The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-10
red cate thnt a man anrIous % conceal his


Officer Gilbert sworo that there was a line Of
tracks leading buck to the red cato from the
Mr.. Moak denied this and Judge Iandon was
inclined to- doubt it, Tho General read the tcs-
umony that he claimed established it, and Mr.
lis said that Billings swore that there was
enough fence down in his back lots after the
Tor two DAYS. We had his word % alone Tor TOR this
statement There was no evidence that there
was "a single length Of fence down.
Resuming the thread IT his argument. Mr.
Monk asked why the prisoner. when he had
crcpt through the hole in the garden, did not
the point OF tho Rrape nrbor and reached tho
saward OF his front dooryard. II ne had been
there directly after supper he would have done
this, instead Of tramping across his freshly
planted garden. But the infcren g Is clear that
he Sn t to get into s thS Meea oes un"b
served. 30 that no could watch tho movements
"i ms yctm ~ sw9r1 r9siy,y innt =, WAS Was
his own counsel declared that he was mistaken.
~ man could get down on all fours and crawl
through hole In fence and not remember 1t,
unless there was nm absorption OF the mind
that obtcrated everything. Billings was not
! absorbed. lie swcars he was in tho garden
Mr.. Moak here unrollcd map Of the route
they claimed the prisoner had taken He pointed
comes Here tho bar. here's the line Of fence;
| here's where he gcts over; mere he comes down
| to the hole: here's the hole that he crawls
| through. and here he goes down this fence and
crosses over 70 tho Metcnf Office. The object
The learned gentleman then pictured Mr.. Bill
! lincs in the door II the Mctcnlf Office carhinc
! ia hand lie had studied the situation and
! knew what he WAS about. He looked back at
| leeds house. There was no light there.
| The coast was clear Il would not do To-
retreat through the yard or garden for he
might be scon. or leave traces Of his ilight He
| scrs his wife in the roeking-chair, discharges
| his weapon. md runs ncross the grass toward
| Reeds line fence. The grass would show no
| track glance NJ Reed's window shows him
"a light. Mrs. Reed had her sewing and was
horn ~ ll ma - a.
was down and the shutters closed, though tho
stats were. open. The murderer had no time
would ie in The yard. over tho fence he eocs.
J%nnie Biings arReNrs n ne ,r south n1 Gs1
| light aud peers through the slnts Tho ms
sassin has already passed her window aud N
ON HE way up the line fence He strikes tho
c9rnil'id ana vaults second fence. te knows
that II he runs diagunally across the field to tho
red gate ne will make track that VIII surely
lead g. his horse. So he pushes on to the ontilcd
and ainng it, sward TO his Horse aud the old
well. rhe difference ia only q fcw rods. the
old wol WAS the safest pid'" Tor the gun II
WIS in uu cut of the way spot and had nearly
pas-ci from cv"rybQdy's mind. lie could not
Lavr found a h.ttcr place.
Having ihus described the route. Mr. Molk
iricd to fn.iru il hy The evidence onlcer
Markham sworc that On "Wednesday afternoon
be found tho tracks along tho cornhrlt. and
followed ih,n clrar up - tho ounell. On the
sumo day Oaiccr Gilbert found tho tracks. cut
tie discovery ot the ruhb.r boots. lie flowed
thetracks to the swalr. Tho boots were found
nn AMI r %" HG mc G arc the he H mnrdernr lad
err ss"d into the c'ruilcld. l'"yo". nurkce. AMI
others com "a WIN grtgsitr siNrncIts; . ~, i
tho boots. Mr.. Moak did not say that Onl'e
M"tsn os ,6o, scn shcI M. o ir5s i'm n,
/ raised tap. Tho reason We. mat ho tricd u
make the mould by pla'iu. HIS hand IA iho
boot and pressing IL into the soft earth, The
! pressure was not even az the lustep. and the
track did not show. Another witness -wor'
that ho rut one oi the boots ON IS foot and stop
nod the soft fnFfI al the Ice # Ul tho
tracks IN the garden; Tho inlr"-siou WAS M
1lmr. ir9f ana Az ~ arlsi9 ~ ~ ttH "s u
Hammond. Wolf. Gih'rt. VI touikry, Parker
and Iant al u whom sw'at Vat thG iool'
conceded TO havc been worn 10y jesse bliling'
fitted the ira IS.
