Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-08
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Q.-Didn't you hear Stevens say he wal sleepy that Tuesday, as he had been up the night before? A.-Don't recollect so. fQ-Now give me your attention while ask this question, if this (holding up news paper) is not substantially what MT. Stevens testified to at Madison, and, if not, want you to tell me what he said differently or in ad dition. MT. Waller now read newspaper re port of Stevens testimony at Madison. The reading occupied abou five minutes Having concluded reading the report Mir. Waller ask ed, fsNow, sir, is there any other topic beside those mentioned in what have read that you will swear that man did not talk about A. do not know, can't remember all you have read MT. Waller-Can't you? thought you could. Will you say he said anything Anything.
 A.-Wel1 as regards what is said about be ing home half an hour, think he said { short time, some minutes or something like that. Q.-Win you swear he did not. say hall an hour A.-No. MT. Waller-Well, thai is not much different. Anything else differ ent Ally memory is poor can't pick out MT. Waller-That all wish of you. F More e-COmtradIceing. Edward E. Meigs sworn. To Mir. Hubbard Yes, sir, Stevens testified that he had 2
 conversation with Mir. Hayden in the yard about some lumber. Was pretty sure of it, il my memory served me right.
 R4osSJ freely the night before the homicide? A. He didn't use that expression. He said he had
 been pretty full.
 Q.-You remember about the dancing al North Guilford? A.-No, sir, I don't re- member about that.
 To MT. WalIer-Can't swear that heard more than one testify about the lumber al
 Madison. No, sir, don't think I have go, my mind mixed up about what Hayden said and what Stevens said. My mind don't gel mixed up that way. Daughter. MT. Waller-n they both told it can yor tell us why it is that you can remember that Stevens told the story and you can't remem- Der that Hayden told it? A.-No, sir. haven't got any reason at all. No, sir, have got no reason for not thinking 1t might have been Stevens that told it.
 MT. Jones, for defense again-Do you re- member that MT. Hayden testified two days or one? A.-Think it was on two different days.
 Mr. Jones-Let me refresh your memory and read from a newspaper report. Mir. Waller objected.
 The court, Judge Park, remarked that il was taking up time.'
 Mr. Jones said-We only ask what has beer granted the other side. That's all there is te it. We only desire to have the same favor shown on this side that there is shown on that side. The court was unconscious of partial ity. MT. Jones-No, but we simply ask what the other side has had (evidence not read.) More Contradictions. Henry H. Wright (to Mir. Hubbard )-Yes sir; Mr Stevens testified at Madison that ht was at raising at North Guilford and inti
 mated that he drank freely that night. Ht also testified that he went all the way in ths road going home from the Stannards'. ha6 asked him what route he took. We were in timately acquainted. It was natural should ask him. There was great excitement in the community and the homicide was the topic. He said to me that he saw no enc from the time he left Charles Stannard's house until he saw his son and sons wife in the evening Didn't see anybody. To Mir. Waller-Wher we talked he was sitting on rock. I wal standing up. It was the Friday after tht murder. asked him if he didn't cut across He said he did not. He did testify at Madi son different from what he told to me. Wit ness spoke as if he meant every word he said I am sure of it. Yes am positive he saii he didn't cut across.
 More Sur-Rebuttal. Frank 0. Bartlett, farmer. of Killingworth sworn. To MT. Hubbard-Yes, sir; I was d the Madison trial. He (Ben Stevens) testified he was at North Guilford at a raising. He saiG he danced all night.
 Q.-Anything else? Did he say whether he drank or not? Al can't tell. He said he saw Hayden at the Stannard house and ha6 u CUnVSI6dtAOA WILL A1Au AUOub 6Om0 kuLlD6T To MT. Waller-I never read the reports O the trial. Yes, sir; heard part of MT Hayden's testimony. didn't hear but part was on my way to the salt meadows for load of hay and heard little and went on will swear that while was there Mir. Haydel didn't tell this lumber story. It was Der Stevens.
 MT. Waller now inquired-Haven' you saii that any girl who went back on her man al Mary Stannard had on her minister ought tc have been killed? Gaughter.) A.-No, sir MT. Watrous objected. MT. Waller said il was Roland for an Oliver. Witnesses nigh
 be prejudiced on both sides.
 Ben Stevemss Knife. Charles ". Lane-I heard Ben Stevens say something about his knife being taken away from him at the trial. He said they might keeI the d-d knife for anything that he cared ; he had got half dozen more at home better than that one. We were all going out of the court room at the time. Tue remark was tc no one in particular. Yes, sir; he testified that he was at North Guilford at raising. and that he danced, drank rum, and had pretty good time generally. Daughter Yes, he said he saw Hayden that day of the homicide at the Stannard house. He said he stood near the gate with MT. HaydeD (Mr. Jones' Wait till get that). He said they had con- versation, but what it was I don't recollect.
 The Hole i'm the Hayden Barn.
 Witness-I saw the hole in the Hayden barn. It was covered up.
 Objection was taken that this was not legiti mate rebuttaI.
 Mir. Watrous argued that the State had made the question of hole or no hole in the Hayden barn of importance. Now, it was re- quisite to show the fallacy of their assump- ton and show that the hole was boarded up.
 The court had some doubts as to its being rebutting, but would hearIt.
 Witnesg-Yes I noticed fhat fhe claphoSrd ing was of at the northeast corner of the barn facing the road As had occasion to 20 into the barn tried to go in under the eirth, but couldn't push away the boards below the girth and so had to crawl in above the girth I was at the Hayden wood lot on the 14th of Sept. Noticed that some sticks of wood had been carried away. To Mir. Waller-I do teamine 1; that is my business. Lived in Madison of or on for ten or twelve years formerly. Did farming, coaling and berrying. The time of the homicide was engaged in delivering ber- ries to the city markets. I was up to see where the murder was committed out of curiosity. When l heard witnesses testify that the hole in the barn was open, then recollected it was closed on the 14th of that September. That was the first that put me in mind of it. It was Luzerne Stevens that testified. Then thought of it. No, Inever had been through the hole before. I knew the hole was there as I had seen it when driving past in the road don't
 
 open.
 Mr. Waller-Did you ever see it when it was ell hole? Laughter MT. Watrous- W-h- ole, perhaps you mean. MT. Watrous insisted that the examination was likely to confuse the witness unnecessarily. The part of the hole above the girth and that below it were distinct. Witness-No, sir. never before that day noticed the part below the girth open. It was always closed. should say there were three boards nailed across. ITO Judge Park-Yes, sir; the boards were hori- zontal Iput my foot against the center board to push it away. That's why remem- ber there were three boards there It never recurred to me about this matter until I heard Luzerne Stevens testify, and never said to any one that I wanted to help out in this case. No, sir; never told MT. Jones. never spoke word with him in my life
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 Albert L. Stone, bright lad, son of Gil bert Stone, sworn. To Mir. Hubbard-Yes. sir; was at Charles Stannari's house the day after the homicide. Mir. Stevens was there: Gy,1> Ha~- m