The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-14

HE G,yes tight. ms though cndcOvorlng to shut
Tho prosecution asked tho witness whether
hcr father had always slrrt I'm the bedroom Of
thN sitting room. and the question developed nm
father Tor w." his chd INV r bra,b oV wos OF p1 tp
cncr,' the witness sal !. "nnl my lnthcr lid NOT
Ike To- hay" NJ sleep win mn old pcrson he
cnusc he thought 1t would injurr me, 80 he give
nv his room down atnirs, that my mother
mignt be near me and nttrnd to my wants"
cusr her father ~ attempting 10 Kill her with
cnloroforn., She then detailed tho unriicu nrs
nri quarrel between her parents last spring.
mothers about Mira. Curtis who lived over thu
hant. II was begun in tho Kitchen; tho dnugh-
,G Gro VIZ II the dining room her mother ran
sued by her father; the mother tried to ret out
o. W. hnll dor, hut before she could shut It
he hui better lot hcr mon" or she woul.l take
tho lazy Of HIM He went .back 10 the dining
room tho witness continued. and told him to
let hcr alone; hc said. You stop your noise
During the recital Mr.. Billings covered his
rr.tiOn VI the witurss.
The daughter swore TINT she had heard her
mother. In puarrrls. tell her father not to keep
that woman Curtis in the bank. He replied that
she was a decent woman aud he would stand by
her. Tho mother replied that she WAS not
decent woman. During these chickering's the
mother WAS mild in manner and the father
angry. The dnughirr heard them talk about
the sinndcr suit. but she DOES not rccollect what
was snid.
Referring back to the alleged attempt to burn
her mother the daughter t"st Nod tint shc WINS
not Mt home ut that time She snw the NOM
board that had boon burned. but IL hnd no marks
Of fire, for ii had been pinned. The carpet near
witness further testined thHt last spring her
father tnlkod with her about sending her mother
tn an asylum Tor tho insane. and that white
they were talking Mary Lynch. girl who dwclt
III the house. entered the room. Ny fn'hrrtoh
n mc; iI 1pG WINS r,, com,inugi tha, hal
u. Tor she was inlurinE his business hv her
conduct. They had been 10 the Row. Mr.. Ford
with her stori"s. and WIS filling the town with
scandal ] told him t. got rid ~ IN. Curtis
woman and h." would have nomore trouble. He
replied thnt ,she was a good woman and he
mothers tongue. and said that Mrs. Curts
would ~" her for slnnder; nnd 1t woul ii cost
crazy thcy wouldn't sue. | told him Icouldn't
do T. Then he threatened T. shut M the house
nS s f'1 to be dG f m 6e q abg
ihinE happened 10 my mother would spend
,h,., Inst dollar 10 have him c9ndemnrd'
Here the witness hcsitatrd. md manifested
some agitation The prisoner gazrd at her
with intense eHrncstness. Mr.. Moak drawlcd
ont in his bland voice:
We'll. anything iurther?"
the WINS. with 4" strong effort. regained
had described was enacted in February. She
next spoke ~ another difficulty between her
parents. IN which her father lrft hcr mothers
nrms black and blue. but she was unable TO give
The prosecution ncxt questioned tho witness
concerning her father rs behavior after the muir
When he cnmc in TINT night" tho witness
saii; laccuscd him Of the murder"
What were the words used p Mr. Moak in
quirrd
g, was much ngiintcd.,, the witness replied.
that usrd tho words. Three times and out
and that is Nil that can remember"
Here a number 81 letters wer" handed to the
witness. She shid she received them yesier-
dny. Justice Lanion marked them for ex-
mint. but they were not read.
Tho witness WAS nest invited to give tho mr.
t"uihrr Of an occurrence last spring. on which
occasion her mother and herself were driving
- saratosa. They met her. father between
brnnE"rviilr and the river. lie was driving 4
team AMI n lumber wagon. As he came uT he
stru,S her m,ther across he shoulders with
ers going?' The witness did not know what he
meant.
