The New York herald., 1879-10-15
MARY STANDARDS MURDER

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE REV. MR. HAYDENs
TRIAL-THE NEW INDIcTMENT-A LINE OF
DEFENcE SUGGESTED WHICH WILL SEEK TO
THROW THE GUILT ON OTHERS.
New HAVEN. Conn.,. Oct. H. 1879.
The Hayden trial recommended in the Superior
Court this afternoon pursuant to the adjournment
from last week. which was necessitated by the dis
covery Of fatal defect in the indictment. The new
Grand Jury, to whom information was brought,
met last Thursday but did not complete their'work
until this forenoon. The utmost care has been used
in the preparation OF the indictment and 1t
is unquestonably better than the one which was
quashed. The original document had but two counts
one alleging murder by poison. the other by knife
The new indictment has four counts. including the
two in the original. third alleging killing by blow
upon the head with the large jagged stone found
with blood marks upon it near the body of the un-
fortunate girl and fourth alleging the joint of
poison. knife and stone. The additions to the in
dctment it is claimed will enable tho State to get in
all needful evidence. The Grand Jury went tho
ground very thoroughly. and examined almost every
witness for the State who had evidence Of any real
importance.
PROBABLE LINE OF DEFENCE.
1t is pretty generally understood that the de-
fence will endeavor establish alibi. and that
the evidence it has is best calculated to support
that line OF defence. On Saturday last incident
occurred in the Grand Jury room which foreshadows
position Haydens counsel may take Hayden was
present while the jury was examining the States
witnesses. and when Susan Hawley. half-sister OF
the murdered girl. called. Hayden asked her.
"What were you doing the afternoon of the murder?
ATTENDING to my housework.' was the reply. Hay
dcns next query significant. "Didnt you wash
he floor that afternoon? After moments refec-
,;od
out spot OF blood from the hoor?" "No. didn't
was the emphatic denial. From this it is intimatod
that Haydens counsel, in support OF the aIibi may
endeavor to convince the jury that Mary MUIR
dered in her own house by her father and old Ben
smin Stevens, and that they placed the body where
it was found.
sNor GUILTY."
Upon the opening of the Court this afternoon the
room quickly filed. Hayden. who sat his
counsel chatted with his wife and her brother. The
indictment being read he listened to 1t throughout
with no trace OF emotion. and upon the conclusion
pleaded in firm tones ''Not guilty" Twenty-nine
jurymcn present from whom to select twelve to
decide upon Hayden's plea OF the group six
accepted week before the original Indictment
quashed, and these first questioned. The State
others were accepted after asserting that they
had not conversed about the
RrothsrtSn re;raS ac
chant, of Milford; Joseph 0. Kane. manufacturer.
OF Naugatuck Egbert J. Thrall, farmer, OF Oxford,
and David b. Hotchkiss, OF Prospect, also ti!ler
| OF the soil, but specialized and with clerical
appearance. The first panel was then entered upon
and rapidly exhausted, with somewhat unsatisfac-
| tory results. Out OF six New Haven mon ono was
excused by the defence and two by the State; Girls
| wold j. Gilbert. elderly gentleman, had ali I'M
movable opinion, and Michael Dillon was against
capital punishment. The single juror who passed
inspection was James Barker, sanitary inspector
| employed by tho New Haven Health Board Then
the jurymen from the country towns came up.
William A. Peek Of Orange, Inspector TOR the United
expressed an opinion; also Elias 1. Twain, OF
Orange.
j. s. Allen, Orange farmer. was genius in his
way He had o shrewd. thoroughly Yankee face, and
gave his replies with great caution. 1t evident
that he ached for jury honors eventually admit
tod that after had read the testimony in the Hay
aon case ., Inc ne nau m
Hayden This testimony purportcd to account for
Hayden's whereabouts on the afternoon OF the mur-
clearest thing ever heard - The States Attorney
said quickly. "Youre excused
Another character found in William Tomlin-
SOL. Woodbridge farmer. who in the course OF his
examination said that his habit to aloud his
weekly newspaper in the family circle and to .per-
sistently skip everything relating to crime. Such
items were read privately ii ut all. apd never dis
cussed. The defence excused him. professional
juror appeared in the person of Daniel &. Augur.
Woodbridge, who, alter stating that he had served
rara;ne from tsnS aho snv 'na. ne
upon which he might possibly in the future be
called upon to decide as juror: "rve been lucky.
The defence promptly challenged this professional
The sixth Juror accepted was Gerry b. Johnson Of
Bethel, middle aged, timid appearing man, who
twisted his hat uneasily while being questioned and
dropped into his seat with sigh OF relief. Four
other jurors stood aside for various reasons.
CAREFUL, But EXCUSED
Counsel then found stumbling block in Sharon
Bassett, of Derby, manufacturers. He is portly
deliberate honest old gentleman aud admitted that
ut ,one time he under the impression that Hay
den guilty; but recently. upon rejecting that
he might be called as juror. he had canvassed his
mind and found no prejudice existing. AS counsel
expressed it, Bassett found 1t difficult to state how
much counter evidence had served TO ''perpendicu.
larizo his mental condition" After long contro-
versy this delicate point the defence challenged
hnf. Four others successfully stood aside. having
formed opinions, and two challenges exhausted tho
panel. BY order of the Court the Sheriff
sought talesmen, and found half dozen extra
good lettering around the Court House
lobby Enos Foote. we'll known New Haven
hotel keeper. retired, excused by the
State and tho defence excused David II. Brown,
Fairhaven yster dealer. aud William H. Sanborn.
of New Haven, roal estate broker who admitted
having desk in the Office Of gentleman related to
an important witness in the David Platt, OF
Orange. after extended interrogatories, during
which it shown that he had boon juror in the
famous Anderson murder case. excused by tho
defence. This exhausted the supplementary panel.
and tho Court adjourned until ten o'clock to-
morrow. when additional talesmen will be brought
in until the other six men needed to complete the
jury obtained.
WAS HE POISONED?