The daily gazette., 1882-10-16
THE MILFORD MURDER.
COLL HALLETT's' TRIAL AT
GEORGETOWN.
VARIOUS EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD.
The Evidence in the Deputy Murder Trial
Concluded, and Argument Commenced
TO-day--Hallett'sC Conviction Probable.

GEORGETOWN, Oct 14.-The interest in.
the trial of Collingwood P. Hallett, for the
murder of Burt Deputy In Milford last
April, is increasing in interest daily, and
to-day's session of court drew crowd of
people such as has not been seen in George
towp for long time. The case is the most
interesting one tried here for many years.
At to-day's session the defense resumed
| calling witnesses and John Passwatef took
the stand. Miss Annie Daniels, Hallett's
betrothed, who was with him when he is
supposed to have fired the fatal shot, was
examined last evening She denied that
Hallett had fired pistol, and said she was
with him from to 9. She also denied see
ing any wagon, thus contradieting the testi-
mony of Mrs. Walls, an important witness
for the State, who saw the two together aud
spoke of seeing John Passwater, about the.
same time selling watermelons out of a
wagon. Mrs Walls testified to Haliett Off
ering her 5000 to shield him in what she said
about seeing him. In her testimony Miss
Daniels had cOntradicted herself and told
different story from that before the Coro-
ner's jury.
John Passwater was the first witness
called to-day. He testified that he called
Hallett away from Annie Daniels about 9
O'Clock that night. He wanted to borrow
$50. Hallett replied that he was going away
Monday and needed all he had. The
prisoner told him he thought his brother,
John Hallett could accommodate him.
Witness knew Bryan and said Bryan told
him next morning that Coll. Hallett could
not have done the shooting for he (Bryan)
had Coils pistol. severe cross examina-
tion frequently confused the witness and
his direct testimony was occasionally contra
dicted.
George Walls testified that Bryan had
borrowed Hallett's pistol about o'clock
the night of the murder. A cross-examina-
tion ELECTED the fact that Walls was very
drunk that night. The defense tried to i'm
peach Bryan's veracity, but utterly failed.
The State then began the offering of re-
buttal evidence.
Six respectable citizens testified that they
would not believe Annie Daniels testimony
unsupported.
Six others also testified that they would
not believe George Walls on his oath.
Six Others also testified to the same re-
specting John Passwater's reliability.
The State proved that Bryan was re-
liable and also proved positively that Miss
Daniels had not told the fame story In
court that she had before the Coroner's
jury, and that the route with Hallett that
night as detailed before the Coroner's jury
and Esquire Stevens, was widely at variance
with her statement at the trial. The State
also proved that John Passwater had said he
was Wltmn tnrty yards oil the shOOting tnaL
night and he run towards the place saw
Hallett running away anu d lady running
behind him.
The defense then showed by six witnesses
that Miss Daniels could be credited.
The evidence closed with this, and the
testimony had all been put in. Things look
dark for the prisoner The witnesses were
all discharged and the case went over until
Monday when argument will begin. The
no u-in 10 tI,o i,.r,y r.raa
day.
Hallett himself is discouraged and not
very sanguine. Some think the jury will
not agree.