The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-02
NEARING THE TERMINATION
yur OFFENCE IN the TRTiL OF Bill
IINGS RESTING THEIR USE
,..umouy showing the Relations Existing
u.twecn the Murdered Woman aud her
tt,.bnnd-'rhc strong Friendship of the
xyn.hburns- Picking Up Omttted Links.

H,ttsroN. oct. The onc-cycd bird dog
on,orI the court room this morning at the
ieels 81 Mr. Moak and the District Attorney
if,h.nrl mo- moro concerning the missing beef
=. anil left tho room soon aftcrward. apuar-
entity bitterly disappointed The jury wcrc
orrocaby disappointed. 1t had been reported
,hatn ear Load OF books on chemistry had been
forwarded from Albany To- be used 10y Mr.. Monk
On his cross.eNamiAation OF Mr.. Hagan. tho
chemical expert When Mr.. Moak dismissed
,be witness without another question. it took
H., wind ont " the sails Of the defence. Their
canvas began to Hap. Their witnesses were
,atiarol because they had anticipated
tedious cr. -s-cNaniuation. and they were COM
tcU~l % ask % short delay. The Judge granted
II and thoy retired with the prisoner.
pmi.. pnyne corroloratcd the testimony Of
Alexander Bauou,. who placed carbinc in tho
olw,r aai kept !, there thrcc days. 1t was
noto.lod ~ sen Iut in the well, and rustcd with
inhatan Iur after being taken out.
Jonathan H. D'yo' sworc that he kept tho
c1a.ltmc made hy Geotgc Norton. who tried
t,r.reat his movements on the night OF the
nurior from the time Of hearing the shot up
ntleumc ~ his return to Mr.. Bllingss house
from the lock. He sworc. II will DO romcm-
terel that Mr.. Billings returned from Mr.
Washhurn's house within two minutes Of the
nmcho eot back from the lock. Mr.. Dcyoe
fworc that the timo made by Mr. Norton WIS
,slt mnutcs and thiriy-nvo SECONDS
George Bates was announced rs n gentleman
who nah rc,cnily recovered from tho measles
H. worked at Thompson's mill and was al the
Union store about on the night Of the muir
dr. H. saw NJ. Billings driving north. Soon
aNcrwarl Mr. Bates went home H. boarded
inahau-e not far from his fathers residence.
BfNrn leaving his 'ath"is house be- looked ut
turrlr'k II was i minutes to .. Within three
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M@i eot hun To- aeknowledse that lie had ~
means IS determining the time that he saw MIR.
Billings driving north, but the witness WAS
/ -itiye A. - thc time 10y his fathers clock. He
remembered 10 h.'ause there was discussion
Here the defence rested. with the understand
INK that they were g. call two more witnesses. IL
rerossary. u show Nj. Billngss domestic re-
The prosecution called f. G. Cochran. the
clerk Who took tile minutes during thctCoro-
ner's investigation. He testified that the min
utes of the testimony Of Isaac and George
Wa~hhurn were correct. The Squire. however.
had taken exceptions to the report OF n portion
o. his testimony concerning two minutes oi
James whaen a shock-headcd Colt. swore
VI NJ the brick yard when he heard the shot
ircd. and paid no attention 10 II. Jones. II Will
sunken boat ! yond Washhurn's. and that he
saw Mr.. Billings turn out ~ the lane and drive
e. the Wnshhurn house before he heard the re-
port of the gun. The brick yard Is about three
rods above the eld boat. Jones denied any such
tNuNtfNAl0n. NUhfn hNll ne nfhTl MIN say
30 10 two mon. hut he could not give their
names. The two min,' he said. came in
tgsra'e tG ne 9 , t4eshsr an EgaTI
about il. He q. knewlodged that he had had a
difficulty with Mr.. Billings. and Lad borne him
some ii .iegling, but he thought that uhad all
James Matthews swors that Jones told him
niter the murder that he sometimes Thought
MIR. Billings as guilty rs hell" at ~ other
times he thought him innocent H. also said
that while he WAS fishing at the sunken boat he
saw "A horse at MAshhurn's gate. hut could not
Tell whether 1t was Mr.. Billngss horse or not.
On cross examination he said he could not give
The date OF the congregation. The witness.
however began q. Jones added that he heard
The report Of the gun. and II sounded like a
9op-gun or powder cracker. ana that was ali
le knew about It. Onlcer Wolf first called on
,oull not toll how he officer had got hold II il
or the Mltne-S did not think he had told any
not FAY h.nk Mr. BILLINGS is innocent"
James MeCqrty swore that Jones told him
,'ter th- murder that while h" was fishing ut
he -unkcn boat he heard "A shot. II WIS quickly
lolow.d hy the sound q horse eallQplng NJ
iefan'e -aemed satisfied with this testimony
n ! then IA" witness retired.
Fredcri'k / sg"tt swQrc that Lansing Lock-
vas hrel nj SEQ p. VI. Lockrow has sworn
hai the time was 45 10y his watch.
Nelson Mercy swore that Reuben Woodward
,ot him That by the looks Of the horse tracks
go TIE A,l iu the lane. near Washhurn-. he
breaE.n-ck speed. IL had told Officer' W.T. 81
Ais AMI had been subpUnaed by the prose
Tho defence took exceptions TO most Of
lnis testimony The object IN overhaulng the
C1roners .rerord Of the testimony Of George
md Isaac -hburn seemed 10 be- to call the al
tenlion ~ the Jury TO the discrepancy between
t,ir testimony and that 4 MIR. Billings. The
lnE Wat be- wound his watch after Mr.. Billings
had rit bis house. Before this court he IS rep
Billings l-ft. aud before he told him that his
NJ. wns n9ri ~, ,Cor9ners minutes show
,yer. r. represented m swearing that after Mr..
KS eoi into his WAGON he said This Is
kllfa'y against me. The COrOners notes
y,re oyerAGulei, apparently TO impress these
J,m.- Burton swore that he lived hall mile
from fnne, On tho night Of the murder he
w.. a'r q the road ~ neighbors house when
De- cara srcum-. l. ght or ten minutes after
Wari b" went me. II was quarter - hy
hi. 'il x dis ne entered tn. house. The time Of
l4e s.0t settled. the witness turned his attcn-
sw RI that h. borrowed the boat from Tinnc 10
20 fishing CA the night Of tho assassination.
rune ~ first Eaye him the wrong key, and hs
YVES 'llisei 70 g ha'k and e.. the right one.
wa- Dr. "nlY 9}r,ras'on that finne gave him
' $50 as h"y. Burton swears that he saw
ABOUT tour w''' SIS before me murder.
H"n. Hughes pui tie witness through n sra'h-
lnS Ahinluatlon. Apparently he broke down
!n' Wutt ~ ho'wcen his imagination md
i'.I fN. hn Z mixed i'm up 80 mat H. was un-
i'ln as 20 whether Jones < from Fnnelhe
nfheiou or the key 70 the Bastlle Tho
%, aud an covered the burns with tAc oil II
Iac witness repeatedly cqntraiioiei
hIU- hinNr mrfien'ai-, but cInng % NE
~ h'n'r.or OF Troy was recalled. lie ,wn7
.ij Va ~" AHr.' aud was q largo contributor
Nt- ni lDntt,dly I'll" st authority on
rlh- wounds in the country. The Doeior
VI .t win tAc oasf ui Lieut.. Iiri.
n' " az Nn. irving t' pr y" tlat IA" bullet
10 Mrs. lliins- head might h4No