The Newtown bee., 1889-03-15

notified thet Peck, who lived about six miles from his home in Newtown Street, had been killed; he arrived at Peck's home at 30. On the stone wall, where the assassin hid himself, rail is placed and the downward side of this was burn ed as if by powder. The stone below was also spotted with iron rust. A sec tion of the rail was exhibited. A foot print near by was measured by John B. Parmelee. Two or three feet away, vial of powder had been picked up, which was produced and identified. It was at that time marked with charcoal dust and the odor of charcoal clung to it. About 70 feet east, a paper of tobac- co, also identified, was found, on the side of the road. Accompanied by Aaron Sanford, M. J. Cavanaugh and Oscar Pitzschler, he proceeded directly to Ru- dolph's house, which was searched.
 A bottle of shot, found in the house, was produced. In reply to questions, Rudolph declared that his gun was at a neighbours; that he had no ammunition. though shot was subsequently, found in his house. He said that he had been in Bridgeport, returning at 10 30 p m and had been in bed since. The arrest was made at 30. Entire ignorance was pro- fessed in regard to Peck's death. An examination of Rudolph's clothing dis closed large hole in the coat pocket.
 On the morning of June Q, he examin- ed foot prints about 400 feet east of Peck's house, going both to and from through an oat field, had trodden down blades of the oats, which were beginning to shoot up. Rudolph's boots, taken from him that morning, perfectly fitted the impressions found in the soft earth. Rudolph claimed that these tracks were made on the night of June 6, when he was caring for his char coal pits. He also said that his hired man was with him. Rudolph's coat was produced, but the judge excluded evil dence tending to show that the paper of tobacco had passed through the hole in the pocket. When in Peck's house, Mir Glover noticed blood on the door step, the door jamb and the carpet; one or two drops were also on the walk leading to the well, six or eight feet from the door. The first night of his incarceration in the Newtown lookup, Rudolph made n desperate attempt to liberate himself, by battering and break ing the boards of the lookup and trying to set fire to 1t. He claimed that cigar had done the damage.
 After recess, MT Glover continued his testimony. The gun found at Peck's was covered with dust, standing un- loaded, in corner. When first obtained, the boots, shown in court, where dis colored with earth. Rudolph said that Joseph and lgnis BuZzer had left the shot which was found in his house, although at first he denied that there was any. When cross-examined by Attorney Wheeler, Sheriff Glover said that, as he was not the first to arrive at the scene of the mur- der, others than the murderer might have made the foot prints at the wall; others might also have handled the to- bacco pouch and vial of powder. Mir Wheeler read and inquired into, line by line, the testimony which MT Glover had given before the coroner, June 9 and went over the testimony already given, but elicited nothing new. When Sheriff Glover measured the tracks, Saturday, he was accompanied by Messrs John B. Parmelee, Aaron Sanford, John c. Gay, Oscar Pitzschler and others. The tracks were not measured, Friday afternoon, because darkness prevented; many peo- pie were about the locality, Saturday morning, when the measurement was completed. Sunday, the day of the fun eral, many people from the four towns | whose boundaries meet near the scene of the murder, searched for the gun with which the fatal shot had been fired. A
 
 case. The room in which Rudolph was confined in the lookup was six by eight or nine feet. There is no window, but a transom over the door was open. AL though Sheriff Glover had given orders that no one should be al- lowed to see Rudolph, visitors had been admitted. Peck's keys were taken from Jennie Lockwood, Saturday, notwithstanding her resistance. Rudolph had stated that it was lucky for him that he was working at charcoal, or they would have laid the murder to him. He also said that he could prove by his wife that he was home all night. Monday, he told Sheriff Glover that he had been at Tyler's about s 30 m, Monday, al though he had previously said that he had not been out of bed until called LID i by the officers.
 James $. Tyler lives in Bedding, about a mile and half from Peck's and 8 rods from Rudolph's. About o'clock, he saw Rudolph, going into his house. He supposed at that time that Rudolph was coming from the closet, but it was in the direct line of the tracks already describ- ed. About 30, he was called to the house by Mrs Stoeffel. Rudolph was in bed, undressed and intoxicated. He said that he was sick and might die; he want ed Tyler to hoe his potatoes. He ac knowledged quarrelling with Peck and said that it was caused by his calves es- caping and getting into Peck's meadows When he attempted to get the calves Peck took him by the throat, but Ru- dolph threw and beat him until, seeing Jennie Lockwood with drawn revolver he was forced to desist. About 30 ; m, Rudolph came to Tyler's, with hi, clothing disarranged and quite drunk He remained there about half an hour talking, in maudlin way. At 90 Thursday. Attorney Lockwood was still