The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-03-27

Montgomery, an old man, who was one
OF the first to render assistance, testified
t. searching Green's clothing and finding
nothing but trivial articles The only
piece of money found was nickel. Capt
William Lee, who was one of the first in
the cabin did not think there was any
evidence OF a struggle. Philip Layman
saw cards scattered around the room and
two glasses and a bottle on the table.
He saw Green on Wednesday about 3
o'clock. Mrs. Ella johnson testified to
speaking to Green on Wednesday morn
ing. These and otter witnesses com
pletely exploded the theory previously
held that the crime was committed on
Tuesday night and tended to show that
it was not committed by the boatmen
suspected
Mrs. Alice Dlffy, who lives III the
house nearest to the barge, testified that
on Wednesday evening about ) o'clock
she saw three men g)ing in the direction
of the barge. They were strangers.
lJIlIN Stlt ttlil n'pt lIlli1h WAS nome At the
time.
Joseph Broadway testified that Green
had exhibited large roll of bank notes.
OtLer witnesses testified to the same
effect. Henry Boots testified that Green
said that ''he had wrastled them that
they had called him out and as be
,r,apnl ha lAn, l.
said they were three in number and he
did not know who they were. The wit
nesscs sat up with him Thursday night
and said that towards morning two
strangers came i'll and looked at the
wounded man and went out
John Banks had talked considerably
with Green, trying to find out who his
assailants were, but without success.
Green seemed confused and contradcted
himself. 1t was not Billy's custom to
carry money. The witness said a man
| weighing $50 pounds could probably
crawl in Billy's cabin through the wiz
| dow. Green seldom drank or played
cards.
!. p. Steele testified to Green being Of
suspicious nature aud that he always
, slept with his pistol beside him. OthCr
/ witnesses supported this, and said lie
was away armed. Harry IIessey, who
was in the lookup, which is a consider
! able distance from the barge, heard
J hinU Ii % Of 1istraSS W.l
ncsday night about | o'clock. James W.
Johnson testified to seeing two gypsies
on horseback coming from towards the
barge about noon on Wednesday. 1t
WAS at this point mentioned tina. VIC.
man, said to be the wife of Green, is SAID
to live with gypsies.
Howard Simpson saw blood on the
pavement of street leading from the
direction of the barge on Thursday
morning.
While these witnesses were being ex-
amlned post-morten examination of
the remains was being made. DR.. How
| ard BrattOn of Elkton took the most ac-
|
by Drs. Karsner aud Wallace. DR.. kar-
sner who attended Green testified that
there were nine wounds in all. The two
on the back part of the top of the head
were the most serious. The answers OF
Green to questions asked him were not
very satisfactory. They were mostly in
one or two words. His condition of mind
WAS faulty. His skull was fractured,
and death was caused by compression OF
the brain. There was enough blood Oh
his brain to kill several men. He was
with the hammer, as the point of it fitted
into the two most serious wounds He
thought he had been struck while down
Green had told him that he had $500
At first had said he did not know who
hurt him. He said there were three men
only one had hurt him. Ga Friday he
had said that Harry Riley. who is said tc
b. a gypsy, was the man, and later
when asked to tell and told that he
would die, said he understood it and thai
Harry Riley did it.
Drs. Bratton and Wallace testified t,
the same effect in regard to the nature o
e the wounds. Alex. Culinary testified t,
l seeing two men whom he described pas
l sing rapidly along the street Wednesda,
night about o'clock with bundles II,
e appeared to have an idea as 10 who on,
OF them was but did not deem it suffi
) Gent to name him William Bartlett
d, testified to seeing the gypsies, who ar,
, supposed to have visited the barge OF
= Wednesday.
Billy's effects were then examined il
, the hope that some writing might b
:. found that would give clue to the my
t terry. Besides his clothing there was
e bog and two satchels. These contained
almost every small object manageable
Billy appears to have had keys enough al
e most to enter all the houses in Chesa
peake City. There We're small keys an,
large keys, rusty keys aud bright keys
medium sized keys and numbers of skee
ton keys, in all certainly many nor
!, than hundred. They were placed i
= charge of the States Attorney. Nothin
tending to throw any light On the matte
was discovered The jury afterward
found that William Green came to hi
! death from compression OF the brain
:, caused by blows upon the head by
. blunt instrument i'll the hands OF pei
u son to the jury unknown" The gener;
e opinion as to who the guilty parties al
!. appears to be divided between the gyps,
Riley and the persons seen by Mr.. Co
mary late on Wednesday night The a
fair however still remains = myster