New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-24
THE TRIAL OF BIRCHALL.
TESTIMONY GIVEN AT WOODSTOCK YESTER-
DAY.

TIE GRAND JURY FIND NO BILL" IN TIE CASE
OF TIE PRISONERS wIFE-PELLY GIVES
HIS EVIDENCE BENwEII.'S
| BROTHER TESTIFlES.
| Woodstock ont. sept 23.-Thc trial Of Birhall for
! the murder Of Bcnwe In the Blenhcim swamp was
rcsnmcd to-day in the presence Of II large crowd "t
sncc,tors The first thing in relation to t" case at
the openipc of the the presentation oi th'
Grand Jury's finding in the Of Mrs Hirf all a''
cused Of being accessory to the murder Of Ecnwe IN
! This case the t,rand Jury returned No bill MIS-
| Eirchall and Mr.. West Jones were both In court.
| The frs, witness was younS Polly. lie spoke
r,,,,,r and .rcn,d To- desire tell all he knew OF
thc c,.c pcllv stated among other thrg>. that whch
Eircall and he had been practising signatures III 'c
| bo,cl Dcnwell also engaged in that occupations
| N,rcl,ll was also engaged in making >Ar'chos. III
| which he is an adept. 1t had been expected that
| Mr. Each>to,k world give Pely hard time "i IL III
| ,, ,,. cxaniuation but such not the case ana
an - .r, surpri.rd when the Young man was above" |"
stand down after fifteen minutes or :" OF 'r>>'H"'
| ti,,piuc Evidently it wa> MI lilach>loch' PURPOSE
70 psc the c-d<Acc o Pclly the basis FOR the eros
| examination of other witnesses. For Instance Ir'!
WA. made 10 state that Birhall w"i ovcr'h"c' whlc
wmld tend to contradict the evidence of some "i ''c
u,uc..e. who say that his boots were muddy. thr""
| ing Doubt upon IL" identity Of tie man VINO "''
..cn IN Ucnwcll- company near the swamp >-'''
| Pcy admitted over and over aSaih ''d' '''.'"
discussed Bcrweli> absence freely and shower u"
,nor, ,olici,nLc over the mans luggage ihai one
tr,w vcl,er n,isM bc expected to exhibit about
no,,,.r.s hconcjucs lie stated that he. Pci'y han
frs, suggested the trip I" New York III >ear'h ' "'"
we'll. tha, they had again decided '" =" t"e'he' "'
| identify the body. and later had "N'rtcd 10 '''c
original plan of pclly going I" New>"'f. br'hai' anu
| hi wife c,in: on Princeton Where the h'iE EN
! il
| the duty of going To- Princeton TO identify the BODY .
lcly stated that Icnwell was short thicH>r' anu "a
/ dark complexion. These points hr was ""'o w
! emphasize, indcang 'that Mr. Eiark>'"h "n'c"",
LATER on 70 produce evidence 10 show that h'i'her I'll
th, ,wo men seen near the .warnp Answered tins de-
| scrlpou.
Charles EcnwcIl. brother ot The deceased man wa
the next witness called. He detailed III" personal
characteristics and history Of his brother ana 'd''"'
| fed :hc clothc; fpund upon him \''"iNiie To- i"''
we'll his brother short. heavily hu ana "i "a'"
coinple Men, clean >hav"n md short >ish'rh' = y
Ecuw,ll wa, about twenty ionr old. l"'iis one
and half years the senior "i the "'''''' u"
r.t a wear and half III Hc~ Zealand
| returned and spent year "r >" IN f'ei"h"' '' ~
! ON, +, Canada with hrclI:A. The witness m""iIn'H
fllly the oht f,.und the deceased man, eve" '"
dental plate in the mouth the "nh "A,.p,i"h .'n.s -.
our studs ard SHIRT hutI'n>. ~hh h' han n","r % .
| case t,u,l on i.r, hall when arrested ana intfn'h
"'onnv. II >cp,"'nb"r 1eta' in' w. w. hnr,
r r,nr ,ornwsiiis' and ~" Ie; name Of h~ dcc"a-''
hr,,lrr 81 H.. wn..,, i,"ndleh III, Ir,riI n" w.,
a' ra41 a,s'" mr. a ., could With di,,n, c"rr"l h. voice
ED irll,s.h m, wlrrr .rr,s va, M,, r''r m"
s.y GS c.cv Mr n f.. n;,yr, T". and 1r
aYs,s Ia ,He1n MY Tn S.,c ~ 'G's a,a "i pf : 1n
w,Te. D cxpL,ined that iaher had INTENDED to- TO cons q,
ansan to Sasss ss snse: fs n! S" sSdss'e @ % that
William pay '" ~ s.S .nf%sI nyar. .ie o va me
and the road leading from Eastwood to H. Tn" di>
l% t~o'd . IT, f fe iisS =, house sSe &c,
2o7 fee, from the r"ah "nf t,dn, ,ne o'H1~ h""s~
'"% "% 'AS Which "'!s"* S., tal.n ~ NC Ia,s I.T
.-m Irchcll and Ernwcli. l." IA" l'''m ~,
,.o feet. .., =, ,,.,,,o M.
