Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-20
3uurnal and qouries.
Tuesday Morning, Jan. 20, 1880.
THE TRIAL AND ITS RESULTS.

THE TRIAL AND ITS RESULTS.
 The trial of MT. Hayden for the murder of Mary E. Stannard, who was found dead Sept.
 3, 1878. has at last ended, as most of those familiar with the case expected it would, in a
 disagreement. The jury stood on the final
 ballot Il for acquittal and for conviction of murder in the second degree.
 There have been few if any such remarka- ble murder trials in this country as this. The profession of the accused and the mystery surrounding the crime brought the case inn mediately into prominence. The preliminary examination, poorly conducted and generally unsatisfactory as it was, added to the interest felt in the case. and the air was full of rumers. The people of the State divided into two par ties, the Hayden and anti-Hayden, and the di- vision as then made has apparently continued to this day. The long and, as it now seems, hardly aYoidable delay in bringing the case to trial in this city added peculiar feature, and the trial just concluded was begun and has continued in the midst of a sufficiently excit. ed public. It has been long trial, having lasted more than three months. No startling developments have been made on either side, although the public have several times been defuded by enterprising though injudicious news gatherersinto expecting them. The legal contest has been 8 hard-fought one, and no evidence that is really conclusive and that destroys doubt in all minds has been offered by either side.
 On the part of the State the evidence as to the use of arsenic was the most noticeable, if not the most important. Never before has such evidence been prepared and given. All that science could do was done to prove that the arsenic found in Mary Stannard's stomach was like that kept in the drug store in Middle town where Hayden bought some, os- to review the evidence on this point. Suffice it to say that the effect of this part of the case of the State was not such as was expected. No jury would feel justified in hanging man on such evidence. It's weak ness was owing in part to the conscientious ness and care of the States experts. They did rot attempt to prove anything they were not totally sure of, and their very carefulness was skillfully used against them by the defense. MT. John Fl. Leeds, who is not a scientist, also gave some testimony well calcu- lated to add to any doubt raised in the minds of the jurymen on the arsenic question.
 The evidence in relation to the knife with which it was charged MT. Hayden stabbed Mary was also answered in a way to leave fair doubt as to its use for that purpose
 That part of the evidence bearing upon the motive for the crime given by Susan Hawley and the Studleys was a very strong part of the States case. It was, however, weakened by the defence. ? Of the testimony offered by the defense the stories of MT. and Mrs. Hayden did much to shake the opinion of those who believed in his guilt and support that of those who be- feved in his innocence. More straightfor- ward and harmonious testimony is not often given by two persons than was given by these two. |
 We have thus briefly indicated some of the main points in the case. The minor points are legion, and the testimony concerning many of them very conflicting. The State has not, in the opinion of eleven of the jurymen, proved either that MT. Hayden had motive for the crime or that he committed it. This opinion will be recognized as just by the great majority of that larger jury, the public.
 At present it does not seem likely that Mir. Hayden will have another trial There seems to be no good reason why he should.