Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-09
Hov old is ahea

o. How old is she2
 A. Four years old last July.
 c. Do you know how long that girth had been across this hole?
 A. do not.
 o. Did you ever know it. when there was no girth across it?
 A. Yes, sir. This was before the barn was altered over. R- -'i- @s @s1ss
 O. When was this alteration made?
 A. Sometimes in the summer of 1878.
 o. Did you go purposely to see the Gun nipgham boy to inquire about the shirt?
 A. No. air. I was passing his house and saw him in the yard. stopped and asked him if he recollected about MT. Hsyden's shirt. Don't remember that ever heard any thing said about the shirt until this trial com menced. Yes, I did hear about it at the Mad ison trial. I am sure that had on 8 white shirt that day and the others in the wagon had on white shirts. A 5
 Henry E. Scranton was next called. In re- ply to Mir. Jones, witness said he lived in Mad ison. My wife is not able to bs in court I know Rev. Mir. Gibbs. Recollect a visit of himself and wife to my house after the Madi- son trial. MT. Gibbs had conversation with my wife in my presence about the time Hay den started for the wood lot. He asked my wife what Mrs. Hayden said about the time Mir. Hayden started for the wood lot. My wife said she could not remember what Mrs. Hayden said about the time. Mir. Gibbs said he was not positive about her statement as to time. % N &S @
 Mir. Jones.-Werey you at the Madison trial?
 A. I was Don't recollect what Luzerne Stevens testified to about time.
 Ont cross examination Mir. Waller ask ed witness several questions to test his recol- lection of the conversation had with MT. Gibbs. The witness adhered to his first state ment that he (Gibbs) did say that he was not positive about what Mrs. Hayden said about the time.
 MT. Watrous stated to the court that the l wife of last witness was too i'll to appear in court, and unless the State was willing that | she would testify in substance the same as her husband, it would be necessary to take her de- | position. ss
 Mr. Waller in reply said he had no doubt but that she would testify the same as her l husband and he did not think deposition would be necessary.
 At this point recess was taken until 1 o'clock.
 | Afternoon Stevens Testimony More Contradiction. Ebenezer s. Walker sworn. To MT. Hub l bard-Live in Madison am by occupation 6 mechanic. Heard MT. Stevens testify at the Hayden trial. Heard him say about Hayden's driving up to the Stannard house the day o1 the murder and he said they had conversa tion together about lumber. Stevens testified there had been dance the night before at 6 raising. The question was asked if he had \ any liquor there. At first he tried to evede it, but afterward said yes, and he was pretty | full.
 To MT. Wa1ler-I did hear MT. Hayden tes tify at Madison. I think MT. Hayden testified first. Won't swear it. Won't say which tes l tiied first. Couldn't say Hayden said any I thing about lumber and couldn't swear he die not, nor won't swear that heard more thai one testify on that point about the lumbe, conversation. I can swear that heard Stew ems testify substantially that he had tall with Hayden about lumber. Yes, first spok of it right here with g neighbor just aftel Stevens testified. We both spoke of it almos simultaneously. We said that testimony ain as he testified at Madison.
 Mir. Waller-So there was almost collision about 1t? Ave didn't collide very bad Gaughter) He was Mir. Meigs, reighbo who lives opposite me-
 Samuel M. Coe sworn-To Mir. Hubbard Reside in Madison; am 8 mechanic hear, Luzerne Stevens testify at the Madison tria that he heard MT. Stevens say he saw MT Hayden the day of the homicide, at about 1 o'clock, when he drove into the yard, haSin ! returned home. Yes. sir, he said MT. Stevens at Madison trial, said he saw Mr. Hayde | when he drove up to the Stannard house, an. he stated he had 0 conversation with him ant it was about lumber. He did he said he was the night before, at North Guilford at 8 rais ! ing; was out the most of the night. Q.-Spea l about drinking? A.-Wen, he was reluctan to admit that first, but afterward claimed h
 was pretty full. ~
 l. To MT. Waller-When 1 read the eVidenc
 of Ben Stevens and Luzerne both, I said 8
 once that they each contradicted what the said at Madison. I said so to Mir. Dowd an
 Timothy Wilcox. I told Wilcox so again to
 day. It was at my house. I told Manfre
 Wilcox Yes. they are both brothers c Squire Wilcox. I told about it voluntarily
 No, sir, Timothy didn't come to figure out i , I could contradict. something. He came
 have a saw filed. Amusement No, no
 Manfred didn't come to see if they could us i me as witness. didn't, and do not thin , they came there to get the use of me as vii
 ness MT. Perry called me as witness. Q--You can't remember that you told
 to anybody but Wilcox? A.-Yes. sir.
 told it to my wife and my father. Can't rs
 member telling any one of it before Be
 Stevens testified couldn't swear Steven didn't go on the stand at Madison at rebutta and then mention lumber I am very pos tive Ben Stevens testified about having tai about lumber.
 II Q.-You cannot recollect evidence abor which there is no dispute, yet you are sur you recolleet that Stevens talked about lum ber A.-Yes, sir. I couldn't swear to g , | those things. Memory Is treacherous. Mir. Waller-Yes, sir, that's confession.
 Further to MT. Waller-I am sure hear
 MT. Hayden tell about the lumber, but coul
 not swear to it. 1 don't remember that Lu , zerne Stevens said anything at all about lum | ber.
 To Mr. Hubbard again. think it was tl
 direct when Mir. Stevens testified about lu D , Der. I wont swear to it.
 More "Reminiscences,
 Charles Smith sworn-Live in Madison; al
 a carpenter; was present at the Madison tria did not hear MT. Hayden testify; I did hea
 Mir. Benjamin Stevens testify; he did say
 met MT. Hayden in the front yard at the Star
 nard house when MT. Hayden drove up tt
 day of the homicide. He said he spoke abor | the weather, and in the course of converss
 tion something was said about the lumber. think he said Mir. Hayden asked him if he ha made the lumber trade, something of thi 2 kind
 Mir. Hubbard-Did you hear him tell wher
 he was the previous night? A.-Yes, sir said he was at North Guilford at 8 raising
 don't remember where.
 Mir. H.-Say anything about drinking 4 Well, in the remark he made, he said he ge
 pretty full. Yes, sir; he said he was sleep |, the next day; had been up all night . Mir. Waller-Didn't get so full that nigt
 but that he was able to keep up2 A.-No si1 II Q.-Didn't he walk three miles to get back
 A.-Don't remember what he said on ths
 score.
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