The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-14
ENDING THE nArcnErs woRK.
Proofs TINT Hunter Tore Open ArInstrona's
wounds Amer they were Dressed.

IN luN tliNt o. iilnirf lbl inc Muiutf OI Aiin- |
strong. to-day showed thut Armstrong; death !
was directly caused 10y the blows which the |
arcomiliec Graham has sworn were inflicted by |
himself and Hunter.
Prosecutor Jenkins ngain took the witness. |
and began u series Of rather uniml orant quos-
tions. Col. Scovcl knows the Prosecutors !
methods 80 well that he threw down his pen
ana strained his ear. Tho Prosecutor amid all
this rubbish was sure to put II question Of i'm
portancc. uNi Col Scovel's manner showed
whom the question came. The Doctor had been
telling what MIR. Armstrong; condition was on
the day after the blows were struck; how ho
bad operated upon the skull aud given the pa
trnt some rcliel and the witness said hc lett
Was hcM.ndqrcl then ?" inquired the Pros
critor In precisely the same tone In which the
9th " ~ stinns wcrn asked.
.".y"s. thc wounds were tightly bandaged."
80 'rr ~. wounds bleeding then p
when lid you next see hm?"
About O'Clock in tbs afternoon they sent
for me-. and said his wounds wero bleeding
HIRE COL S'ovcl saw villa, the Prosecutor was
altrr. il WIS the preparation for the evidence
That viii show. IL true, cruelty that the Prose-
cutor says VIII mike tho Jury shudder. Il" cx-
/ p.cis To uroV" that while Armstrong Lsy in
! h.shcd. unconsciOus nud moaning, Hunter
! called with his wife nj Armstrong; house, and
1 TINT Hunter expressed the deepest sorrow. and
| ask to SOC tn" wounded man. Being. m Mrs:
| ArmMrung supposed. such q warm friend ot
! IHr husband anal MS former partner. no WIS
| taken 90 the sick chamber, and there saw in the
/ he the man whose death no had plotted. Going
! othe nursc. Hunter asked:
:. = y, conscious
"Can he talk has he said nnythingw
! Not word. hc only means"
Thea Hunter. It IT, uvcrred. Induced the nurse
| on frivolous pretrnre TO leave the room Tor
| frw minutes, and the instant he wus alone with
! Armstrong be strpppd quickly 10 the bed and
! then pressed heavily with both hands on the
/ handagc over the wounds. Tho pressure cuuSed
! frpsi uuI lIAtliut, mi I'm
ncuirGliz,d all the good ELECTS " the uhy scnns
! care. Whom tho NURSE returned Hunter WIS
s.rr0w anon h.s ia,r. Shedding. erornli.e tonf..
=, This testimony is whit the question nut Wy
| Prosecutor J"nkius ~ Or Thongs regarding
Hunter understood its iorrr That convu-
! siVr twit'hins ot tho eyes which grows upon
him ~ the trial gocs on. and is his only out
! ward expression % emotion. followed DR..
Thomns's answer to the question about the
When Frank L. Armstrong. the son Of the
murdered man. took the sinnd. he was SO en-
hnrrassed thut he laughed. He Is u slight lad.
pnl-. light-huired. and nervous in manner.
I Hunter brared himself back in his fhuir. and
for some time took no notice OF the young ninn.
talking. he turned his head and nNcd
he twli11lhins eycs upon youne Arm
.ns from the witness without vigorous.
innpn.. Tor his cmtnrrassinent WIS tu9 rr,tt
eF WI ,d i,r "l a. r tii ,,r
! a. NAtNif'i Hi'''l iffU.llHh iilfllFi. NAA i''ll
his ;Uner's sp"ru PARTNER. mud tho witness
/ had known Hunt oyer since J." could rrlu"ul-
| Hunter WGs ii fiir .Ni'' ON the ,.nN Of the muir
der. AID - 'L' kiLd.y 90 thew THESE.
l,rn lr'!ns hi'tt I,nS toia 9ow ne re-
Nits ufl ..f,il t.f flflI " .iAfs iuv. y! ftthrr
was SEATED at me- dass AMI linute r was ,h-nd-
dou'. A1erw'ri Hunter l::it The pr i'atr oil zoe
AMI spoke W RI 'riw't' Nuuus Armstrong.
