The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-11

sw..r uo.itiv.l. 90 th.ir NHt. hr-. Tho mis-. |
"ncr hal ,heRun. il 10 on ""ur''l ior. The |
pun found iN ~" Wrii Is h~ n. was con- |
tcsscdly WNhiu % frw feet " N" woll that nirht.
cnce whether IL was kept down stairs or up |
stairs IL WIS lust us easy for Billings to- gt il
ia on" plncr ~ ah.ta'r' ne didni need akry
and he could tuck it under his cont md ret
away with II at any time. II" was inluiring Tor
day or Tuesday, and hidden it outside Of the
Mr. Monk then detailed tho circumstances at
prosscr and Carey were NJ the lane ON Thurs
day. looking for track. and th" iorm"r rem"m-
bcicd IL old we'll They found three boards
ncross H.. There. WA space Of three inches
between the bourds. That was enough to ,et the
gun through without disturbing the board
MIR. Muak showed the gun t. the Jury ana
measured its thickness II was an incl and a
two guns ~ this size through 'hat threo.in
crcNicr. oven allowing that tho board. had not
been disturbed. Prossor thought th"y had and
Cnrry that they had not been disturbed The
tho well was tho incest cock and hull story
that had over hrrn heard. How did h. know
no, evidence that he set on foot any Inquiries.
When Onircr Chase first showed him tn" cnr-
binc he said he did not think 1t was the KUN, for
he missed the lever that threw IL open. Glass
showed 1t to him. and hr turned faint and called
for brandy. Tint fact IN conclusive evidence
that he fully identified the weapon. No wonder
ne was affected. He knew II was Billings's gun,
and he saw the scalold awaiting The father of
tie girl he loved. He would have boon
= brute had he not shown emotion Jesse lil:
linss himself swore that Mrs. Billings was Killed
by u guushot wound. Mr.. Monk read the fol-
lowing extract from tiip printed minutes Of Mr.
Dnlinrs's testimony before the Coroner:
NV wife was shot las! night. couldn't al exactly
was kied instantly
Gen. Hughes interrupted Mr.. Moak. He
claimed that tho semicolon after eight To nine
was out OF place The sentence should read
thus;
bt sun,ho, wound in dc brain told she
Killed instantly
Mr.. Moak disputed The original minutes
follows;
Ny wife was shot last night couldn't tell exactly
va tiisG j.! s'n.'St wound in tic BRAIN am told
She was Killed Instantly.
tongue ' Mr.. Mrak SAID. Jesse Billings knew
killed. Old squire Washburn thought il was
pistol shot hut Jesse Billings swOrc that IT
Wis "A gun shot.
Mr. Moak then held that the shot came from
the cnrbine bernusc the hole through the win
through which bullet had been fired Nv thc
same suni and COMPARED Il with A. wn!oW.
tho head was also X yhnlrd. nnd as those
three kcyhoies were identical. The proercut ON
that made Inc shot. The shell found in the
gun wss proof that sherman did not throw the
gun INTO the well. All the evidence shows iNDr"
were no cartridges in the store that would III
the carbinp. Where could sherman get Il shell
e. Ct It. ana Whist would h. WANT with ono IL lie
did get II? ~" would hnve hoen compelled
To FIRE "a shot To- NIlui" the, -h 'il and In the
eNcitel state Of the public mind after tho muir
der. that could not have hnen done without the
report being heard hy somebody. The gun
couldn't luul AMI discnArgo iiselt. aud there
VS. no escaping the ufcrrni.s tia, the shell WIS
exploded on thu ni-ht ~ the murder. Tho
theory that the gun would show moro rust II II
had remained n the we'll three days was fallA-
I aH..H .Ha|. .HN in
three days. and II had prGonniy been oiled bee
fore It WINS thrown IN. 1t had been handled 4
while tho gun put into the well 10y
BHucus rs an experiment had been
handled careful SO as % prrs"rye 81, the rust
no evidence TINT anybody had been 20 the we'll
before Thursday, and la al great stress on trail
! Leading southeast found on Friday morning by
been made hy Onlrcr Markham on the previous
evening. One thing il certain. Billings was
right In that vicinity on the night 81 tho murder.
