Connecticut western news., 1878-05-23

is the chore boy SO prominent in this case. When he left Stillman's on ThanksgiVlnp evening, Mr. Stlllman was lying On the lounge and Mrs. s. was sewing at the ta- from Stlllman's, as he went home, he met Ten Evck, who asked him if he worked for StilImans. He replied that he did. He was then asked If they had any company but themselves. Ten Eyck- then asked him if they sold any batter. and was told to en- uuire at tue house. The next morning he saw MT. Stillman lying dead on the lounge. Went and fed the COW and then gave the alarm.
 testified to seeing Ten Eyck and speaking to him on Thanksgiving evening. HIS house is next north of Shllman's.
 OTHER WITNESSES
 may be briefly summarIzed, James Rora- back said that while Ten Eyck was work ing for him last July told him not to bother the the Stlllman people for pork and cider as he had been dolng. This made Ten Eyck mad and he said he'd fix the d--d old cusses." He further testified to appear ance of rooms next morning, and finding Mrs. Stillman at foot of cellar stairs. Mr. Roraback was one of the clearest and best witnesses examlned h. " Cropen tes- tified to meeting Ten Eyck about a mlle from the covered bridge on the nigbt of the murder, about o'clock. Druggist Stone told of Ten Eyck's coming there. making purchases of hair dy @ ithat would dye quick" cigars. ciderJbrandy, etc. The purchases amounted to $1. AS, to pay which he gave 8 new $5 bill. Ten Eyck had a cane and witness identified the one shown by Dr. Camp. Wm. Lyons testified to Ten | Eyck's coming to his house, to the officers | coming there for him, aud that Ten Eyck told him as he went out to see tnem, mot l to tell them Pm here" There was blood on Ten Eyck's wrist. He stood behind a post straight as a broomstick when officers came in. Frank B. Wilcox testified to his arrest of Ten Eyck and search of hlm. He found $10,90 in hls pocket-book. bottle of llquor, some camphor gum. etc. Ten Eyck said he had been saving the money up all summer; that $1.75 of it he got from Ralph Little aBd $1 from Dwight Boardman. Said l he had SIS in trunk at hls house and wanted witness to get 1t for h1m. Went | to Ten Eyck's house, found the trunk, but only one cent in it. c. c. Callender and Statlon Agent Gray corroborated Wilcox s saw Ten Eyck put ln the lookup. He went | to Ten Eyck's and searched the house. THE SENSATIONS OF THE TRIAL
 were reserved for Thursday afternoon. | Notwithstanding Ten Eyck mad told sever | al stories as to how he came possesseu of l the money found on him. he settled down on this, that on the morning of Thanksglv- | ing Day he received from the post office a letter from his brother, Wm. Il. Ten Eyck, containing S1s. Fms story he told Sherlt fl | Postmaster Burtch had testified that he had delivered no such letter nor any letter for him. Johi son had testified that Ten Eyck didn't go to tbe post othce on Thanks
 giving mornlng. but the prisoner was rely ing evidently on this story. To the aston isbment of all but few in the secret. about 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon, the district attorney called
 | WILLIAM H. TEN EYcK. . | Your reporter knew who and what was com. | nd t1xt fO Evnx an. guage cannot describe the change that swept | over his face as the name was called. He hat borne the trial well-alert and bright-eyed listening to every word, his strong will eviden
 from his undisturbed, though somewhat an1 ious demeanor, he has been a remarkable prisoner. At the call of that name he settled back ill his chair like man who receives blow. His case was
 | HOPELESS FROM THAT MOMENT.
 He actually shivered, and seemed to swallow
 as though something choked him, and grey ness spread over his face. He would have beer pale as death had he been white man. Coun
 sel for defense were staggered, and even thu
 district attorney called the name with sharp
 excited voice. He told me afterward that h,
 really felt a thrill as the witness stepped into the box. There was only a question or two tt
 ask him. He was from New Haven, and broth
 CT of the prisoner at the bar, He had no
 seen him for 26 years; had not written to hin
 for years; never wrote to him about any but
 ter, nor sent him any money. ..~ ANOTHER LETTER
 was shown to him, but though signed witl
 his name he declared he had never written it
 The cross-examination only made natter
 worse for the defense, as it showed that the.
 had been in consultation with him; tha
 Shores had brought him from New Haven tt Harrington on the day preceding the trial had had him with MT. Joyner and showed hin
 letter. He had told them he knew nothing about it, and they had sent him back to Nev Haven. The second letter was explained b, the testimony of David O'Connell. He is thu young man who is publishing Ten Eyck' life" In April he was persuaded to take from Ten Eyck, enclosed in & roll of manu script, letter addressed to Lawyer Joyner and was to forward it to him. Had it passed through the jailer's hands it would have beer examined, and it was necessary to get it ou
 secretly. He took the letter out and showed it to Mr. Oatman of the Sun office. He open
 ed it and discovered that it was 8 letter signed by W. H. Ten Eyck, and dated Pittsfeld, Il
 stated that he had been refused admission tc the jail; that it was not true he had sent JohI $1O0 as reported, but had sent him s12 to buy butter etc. This was another severe blow fol the defense. Jailer Scott testified that the paper it was written on was jail paper; O'Con. s nell testified to receiving it from Ten Eyck'E