Daily Republican., 1881-12-01

~. esses an both sides
20. >s.,sm,Asa and Te.tinsd-
II. Bird open" Tor sne
n.frnss In an Ablo
Ary n m . n (.
sembled at 5 o'clock yes,
,ssrnoon, and the trial Of Mrs,
,as proceeded with. During the
v Mrs.. Leach was SO Frustrated
,,ro,sness, ~ having just recover
severe illness, that DR.. Wales
lNI ~ .eut for. The cross-examina-
S ;Wrs, Mccullough was Resumed,
.Ssr the strict questioning of Mr..
, he coniradicted herself on a nrm-
rf material points.
Ip'li,m m P. Jones sworn, on the 10th
', el,'' lime was q Police Officer in
fsy 'S,s about that time I reached the
s." Mr., Leach. did not find any
That was claimed to have been
.s.e,amined, l did not finl any-
,,r the house; found part of the
T. " in the cess-pool, which Mrs. Nc,
~ ii claimed as her property. The
!. U,Ss are formed together, 80 that
..an, ,oynpying adjoining houses use
y ,' sue we'll; anything thrown down
sm tbe adjoining house, would be in
arb. veil. | found the remainder
|S4t box in yard some six or seven
Nd of. j.,
r,,pk Boster sworn, accompanied
s,nt Jones when he searched the
!, aid not find anything in the
but on searching the cess-pool
4, part Of q tin box.
ia Peterson sworn, am q neighbor
Il Leach, recollect her coming to
I arrow a key, she afterwards
/ and begged me not to say any
yabou' It,
I'M examined by Mr.. Bird. Mrs.
VI cane TO me for the keys on the
dJuue, about two or three O'Clock
a, silprLu N, and said that She
,ud the keys 70 open II box belong
70 her husband.
In Mccullough recalled. Mrs.
MI told me II or about the s22nd Of
Esuber that Peterson'- boy took the
mty
buhal Peterson and Samuel Peterson
small boys, were called and idonti.
tb Mrs.. Mccullough AZ the ones
\ Mr.. Leach had charged with Lav-
raken the money. The State here
Eei It's case.
n, Bird opened for the defense, and
y TIA, il he was defending man he
md stop right here, and without
trlg any evidence, submit the case
klks Jury confident OF a verdict of ac,
a.al, but as 1t was a weak woman
hVas charged with this otiense, he
Ssllpd before he finished to ciear her
)Gn,rr OF even a shad w of suspi-
b.
| A said that he would show by his
dresses that the house was open, and
gmy one could pass into it from the
rO. rear; he would also show that
EleaCh's husband had tin box
IL to the one that Mrs. Mccullough
lwhich he kept his money.
would also show hy witnesses
had known Mrs. Leach for years,
! her character for honesty and in.
pity had never been impeached
bre.
lrs. Annie Kaiser sworn, Mrs. Leach
by mother, in November last Mrs.
|Cullough sent for me, and told me
\ Peterson's Buys had gwen her a
bt deal Of trouble by getting on a
that overlooked her window, and
d that she believed that they took
money.
pn or about the 18th of the present
|nth, she had a conversat on with
mother in which she stated in my
Psence that she had found a paper
Y Pe:erson's gate, that had been in
Y oos' ard concluded by saying that
wished to God that she had had
Eersons house searched instead of my
ther',.
|izzie Fersell sworn, on the day the
was missed Mrs. Mccullough told
mat there was not any money in
oOX, that there was two bank books
brooch, which she valued more
money. The Deputy States AT.
Ivy cross.exarined both this wit
and the preceding one without dis.
any new facts or impeaching
testimony.
Alle Anderson testified to the fact
NcChversatlon between Mrs. Nc
t9agh and Mrs Kaiser.
4 Heal lestitiet that on the 10th
W. she was in French street above
ma was on the steps of the house
McCullough's, and saw a boy
F0at OF their house with tin box
y around on Eleventh street to the
u Inc alley, were there was num-
" other boys; my attention was
Ecu 70 the boy from the facu that
III y. wa' knocking at tie door of the
\ s'u mousse, he called to me and said
!, no one was home.
~ ~ heal was crbss.examined by
'.ooper and did not deviate in the
y \, ilvln ~ her direct testimony.
~ blrd called a number OF witnesses
" " VI whom have known Mrs. Leach
" ,up ~ past twenty-eight years, and
J. WI lhem had ever heard her char
!, y 'Or honesty called in question
!. a'' closed tho evidence on both
= 4 ana MIR. Bird made his closing |
NJ ,a 10 the jury; he ridiculed the
%Ou !" y. Iaken by the State, that a per-
~ suelr sane mind would steal a
% s.a Then 60 to the own TO borrow
!, " open it with. Mr.. Bird also
~ ~ on the fact of tbs house being so |
a VI Access, and referred particularly
oo' ~ e'idence OF Mrs. Heal who saw a
, ''ning out Of McCullcugh's house
NJ nn tox under his arm. He
!, , ,ri nis able and eloquent remarks
as5ing y that the State mad not even
w. Iu0w OF evidence to sustain the
~, NJ and he was surprised that the
'u si Attorney General had with
intn y y evidence ever brought the
= 'aoet concluding the trial, the
c,oo,. aS 30 o'clock adjourned, until