The New York herald., 1878-09-14
The STANNAkD MURDER.

TRIAL or REV. NIL HAYDEN CONTINUED
MEDICAL EXPERT ON 1HE sTAND-HUMAN
BLOOD FOUND ON THE PRIsoNER's KNIFE
THE ALIBI QUESTION.
MADISON, Conn, Sept. 10, 1878.
Before the Justices court In the Congregational
Church to-day, IN the Siannard murder case, DR..
Moses c. White, professor In the Medical College 10
New Haven, and physician OF thirty years. standing,
gave an interesting account of how he examined the
knife found IN Hayden's pocket py Deputy Sheriff
Hu OF Madison, and said thai he found blood the
small blade, and that he was quito sure that IL was
human blood that found corpuscles on the bonnet
worn by the deceased, and the stone which
d.: Jewctt yesterday testified was probably used to
crush her skull, that the corpuscos measured
all about the same, and that blood had been taken
from the spot where the murdered girl fell which Is
to be anal, zsd. He wanted two days In which 10
finish examiniHs the knife (he had already spent
about sixteen hours) and It would take about
three weeks 10 examine the stomach salts
factor.ly. He stated that the murdered girl
WAS not pregnant, coinciding in this opinIou
with DR.. Jewotl and the Dire. Matthew son,
the lattor Of whom made the first postmortem cx-
animation. He could not tell the difference between
corpusces oil blood taken from males or iemalos or
the age OF tho person by the blood. Or. Whito was
instructed not TO show the knife, Of which he re.
tho knife, Dr. White thought, might have been the
one with which the fatal stab inflicted on Mary
TO great extent technical, but no material state
men,s wore made except those gwen above with The
exception that the blood corpuscles looked rs their
color had been washed out
Tie suERIPPs TESTIMONY.
Deputy Sheriff william s. hull testified that he
arrested Hayden last woek, ana that Hay was not
surprised whoE arrested; request was made after
search Of Hay deus effects Tor The kniic concerning
which Dr. wnite testified the KNIFE was delivered,
and Hayden made no objection TO It's retention by
the evidence OF James J. Hayes, ofNew Haven, and
Z ID pl.,t arido nf tha Stnfa for
New Haven county tended TO show that tue knie had
been tampcrcd with from the time Il passed from
Deputy Sheriff Huns hands into Dr. Wnto's
The testimony OF DIR. Leonard Bailey, of Middle
town, who had administered medicine TO the Hay
iournmeni occurred for dinner In the afternoon no
continued ana stated that he saw Hayden ~ Middle
DAY just about tho time Of the murder, quito
early In the forenoon, between eight und nine
O'Clock, but wouldn't swear what day u was.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. sTuDLEy.
Mrs Jane T. Studey, OF Guilford, with whom Mary
Stannard lived unit! two weeks previous to Mary 70
return home spoke OF letter which was written by
Nary and CONTAINED statement TO her sister OF her
supposed pregnancy, and enclosed was n letter to
Hayden; Mary destroyed both on returning nome ;
Mary told witness shc was pregnant and THAT Hayden
had seduced her, and she mrs. 5tudlcyl believing
sho was pregnant, told her shs had better 20 home.
Edgar b. sludley, sou OF Mrs studley Identified tho
letter mentioned by the former witness by tho envs-
lops, which he directed.
Charles h. Scranton testified 10 having hoard Hay
den express the belief that Mary committed suicide
when witness went for justice OF the peace TO have
an inc Quest called Hayden accompanied him as Fur as
Stannard's; witness thought tho work on tho wood
which Will be brought forward TO prove au albi ought
TO have taken Two hours: the road from inc
lot whore taken to tho berry Held Is very
pubic, aud unless passing through the cornhcid a
person going could be plainly seen from several points
Mr. stannard testified the stone was lounu thlr,een
feet IRON the position where Mary was found dead.
Andrcw Hnzclctt had exchanged opinions with hay
about the causo OF Mary's death Hayden thought
sho had committed suicide and Hazcicu suspectei
foul play; Hayden left him abruptly; the day after
the crime was committed, when witncss stated that
suspicious were entertained, Hayden did not ask VINO
was suspected.
Luzeru stevens saw Hayden's children In Mary
Sannard's company the day before her death. About
iour O'Clock on tho day OF the crime Hayden was at
"a lot the right OF stevens house. Ho cor.
robOraed the previous witness to the difficulty of
passing unseen 10 the berry field from the lot.