The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-23
MEETING MARY STANNARD.
Only Receives q Drink OF
Water from Her.
RECOUNTING HIS MOVEMENTS.
His Interview with the Man
Hazen, alias Hazlett.


populace which thronged the court room both fore
noon and afternoon. The good impression he made
upon his auditors in the beginning of his recital
last week renewed. He has an easy, frank
manner, speaks in pleasant tones. and. regarding
them unaffected. his occasional hestations
may be attributed to care to be accurate in his
statements His story details many of the struggles
and incidents of his life u poorly compensated
country clergy scarcity OF funds his work
in woods and fields and his help to his wife in her
housework. Thus far he has given testi-
mony fatty contradictory of several Of the
allegations by the prosecution. To-day he
positively denied any private conversation
with Mary Stannard ON the forenoon of the MUIR
der any arrangement to meet her at the "Big Rock
in the woods, any knowledge OF its location;
that lie went il that direction during the tragic Sep
TENDER afternoon. Other positive statements are
strongly in his favor Mr. Hayden is permitted to tell
his story pursuant to statute enacted by the Con-
nccticut Legislature in 1867 This allows accused
person to testify in his behalf. He takes OATH
do other Witnesses and his story is received for
what it is worth. Judges. however. frequently
caution jurors to consider the natural bias of an
accused and his aim to make everything appear in
the most favorable light. The adjournment last
week to half-past ten this forenoon. but it was
thiryve minutes later. when the judges and jurors
entered tho room. Mr.. Hayden had
then been there hour more, accom-
panied, as usual for several weeks past.
by his wife, his father mother and brother and his
wifes brother He recalled to the witness stand
and resumed his story. which he had. when on the
stand last week. brought down from his early life
to tho noon OF tho day of tho murder (ruesday).
when he met Mary Stannard coming from tho
spring.
ASKING NARY DRINK.
A a, l,;a h..
period of Marys visit to him to get rake. on the
previous afternoon Ndonday). and described the
location Of the large door of the barn. He said that
he entered the barn by this door when going the
rake. Tho States witnesses had testified that ho
entered by small opening at the corner nearest the
housed Mr.. Hayden now resumed at the point
where he suspended his story last week.
when turning down toward the spring; met
Mary the road. just north Of the spring;
stopped my horse and asAed her for drink of
water. my children were with me; one ut each side
OF the seat got nut OF my buggy.
Q. Why A. Because it was announcement to drink
in the buggy. and did not think it manly to
ask woman TO lift. "A pail of water high; there
was motion OF the buggy from the painting of my
there no other conversation of any kind.
q. None? a. None whatever, sir.
g. Did you at the spring or at the house before
have auy conversation with or indicate by sign or
motion that you wanted TO sec her? A. did not. :
q. NoT she that she wanted to you? A. She
Q. Up to that time had there ever been any ar
raiigcmcnt between you and that girl to at any
particular place? A. There had not, sir.
q. You had lived in Rockiand two years? A. Yes
sir.
@. Did you know there was such place as Big
Rock? A. did not.
Q. Had you ever been up any of the paths leading
o1t? A. No SIR in the winter of 1861 talked
with a neighbor about buying some wood and we
went across that section to the wood, but
have no idea CT the locality excepting that at one
point we struck into the old abandoned road (wher re
he rttu med y
that is the only time ever recoect that was up in
that region until was informed or tho death Of
Mary S,annard.
g. Do YOU remember ever going backberrying with
LuZrrnc stevens?
minute. Mr. Hayden. Did you know that was going
10 put this question to your" A. No. sir. did not;
have been blackbcrrying with MIR. Stevens, but 1t
up in the woods just back OF the parsonage.
WHAT HE DID WITH THE AIskNIc.
q NOW about your return home after meeting
Mary at the spring? A. drove into my yard. un-
harpessed and rubbed down my horse and put him
in the barn; entered the house. removed my false
shirt bosom ana collar. put on my working pants.
went to the carriage and carried the oats into the
house; always kept my feed there. there being
safe place from the rats in the barn: re-
turning to the carriage l carried the fuller's
earth, sugar and molasses into the house; in the
buttery obtained ~ common tin spice box from
dozen or twenty there. and went back to the barn;
there took the arsenic. poured 1t into the box and
placed the box away.
In the box! A. For safety and convenience; my
children were four and six years respectively. and
with thom put it in the southeast corner OF the
barn on stringer under the hay; expected to use
IL that night the next day for killing rats; my
wife in feeble health just recovering from child
BIRTH. and l did not tell her that day OF the
purchase Of the arsenic because she strongly
opposed TO arsenic, and did not wish to trouble
ler IN her nervous conditions; the shirt had on
that day was a checked shirt. over which had worn
false bosom aud collar after secreting the arsenic
returned to the house. got some oysters opened
them i'll the yard with ackknife (kne identiiicd
that is the way tho nick came on the large blade Civ
le ire urd ecoo cd
them while held the baby: she set the table, and
Iand the children ate dinner then held the baby.
and wife made toast for herself aterward cleared
the table and swept the kitchen: didn't wash the
dishes; after opening the oysters wife told she
wanted the knife to peel pears. and handed 1t to her.
Mr. Hayden now took from the desk his knife 1.-THE
one with which the State alleges he stabbed Mary
stannard and turned IL over and onchalautly
opening and shutting the blades and trying their
edges with his thumb. Continuing. he said
Niies request for the use OF the knife was not I'M
usual for II had been used for many pItrposos such
NJ cutting turnips and meat dressing chickens and
for other household affairs; it in the house fully
half the time
O. From the time you gave the knife to your VITO
on Tuesday down to Wednesday afternoon did you
again have 1t in your possession? A. No, sir.
O. Where was 1t when you called for IT? A. was
told il the shelf over the wood box and I
went aud got 1t; had had it since 1876. and had
no other.
q DO you know anything about tho so-callcd
found knifeS This is the one found forty days
after the murder. 200 feet from where the body had
laid and with blood on the bladel A. No, sir; 1
never saw 1t until saw IL in this court room; my
and the other given him: the first bought
when Icamo to New Haven with my wife to attend
nMoody aud Sankey meeting; we gave II to him to
be good while gone; Mary Stannard was
then working for us and took care of the children
Now we will return 10 that Tuesday afternoon"
remarked Mr. Jones.
Hayden-Aiter dinner I fed my horse, did tho
chaniberwork and then wife and>I looked over an
administrators account of the estate of her mother
In South Carver, Mass. Estate and account de-
teribed We were busy twenty minutes for we dis
cussed each item; then signed tho paper, smoked
and lay down the floor playing with the children.
tipping over chair and placing pillow on tho
buck as head rest: / engaged for fifteen
minutes and had done daily for long time, until
was tdken away from them-when was arrested.
VISITS THE WOOD LOT.
Next told my wife must 20 to the swamp
ana throw out some wood ready for carting; VIC
were all out OF wood and had built lire for dinner
with chipe, and did the same next morning; had
always thrown out the wood before going after IL
with my horse. and at the same wood lot mad thrown
out wood for others to cart at other times: tho
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