The New York herald., 1878-09-21

this case TO be allowed 10 meet every claim offered.
There was much argument, The defence SAYING Una.
the fact that Mary Stannard was detected ana
took laudanum must be used to combat the murder
theory, II necessary fhe State wanted to withdraw
all evidence on this point II not allowed 10 complete
Judge Wilcox ruled that the letter would be ad-
mitted.
MARY's MR.. HAYDEN.
Susan Hawley testified that che received the letter
(which she idenuted) the day that Mary reached
home IRON Guilord; her brother brought 1t 10 her,
and she broke tho seal and found the letter directed
to Rev. Mr.. Hayden enclosed; she knew perfectly
well Mary's handwritng, and ut request OF counsel
identified diGerent portions OF the mIssve which she
would swear were pennedo BY MARI; the direction OF
the envelope las Mrs. Studley tesled was not
written by Mary; The dead girl was very intimate
with Mrs. Hayden and frequently stayed at her (Mrs
Hayden s) nouse IN the absence Of Mr.. Hayden wien
Mary came home from tho store Tuesday at ten
O'Clock Mr. Haydens two children were with her ana
remained uuuI Mr.. Hayden came from Midalelown.
lizard feeling hero manifested itself a Iittle coun-
sci ior the State claiming that the defence was in-
fuencing the witness-who looked hall frightened
unduly)
Witness continued that shc though. that II was The
nclosed letter for Hayden) that Mrs. Studlcy saw d.
rected; Mary told witness Sunday about the letter
mad sent her (Susan), and when IL came asked II
tnat was the one she thary) said mat trouble had
been caused In Guilford about her iegitimate ooyi
that reason that she came home, and
told her father about that brother OF witness
and sIyly put the letter the stove, and witness
thought the others did not notice the act; Mary
home, which her condition, and she SAID she
wanted 10 see person IN Rockand.
Judge HannOn-Whst personY
The defence inter posed an objection.
Witness tnen contnued-fhat Mary said she came
home TO get out of her trouble and wanted TO keep
her condition from her fathers knowledge; she gavc
no tor destroying the iettcr except that she
could see the person herself
MIcRoscoPisTs DIFFER
DR.. l.. j. Sanford, OF New Haven, testified to being
a physician and professor OF anatomy and physi-
ology in the Yale Med:cti SCHOOL ana was very "a,
want 100 blood corpusccs to say whether tho blood
human. tDr White examined a much smaller
rl.An vvaG thnn inf u nr
A II the mornings search was evidently Tor motive
Tor the crime.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Dr.. Sanford continued = Clothing said by Hayden's
counsel TO have been worn by him OH the day OF the
murder had been brought TO him last Saturday Tor ex
animation they had Deen recently worn were kept
under lock and key while not beng examined; there
spots oil clayish color on The shirt and
pantaloons; exani ned them by sunlight, by candle
ilg nt and ia a dark room, detect reddish tinge,
and with lens which magni1es hlty times this made
the spots ony look rougner; cut few spots out aud
applied distilled water and then placed PARTICLES
under the microscope, but found nothing but
pollon OF flowers, DUST oil globules and exraneous
matter; added small particle OF salt TO distilled
water and again examined with the microscope; all
experiments iaiiei TO reveal blood corpuscles;
cover coloring substance, iro1 aud albumen, common
TO blood, but all failed; witness could not have made
moro thorough search for blood; he studlcd tho
OF tho microscope IN Philadelphia; Dr. White is
able mcrescopst; person could have Inflicted
rolled up VII hout having his shirt stained with blood.
l. ~ Hubbard, counsel for the accused, testified TO
the safe custody oi Hayden's clothing from tim time
he received IL until Mr.. Sanford received 1t.
THE wiFE's TESTIMONY
Rosa E. Hayden, WHO OF the accused, testi6od:-
August s. 1871; lived In Carter, Mass, when married.
Counsel--You need not testify against your VIII.
