The New York herald., 1878-09-13
TRIAL OF REV. II. HAYDEN.

CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL OF THE CLERGY
MAN FOR THE MURDER OF MARY srANNARD.
MADISON, Sept IL, 1878.
The court room was crowded this morning with
strangers at the commencement Of the adjourned pro-
ceedings of tho Rev. H. IL. Haydcn's trial for the
murder OF Mary L. stannard.
Charles 8. Stannard father OF Mary L. Stannard,
was recalled and questioned closely. Ho testified
concerning Mr. Hayden's call at tho house on the
forenoon OF the fatal dug when he (Stannard) told
Hayden that tho water In the house was not TT to
drink Hayden responded that it would do; ho drank
some Mary had water pail going tho spring the
time that he started in the drccton ho did not
say where ho was going; he was dressed IN common
cothes witness did not see Mary come back, but
her IN tho house in the afternoon before ho to
work; Mary had tmid disposition aud was afraid to
90 into the woods alone; the witness did think
that her body had boon moved after she was killed
until he had 1t; tho deceased had poor memory;
whcn Hayden IN In the forenoon there was no
convorsalion between him and Mary; witness could
not recoect wbother Hayden tho girl started hrst
tor tho sprIng, bat thought Hayden started arst;
Stovens was at tho house at the timc OF Haydens
visit; witness could not recocct what he (Stevens)
doing how he drossed; Stevens mad had
washing aone at his house since tho murder;
Mary's dress which she tho time OF tho mur-
der has been put in soak
BgRRYINo GROUND.
The fact that Benjamin Stevens knew wherc Mary
Stannard going tho forenoon, that he advised
her 70 20 thorc, that ho atterward went that way,
aud that Mary was murdered at the place recon-
mondod py him bong a good berrying ground,
caused his testimony to be anticipated With good
share OF interest. Ho testified that no sixty-
years old that hc know Mary Stannard from hor birth
to The timo OF her death; ho was at the house Of
Charles S. Stannard on tho day OF the murder,
as other witnesses had testified; ho
Hayden como IN ana 60 out, bot did
not him speak 10 Mary ho Mary
20 out after blackbsrries in tho afternoon. and
next saw her dead, which was on the day following;
witness has boon widowcr since 1s6l be owned
part oil house. and son has lived with him since
last May; be had employed Stannard and had eaten
meals at Tho latters house. perhaps one fourth
Of In tho past three months. Witness described
his residence at Summarize casual and dcsultory
ho had not attempted 10 DISPOSE OF hi property since
the last hearing, and had not told one Lester
Williams that 10 should have no moro need of
his cattle and horscs he WAS NJ STANDARDS the sun
day uight previous 10 the homicide phe day OF the
arrival homo OF Mary Stannard) he arrived there
just at dark; on Monday morning he wont away and
returned Tuesday morning, aud renamed about tho
house ali the toreuoon; ho did not rccoilect having
carried Stannard any liquor on Tuesday; he told
Mary to so TO 'the big rock" bcrrying on Tuesday;
no saw no his trip home, except somc
children; thcrc was one ut his (StevcnsD
home when hc arrived, no went In aud
fell asleep and spoke to until his sons arrival
about SIX O'clock he made inquiries oi his neigh
bors account OF the absence oil his family; L. A.
Stevens told nin OF the murder, and no AT once went
10 Stannard's house; ho had the clothes ut homo
which he wore at StannaId's ust they wore then,
ana any Que could insooct them. (rho Kniie he had
on tho fatal day no showed, aud tho Court OK
amincd II careialiy. II showed, apparently, stain
OF bIood He knew OF no clothes having been burned
tho drst hoaring Mary had worked st hts
no had stayed Tor various !eriods at STANDARDS; bo
never attempted or haa any improper connection WIN
he had haa knco othar than tho one shown In
court year, and this he was willing export
should examine. lAt this point articles OF Stovcns'
clothing wore sent for.)
a JuRYs,x rKsrPrgs.
The witposs was succeeded oy Henry Il. stone,
foreman OF the jury OF inquest which sat In Mary
Stannard's case. Hc testncd that ho met Mary Stan
nard tho day previous TO inc murder aud sho ap-
peared TO be much detected; he next saw her on
Tuesday morning. thon saw her at tho aprIg and next
saw her corpse.
Alter long utnent:it was decided that evidence
gwen by ho accused beioro the jury of inquest
mis- whereabouts tho day OF tho murder would oo ad
missiole.
AttorncysJames J. Hayes. OF Now Haven, produced
largo Jagged stone which no discovered near the
big rock, about thirteen pacos from tho BODY, and
winch had . blood STAN on II.
DE-. JgwErr's TESTIMONY.
Dr. Pltny A. Jowett, of Now Havon, testified that In
the second posi the skull was found not To be
fractured; the heart was healthy, AS were also tho
Spleen ANA the kidneys; tho Other organs had yet
be examined, anu that could not bo done for
several days. death cnsued wuhin two minutes
after tho stab IN tho neck IL n
by knife a0d smaller than that OF
stevens apparently; there blood
on the hands, aud. considering tho position OF tho
body, hc did not believe u Acide; tho wound
upon The hand might have boon by "a iall after tho
throat cot; the blood upon the stone that OF
"A human being, and no was OF the opinion that tho
stone caused wound ON the heaa there was nothing
TO Indicate recoIt pregnancy; the tost for arnic
the stomach could DO made la few days; all the
gans could BIO tested by next Tuesday.
HgAHfSg snRiEKa
MIS- Eliza Mills testified TO bearing shrieka about
hali-Iast throo o'clock as previously stated, ana
thai she said nothing aboui them before The nows Of
tho murder reached ner.
WHAT HAYDEN CLAIMED.
James Hall, one OF the Coroueria Jury. told glpe
Court that Hayden had claimed that left of work
OF murder, as other Witnesses had s,aed sbo was
at Hnyden's house. tue accused testified on Mon.
day. and appeared troubled but oidn,t toll him the
cause; the jury iound sono blood the dress; tho
accused told tho Jury that no bad been to Durham
Middclown tho day OF tho murder, In the tore.
noon.
THE PRosECUrIos Bun rP.
After tho examination OF two uuimportant wit
ncsscs The DISTRICT Attorney summed up ana thon
asked Tor an adJournmcnt, TO enable medical
to prepare thor testimony. Hc said that Hayden
knew where the giri wcnt was uoar bor tho limo
Oi The murder aud met her Tour times tho day OF
tho murder and 90 the preceding days twice each day
lie had promised TO bolp hcr oGt OF her delicate
dition and he bought the poison. The knio lound
his possession had been examined py tho experts, but
no report had yet bocn presented rho Court ordered
that thc case should be continued Tomorrow.