Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-02

Witness-Yes; I was the owner of watch that night. Yes, sir; am certain. got 1t in Waliingford. I think it was the same one. couldn't tell now where got 1t.
 Q.-Did you buy 1t ? Al couldn't tell. Laughter) Q.-Did anybody give it to you? Al think not. Q.-Certain of it? Al think so Q.-Where Is it now? Al sold 1t. Q.-Who to2 Al don't remember. Q.-Are you certain you did not sell 1t before the supperp A.-No, sir. Oaughter-) Q. Did you have any other watch about that time |? A.-No. sir.
 Q.-Where did that man buy that watch Al don't know. Oh! it was in Ben Stevens woods. was getting up wood for coal. Can't give his name. have seen him once ortwice. Worked with him two days. Igot clock for the watch. The clock Is in Wallingford.
 No Matter About the Name. Q.-Whose house2 A.-You don't want the name for anything. Mir. Waller told wit ness he mustItell Witness-Its up at my wife's folks at Thomas Wells. MT. Watrous asked witness to have the clock brought down in the morning. He said he wouldn't give the defense an order foz the clock. Counsel Talk. MT. Waller, expostulating, said here is a poor weak minded, feeble witness on the stand, and to submit questions to him obvi- ously improper to any lawyer. object to eravely. The State would see that the clock was brought. Mir. Watrous-Ift the witness is weak minded, I am sorry for him. The State had the advan- tage of knowing that before it put him on the stand. Some further spsrring ensued, listened l to with interest. ... Witness Enquiry resumed)-I stayed at the oyster supper till Il o'clock.
 Q--Do you know whether you were there l half an hour? Al was there more than half an hour. t. ~ O.-WiIl you swear you were there an hour 1; | t~,;,, air - Aon'f fall Of you got there at and stayed there l an hour can you tell what time you left A. left at Il o'clock. Objected to.) MT. Watrous said, in reply, II o'clock seems to be the one thing on his mind. Whether put there by anybody have not said ! TMr Waller referred in conversation, to Susan Hawley.
 l Witness further-I think did see MT. Hay den at the supper Couldn't say what time. 1 was up stairs when heard the call. looked | at my watch. It told me what time I left the l house. think 1t was before I spoke to Inc.
 gene. Couldn't give the name 70 of any one who saw me have out my watch. That's the only | way knew of the time. Yes, I knew Mary l was at the house. as she said she was going.
 Imogene asked Mary if she was going home. ! don't know that there was dance at Silas
 Ives that night. I think MT. Hayden sai6 good evening and that was all.
 l MT. Waller Again Takes rhe Witness ! 10 MT. W6lIeI, ASR1HB very &0utly auu 6h
 couragingly-I have got watch now. No
 nor didn't live at Silas Ives until after wal
 married. I can't exactly tell now when wal
 married. I was married in Durham. Tho
 gene WAS with me. can't tell the ministeri
 name. Yes, sir 1t was after that that lived
 at Ar. Ives. I was hurt so badly by the hur | to my foot as to be confined to the house fo
 some time. was at fathers when my foo
 was hurt It was about that time that wen
 to the oyster supper. worked for Nehemial
 Burr when hurt it. Yes, sir my foot wa
 hurt when I went to the supper. I don
 know where Imogene lived at that time.
 Q.-Now, Charles recollect that sore foot How long after the sore foot was 1t that yo1 } got married? Al can't tell
 Mir. w., soothingly-Never mind. ) Witncss-It after that oyster suppe that went up to Durham with Imogene an
 got married. I can't tell whether it was } long or short time.
 Q.-Now, Charles, how many watches hay
 you had2 Al can't tell. I bought thl ) about month ago. There was year that
 went without one. I don't know as Edwar ) Stannard knows the man sold the watch t } for clock I have taken MT. Studley's plac ) for this winter. Iworked with MT. Hazlet No. can't figure.
 l Q.-Oau you add up or subtract? A.-Nt
 sir.
 Q.-You can tell the time by wstch7 4 | Yes, sir.
 l Adjourned to 9 a. ID.