New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
THE W4LNVRIGHT AZ URDER CASE.
PROVING AN ALIBI FOR RoCKwELL-wHo MADE
TIE wAGoN-lRACKs AND CUT TME TREES

PROVING AN ALIBI FOR RoCawELL-wHo MADE
rHE wAGoS-GRACKs AND CUT THE TREES.
Tons RIVER, n. j., Feb. I0.-The defence in
the Wainwright called several witnesses to prove
that the horses tracks the scene OF the murder
were made by n shoe with caks Rockwelfs horse
had plain iron shDe. Other witnesses were called to
show that Rockwell In the habit OF gathering and
using pine needles.
John L. johnson swore that II would take about two
half hours procure load OF pine needles such
Rockwell said have gathered ON the day that
the body moved.
stout johnson testified that would be impossible for
Mary Branson TO have any passing along the
Manchester road from the position that she occupied
under the maple tree at John Aumacks premises 80 as
distinguish who they Mary Branson had sworn
that she Rockwell going By III buggy about half an
hour before the murder committed, driving III the
direction OF wanwrights place The witness said that
the intervening vines aud trees would nave prevented
recognizing any driving along the road from the
position she said to occuTy.
The defence then proceeded enter upon the much
pected aIbi behalf OF Rockwell The first witness.
George Appegate that the morning of the
murder. he Mr.. Rockwell in Toms River between
o'clock. and they stopped and talked together If
this is true Rock could the place OF
the killing the time that the murder committed.
William Patterson on the morning OF the murder. saw
Rockwell st Toms River about O'clock He told this
first Smith Cowlrck, tho cranberry ground before
he had heard that rockwell was accused or tie ftuer
Smith Cowdrick heard OF the murder OF Wainwright
and saw Rockwell the next morning, at Toms River,
about 20 minutes past q.
The Witness Thomas T.. Bryant, said that IL was
his wagon which made the tracks in woods from where
the body last lay TO the Lnker held aud that u was his
axe that down the trees which removed along
the path Of the wagon In sepemt e, week before sne
fast in the woods and broke down that he had to cut
down two thrse saplBgs TO get out He said tnat THIS
morning. In company .ith Thomas Singleton aud
Howard Addison he had been to the scene or the wagon
tracks and found that the course which he took when
gathering wood was exactly that which Roekwcis
wagon Is said TO have travelled over In removing the
body The axe with which lie cut down tue sapnss was
old and had notches In IT, o. crOss-eNaInlDatiOn the
said that shortly after tue murder, when he heard
them speaking about tracking the wagon through the
woods and liking on Rockwrrs wagon as the one that
made the TRACKS he had laughed and said; why was
there myself the other day aud goi last ana had 10
emf do wu some trees 10 get out lie said that when he
made remark he did know that he was on the
Of the murder at the time that he gathered woud
and made the wagon9 tracks. IIo was not acquainted
with the country Il struck him these might possibly
he his tracks going the which lac had
travelled, this morning, hr identified them as such
witness the wagon tracks from the place OF the Kill
ing TO Lukers field. -,
Joseph Grover corroborated the testimony OF smith
Cowdrck
ne his way the station about 90 minutes after
o o'clock. and that he Rockwell standing on the
porch OF Cooks Hotel AT Toms River. -
Minnie Rogers testified that on the morning OF the
murder she also saw Rockwell at the same tinc anu
place testified TO by the last witness. -
David O. Parker saw Rockwell on the morning OF the
murder at Toms River.
Ralph IL. Gowdy, who was n member OF the Coroner's
jury that the Witness 3askel gave testimony pc
fore the inquest contrary TO that which he gave on hs
witness Beams who bad sworn that the pine needles
near the Of tire were different from others III
vicinity. admitted that there was no dllerence
between them This witness eso testified tnat tue pine
needles hockwells premises were not old needles au
such a. could not Saye been brought ,b 5oeIe s y cS on
was caused by hens scratching and scattering tben