Wnnoss (detsrminodly)-I want TO testify; lived in
East GrcSnwch two years alter our marriage, where
my husband studied Ia the Seminary he carpentcred
In vacation; taught school the nrst year OF our
and lived with him In Middetown three years, anu
taught school there and took cub Of ooardcrs to
.rnNu hon amt
to West Rocky Hill IN 1875, aud stayed year,
husband preaching; then moved TO Rockiand, where
on a Iarm; witness mad three children; hus-
| band has always been fond twitncss began to
made Mary stannara's acquaintance the first year We
| we're IN Rockand; she Was recommended by umcr-
Gus neighbors Mary nrsi came TO the house TO talk
religion, having been converted at meeting held by
witness husband. and came to work first In April,
| 1877. at witness request, and stayed until
July 3; Mary went home niguts; in December, 1877,
she came TO work again, remaining until the March
following; witness and husband were both teaching
SCHOOL, husband at South Madison, where preach
Mary worked at other times Tor witness and
| at witness request; never noticen any intimacy
between husband and Mary's husband; once brought
| Mary home from her house whom Mary sick
aud once took her TO Mddictown; Mary said she had
made moasy berrying, aud was gong TO Middietown
husband to take her thcre, which he did
Mary thought much Of witness and often
heard; she was dead tho night OF the day wher
Luzane Stevens brought the news; Husband OF
| I
ison: witness first saw Mary Monday morning. a
| eight O'Clock, before Husband returned home sh'
remained twenty minutes; she called again at half
past nine, when the way to Luzorne Stevens
on an errand, remained fifteen minutes; Ia the after
noon she came again to borrow rake and stood with
witness In the door while my husband wont after ih
rake: witness saw her twice the iatai day, th,
first lime between eight and nine in The morning
when she came TO borrow pltcniorl
nv husband was then absent; saw her agaii
later In forenoon, going to the store and witness
chtldrea went with her at w,tness request; Mar,
| od n q &c 1.
husband; husband came home Monday afternoon ant
worked ut the barn there was no wood where tho pill
Is then.
On Tuesday morning husband went away betwee;
SIX and O'Clock and said hc was going Tor oats
and returned at quarter pat eleven, brioging th
children; witness could sec carriage top ut tn
spring tuesday; was expecting husbands return an
looking down both roads Tor him he brought hon
oats ana other articles; he asked what was 10
dinner and witness told him to open oysters whic
hc aid til the large blade VI his POCKET kne; whe
he brought In the knife witness took u
prepare pears for dinner; after dinner, whic
was finished at hafpast one, he made bed.
looked over letter Tor witness. ana sal dow
on the floor and played with the children; It wa
then haii.past two O'clock ho went then out IN tn
wood lot and the children went TO tho fork OF th
road with HIM witness dia not see MIN again % ,ae un
from tho edge OF the potato patch for the children
bring him basket; ho came alter the basket and 60
potatoes himself; then he went 10 the barn an
worked little while. and also played with the Chi
dren on the floor.
|
Next morning he hauled sono wood from the 10
TO the woodpiIe; used the pcnkaiie that fore
noon to peel pears; husband did not have III
knife alter opening the oysters Monday aiicrnoo
until alter witness peeled tho pears with II; he nrs
ask ed Tor IL aitor returning from the wood lot .
Tuesday afternoon, and Mira. Mills (wbo hear
the shrieks, supposedly Mary'sh and be
daughter wsre present; the little boy had th
| knife playing with IL while husband wa
70 the WOOD lot witness had seen blood the hand
| aud blade OF the kniio when tho children had. Gu
themselves; husband cut his hand with tho kni,
| nd mo MI d
to cut hams aud beef steak; IL was The only pock,
knic witness knew her husband owned husban
left ,he kniie at homo the day OF the murds
beng requested by witnoss; husband woro stra
hat brown striped colorod shirt and brown checkcre
pan toloons when he won't into the woods, and IN
on same CLONES his return. Witness gave IL
same clothing to johnson, who was witness; bu
band on the morning OF Mary's funeral said he WI
sus pecce; no lying the he'd crying. (Clothir
shown IN Court identified that worn by hcr husban
on the fatal day.
MARY sTASNARp's MELANCHOLY.
Xitnasa spoke 10 Mary the day Of the nurdor ahOl