The Morning herald., 1878-06-14
TELEGRAMS.
TEE GREAT TRIAL.


Its ntmos. capacity. There was large
number Of ladies present, and many Of thu
leading members Of the bars Of New Jerfey
and Philapeiphia. a.---"a~
The first. witness sxeamined yesterday
MOI ming vas Surveyor Yocum, who test
fed as to The locality of the gas stop neal
which Armstrong was found. 2. H. Riite
ana g. W. Lewis then testified - to tat
bringing Of the wounded man home. hif
identity, ard the locality Of his injuries.
DR.. Thomas, Homeopathic physician.
who called to attend Mr.. Armstrong after
he az brought home, testified to the con-
dition Of .he patient when he first saw him,
and 10 the locality sld Lature OF the
wou de- sustained There were four wounds
the one on the back of the head being of
tri6ing character, and the three others in
yolving fractu ures of the skull. The line OF
treatment was described In detail. The
fragments of broken broken bone were re-
moved, aud some of them we're found to
have penetrated the substance Of the brain,
and from one OF the wounds the brain-mat-
ter had exuded.
THB BANDAeRs. "a
One point which the District Attorney
touched upon In the examination Of DR..
ThoIlas was OF special significance. The
witness testified that he and his assistant
had placed the bandages upon the patients
head and that subsequently he was sum-
moned to attend at once, as Mr.. Armstrong
was bleeding. He went and found the
wounds bleeding somewhat under the
baDdages.
ain what condition did you find the
bandages !"
"About as we had left them"
Those who remember the stories about
Hunters visit to the patient listened to the
evidence with keen interest.
DrChapman Coroner's physician, Of
Philadelphia, was undergoing examination
ss to the post mortem examination OF Mr..
Armstrong, and the identity of the subject,
when Mr.. Robeson, who had been intently
eyeing the witness though the corners of
spectacles, and attending with such absorb
ed Interest to the course OF events that he
sat with his mouth open, arose and in q
confidential tone Informed the court that he
objected to all these efforts to prove the
death of John NJ. Armstrong In Philadel-
ptis. a..
DR.. Thomas testified to four wounds on
Mr.. Armstrong; head, and Dr. Chapman
testified to four wounds and bruise, the
bruise being over the eye. That bruise
was the source of much and
doubling troublesome uncertainty In
the minds of Mr.. Robeson and the Dis
trict Attorney. Mr.. Robson endured more
or less distraction in endeavofing to ascer-
tain whether the bruise was necessarily
ii %has na
whether It might have been produced by
extravasatiou of blood from the wound in
the temporal region and the District A.
torney trying TO assure himself that, what
ever else IL might be, the bruise in question
was the result of blow from either the
hatcbet or the hammer.
Dns. Thomas and Chapman were both
recalled once or twice, and, after repeated
explanations, succeeded in making 1t clear
that there was nothing to clear up, and
that the bruise mentioned was, to all in
tents and purposes, only a part Of one of
the wounds described. Mr.. Robeson said
he was satisfied, and Judge Woodhulll said
that be had not seen, from the frst, any
thing 10 be in,doubt abeu'.
"Nor did l." said the District Attorney,
"There Is nothing to be in doubt about
now, because the matter has been explain
ed :" commented Mr. RobesoD.
"Tbtre wasn't anything aBy time, " the
District Attorney remarked.
"If I hadn't raised the QUESTION you
would have found something t. be in doubt
when it came to summing up" and Mr.
Robeson threw back bis Lead, opened his
mouth and had good hearty laugh.
DR.. Chapman, having assisted in dispos-
ing of the doubts he had raised, shook
hard, with the District At oruey and was
leaving, when Mr.. Robson stepped forward
grasped his hand cordially. aud exchanged
smiling remarks with him.
The Court here took recess, and reas,
sembled at half-past one O'Clock, when the
witness detailed how he obtained the infor-
nation of his father being Injured, his
going to Camden and watching bis father
all night.
Odd you stay up all that night witt
your father.
Ayes. In the morning DR.. Thomal
gsve me q note to take to DR.. Morgan which
took. From there went to Mr.. Hunter
house, 1904 8. Tenth street.
Q-About what time In the morning2
A-About 5 O'Clock arrived there.
Q-What happened?
Al rung twice; Mrs. Hunter came tt
the window and wanted to knew who va
there; said Frank Armstrong; wen
in the house; Mr.. Hunter came to The
door; he was in his night dress; he wsntet
to know what was the matter; said com
back in the dining room and will tell ys
all.
Q-What did he ssy3
A-Nothing. told him that father ha
been assaulted in Camden. I asked him
he had been along with father. he said
No. told him rather told nae he was goin
over to Camden that night.
Q-Use his own language.
A He said it was not 50; he had no ide
OF going to Camden; had no engagement
with him to 60; he said; ''Frank, l had or
dorsed note for your father last Saturday
but don't say anything to your mother abor
It," he said he had endorsed a note for fs
ther for $400, and just then Mrs. Hunte
came down to the stair door.
A-Hunter then dropped hh head upo
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