Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-29
LOCAL NEWS.
The Shelton Hearing.

More Testimony the Part of the state
 Prospect of Prolonged Hearing.
 The hearing in the against William R. Shelton was resumed in the City Court yesterday morning after the ordinary business had been disposed of.
 William E. Mcbride policeman, was the first wit ness called.
 At once an exception was taken by Judge Blyden- burgh to testimony coming in by this method con- corning the letters alleged have been written by William R. Shelton and such testimony generally, he saying that the fact that the letters not found tended rather that the letters never existed than that they had been lost. Judge Blydenburgh spoke at length on this point and said: ''We defy the State to produce such letter., and Mr. Pickett promised to do it in few minutes.
 Jrdee studley ruled that the custodians of possible letters should first be put on to see whether they receivedo or if they had what had been done
 The witness was excuaed temporarily and Mrs. Stewart and Mary Hartenstein were called from an ante room.
 Mary Hartenstein testiied-I received two letters on East Rock from MT. Shelton put one in btl- reau drawer, and one, the last received there, in the pocket of Scotch gingham dress left the dress hanging in my room in Mrs Stewards house on East
 To Judge By ydenburgh-I think received the first letter about week after went on East hock K | | and have not seen it since rece Ved two letter on the Rock two in Orange and two in Oak street re postal card from Walter Futile while l was on the Rock did copy poetry while on East hoea @ ana pn ot
 
 Tuttls, for had reason to wore the dress the day before left the Rock Walter Futile was on the Rock the and fourth Sunday afternoons while I there.
 Mrs Annie E. Stewart testihed-I live on East Rock knew Mary Hartenstein when she 1veo at my house for two weeks and three dsys; when she left the house left clothing there there was a pinghan dress and wrapper gave the scotch piI,eIam ess to Mrs. Richardson she came to the Rock to get it to give to Mary gave Mrs Richard sun all of Mary Hartenssein's things there was bureau in Mary's room which she used had the care Of the room; Mary went away from the house about dark Sunday night with Walter Futile Mrs Richardson for the things the next Iueelay or Wednesday I think it was Tuesday; have never seen the Scotch gingham since nor any Of the cloth ing Mrs. Richardson helped me pick up the clothes from the bureau drawers and from where some were hanging up Mrs. Richardson did n t go to the bu- reau, at least I did not see her go there postal card and letter while East Rock don't know of any others think my son brought these the store Mary Hartenstein Kept one letter in abox in closet down stairs with some writing paper gave that letter to Policeman Mc- Bride and Lieutenant Sheridan they came after Mrs Richardson had been there after the clothes l, they looked for the clothing they asked for leIter objected to) MT. Richardson came in the a1ternoo after the clothes think 1t either Thursoay UT Friday that the police came., e.,r4,s
 Officer Me. ride testihed-I visited Mrs stewart ? house about 10 o'clock the forenoon of september tWednesdayl: ordered to go there and IooR TOT ietters supposed be in the bureau drawer ed the bureau and the room thoroughly MT Ste%ar Sns there have been there twice since seareneo the bureau drawer with Lieutenant Sheridan 1ouno