, 1879-06-11
MN lLEGWE1N MURDER.
,.,ud 1ay's Proceedings In tho Triai
''' Of Caroy, the Assassin.
...,,nr Argument for the Prosecution
wy Determination of Witnesses.
r E,.Wite Of the Murderer Gives Her
'N' Version Of the Tragedy.

r.. trial Of William Carey was resumed In
=. ~ r,im,nnl Court yesterday morning In tho
p' .,,ce az n somewhat larger crowd than ot,
p.S.v. hut a much smaller one than Is usually
NV. y. ,ound Ii the room When 4 murder case IA
',orress A singular circumstance. md one
@-pss,iei bv some as omtnols, wAz the stoppnEo
h,n;, al music on Michigan street, opposite
o. co,,nty building, when the first Witness Was
y. - the s.aud, the players rendering tho "Dead
"".s,hn They wern a part Of the procession
,.l.h followed the body Of "TommY Turnor,"
y. san n,ninstrcI, 10 the grave. -.
pee,.t.,sAttorney pe Mills opened ths case for the
.!o..<rnitor, saying that carey, whnse real nhmo
r. iohn W, Craig, s01ne years ago formed the
nsaa.n.tptanca IT.. Of young 0crnau Rfrl named
EG.9ETrsu, and, after brief cOurtstp, they Werc
ns,ttpts, nnt whose homo was In thc vicinity OF the
Ell; ards, For q period iife with them vas
ss'..,snt but presently he began to abuse and,
,.rinus ways, maltreat hor whom he had
.3ord 10 ever more love, cherish, and protect.
III T. sI,o acquired bad habits, and at length de"
rid r,.Iied to obtain divorce from him. She was
Fl he[, altogether alone. There wcre two
FL. ri children, hcr father and her brother
H. III The moment young Hcewefn found
r. s,ster 10 the trouble Of desertfou he
IN N he place where ho had been living. and
rxhA1 10 UGF COMPLIMENTARY AA&A NG1Eu9C+ LAIN
.rraused the worst eltments In ,Carey's, nature,
,nd he at orcc conceived deadly hatred Agatnst
Mm M June Is he went to q frinnd, obtained
tnG, n, hin 4 revolver. aud started for the
Souss xherc lived lila deserted vile and chll.
Stsu Srs What le said before n,akIug the journey
M Stsdly intent, AZ o'clock Hcgwetn, hts
st.f. and the children wero seated together, in
,Ss second story, Hegwcin having Bible on
M knees. A noise was heard IN the yard.
Hsevtip vent to see .what made It. He wna
anstmed,-never carried revolver; was
y ns,t-eyerythine en about him indicated peace. No
1,u, ny, down the steps. At.nosti1 q second, bull
n Wa fred by William Carey, who stood near
IL stairway. HegHctn fell, was picked up,
ta,ttd 10 a drug.atoro. and there died. Cnroy
id TO tha barn and concealed himself. which
lbqsed that he was
CONSCIOUS OF HIS oRlMs.
otxn searched the barn, but did not find
Em, liz remained there until the afternoon OF
he following day. wheu, half starved and e1.
s,u,ted, be stepped Into the yard and mat Capt.
a,n.n, The officer asked, "Whcre 10 the Runf'
Carty said, ~ left It In the barn.''' II wae
oot found there but in his pocket. All
1 occurred year 'Eo, e. ,,a Tas a.,es1 delay IN
ntp,1 of eounso for the defcnso. While In jail
CteT made statement to two or three persons
oi de exact rcason why be killed his brother,iu-
,lv,-a reason which Indicated tint he Killed
lin because he hatedllm,- ,-BlauEhtcred him be-
ause hhd dared to defend tho deserted ard
outraged wife,-thus utterly exploding tfle
theory OF the defense. In conclusion, the Stato's
Attorney urged tint the death penalty was the
opIy adequate punishment for the crime.
Mr. Carmichael, for the defense, spoke Of the
pftgtous good character Of Carey, md then went
hto hts married. life, attlibuttng all the dlssen-
lions to Hcewcin, who lad obtained the divorce
by f5sud. and because he wanted hls slseer to
est It would be shown that he said II be
aprht Carey ID tire house he would drag hin
ts1n.s.aIrs; that HegweIn did carry revolver;
that man had been offered 800 by him s.to
Ct a.aynw wth Carer. hegws1 & haa !, PEN SGl & d.;
.ttata to Carey and his wife. The dessrc 10 see
biz children took Carey to Ills former bone,
legwein came out, told him to get out, or he
would shoot him out; and drew something out
ct hIs pocket md advanced towards bin. Carey
licked, aud when he raturned to tho yard he
INV HeRHein standing IN tho gateway: II
uos baye used his revolver aguln1 When
hegWsIn subsequently sank down tu
os 9 Of ,,ssa 1Ss EresSy'.sg}fe E} h.pe aap HIN ap
md thc man who shouted the loude,t
sm The one who had with Hegwcln been hunt
Ing for Carey. This WIS what made Cnsey hide
hlmself. hlr. Carmichael, inscloslng. said he
believed the Jury would be Satisfied that Carey
DID not 60 To the hous1 with tho intention OF
hlltng uegwctn.
