The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-13
MARY STANDARDS MURDER.
Evidence THiT ar LEAST TENDS TO
SHOU THE PdSTOR'S GUILE


Possible Blood stain. III. Clasp KNIFE
His Visit to the Giii the Morning OF the
Murder nud Her Previous Visits to Him.
MADISON. Conn. Sept. II. The preliminary
trial Of the Rev. Mr.. Hayden for the murder Of
Mary I. Stannard was resumed this morning.
Many witnesses were examined and the addi-
tional evidence OF importance that has been OBJ
tanned was Mr. Hnyden's admissions that he
had mot Mary at His house on Monday twice.
and also that on Tuesday he got out of his car
riage ut the spring where she told her sister
aftcrward shc had made tho appointment to
meet him Mt tho Whppoorwill rock in the
afternoon. Judge Harrison. one Of tho prose-
cutors. feels greatly hampcrcd bv the decision
Of Justice Wilcox. ruling out all evidence Of
what Mary said In regard to her relations with
Mr.. Hayden. aud he Is forced, he said to-day IN
court. TO dcvrlop thousand little circum-
stances slight In themselves. but each OF which
points toward MIR. Hayden as tho murderer.
The court room was so throngcd to-day that
men tainted. and one was drawn out Of the win
dow limp and senscless. But SO intense Is the
interest in the testimony that little attention
was paid to the incident. Mary's father WIS
called to the stand when the court opened and
asked about Mr.. Hnyden's call nj the house for
water on the morning Of the fatal Tuesday. He
said that he thought Mary followed MIR. Hay
den TO the spring, disaerceing IN this respect
from the testimony of Susan his other dnugh-
ter. who said that Mary preceded the minister
There was the excitement that produced dead
stiffness when Benjamin stevens took the
stand. for he is the man upon whom the defence
have thrown the suspicion ~ the murder. lie
Is an old. withcrcd man. with tawny gray hair
and beard. and little eyes that continue ally wink.
His testimony was slight He admitted that he
spent much time NJ Strnnari's house and was
there the day that Mr.. Hayden called for water.
He also snid that he heard Mary say. when she
cnn" hark from the spring, whcrr she Is sup
posed 20 have net Mr.: Hayden that she was
going hlackherrying. He told her there were
bHckberrirs 10y the hig rock and she told him
That was where she was going He saw her 20
up the rnad toWari INC rock anil never saw her
nsatn alive. He l"ft Stannnrd's house about
fifteen minutes after Mary, and went home 10y
III" SANE road that sh" had taken, She had 10
rock. where the murder was committed lie
saw no one on the road but some children and
AMI took nap. because he had been 10 a house
raising the day before aud had been up all
The old man told his story simply hut ner-
yously. He admitted that he was nervous be-
fore he went on the stand. and asked If i wasn't
| girl whom he had known since her birth. Are
you willing 10 show the knife YOU had that day
asked Nj. Jones IN cross-eNamina'ion Us.
| sir. said he and drew "a long hladed jackknife
| from his pocket. DR.. Jcwctt an expert. after
| ward testified that II would have been hard
| WbTk 10 no lii' riAbulllE WIN AUM kIlf. Are
| that day." asked Mr.. Jones Yes. sir"
stevens promptly Responded. and gave an OIL
| story was SO consistent and unbroken 10y cross
| examination that even the defence are dis
| posed to doubt his connection with the murder.
| Justice stone. who held the Coroner's Inquest.
and Mr.. Hall who attended H. swore that Mr.
| Hayden admitted ut the inquest that he met
| Mary Stannard at his house on Monday uhe Jay
| before the murdcrl twice. and also that h" got
| out of his carriage when he met her at the
nrtN ia f.I LOT Afat..
| important evidence. becaus-. as they say. il
tends to show that Mary's statsment that she
she was in trouble through him is correct. She
got home sunday. and sought him out Monday
Mrs. Mills. IA nervous lady. said that she heard
ascream. rs 81 some one ~ alp"ct terror. on the
afternoon 81 M muri"r. 1t cam" from Just h"
| she was told that Mary Stannard had been
| found dead there. she said NJ once That was
| Marys dying scream that heard, and 1t had
She Said this. Dr. T. 4. Jowctt Of NV Hnysn n
| medical expert, said that he took note while
DR.. white made new post;mortem ex-
"Wednesday last. The wound IN the
peck IN h, hhiis Ms qniin,ioqp,., vas dom
| penknitc and he judged that the blow had been
| aimed by some one acquainted with the loca.
| tion OF the veins. He also said that 1t would
| termiue whether Mary was in the condition
she suspected. and whether there We're poIsons
or operative medicines IN the stomach. Judge
| Harrison here asked for a further postpone
| mcnt until the result Of such an examination
could he given ia evidence AMI Mr.. Jones Oh
| iected becnuse the State had promised TO 20 on
without delay.
Then Judge Harrison set forth the claim Of
| the State. He said that Mary came home from
| Guillord, rs. She supposed; in trouble. She
sought Mr.. HAYDEN q the first opportunity
| twice on, the day after her return. He had
| promised To get her out of trouble. The very
| next morning he drove to Middletown aud
bought certain articles. which won id b. proven !:
then he returned. stopped at tho Stannard
| house. and aiterward went To the spring where
Mary had gone to get him drink OF water and
met herth"re. she came back and said sh" was
| going black berrying. ms the State claimed be-
cause she had made an appointment To meet her
pnstor in the woods She went. and was found
dead He thought, IN Wow Of an this. that the
State ought 10 be allowed to show the contents
| OF the stomach, and have time 10 do IT,
Mr.. Jones said that. oven admitting all that
judge hSTrls1h r nsd uTE"i' pr9Hyed nohinG
| ought not to keep the accused man in suspense
| so long on such worthless testimony.
| Then Judge Harrison arose. his face very
| white. and said ! must say further. 10 show
| that we are not trfling that we have the knife
taken from Mr.. Hayden after his arrest, 1t hns
| wound has been inflicted. II is being subjected
| 10 the microscope by the Professor Of Micro
| scopy, of the Yale Medical College; He has
not prepared to say without closer exam
inati0n. in view. Of the importance Of the
| blood he ia decidedly .unprepared to say they
are not human blood. We want that testi-
mony."
This announcement was received with mark
ed establishment. II Is said that the stains were
| not found on the blade. hut in the Joint where
blood might have flowed and then not been
washed of. Justice wilcox would not grant mn
| adjournment. however, and probably the knife
| Will hr introduced tomorrow. Mr.. Jones says
| that Mr. Hayden's wife can explain his meetings
with Mary Stannnrd. and will prove that he was
NJ home and at work all the afternoon of the
murder.
New Jer.ey's Royal Arch Mason.