The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-10
MARY sTANvARD's MURDER.
why the Rev. Mr. Hayden IL In Jaii-Thc
Poison that was Found.

why the Rev. Mr.. Hayden I. In Jai-Thc
Poison that was Pound.
New HAVEN Conn. oct. 9.-Thc Rev. Mr.
Hayden Of Madison walked with the Sheriff this
morning into tho county Court House which
faces the handsome green. and stepped into the
oncc OF the States Attorney to wait the coming
ofJudgc Hitchcock. The first thing he did was
to inquire for the New York newspapers. He
glanced them over carclcssly. but failing to find
anything relating to him in those handed him.
asked whether the ncws Of his rearrcst had
! not been nosed abroad. He was informed that
| II had. and was handed copies OF
| THE SvN and the New Haven Palladium.
and he eagerly dcvourcd all they had in refer
cnce to him. After reading the reports he cast
! the newspapers aside and after sitting list
| lcssly for few moments. appeared to sink into
n rcveric from which he was aroused only
| when the sheriff touched him on the shoulder
and told him it was time for him to 70 into tho
court room. There he found many persons who
had been called together by curiosity. He
walked in. looked about carelessly, and stepped
NJ to the seat alongside the Sherirs box. which
had been assigned him. sat down. and curl
| ou-ly watched the proceedings OF opening the
court He was dressed in dark suit Of cheap
ready made clothing. and wore pair of coarse.
| heavy brogans. His curly hnir was carelesslv
dressed I'm fact could hardly be called dressed
NJ all. lilo also wore the Same sclf-contained
appearance. and sat moro like n hall-intcrested
spectator than person charged with most
States Attorney Plat asked that the prisoner
who was bel, re the Court on brnch warrant
| be committed 10 Jnil on n mittimus To await the
action Of the Grand Jury. which would be called
together on Monday next The necessary rn-
pers were granted, no objection being made oy
Mr. l.. VI. Hubbard. junior counsel for the cler-
gymnn. lie sad only that he wished 10 give
notice that lac should aek for bail or a writ of
hahcas corpus after tho action Of the Grand
Jury in case they found true biil.
This ended the proceedings this morning
and tho reverend LrlsOnor WIS taken back To- Inc
lan. His venerable father. proprietor ot tn"
Island House ut Marthn's vineyard. who was
visiting in Madison ~ the time of his son AZ
rest went with him to the Jail thus morning.
He il the only person who has been allowed To-
500 the prisoner or 10 converse with HIM. ~
ccpt a representative If TnE SUN who had u
few moments talk with him IN the court room.
MIR. Hayden refused - have anything e. ray
about the discovery of arscuic IN Mary stan
ards stomach. and said: shall pursue the
same course that did before and during my
ono except my lawyers about thus matter
lie then made various inquiries as 60 Who N,
Judge was. the names OF the attorneys cirplNyed
IN Il cnso then ou trial md at i.ngin r"iti'-ci
into silence ana busted himself with u news
Ihe new evidence on which the rcarrc.t was
made n the discovery Of an enormous quniti.
" II arsenic IA the stomach oi IN" muri' r'd
. Iirc"i"i Nh. VI. G. White n Yale college III
Whose possession the stomach has been sin. '
, the disintetmeut to make chemical analysis
Prot = W. Johnson. who had Ill" chair o
chemistry AZ the Sucni"ld scientific school, as
sisted and soon after their examination b. gaf
for either arsenic oil uf tansv cd ol sayiu ol
| rrgot, ~ the in-iru tiuns ran they diScoNtre
. | tho ueeuliar conlbinai .one resulting from N,
presence Of arsenic. and the sulphur"tted ny
, drogcn caused by DECOMPOSITION WAS found
% soon after there was found an imm'ns,
D | macs OF unabsorl.ed Arsenic-bctwc"n 30 and ~
| grains. or enough to Kill 20 persons. oth"
ID delicate tests are now being made 10 discoNc
2 the absorbed poison which they say II sure L
l On Monday after this discovery. Prof. Whit
4 | reached the conclusion that with such mas
"A found unabsorbed, the girl must have beer
b murdered soon after shc had taken the arsc mic
. | Accordingly he with Sh,rin ByNhee went L
% Nn.k and and ngain disn'rrrrd the remH ins
F.. severed the head from the body and took Il &
r | Prof. johnson. who VIII make a critical exam
lnation, To- SOC II tho HrseuicW p"is' n hhd ,h'c
BE- ia action long enough g. permeato a." hru
" and leave traces there. inns action IL heih
b. tak"r To- prove eon'lu-lN"y thht "" n'utl'
% must have been committed Immediately att
tho administration 81 th" arr ne ana 10 IN
r prove the theory 81 suicide, winch Is 4" l.