and the gun found IN the we'll was his lie WAS
whrrc he cpd put H. mr. S ,isok "l shy
tina. miserable skunk, Durkee would have
| morning. before there was any suspicion Of Bill
! ling- he went W there and paved around in
| tn grass. looking for pistol. lie would have
/ hog and paved around the well for eisht or ten
| rods and saw no trail. tel you that the
miserable. lying whelp committed rank perjury
il is specimen Of the testimony foi the defence.
| Durkee paving around on his hands and knees
Ten, Hughes in,erruutinel-.T That's two hogs.
Mr.. MOak-There are more than two hogs in
Gen. Huehes-I should think there were
three. from the way one Of them hristes. W.
Mr.. Ormsby dumping up ns though shot ont
Of a mortarl-Shali the balance Of Mr Moak 5
time b. taken up by Dir. Hughes wiltieisms.
Judge Landon tdrylyl-I think not.
Mr.. Moak then entered upon the testimony OF
the experts, and brought ~ all that he required
| carhinc. and from no other source He praised
| Leet. blew Ward about Ike thistle down, and
| called Hagan "A Hrssun IL the export busin' s..
whose price was $50 per day. The jurors were
loaded with mnGniiying glasses. ami the bullet
again submitted TO their INSPECTION He
ridlculed Wards powder explosion, and int,
mated that IL any powder WIS found in the sash
il Was placed there 10y som" friend OF the pris-
oner before the window was taken from the
house. Mr. Leet had said that tho spots in the
| sash looked rs though they had been made 10y n
lead pencil. and thought u lew pellets Of powder
point Of lead pencil as easily a. by anything
else. II the powder burned the glass why
didn't II burn the white paint on the sash.
There was one Suspicious thing about the
spots on the glass. As soon as Hagan learned
| experiments WIN view 10, testing ,nis opera
| tons he erased the whole 81 them. Why Be.
cause he was afraid that his charlatanry would
be exposed and he be shown to the world as an
The learned gentlemnn then turned his atten-
| tion 20 the attempt 10 prove IN hllhi starting
with tho assumption that the shot WAS fired a,
half past 2. he averreG that Billings had full
| time 10 reach the Washburn house. He con-
tended that they could give him ~ minutes in
which 10 do this. Experts had done II In the
! daytime in aud minutes: Add 70 the lnccn-
| tive the spur Of he. and Billings could have
done IL M soon rs they did. He ran over ground
with which he had been perfectly acquainted
for fifteen years Tho surveyors made the dis
tancsto Washburn's by the route he travelled
1892 feet. about ilyc-siNths OF mile. He only
ran q 54 feet. The ride IN the wagon gave him
an opportunity TO catch ms breath. and he en-
tered Washburn's house without showing any
signs OF fatigue. The question OF time all de.
ponds upon the lovely Ike. He says he looked
at the clock when Billings stood at the door
and il was twenty minutes t. .. Isaac WASH
very good authority. but the prosecution could
nccrpt his time and still bring Billings 70 the
house after the murder. 1900
The very afternoon Of the murder Billings
WIS preparing evidence Tor an alitl. The Wash.
burns were 10 Doe his great reliance. He thlk"d
10 his mQther-in-l law about that noble old prare'
maker the Squire. He went to SchuylerVllle
saw the lovely Ike. and they started home in III,
wagon together. On the WY they met the ol i
Squire. Then. for the first time was seen The
plastic hand OF Jesse Billings arranging ~
alb. lie had had 1t In his head all day. H.,
begins 10 lay tho foundation. squire,
Ice says, want summons as much
rs 70 say. - ! II he at your house tonight 10 gel
IT," lie knew the 'Sluirr's hnhits. and knew
I a. l. "a md