Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-08

The Attorney GenerAl-ffad ono of the
servants gone for policemanf,
Witness-Ye0.
The Attorney General--Shortly after
ward . detective ofiicer, Lumley Rich,
entered the rooml
Witneee-Yes.
The Attorney General What was his
nrst question when he had convinced HIM
self that your mistress was deadi
witness-Hs askcd II anything In the
room had been touched or disturbed, and
said, "No nothing had been touched or
Tho Attorney Gsneral--In consequence
Of the oficer's question upon this point,
was your attention directed to the table
by the bedsidei
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney Gencral-was everything
upon the table a. you had left Il ct D
O'Clock on the night before, when you
ceased attendance upon your mistressf
Witncss--The pen, ink and paper were
there. The decanter was there, with very
little water IN Il, and was horror struck
to SEQ that the bottle Of sleeping loxenges
was quito empty. ! made remark to
that eject to the detective. Turning TO
the mantel shelf, I saw upon It the
tumbler which, when left my mistress
room the night before, had been on the
table by her side.
The Attorney General-You say that
during the day Of the 25th Of March your
mistress spoke vaguely about papers and
acceptances for money which che held,
and Of which the prisoner desired to OBJ
tain possession. Do you know anything
further concerning those papers and &C.
ceptancesi
Witness-Nothing.
Tho Attorney General-Do you know II
any were found after your mistress
deathf
witness--I do not know.
Tho Attorney 0eneral--You saw your
master when he entered the house at 2
O'Clock in the morningi
Witness--Yes.
The Attorney General--was he wearing
an overcoat on that occasionf
Witness--No
The Attorney General--what was his
Witness-very haggard, as though he
had had no sleep-as though he had passed
. dreadful night
The Attorney General-Thnt will do.
Tin accordance with the plan Of defense
which the prisoner seemed to have laid
down for himself his cross examination Of
this witness was very brief.)
Prisoner-You say that when you were
in the room adjoining my wife's bedroom
during my interview with her ON the
morning Of March 25 you heard our voices
raised to high pitch, and that OF the two
voices mine made the stronger impression
upon your
witness-Yes, did say 80. ~,
Prisoner-You mean, Of course, by that
4 yrv0u tvx<v ~l~I~ Ia
Witness--Yes, do mean It,
Prisoner-Do you adhere to that state
menti
Witness-Yes, adhere to it.
Prisoner-And to your conviction that
was threatening my wifei
Witness-Yes.
Prisoner--As had threatened her
many times beforei
Witness-Yes.
Prisoner-You have heard me threaten
her many times during the last few
monthsi
Witness-Yes.
Prisoner-In as loud and violent tone
as you say used on this occasionp
Witness--No; not 30 loudly and vio-
lently as on this occasion; but that did
not make 1t less dreadful.
Mr.. Justice Fenmore-We do not want
your opinions. Confine yourself to the
statement of facts.
Prisoner-Are You aware that my Life
Is at stakef
Witness-Yes.
Prisoner--And that the evidence you
have given is almost, II not quite, fatal
against me?
Witness-1 do not know anything about
that. have said only what is true.
r. Prisoner-ls It not possible that, having
q prejudice against me, you may have al
lowed your imagination to warp your
reasonf
witness-If by that you mean that I
am inventing things against you, it Is
not true: l have only told what !! heard
Prisoner-And yon heard my wife,
when I left tho room, call after me tho
words you have already given In evidence,
to the effect that she believed wished
her dead; but that she would not die yet,
unless killed herr A..
Witness-I heard her say so.
Prisoner-And that she called after mo
that was a villaini
Witness-I heard her say so.
Prisoner-In tho description you have
given of your movements on the night of
this fatal day, you soy that, upon hearing
the street door open and close, you came
out of your bedroom, and leaning over tho
balustrade, looked down into the hall?
Witness-Yes, that Is true.
Prisoner-And that you saw me putting
out the gas in the hallf
Wituess-Yes.
Prisoner-You are certain it was r.
Witness-Yes. You had your ulster
on, and as you had to stand on tiptoe
to put out the gas, your face was raised
to the Light, and saw it plainly.
Prisoner-You saw my face plain1yi
Witness-As plainly as see 1t now.
Prisoner with o movement of im-
patience)-I have no further questions
to ask you.
The court then adjourned.
ITO n ooHTINrRD.)