The Press., 1906-12-19
IN. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 19 1906. Vol 4e Mo- ss

undertaken and Deputy Sheriff Heln
 of Stafford arrived. At this point
 recess was taken until o'clock, a
 which time the witness again took thu
 stand. He testified further that he
 had observed broken dishes on tho kitchen floor, and that there was 6 towel or cloth tied about Mrs. Will
 liams' neck in a knot. He did not disturb it in any way. He was pres ent when Dr. Newton examined the
 body, and noted 8 large wound in the neck of the dead woman. The wit. ness left the Williams house about 1 o'clock and went to his home. The witness was cross examined by At torney Noone for the defense, and the witness testified that Bishop seemed interested in looking for points in the case, and appeared very natural. He did nothing to hinder in any way a search of the premises.
 Edward A. Jacobsen of Holland was the next witness called to the stand. He was examined by Attorney Fisk
 He testified that he lived about a quarter of a mile from the Williams place. On the day of the alleged murder, about 1 D.. m, the witness called at the Williams place to pay a milk bill of $4.45. Mrs. Williams appeared to him as if she had been crying. He asked her what was the \ kw0wh1o ord cho coSd %bot PiSb0yo bo d abused her and that she was glad that he, the witness, had come, as she was afraid of Bishop. There had been some trouble about carrying in wood. The witness entirely corroborated the testimony of the previousswitness and told how Bishop had come for him about p. m,. Nov. 8, and wanted him to go to the Williams place with him. as Mrs. Williams had been mur. dered. He went with Bishop and found Wood at the Williams house, and the three went in. Leaving Wood and Bishop at the house, he drove to Stafford for the authorities, summon ing Henry Mellen, Coroner R. H. Fisk and Dr. Newton. The witness was cross- examined by Attorney Noone, and it was brought out that Mrs. Williams told the witness when he went to pay his milk bill that Bishop had abused the bulldog and threaten ed to cut off the pet dogs head. When Mrs. Williams demonstrated with him he had driven her into her bedroom and struck her, and had threatened her with 8 club if she moved.
 Redirect examination revealed the fact that Mrs. Williams was not afraid to stay at the house, as she thought that Bishop was in the field with the COWS and would not return before MT. Williams got home.
 The next witness was Nelson Towne of Wilmington, who had hired @ room at the Williams house from August to the date of the tragedy. He heard of the murder while in Stafford Springs, and drove immediately to the Williams place. arriving there about 3 p. m. He noted that the stock belonging to MT. Williams were not in their accustomed pasturage, and thought it strange. They were watched during the day by Bishop. On his arrival at the house he went into the kitchen with MT. Wood, MT Gary and Bishop. He corroborated the previous witnesses testimony rel ative to the position and appearance of the body of Mrs. Williams and the contents of the house. The stick was heavy stick of hard wood used in the wood box to increase it's capacity, and stood in the wood box. He searched the premises for money with Deputy Sheriff Helm. They found nothing. He asked Bishop when Henry, meaning MT. Williams, was coming home, and Bishop said o'clock. Bishop said it was o'clock when he got home by his watch, and that he did not go by the kitchen clock. The next morning, about a. m., the witness saw several piles of coins, about $3 in all, on the lawn in front of the house near the place where the fifty cent piece had been found. The witness was cross ex- amined by Attorney Noone, and said that after the alleged murder Bishop appeared about as usual.
 Deputy Sheriff Louis Helm of Staf ford Springs took the stand. He was examined by States Attorney Phelps, He testified that he was summoned to the Williams place by Jacobsen, Nov. 9th, and arrived there at 3 p. m. He inspected the premises, taking into custody everything he deemed import
 ant. All that he took charge of wat put in Mrs. Williams trunk; it was sealed and taken to his home, anG
 later taken to bank in Rockville
 where it was placed in safe deposit vault, and had remained there unti
 it was brought into the court room. The trunk was opened and the witness identified the blood stained knife
 club, to which some strands of hail
 were still olinging, and several arti
 cles of Bishops blood stained cloth
 ing, an ax with blood stained handle which he had found near the wood pile, the towel, the broken bank ant fifty cent piece. The witness haC
 noted blood stains on the walk lead , ing from the house and searched care fully for money all about the house Ebut found none. The witness asked l Bishop how the blood stains came tC } be on his clothing, and Bishop replied that he did not know. Subsequently . the witness said he went to the Will Hams house with some of the stat ) police. Bishop told them he knev where some money was hid, and bo.