Counsel .or the prosecution Informs the
writer TINT tho witness has a notion that the
wor'i delfrrs i her fathers corruption Of the
word alu.t'rcss.
togn. ANA Alr. Billings went towHrI home.
Scene after s.rnr illustrating the dissnnsion
from no witness. II IN" time man presented
hlll, AMI he paid il win money taken from his
wli"s port"monnai". Aft,rwnrd. when he was
away rom hoim", nj, wife sold some coAl AMI
kept III" money. She refused 10 give IL 20 him,
and a scuille cisued. in which Mrs nlllinss's
arms wcr" pin 'h"l black and blue. Tho hus-
hand sometimes entered the house and said
:, Work AWAY, Becky; thG,'s Ill you're H. for
The daughter during ,h,.Sa rcci,als. ana his rni"
i,Aar n2rn painful expression. The Harris
idmlly l~trne'l lnirniy. ana ono ~ Thorn arose
rs though Observing the cnet upon Mr..
Tho daughter continued her testimony. IIcr
iathcr trrqn 'nty wen; = II" hous,s Of neigh
bors. On his return h" said. on so and 49,
you're on" oi thpS' HAIRLESS" Her parents had
trouble every day ot the week Her mother
always tried 70 oXn.d her fathcr when he came
into the hous". Witness once heHrd her father
say that hcwuuli spend thousands " dollars on
1th"r women and keep her mother AZ work in
parents movements before the murder on In.
dny previous 20 the tragedy. Her mother and
herself visited tn" witnesses grandmothcr md
father got no invitation. When they drove back
that night her father took care Of tho horse. Hn
had been awnv for some time. On the day of
thr murder tn, witness saw him. return from
S,huyleryille driving the horse Mustang She
aitetward went into the barnyard and found
Mustang hitched 10 the buggy under the wagon
shed. She Embarrassed him. aud her mother
helped her. After the shower and nfter ten Jennie
saw her father drive out o. the yard with Mus
tang and the. threo-qunrter wagon. He drove
north toward IN" entrance Of the lane. She did
not see him again until after tho murder Her
mother mad not eaten a meal with him since
Janunry. The instant he entered the house she
arose from the table. He twitted her at the table
OF drlnklng strong tea. ana snrered AZ the Hnr-
rises. Her mother usually sat near the window
in The chair in which she died.
The witness gave Interesting testimony CON
corning tho house dog. The dog ranged the
yard. and was occasionally found at the store or
lh" bank. lie never followed Nr. Billings away
from home, berngSc he had been driven back.
He was trindle bull dOg Of large size and
they had owned him four years. He was worry
irrocious NJ night. She could not say Whether
he WIS in tho yard at the time Of the murder.
she did not hear him bark or make any noise.
A few minutes after the murder the animal en-
tered the side door nearest the woodshed and
walked up 10 her mothers corpse as it sat IN
the chair.
The prosecution turned the witness over 20
the defence. The room WINS damned with spec
tntors among them We're many ladies. some Of
whom used opera glass"s. Miss Billings
seemed nervous. and asked for n glass Of water
Her father cast mournful gances NJ her. and
had whispered conference with Mr.. Lam
orrauX.
Gen. Hughes conducted tho cross-exnmina-
ton. The witness swor" that she was lS years
of ago in October. 1877. She said that She was
aware that her father was on trial for the MUIR
der Of her mother: she did not apprnr before
the Coroner. md did not ask to 70 before his
Jury; she did not even inform him Of tho
threats made against her mother 10y her father
Sho. stayed in her fathers house until her
mother was buried, and then sho went to her
since with hcr mothers relatives. She came 10
lallston on Wednesday last, and had not vis-
it"d her imprisoned fHther since her arrival
She had not called on or made any sugG rstions
10 his counsel, and Ind made no effort tend ng
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