The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-12

until Saturday morning.
"When I went there Saturday
morning she was standing on the
porch.
"When / asked her what WAS the
matter, she made the answer which l
previously quoted. She appeared to
be CRYING.
81 had heard of the death of Mrs.
Fischer, but do not know whether
she knew that l was aware OF the fact
of the death. Her answer 10 my
question was nothing strange. She
appeared to be in distress, like per-
SON would be who had lost her sister. ="
After the old woman had concluded
her testimony, the court adjourned
until this morning at 8 o'clock, when
all the witnesses were instructed to
again appear before the court.
THE TRIAL CONTINUED.
At 8 o'clock this nornig the court
was again called to order, and after
everything had been placed in readl'
ness for the continuance of the trial,
Gilbert Hutchinson was placed in the
witness stand, and testified i'll this
manner
II live seven miles from this ely
and have lived In the county ali my
Electromagnetic years. l live one
half mile from DIR. Fishers. | an
acquainted with Miss Swearingeu, and
have known her for about eight
months. / saw her last Oh Frida,
night about two weeks ago, on The
night OF the murder. l was called
there by the ringing of the farm
bell.
Hutchinson's testimony wa
substantially as reported in yes
terdAy's BAzoo In regar'
to his first appearance at tb'
house, and what he saw on his ar
rival.
He reiterated his statement that h'
asked Miss Lou where she was whel
the murder was committed, and de
clared that he received no answer. ii
also described the condition of tn
house, aud the appearance of tn
corpse when he first saw it.
Repeating that the murdere'
woman had on a black calico dres:
trimmed with cheap white embroid
cry, or lace work.
He said that Miss Louise. when b
entered the house, was sitting on tn
side of the bed, holding Mrs. Fischer
child, but she did not seem 10 b
weeping.
He added that he SMELL rae
burning as he passed through the fror
, gate. which is near the house, On b
, wap out to alarm the neighbors. Ii
. was sure that it was rags he smelie
burning.
On his return he said that the des
woman mad on a different dress tha
that which she wore when he first al
peared at the house. He then r
peated his former testimony with IN
, material variations.
When the cross-examinatI"n vs.
: made, Hutchinson remained sieadfs
: to his former statements.
81 don't know whether Fisher W:
Y under the influence of liquor" sal
the witness, in answer to a questio
r from the prosecution.
2 A correction in the evidence s
taken down by the stenographer wa
. made, by the witness, which change
the time of Hutcninson's trip among
s the neighbors to au hour and hal
from a period of that time spent I
t one place. Several other slight q
e terations were made, of no great il
/, terest to anyone save the attorneys
e the case.
: lack Mcfarland succeeded Hutc
e insQn. He had not appeared befo
t The examining court before, and h
s full testimony is now.reported in Il
v BAzoo. He said
n 81 live about a mile and a quart
!. from Fischer's house. | have set
e Miss Swearinger, but do not kno
It her. | went to Fischer's place on Il
night of the murder and found sever
e other persons present.
d 81 could detect no odor of Camph
> about the room, but Mrs. We're U.s.
e some after had got there. She G
r the camphor from bureau draw
d and put some on tow'
d which she spread over the de-
n woman's face. | did not think Of {
r camphOr a; the time, and heard
1t one refer to having used any beto
my arrival. | looked at the de
le woman.
r. Characterization 81 remain
1t at Fischer's house until Saturd
he evening. | was at the coroner's
quest. The camphOr Mrs. We
Rs used was in a convenient place on t