New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
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TOMS RIVER, N j., Feb. 5.-Charles VAIN
wright resumed the stand today in the "ahwrsh' i w.
dor trial and ON cross-examinaton admitted that "Jen
Thompson on the day OF the killing had polnted o ~
ace IN him where his father killed The witness
thinking that Thompson fooling, paid no ATTENTION
70 the remark. On Tuesday afternoon the "'ne7s a""
Rockwell go by wanwrigh:s house with wagon iou "
pine needles The witness denied all khowieageo Vi 'n'
niece of lead from which the slugs found on the oouy "
said to have been manufactured, the guh'wa"s anu c
other contents OF the clgar-DoA "bich ""' i' " Wv
wainwright kitchen.
Aho sherman said that he had stood the spot where
Mrs witze states that she heard the cry Of Oh George
don't~ an experiment being performed 10 Pro's
whether the sounds could DC heaiu
at that distance He heard no cries at all ana nothing
but the reports Of the gun
The Rev. Alfred Free WAS recalled lie testlhcd th"'
he visited the scene Of the murder three days after the
crime WAS committed He Gabe" Chamberlain
ON his hands and knees smelling the ground. lie saw
leaves covered with blood. The ground IooKeu "s ~
had been scratched over 10y dogs u,,,. ., oo,, ~,
George wainwright said: 81 was milking thc COW on
the morning Of the shooting and heard two gun sh9'
Then heard groans ana tney wee were hmtns
in order TO let boys know where he was Inc witness
described his whereabouts mnutey to prove an ann so
far as the carrying away of the body was concerned
When the searching party came to me mouse 1heIn @
Robbins asked the witness how far his father could nave
gene from the house before the gun was tred. lie
pointed out the Lum Bars as the spot ana thls 10
within twenty yards or inc place WncIc tIc
that when his father would be found 1t woud De sen
that he was shot I'm the side aud head was because ne
had heard Tom Lukes say that from the appearance
OF blood spots on the scythe ms rather inst nav
been shot in the side lie also heard the searching parry
say that from the appearance Of the shot marks III tc
bushes at the place OF the killing. his father must have
ever seen the piece of lead and the other contents OF the
cigar-box He said he had no gun in his hands Oh Mon
day. and that he shot no ono ;, on Monday; I, h,,,
Did you kill yOur fatherT was asked hiin'
a. Did YOU know that he was going to be killed 7"
"Did you ask any one to kill hlmI'
Not unril It was found" ,.,,.,r,
"Not until on Thursday following the muricr'
"Did you know whore the body was laid E =, ,
On crOss-examnaiion the witness said that arcT the
firing of the guns had said that whatever was shot
was Killed, because he heard gIoHns aud tEen t,r}
oPpeM a. ,e Sen pnas asSSd Where T he S heard the oa be d
that he thought that the sounds came from the opposite
Iiiyi' EmTa Wainwright said that on the morning o!
de Of the fnmIly and prepared hrc4iast them.
Charlie was tho first leave the house George was
az tnc tne a in the ontEIichcn Whom sIc heard The
shots the guns sounded opd that they attracted hcr
was milking the COW -lc said tEai the people, who came
TO nGure for her father Wednesday Waic both drunk
cxraimed INV God is that - :" she denied hat She
knew anything about the killing or had any hand w ~
in fall that II she was not pat the stand she woild
gel up IN ;cll who Killed her father and every
thing about She also denied having said 10 Acr
brother when she heard the guns, Those guns must
have killed pop" and his an wcring, no, they killed.
dog over the creek She asJ denied that she had said
that when she heard the shots that sht
was frightened and knew that some one W..
hurt or that she heard voice crying, ION
Oh! Oh!' She Rockwell going toward the Lnkes's
field Tuesday afternoon win ~. wagon and thice or
four hours nftcrward he came back with load of piue
needles That afternoon e" Jcf" ThOmpsou had said
that her father dead She asked him how he knew.
and said that had looked for her fathers tracks
6e ' dan%a DE- a 6aVn @ sad II beats a pop don't
pou Ike enough those Killed hiH. /
would laugh ii they did"