Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-15
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were you on duty? a. m. till l2 at night ; 1 that is my time to be on
 You were not there on this one occasion Oh sometimes go out. l am not able to state what days 1 was away in July. was not there in August. Mir Jones-That's all. Mr. Hull remained moment or two pleas antly showing the learned counsel the entries in the register, and resuming his seat MT. Doolittle tackled him.
 Witness-Don't know what time of day she went away.
 Mir Doolttle-That's all.
 MT. Blydenburgh called for Deputy Sheriff Peck, who having been summoned from the ante room took the stand. Judge Blyden- burgh inquired.
 Witness-Yes, recollect Friday evening, August 5th, 1881. Yes. it rained that night just enough to say it rained, at about 1O:45: Where were you at that time? was ln hall road Grove under an oak tree.
 You were on duty as an officer? I was. Describe what sort of rain 1t was? l should call it the tail end of squall. There was no wind to speak of. There were few black clouds overhead. Only few drops fell. Next morning the wind was south or southwest The water on the bars off shore was little rough. There was 8 little sea on Water breaks were in shoal water. It was good sailing breeze. Yes, across the dike, at what we call Dickerman meadows, there are | those huckleberry patches, and up by the belt of woods north of Savin Rock road. Judge Blydenburgh-"I believe that is alI''
 To Mr. Doolittle-The wind was south or southwest at ten minutes to 6. Witness ex- plained by the map the location of the road ] he spoke of, and pointed out the. belt Of ! woods.
 | You are brother of Mir. Peck, the engi- neer, who testified here this afternoon? Yes, 1 sir.
 | Mr. Stoddard-You made an official visit to the Elliott House to see Miss Douglass the | day after the body was found? Yes, sir, 1t was Saturday. August 6, about 1:30. | What was your object in going? 1 Mir. Doolittle-I object 1 Mr. Stoddard-Did you examine her cloth ing?
 | Mir. Doolittle-What's the object of that :? l After barley the question was admitted, l looked at two dresses, which was all he d1d 1 Witness-I went there to see Miss Douglass and subpoena her to the coroners jury. 1 MT. Stoddard-One was a blue dress with | white spots? Yes. The other light colored dress Her hat was braided straw hat with light feather. No, saw no black | hat
 examine.
 The court-Call your next witness.
 MT. Jones said: Your Honor, the air is 1 very bad here and it is ten minutes of 6. | The court will adjourn till to morrow. l Court adjourned till this morning at 10 o'clock | Closing Exercises, Morgan School.
 The closing exercises of the Morgan school at Clinton began yesterday with the public examination. This afternoon the prize essays ! .boko ,,;Il ir +La evening the graduating exercises. The pro- gramme is as follows
 First Prize Essay. w. Davenport, Texana, Tex. econd Prize Essay. Agnes G. Walsh, Clinton | Realism Literature re.....-................H Hodges
 Richard II. Bushnell, jr., sa brook '>'' '"' DULL - Cora Hull, Clinton '' , The Curse of Regulus. us....................Ke Kellogg Ths Monster Cannon Victor Hugo
 Henrietta F. Horne, southport.
 Robert E. Weman, Clinton. ino @n'4n0 Nelly B. Wright, Clint n. '''O" The Romance of Lord Beaconsfed ds Career Allen | Frederick N. Bushnell, Saybrook.
 Edith s. Horne, Southport. Grafton at York Centennial. Winthrop
 Henry A. Sta1 hard, Clinton. ballad of Sir hn Franklin. .............. .Boker
 Anna 5. Chalker, Say brook. Sense and Sentiment. Anon
 William L, Harrison, Guilford.
 Ida G. Buell., Clinton.
 EVENING.
 Greek salutatory-William Henry Parks, jr., Clin ton.
 Essay-Henry ". Longfellow-Edith Stowe Horne Southport.
 Oration-The Anglo Chinese War-Chu Kai Tune Canton, China.
 Essay-Napoleon at waterloo-Mary Isabel Horne Southport.
 Orarion-The Uses of National CaIamity-John William Lynch, Clinton.
 Essay = Mod.rn Estheticsm - Henrietta Firth Horne Southport
 Grafton he United States and the Western Hem isphere-Henry Augustus Stannard Clinton.
 Essay-The Remorse of Lady Macbeth-Florence Po6f TJi,to