Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-15
LOCAL NEWS.
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TcoNrrNuEp FROM SECOND PAGE. ing him. She goes again and sees him and has private talk in that barn. Did she talk with him in that barn2 Unimpeachable witnesses say that they saw MT. Hayden and Mary 20 into that barn and remain some time, and that she came out with a rake in her hand. MT. and Mrs. Hayden say that they did not see them go into the barn. Which will you believe the parties in interest or the evidence of these two old ladies who have no other ob- ject but to tell the truth? Now, the next morning after this interview he is of and away up to Middletown to get "quick medicine" He hurries home, stops at the Stannard house, as he says, to get drink Of warm water, when within two minutes ride of home. It gives Mary an excuse to see him privately and she goes to the spring for cool water She meets MT. Hayden, and what passed between them is known only to them and their Maker. She returns home and tells Susan Hawley that the big rock in the afternoon and he is to give her 'squick medicine It is not conceivable that Susan Hawley got her information in any other way than from Mary. Now, she starts in the af- ternoon to go to the spot where she told her sister she was going. She takes towel and safety pin, knowing and believing that she was going to have an abortion committed up on her. It is absusd to suppose that that towel was taken for ordinary purposes: Now
 
 condition, was there not motive for her go ing to the place and there meeting the person who was to give her the quick medlclnef It must have come up to this mans mind that abortion often disclosed the person who com- mitted it, and the only way was to shut that girls mouth by murder. When Mary Stan nard took that powder she knew she was talk ing something, what it was she knew not, but she had confidence in that man to believe that he would not at least commit murder. The 0f kha to scream, and then it was that that mans guardian angel forsook him, if he ever had one; the devil took charge of him, he felled her to the ground and the murder was made complete by the knife
 When MT. Hayden left his house on that fatal day about noon, he was seen by no mor- tai eye until o'clock in the afternoon, when he was seen in the potato field He goes be- fore the coroner's jury, and when the questoh is pumped to him, he says he went to the wood lot. If he did go there, and go as he says he did, he had time to do all the work he did, and to have crossed the road when Mrs. Mills says she saw some person crossing at about o'clock. Every other person in that town is accounted for. Only one per- son is missing and that is Herbert Hayden. It may have been @ stranger that did the deed! Was any stranger seen in that vicinity on that day? There is no evidence to this effect Now, as to time. I don't care how long it took Gil bert Stone or anybody else to walk over this
 
 had SO desired; yet John B. Wright tells us that he walked over the route in twenty-four minutes, and Serene Scranton says he could have done it much sooner. So far as the line of vision is concerned, @ man could have passed through the corn field, and up through the bushes, and across the lot without being seen by any mortal person: TMr. Harrison here called attention to the photographic views and said they must recol- Iect that the view was much more obstructed in summer than in winter.
 these charges and Mrs. Hayden corroborates him in all that h he says MSw do not Toa & to spend mqGn me afternoon. When MT. Hayden was going about We'd oanybody ana Wss told yes, he did not ike an nno- cent man inquire who was suspected. He knew that put out of the way It is well then that hs goes into inc house and inquiries where that knife that he pared aEibt that the wood lot story Then there talk about the blood spoS the knife that was it found within foot of the path. If tast knife had been left there the 3d of September it would out particle of evidence intimate with Mary stannard they bring forward and attempt to throw suspicion upon innocent man. They attempt that has been called Hagen, but in this they had something to do with murder. They talk about black oak stick Ben Stevens did not remember of sSous the stick tsy bring evidence to show that he did tell about the stick We is of sort of conse quence what he said. He and did forget what he had said upon this Hubject. An attempt is msde to sd at Madson e he ss Hydsn the notes of Justice Wilcox testified to in court about o'clock yet he aterwsrd comes on to the stand and testes that he did recoect that Luzerne Stevens ooIocS. There was ceiebrsted writer who has said
 there is nothing than feeble defense to throw these things by the defense in this
 All the evidence of MT. Hayden shows falsity it's first putting t in tin bO1 so that the children cannot get hold a of it. % thsrs thu tnreS TssRs G aE h hold of 1t when they were Rsyng srou1d the b7rI and too W not dyeI one on the e1ster supper He says hs did not see Imogene Stannard and they were there Then there the falsehood of his not going into the barn with Mary. There s motive for tunity to see Mary stannard alone. He attempts to bolster this with another by saying that not have been going in at the place where the wit qHant.d With Tyler the ras and Tyler says he did not know him at a Then he tells about the tools the Industrial School and gefhem2 That was not the purpose of his visit to Middletown It to get the Hawiey says Mary told her that Mr. Hayden h.d said that he had been to ddletown, he denies that he started for the wood lot just after dinner about o'clock. Now, it would not have taken him three hours of time to have gone to the spot where the way to the place where the body was found What WAS the need of his telling that? He that he stood yard after Mary started for the spring. but such evidence appeared in the trial at Madison. have not time to go into the wood lot story, but but knavs an idiot would have attempted put forth such foolish statement in regard to that wood to port his albl How did Herbert Hayden know of Mary stannards condition to her monthly periods unless she told him He says his wife did not tell him then then genemsn are fifteen nm by the ac- murdered by some person who had her confidence and that person was Herbert Hayden. Not only is he can be no doubt but that he committed the awful crime that sent the soul of poor Mary stannard un- warned and unprepared before the judgment seat of
 MT. Harrison concluded his argument at 1ss and a rscess of one hour was ordered
 Afternoon.
 MT. Jones in 0 tone repressed and subdued addressed the court His face bore evidences of illness and he began as if wearied, but soon struck in with power. MT. Jones addressing 2 the court said he was ill and had been for several days, but although just from a sick bed would attempt to argue the case, and if he failed he would have the satisfaction of knowing that he had done his duty to @ man whom, he said, believe as I believe live to be innocent, and one who has suffered in tense suffering What pain is greater than mental, he proceeded. When I look at my client and his good wife and their little fami- ly and consider how that good woman through evil report and good report has encouraged and supported him, and stands to-day to share with him whatever befalls him, e sense of oppression weighs me down. It can't be expressed. I shall keep my feel ings, gentlemen of the jury, out of the case as much as I can. I shall not travel out of the evidence. have spoken gentlemen, of my responsibility. It can't be compared with yours. In your hands is this mans life-solely and exclusively in your hands. The court even as judges can have no opinion upon the facts. know the judges too well to entertain doubt that if they have any personal opinion they will not impart it to you. Whatever verdict you ind their judg- ment must follow, whether they coincide or not. You each sit here alone. No man has anything to do with the other eleven in the judgment of this case Because you are jur- ors you may sometimes think the court is par tiaIly responsible. You are alone, as you must die alone, and no one to share that dread hour. It isn't to be laughed about in court or out. It is to be tried for the truth. have confidence in an American jury. T. have something to s~~k r. so q kk,, So., T