Cap,ain John R",,. who has assisted IN ma''he '"e
| .u,v.v corroLo.tcd th" evidence oi DAVE. . a.,
rhc next yii,r,s va, Patrick M",un". II" i've
nea, the scene Of the 'iasrdy ir ''1 ,',, !" ah,n
wcyT "r fourteen fee, Of tn. spot where E'nwrll
@odv was found. He wonld ha," r"cn III" BODY II 1t
ia,eph Kldrids" newt cct lie +, r. one e ,nr
br,he- wmo iid d .lr l' 80 nj ,n,n,rN
lie testified that thrlr wa -.,E, ","rs :" ~ "l :"
% 'n n@1 ,,. et The nSN ns r"s sn% De | s '' "rc IT, %
ron; had Il cl"1i. IN All"a.f IS " hu u ~, l'' , ~
ety ."'ay M ,, iES he S%y .'. J. "", "n Is " II '' '''
%'i|" ir""''aG:r v".p", T i!..%.."' IT, IT, ,an,i Tn"n
'r@ ,cn,S ,.c istH"Hs L; ''i ir 'a,r, ," na ~
wife ;"ns arrxt" II 1Ir 't @ % , HIH, n H %. @
mont, f., ha,r the lr'v rxl,unl"d the nest da me-
suei Mr. and Mr.. lii' hail dr,," "'"r To- iai'> ".'
me- Alone and h. and tie witpr'~ Went +" ~" 'ii'
Il ,hc grave. winch had been "I"i"d 'i ;h' '.E!
| id hem. raised rrhhV leaned over ana '"",n a,
| th. l.lv IN dc H." sceird inu' h af"''d d" ".p'a
Il" h"d vn,M rive good d",I {" rn,n"v t" have
I'VE murderer tA,rd. and placed the matter
| hen ana tmrr' IN IN" iand- 'h III" ATTIC, !" w. ~
vc,.ai"d. lhc vrn",, dr"y" over +" rn, ,,,'r, %.,
| ,(i,' va. worhng np IL" case Toy ~" i' ~ '''
| ,ny,ruinc, III and the wlti'N~ .i'i"di'"h hh
| 90 rIrclsu. Nri.ay wanted In" prisoner tn ,"''
un.,.,. to talK the bat Br' hll Gee iiin
| 20 :alk about III" ha'"I '"N III NV P'" "
! There Wa - long examination over the condition
| 81 the :hir; front. cuff ami "H!nr '"Io-nr '" l"h
| we'll Tnr Crowns theory ~ Hdn' I">"Ti' iihl"'
| id's, that there Wa " >"it N'ah "n 'W
| DIV g., t, murder. followed Icy rain and s!''i d ih"ii
| nov But II ha- h""n ID" "nTt 81 cuii'' i'i
| nr,,, cd ,o,,n. n.Icly thai II could not ha'" ben ir
| i,r,n ly rain ,' storms. Ib" Wlih">N NaFl'"
| ,lt with thc -ts'rr'rnt ti"t tn -'h"-, fria '"'
! II, tle lr"l i,rn thought il vs. me r"|nI' -" rr"
drny that il nigh, hue l,r"r t" >'.rh th;h KEEP,
, | 'hcn SIM H.. adnnu'h thai the -rrt '"llii ana
| ,mG. did not look y. il thry hal been iTnch upon
| rRENCiIIN'. ON FEENcli TERRITORY.
l. Paris sept. u The Slrclc' say that a lrSf
mi. sion a> been sent to Amaly, sanOry. despite the
| tr.acs establishing A French prot|1tOraic over tha
Icmutry The object Of the mission, the paper d''
| care, is 10 prevent the development Of the French
>ndau by scvcring the lcS of communication c,ab
Iished by tr,.aay by Captain ngcr between the French
,iops ol, the Upper Niger River and the 'n
~ (;uinca The SeCsn further say II Is convinced
that the British Will hstcn to request Tho
Official, ri sierra Leone u abstain from interfering
L lirlil l.it IN IrAuc