The New York herald., 1878-09-25
MARY STANDARDS MURDER.

CONTINUATION OF EVIDENCE TO ExCULPATE
REV. Mr.. HAYDEN-THE ACCUSED rEsT1-
F1rs-HIs STORY OF THE OCCUPATION OF
Els TIME ON THE FATAL DAY-No KNowL-
EDGE OF MARY's TAKING OFF.
[BY TELEanApH TO THE HEnALp.l
MADISON, Conn.,, Sept. a. 1873
Up to noon day II not known by the public
positively, that Hayden would testify In his own do.
Sinoo the trial began no has had extraordinary
liberties, and though nomnally in charge OF keeper
he has walked the streets with freedom equal to that
OF villagers, and has an air of ease with
him wherever he has gone. This afternoon ho was
placed the stand by MS counsel. He was dressed
In black, with white shirt and small black tic. When
he clilod there little lutter IN tho court
room, but hc was as smiling and afabo usual and
looked as littlo as might be IKE a man capable or
guilty Of the foul crime with which ho
IL charged. The only Sign of nervousness
he exhibited while giving his testimony,
which iasted ell tho afternoon and not
concluded when the closed for the day, was tho
rather frequent moving Of ono hand over tho lower
part Of MS faco Once counscl noticed this and sug
gestcd the removal of hts hand that his words might
be heard more distinctly. Hc compiled with tho sug-
gestion. His story told with great rapdity, SO
that hc had 10 bc requested several times 10 spcak
SiVNc'. MS ttOfy was entlrcly CODercnt
animation did cntangc or cmbarrass TN
II was observed by spectators that few men could
maintain such composurc, whether innocent or guilty.
under such protractcd aud severe ordeal Mrs Hay.
dcu was not present, though tue usual number Of
lodies wcro In tue audience, which somewhat J,-
miaished. Photographic viows, made by Now Haven
artists, representing the scene Of tho tragedy
aud It's surroundings, were Introduced by tho
state, and Hayden looked at them. Bcrjumin
Stevens was apparently deoply Interested through
out Haydon's testimony, and was watching him In
tenty. The cross examination oil Hayden VIII DO
cludod tomorrow forenoon, and tho defence expects
close during the day Then the state will require
from dny TO day and nhalf Tor rcbuta, 20, prob
ABLY, the remainder OF the week will be consumed
the nearing. IL Is the general Impression that Hay
den VIII not be bound ovcr, but II be did not commit
tho orimc tue mystery is apparently fnscrutabio.
rilE EvipESCE
AZ the opening oil the hearing this morni NJ udgo
Harrison requested mat The Witnesses lor the defence
should b. separated, so that neither could what
another SAID
Mrs. Talcot Davis, the first witness called tes-
tinsd that she lived near Ar Haydcn's house,
and had known Mr. aud Mrs. HAYDEN from
tho datc OF their coming TO Rockand; she had
been ON intimate terms win them; had visited them
frequently ana thoy were very aneotonatc; she wus
tue house one SUNDAY morning, about three
month"; ago, when Mr.. Haydens little BOY in say
lug that he mad cut himself with his fntbers knie.
(fhis TO snow that the blood Haydcns knile need
not hove como necessarily IRON tho throat oil tho
murdered StanDard girl) She was seut Tor 10 go TO
Naydcn's house thc d1y nftcr "wednesday tho
hom icidc sho at Staunard's b0uso whcu word
arrived that shc wuutcI; she ivund Mrs. Hayden
IN poor health; that day fho day after tue mur-
der) MI Hayden asked his wiic before the witness