, 1880-01-08
CRIMINAL NEWS.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Jan. 7.-rhe 1Inytlen
trlni acquired frestl interest to-day cu1lse-
1ucnt upon tho opening by defense Of evt-
ttcnco In sllr-rebuttai. Thu wife uf the IT.
clascsf clergyman was the first witness called,
and III abort order attacked the statements
uf tic f0llr State's witnesses rs to their con-
yersntinl.s with her. SIle first denied having
had my tnl1i viii. tile ftev. llchnr Eltlritlgr,
Methodist clergyman, MS In Ntnry StauMard's
monthly condition iii its rctntion to tho gc1l-
eral question of liur husbands guilt, anil pAr-
ticularly with reference to the possibility Ut
the girls belief TINT site could be pregnant.
Nuxt ,,,1 MrA. naydyn se,.tra.lIletet! llt tne Nsy.
mud his wife, tcnying thciir statements
to his wo0tl-l0t Just nftur tlitner, nr nbDut
so n'cluck. III this trinl Mrs. llnytfen teSsti-
sud TINT II she told t'ibi,s atrl wife anything
nhont tho ilaster she must lave given tEell
the salnu hour. Mrs. Hayden clusel linr
series Ut contradictions l,y stating thnt Fill
more Scranton, who. tcstii'p,l TINT wllr1, tho
.Hla tllat tsie e'atllng WIS mp around the
waist, Indicating u,irstyr. On il sharp cross-
examination. tliU STATE, pressed her strongly
fur {", ss tt rtaso x 80 f0r txti ths ye@r1nSe r'
ltrt,d Conversations on which to basa
these |cIllala, mil yet, When ott the stand b.,
fore, could remember nothing. that her l,ns-
batnl says lie told her Abnut his purcllnsG, Of
tsfs|s; ,st ss was ~ yn taf I'D saxss a s Hue %
trngrdy, aitl Il wns only natural thnt sie
co.lld nit recnlEeet everything. Mrs. 1lay.ltn
WIS next questioned Hs to whether tlp .c:
way t|mt i s,s M,'!M Marrs !lss;le" I i'S &c: @
callu IL widower. Mrs. 1fnylen ntlmitte
sotnc .cnIlycrsatlon of, tiintt character,
Mvl that Mary ,joeossly said 10, her:
wcilt. on tn. s.y that slsp rep!leu, = No, TO
not" Mrs. Hayden ,uniett that she over re-
gnrtie.l this III Il scru.lS nAtter, although ut
the time she WIS Npl'rtlachilE. confinement.
ws swe. sssf at sT S e ssyv '%" tS %ifiss e
l,nss,,ssio,, IL blpotl-stai1ctl stick with which
tho Eirt might hnyu bceN struck In tho llgAal.
Stevens denles ~ this. othar witnesses further
particulars, o1le pr nnra showing that lie n.l-
inittell drinking heavily the night before tho
murder, aHtl another ,1rsser;!ng Tint Stevens
sn!tl ie intended tt, tell N story ut
ths @ prcjninury trisi! 4 Sew liaye1, @ INV iaWyer f
and ltf4 wife testified that Minister Gibbs called
ut their llOnse t0r nlyicu as IL l,nW to escape
sllbWntl.l y appear ln this trlnl, beca,lsc l,e
the Stnto desire to USE. liz was told tint
tho 0tlly wny to escnpe a Conleetlent sub
puma was to iiy tho State Or commit sufui,tc.
Gibbs further sail III this conversation that
Hayden WINS guilty, md ought to .hn strung
up. Another wit,le8s testified that Gibbs l,uil
said TINT nnybptly WIN favored Hayden Wns
rs ba1 ns Jntlns. The Court adjourned to to
morrow.
DARING 1'OaT-OFFfCE ROBBERY.
NEw Y0IIs, Jan, 7.-Grcut excitement ex-
ists a,uong tlso postal ara police oilletnls Of
this city over I'LL extraordinary bold burglary
perpetratcd at Station I lust night. trl,c safe,
which stood Within SIX feet Ut the front Win
dow, artl In rnnm which Is lighted by gus
Mt right, IN full view nf tic passcrs-hy, wns
moved buck tnto tho iutcrInr ot tho Office,
holes drilled Into 1t, powder inserted, atll tho
doors blown from their hinges. The robbers
secured over 81, ,000 in casll, md largo nrsls-
bcr OF valuable fa>crs, Registered letters,
surprised to cUntaIn money and Government
bolitts, qtlantEty Of postage stnmps, and
other ynluables Tie o!llcG closed, rs usuhl,
ut D o'clock. Postmaster Jnl,lcs was notified
this morning BY s,!pt. Af9ser, who llas
@n'S @ %l Il te ths Ses s.}s oess @% III Is eoss MofS-
lnY Up tic c,su. it prespnt ti,ore
b.. ,lD clew tD tlIo rp,brrs. Postmaster
.lnmcs las from time to tilne catlesl tllo attel-
tim Ut tho department to the tnndctIulcy of
tho furen III Now york, anti llas askctt for NIL
,liti0liai clerks. lind his request bren grant-
el llu would llave an:til nhle to atntion rlerks
Mt lll tilU branch 0ll!epS during the night 4
reward will D utYtrtsl for tho recovery Of tic
property anl arrest Of the burglars.