Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-03
LOCAL NEWS.
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OfOSS-G1Am10ablOn Dy MT. Ha6fOQ6s
 MT. Watrous-Were you at the funeral, Mir. Huntington?
 Witness-No, sir. was there the day af- ter the homicide, between Il and 12 o'clock. MT. Watrous-Do you know whether Kill lingworth is in Rockland or Rockland in Xiii Hngworth?
 MT. Watrous-Have you found out yet where it is?
 Witness-I think Rockland is in Killing worth.
 O. You started for the place where the body was found about II o'clock. Now tell us the route you took ?
 A. We drove over the old road and when we got to the Stannard house hitched the horse and walked up to the scene of the hon- icide and walked back. Cannot tell howlong it took us to walk it. Was up there about fifteen minutes. saw Charles Scranton at the Stannard house, but did not talk with him. Went into the house and looked at the corpse I cannot tell whether it is up hill or down from Stannard's to the fork of the road.
 o. Did Hayden have top carriage?
 A. Yes, sir.
 o. Was the top up?
 A. Can't say.
 o. Did Hayden talk with Green from the back of his carriage, or the s1de5
 A. Can't say. Think it was from the back.
 o. Did you understand that the jury had rendered verdict at the time you talked with Hayden?
 A. No, sir.
 o. Did you attach any meaning to what Mir. Hayden said at the time?
 A. No, sir.
 o. Do you now?
 A. No, sir.
 e-direct to Mr. Waller I did not under stand that Mary Stannard's body had been opened at the time of the conversation with Mir. Hayden.
 A recess was ordered at this point
 After recess Walter l.. Green was called to the stand and in reply to MT. Waller testified as follows Ireside in the town of Killing worth. Resided there in September, 1878. Live with my father in law George Davis Attend church in Rockland, at the church where MT. Hayden used to preach. I was in Rockland on the day after the homicide 1; went there with Oramel Huntington. Started about Il o'clock and got back home about noon. I saw MT. Hayden near the foot of Pea Hill, about three-quarters of mile from my house. about o'clock in the morning. He said he was going to Talcott Davis. after ward saw him between II and 12 o'clock up where the body was found. Huntington was with me. I think Charley Scranton and John Williams were there. Went from there to the Stannard house, but did not stay but few minutes. Next saw Hayden about half way down the hill near the spring. He was in a
  to stop and he said he would when he got down to the fork of the road, and he did stop
 MT. Waller-Did you have conversation with him, if so what?
 A. I asked him what he thought about it. He said he did not know but she had been of and got into trouble, and rather than bear exposure the second time, had committed sui eide. He said she had been down hearted and low spirited for some time.
 o. Was there anything said about knifef
 A. Yes; he said if the jury had found a knife, he thought they would have brought in a verdict of suicide.
 Q. Did you know at that time whether the body had been opened?
 A. No, sir No, don't know whether MT. Hayden knew anything about the body being opened.
 Cross examination by MT. Watrous.
 MT. Watrous-What is the distance from George Davis house to the Stannard house.
 A. From two miles and 8 half to three miles.
 o. Do you recollect whether the coroner'e jury were up at the scene of the homicide wheD you were there?
 A. don't know that they were.
 Q. Did anybody leave the scene of the homicide when you did2
 A. Yes, sir. can't tell who they all were. Think Charley Scranton left at the same time. Don't know whether Hayden left at the same time or not.
 o. Were you member of MT. Hayden's church?
 o. Did you see MT. Hayden at the Stan nard house
 A. did Can't say whether it was be- fore or after went into the house.
 MT. Watrous- Can't you remember whether any of the coroner's jury were at the scene of the homicide when you were there?
 A. No, sir, I can't tell.
 Q. Did you not know that there were spec ulations as to whether it was murder or sui eide when you went up thereP
 A. No, sir, I did not.
 Q. Did it not occur to. you whether it was murder or suicide?
 A. Supposed at the time she did it her self and supposed that everybody thought so at that time.
 Q. Did you talk with Huntington about his testimony during recess
 A. may have done so. yes.
 o. Did you not tell him you should testify the same as he did
 A. No, sir.
 Q. Did you not talk the matter over with Huntington to see if you agreed on the sub- ject?
 A. have talked with him about it.
 o. When did you talk with him
 A. From four to six weeks ago, at Yales- vile.
 o. And he remembered the same things that you did?
 A. suppose SO. know that I remem- bered what I said.
 o. You went to Yalesville and summoned Huntington, did you not?
 A. did. No, sir. There was no allusion made to the trial at the time 1 summoned him.
 o. When you first went to Yalesville, did you go purposely to see Huntington about this case and talk it over with himP
 A. Yes, sir, suppose I did.
 Q. At whose request did you go to Yales- vile to see Huntington2
 A. At nobody's request. I was talking with MT. Gilbert Stone and told him that thought I would see Huntington and see what he recollected about it.
 o. Don't you know that Mir. Stone, in some form or other, expressed desire that you should see Huntington
 A. No, sir. I can't say that he did. I think it was on Sunday when Stone spoke to me about it. We were at church and it was before service. I think it was sometime in November that we had the talk.
 A recess was ordered at this point until 2 o'clock.
 Benjamin Stevens having been brought in his chair was sworn. $. MT. Waller inquired. MT. Stevens, what is your full name A. Benjamin Stevens. o. How old are you A. Sixty-two last March.
 Q. Where do you reside ? A. In Rockland, town of Madison. Have lived there most of the time since was born2
 o. Have you any family2 A. Well, have had, but they are all married and gone. Have four children, three boys and girl. I know MT. Charles Stannard. Oh, yes. Lived there in the neighborhood ever since he was Q little shaver, 50 years or more.
 o. Did you know his daughter Mary? A. Oh yes.
 Q. On the day of her murder, MT. Stevens, where were you /? A. was at he Stannard house in the forenoon. Oh well, all the forenoon. Stayed there till one o'clock. rvoice low and tones gruff and ready.J Yes, he (Hayden) came there while was there. o. Where did you first see MT. Hayden that day ? A. was in the house and might have seen him as he came into the door. He came right through the room where was was in the front room he merely spoke and said something, don't know what he passed