The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-02-05

If joseph Woods. Who was hung at Malone
New York, on Friday last. for the murder
IL stephen Barber, in Franklin county, New
York, last August. Wood. vas q tramp,
and had stopped At BARRIERS house previous
70 the murder.
The case created intense excitement in
New York State. when il came to trial in
December last. Words eccentric conduci
throughout. In refusing counsel, and his pc
cnliar faislissic views, added to the interest
Of the affair.
The following u an account Of the MUIR
der from the testimony Of the murdered
mans wife:
Adeline Barber, wife Of Stephen Barber,
called and sworn. Nv husband had three
ten dollar bills and some small change /;
they were new bills: he got them IL u man
he sold sheep to. I think. lie got the money
an. Tuesday he put the pocket hook back
into the bedroom. ] gnt one of The bill-
chxnved in Malone. got one s. bill, ONE
81 Oili, and the Test IN silver. j paid gu,
ZONE IL the silver. We vent to church on
Sunday. Mr. q. gave one SO bill In nv
iamyhier at church. lie put the rest back
in his pocket. I wss with him all the time
ill we went To bed. When Woo,is left h~
cns..ed the r,ad aud entered Dunhsm's gaze
Ny husband called To him. told him he vas
no, eoing the right way Ia Malone. H~
stopped, looked back and vent on !; he en-
,errd the los aud sent along the fence "s'
the inside. We retired at 9 DC ock ] lay
awake some time; M. Barber fell asleep
first the nom was up anil shining bright ;
i, vas not half gay up: il did MT shine
straight int, the from; We left Eo one in
The hOs-e when We vent tn church; the win
dows we're nailed down excerpt the n. parIos
sind0w; bed room Windows was over d
wi,h thin white Colt n curtain; il wss
,wO fe~s frOm the bed the bed w~s near the
door; head towards the d"or and ~xains,
the Casing; I vas aroused By pisiol sho, !;
then raised my head aud Looked At the
door; . man stmri pointing pisIOl ut nv
husband. head; he fred my husband GIT
mv on the edge 0f the he'd the man 6red
again; nv husband fell On the d.or; III.
man fred nj him again then he fired NJ
me: the man came in and took nv hus-
bands pants and threw them into the ki,ch
en- brought them back anil threw them o"
the bed then he rummsyed my tsunk !:
IL en- he went out AMI ;nio the parlnr;
cnulA hear him walking; then he came int"
the rOom and liz mat, h; had pulled the
omit over NV f.:e; he pulled the quilt off
and looked at me and then threw il hack !;
then he lifted mp the feather bed and felt um
der il n far ~ he could then he vent out
and M Stair; ] did not hear snvthinR
more III him had fainting spell wa-
conscicua all the time; heard the clock
strike ~ Just after the first shot; lay in
bed ill ak the next morning; heard oil
the hourn strike: when the man vent out
nv husband said, ''Adeline, are you dead
Can't you help m~ Hpy l said, mo, .m
nearly gone myself" The man Who sioOd
in the i,Or vas the man wh" to"k dinner
With IA il wss the pris"ner here the 6rs'
shot ht me in the aide Of the head; the sec
oud time was hat ever the eye; ut ak ..
m. / crawlxsl out Of doOrs to the road !; nv
husband wsa on The 6nOr: he was all cover
I'd With blood; he va. breathing, hut did
not speak: the 6rst man vhO found me Vac
NJ. Gero; Il ID him we had been murder
ed Mr.. Cleveland was the 6rst man Who
entered the house
I remember the per.on's being brought
% my house VA living in the psrlor
beds&om; cloth was over my eyes; when
the cloth vas removed the man vhO shot
me v.s there; did mt know the Others |;
they were stranger; they stos'd in rOv
looked .nund = d pointed my finger a,
the man and said: "1hst j. the msn."
Hia whi.kers were not the same a when he
vss here before; they we're shaved down
to the chin. ! vas conscious after vas
shot; knew what Wa going on; ] could
.ee him distinctly; did not see any shact le.
on him when he Wa brought into the room
did mt hear the chain clAmk. The pistol
waa right inside the door; the ball did not
ssnn me; had nv senses ell the time;
ssid my good Lord, what il this p lay On
the back eide Of the he'd; Just rsi-ed my head
and saw him in the doos and dropped back
Ivy little IN my back; the man said
n0thine: he atood in the door sideways;
think he had his foot on the ihreshOld; ]
rould mt cay whether there vas smoke |
from firing. The man was clo-e tn the bed |
II 6nse. his arm Wa curved little. sa~ |
hin features BY the light Of the moon; ms |
light did not erOw dim il waa mt the |
6r,e shot that affected my sight. ! did M,
suppGae il va the man that aid the
clothes. knew him when I Looked nj |
him. He liz match and looked 1t me
'av him strike the match my eyes wer<
mt covered; lad one hand at nv head (;
had hold Of sheet let @ when he sM'k
hold nv eyes we're partly c!osed ="
nut could zee. He did not look but
,ecoad.
During long and trying cro~ examine
ion. in which Woods' eounapl did their
utmost to shake her testimony, Mr.. Bar
,es vaa calm end unmoved. never varying
ron The facts - 6.s stated. Her idenii-
icstipn nj the prisoner WA complete, and
The prisoner II the man." il wss like =
ndds. clap of thunder n the audience
)urine the recital III the horrors Of that
light, manv in the cOurt rnOm were moved
D team. Wooaas merelv drOpped hia eyer
~ . moment and remsined unm"ved.
After the praecmsi"a rested, and after
oaaultstion With Woods. HE counsel asuse
ID ssid that they we're under the painful ne
ssisy Of announcing that they had been
tsssly usabls to procure any evidence
'haieves foe . delsnas. bat IL the Court
'ould permit, the psisoaer desired to say .
~ vOris to the Court Permission being
Raased Wood spoke - iollsvs |,
WOOD IN AD OWE DGHALy.
dat know that il vill alter the state
I The case. bat il may do some sood 10 !
u aay leo vonla. Before saying sny.
simg. vish it Tn b understood that I d.
ne want tn BE- sworn Tor one simple reaann :
that an "f = peculiar opinion snd BE- :
Fl; do NOT believe in swearing whatever
her f~ilinGs my have.
Being stranger. il j. ,ot.llv impoas;ble
2 ne In give any connected account Of
yaelf since I left Montreal. I have No
'saas Of knewiss Who The psseas ass