Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-01
PARf THE FIRST.
THE TRIAL OF EDWARD LAYTON.
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The Attorney Genersl-How do you sc-
count for III
Witness--He must have taken . short
cut back across some fields II I had
been on my box might have seen him,
but was standing In the road, and there
vas . hedge, more than man high, on the
ode he came back 10 me.
Tho Attorney General--What did you
do when he reappeafedf
Witness-I prepared to start.
The Attorney General-Did he tell you
Immediately where to drive TOT
witness-No, sir. He stood consider
ing, Just rs he did when We first set out.
The Attorney General-And them
Witness--He told me to drive back tho
way We had come, but not to drive too
quickly.
The Attorney General-You did soi
Witness-Yes, sir.
Tho Attorney General-where did you
next stopi
witness-Midway between Finchley
and Crouch End.
The Attorney General--At housei
Witness-No, sir; at part Of the road
where there were no houses.
The Attorney General-He called to you,
~ before, to stopi
witness-Yes, sir. He got out, and
said, "Moorhouse, meet me here in about
an hour or an hour and a quarter"
said, eyes, sir, and ! asked him whether
should bait the horses at an inn we had
passed half mile down the road. He did
not answer me, but walked quickly away.
The Attorney General-Can you say why
he did not answer your
Witness-No, sir, except that he did not
hear me.
The Attorney General-You spoke dis
tinctlyf
Witness-Yes, sir.
The Attorney General-Have you OBJ
served, at any time during your employ
ment, that he was at all deaf'
Witness--No, sir; but he seemed, the
whole of that day, to have something on
his mind which kept him from thinking
of anything else, or attending to it.
The Attorney General-After he walked
quickly away, what did you do!
Witness-As I had more than an hour
to spare drove back to the inn spoke Of
and baited my horses, and had o bite Of
bread and cheese myself.
The Attorney General-Anything to
drink
witness-A bottle Of ginger beer.
The Attorney Timing yourself
as usual were you back on the spot you
left the prisoner at the end Of the hour
and quarter
Witness-To the minute.
The Attorney General-Was he waiting
for you!
Witness-No, sir I saw nothing Of
him for another two hours.
The Attorney General-Did he return
by the road he quilted your
Witness-lSo, sir. lie came back an
other way.
The Attorney General-As before!
Witness-Yes, sir; as before.
The Attorney General-What time was
1t them
witness-Seven o'clock.
The Attorney General--Was 1t getting
dark
Witness-It was already dark, sir, and
beginning to drizzle.
The Attorney General--What were the
next Instructions
witness-To drive to the Metropolitan
Music hall, Edgeware road.
The Attorney General-You drove
theref
Witness-Yes, sir, and my master got
out.
The Attorney General-Saying WHAT
Witness-Moorhouse, he said: 81 don't
know how long I shall remain here 1t
may be an hour or only few minutes.
Keep near"
The Attorney General-You obeyed his
instructions9
Witness-Yes, sir. ! kept within hail,
and my master came out at half-p nine
The Attorney General-Alone'
Witness-No, sir. He was accompanied
by q man.
Tho Attorney General-A young or an
old man?
Witness-I can't say.
The Attorney General-But you saw
him,,
witness-Only his back. They walked
away from the carriage.
The Attorney General-There is gener-
ally something in the gait of man which,
within limits, denotes his age-that is to
say, as whether he is young or oldp Can
5. not you be guided by that fact3
Witness-No, sir. / paid no particular
attention to him. 1t was my master l
was chiefly observing.
The Attorney Gencral-You have not
tho slightest idea as to the age Of the man
who came out Of the Metropolitan Music
hall with the prisoner.
witness-Not the slightest, sir.
The Attorney General-Did you observe
nothing particular as to his dresss Was
there any popularity about it,
Witness-I observed nothing particular
about him. Whatever might say of the
man, paying such little attention to him,
wouldn't be worth much.
The Attorney General-I recognize that
you are giving your evidence in a very
fair manner, and If ! press you upon
any point it is for the purpose of assist
ing your memory. You recollect that the
prisoner on that night wore coat of o
distinct pattern'
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with Scotch check, which couldn't be
mistaken.
II Attorney General-What was It
lined withs
Witness-With blue cloth.
The Attorney General-He wore this
ulster when he entered the music hall
Witness-Yes, sir; and when he came
out of the music hall.
The Attorney General-It Is this which
makes me think it likely you might have
observed some distinguishing mark In the
dress Of the man who came out with
himi
witness--I have nothing in my mind,
sir, respecting his dress.
The Attorney General-very well,
will no longer press it. AS to his height
he was about the same height as my
master
The Attorney General-Did you notice
the color of his hair, or whether it was
long or shorts ....
Witness-No, sir.
The Attorney General-H It had beer
long white hair, you would most likely
have noticed it!
Witness-In that case, yes, sir.
The Attorney General-We may as
sumo, then, that he had not long whit
hairi
witness-I think I am safe in saying
that much.
Tt. attorney Generator white hail
at alli
Witness-I shouldn't like to commi
myself there, sir II his hair had beel