The New York herald., 1879-11-22


close by. Mrs. Stevens replied that Mary called at
her house errand three weeks before her
visible. witness continued :-"The towel 10 not ex
actly in the condition it was when first 1t.
Some pieces appear to have been cut out near the
edge. Mary had for long time prior to the tragedy
been o frequent visitor at Mr.. Hayden's house."
The State having drawn from the witness testi-
day CMonday) preceding the tragedy Mary went to
Hayden's house each time purposely to soc him. the
oa was asked H o wuess
when Mr.. Hayden usually returned from South
Madison, where he preached Sundays The fact is
that he generally returned Monday forenoons. and
the State therefore had sought to give the impress
sion that Mary. knowing this had gone to his house
thing regarding Haydens habits from this witness.
and the Court ruled that It was not admissible in
than to show the mere c fact Of Mays ysts
The only other point OF interest obtained from
this witness WI was that when she saw Hayden on the
path by which he would ordinarily have como from
his wood lot whore he claims to have been at work
at tho hour of the tragedy.
A FRAGMENT OF EXPERT TESTIMONY.
T. Mitchell Prudden, physician, and now attache
in the College OF Physicians and Surgeons in New
York city. testified that in 1873 ho examined the
right oyary removed from the body of Mary STAN
This examination was with the unassisted eye, but
st later date he used microscope. and concluded
from both Investigations that there was ovarian
tumor Of the character known "cystic." s'The
tumor," said DR.. Prudden, presented the appear
ance OF D nttlo sue with y reuu1sn mass and some
huid inside" This corroborates the testimony of
Professor White. To the existence of this ovarian
the State ascribes Mary's belief that she was
pregnant.
HAYDENs STORY INQUEST.
Gilbert Il. Stone, the Coroner who called the Jury
which Investigated the death OF Mary Stannard tes-
titled that the jury met late the Tuesday night of
tho tragedy. ana before daylight NEXT morning made
with lanterns careful search of the ground und
where the body was found to discover the instrn-
ment of death. During Wednesday Hayden, against
whom some suspicious were directed. was called to
tell his story. Witness continued -
II asked Hayden when he first saw Mary Stannard
after her return from auilford. He said on Mon
day afternoon, when she called ut his house.
asked IL he noticed anything unusual about her ap-
pearance He said no did; that she down spirited
or melancholy. ! asked him. Did she tell you the
cause Of her troubleY He replied that she die not
I asked him IL he inquired what 1t WAS He said he
did not. / asked him then when he next saw Mary.
think his reply was. About eleven o'clock before
the murder Iaskcd when he next saw her. under
stood him to say at the spring few minutes later.
asked him where he was that afternoon. He said
he in his wood lot throwing out wood. think
asked him when he went there and he replied,
After dinner After got through my questions
gave the others opportunity to inquire. He said
to that he returned home from the wood lot
after four o'clock. When dismissed Hayden as .
witness the was not called until Wednesday, he said