Telegram-herald., 1886-10-07

suesse3 Bosa t. pressed altl l.is business
~ Naii silI Le lated tie sAae ngsi The
Nosk WAS pes siofmed canfal'N. aua. when
eanpistes bosa s4ia shat als nftlr giri and
aaatier were in tas habit ~ s,als 10 the
plstoIiee t3f Tie mat. and that ht gave
nalnst tQ Eis cbitd occasionally, 0hlll LeT
compsnAou Biarra ~as wont a. rAss iroui
her Hl1ncl fccs3Ntl 4 letter from her
istnes Tie uisbt before aud When brought
noHis the snd NAs iTru of al There Nas
nieley ig its leiief he SAID. bsyd then
said that d W4s either . pat up 800 0n
silne,s of iiasef he then started oif O.
gvi i1s eili and md oui about a. boyd
safUe 10 Hilhe,s store several Times thai
day and lmp1atcnea ham sb0ui Tie saine
after lie igokei as n he had been on
spree aud tis i-ain seemed 10 la niuGdled
~ d 10y being pp nish,s. Witness said that
ht had seen Botd drunk before and that he
dTank a good deal X Nss hls opinion that
Boyd knew mere than he appeared To- and
was EaminE that De Nas playing crazy for
some purpose. which statement was q great
surprise g. the defense. since they expected
20 prove BOYD insane BY Ihe
witness. Witness continued "a did
not tell Ar knus that B0yd Was
a. e5azs a. Icon. II Is my opinion that
John wAs play iHg crazy. that he knew the
difference between nEht and wrong and
that ne knew y hat BE Vas doing. The lel
ter Was received by lhe proper psrDes and
was not opened. Alen1O Buck testified
lhst al four clock GA tie morning Of -lhe
killing Boyd -hollsIed i5r ne "a git up
Witness complied AMI was informed by
Boyd that be vas going 10 lick a couple
of men, who had been lying about him
Boy Il was III tie habit Of drinking aud. sai0
tie witness lie walked back anu forth all
fafl ltRg Vars III han H..
gof though Ais voice trembled. think he
had been drinking uii he Was about
10 have the tfemers.' Witness saw Boyd
after his arrest lie objected 10 going up
stairs unui be saw witness, then, being told
90 go said he would aud went lie Was
al s,edulea up then. remarked the Wit
ness. Boyd said a. Fred Hovey, in answer
10 hat have YOU cone Well, ] killed
him, dida-t l. don & care ANYTHING about
what they DO With me after next Tuesday.
All / care for II ihst game of base ball.
lie was Perfectly cool aud rational in the
court room. u here The conversation took
place sac for The mention Of base ball IN
connection with a murder. Boyd told
6eofge s.. Banning that he had not slept
aIy Wednesday night Oh account OF
business uoUbles. Wines testified that
Boyd drank more or less A &. Allen tes-
titled ih Al be saw Boyd the nlght before the
murder lie looked about ready for the
ffcmeus saw hIm The next morning wlfh
a gun IA his hand. When tie handouts
were being pat on Boyd. he noticed that
one ~as on wiong end 10 and notified the
sheriff 20 change lt. remarlsing that there
Was 40 need for the sheriff 10 be 50 nervous
whcu lac himself was 50 cool. lie Was. 50
far as witness could tell. perfectly cool col
lecied and rational. Ar. Hyde said that DC
saw B1yd on Wednesday much intoxicated
and that he appeared - have oeen drinking
heavily. Mrs. Boyd. mother of the prisoner.
took lhe stand. The woman Is petite in
build aud of nervous tempers menf, but
endured the ordeal we'll. Sse said that ber
son had been il the habit OF drinking more
or less, and that on one occasion. when his
wife wished 20 be separated from him tenn
porarily on that account and went to her
father house. Blyo hunted high ana low
for his f8nsiy. He finally came 10 his
parents home and asked where his wife
and child were He Nas very nervous "aud
cried and took on lie said that
some one was chasing him and
fought IN the room. striking out with
ms fists so violently that when near
the wall The skin was knocked from his
knuCklcs. 4 violent chill followed the
drunk. y hicb made Boyd wild and raying.
We could not manage him Al all Mr..
Pickett testified that be saw Boyd drink out
~ a .sihai ntie containing some mixture
unknown to witness Tie courl adjourned
tai . O'Clock TINS morning when the de
fonse expect 10 pat tne most important VII
ness they have ON the stand The attend
ance was large. among those present being
Edwin Johnson. Of Lowell. brother OF the
murdered man
There were IA the court room three faces.
each Of which was a study and al the close
Of the afternoon two more were present.
Boyd sat solid and still rniil his mother
TOOK tue stand. then tears filled his eyes
aud be became visibly agiiatei. His old
grey headed father saf near him and wep'
quietly. When court adjourned tie mother
threw her argls around i50yd neck. kissed
him. and the two wept Bat there acre
efheTs there. The pa.e hsggard face peer
ing out from widows weed and the stern.
set visaEe II a brother Of the murdered
man locked upon 'he scene. but with what
different feelings. The Jury filed slowly
ont of the court room. tie bal. Il took his
man. q low sob was heard and the door II
the court room closed.