The evening world., 1894-06-19
The HALLIDAY TRIAL.
Examination of Witnesses Began
Promptly This Morning.
Accused Woman Sits with Bowed
Head in the Court. Room.
Sullivan County Out In a Body to
Hear tho Case.

MONTICELLO, N. Y, June 10.-The
trial of Mrs. Lizzie Halliday, the Bur
lingham murderess, is treated as n first
class entertainment by the good people
OF Sullivan County The COURTROOM
no larger than one of the parts of the
New York Court of General Sessions. Is
daily packed with citizens who come
from every section of this mountain
county. by their own conveyances prin-
ctpally. for there Is but one railway to
Monticello. ard that connects 1t with
Port Jervis, 1000 feet down In the val
ley and twenty-four miles away. With
as much precision as though 1t were by
order Of Justice Edwards. the women.
In delicious Summer gowns of gingham,
lawn and the like, take seats on one side
OF the north centre aisle, the men seat
Ing themselves on the other side.
The jury had been completed in three
hours yesterday afternoon. Only nifty
one Of the l6O impanelled citizens had
been examined. The rest were disap-
pointed men. and they expressed 1t feel
ingly in the hotels last evening. 1t was
matter Of 81 day to them, with the
prospect Of long trial. and some of
them were very gloomy. Any one who
has travelled through the rocky lands OF
sullivan County could appreciate the
speatness OF their sorrow and disap-
At $50 o'clock to-day Sheriff's Depu-
Ties ira Porter. Of Liberty, and Erastus
ssen S. hnithn. dn. OF Bethel. who had never
s.S speakinS terms, not having been intro
uuced, brought the prisoner from the
stuny soy little jail back Of the quaint little
rt-house into court.
ne woman SLAYER nf thres foIl
tais. whose only defense is that of in
tWenysx-ssva, tsnsy Is commonplace woman Of
een ssars odes tsSsrh b.. so, ,As looks n
healthy in@ thy pallor and is very thin. weigh
nlssd thls not more % than no pounds. She was
" plain ana ndwh sImple T5 brown stuff perfect
Claimed by the good people gathered
dsT drSm whn.s AL over the country Lizzie HALL
ties. her head bowed SO that her chin
Fsested Issteb.G on bs.S her bosom; @ The brown,
but the eyes were closed. and the rather
| expressionless face gave no sign Of emo
fion. while District Attorney David s.
oa ems ns witch Sf he ae
to be tried.
birmingham, the hamlet where Lizzie
HaUiday and her aged husband, old Paul
Halliday, lived a miserable life together,
| is thirty miles from Monticello, the
county seat and scene Of the trial. YET
there were many Of the neighbors of
District-Attorney Hill told the jury
body of Sarah J, McQuillan under a
heap Of @ stable i filth, riddled with bullets.
Ian that Lizzie Halliday is on trial, al
| though when that young woman's
Soddy Sodyy OF yas the fHonS 6oSer Sarssast a ee
4uillan, and later on. the body Of, old
band, was found under the floor OF
most OF her life. All three bodies We're
the Jury that they fitted a pistol found
Sept; I, 1888, when the bodies of the
murdered women were found and the
woman was arrested.
THIS Taa Is Tnhs n sss Hsx e fd4E MF' Sst; c
deIense was insanity. in that there h
aTlenists wse essh wifi sids h1Svins severa
Sarah J, McQuillan, for whose murde,
SSos S9sa%tiiu H;,El. y1gnE Eirl. the dsIghter Of O.;
wife: The Mcquiiians lived d n the out ut
been gone to the Halliday farm severs
a note from Mrs. Halliday saying Re
mother was Ill and wanted her. Sh,
went to Burlingham She was next seer
de9d nItl,H under the heap ef stable refuse;
that MIS- Aaidsyy eqla the her JviE!
tins ms before sro, vSi shooting them: o,, =
her street Fifth avenue. Se%Sars. SSSpsSrrs II
sAbusust sbs iss$ lS9king for d9mS;,ie help
GOOD %'h Bly, hff # faSamf Saonft .a see Mrs yo,
again; ra ,tn am going to do some work 10
herself SE as Mrs. "esmdu smith. @aa represente'
On Saturday, of the same week, Sept
MTs, McoIIish Smlsh came Sgain IN, and got saral
and hurt herself at Mrs. Smiths, ant
She asked Mrs. Wright to milk he
evening. The witness identined a ieathe
belt, a shirt waist, and lastly, a cheaI
gold. as things she had seen Sarah j
McQuillan wear.
Then Mrs. Wright broke down ant
Said she: II Know, because & ha have eHWe Werl
them myself many a time
Sarah al, MMSS0uillan MS9uin v4,,in was twenty year
band and father .of the murdere'
women. listened to this story, noddlnI
his approval OF IL. he mas been
hero since court convened yesterda,
and seems to enjoy his distinction.
Joseph d. Osborn, the next witness
was also a Newburger. He saw Mrs
Halliday feeding her horse at the Gar
dentown Church sheds, Aug, 80 last, an
Mrs. .McQuillan was in the blackboard t
which the horse was attached.
Margaret Arnot, OF Collingham, Orang
County, Identified Mrs. Halliday as
person who applied at. II o'clock. tn
night OF Aug. rs for lodgings. sayin
her conveyance had broken down.
''She said she was Mrs. Smith. and tina
she would be in no hurry TO get up /
the morning." said the witness; "Sh
came again Aug. 20 at o'clock. Sh
said she was nervous on account Q
being out 80 late. 1t was terrible for
lady to be out ut night"
George II. Carpenter, of Liberty, coun
sci for Mrs. Halliday, cross-sxamine
the witness. He dreW out that Mr.,
Halliday had a fiendlsh look on tn
~. efaiiiaay toid couAtct,ng s,o,t.