/ John Torhune'- testimony was next nnaly2osi
II was necessary that Mr. Rulings should prov.
that he WAS ia the garden ,ur"-siv after surJcr
AMI IL was necessary mat Icrhune should T.
p got ON 81 suot whore he could soc him there Il
2 get him On this SPOT they brought him in To-
Y way Of the harnyard. where he had t. open tw
e or three gat.s apparently for no earthly rcasol
;. whatever. The strong point against Terhunei
testimony however was the fact that he Iii,
: | not tell tue story 70 tho Coroner. Ho allowo'
1 | his employer to DO dragged 20 prison when
r word from him might hnVc scr,rd 10 clear al
q ~" dark cloud of suspicion mat hung over I'M
I II may be that Terhune - mistaken as 70 r.
B. day that n" saw billings In the garden. MI
n Moak sai hut don't believe tnat he eve
- MIR Monk thru to.k M she work Of the dcteC
b. tivrs on IN Thursday after ~" murder. III
a rarhs ~, ~ t.e I., WINS tnn.s i r,
g Reeds garden after firing Tho shot w,rc III.
p. covered uu that day ne "n'- ~ inc hove
V Rrei' p house had not been found. Reed az
AT knowlodgoi that he made on" ut III" tricks !
+ ha,k Of the house. Two Of ihr tracks IN III
er flower hcl wore Identical with these tru x
n Rc.d's rubber boots had n square tap, and
n was plain that he did not maNc mem ,,.
I. Gen. Hughes arose. saying that he ioarcd u
H. friend was giving the Jury false imprce-io
ls He read from the evidence 10 show that Il
81 tracks IN the flower bed came from around q
ne corner Of Rcd front stoon Tho rosy o,
= wa- only 2 feet from tho house. and a. n
house was feet from tho lin" fence mn
= would havo had 10 jump feet L. make Il
10 Mr. Moak denied this. He said tho eyiden
at showed that the tracks We're 3 fees only n"
IN Mr. Hughes That's a mistake The oyden
e. Mr.. Ormeny .Uuterrupting'-T movc. yo'
IS Honor. that Mr.. Monk be- silcnced aud that &c
"a hughes be- allowed To- finish hi- summing NJ.
~ Gen Hughcs-l move an amendment, to "A
he Judge Ianion 'suavely Well. we'll take
m Alter he recoss Mr. Moak said TINT hc did
be- claim that al tho evidence concerning II
at tracks was uniform. but u dozen witnesses IN
he no dsputing them. There could he no pr
er ionce thnt anybody made them for the purIo
70, Here Mr Pike offered Mr Moak some e'
e- deur" to controycrt mn assertion made by le
MnshcT after an n',Er ERR oq , NE MOT Mot
~ compilation about tho tracks lorler and hn
Ell | II ready tomorrow morning, ana we VIII ~
them square aliOpnthic dose and end 1
~ thing.
~ Mr.. Monk said that the evidence had prov
al that Mr.. Billings had determined 70 get rid
lis HE wife Now he proposed % show ~ WI
he manner he meant IN get rid Of her. lie REFER
en- 10 the sunday morning before. Billings al
or sherman were Harvesting the horses IN I
ne barn Tho report Of gun was heard, ~
d. Billings inquired concerning his gun. Pos
im by the ,dea OF using II entered his mind
hr that time. II ~ moro probable, no
0u over. that he asked the question 20 ma q
IL how much knowlodg" Sh rmHn really had
tho gun. The determination 10 use II. how'v
vi was quickly rooted. The very next day
ma went Ia Whitehall where he could get the N
Ms SHE So use in the weapon
Ne Mr. Monk then read tho following "Ntr
'k. from Mr. Billings testimony before the G
ar Oncr:
TO Iundrossod and 70 bed. about two hour at.
10. went INTO mo h,drumn Ny Clothes were vet
D. hotuhauduns ,ouic wet rails going through wet gu
ma had some mHd oh ny oNtiint zen h"Nh HN'
'nr tunes
re Does a man fall down several times in
10 daylight" Mr. Moak said, and get mud
ry over hmf IN tell where he got that mud ~
he him. lie got II running IN the darkness
he the ghost ~ his wife pursuing him.
Wo The words were spoken ia shrek, ana n
get ated sensation in The audience. MI. Blll
Ia closed A FAINT