Connecticut western news., 1878-05-23

a V1tally important document Is complete The butter story was exploded, and with the explosion there was an end to even the shad- ow of defense. In fact the case lost interest the result was such foregone conclusion Curiosity only remained.
 THE ANALYSIS OF THE BLOOD,
 Dr. Treadwell of Boston, who had made an examination uf the clothing and analyzed the spots found on them testified at great length
 and very interestingly as to his examination.
 The substance was that he concluded that it
 was human blood that was spattered over Ten Eyck's pants and coat. Charles Stillman tes- tifed to paying his father, the murdered man, | a few days before the murder, $11 83, and that among the bills was new $5 U. s. note. l This note was found on Ten Eyck. Dr. Camp,
 recalled, testified to finding fragments of gum camphor in the pocket of Mrs. Stillman; cam | phor gum was also found in Ten Eyck's pock- ct Dr. Treadwen testified that he had taken
 8 chip from the cane and examined it, and | found blood upon it; Dr. Smith of Sheffield | testified, as did Dr. Camp also, to the SUD- posed number of hours MT. and Mrs. Stillman had been dead when found. Philo Blake tes- | tifed to noticing odor of camphor in the cloth | ing when he buried it. Mrs. Wickwire testi- | fled that she also noticed the odor when as- sisting to prepare Mrs. Stillman for burial. Sheriff Wellington of Pittsfeld testified to
 finding the charred paper in the crevice where it had been thrust and lighted in the attempt to burn the house.
 THE PROSECUTION CLOSED
 | with Dr. Treadwells testimony. The case | had been admirably handled, the testimony
 remained unshaken by the cross-examination, | and the case was complete.
 | t.ss THE DEFENSE OPENS.
 The opening for the defense was made just before the noon adjournment on Friday, MT.
 Shores addressing the jury. Of course there ! was great curiosity to hear what the de- fense would be, and it was quickly outlined. | The major part of the case for the prosecution was admitted to be true, but Mir. Shores said
 that after Ten Eyck and Johnson separated
 at Carley's, Johnson and Ten Eyck again met, | this time at Ten Eyck's house, where it was | agreed that Ten Eyck should go to the village
 and Johnson should
 | . GO TO sTILLdAN's
 after cider, and he gave him 20 cents to get it | with. He (Ten Eyck) went to the drug store
 and Johnson went to Stillman's. He got a | jug of cider and Ten Eyck saw it and drank from it the next day. It was hidden in some | bushes. The defense put on but few witness es. Dr. Wilcox of Lee testified that it was
 not human blood could be distinguished from
 blood of other animals. This was in reply to
 Dr. Treadwell. Dr. Paddock of Pittsfeld and Dr. Holcomb of Lee testified to the same eff feet. It turned out that these gentlemen had
 made their investigations with the aid of mi croscopes of power from 50 to 600 dimen-
 sions. Dr. Treadwell answered that they could not indeed tell the difference through
 not less than 2,5O0 dimensions. Mrs. Dwight
 Boardman was called to testify that she hat
 seen Ten Eyck with 8 bleeding nose, bu
 couldn't and wouldn't testify to any sucl
 thing. Robert Graham testified that he wal
 at Stone's on the morning following the mur
 der. Nat. Johnson was there. Two officer
 came; one of them, MT. Smith, asked Nat
 where Ten Eyck was; witness did not remem
 Der what Nat said. Nat told me, "John hal been doing something. I don't want him ar
 rested; tell him to skin out" Witness ran af ter Ten Eyck who was on his way to Ly
 ons' and gave him Mats message. He sai' he had not done anything, and would not ru1 away.
 TEN EYoK TEsTIFIEs.
 The defense all rested on the story of tn prisoner which was as follows:
 On Thanksgiving morning l threshe' about an hour at Boardman's, and then a
 the grain was damp quit and went to Nat
 Johnson's. We talked about having some thing to drink, and we started for the vii
 lage. was going to Graham's shop to hay
 a wrench made to take some bolts from
 bedsted. Nat. was going to get somethin
 to drink. He had bottle and 1 one.
 gave him dollar, from which he was t |. pay for the liquor, 45 cents and two slat . pencils for his children, making AZ cents b was to spend. He was to get the stuff an come to me at the shop. We parted at Mu 2 lens crossing and 1 went direct to the shoI r remained there long enough for Johnso  ? to the village to find him. l went to Lii g ties store and got a letter from the post of flee with $12 in it. Went then to Vosburg . store and bought shit (Mr. Vosburg ha
 testified that he;was not at hls store and di 3 not buy shirt there that day.-ED.) pal
 50 cents for the shirt bought also plug c
 tobacco. Went then to Fields store an g looked in, but dldn'k see Nat. Went the to Graham's shop again and put on the shil
 I had bought. 1 waited a few minutes, br
 as Nat. did not come, l thought l would 2 . to Huggins' saloon and see if he was there r On the way met Johnson. He had tn r liquor. We went together to Graham's x thence to Stones to look at the hog W were to kill the next day, and thence " IT went to spring near by and took drin 2 of the liquor. We then went up the raj t road to Johnson's house, where we sat an l. drank and talked, and in the afternoon @ started to go to Boardman's to supper, an I Nat. came with me as far as Carley's whel U he was going to get some corp. On the wa 4 to Nat's that afternoon he had promised Q come to my house in the evening and hel h me fix post to keep the trap door in m a house down, and was to give him som n beans, but on the way to Carley's he said | D wouldn't come. Mrs. Carley gave me on X match, but Nat. had been smoking my piE l i Carley's found it was still lighted. so d a not use the match. kept it in my han s as l went to Fredland's, where l tried s light it, but it was wet and wouldn't light e had supper at Friedland's, after which W ,Il smoked and talked about q stove. l aske | for a match and he handed me the box an h took one. went to Friedland's to SC q him my stove. As got my supper there d did not go to Boardman's, but took the ros t across lots to go to my house. met u u Carey boy as he says and asked him ''wh, e he was drying at; he said nothing onl i. doing Stillman's chores. I asked him It they made fall butter to sell and he said
 could find out by asking, and said gues
 ed l would tomorrow, as they prob ]. bly, had company tonight" . Saw Edwal l. Holmes and spoke to him, went to m n house, took off my coat, got fence DO ,- and sawed off one end of it. Then g a some kindling and put it near the stove \, Noticed had not sawed it off square ar II was just ready to saw it off again, who Nat. Johnson came in. He said be sa e me going towards Friedland's when I le n n Carley's. and thought 1 wasn't going 1 s Boardman's, so he concluded to come dow r. and help me and get some beans. Aft a- a while he wanted l5 cents to get some C It der at Stillman's, and was to go to the V
 1 lage anu get some nquoF ana Drlog IL To
 house. l gave him 20 cents, We smoke h. while and then started for the drugsto o- and Nat. went after his cider. Met no o, pt till got to the bridge. There I saw tv IS men. One of them said Good evening d, and then was struck with something Tt hit the man with my cane and he drOpp, H Ho the thing he had struck me with and pic ad ed it up. It was 8 stone wrapped in a pocket handkerchief. l put the handke
 chief in my pocket and ran from the brid
 to the corner, and went to the drug sroI V, where arrived at 20 minutes past 6. v bought hair dye, pint of rum, half pint