The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-24

Wltn'Ss th"h li'aru mat Mrs. BilllnEs WIS dead.
he heard the shot until Mr.. Richardson came
back. 1t was mddlins dark.
On rruss-cXnminHtiun the witness sworo TINT
he and Johnny Calkins had had talk ms to tho
time they heard the report NJ the gun. lie had
talked with no ops else that he remembered
until he saw Gen. Hughes in court YESTERDAY
Lansing Lockrow testified that he lived with
his brother. two houses south Of Mr.. BilnRss
residence. He WINS reading newspaper nnd
io see what time II was. He gagged the clock
by the !, 9chuyleryllc whistle; Itlacked quarter
the window with the witch in his hand. Then
he heard n scream. He run for the Billings
GrsSn on" of Mr. I"% m sne
was on the sidewalk hetwecn Rced's and Bill
lings's houses. He passed him four f,,"t away
ana spoke To him. lui got no answer IT," found
his brother. Squire Wnshhurn. and Mr.. Nichols
at Mr. Billingss house He looked around the
Mr. Monk-Did you tell n Mr.. Irggctt some
time ngo that /, was half-past when you heard
aI Mr M%"S ~ y %S &C., ,r one Dorian soon
supposed you would bc dragged TO l}aston as
a witness; and YOU hated to go IKE the devil.
and he asked what they wanted ot you, nnd. you
OF the shot? A.-No sir.
MIR. Moak-Did YOU not tell Dorian TINT Dur
kcc AMI you were going out after crows that
dav. and Durkce went out alone and when YOU
heard the report OF tho gun that night you
tnOnENt DnTkee na1 NnM nlmSrli. anu you
looked ut your watch and 1t WIS half past S?
Mr. M6ak;-Dd Dorian not nsk you which side
wanted YOU To appear rs witness, ana did you
not reply that you did not know. hut hoped II
was the Billings party. ms you heard that their
witnesses would have all their expenses paid
and u little something bcsidesf A.-No. sir
Mr.. Moak-How long after You heard the shot
before you met tho man running on the sidc-
walk A.-About two minutes.
Mr.. Moak-And YOU happened to be looking
ct your watch on the night when. the shot was
Tired. Just the same rs the rest OF them A
Mr. Moak-- Did YOU have your boots of like
the rest OF them A-No. sir.
| the Harvesting Of his brothers horse for ten
minutes. and finally wound up by asking him
| whether he took the horse whore the wagon
/ WIS or the wagon where the horse was, Gen.
! Hughes increased the Witness quandary by
| or the horse. and there was lively forensic
| furry. The Judge smoothed II with his mallet.
The witness sworc that he didn't rcmcmhcr
| time In July. when he told them 70 Aleck Ban
cpssand Daniel DeyI9 friends 10 M Biilings1.
Wiiness~Thev asked me about il?
Mr.. ,Moak-wel. II you hadn't told anybody.
hoy did they come 70 ask yon about Il?
the time myself good many times. thought
Mr. Moak-Will YOU positively swear TINT you
never told Dorian that tue time was half past :
Wtness-No. sir. but I'll swear that don't
Mrs. Carrie Nichols sworc that she lived in
the second house north 81 Washhurn's. There
WAS snnkcn cana boat near by. She was sit
ting in her front doorway that night. and heard
tlr report. followed by screams. she Thought
she sat there fifteen or twenty minutes. and
during that time somebody passed the door
driving gray horse.
CLARK 7. Lockrow swore TINT he was sitting on
the stoop Of III Billngs store talking with Mr.
Curtis when he heard the shot. He heard
screaming, and ran 70 the house. meeting
Jennie under tree. She was crying murder
and he supposed sho was the one hurt. Shcr.
lns - ed into inc house. followed hy Tenn
and himself The witness walked around Mrs
billings body and came out doors. where be
hnnk he saw Mr.. and Mrs. Cnrtiss hends out ri
the second story, window. He went back int
the house and heard Jennie say someth nI
like this: saw, man run across the rone
and go behind the lumber pile; On. dear. did
know lid some one asked witness 70 g
for, llr. Cow. and he came ont n second tim
and looked ny the roqd for Wnshburn. The
squire was OH, Of, sight Lockrow then rar
Or. Cow NJ fast as no could 20, l
TT9s G two i mSs e s'hnyrTyilleh TheT,
told the Doctor that he thought Mrs, Billings
was dead. and the Doctor turned the wager
ans " Sna o S arec; PS1f tSe
Of the murder Mr.. Billings was then IN h,'
ness said he had gone through The same move
ments at night. and reached Schuyleyville in
eighteen minutes. Before the. shot was iire(
looked toward the bank. He didn't think it wa,
over half minui" after the shot before he saw
N
Mrs James A. Wilson was ut Mr. Billings
house after the murder; She heard Jennie
t r about tho man and me lnmocr PIE tNice
replied, | can't tell about his clothes. but h,
wore u Int like yours The Coroner's hat wal
The last witness was Squire wnshburn. His
direct examination was ovrr IN five inmates
out MS P,Hs ,nI 10 M a
that he had been thirty years mlgis,rat" H.
had nlso been supervisor and Justce .
store on the night OF the assassination. ans
looked at his watch II was l6 minutes OF Q
ought S y get home m bcore ocok As he va
going out Of the store he again opened hi
watch. 1t lacked u minutes OF .. He startc'
thirty rods south OF the Union store. when h'
heard the shot and screams. He ran back I,
where he met Maggie Ma honey. She told hin
that Mrs. B llings was shot and asked him t.
&C. for M En9 lie Fnae ms 6e H went
aitrr9. He found Mr. Billings there, Mr.. BIZ
that Mrs. Billings VIVA hurt, and immediatell
left the house. His horse and wngon were nj tn
gate. Mr.washburn's son drove him down.
The cross-eNamingtion thus far is very So
we're II began with the following question
is your eyesight poor. Squiref'
Mr.. Moak-Havent you frequently pulled on
your watch and asked persons TO tell you wha
time IL is
The saulre-No sir. When folks have aske'
me- what time it was I've
Mr.. Moak (interruptingl-Dic You not swea
before the Grand Jury that you have asked per
sons to tell you what time ii was by your owl
watch?
The 'Squire-Yes. sir.
Mr.. Moak-Did you not compare your watrl
with Mr.. Nicholas watch on the sunday aite
tho murder!
The 'sqnire-No. sir. Mr.. Nicholsicompare'
his wa,rn with mine.
Mr. Moak-What WIS the difference in time
The 'Squire-I don't know. j didn't see MI
Nlehols's witch and didn't hear him say.
| The witness swore that he did not know thu
Mrs. Billings was dead until some time after h
got home Then Tommy Virtue came along ol
Horseback and t,ld his daughter The old gen
tleman is hard Of hearing. and Mr. M919k wa
by no means gentle in his treatment. He wal
loprd him over the horse block near Finne'
until the Squire turned round to inc Judge an,
him under IRE again A quarter OF the time h
misopprchended the qncstl9Rs, ma rattle,
the wrong track until brought up by Il roun'
Jerk, from Mr. Moak.,, Gen. Hughes an,
Mr. LamorouN occasionally trie, 10 lasso Moak
hut misgpd him nenrly every time. and Their