The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-05

He saw a cot OF blood near the neck about
seven inches in diameter He did not dig
or where the head was. This blood clot
was about three pints and at her feet there
was more blood: IL was about as broad as
two hands and looked either like wipe OF
blood or as IL some one had paced bloody
article there. He did not see anything else
near the body that looked ike blood. he
saw signs as IL someone had stopped near
the body recently.
An objection put by the State was sus-
tanned against question as 70 the witness
He saw the blood on the leaves OF the privet
bushes near the body. The hood was on
bushes II looked as IL il had been thrown
there. IL didn't look like drops. IL looked as
II someone had wiped something bloody on
Under cross-examination Mr.. Locke said he
did not examine the prvet bushes carefully.
Several people could have gone gs,& tot 20 the place place
any footprints. He saw the prints the next
morning where a carriage had come TO the
grass at his fence on the Alexandra Pike
There vas good deal OF blood on the
dress.
Under redirect examination he said IL was
D. m. when he saw the carriage tracks
He followed them about four hundred feet
Mr.. Locke said that officer Jolly wore a
square-toed new shoe. 1t is evident that he
made the only tracks that were seen AT the
spot.
Juror Notz asked III the vehicle tracks
looked like wagon or carriage tracks. Locke
thought they we're buggy tracks.
COLONEL NELSON MAKES CHARGES.
George Dayton. bartender. was placed on
the stand, but was unable to answer any
questions put 10 him. On cross-examination
the prosecution had him identify letter re-
ceived from John Seward, of Somerset KY.
detective who has been working In the in
terest of Scott Jackson. The letter con-
tanned formal statement of matters which
Seward asked the witness TO testify to when
he should oe called at the trial. A discus
sion arose on the admissibiiity OF this paper
or letter, and the court ruled IL out. Colonel
Nelson said the records showed that John
Seward Is a witness for the defense. He was
sworn for the defense. He said IL will be
disclosed that Seward has been employed as
a detective for the defense for several weeks
Dayton, the Colonel claimed IL is intended to
snow, Is the product OF John Seward, and he
mas been coached In his testimony Dy Sew
ard; that ne has been in consultation with
SSeNaTd and the counsel for the defense; tnat
seward gave him paper indicating what
Dayton should testify and that this was a
policy OF Seward's for suborning witnesses
Otner witnesses would testify 10 the same
Colonel Nelson wanted to know If the dis
posItion cf the counsel for the defense was
70 prevent an investigation of the charac-
Yer or the witnesses If there had been al,
attempt 10 perpetrate the fraud upon the
State OF Kentucky. the jury and the Judge.
ne said that he did not believe that the
counsel for the other side had anything
70 do with this transaction. He believed
tnat the defense's counsel would be as
READY as he TO hold the man who should
take part In IL to the scorn of every one
and place him behind the walls of the peni-
tentiary. Whoever has been guilty of this
deed has been guilty. the Colonel said, not
only of high crime. but also of the high
est before the tribunal of the Campbell
County Circuit Court. Judge Helm. the
n int mad a.
md out II the orders of the court and the
law had been so violated. Before the case
Is concluded. the Colonel said. Il the de-
wealth intended to. Then Dayton's testi-
mony would certainly be competent and
the Colonel maintained that Ii is proper
Attorney Crawford did not reply imme-
diately-
The court replied that as Seward had
not yet be impeached. The other ground
that defendant was bound by his act
and that IL could be shown by his acts after
arrest that he was guilty of his crime. the
judge said the State would have TO show
that defendant was responsible for the
that G false testimony had had ec been secured re IaT and
then claim that the defendant had been re-
sponsible. The objection was then sus-
tained. Judge Helm then said that he held
contempt TO be grave offense.
Attorney Crawford said that this trial
mad stirred up many people who had hallu-
c1natfOns about the murder. He claimed.
that he has one letter in which the writer
claims that he himself committed the muir
der The greatest difficulty had been en-
countered In discriminating as to placing
IN evidence reports he had heard He hac
heard 30 remarkable a story from a man
that he would not ignore IL. His client had
told him that he knew nothing about IL.
Colonel Nelson demanded that George
Dayton be not allowed to leave the court.
tendance In the court until the end of the
trial