WINS look
INK for cotton. Referring To the alleged bruises
on her mothers body Gen. Hughes asked her
II she .knrw that the flesh OF ladies' when
pinchc1 would turn black and blue easier than
the n"sh Oi man..
Miss Billngs-I cannot shy.
Gen Hnghes-What is your experience
Judge Llndon-Bc'tcr call an expert.
ought To know there Is agrcat difference in the
Il 'eh OF women.
Cen Hughcs-I nm 40 confined nj home that
don't know H.. Your own experience il such
you can probably readily tell
Down came Judge Landons mallet, hushing
Tue duightcr reluctantly admitted that the
remark. 50 ami 50 Is a splendid woman and
you are one ot those HAIRLESS" was brought out
Nv a remark OF her mothers. Mrs. George
Washhurn WAS one II the " splendid women
referred To-. Furnsrcing that his lawyer was
ulUtuf "a hriptr ul.tt fli4 MIR llllfuua
uttered warning syhillant sound hut Con.
Hughes paid no attention To- H. lie evidently
wanted the evidence for Mrs. Wnshuurn IL an
old indy with two or thrr" grown children.
The witness said the. expression. on. yea.
I'm spending thousands Of dollars on other
women while you are ut work in the Kitchen
was drawn out hy some rrtrrruc" To- the money
P4fid Mr. curtis i9r kceping thH PaNk .'f rT
lings. and | don't remember that my father
did not want my mother to work IN the
Kitchen; She knew no man IN Fort Edward
named purkee. Her mother was fond Of strong
tea. and when her father saw her drinking II he
used To- say. That's another nail IN your conln.
Mr.. Hughes then stirred up old Tysc the
dog. The witness swore tut he did not bark
that night. either before or after the murder
H. WIS there when the house and yard were
Il led with strangers after the snot was fired
back 10 the mopboard. She thought II had been
varpished siince the fire. 1t was not the only
evidence of the fire. She had seen white bed
spread with holes made bv the fire.
Gen. hughos-Did you noN r hear your father
say that be ran in and got tho bcdsproHd and
Ms b. llngs-I mover ala. never heard him
say how the fire was Tut out; llrr mother told
~ going to - around outside and pull her cut
That's ALL " NJ MoNk said The vonng lady
stepped from the stand and WIS sorrowmlly
greeted 10y her grand mother aud Aunt Harris.
Iu"y stool ln lul view ~ n" audience. ihrco
statues draped IN black. Miss Jennie slowly
saAk ~ ruair and dropped hrr veil. she
suhhcd som" minutes and moved out of the court
room. Here tn prosccuuuu rested
tn" defence asked the judge To- strike ont the
evidence hs to the s'ar made three or -FOUR year,
! after marriage. IL was SO ordered. A. 20 ia"
| t"stmvuy ia regard t. the keros NJ AMI chl"ro-
form, the ludg. said that hc should insru 4 tn"
| jury TINT they should weigh II only ~ evld"nc"
regarding the relations existing between nus
! band and wife.
Tho defence recalled Mr Curtis. He sworc
| tint Mr.. Billings had never paid him or lli~ wife
| $50. or any other sum. to begin the Islander suit
against Mrs. Billings. Tho money came from
il was u =. ani the court adjourned until
| 7. VI. The Rev. Dr. TAYLOR of { hoes AMI his
| VII" stepped within me hnr and greeted Mr.
! turn. :" the reporter of "a" Troy Tm,rs say
( ing. Your never ~ Your NE witness sue, a
/ dau-.if-r II : terrible"
/ At2r VI. the court room was iammod Nr
/ fore iho Jury. Ne les ~ yeats ~ age has clean
| sAav"n lace with TIE "Nrrptvn ~ smail black
! moustgcAr. and % hr .;'i black eye. u -peHhs
! with t'rriGi" enrn'-lnes-. shaking his right
/ fOrsfiuErr jus" "a rltrd lu storm. The veins ia
/ his neck swell with Us p"ui-uu energy, nnd hts
/ hrHi U.mNIcs VIII iNr lo, mat me- intends in
Civ TO his exur.ssions !" placed his hnu'.s
upon m" har fronting The Jury and began
/ speaking ln tone ~ VOICE So low that 70
."unI'd lhrthr moaning of wind b.f're a
/ storm. w." impressed uuou tho Jury their poe
sr"n-IhAiv lnd the rr, -ecution sar''riir
feeling against the prisoner u had been
7 famed hy reports iu 90" pr"-s ana by the rrlH-
| guessing hui thc accused Gould not he convicted
hy guesscs. 1t required clear. convincing proof