The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-26

md highway no saw black hat on the road.
lie DID MT get out and pick il up becnuse hi
was afraid tn" horc would not stand, He drov1
some distance below. and requested MIR. Ed
wards tn 70 back and get the bat Tho hat laid
on t9c grass At TIE side of the road, about forty
On cross examination Donncllv swore that ho
told these farts 10 Oflicpr Gilbert and shovel
MIN ih' hat at Gurhan'e. grocrry before tho
TINT he refused ~ allow tiib,,rt 10 taxi, the hnt
before the Coroner.
Mr. NOAH - you saw the hat lying at tho
Mr. Donncllv- sir
W M"nk-Nas th"re pistol in ~
Mr. lunn"'iy-N No. SIR,
NJ Moak ,.,v roly, was there head in il /,
Mr. p9nnclly- No. sir.
john Edwards took the stand Gen. Hughes
/ threw "a drty soft iclt hat To- him and asked him
! ne rer9,gr m T. he turned II over and aaid
! scrinod by Mr.. Dunnrlly Ii was n siouch,d
! bln hat with broad tiack rihbop, and exactly
+ nn,tcd ne head ~ Mr Mannof ,he Albany it1as.
/ officer .tih'r. aud the of,icer pot il on his
/ head. Mr. L wards did not express wish 10
show tho hat to the Coroner
! tn" cross rNHiuiuntiou did not seem to shake
/ thu witnesses tcstiinonv.
near the Union ~ To-. She looscd at her clio X
! seven OF ctElt minutes before she heard the re-
| putt oi tho gun. II wHs twonty minutes tu ~.
! tn. S,huylcryilir whistle.
! MI. Moak's oroes-examinntion brought out
the fact that tine badly remembered the time he.
ehiis, she WIS sick aud taking medicine. but lao
could 70, l"arn why / was that th,s fact i'm.
! pressed the timr upon her mrmury.
! FRANK RunHs rNuIr that he lived In the first
house north OF Mr.. Bulings's store. He heard
The shot and ran down To the house, but re-
! turned home within five minutes, Ii then
/ wanted xix or seven minutes of o. He worked
q, ross the river. and once saw Mrs; Billings
! s|pping q whit" cloth against the side of her
house aud yelling AT n great rate.
Mr. MvAk cr'ss-eNam nation drew out the
TACT thht at the time witness was not tax ing
medicine when he looked ut the clock.
Peter Davidson sworc that he was Schuyler.
VILE wair,makrr. lie got his time from the
Washhurns watch. and never saw it more than
minute and few seconds out Of the way.
E!Ithgth \ Smith sworc that she was pass
ina Mr.. Billlngs's house day or two before ii {
murder and saw man crOuching against his
where Mrs. Billings sat when she was shot
The man turned his face away ~ the witness
camo NJ. He wore shabby gray clothes and a
DIRK hat. There wis n light in the window
Mrs. Smith went within four ie,f OF the man
and after she passed he jumped up and ran
away She knew that the man was not Mr. Bill
lings scaus" he had : hort black beard.
MIR. Moak- went close To the man while
he was lurking ut the fence?
Mrs Smith-Ycs. sir.
Mr.. Moak You're not easily frightencd2
Mrs Smith tlerisivelyl- am not.
MIR; Moak. with biting sarcasm-Ycs. So
should Judge.
Gen. Hughes fred up instantly, No knight
GRANT ever went to tn, rescue Of his lady Low.
with more Rlacrity. Ormsby and L'Amareaua
came to the rescue, and the legal sky became rs
black ne night. Mrs. smith turned upon the
combutin and n crisis was approaching whcr
the Judge cleared the atmosphere with "A broad
side Of common srusr
Mr. Moak continued his cross fire for som,
minutes tho witness nSw"ring snappshly nnt
acknowledging that during aVist a. thr Shrrifr.
family sh. haf calic,i ON Nr Billings in hi- rell
George W Jones was the last and most inn
pOrtanf witness. lie wont nShing in FINN.
i1af On fI," uilft nf IN rrurirr 4 IA" w!,.
pulling uu the river ne SAN Mir. Biilings ,lr,v
ant of the lane lead us Co. Ii. buck of hi. farm
: ,urn norm. and frin I'M his hors. al Wash
hurn'- H. saw him ump from the wagon hil
didn't n,ti. I'D. whether he hit.h,l his hnrs. "a
NOT. Jones then rowrd his iont to "A sunk.f
, I canui boat north of Nashhurn's tl..l it, h.ts,
his hook and BEGAN r-l n.y. H. had fair,
got hIS hook in tho water when h. heard III,
. report of q gun H. fish ii two hours pull.,
home and went Co. Irl. The ncAt morning h.,
Z hoard that Mrs. 4. ll ms MS shot
Mr. Mouk then to,la Nir. jones and began {,
nurse MIN t,utrrIv Mr. Jones suid he ,,I,