The New York herald., 1878-09-15
Testimony Of the Confidential Clerk
of the Prisoner.
STRANGE DOINGS OF The ACCUSED
More Revelations oil the Habits OF
the Family
icy rELEonAPB 10 THE HERALD ]

listened the evidence tnat there have bsen yet
NO sufficiently convincing preot OF the prisoner q
guilt Among the regular attendants at the trial are
several ladies' who are sojournng at Saratogs, and
who for the past Two days have driven over 10 the
Court House, and who pay very close attention to
the proceedings.
THE TESTIMONY.
The cross.examinaIion mas resulted favorably for
the deisnce Miss Billings has slightly recovered
her sudden pa os whio on the stand yes
teraay, aud rs expected TO testify again In lew days.
1ne defence anticipate decisive advantage rom her
eonnctng stories Inc prlncipa sviaencs io-uay was
lnat OF ~ Z. John =. Sherman, formerly NE bDlings'
confidential clerk ana the person 10 whom Ass
Jennie Billings was betrotnea HIS crosse xamina-
lion was continued he saId-There was no disturb
ance that / know of while she was located wtn tho
oyner fsmIy; before Mr.. Biings and Jennie returned
from a visit 10 New YORK In January or February
Mr. and Mrs Billings mad = difficulty; do not re-
msmoer exsctiy what II was; Mr. Billings complained
BruuisAn boarded aiterwarG at the GURUS; stated
in Ihe presence ei Mr.. Biings 1 should 20 there no
more; on tne SUNDAY before the ASSASSINATION We
were preparing 10 go 10 church and heard snot; MT
Billings asked me the question, "who is hring
rounar' he asked, where are my guEs ?" speak
asxeo, Where Is my guus there ure l~o
guns about the store, are there not!" Do not know
hall; 10 In. bs., ol my koowIedge neither myself
nor BrunIgap carried the gun down STAIRS; never
saw thai Or any other gan 10 Inc hand. s. OF n.
call Tor key TO get into the store; alter
tall Of 1876 never looked or helped any one TO
iound no cartridges; on April or 10, when Mrs.
Billings stoned the bank, ~ WAS about nine o'clock
IN the morBins; Mrs. BuitDgs came into The store
nrst; she side oil the store and he ali or
her; he caught her there: did Eot see him laugh
the nrs. thing no said was, mo" ioI .hs river;
this case" he asked her II she would throw any
stones At the oank he let 60 Of her alter asking
her u she would stoue Inc bank again.
ENGAGED TO JENNIE.
When he asked me II WAS engaged TO be married
to Jennie did deny i; or admtls; was engaged
q without either the f2tler mOthor be
did say me that II could not prove where
was ou lhe ghi oil Ihe murucr It might be q trouble.
some matter 10 me he night nave said something
tnierripg thai much; he uned That WITH the state
n,ent Ina. | had engaged myself 70 his
The night before he discharged me spent tho
sght with Harr,s' iamily IN The upper Part OF the
.here when Mrs Billings ask Cd that he put The Gurus
family out OF the bank; he remarked tnat ne could
do 80, because the apartments mad been rented,
and 10 pu, them out would make hm liable
THE WIPES CHARGES.
The hrst OCCASION on WINCH l heard Mrs. Biings
say anything to Mr. Billings about trying 10 take her
lie, as near as TememDsr was about year ago, or
more perhaps; II was ut table; there were oibers
pressnt she SAID, "You tried twics 10 take my iis "
l 10 not remember that ne madc any reply; he ara
ask any questions about It; hesrd no more about
II; viii not swear that remember his sDswering.
s.On WIFE VIVA. ioliy;, sue ora 20 the par
jculars oil The case; hoard her tell The means with
when he tired TO take her life; u was .bou. ten
tnng Ifecoiecl said between them was about the
ehloroform anu Kerosene; a. tns time sne SAID tnat
s.You know wife, ,nai was reading and accidentally
upss. tns lamr is the only groand you nave tor iae
cnarge;' do not remember tnat he said, "You know
tnst l mad neuralgia aud swollen iace and Only
wanted gel ether pnt In my tooth when you
thought ! was ,rying 20 ooioveiem you ne seSsr-
or aud PAID hs,s attention 10 ihem; with reference 10
the charges she made about Mra Curtis he took
them In apparently TIVE same manner; no ad-
vised her 10 60 up anc SEQ Mrs. Curtisi
wn.n Billings was gong ou. 70 and
his posey pot" (meaning Mrs. Curtis); WAS dis.
