The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-13

t'I' NNi' 't''''! NlIl .niliuNS AlluNus. \ ne
wltncss swure that Mr.. Wolfe. Assistant District
Attorney, and Patsy Mack had visited her since
the murder. They both suhpTnqed, her. She
answered gycry question asked by Wolfe, and
told Patsy Mack what she knew about the muir
der jennie Billings had called 10 see her twice
since. and sherman the clerk. was ut the house
once when She WIS out. She remembered that
Mr.. Billings was away from homo the day be-
logc the murder He got back late ut night.
senator Morrissry ut Saratoga, was the next
witness. lie identified the hall and gave tho
p c OF 0 wan oowa ID by S Dr. 8S aow t't the
Coroner. who assisted him in the post morton.
Thr Coromrr sYorG that he iirst heard OF The
lived two .Wlcs from Mr. Billpgss house. He
went 10 Mr.. Billings's house direct and exam
mod the romans and impHncllcd n. jury that
ut his suggestion. and no picked nine jurors
from them H.. saw Mr.. Billings, lying in
his clothes. md was lying on the bed. The
light was dim. ,Apparcntly no was weoping
tnucd. tn minutes nftcr the Jury was i'm;
pynellci. IL. said Dosttori Is 49,, ina. , y9Hnr
hS Ind nn TSp sGspop "ss s Who c %%St
arrest H. TcEied Gin l,N we had better ,So
he saw Billings again IN hour and half
nncrward, and that. in answer TO his sugges-
Billings replied. Yes. think II would DO n
good thing 10 do" The Coroner naked whether
he wcg sGGr TIE lfSgphsS S 9nd mr. BILLINGS nS
u man to Troy for detective and ms far MS
he knew Mr. Billings made no further effort to
Coroner discharged tho old jury and impnn-
rllcd new ono. When asked whether any one
had suggested this course he replied that II was
done of his own motion. II has been understood
that an Objection was made. on hehaltof tho rel
atv"s Of Mrs Billings, to the first Jury on the
ground TINT it WINS filled with relatives and
friends Of the prisoner No testimony WINS
hcnrd by the hrst Jury. Thc Coroner began
taking testimony on the afternoon Of the day
surpppl1nK tho murder and finished within
four days. Edward u. Cochran n Justice otthe
Pgace, WIS clerk; Mr.. Billings was the first
the evening Of the nth; II weighed 1875 grains.
The bullet was. produced. Tho Doctor identi-
| fled II by II mark that he and DIR. Grant made on
II after the post.mortem. A piece OF the bullet
Weighing about two grains, was missing. IL
was lost while in the possession Of the District
Attorney.
On REORGANIZATION. the Coroner swore that
he made application the next day ntcr The in
bank. lilo could not get it. He made a careful
examination OF Mr.. Billings's house and sur
roSstabiss S accompanied him. Jennie Billings
| told him that sho snw man run bohind the
lumber nile on the river bank lust aft,r the
| ing that they might discover his tracks but 30
many. persons had been running around the
| pile after the murder that they could not dis
tinguish one truck from another; They found
! track. however, opposite the end OF the bnrn.
house, They traced It around the barn and lost
| II ut gate that entered the harnyard on the
other side back Of tho bank These tracks were
nearly eleven inches long. They covered some
! Of them with boards so ms to preserve them.
He could not tell whether they were made by n
The prosecution asked tho Doctor whether
| he made any examination of Mr.. Billings on the
night of the murder TO ascerta whether his
felt OF his pulse and il showed ninety pulsa-
tons minute. sixty-eight or scventy-two
| would have been more natural.
Squire Cochran was the next witness. He
| identified the onciul report OF Mr.. Bill nRs 5
testimony before the Coroner: mr.: M0ak read
| intently TO the reading Of the testimony. which
is MS follows:
Question by the coroncrDo you know the perpe,rstor
Mr. nIhnss-Nc. sir
-isve YOU been solcitous all the time to know who
| did the 4, ed' A-Nes -r
new ssS hoo sss nes es desd vs. "a
rpeita,r IA, Si,n my snd. ARD sn,yer
-wha! suggestion have you made and 70 whom 4;
that We employ detective from TROY made the sug
. How many dt You suspect were eonesrned in her
CD YOU name anybody to he arrested A.--So. Sir
o~p sog have any suspicious of any particular one
Q.-lsd you any suspicion. q an indcnni,c na,ur.
any one Is Ic cSS Gs.ef nt ESG or
Hn So S na TO- us oS con- an SS TO So You could
aecrSc 6r whose name you Rnew oTaG not siow X@
9-wby' Al wa. not a,sed -
Gfs% a Sqg, SSy to o s'sg s ncs knowledge
How did you suppose that arrests could he made II
hat supposed arrests could be made any time That
Q.-You say that YOU suggested iha, DO made.
SSSr lss 70 SoG Rn TI1, Sb n
. -Coii.niracy asninstwhom' A-Against several
thought there might he conspiracy among my neigh
Q-Aeains, whom' Al would no, like 70 name that
Q-po you refuse TO name them Aid at present
0-Not prudent ior whom yourself or The conspira
tors Al mean the ease-the oause-i should think
G-Wha; las been the character Of the relation. he
UNPLEASANT A-Thati. pretty broad question. since
ant toward me- have always been pleasant enough.
The defence consented to the introduction OF
this document. not As evidence. but simply ms
showing what had been said by Mr.. Billings
Lewis H. Cramer a civil engineer who has
measured the grounds near the scene OF the
placed before him. and an hour was spent in
giving the distances from various points IN
dispute 70 Billings's house; Mr.. Sramer swore
that hs reached Squire Washburn's house, ~
: minutes and 80 seconds. He ran UP the hill
to the fence near tho well where the gun WINS
found. and where THE prosecution ASSERT Mr.;
| Billings tod his horse and that he 1.-THE witness
went through the bars to tho well, and drove
| the same horse and wagon used by tho prisoner
that night down the lane e the highway. md md
cross-exanination he admitted that he had
done this IN the DAYTIME He ran ANN. until he was
with him. and did not wear rubber boots. He
wore heavy top boots; He drove the horse %
started when the second hand OF his watch
reached the even minute but could not tell the
precise minute. He made no memorandum nj
the moment Of starting, but wrote ono after his
arrival AT Mr. Washburn ;. On an envelope OF
some scrap Of paper no hadin his pocket. he
| the memorandum in a book. and he had the
| book with him. Gen. Hughes reminded the
prosecute that Mr.. Billings. in his testimony
| before the Coroner. distinctly nverred that he
tied his horse ut the end OF the lane, and not
| opposite the well.
The court adjourned mt 8 p. NJ. for the day on
| account OF the heat, the thermometer marking
| % degrees in the court room.
MS FRIENDS FJT1L SHOT.