, 1879-04-15

"fGs. hir.F
letter that time, did you sec stcvcns1"
"Nn, afr; never saw hitn.''
"Wkcn Stevens talked To you about sending
ma,tne: tickets, what did yoil tcl1 l,lm,''
ri ~ tod lIttn Il was wrong,-tlat novcr had
lhs state's.iAttofDey is satisfied, but AEr
lragG q.: las some tnore t,i1estsons.
"Wlen ilc yn.,'e in, you say he WAS excited
"Yre, s1r.''
t"Wtat evidence Of madness WAS st,ero upon
"Only Ills look. .,-secng mo with his wife,
lle asked the to get np. l foli him that wasn't
neccesary.-that would tell him wl,at iIannr,,.
#. G ow s i ansr tnt 'dnt 'atIsf' hin lie could
.," "bdn't he .ay,' Nor here, De Lacy, rou have
Ken UP onc hong, and have caligEt yuu hcre
VIII, ny wife, aud If Sou get up viii thrustl
"No, tlr,n
ira "nn h. h. s';sy +; ""sth'ng to That effect"
nc %"SSs..Ing;, .''.g;, of 'he '''d'" asks MIR. Mills,
The witness leaves The rack, and come delay
occurs. The Court twists around III hIa cllajr.
ana hoally gives vent to his 'snpatencc, "Call
| STEVENS LAST EMPLOYER.
Chnrcs F. Todd IL sworn, and Is examined bv
Mr. Trude.
"1 reside on the North stde," lie testt6es,
"nntl at' III the commission btistless Mt NJ. u
South Water street, Pctcr Sscycus vas In nv
employ In June, 1873. liz did tic correspond.
cnco' dlu not notice anything ~ very peculiar
| about him during the lust week he was fo nv
service. After lie had been there sorne ]it1la tin
he told inc, ono noon. Wien nobudy eiso was h,
! the otllce. that hc wns having good deal ot
trouble. l asked him what It nns about, utui l,u
pulled out lot Of letters, md handed me one,
hid says, 'Ilcrc il q Iut Of letters l found
in 10Y wife's trunk. lind she is Guing
around with other men, u,ld havo got
ten thcir lettcrs here TINT are not
fit for you tn see.' | did mt cure about getting
mi1ed up In the tnuss, mid when I.u handed mc
one merely glanced over It. / advised him. II
sucll was the ease. that hc had butter puck Ills
| It va ton bad; )!c loved l,ls wife, lind i,u
| couldn't do tt. ! told lin 1t was bottcr to do
TUT W,at Shan to t,I liT1 r. With her r. this way"
| " lle felt very bad. a,nl should Judge from
! hts feelings a'nt actions"
:. met =; your Judgment" interpo,cs the Court.
:" 1lu felt very bad, mud he tatkcd as II ho
hard t'au'es against her as person. nutnralir
would that llad letters III Ills tockrt that ilr Was
asl.alned % to siio"' Two or three days. IL might
hass leu, NY wsek. before tue homicide. l'u ra1nu
to the cashiers desk about III o'clurk In tht,
morning n,'d saYs, 'Mr. Todd, l have concluded
to Qult.' asKe him wllat fur, a,ul l.u said ftv
was not capablo Of donE the work. Il cau't
ksep my 1n,,a. 1nna on ", tue work al,d think VIII
hin, to Keep on. | saya. You tnld better kerp
| On, leave her. at'd act like man, He thought
the matter over, aud says, i will take your I'D
cau.' lave seen Mrs. Stevens In the storu Two
or tbrc8 t[ncs. 6bc catI1e to SEQ her husbana.n
Stevens prompts Ills attorney, WHO inquiries:
"Dld 10 shed tears my time about Ills
troubles tn your p-csrncet't
Not thnt remember off,
"Dtdn't he the mornMg be wanted to quit
work." e " '"''
vile might and not have noticed It. Was
nsldc thu railing, ulta he WIS buck OF the desk
liz Ind bocn Iii my employ about a north
tlIeu.n
Mr. Trudc rcstres, and atr. N'lls conc. to the
front for the cruss.
When did the first conversation occur in
reference to his mfct"
"After hs ha&l been In my cmp!oy soma little
ttmc.:-iE the nctElborloUd Of twu weeks"
"Whcn did he leave your cinpioy!''
TAT what hour!"
"Gencraliy rlose at t. hut that Saturday were
o'clock.
!" llal he been in sour employ continuously
HYcs sir.''
"Worscd a'l that day-saturdayl"
~ 10 the peSE n my Tcc1lIeGtiut.h
What was lIc tlutu.i'
hWTiting tn'staI-carss." ..
"Werc you, present during tho dayi'
~ was ln tlc storu all the time"
:" did you see HIN ut work."
"i know hc |As therc.'s
:. How lonE did ths first conversation lasts"
'sWas lie standing or sIttiugi"
"Sitttng.h
"Was he cool. deliberate, and coherent In hts
speech, or ott!erwtse!'
4" HI was perfectly COO! and rationn),n
"Mas t1!al t',e case on ttc occasion Of the
"We!l. don't know. Az near ns I can rec.
ollcet, l,u Nruntcd TO ,luit work becuuse h. w,a
nut capable, und hc would have quit ii / hld
Twas there anything marked or peculiar
anout nls appsaraneo 1s y tlat made Ill Impression
~ .ln't Ia notec anything peculiar, except tl,at
"llaye yoM seen otllcr mcu look badl.
~ object" Interrupts str. Sforfs.
tsIhe objection IL ststnincd,' saws ti,e .1udrr
for yeut,,,, "''"
"W4cn dig hs begin working far you In io.I7u
otlert," interIoses sir. S.orrs. "That /.
not cross-exat!inalios,,
~ is to sl!ow tt.e relation bctweon tho par-
ts1s,. t's,," Urges Mr. M'''-"fFls"asp. dutp III.
.slow whether l'e l,Ad auy feeling on tbB
suhjectf' inquiries .l,e Court. >''3
Mr.. Mills. ''''"'
"The qncsttuns dou't tend to show tbat,n oh.
serves hia llunnr.
Have You seen Stevens since juno uf', n.k.
Mr.. Mills, t4kl,g urw tack. '~"
~ Ilare."
"Whcger
'tn thu jail.'
"llow o3tch4''
~ may hasu seen him l'alt.a.dozeu tiaes,n
"0n what busnrssi"
"Frienlly cutlJ."
''AnYthlEg q clsai''
"T!lat was a1,"
The Status Attorney has no morn uue.tion.
nor t'as thu defense. but lhu former rcn,,.sts
lt, !n'i!l to remain avAfablc, siucc To maY bo
DAVIS TURNS Ul..
". c. Davis Is called, nl,ll tcs.ltlcs;
"Tho Saturday bufore tle homtcit,e. rrtcr
was very murh excted-seeu,cd to .e n rrcas
deal Worried. We were very busy tint ,ar, md
nc d!un't 10 his fuEl complement Of wurk, u.d
We were very much behind. aaacd llltn IL ba
WOlh! eoEna down the llext day. md hc u,1 IN,