Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-02

half inches, two rect o1RnC 1ncneS W1Qe, and had accomplished it without trouble. Freddio Stone led the COW through and out again.
 The Girth i'm the Barn-WncOx's story. Q.-Did you persuade 1t any2 (Amuse- ment.) A.-No, sir.
 Witness girth was nearly on level with the scaffold. I went myself from that scaffolding to the hay. Two friends did so.
 Mir. Jones-What did you hold on to? A. CA man could possibly, then, go across on that girthP A.-Yes.
 Q.-You don't know how many bottles or boxes or pieces of old iron were on that girth Nov. 14th, 1878? A.-No, sir.
 That Cow.
 Freddie Stone, Eddie Stannard, Austin Stevens and myself took part in getting the COW through the hole. No one was behind the COW.
 Q.-Now, won't you tell the jury how you shrunk that COW down 6 or inches to get her through that hole? (Amusement.) Witness persisted that she got through. Spectators happy at the battle by the lawyer.)
 Q.-Did the COW bend or get down on her knees? A.-She lowered herself. She stood on her feet while passing through. Her back or shoulders just brushed in two or three places as she came out. No, we used no whip or pitchfork. It was not door through which the COW had been In the habit of pass ing.
 Q.-Ihe COW was alive when you got through with her? A.-Yes. (Laughter.)
 Edward Stannard testified about the girth and the praoticability of getting to the hay mow by means of the girth. Twice he had walked across last fall, as also once yesterday morning He also saw the COW experiment just testified to. Witness was cross-examined as to what was hung up in the barn. He could not tell whether there were pins, nails or hooks from which the harness hung.
 That Rain.
 Silas Dowd testified to living three miles from Rockland formerly, but now in South Madison, and to there being 0 heavy rainfall the night before and the day of Mary's funer- al. He went up to the spot where the body was found just after the heavy rain and saw 8 pool of coagulated blood still remaining, de- spite the rain. It was an inch or an inch and a half deep. Mir. Bunnen poked stick into 1t. Cross examined by MT. Watrous. live now on the John Jones farm.
 MT. Watrous' next inquiry, 'How long has that farm enjoyed your tenancy ?" created some amusement. Witness said: Davis and Smith and Bunneu were with me. When l looked at the blood pool saw Bennett poke his stick into the blood stain.
 Q.-Can you tell how large the pool was Al can't.
 Q.-Dld you measure to see how far the earth stained the cane. A.-No, sir. Q.-Was 1t mud or blood Alt was mud and blood together. Q.-Everything was pretty muddy that day wasn't it ? A.-Yes, sir. CA cane could penetrate an inch and quarter most anywhere what day, wouldn't 1t A.-Yes, sir.
 Q.-And some of the mud would be mean | enough to adhere to 1t CLaughter.) A. Yes, sir.
 Q.-How did you measure 1t? Witness-Do you mean with a rule or ID! | eye2 A.-Yes, with my eye. Witness now asked-Do understand you
 MT. Watrous glanced humorously over hi | glasses and ''gave it up." Daughter | Q.-Win you show how you would talk your thumb and finger and measure? A. l don't like to.
 Mr. Watrous-I would not like to agitat you, or give you pain or uneasiness. Laugh | Witness looked at MT. Watrous and then ul to the judges. Witness said yes, sir Bun | nelPs son went with me. Do you want t know why? MT. Watrous did not. Witnes said he had never said that Hayden ought t be hung, and added, not in this world, and don't think he ought to be hung at all. (Mucl | amusement.)
 | Mir. Watrous-Thats all. | Recess | During recess Mir. Hayden stood up an | conversed with animation and spirit with | venerable gentleman with white, scattered hai and whiskers. Mrs. Hayden was engaged i | an animated discourse with various lad | friends. Susan Hawley and her half sister sa quietly, near MT. Waller, together, Susan lool ing little uneasy and Imogene composed.
 Charles sHaSVIey--The Oyster supper.
 Charles Hawley, take the stand" cam | from the back part of the room. This WE from the advancing MT. Waller, on his way i his seat. the sheriff having just rapped for 8 lence, the judges having returned after the sissta in their retiring room.
 Witness, to MT. Waller-I was at the oyste supper in March, 1878. went there earl in the evening, between 6 and 2, with my ha sister Imogene Stannsrd. I came away about II o'clock. told my sister Imogen. who was up stairs, that 1t was time to go. Sh came in about five minutes. knew it was ] o'clock. Ycs sir, because had watch my pocket. When came out of the hous Imogene was with me and we went over Mr. Hayden's house. We had a letter to car ry. That is, Imogene had. She told me
 Q.-Who was at Mir. Hayden's house thu nighti A.-Mary Stannard was there.
 Q.-Did you go into the Hayden house Al did.
 l Q.-Where did you see MT. Hayden the fir time after you left the parsonage that nigh if at all? A.-At the house, inside. I don recollect seeing him on the way. He cam after us, perhaps in two minutes. While the house sat in the kitchen. do not kno where Mary was.
 | Q.-Who came to the door to let you In A.-Oh Mary came to the door and let In. Don't know where she came from. Don think anything was said. | Q.-Was there anything said about Mary going homep Al think there was.
 Q.-You say you think? A.-There was. l Q.-Did she go home with you? AN sir, she staid five or ten minutes. Q.-Why didn't she go home with you ? A Mir. Hayden said she couldn't go she mu l stay with the children.
 | Q.-When you went away whom did yo leave there? A.-Hayden. Q.-Who else A.-Mary Stsnnard.
 MT. Waller to defense-The witness is you gentlemen.
 Inquired of by NIT. WatrOus. Q.-Mr. Hawley, where did you live March, 1878? An Charles Stannard house. I was married soon after that tim, that March.
 Q.-What timer A-Can't say now. Q.-What year? A.-187a, think. Q.-Think now, MT. Hawley. Al can tell now whether it was '78 or '79.
 Q.-Oan't you tell Mir. Hawley, wheth you were not married before? A. Oaughing T don't know but I was. Amusement
 Q.-Where were you living next? A. Silas Ives house.
 Q.-Where next2 Al can't rememb
 now, 1t is so long ago.
 Falling Out. Q.-And yet you are telling of other thin that you say occurred.
 Q.-Don't you know that at that time yt and your wife had falling out with Mar and that you left on account of 1t !? A.-Thir not.
 ! Q.-Are you sure about that think nc before you answer. Didn't you threaten
 kick her outdoors? (Objected to- AN sir.
 Q.-Dont you remember you had diffcr ty with Mary, and you and your wife left u house, and you didn't speak to Mary for son timer A. (after long pause)-We had a fe ! words.
 | Q-How long did you go without speakir
 to Mary after this occurred2 A.-A fe
 weeks.
 Q.-Wasnt 1t months7 A.-No, sir Q.-Wasn't 1t before this oyster supper Al don't know.
 Q.-In what month did you attend the oy
 ter supper at the parsonage2 Al think was in March.
 Q.-Are you certain Al think SO. don't think 1t was in February. Fl Which Supper Q.-Which one was 1t you went to2