National Republican., 1880-02-23

To Mr. Wells Bedford came TO her house
between and o'clock, aud came alone; lie
remained about an hour and then went home
with two young girls; when Bedford came
buck to the house Plum was sitting ON the
lounge; he said that Hirth was killed.
Cross-examnod by Mr.. Perry: Her hus'
bands name was Nelson Hall, but he was not
at homo that night he was homo TO supper
aud he went out about half an hour later; sho
had supper a little earlier that evening, about
hulf.past 5; both Isabella aud Mary Shiles took
supper with her that night; sho was sure of IT.;
her two sisters were in the kitchen with the
witness when Sue Barber came In; Pendluton
was in the middle room on the lounge when
Pinn came In aud stayed there until he heard
OF the murder; when Sue Barber Caule in the
house site came right through Into the kitchen;
Pinn came In shortly afterwards, aud when
he entered Sue Barber had not got out Of the
kitchen door; she heard rap and said come
in; the door opened and Pnn ciuno In; ho
came into the kitchen aud s,t down ON box;
her two sisters, Sue Barber and the witness were
there at the time; she did not tako much
notice of him, as he was behaving himself;
he went into the middle room before Bedford
went away and sat on tho lounge; Luke
West came into the kitchen about ten minutes
after Pnn, and thcu came Katie DIXON aud
Elnira Byley; Bedford was the next to
come; nobody else came after him; they all
remained in the kitchen about 40 hour talk
ing together and then the two girls started
home; no one left, after that, until they heard
OF the murder, and then they all went; IT
was about half an hour after Bedford
first went away that they heard Of II; Worm
ley was sick and did not 90; they stayed at
the drug store about fifteen minutes; Bedford
came back with them to the house; Pinn
returned to the house afterwards and she did
not know the time they went home as she
went up stairs TO bed her husband was
wutchman and did not como home until the
next morning; she saw Pinn at her house the
next morning; IL was about breakfast time,
but as they did not have any regular time for
breakfast she could not tell what time 1t was;
AFTER THE RECESS
William Syphax was examined: lie had lvod
here about forty.two years; hc had known
Sandy Piun for some time; he worked in a
store where the witness went sometimes to
deal; he dill not know what tho ucighbOrs
generally said of him.
Richard +. Brown was called and identified
Richard Craig rs the man who was with him
on the night Of the murder.
FRANK PENDLEToN
was examined: He lived on Twenty-hrst
street; on the night Of the homicide he was at
Mrs. Halls nc got there about dusk; Pinn was
not there when the witness got there; Mrs.
Hall and her two sisters were there; he saw
Pinn there about 6 o'clock; tho witness had
been asleep, aud when he woke Pinn was sit
ting In the same room with him; Bedford
came in between aud oclnck aud told of
the murder; they then Went out; he saw them
with Mr.. Sibley on the opposite side of the
street. going toward the drug store; Pinn
wore dark clothes OH that night.
CrosJ.cxamined by Colonel Corkhill He
did not see Bedford when he came in; he went
to the pump with one Of the Shies girls, aud
when lie came back Bedford was there's it was
about 10 o'clock when Pinn went out, and 1t
was after Bedford told him of the murder.
LUXE WEST
was called: He lived on !, between Twentieth
and Twcnty.frSt streets; he rCcDllccted the
night of the murder, and was at Mrs Halls
house on that night he got there between 6
and Z o'clock; he saw Mrs. Hall, Mary and
Isabella Shilcs. Frank Pendleton and Sandy
Pinn when he went in; lie remained about an
hour; he was not in Pinn's company aud could
not say what time Pinn left.
Cross-cXamIued by Mr.. Perry: They were
all in the kitchen whCu the witness entered
the house, Sue Barber came in tho room after
he got in; Bedford came in while the witness
was there; some girls came in, but lac did not
know when; he did not stay in tho room long
after they ontcrod there was no singing going
on while the witness WAS in the house; he went
up stairs but there was nobody with him at
that time; Sue Barber came up afterwards; he
remained some time in her company, aud
they came down stairs together he did not
sec anyone in the house at that tine Sue Bar
Der came up stairs and tolG him about the
murder; she said that all were going down to
the drug store to see the man; he remained
there until she returned and told him what
she saw
HOWARD coPELY
was examined: Lived at Eighth street and Grant
Hycnue he was employed Mt Murphy's barber
shop ON Fourteenth street: he remembered the
night OF the murder; the day after that he saw
Jolnson at the corner of Eleventh and
streets with Alice Gray and Ella WoOdrok
Mr., Miller asked the witness If Ben John.
son did not say In the plesencc of the above
parties that he and Nose Ross nearly killed u
I person on Fourteenth street the night before
meaning the night of the murder. Objected
TO aud ruled out
! To Mr. Wells: lie saw johnson on tho cor.
ner Of Eleventh aud V streets the day after
| the murder; he heard johnson say that he had
been with Roxy Ross the night before.
Cross.cxamincd by Colonel COrkhill: The
conversation occurred between l aud o'clock
| johnson was on the corner when witness gu
there; Alco Gray and Ella WoodfollS wer,
there, but the others the witness did no
know; he stopped there about five minutes
| then ho wont into the girls house, and they
came in five minutes later that was the ouly
AHg l'"N WYNN 'lN 'siNN 'Nl'''no WI VIC b'l
he was arrested once on that corner for dis
orderly conduct
PETER DUNN
| was examined He lived at 14l9 Samson street
| he kncw Sandy Pinn, and his reputation 70
| peace aud good order WAS the very best.
JAMES ROBINSON
was examined His occupation was preaching
and he was connected with the Salem Baptis
church; he knew Pinn, but had never heard
/ uything Of him,
PINSs CASE CLOSED.
The counsel announced that so far rs thu
case Of Pnu was concerned they would rest.
The Government recalled Ann Williams
| Her age WIS about twcnty-four or twenty
| Ave; she was never in court before this case
sue Barber recalled She knew Matild
Mullen and Emira Buyloy; on the Sunda,
! after the murder the witness went with Ma
tilda Mullen to Elmira Bayley's house,
IMPEACuISG browns TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Thomus Harvey WAS examined
She lived IN CoX's alley, between Sixth m,
Seventh and d aud y streets; she knew Rich
ard Craig; she heard of tho murder the mex
morning after it happened; Craig came In he
house the night Of the murder between AM
7 o'clock, aud she let him out the next morn
ing between o aud 10 o'clock; he rented room
from her.
Fannie Sampson was examined She live
In Mrs, Haryey's house, in CuX's alloy; sh