The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-09
THE BILLINGS WITNESSES.
INFER MOfK TRrING TO SHOW THAT
rJJTY ARE RiNk PERJJRERS.
,.,,og the Nenkcn ~ the Greatest Of Poets
some very serious Aspersions Of the OPP
Ealing Counsel. mud Judge I.nndon Finally
,a,,ferins i:lilings's Probable Motives.

,nt,rferine Billings. Probable Motives.
uttsroV. oct. s. Nh Moak continued
A.. or,1m,n. today before packed court
.,r II, saw the bruised and battered face Of
IN pr Billings. the clean cold features Of tho
..o..I son. and the lconinc countcnancc Of
o.r Hughes within n circle Of eight feet. Io
v',lir the same circle the muss ivo-browcd
I.,r., Attorney. the chgstcly chiscllcd features
:, ,he ornate Pike tie fat checks Of Onlcer
90 Mr. Ford and others 81 the assistant
,.,.sa or Eoxy'e baby lie saw Mr.. Y. T..
vnu,ro, syracuse. the husband Of Mrs Har-
.,s. sister who. with an abiding faith in tho
,-i..,er.stuoceu q. has passed four weeks Mt
ss..le. and whose wifo has kept his cell filled
..r rare flowers since the trial was begun.
Mr. NuAN began 10y sncering at Gen. Hughes's
,no.ians 10 CULVER. Munchausen. md the
Irohian Nights. md in the snmo breath him
,,f1uoted from Wilkie Collins 10 show the inn
,ortaucc oiirincs in criminal cases. He thcn
urncd upon the prisoner. and tried to fasten on
him the motive Of Illicit lust No motive on
ar,h.sso powerful. The cause is unknown.
Tho smallo~, things may create Il. Billings
,pdhis wife lad had a difference. They had
o,gui,d different rooms Tor years. 1t may
have tcou ,hc fault q the poor unfortunate
V,msr. ~ mnitcr who was 10 blame The
htwas there. There was such difference.
pNne. was human. lie saw anchor
woman His last was aroneed. Coun-
,d say ilal Mrs Curtis is chastc and
mug. Ng Noak had his own opinion about
hat. hui lr 81 not propose 10 toss it into the
rr,l.N K was evident. however that Mrs.
Clrl-- society had an enchanting charm Tor
Jps.c T. ne-. even Il the iocling was platonic.
vhis IIInss stood with his wife upon his
t.rh Nrs Curtis haI bcckonud him To- her
trsrn'c llc rented rooms The pretty woman
tri employed her 60 make carpets and clean
ta.Me lk. When a cuuS'a lo wanted 70 serve
tumu.ls. or sherman wanted 10 see his en-
pioy.r Dee i.lruy- found him dailying in attend
antc uuon Mrs Curtis ilr. Moak didn't want
to imlu.n her chastity; bat he must say that
h so WHO present the fair II exterior nrC
sometimes t.c rotten, Il q, heart. Here he in.
tMn'ei ia. ea-. Of II len. Jcvctt. and ~ in his
L.u-.,n 9. Ac Hunter case yesterday. mis-
.ur.itlrfa g. he made Robinson a middle
6..Ii.lrot Mn..y.rnd orclnei him with mur
dtr.l. GEM ~ saYcl ID, reputation.l
Leaving Mr.. Curtis p .und asleep on the up.
t.rG.arvi 'e bank Mr.. Moak told the Jur,
ihni uay should n.t estimate the value O
G., len.. ly ti. number ~ Witnesses Charac
t,r w.h, i0i o'in. 'hius. . Testimony should De
"a t.n.i vlta'1s t. ,cnttled to NOR
A. l..l O. slow that the dcfcnr,
l. lel 'tet.! cl the hasis Of numbers
al h.'Ui I..t- IU.-n outuuu.bvrcd the wit
nH-~.- 81 3D.. PIP '.ltluu NJ every point. an
v'- f O." trrmlhed according {
M.L....f .ui WIN. ss"s On given points with
tuf .'f,t ..e l' iHe w Kit oi evidence. They
m-t a. -. 20 wAero they ,were. He char
at.l. .t'.N' .'i..--e- flrthe defence as cnnN
Ier- t'.'. 90 French. aaw-mill Operative s
hut ,i On : ul" Worc IN BillinES's employ
= q IfIiI Ills tlIllit marvellous