The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-19
MARY STANDARDS MURDER.
An IMPORTANT PIRT or THE PASTORS
DEFENCE DISPOSED or
Testimony that Strengthens the Probability OF
Rev. Mr.. H"ydcn's Guilt-The Intimacy be-
tween the Prisoner and the Murdered Girl

MhDlNON, ocHl. 10 ne NOV. MI. ilH yu'u
bowed and smiled us he came into court
this morning. He shook hands with his coun-
sci ran his hands through his oiled and curly
hair. brushed a chair seat drew nuiil tooth
pick from his vest pocket and began to use it.
and then he chowed 1t nonchalanty Around
him were many of his brethren in the Methodist
pulpit. just back OF him the gray haired mild
faced preaching elder OF the district sat with
his head bowed down and his eyes fixed upon
the floor He rarely raised them during the
day. The Roy. Mr.. Bcas. the Rev. Mr. Gibbs
and other preachers were there and by Mr.
Ilaydcns side sat the Rev. Mr.. Gallup of the
Congregational Church, with u palm-cat fan
shading his face A great throng swept in
scmicircle around the big dark basement
where the trial is held Kerosene lamps on tho
Justices counscs' and reporters tables light
ed tho room with tho weird glow Of sunlight
and artificial illumination ntermnglcd Coun-
scllor Joncss dark. heavy-fcaturcd face stood
out in relief against the glarlng white Of the
wall. while Judge Harrison. dressed IN q light
tweed suit. and his arms full Of law books
whispered with some Of the witnesses. Mary
STANDARDS father took Il seat upon the plat
form. and some one showed him an illustrated
paper that pictured some OF the scenes associ-
ated with the murder 1t panied the old man,
and he tossed the paper aside.
The policy of the defence has been thus far to
show that Mr.. Hayden could not have gone
from the fields back Of his house across the
rond 10 the spot where Mary was murdered.
hall a mile in a northwcstcry direction, unless
some one Of the ncighbors had seen him and
the fact that no one had seen him was proof
| that he did not do SO. The State proposed to
| Offset this by showing whore every one Of the
| neighbors was during the afternoon. This in
| volved the calling OF all II them. The Rev Mr..
| Gibbs. who lives in the parsonage. ard who
| could have seen Mr.. Hayden crossing the road
said that he and his family were all way at tho
time tthc murder One Of the iamil!gs living
| near wus IA IL accounted for. Mr. Gibbs also
said that he believed a person could have gone
| from Mr.. Hayden's lot to tue spot where Mary
| was found and returned through the woods
| without being seen. had such "A person wished
| tO do so. Tax ing the family that lived oppO-
| site the Row Mr.. Hayden Mr.. Stevcns'si. 1t was
| shown that part of tho family was away on the
day Of tho murder and the other spent the aftar-
| noon IN that part ~ the house where IL would
| hnv" been impossible To- have seen Mr. Hayden
| cross tho highway. So with tho next two
! houses on the north on" family WAS away. and
| I'm the other Mrs Ives said that neither she nor
| SO far A. she knew any one looked out of the
| garnet window 81 the house the only window
ten must hay" crossed could have been OBJ
| tanned. The State claims therefore. To- have
! SHOWN that it was not strange that nobody saw
! Mr., Hayden going To or coming from the place
! Oi the murder.
Having disposed q this. the stat, next DO
! sired ~ show mat Mary StHuHhri. IT, soon A.
possible after her return to her fathers house
on sunday called upon the Roy Mr.. Hayden.
Mrs. Henrietta Young. who had been living
across tho way from Mr.. Haydens said that sho
! saw Mary Stannard call at Mr. Hayden's very ear
" on Monday morning Mr.. Hayden had not
returned from South Madison, where he had
preached the day before. Mary went home,
! and II has already been proved that She came
| down In tho afternoon and saw Mr. Hayden.
The State claims that these two visits show her
| anxiety 10 find the pastor. Judge Harrison
SAID. IN arguing Tor the admission OF this testi-
| mony. that from the timc OF lamar daughter
| 81 Judah. 70 the present women in trouble
| first seek the man who has brought trouble 10
| them.
Following this although not in routine camo
the testimony Of Mrs u. Burton Of Middletown.
terview.wth Mary. This, the state claims shows
that he went at the earliest opportunity eleven
aboat M tS sondSn 10 The aeence ni
mated in The cross .e1amipyaiion, Of witnesses
some carpenters tools Then Judge Harrison
called Dr. Bailey OF Midlletown and asked him
whether Mr.. Hayden had not met him in Mid
dctown on Tuesday morning AMI asked him
| whether woman could he III trouble who had
certain regplaritleS. generally regarded as in
4 fierce battle followed between counsel. Mr.
Jones insisted that physician could not repeat
N this CONNECTION conversation regarding Mr..
| Hay len wife.
Judge Harrison responded that Mr. Hayden's
| wife was confined only three weeks before so
| that such u conversation could have Lad no ref
| erence 10 her. although, 10 deceive Dr. Bailey.
| he might lave led the Doctor 70 suppose that II
| had.
Justice Wilcox let in the testimony hut Or.
Bailey did not Put II In the way Judge Harrison
had asked him. He said that Nj Hayden had
asked him II he had met with many such cases
Of women ~ that condition during pregnancy,
IN his practice. Thus the state claim that he
did. whilc IN Midiletown. make Just such in.
quiries rs Marys supposed condition would
In this competition Judge Harrison produced
the following letter. which he will Put in evil
isuce NJ the proper time. II was written while
a II . for
Ny pFAE s.rFR nov take my ptueil in hand to lel
have not iyt very well Tor hay " two How an the
he come, to me and Ak. me who're YOU aud iaihcr Is
9iye ny loye g. all Hna keen a ,hare FOR y.ut~li
any mere to write, 30 soodby Write 'son. ftom
po ngi lc father see MS want yoa q s.ye ~. cci
70 Mr HAYDEN and iont leg anybody see T. M WI
self Don't read This TO father
Sias Y. Ives. q gray-hcarded man said
funeral he went to Mr.. Hayden and told him
that he was suspected ot the murder. and would
likely that he would be arrested. He didn't
hopc 70 run away or conceal himself. =,
Al this point judge Harrison summoned Mrs
Iuzerne stevens. Instead Of sitting while con-
Quoting the examination. A. had been his Gus
tom W 10 this time, lie arose and faced the wit
ness II was evident that he expected some.
Harrison in view Of Justice Wilcox ruling In
regard 20 receiving testimony II what Mary had
said regarding her intimacy with Mr., Hayden
has spent much time and labor IL
S as the be key 's e the sAS eS Min rF'r n the
other ciroumstantial evidence becomes intelli
MIR. Hayden is very weak. An day SUNDAY
Judge Harrison bothered over this matter anC
1t WAS not until evening that he saw his way
clear Then It came To- him. as he says. like az
inspiration. and Mrs. Luzerne Stevens WIS tn,
ureUm nary questions he asked Mrs steven.