The New York herald., 1878-09-12
THE BILLINGS MURDER.

YESTERDAYS PRocEEDrNos AT THE TRrAL-A
JURY OBTAINED AND swoRN--oPENIN0 or
THE CASE By THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE HERAbp.l
BALLsroN. sept. III, 1873
The trial OF Jesse Bi.rngs, Jr, Is progressing
slowly, owing tho difficulty In procur iug jnrymen
many having either been personally acquainted
with tho prisoner through his extensive business
operations prejudieed and Otherwise uuquali.
Hed. OF the 200 cmpan eiod tho Court excused Hty-
two the Peoples counsel fourteen and the defence
twenty; eleven disqualified Tho trial win cost
Saratoga county about $4,000. Upwards OF 100 Wit.
Summoned, all OF whom are instrucsed 70
three woeks. Tho fees and mileage the Jury
panel will cost 900 Tho kept In sessoe
nine O'Clock tho morning till SIX In The evoaing
Many Of tho jurors summoned have come from the
remote parts OF tho Adirondack regions and scarcely
newspaper. The Utmost interest 10 maui
tested In the proceedings by the people, who crowd
every part OF tno Court room.
DAILY PRISONER
The prisoner is confined In murdersrs coil Ma. l. be.
meath the court room; II 10 IxrEe and roomy. He
conducts business AFFAIRS and patrons Of
commercial travellers only, also aitsntively rssainx
all the da.!y nswsp.pess Two large ana nd oo'siy
food 10 sumpLuous and supplied from hotel near by
TESTIMONY.
Among tho Witnesses Tor tho prosecution IL M'a
Harris, tho mother OF tho murdered woman. Sao
stales that the afternoon OF tue murder Mrs.
B'innss expressed fear that her ME would
hor SUIT Tor divorce, ard especially asked
that IN such event her relatives wond exhaust
in viadioating her namc before tho puOic. Mrs. hsr
alleges that two hours alter tho tDtssviow
toned and leaving her daughter q, tho ga,s she was
noIincd Of tho N urdcr
Another witness - Mrs Nary TiDnc, whose nus.
band almos, killed by blow from shovel In tue
hands OF Billings month prior mis- arrest,
suit OF hts uncomfortable temper
Mrs. Charos Rocd, VINO ,ived next door 10 the Bill
ings. and who will givo ume she hoard tho
discharge from gun viii, 10 sad, he contradetcd
by The aeiencs, who expect TO prove an alio claim
irg that tho prisoner was at sqnre Washburns house
at the precise moment mentioned
Maggie Anhoaey, the servant giri, vho was seated
lew icet IRON MrA Billings, facing nor, anu engaged
In CONVERSATION with AZ the moment OF tho shoot
log also witness for the people
ARRIVAL OF THE DAUGHTER.
jennie Billings, the daughter Of the accused
reached THE wills 70 to-day. Snc will
who viii excsse the greatest in,crss, she keeps hef
room and endeavors TO avoid all public ooscrvation.
Jury OBTAINED
AZ four O'Clock tnis AFTERNOON the Jury OF twelve
were wercd TO Lbeir names as follows -:
Charles NJ. Corp, farmer, BsIston
George Perkins, farmer, ssrptogn ...
Hsnry Il. Perry, farmer, EdiaourSh.
Edwin H. Abbott. armcr, BiIiston.
Ansci Oimsed, farmer, Edinburgh.
". W. Grimm, farmer, CorIntb.
Charles ID. Burris, eivil engineer, Bslistou.
Edward !: hubes, farmer, Gluten PARK
Charles W ls~a, isrnisr, Bsllston.
George w. Burr farmer, Msta.
William IA. Blood, farmer, saltwater.
Henry ID. Kellogg, farmer, horsau.
DISTRICT ATroRSNY's sPHeCH
Tho District Attorney opened tne case by IN out
limo OF the cisc the prosecution expected to prove.
Tue pr,ucipai points Of 8 address were as foL
lows :-Firsi, that Bbhngs called ON bis mothcr-iu
law tho nsst time VA tntec years tho afternoon
OF the murder anc asked that HIS wIic might DO re-
move from him second. that on that xht drove
his aud IN To tho lane; third, that
body saw MIN on tue night oi tue murder from the
time he left tho house to give salt 70 tpc sheep until
after the shot was nred fourth that . horse was
fastened 80 The fence ncar the well whcro the quo
was found; nnh that tho tracks leading iYCm
tho wagon TO All unused stor.rvom wcrc mado by
the man that fired the shot; sixth. mat the racks
IFOfn mn HCu4 IA ~ Int mai
sou: sevcnth, that tho rino jound In tho well be.
iouged Biliings; cghih, that Billings had reasons
Tor waptiag his vile out ot tho way.
Tho prosecuting counsel then raised n question re-
garding Tho wisdom OF placing tho jury under the
caro- OF The sheriff, In consideration Of hts previous
intimate association With ana natural sympathy for
tho prisoner. Tho Court decided THAI the Shcrn
should be selected ~ tue custodian OF tho jury until
there should be shown by any improper action
that ,he custody snoald bo givsa to another onoor
rho Court adjourned m hvs O'Clock until nine
O'Clock tomorrow morniag.