The New York herald., 1878-09-10
MARY STANDARDS MURDER.
Beginning of Rev. Mr.. Hayden'S Trial
for the Crime.
AN ATTEMPT TO PROVE AN ALIBI.
The State Introduces a Theory
Of Poisoning.
[pr TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


MADISON, Conn, Sept. 0, 1878.
The basement OF the First Congregational Church,
in Madison, wherein began this forenoon the trial
OF Rev. H. H. Hayden on the charge of numbering
Mary T.. Siaunard in Rockand town OF Madison, last
Tuesday, was crowded long before the trial began
Justice II. b Wilcox upon the bench crowd
shut out the light from the dingy windows
pressing so closely from the outside. Several
small lamps iicbted made earnest faces look
yet moro earnest and grim. Both tho murdered and
tho accused were known personally to n,,jority OF
those present and the interest in the
intense Before the opened the counsel for the
defence claimed that IL would be an easy
matter to establish an albi for Mr.. Hayden.
When tho latter came in il was with
an easy manner, 10 which no nervousness
could be detected. He carried a small bouquet in his
hand, which no snelled occasionally. His friends
were present In force and confidently asserted his In
nocence, as they have done persistentiy snco his
arrest cit was necessary to clear OF the crowd
out OF the court room before the hearing could be
begun.
AN ALIBL
Within few days public belief has become less
firm in Mr. Hayden's guilt, uud Suspicion is busy else
whore. During tho two hours that he away from
homo the aftsrnoon OF the murder 1t Is claimed
that 1t no proved that he did work enough have
taken him twioe tho time had he not worked hard.
This evidence is what his counsel expected to prove
an aiibi upon. II VIII be recollectsd that the
murdered girl had Legitimate child about Two
years old. When she cams homo, two days before
tho murder she claimed 10 be enceinte, laying the
responsibility at the door OF Mr. Hayden. This in
for nation she kept from her father connding only
TO hor slster, aud whom she went out the fatal
afternoon she took pail pretenco OF going berry,
ing. She said to her slstor that she was going 10
meet Hayden. In her pockets were found articles
which limited at q crimipaI operation on herself.
but found not to have been used lnieren,ially
had threatened her when sno had an il!eg,timaie
child two years age coonsel followed mp the dental
'Se SSesson .h.r ho aov win
will against his daughter, 10 which a negative
answer was returned. Counsel for the State showed
some distrust by demand that the surviving mem.
bers OF the Siannard family should not bear testimony
No witnesses except the members Of tho stannard
family were desired to be excluded.
FATHERS TESTIMONY.
Tho first witness called WIS Charles s. Stannard,
Mary Il. Summaries faahcr. He testified that ast
saw her alive little O'CLOCK when she started
out to go berrying hc went to houe about quarter
in a barn, bolwccn -four aud ave O'Clock, when he
found that his daughter had not returned and began
to oc % . .. out near s
iound) and shouted, tearing that Mary had lost
her way; he didn'. hnd her, but wen. back
he went out again between 1--WE and six O'Clock and
shouted as he walked; when ho arst saw the body no
been cut; he put hts hands hcr face and found II
cold; the pail she TOOK to got berries was empty
nothing IN hcr hands, nor instrument about her,
except tho pail; he gave an alarm. and, getting holp
body he described as preyiously stated. I I'M .1..',
Bcing cross-examtped he ssd that whom hts daugh-
OF service he asked her what the matter VAS but mad
NO unpleasant words viii Der either beisre tho
DAY or tns murder ne asked no ques'.ors a. to wha.
never said that she should not 1.-Two with hin n sho
| came back 10 a condition similar to her previous
one, and she stood IN fear OF him when
she camc home Sunday; besides his family one Ste
vens, a man who had stayed at the house a number
OF nights, was with him at dinner on the day OF the
murder; he talked with Mary beiore Stevens about
her gsing berryns. and stsvens told her was good
Stevens did pay the witness any thing for board
lodging but came and went no chose; Stevens ieft
the house about the time tstannard) did; Stevens
knew the precise spot TO which Mary was going; no
Stevens) sntd ne was geng 10 hts sons house; go
ing thsr: he woala pass near the big rock =; wit,
house.
COULD NOT uAvE BEEN SUICIDE
Tho examination OF this wtnsss who 10 small and
unprspossessing looking man. lasted the part
OF the forouoon Tho next witness, Dr. Earl Matthew
testified that the wound In the neck, which cut the
juguar vein and larynx, wss a stab rather than
but the patient might 1.-Two fifteen seconds; the diroc
lion OF tho cut showed that tho victim did not make
knife; the BODY must have bean moved after death
ensuod, and tho murderer crossed tho hands; there
was no indication Of recent presnsncy; the wound in
Close OF THIS testimony recess was taksn-
Dr. Mstthewson crosse xamined and testified
that be had first supposed the suicide the hand
and hoad might have been injured by fall; now,
however, he regarded ucide impossible and
thougntt oi murder. The son Of Dr. Matthew
agreed with him the post ortem conclusions
THERE PofsoNp
Counsel tor the State here crsated n ssnsation. II
had been learned, no said, that Hayden had bought
poison and the prosecution wanted 10 trace It, lie
desired an analysis OF tho giris stomach, hver and
Kidneys, examination bong necessary. lie claimed
that other important evidence had been found, which
would be developed in time and he wanted q oontiu-
uance Thore were indications that poison
ministsred TO the deceased shortly before death.
The defence claimed 10 be able to account for the
poison purchascd by Hayden. IL was nnaliv decided
10 have the intesitnes examined by experts
Wednesday, the Court TO hold over one day.
Susan Hswlcv, half sister Of Mary Stannnrd, was
cept concerning S,cvens ho mad slept their house
every nirht for two weeks, II was
not an exceptional thing for him 70 -bs there
wncn Mary was home; deceased had kept house iov
Stevens; she had also lived with Hayden IRON Sep
sember last TO March Of the present year; went
to Middietown with him about three weeks ago. The
last witness say OF her sstsr was when
with pail tor Derrics IN the afternoon Hayden
always friendly with tue family until the time OF
Marys death deceased told witness that aydeu had
beckoned her to 70 to the spr1ng Tor and he
followed her; az that time meeting at the rock
sa,d 10 havo been arranged.
This concluded the testimony, and little 10 to bs
told apparently, except by Hayden, before the
ming up begins Ii ~ ciaimed tn 4 . knife Of Hay
den Is has been found with spots resembling q blood
etains on II. Experts Will have 10 say whether the
spots wcro mado by blood or not.