The New York herald., 1879-10-09
THE GREENFIELD MURDER TRIAL
TESTIMONY TENDING TO FIX THE GUILT ON
THREE MEN OTHER THAN THE ACCUSED HUs-
DAND-wlTYEssEs FOR THE DEFENCE CONTRA
DICTED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. !

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- SYRACUSE. Oct. 9. 1879.
The most startling evidence which has been pro-
duced in the Greenfield murder trial came to-day
and was drawn by tho defence from the witness E. b..
Wyman. who resides mile and q half
from the scenc of tho murder. The theory Of
the defence is that the prisoner on the night
previous to the morning of the murder left his wife
at his house and went to remain at his fathers.
That he got up the morning of the murder, and
looking out of the window. moving light in
his own home. He slipped out Of his father 8
house and went near enough to his own
to see, ho Declares man moving
about. That, not daring to 80 in without help. he
went back got his father and ncighbor and on re-
turning to his home found his wife killed and his
double-barrelled shotgun stolen. Mr.. wyman. the
Witness gave evidence to-day which corroborates
this story He declares that he stayed the night of
tho murder ut the residence of John W.. Taplin his
son-n-aw who lived short distance from Or
lando Greenfield. He was awakened ut early
hour the morning of the murder by hearing
dog bark he got up. looked out of the window and
saw three approaching the house; one
the other two were Royal and Alden Kel-
logs Royal had an gun on IN. his m shoulder and
washed his hands at tho pump and Tapln went into
tho horse barn and got coat. which Royal
the gun aud bag and went away aud Taplin came
into the house.
ELIMINATING COSVEiSATION.
Judge Huntington offered to show tor tho defence
this conversation between the three men, carried
in low tone OF voice. but still loud enough for tho
witness to hear. Taplin-'iou were damned fools
for doing it," Kellogg-'fs we had not done 1t
we should all have been hung" Thc Court
'' the prosecution declares that s''' the whole
statement OF Mr.. wyman fabrication from be-
ginning to end. In cross-examining the witness
thoy drew out of him that 1apn q worthless
fellow, had been arrested for perjury for swearing
to the story in a former trial of Green
and could not bo found They also
drew out Of wyman that he had not told
thought it was mono Of their business that he had
kept to himself for years. Several witnesses
called to show Grecnicld's good character. but
they could only fix 1t as fair up to tho time tho
prisoner whipped his wife,
TAMPEnrSa WITH THE JURY.
At the opening OF the afternoon session Oficer
Graves. in charge of the jury. announced that u
Methodist minister Rev. Mr.. Brown. OF Cicero, had
tamperca win the Jury; The Officer stated that on
Rev. Mr.. Brown approached the jury the walk.
lie thc oilicer) cndcavorcd put him ont of the way.
but he would not get out OF tho way and said to the
jury. Don't find that man guilty: he is innocent
man" Judge Daniels called Rcv. Mr. Brown to tho
ing with tho jury and cnjoinod on him not to let
tho allegations of tho officer, but Graves reafirmcd
that all he had stated true.
TESTIMONY REpuTTAL.
Tho defence on the opening OF the court this afcr
testimony commenced. Mrs j. D. Wyman testinei
that she heard Ezra Greenfield say hc was not up on
the night OF the murder at all. and hence his story
that he saw a light in his brothers house was
true. The father OF the prisoner. Richard Green
field. In Attempting to show that his son
had no motive for committing the murder. sworo
that he did not 60 with tho prisoner to the prison
er's house the night before the homicide TO get
tho estate on account OF n quarrel with her hus-
band. Three witnesses called who tcstin cd
that Richard Greenfield had told them ho did 20 to
the house for that very purpose.
The court then adjourned till morning.