The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-26
p,IJSTON'S MURDER TRIAL.
.,ryoTHiNIAG TfL CLAIM or TIN
sI"" ntYkNNE as 70 THE TINE.

Inc trsuN W III pctthI 70
p.,,stnx Sept %. The bright sun shunc
III, manly form Of Bon Ingcrsoh thus
w.. IT, apfSarcd upon the rnilroad traek
n,t.rc,, diar..nd stubs. - God watch h"'n,
t,b. uro Gods 90 his Saratoga lecture In his
.,e Aw.l nlcd rnd sat hc swung ut his
.lo p,nc.ulnt thr Hon. i"muci B Pike. one
.,hctr scout ~ cuun-r, IN the Billings triaL
.,dturn.Ia stream Of Dlndrused Wisdom into
s,.ssra. Knot OF bron1rd farmers watrhcd
a., ot.r.,.un " ih hrcnthlcss interest Pike
ling we'll illrd. bob Iumprd on tho down tram
AL rr,.ciu.iv waved lis dummy hand. The
s-m,, farmers W,udod their way Ia the court
~. and luihed themselves IN legal lore.
~L., r,., r,nlcd To the District Attorneys
ION, ,id i..-urr,y pumped himsrlf out.
uthr rn.. ing ct the tell Mr. Billings grace
,n,vlIkcL INTO the court room lie was iul-
Lu.I nyh > venerable father. the husband II
n. mother. in-laws sist'r and the Rev. Mr.
F,rj The prisoner threw his chip hat under
Notable the youthful crer opened coUrt the
clerk called tlr rul OF jurors. and Wlford pas,--
nova h,y ul l3. was called To- the stand. He
eorrohoratcl MS mothers story as to seeing a
u.a run p,- their house near the locS IL short
lime after the murder. l. was after la Point
and Gan1on had lett the house and gone
Inward Mr Hillings's house. The man wns
rnnins very fast. lie was not very large nor
very small. and wore gray clothes. but bad no
hat HtwalAcd past the lock. and then ran out
Insight.
Mr. Isaac rdssnow yesterday sworc that she
lived In the house with LaPoint just after he
and Damon had left to 90 To Mr.. Bilings's she
ava man run past her house on the towpath.
H. was hatcss. He ran until he got near
the grocery at the lock. He walked past the
grocery. and again set Of at full speed Her
son was with her and saw the same man.
Mr. Moak had drawn out the fact that her hus-
band worked for MIR. Billings. and was making
further .nort toward scalpng the witness
when iue court adjourned
On cross examination the boy said that there
was q light at the lock. and light from the
window Of the grocery shone on the iowpath
Il was y common thing 10 see men running
ahead Of their boats to have the lock opened
tn" boy was next questioned rs 10 whom he
had told this story since the murder. He had
pointed cut n n stranger where he stood and
where the running man passed him. The
stranger said Il was % or &c feet. H. began
telling what Patsy Mack one Of Mr.. Billings s
rouis. had said to him since the murder whe n
The defence objected on the ground that It WAS
Irrelevant ami improper.
Juiso Iandon said the details Of the conver-
tA'N.N N'fI'' N4l'ANN' Only dN NllNWiDE ~ " 7
ulon the mind OF the witness. Ho should ailow
he details so inr as possible in the words used.
The boy detailed a conversation that GUIDED
with Mr.. Moak's remark that he know hs
business"
The boy was then questioned by Cen Hughes.
Tho man run between him and the ANAL that
night. H. didn't 20 into the rannl md it was
ea-y ~ inca-ur" and md OUT how tar away h,
yond the lock.
CON. Hushos-Yes and that shows that b.
didn' run 10 have the lo,'k opened.
Jules Cannon wa sworn. He went M r. the
the murd,r aud corrobora,ed La Points T. rti.
direction Of tn" house. He swsrv~l OIL ran
through the puddle and over the food wood
AMI disappeared beyond the lock
Mr. l. Amorrarx-Dtd he stumble when he
ran into the lriitwoody
Nr Moak-Wcll. now. submit. your Honor
ta' these are leading questions. and high
Gen. Hughes -,othinelyl-wen. tell us II any
thin AIpprncd while the man was running.
Mr. MoHf.-Ihai's all very we'll But the M So
chii already done. 80 far as this question s
Inv lness-I did not notice that anything
vi Amoroaux-1he man swung out Of the
M- VI ,as-We object.
Judge lnndon-l our objection is sustain "a.
7 g I- @ matter nt inference.
Mr.. f. Amor. uN-I gracefully submit TO your
Ja li. L9l "a" IFdi not intend the remark
Mr. NICK -i.n took tie witness witness. Ills Ilc-.
tons all manner indicated belief that the
witness was lying, AZ he became moro tauta-
lt W.. brn Hughes arose ami began tu rlur
hko l.n. H. deco AIRED n"would no longer per-
MT ia % 'nse at the " illnesses for the defence,
Tho lIH-'. s. Wfr@ grace % a man OF 81 N
eminent leEa ability, AMI be felt himself bound
!. "a 800 %" witness. Moak r.;orted. and
there wer' electric lash.s when the Judge dis
competed tht wiz = ami IN" eNh ibitiOn closed.
UriNl.u N 'HsfnE hn exception.