Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-03

MT. Jones-I ana not asking who saw you,
 MT Jones, reading Madison evidence. We'll, how is that A. We'll. if it's there I guess I said so. A pause. Witness refreshed himself with glass of water.
 o. Do you recollect seeing Frederick Dowd just after the Madison trial and your saying to him that you were going to tell Sheriff Hart or Hull or himself, and you guess you'd tell him that on Tuesday you were pretty full A. No, sir.
 Q. Had no talk with him on the subject A. About drinking2 No, sir. said some thing about how dirty was and my old clothes. didn't talk much with him, nor talked with him at any other time much. I can't go on and tell everybody I see and every thing. TMr. Waller-What did you say i? Witness repeated. Continued-I said some thing about Mrs. Ward having said that she had seen Hayden crossing the road.
 o. Didn't you say they had found woman who would swear that she had seen you on the way home, and you guessed by God she would swear that she saw Hayden too? A. No, sir.
 c. At the Madison trial you were asked if you had knife, and you produced it and said after court to people: They've got my old knife, andby God I've got half dozen more A. No, sir, I never said so. No, sir, that's the only knife had. No, not as recollect, did ever tell Ellsworth Scranton where was when Hayden drove up.
 g. Didn't you say you were lying on the bed with Willie? A. No, sir.
 o. Say so to anybody? A. No, sir.
 QuirkOms
 Q. Do you remember seeing MT. Harrison and MT. O. H. Platt over at Madison in a hack? A. An, yes, think saw the hack pass my house. I hain't got no dates or any, thing to go by to recollect it. Don't think I talked with Sherman Buell. and MT. Dowd about my testimony. was in hurry to get some rations for my men. Didn't stop long. No, I didn't tell them what route took to go home the afternoon of the murder I went home on the road in plain sight. If I did tell someone so that's all the quirkom there is about it.
 IThe quirkom expression was eagerly in qu1red for by counsel on both sides I don't think I did tell lem if testified again would tell different story from what did in Madi- son. MT. Jones ended the direct cross-ex- animation.
 Mr. Waller asked witness if he had ever said he would tell a different story. A. No,
 o. It has been said you walked three miles one day since this trial began. Is it SO? A. No, sir.
 Another Question.
 MT. Waller-Mr. Stevens, will ask you, for the sake of 8 woman, question. Have you ever had any improper
 MT. Watrous. Wait moment, for I see the witness will readily hand out his answer.
 MT. Waller. Yes. sir. I do not press it. Through all this trial it has been given out that this same Stevens has had criminal inter course with Susan Hawley. If counsel will not permit it. Witness. It is mistake MT. Watrous (to witness). Wait moment. ] MT. Watrous. If it be true that the witness can deny it the question is an open question, hI1t IaoikiDoofo r my friay1d Twill oS press it.
 MT. Waller replied: If the gentleman says in the presence of this man and in public pres ence that there was no such inference sought, l will not press the question. But in the cross- examination intimation has been made from the beginning that she has had improper in tercourse with witness This MT. Waller said had been implied in many questions, such as what bed did you sleep in, where did you sleep that night. MT. Jones interrupting asked: Do you want to raise another issue Fl
 Mir. Watrous disclaimed any unfair intent. The questions were legitimate. After few words more MT. Waller withdrew the question.
 MT. Waller now asked witness to explain about the $5 he said he let Mary have. Wit ness said there had been talk of going to the store and spoke up and said, Why, yes, I'll let you have some. I owe your father $3 and might as well pay to-day as tomorrow, and handed out $5 bill and on there turn from
  ness was now informed that the court was through with him.
 During recess MT. Stevens was removed. Before leaving several friends stood about him and shook hands and conversed with him.
 Another Stevens Fakes Hold.
 Austin Stevens sworn-Live mile and half from Rockland; was member of the coroner's jury in the Mary Stannard case. MT. HQvdan fold fho i17ru hol fov %I,o Io4 about o'clock. I was at the scene of the homicide Wednesday. MT. Hayden was there while was. We went up at about ten and came back at about half past eleven or twelve. MT. Harrison to MT. Watrous-The object is to contradict MT. Hayden. Witness -Odell Stevens and I went behind little in going away. proposed to him to go up to Big Rock. He said yes, but he didn't know the way, as he hadn't been there in six years. MT. Hayden heard the remark and said he knew where it was and would lead the way, and he did, we following.
 MT. Watrous. MT. Hayden had just been around there with the crowd, hadn't he ? A. Don't know.
 Witness was exceedingly frisky, attracting notice and was spoken to by Mir. Watrous in admonitory tones in the next question, at which witness became little calm.
 A. No, sir, I did not before this know any thing about Fox Ledge or Big Rock. Don't remember talking to anybody about the wood lot time not one, no, sir. Witness sum- moned up his memory and recalled that he did not know what he was summoned to the court for until yesterday. Being prompted further he recollected that MT. Harrison asked him yesterday as to what Hayden said. Wit ness also recollected that Mir. Waller asked him the same thing last Tuesday.
 Witness now tolerably quiet found that the counsel was asking him when he first was asked as to what Hayden said with refer ence to testimony at the present trial. It was at the State Attorneys room Witness did not know as to all the things which Mir. Hay den had said occupied his time at home be- fore going to the wood lot.
 Q. Did anybody contradict MT. Hayden at the Madison trial as to the time he left the house. A. Don't remember.
 Luzerne Stevens took the stand-Recog- nized clock shown. Hei got it in Walling- ford yesterday forenoon at Thomas Welles' This was the clock Charles Hawley, Imogenes brother, said he got in trade for the watch.
 Tuesday, 10 o'clock.