Among othrf ,tin9. inai ", 81 ii wns tint he
] lItAItfrl ana MI. NfiI SIZE TX " T. 4 ftig l..
lut that II would n,i Cleo tor them both to
| mr.,pry ~ y,luit. Nfr..trnu. fin knew of NJ
rc.sOn why his ialher mud Mr. Hunter should
not walk The streets together. But thni l. on "A
thinner IA Thought hr Understood thc reason
when his itther toll him ihai Hunter end DE
hr Armsifnnr. n WI" going ,ynrto tamdrp
sOnr money in the bank. a part Of which Mr..
Armstrong hoped to get in payment Of IN ae-
Now what Mr. Armstrong told his son at din;
nrr thHi day eN-segrelnrv k9heson object. !
roullnt s"e what il had 10 do with IN" case. II
wu- Enat-nv Testimony and not proper t. bH
49, II "a, e" ."' Z, ,. " NV q
-t' ',N ~ go .W'l t'", use ~ D, NH~ on" ol
g." in" '"gi- which ger ird "nsr 'hnrn'f Grn-
tooand admitted H. and rX-Serre,Rry kob'sQli
nid't another to NJ list 90 exceptions 10 Do
tax 70 T. the supreme Court
, Young Armstromc thr. i0.a how he had been
! summoned Ia Camden That evening and found
his mther w9uud. q ami unconscious. while
! watch ~ his father that might. h. remembered
what Hunter had snt tp Kim about going 20
! | Camden with no father md us soon ~ il was
I daylight u" went 10 Hunters house and Hunter
received him Ia his ul.,'t ircss.
Whu: h. the mEtlrrt' Hunter asked.
! "Iathrr hus been assaulted in Camden Did
you 60 tp Camden with Tin =
! "9ir 20 TO Cqndrnf" Hunter snid NO;
haven't hfcn To- Camden for a ION. tine. ! have
! ~ business 10 take mo there" Then Hunter
: put both lfluls To- his lac" an appeared t. hn
: wrrUing. H. said. Frank. | hAva Just en-.
dnr-.d Il note for $500 for your father but
don't mind ,his" Just then Mrs. Hunter came
| in. md Hunter cautioned the witness 10 say
nothing TO hor about the uotr
Young Armstrong thought il n little strange
! that Hunter did not go 10 Camden. and 80 told
! | Hunter that his father had said TO him that h.
VS. going to that city in the evening with
Hunter.
understanding. uiout thHt. Hunter replied.
Counsellor Thompson then put young Arm
4 sirous through a rrn-a-r NHnllnutlon that was
' too siiil. for his intellect. uud lie sot - iul,
; MiN"d hut on no "-~eNtinl points.
~ the adjournment td.r tii"rhoun 'he Prose
! | cutor mad coIr1hnrtrd Crahnni's eoni"ssior
L | bv proving that Hunter was IN Arm~trou., ,
ALL" a. the time Graham sw0rc that nu wen
5 turr'. aad tllt Graham l'r-uadri sir. Arm
~."uus To- - Co. tuubru with man that oV"nlut,
+ | TIM + regarded as u worry important rorrob
= urHilOu. IN much tho same manner. with on,
/ Witurss ami another. every lmupriHut SiAlc
! / mcnt made hy Graham will the Prose 40 Of
, slys. b" proved. Graham huH hm his day. gn'
; | viii now wait IN the ur.sOn until the Otph"
i | torn 81 the court. when ae will be tried io
murder. II. viii plead guilty md beg fol
mercy. ana Prosecutor Jenkins Will consent L
ARyr his sentence whitfield down to IA few years
70 ia State prison.