~ strongly pushed by the counsel lur the defence
p The discovery ~ this arsenic. II "a snid b
% the state completes pcrt"tY the chain 40 90
IS cumstautal evidence which points toward VI
.c Hayden M the murderer. Those who r"nd IA
= evidence Of Mr.. Hayden may remember TIA.
tto be- used IA killing raiSl nj Tyler drug sioi
II lu Middlotown on the morning of tie day g
n. which Mary was murdered THIS he said. 4
lc put in an unhroken package an a beam IN h
ie barn covered with hay. aud hc said hr -urlor'
- VIZ, N'A' 90 ~ 80 ''' -
10 The State seized upon tins NJ an imporinnt D.
IN 81 testimony. had the stomach eNemin'd. ui
re the arsenic. ana now pretend to %" ,hhl"
prove that the murder was committed ia IN
90 | way
her return from the spring whore she met Hu
re | den. that he had sad, ~ ~ good courag
Mary | have seen q doctor in Mlddetown, uf
mr. | have obtained some quick medicine Nlh'
"a. Will relieve YOU OF your troubles. she agree
| b. meet him in an hour and a half nj tho u
b. Rock and take this medicine and told Sust
shc was going there when she told her inin
q She was going. for hlnckn"rrics,, II IL aver
that the quick medicine that Mary WAS Civ
nj hy Hayden wis the arsenic. but that hcgave h
b, such an cnormous dose ~ t. throw her n
at commissions; that che started Tor home and III
rs he frightened and fearing the disclosures Il
- would make took u stone. and hit her IN 4
iimts"eIn4i SGi,' Than' while she was bil
m wonld die he decided To- cut her throat M
nix rolling up his sleeves to escape tho flow
ur blood, lac cot her throat with his knife, viii
We had the tell tale corpunssles oil blood on II WI
he blood did not squirt all over her clothing and Il
49,, ground about her when the lugnlnr vein W
ci severed II n urged. was brcnus" her heart W
ol not heating RAPIDLY enough while she was I
IA, sensible TO cause any great shower 81 hlo9
ri But the package Of arsenic which Mr.. hayd
nu purchased at Tyler drug store, ana wlllch II
ne pretended wac given TO the girl because 1
Mate G@md go nG ri tm% scnor con-
AT sci for the defence. The defence say they .
" tanned 1t Immediately nIter tho arrest OF
'ui Hayden, and have held II IN thelr POSSESS J,
OF awaiting some such development ns this. WIN
er has resulted IN Nj Hnyien's rcarrcst., And
he The lnystcrv Of Mary StAnnards death scrl
Is further from solution than ever unless
States attorney has other evidence Of M
act convincing chRrnct r. which they claim tn
D. have, aud which they refuse 10 give TO the pi
lie. There nrc Vague hints OF more tcstllnu
= concerning tho blood ON that knife blade, n
iad Of "A method in which Marys conversation "
- her sister cnn be- brought before u jury in utl
." way than those attempted 10y lynuc lihfrls
, when he was managing the preliminary hcl
M ing. sheriff hyXbee tried on Monday TO II
AL the knito Of liaydcn's son Iennie. which "
on in court at one time, but failed. rs il has b'
Ilh put out OF the way 10y some one. Tho auiho
-. lies are still AZ worl. fcrretng out eNldei
re- against the accused clergyman.
lie
The Australian Cricketers In Toronto.
ro ToRoNTo. oct. 0.--'rho Australian cricket
ed were entertained at dinner given hy lhc home club
mi ctihens last night Ah,avy rain fell tins morning n
he Ing the nold bad Tor 90 days playing The Ausua
neon, making l2A Ia th' O.