The New York herald., 1879-12-30

few rods. and he had been resting nve to fifteen
minntesG A: Five minutes. about.
.. You hadn't been driving fast before that? A.
No. sir.
Q. That summer OF the murder how often did you
go up to tho stannards'. or past? A. can't tell;
don't recollect.
was your family physician; hadn't your family also
been treated by DR.. Matthewson. of Durham? A He
attended US occasionally.
Q. Didn't you know he kept arsenic? A. No. sir.
y. Hadn't you ever bought drugs from him and
didn't you know he kept them. A.. No. sir.
year of this trouble? A. don't remember.
z. Didn't you expect him to attend your wife in
her confinement the month before the afairs A.
9. Haven't you from boyhood been familiar with
the killing of domestic animalse A. No. SIR
HAYDEN BUTCHER BOY.
Q. Wasn't your father butcher for while
when you were young man? A. Yes, sir; drove
Q. Haven't you seen butchering and wasn't it ena
of your boysh recreations? A. have seen butcher
ing and assisted.
s'Oh weiI." exclaimed Mr.. Jones. 'is it any proof
that he killed this girl?"
"That's all Mr.. Hayden" said Mr.. Waller. and
thus checked the controversy.
BY Mr. Jones-How old were you when you saw
the butcherng? A. Twelve years; IL was seventeen
This ended Hayden's testimony for the present.
The defence next called Mrs. Norman Scranton.
elderly specialized lady. residing in Madison. Her
testimony served to account for the blood
pusclcs on Mr.. Hayden's knife she remembering
tuat Wnen tne Hay0en6 were VISITING at ner mouse
Haydens little boy cut his finger. Hayden. being
recalled to the stand for moment corroborated the
story and said that at this time he had but this one
knife.
Justice Henry d. Wilcox, of Madison recalled, tes-
tilted that ut the preliminary trial of Hayden the
States medical experts did not mention the discov
cry of the ovarian tumor with which Mary Stannard
was afflicted. This was put in to contradict DIR.
Waite. who thought he "might have mentioned it. ("
Mr.. Waller remarking that there claim OF
the kind by the State the defence said this would
therefore. save the calling Of several Witnesses.
"Mr WILCOX" requested Mr.. Waller "please
bring in your minutes Of the trial. We want to look
them over.'
Henry Davis was called to show that before the
murder the people Of Rockland did not know of any
such rocks as Big rock, "Fox ledge" or "Whippoor
will" rock. The object was to support Hayden's
nferentally. that Mary stannards declaratons that
she was to meet him at "Big" rock untrue.
Continuing Davis further backed Hayden's story as
to the writing of certain letter at his house the
afternoon OF the murder. and that Andrew Hazlett
was known as "Hazen" or "Haxley.'
WHAT'S IN NAME?
The defence claims that this is the person men
toned in Mary's letter to Susan, and whom she
that he had account with Haxett under the name
OF Haxey the State demanded the production of the
account book. whats the object of this test-
monyT" demanded MIR. Waller. to which Mr.. Wat
rous replied that the name in the letter never
Hayden" but by manipulation had been made to
appear so. This man Hazlett or Haley, claimed
Mr.. watrous, worked at the same house with Mary
few months before her death, and this is the man
she wished to see when In trouble. and not Hayden
DOoA
shown that throughout all this affair Mary Stannard
had ever uttered the name Of Hazlett. Hazen Haz
come into this case until it shown by expert
evidence for instance. that the in tho letter
could have been read as Haley Hazlett himself
asserts positively that his in Hazlett," and it
is not shown that he ever assented to any other.
Mr.. watrous-we not only show that the name can
easily be read as "Hazley." but we produce . man
who swears that one Hazlett known In the
village OF Rockland We can't produce the dead
girl to show that she knew him "Haziey," but we
nrOdnce
Mr.. Waller-Your client. Mr. Hayden, has testified
that he knew him IS "Hazen"-a still different
name-and that four or five men had called him.
We will bring these very men to contradict that
The defence has intmated all sorts Of conspiraces
to do the murder-against Mr. Stannard and Susan,
against Ben Stevens. and now against Hazlett. We
feel it our duty to stop this where possible.
The Court ruled that it was competent for the de-
fence to show. possible. that the person named in
the letter was other than Hayden, and this could
be done by producing witnesses who knew Hazlett
by some other name
PECULIAR wIrNEssEs.
The witness. continuing, said that the book
ono in which he kept account Of goods delivered;
In the index the name was spelled '$Hasley."
Chief Justice Park-Whst name did he give you |?
A. The name have given is the name knew him
by so appears the pages OF the accounts we'll
the index. On cross-examination witness nd
mitted that he had never given Hsxlett q bill made
out in the name Of Hasey or otherwiso his assertion
than his christian name Andrew was closely ques-
toned Mr.. Waller next drew from him further ad-
mission that he heard anybody address Hazctt
rs Hazley in his or Andrews presence.
On redirect examination he said that whom he first
heard the name he understood it IS Hasley; was
brought up in the country and am not very
good scholar laughter) the first time met him
at his sisters in Haddam; his sister married Q
Nehemiah Burr. recalled. testified that as q Rock
lander of sixteen years. residence he never knew of
Big Rock before the murder
Mr.. Waller-when you were boy and wanted to
60 over there huckleberrying. where did you tell
them you were goingf A. I never used to 60 berry
ing. (Laughter)
Mr.. Waller lin q tone Of great surprise, Then
what did you do when You were boyf A. Nuthin'
much but haul charcoal. (Renewec lsughter.)
he never heard OF Big Rock other great rocks,
since famous. Henry E. Scranton. for thirty years
resident of Roch land. corroborated this testimony.
The Court then adjourned till nine O'Clock to-
morrow.