The record-union., 1893-11-15

the beard who accompanied Starkey and
o. Hern three or four times was not Geo.
Is. Jederis. They would be gone three or
four hours before returning.
Coroner George Clark was called ana
asked by Juror tady if the preparation
which was place in the coffin containing
the body sent To the East would entirely
destroy the odor of oil, if any existed.
Witness replied that it is supposed to
dispel odors of all kinds.
In response to Juror Green. he said he
did not detect any smell of oil about the
body, but explained to Mr.. Jones that he
made no inspection of it for that purpose.
Mrs. Fonte was recalled and identified
letter written to her by Jefferis. She
further testified that at the time she was
married to JefferiS he always wore a soft
hat, but this was ordered stricken out.
In reply to question by General Hart
witness denied that in passing the win
dow of the house where the present Mrs.
Jefferis is stopping in this city she made
faces" at her.
Elmer @. McMullin testified that he
lived about 400 yards from the Brighton
junction. His father, q. G. McMullin, is
at present in Chicago, but witness did
not know when he proposed to return.
Witness went to the fire when the station
was burning. Inc DullQlIlR WAS dIl III
flames when he arrived. 1t was about 1
o'clock in the morning. He knew the
location of the several rooms, and was
present when the burned body was
found, and described how it was taken
from the debris, and its condition. The
body had a portion of a dress attached 10
it. Witness father arrived at the fire Il
few minutes alter he did, and both as
sisted in removing the body from the
burning tlmbers. 1t was lying near the
frame of the bed.
on cross animation witness said he
heard no pistol shot or other noise at the
station during the night, prior TO the fire.
| Witness called his mother when he saw
! the building on fire, and she called his
! father. 1t was only a few minutes after
witness arrived that the burning build
ing fell in. Witness heard a couple OF
explosions after he got there, apparently
made by cartridges. The reports seemed
to come from the locality Of the bedroom.
The partitions in the building were all
low except the one between the bedroom
and the adjoining room. There was
carpet in the bedroom. The railroad fire
train came out and poured water on the
burning debris. 1t was after the remains
were taken out.
On redirect examination the witness
testified that a pistol was found. all the
cartridges of which had been exploded.
John f. STANCE, foreman OF the Brigh-
ton section gang, testified that in the sum-
mer of 1892 he met Miss Ayres about
half-mile from Brighton, on her way
there from the city. She wore veil and
blue glasses. 1t was about Z O'Clock in
the morning. She was at the station on
the preceding day. Witness was on the
fire train that went to the fire.
To General Hart witness said there
were lamps used in the building, but so
far as he knew there was no signal oil
kept there. Remnants of the stove were
found in the debris.
The coal oil used at the station was kept
under the platform. That portion was
not burned, and a can of oil was found
there after the fire. Witness had seen the
pistol carried by Miss Ayres. She kept
small dog chained in the waiting-room.
The dog was burned and the remains
were found in the corner OF the waiting
room. The skeleton was intact.
General Hart objected to the questions
asked about the dog, and Mr.. Jones said
the purpose was to show that, while Miss
Ayres' body was almost entirely con-
sumed, including the bones of the arms
and legs, that of the dog was not, the in
ference being that oil had been poured on
the body of the woman.
officer Ben True was recalled and
asked about the condition of the dogs
carcass when found. he said the hair
was not all burned off, but the head and
feet might have been missing; he could
not say.
Mrs. Anderson was again recalled and
shown a ring and asked if it was one
worn by Miss Ayres, but she did not
identify it. The ring was one taken from
a tramp at Latrobe, and the purpose Of
the testimony was to discredit the theory
that the ring was taken from her by
tramps.
Mrs. Anderson said she had never seen
ring with two hearts on it in Miss
Ayres' possession. The burned and
blackened watch found in the debris the
witness could not positively identify as
that of her friend. Miss Ayres, but it re-
sembled it,
Irving McMullin, another son of G.. G.
McMullin, gave testimony similar to that
of his brother.
Lizzie Cotter testified that she knew
Miss Ayres and had visited her at
Brighton. In October, 1892, she spent a
few days and nights with her. One
night man called at the station, but wit
ness could not say it was Jetferis. She
never saw Miss Ayres have the ring
shown in court.
Mr.. Drefson, Miss Ayres' brother,
identified photograph of his sister.
The court then took a recess until 10
o'clock on Thursday morning, as Gen
eral Hart will to-day be engaged in the
Supreme Court in the Rideout Capital
removal case.