THE FIRST. w1TKEss
Tor the people was Mrs. Ellen E. Watson, who
;ett!aed that ia June last she was living At No.
s9 1Hau street. She knew all the parties.
ltu. Heeweln lived about 500 feet from her.
9n The night Of tho 18th. wht1o Sitting on her
doorstep, aha heard tic cry ot "Murdcr" sov-
eat times: sho vent t. sec what was the mat
r., ~. md found Atax Hcgwcln on Mrs.. Diehl's
tseN about half block from his house. lie
VIA uncouscious, aud covered with blood. some
Etn!lemen carried bin home, whcu he died.
Ae Has taller man, Dut not aa stout as Carey.
IN tho croas, hhe said slo did not hear Grif!ln
ana others talk about hanging Carey when they
nd others were looking Tor 6iul.
William Watson testified that be heard p's-
!!9lshot about q quarter Of 0, and ran to where
Aeewelo had fallen. A lady WAS holding him.
he didn't speak. Witness and another carried
hn homs mud laid him on the counter OF hts
llosc. liz died within twenty or twenty -nyo
niIutes after witness heard tho shot.
On thc cross, he aaId 10 went after the coffin
nIh Danlel Ainl1oy, but. did not tell him tE.st
Ae4*ein had been nt his house tho psegfonl
nfat md told him 1t he cauVht Carey there lat
nesHen's housel he would tix him. Mulloy
~ Il he could catch Carey be would hang him,
nake any threats against Carey. Witness
,Mstllnes ior Carey were not good on account Of
Ge shootl1g.
On the redirect, witness said hs examined
tneexssAs clothing that ntRht at thu storp, but
.ound no weapon on him. lie sew blood within
.o leet of tho foot Of the statrs outside the
Ars. Matilda Dicbl, Of 4G44 Wentworth n.y.
snue, testified that she heard tho shot, and soma
sesamlnx, and aeyeral minutes afterward, step
p.pe 80 the door, she saw Max fIe9wctn just
fsnIg ffsIg ~ toward thn drugstore. Ao turned
MsX @s;X suu said, HWhero Is the iioctorab or
~ nave you seen the doctor1' She aaked. "ts
.a @at Jou, ha11' Then to "klnd OF wheeled -
~. ~ !c!l under tho window. Witness got soma
saps ssaes Az, With Mrs. Watson tried to stop ula
tv.ot blood, but could not.
E.County- -phyatclan ueIger testified to tho
kaaakIne 9! poatmortem Examination OF the
T. ~ Of negweIn, and tho finding Of wound
es,e H. ,ae mlu1!o Ut tho lett cheek, caused by O
Sst which could not ha fouud. The Jaw Was
~. ssa.lefea. Witness concluded that tic man
ssat Ihe bsll out Of lis mouth. Death was
eA'ea " hef1orrhagc.
II At THE AFTERNOON SESSION,
d.,y dny Ann Griffin testified that sho know the
a.Ha.aahs IL Two weoGs prior to thu divorce ho
M 70 hcs, u Apnie got the divorce he Should
n H. Aak sutfer for II. That was ln tho kitchen
IN Kerwtn's.
u ~ We cross. wltnesa atpted that Carey said
to,d h,Nl wa too bad about tho divorce, and ahe
aho y "AS better to get ono X tlicy couldn't
~ Scther; and then lie mhle tho remark
t,s. ,Ne1Se. Alro. Kerwin told witness that
tase' aaa made similar rsmark to her. Carey
snsh!a aet husband. 6bo couldn't rcmomber
ttn.,k' u1a1 was before Or after io tt,Sde the
snea she did not know that her husband
Fmao ~ oan terms with Cntoy.
lnteb9yn niceet, Of No. 80 FortY-s1Ith street, Z
ntd ntd.Nan aan on the lloek islnpd Rallroad, tcsti.
Eye at ~. ae Knew CaFcy and mct him, four or