New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-08
JOHN ARNSTRONGS DEATH.
SECOND DAY OF MR.. BLAsR's TRIlL.

SECOND DAY OF Mr.. BLAtR'S TRIAL.
CONTINUATION OF OPHELlA DYER's TESTIMONY
ARMSTRONG; DYING sIATEMENT
Many persons assembled in the courtroom
on the second day OF the ra OF Joseph A. Blair yeser
day ID the Court o OYER and Termner at Newark. The
prisoner aud his wife occupied seats behind Ms counsel
Mr. Blair had beside TER her lie sou ExJudge Its
worth rropcned the examination OF Ophea Dyer
ar former servant VINO ans cred with ciearness and
dccucss. she stated that she saw Ir. and Mrs 81 air
talking after Ac shots were fired, near toe door M-i
Draper was with her Arnstrcig was lying upon tie
gas. near the barn when the nrlgAbDrs arrived 10
v. standing near the stable door she first looked
out anu en- led murder" three times The witness had
been employed iy iir Blair for less than wec1. and
was going 90 leave ~ any case. as ID was to lonely
tl0rc There other servants except Arn'iroie
and ie WAS coirc go leave. too. She tl night She at
t8ld NJ Arnott hai ,ir Bais said. When mau SAYS
he q. going 60 shoot me. I VIII shoot lr.t"
90 never slli,' continued tle witness, "th't slw
lIr Bar with ihe rusty pistol. ireyrr aid ihaf Arn-
strong hai threatened 10 shoot Blair. AID talked vh
nn one except Ho-.riof fhe dy after tao shooting
ssid once that Armstrong was oro.s. ugiy aan ana
oli ST. Blair ihat ArmsiIunr DAD given him wicked
look. sir Baic once ca'led uy attention to "A vic'
uo. from Arm,flau- $40 hu.. un u1rr That thf look
vn- 70 wicket ono. AunsrrDn- hat u1 occasion fn h'
cross tA.n, a- Mr h.'ir had -roseu ~ t'.lnt. Wa
sorry FOR it ho also said. j had not -hoi join. e
would have shot ur.''
or redirect ~ m.aai'on orhcn DYER Identified :
pic uir handed Go hr by the prosecutor as ma, ~
john Armstrong. she test ~ ri mo iiel tnht wien h
wcAr barn after The shooting .h. rD i..i
saY; " John, Son brought this on yunr-ff-' > nh -
pffrf go away : Won rlur eruu- VILLAIN
Mnr said something DID rot hear, when Armstrong
cried: D." bad 10 pistol az HII : ! am q liae man..
d. T. v 4. Hewlett. County Physician. Was called ~
tho prosecution TIE testified O ile r"euf- nl me pose
norton Ok fmlua ION Dne hu % took fn upward anl
toe otAora downward course. Both vorrd- vefc nor-
tal. ~ no ptal Armstrong told Tie witness iAa ne
knew De- Dad io dr.
Mlrhac!- Hospital VINO assisted at tnc 'si-in"ilgin
testified that De visited Armstrong 40 l-;lD t m 60 TO
dav. OF The aute-mortcm statement Armstrong to.o
witness the story of Dis life SAID NOTHING uuIlnE no
examined, Dr Young said that ARID stated that TO
fei INTO the room to the WIN =. hr -aih Oh t De i'
Blair came Out AID said 90 her husband " shoot % 9
id ia-caiW lie Old NOT want 10 hear more. AM
told Armstrong o. stop, nj ine latter continue
Wa-n't tft nIttfy expression for lady Co., us- -
pdIt.
next Mr.. Biar's. on 90, afternoon OF tnc shooting
lac heard good deal 81 taik Defw en BHr aud Ann
strong. and went down 10 The fence near he Lar
barn. ard then heard two shots. Then De- ran down 10
the road and un Mt Bla's baru, ard carried Afo-
cut. BIir lad al old rusty pistol BOO AIS htuf aua rht
10 Armstrong, " I'm sorry sNul fou 50 hsn up
BLAIR said be- had shot hun IN he room upstars and r-
marhtd. " GO see the smoke u YOU 40 BOT
believe me-" NJ one went. Armstrong snd tHat
Bur had shot him on III starr. On ero-i-
* Dol the stated that llar tDu Dol =
hc had Lot ARMSTRONG "a etli-d,fcucc TIC clschlau
was Nv lug no h'iiluG When bui. said HIS hulann 10
currohDratcd the fe-tluOn! Of thc la-t wlhcs, NtD
reached the Blair place hr Ar-. Bar uu te p-
azza and slc cried Out, Oh, john has snot dr I'ali
Juslcc Pl s1ulN. uf MOntcai, tisilhcu iu taking y
first anfelort,m statement of Armstrong ~ winch ~
latter declared udt biur had slot An Dee 'rrt
down stairs, aud tha y AR went back Go tho ruO all
gOt ile pistol which Was kent There.
The triai was adjourned until to-day ~ 10 q. %.