Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-09
The Wa1lin gford Murder Case.
Nearing the End-The Arguments Conn
menced-Probab1e Verdict By the Jury
To-Day.

Nearing the End-The Arguments Conn
menced-Probab1e Verdict By the Jury
To-Day.
The case of the State vs.. Francis Carroll,
charged with the murder of Michael Early,
was continued in the Superior Court yester-
day before Judge Hitchcock.
Foreman James j. Redmond, of the jury
of inquest, was called in rebuttal and testified
that young Carroll did not tell the jury of
inquest that the shirt in evidence was his, but
he did testify that his arm had been cut.
Gross examined-The witness testified that
he took notes of Carroll, jr.'s, testimony He
did not write anything in connection with
the testimony for any newspaper. He did
not know that any report was written from
the notes. There were newspaper reporters
at the hearing.
Justice Patrick McKenna testified that he
acted as coroner. He recollected that
Thomas Carroll said that his shirt was
washed the week after he cut his arm, and
that he wore it the week previous to his tes-
idea that this (the shirt in evidence was held
up by the witness) was his shirt Carroll
said nothing about cut or break In the
shirt. The witness, crOss-examlned SAID
that he had not refreshed his memory, and
that he testified without having read notes.
He recollected that Thomas Carroll had ties
titled that the shirt might be his as he wore
some the same size as his fathers. Carroll,
ir., testified that the red stains on the shirt
might have been caused by his cut arm.
| The witness was not sure that Carroll, jr.,
did or did not testify that he did not think
he wore the shirt in question the week pre-
vious, but did wear one like it.
Fred. Gables testified to the scuffie he had
with his brother Jess, and said that while in
the fracas he had an open knife in his peck ct
which he had just before used to cut his
nails, and when he fell and was doubled over
! by his brother the knife cut through his
| pants and into one of his legs. The witness
said that he told Horace Bristol of the occur
renee the same night. On cross examination
the witness denied that he told Horace Bris-
| toll that he had a fight with an Irishman on
the Plains, and also denied that he (wltness)
went on the Plains.
The defense in sur-rebuttal introduced on
ly one witness, Horace Bristol the farmer,
who was called in contradiction of the col
! ored man Fred Cables. Mr.. Bristol testified
| that he drove from Cheshire to Wallingford
station to take the train, and left his team
one hundred and fifty rods west of the de-
| pot. He reached Wallingford little before
o'clock. About twenty minutes after leav-
| ing the cars he met Fred Cables, a little
southeast of the depot. Gables said that he
had had fight with an Irishman up on the
Plains, and showed the witness where his
pantaloons were cut Gables said that that
was where he got cut. The witness did not
recollect what other conversation he had with
Carroll. The witness pointed out on his
trousers where the cut was located. Mr..
Doolittle called for Cables trousers, but the
owner had departed with them, and the
witness was excused from a cross examina-
ton.
The defense rested, and the State having
no further evidence to introduce the case was
closed and an adjournment was taken until
2 o'clock, when the arguments were COM
menced, counsel having two hours each for
arguments. Mr.. Hubbard opened for the
State, and was followed by MIR. Hall
This morning MIR. Case will make the clos
ing argument for the defense, and will be
followed by Mr.. Doolittle, who closes for the
State.
The jury will probably be charged this af-
ternoon, and it is probable that the fate of
Carroll will be determined this evening.