Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-21
The Camden Murder Case.

The Camden Murder Case.
The court house in Camden, N. j., vas
crowded yesterday morning by q most respect
able audience. including large sprlnkllng OF
ladies and quite number Of old Philadelph'
iaus, who had come, at the request of the
defence, to testify to the prisoners previous
good character. Mr.. Robeson opened the evl.
deuce for the defendant by calling to the stand
Mr.. Oliver Evans one of the managers of the
House of Refuge, gentleman widely known
and hirhIy respected Mr. Evans testified 10
| Mr. Hunters good character; bad known him
twenty years; was an honest, hard working,
upright citizep; never heard his character ques-
toned. Isaac Dixon, G.. w. Powell, W. Wiler.
w. D. Gardner-all gentlemen in good stand.
| ing in the commuDity-in their testimony fully
| oorroborated the testimony OF the previous wit
ness, MIR. Evans. =,
Benjamin Lyte, residing in Camden. tcstl6e
that he had been employed as sheriff s watch.
man; could see Graham (the accuscr) whenever
he wanted to; had seen him fifty times; carried
breakfast up to him on the 25th OF May; at thai
time Graham said to witness that Sheriff Daub.
man had been very kind to him and had "whaek'
ed up to the tune of Sc; saw Graham again on
Sunday; Graham said that he expected to 60
up the road for five or ten years; ne said
also that Hunter had goue back on him.
and he would have to hang him to save
himself. The witness was subjected to
rigid cross examination, in tho course Of whic',
was developed the fact that the witness hbi
made note of the date of his conversation
with Graham and the tenor Of such convcrsa
ton; that be visited Graham because he
thought it was his duty, and not for any com
Densation.
Martha Nj. Hunter, the daughter Of Berjs
min Hunter, was called-Saw her father al
o clock Oh the evening Of the 23l OF January,
when he came home; he had o high silk hat Co.,
the only kind he ever wore except straw hat
10 summer time; observed nothing UNUSUAL 10
his manner when he came 10; MIR. Lorllller,
when he called to give information Of the muir.
der asked papa whether he went to Camden
last night with Armstrong, to which he ar
swered, mo, did not 90 with him, but went
to Seventeenth and Oxford Streets" MIR. Lo:
lillier then said, You can locate yourself, |
suppose ?" to which papa replied, II can, and
Mr.. Lorillier said. "Well then, you had better
do it right away" papa said he would DO!
hurry about it; mother did not weep, nor dld
papa throw up his hands.
'Who was the excited person there, it there
vas any,"
Mrs Lorier.
"Do you know MIR. Graham p
Yes, sir; he was an apprentice OF papa's.
"Did he ever take his meals at your house,
mo, sir.
did you ever See that before p asked Mr..
Robson, showing the witness the hatchet with
which the decd is alleged to have been COIN
mitted.
mo, sir"
She made the same reply when questioned
regarding the Ratchet, but recognlz'G ham
mer which the defence had procured. When
further questioned regarding another hammer
she said she was not sufficiently familiar with
her fathers tools to know them; he kept thom
in stable. ;, :,
You will exousc me, Miss Huutcr,' said
| Mr.. Jenkins on proceeding to cross examlna.
ton, "but feel obliged to ask you few ques
tions. You are aware thatyou father is being
tried for serious crmc2'
| "Yes, sir.
did he ever wear mustache
| "Not to my recollection"
Twas your father in the habit Of coming
homo late to supper?'
| "Yes. cir.
You say you teach school. Were you
obliged to begin that occupation on the lst of
january"
mo, sir; l did it because l wished to be in
dependent.
You say the cape your father wore was
made into coat for your mother? p
"Yes, sir."
You're sure of that, are you? [ ask you
that because your father told me that it was
made into suit Of clothes for ono OF your
brothers"
1T was made into coat for my mother"
There is an assertion ahoat that 10 the event
of Hunters conviction new trial will be askt d
for, and among the reasons set forth will be tho
fact that there is an indictment pending 10 the
lCamden Court against one of the jurors for as.
sauIt. and that at the time of the drawing of
Jurors warrant was issued for the same juror
Ion another charge.--Neto York Herald.
| SNAILs AS FooD.-The use of horse flesh as
an article of food has made great progress 10
lParia, where about thousand horses per week
are said to be slaughtered. the animals ever
being imported for that purpose. 1t is saic
that during the exhibition, the hippophagisti
of Paris intend giving banquet once month
to the journalists Of all nations, where horse
and ass flesh prepared in every seductive form
| will be served up. The snail is becoming 40
other fashionable articl, of diet 10 France, ant
for some time past particular place has beer
appropriated for their sale 10 the Paris fsh mar
kets. SnaiIs, says one of the French Journals
were highly esteemed by the Romans, ou
masters 10 gastronony, and are DOW raised II
many of the departments with success. In th
sixteenth century the Capuchins of Friboure
r possessed the art of tattening snails-an art 20
lost 10 our day. for 10 Lorraine and Burguud
thew raise excellent sDails, which find sure de
6 mapd 10 the Paris market. There are nov
( more than fifty restaurants aud moro than
2 thousand private tables in Paris where snail
are accepted as delicacy by upward OF te
= thousand consumers. the monthly consumption
. of this u ollusc being estimated at halt mior
Frank BuckIaud tells US that soalls are bscom
= ing scur,e 10 the neigbborhood OF London
2 where for some time snail collecting has been
Irregular trade.