, 1880-09-24
The Witnesses for tho Defense
Open with an Alibi.
And Considerable Contradictory Swear
ing Is 1ndulged In.

htd written IL lhirns, md that tho contents OF
tho letter bore upnn tho caso ou trnl.
MIR. Heed objected to tho contents Of tho letter
being given to tho Jury. md tho Btnta's AttDr-
neg kRndcdtu tho Court ali ni,stract Of tho sumo,
which hal been nlAle by Sheriff f30nl but lis
Introduction u evidence was not allowed.
The HtAtcs Attorney sought to prove Oy.IIieut.
kcatng, OhiGf OF Detectives thAt tho strongest
efforts snd been mntlp to prove tho existence "
snct, II letter, bit tho mntter wus objected to.
and tho objection WIS sustained. The 1iol,tou-
mt, however, testified to hnvin9 arrested Burns
IN February, 1sID, SHIRT time buforo the MUIR
der. md to his prisoners having dropped n f0-
yulyer Just hcture tho nrreat was tnatle.
1hg prosecution rested horc, without rlakiug
tho production nf tho convict Stcy0us, who Ind
baen brought from Joliet, md Mr.. Reed Ende
his address to tho Jury profacinE tho Introduce
lion OF tho evidence for thu 1ofcnso. lf0 sAEd in
opening thAt he acknowledged freely TINT tho
tlcfcntlalt hnd led Wild and wnywnrd life. but
bis fathor and mo,hor, though paor, wore ro-
apcotabic. In tho course Of tho defense he
would show tint tho piece Of city scrip Ind boon
hHnght hDnGatly nnd openly by tho defendant
for $ls, AuI TINT tho nun from, whom he pur-
chased II hatt CONC to HIN unl asked him to
have II roturslcd. Ito conll niso show that at
tho tttte tho murder waa committed bis cllent
wis ut is avn iltsnc, near thore,-n distance
nf MlA,ttt fnstr sHus Grsn tts scee Ut tho kilt
Inv. llo eu,td PROVE that lt,trsls hail s,snpe ut
delivered sos,o i1l,so which Ills fnthor Ind writ.
ten 10 y thIrsl GMriy, and h,!s than returned
home, arrlyinT tlloro about s:3o p. M, aud stay
Il ThS ut .,rst "aisi" witness WIS Mr, Bornara
t!s,rns tho, father 9f tho prlsoner, wiz, stuffed
uni W,nnl streets, and WIS living there IN tl!o
thy tint tho murder Of unatsly occurred: ~
istant sl,os. md o,l Sltrcli j. lftcr liking lis
suppcr Ut hts bo!rtlinH- -htuso t!ear tlaore, ho
wss hae arr,y'n sASrc ahMt sarG @ = M
In Tho h9.!se ut the t!nle ILLS wife. young nun
l,a;nsa ittley witlcss' ,ja., md the y"nker
iusIncy aotno i n,'slc he iia'i eopic at,d he do.
| lIyercd 1t to tho purity and rctt,rtlcu home.
Mts. NuaSa TEsT1fiHh o.,
TINT lteslnny was llv,n9 nt h9no nt the \ N time OF
whjed H. ia'or ad sopsl e iI.o pc1soii X %i,o
IN, mil utter remaining hoMn ali evening, slept
| 1T h,r,u TINT night.
yaw to Sinking ti,slr testin.nny. on ito ;a..stfota
or hnw thoy cotlltEso positively r.,lle,n6er wl'nt
bud l'Mppe!cd on the ls!r.Ic,,lar Iato n ancss-
arrest s, i cuupls II iays ar!sr Of Oh Il chasgS OF
innr,lcrng liohnnw fastened tho events of tho
Juhii Ros. 4 yo,',lg nun ,s viii, nllcKol thas ho
wAs visiting tlu hs,t,io 9t tho ltnrns fnnll,. On
tho night tt!nt tho murder occurred, sahl TINT he
| INV NGnDy Ifrn2 therD ut O'Clock TINT night.
~, John Mcdonnell, Z resilient ot No. 1a1 East
sasstt ". IN ~" s'1ttt .-t Tbuss oWT T -"
l,nrns cunning mit Ut bnrber's shop ahont four
I1 "is i,.,rs 1rnhnr or ~ IN .lef''n,ant cor
rc"r,s s' ;as 'aIi!'I !ssiaony ~ aud ssia i,trthec
TINT on the tlny foliowluK sho n,,rdur he hnd
Sss " nfnf nn1 :E.G Mstn @ ina on on ie to fo
lowing dny hu slw tho tano min tnlking with
h. rSr iI ap heal hI FIJI WHIT tint thst
,ho day nftcr tho mirder, Sunday, hO was home
;r;, t.st s ws s,t # nS @ e. %w %bSt 'ho
iia ot Sssr A, saS,i !Ss i'eo% 's,r,Ss
eEnor "ts ,assa MIsuse o ~ ~, ,,r,.,,,s tr,,,
1o,tr. ,yin t,,n mr,nsrtntinn ht1 l'rn,nht - ia
strrnxho thor Glse WIS called by tilp defense,
who, iulvIng cstuNshrd tho nIihl to 1heir
sntlsfnutton, proceeded to doal with tho
@ se sf 'eS I'm! S 5 w;ssss oSsfsa MGF Il:
prisancr confess Tic murder IL tho M9lt1nontt.
H.. Jall. lIo stntcl tin!t while ~ t1'l with
WV ssysssaiS y %i,l ri! ,%rs n ~ yniis , tao5s q
SaSa; Wl.!csa Wis talii Win. ~ no Joet rsn;
le m'1o y 10 5T to t:' to 70 to cd%v' nl tcs.r H
against Ntlrns, Ii rot,snerailon Ut wh,uh thoY
wtnii,i bo rele!iaed: Witness had b.en mp
p astn Sys SsIs' t 10 a te te s s',stf %
,.ot 6eIIays a,,y of thom %, oatn. ani tbat !!
ill., M'M 'MIiis to bin.
S ill., s isy ss oss 81 ats{ sG Ss +,
Prosecution tor tuo Hu,iclt nf Tho dotense. III
| suiI tint hu hui beer, in tic Monuionth
iii Will tIp Io{sn.luDt, b,it hIul l1evcr
M,tr,!cr. Wtn"as G!;l tnlko.l th.at morning viii
, itentIary, aid Juor C,irrj.r, nntl Nn tuli thor
TUT ho Ind i,nt hut MY rycrsa tion with it,nl
Y t St y emf ~ r.. tt 4 nat 10 a
tify asalnst !i'isn.. taet,ss i t. fo It'd lis ilf