The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-22
TIE GREAT MURDER TRIAL.
TIE DEFENCE LAYING THE FOUNDA-
TJON ron An ALIHI


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hALbsIVN, 'cpV 81 hc i'oii''nH was
murky ana 'hIea,"ned ram mo cour, room
nlled Slowly IL huu become Hehera'N known
That nenher ,ne uciehce nor prosecution IN
tended to cnli MIS- curtis lnnt iady re'urh'u
TO SANDY Hlll last evening rms iat seemed
TO have marked ehect upon inc attendance OF
ladies. Not more than fifty were In the room this
morning xvhon court o,encd Indeo1 tho room
- -. 80 Al, -, al, ~, piiito,.s 80, =
was not more than nan hileu' MI pllllhHs oh-
tered quietly and seated himself Mt his coun-
.ops ,ohto H., ,.or,,t cror ,,,o uc,rsnanore for
some minutes. and then arose ana had WINS
porod conference with Gen.-Hu,hes and Mr..
Potter Ills father tbe Rev. Mr. Ford md tho
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husband OF his wiie'5 sister SAT near MN uur-
ing the day The defence laid the foundation
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ior prosp'''''o "''"''
Orson guernsey took the stand. lie sworo
a. ,t, iii NJ. ptni,..' No. - ht a. a.,
III wy Ni"'' Ni' pli'''NS "seiS''u N'ni vi. 'no
next day he was about to turn the cows from
Ar. r,ib, ,,o i,, ,lo cr,,clI d., ,,, 49,, .,
VIZ, "'ikn' sv. ihlV INC comment ne went up 10
TX the bars. Ho thought that Mr. Billings told
him that he would find hammer and nails up
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.nelc. ic '9on some ooorus anu mans up IN
and hnn,mer back with him. Tint WINS on Nov
oe OF
Mr.. Guernsey lived In the frat house south Of
the Union store. He was washing his foct on
the back stoop when he heard :he shot He
paid no attention 10 ituntilhe heard the scream
ing Ihen ne went 10 the iront door. ana saw
persons running toward Mr.. Billings's house.
M uIeN ms poo,s on MS oare 1e'' anu ran tln'
Ing from Mr.. Bllines,s house: As he passed,
the 1"or caTr az e9gSs before going in 9e Sak
and Gamachc in there Harvesting horse. lilo
examined The bullet hole ln the window, and
passed s he carra o house. w eoe back he saw
When he got 10 the gate Of his own house no saw
light in finnGs barn near LE and went eyer
T. s see h wnat WAS going on rInne pnd boy
tGroueh yery soon and Se WENT Jrectlv b "r
After he was in the house he heard a wagon
Htes after ihc shot. Tho reader wi Il soc that
ihe object Of the defense il to show by the tcs-
gg1nnHiny OF a SERIES OF witnesses VINO saw Mr
Bi,ihlihgs return that ne was on the way home
dr. md ms the Wns8Lmrn family ,nnv swear
minutes before Mr. Wasbburn conse bo,nc IN
iod lin Of tbe sboon m r"e hoG NM
there when the shot was fired,
examination. Ho didn't pretend TO be accurate
return home. when he heard the shot it was
beginning to get dark. He could see down to
MI. billngss house. The sun set on that day
~ az ~ anu ~ t.ere wrre scattering clouds IN
When questioned how he could distinguish the
iantern Mr. MI the, hDa,, =, ,, b. ' acu /"
80, - la 80. a = n -. ~ '~s' ''N eNN"
A"'' - mn Hi''""i' " i'li'Ms'
g Where did the lantern standf Al couldn't say
Mnai s'3 1n " vac l aGr s,t, Al think wa,
nf.ros.,,, Lantern " ''" vas 49, a "''"" - was
- -Di it have I'm reflector or glass sobei Al
n, INK Z had gla-. sloae ,.
~ I,"nM morse was u',y harhesNhs' Alt wa,
No22wl,S, Kind NJ , cou,r-a connon o,s mr. an. .,
M. Dutch iiia..e -ic,u', ., i INV " Wv "
Y Which way was Ia, horses headf Alt pointed
NORTH
~ -,Mnnere niI me men ,iaand AIone was on one
% -wh, r.,i',... I ,i ,,.' , ,' ',,h, 49,, 81, tho
nor y. stanlf 4 -iu.t hark m NJ morse load " ~
g -ilow far from tc up ct The horse, nose id tie
oiLer man stand A-hc was back a hte further
Here counsel for the dn' .n,c wanted 10 know
n all this was material The Court dil NOT in.
terfere, and Mr. Moak continued his questions
Us follows:
o-whieh man had ,ie halter in his hands,
IN one IN me ri.ht
Q-Wa,t r.ic halter or strap Alt was a strap
3-whai lii hr do WIN the lalter' Al cont know
,S-Nlai va ne other man do.ns' Ale had the
IN. hnr.r ~ ~ u" '''" '''N ""'"'''' "'-h' ~" VA
o -0n what part OF the horsei A-on the middle q
70 Did the hors, a,neh anv, A-No..r
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Ju ige Land ou-l- this really necessary
Mr. MORk-I am simply testing the witness
vnur Honor