The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-21


Mr.. STANDARDS eyes filed with tears and his voice
became so husky that he could not continue for
moment. Hayden, according to the statement OF
persons watching him at this moment. exhibited
signs OF amusement at the old mans weakness.
MIR. Stannard resumed-I started down TO Mr..
Mills ana told him had found Mary Down in tho
woods with her throat cut; the pail she took with
her was near at hand; the Mills family gave the
alarm to the neighbors. Mrs. Mills going to my
house; returned with Mr.. Mills to the body and
several neehbors overlook us; the body did not APP
pear to rave been disturbed while was absent.
On cross-examiuation by Mr.. Jones witness WAS
asked regarding his relations with his wife and her
rst husband before he (Stannard) married her tha
intimation being that Stannards relations had been
such to lead the first husband to get u divorce
The State objected and after some CONTROVERSY. in
which Mr.. Jones said he W endesvoring to BRING
out some facts which would tell against the creC
blity of the Witness. Stannard said that he was
married twenty-five years ago and could produce his
marriage certificates Mary born two or three
years after this marriage. Continuing he testified -
After Mary WIS eighteen she worked out about
quarter of the time; in the winter prior to her
death she worked for several persons including
Hayden; n n my house me ErS slept in the first
on the morning of the murder. when ! went to
work. lett at home Mary. Susan aud Mary's child
Witness then ntoirogatet at length as to
where no WAS when Hayden drove up on the day
of the murder. it being claimed that his testimony
differed from his story at the first trial. The
object of the defence to show that wit
ness saw Hayden when he first drove up and.
consequently. that there was chance for
Hayden to have had talk with Mary and
to arrange to meet her at the spring.
front Of the house when he came out of IL; Mr..
Sannard described, SUBSTANTIALLY in the examine
after blackberries and his search for her and ndng
OF the body; when Mary started away Benjamin
Stevens was at the house, standing by the front
fonce.
O. When you came home at four O'Clock and II
was raining whose suggestion was It that You go up
into the woods and look for Mary? A. Susan Haw.
ley's my stepdaugnter. .NM
:. Q. Did you have any other reason for going? A.
Yes; wanted to look her up because she had been
W hnnr md wa
knew it wouldn't take three hours to pick little
pail Of blackberries.
LOST IN THE WOODS.
Y. wasn't she familiar with all the woods where
she went and hadn't she been there hundreds Of
time couple of years before when in company with
Mrs. Mills We thought she might have got lost
again.
The object of oil this was to get at Mr. STANDARDS
motive in going in search OF his daughter. The de-
fence has theory that he was induced to do SO by
Susan Hawley ard for purpose other than what
witness had stated.
Q. After the first search and your return homo
A. Half an hour. but I thought she might fetch
around home III the meantime.
Q. Who suggested your second trip as well as the
Q. Didn't she suggest where you had better look
for Mary on this second trip? A. don't recolect
Witness next described a short route across the
country from his house to the house of Benjamin
stevens. Sy paths passing very near where the BODY
that the defence claims that IL is suspicious thing
that instead OF going home that afternoon by his
usual short route through the woods he went by the
travelled roads.
Q. Was Hayden frequent visitor at your hou1ef
A. No, sir. he came but a very few times.
On redirect examination witness was asked by Mr..
Harrison, "Whie the former husband of your wife
was living with her did he or she own the property.
and did she obtain divorceY
Mr.. Jones-We object.
Mr.. HARRISON said the State proposed to show that
Hawley divorced from his wife in 1858; that
Stannard. who had been the hired man the place.
married her few months later, and that Mary STAN
the divorce was Hawlcys reputation and desertion.
The official record OF the divorce was produced and
witness then permitted to testify to the other
points.
MURDERED ON HER BIRTHDAY.
@. How old was your daughter Mary on the day OF
her death? A. 1t was her twenty-second birthday.
sir.
Continuing. witness said that beyond reasons he
had already mentioned for going IN search Of Mary.
he knew she was afraid OF thunder, and he had on
other occasions gone in search OF her and her sister,
During his cross-cxamination Mr.. Stannard adj
mtted that during the summer months just preced-
ing her death Mary's face was badly poisoned with
Ivy. This is important for the defence will claim
that it accounts for the peculiar marks on Marys
cheek after DEATH which the claims the nail
prints of Haydens brogan.
Mrs. Eliza Mills. who lived the STANDARDS. was
called, and testified that she there the day OF
the tragedy about noon and returned about three
O'Clock to her own house. quartenof mile distant.
O. DID you hear any strange sound on the way?
A. was just past the crossing where the old
road (where tho body was found) comes into the
main road. when -'s startled by sound could
not account for ned to me like a Scream
high shrek, W. suddenly; it came from
the direction ody was subseq uently
found it, before that which had
him about i, 3's iGr a !. 90 until Mr. stannard
came to my Y .tt ~. news that Mary had
been found tIw ,wn to Mr.. STANDARDS to
tell the fam fW
O. Do you whether Susan Hawley. who was
there, knew lie death?
Chief Justico Park--Tho witness could only know
from Susans declaration.
G. Did susan Hawley make any statement to you
as to who Mary went into the woods to see before
you told her Mary dead?
Mr. Watrous-We object.
Mr. Harrif n--We win pass this now, but will
claim it hereafter and show authorities.
ground and the only new points were that she was
quite sat listed that the shrek she heard was con-
tlnuous unbroken sound; remember testifyinR at
the firsS trial that If believed at the time that It
human voice would have gone up there; it
occurred to me after Igot home that it was human
voice.
ronEsrALLINa THE pEFENcE.
Several witnesses next called on peculiar
point. The State has a witness who will swear that
she saw Hayden on the afternoon OF the murder
road III the direction of the place where the
body was found. The defence. it Is expected. will
endeavor to show that she could not be certain as to
the identity of Hayden; hence the State called sew
eral of the mon who resided or worked
SO as to narrow down the list Of mon any one Of
whom might have been mistaken for the accused
clergyman. Edward Harvey, an eccentric old gen:
teman who said he regretted owning forty acres OF
Rockand's sterile land. testified that he was not In
town. Wilbur Gibbs. pastor Of the Methodist
CHURCH., was ADsenI Will his family OH y WISH
to Cortland. Il. Francis and Artemus STAN
nard were also away. and Ehos A. Stevens was busy
digging potatoes. The defence ridicued the calling
OF these witnesses and made point Stannard.
who said he could distinctly recollect where ho was
on the day of the murder and on various days boz
fore and after. but could not tell his whereabouts
day only three weeks ago. when Mr.. Watrous
exclaimed "rhat will do" aud witness retired mid
al laughter.
t'' ourt then adjourned until tomorrow.
THE OsMUN TRIAL.
Tho ecclesiastical court convened in the Method.
list Episcopal Church at Morristown. N. j.. for the