charged on THURSDAY; | was his confidential clerk
and rnd n. nsoa always gave nsr hs .ossy % sos so
aeny her the privilege or obJect TO my doing 20; he
WAS often absent, nj least once a month,
jt ~ LOOKING THE GUN. ,,rt r
Tho morning ai,er tho homicide went into the
storcroom, tho hall, 10 look for ths gan; went
q / zee that before the Coroner you tesfihed that
you wont up there on MISS Jennis's suggestion; Is
'n.' SO A. On The sugsssnon %, OF % Us both A ,.n
feel iaiat, sit down and ask Tor some brandyf a l
do nst tnink did
q D.d you ask Chase that day II he was going TO
arrest your
A. Ithlnk did paughingiyl
To Mr.. Moak--ihe little room ia which tho gun
was Kept is tho corner toward the bank; person
could 90 there without entering the store; ! saw
B,lnpss 70 into tue Gurus apartment sometimes
three times a week; have known him 10 remain
there Tor days. this continued until two or three
wo~ks before the murder OF Mrs. Billings; don's
remember seeing him 60 tbore alter that; remem-
Der that when spenkIbgt TO about his going up to
Mrs. Gurus replied l supposed lie did not care
VINO knew u, i tnink thut hTh NuTtls Is hpout
twenty three years old; ncr husband 10 Iaborlng
man; don't think ever talked with Mr. Billings
about hts wife gong TO an insane asy lum bc told me
he would give me 81, 900 10 take her oil his hands
no remarked once ne thought his vile was subject
fur q iunatic asylum; my remark 10 Chasc was alter
Billings told me that would probably DO arrested be-
lore pighL
was there the day after the homicide when
Mr.. Billings read psatiosaI story from morning
papcr about The murder wbile standing ON the steps
OF the bank, TO large crowd; he commented on tne
account and, when his name, said, ''Abl
that refers TO me' that was between twesve and one
o'clock.
To Mr. Huxhes-That was tho only morning paper
thst came there, and there was a large num-
Der OF people present who wanted TO hcar Inc news,
Billings read IL at their soggestion when Mr B'ngs
remarked that his vile NJ subject Tor iunstic
asylum sue walkfng back anu forward on The
stoop; she vas making motions toward the windows
where Mr. Gurus was; Mr. Gurus met WIN severe
injury whrs he was working iu the mil; he was
about thirty ycars OF age wuen he offered me 600
10 take her on hts ands ne sad, ''John, you want
wie-now you can take my best horse ana Will give
you $1,000 bcsides;'' he said IT. IN iaugh'ng way
- " MRS. CHARLES REEDS KvirEScE
The succeeding witness was MRS Charles Reed who
lives door 10 the Billings family. Her testimony
prnvipuiy In re,ation TO the time at which the
shot was heard rhis is important because on that
point II was thought that me defence would prove an
aiIb On her hrst examination Mrs. Resd statea;--l
renemesr me n'gnt Mrs. Billings was uorasrea a'
PISSED from tho kitchen into The dining room was
lew minutes after that heard shot: next heard
some one scream, 'Nurderl' the curtain was down
aud the blinds closed the window was up; immo-
diatciy the lamp, turned II down. went 20 the
wiuaow and looked through the Stats OF the oinds;
some one TANK II was woman going out OF
Billings yard; thought IL was Jennie Billings, as
sbe ssia, ''My mother is shot, saw my husband
soon alter tue shot vas hred, about four or i've
minutes alter We got TO dinner George Wasnbufn
started Tor his home; ne was waking when CON.
monced buttoniug my shoes before gong out; was
no exci,ed tnat my husband had to assist me.
Cross-eximined by Mr. Hushes-1he dining room
windows look out toward Billings house; was SIT
tug at tne window wnen the snot waA nrod turned
out the liz ht as SOON 4 could am not sure TO
he exact time that elapsed between the hghting OF
tho isInp aud the nnDg OF the shot saw no one
sss between my house and Bilings house or across
sts road after tue shot was hrod.
Mrs. Reed was recalled and alleged that her husband
had a pair OF rubber boots exactly IKE Billings,
which he frequently wore outside In damp weather
OTHER w1TNgssEs.
Several other uuiDportant witnesses were brought
chair, but no material evioence was obtained
IRON tnem. After some com mpuiation OF the numUer
VI wnesses II that tue trial viii continue Tor
twelve days longer
DgxkASoR the ACCUSED.
The accused grows more cheeriui day, ana cnas or
Jokes with ns counsel or laughs inmoaeratey ~ the
witty repartee OF counsel or Witnesses