The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-25

jury, who are bearing up remarkably
well under the strain and close con-
finement and are paying close heed to
all that is said
At the conclusion of the cross-eX-
animation Attorney Greene gave a
parting fling to the doctor, saying: 81
simply wanted to know whether you
and Gray agreed. | see you don't"
DR.. E. w. Burns was the final wit
ness of the morning called by the de-
fense. He is a son of Dr.. r. w.
Burns, the Scranton surgeon, and a
doctor and surgeon of almost seven
teen years experience.
In his opinion, the cavity, which
was two inches deep, on Silas Lord S
head, was not a wound, but was due
TO a suppurating process. He felt GER
tain such a wound could not have
been made by pick. He contended
that hole made by pick would be
four-cornered and not triangular in
shape, as the one which appears on
the murdered mans head.
Friday Afternoon.
The case of the Commonwealth
versus Reed, on motion of Attorney
c. A. McCarty Immediately after the
opening of the afternoon session of
court, was postponed until the March
term. The case was set for trial this
week, but as the trial of Leona Lord
will last over Sunday, it was deemed
best to postpone it in the interests of
all the parties concerned. Judge
Searle remarking that it would hard
ly be fair to try him before these jur-
ors who had been listening to the tes-
timony in the case against Leona
Lord. All the jurors impanelled for
the first week of court were then ex-
cused
DR.. w. B. Burns was recalled to
the stand for further cross-examina-
tion by the prosecution. In his opin-
ion the shank of broad hoe would
be more apt to produce such wound
or hole as was in Silas Lords head,
than pick. In his opinion, such a
hole could not have been made by a
pick.
Mrs. Millard Lord, Equinunk, wife
of the son of the defendant, was call
ed by the defense. She swore to
meeting Mrs. Annie Sherwood several
evenings after the fight and to Mrs.
Sherwood's saying to her, 81 know
nothing about it (the fight). | was
not at home" Mrs. Sherwood, who
| is siXty-siX years old, it will be re-
membered, testified on the stand that
she saw Leona Lord strike "Sike"
with a pick. The severe cross-exami-
nation of Mrs. Millard Lord by the
| district attorney did not shake her
testimony in the least.
William Mcclure, a fourteen-year-
old boy, Equinunk, testified to seeing
parts of the fight at distance of 200
feet. He saw Sam Reed have stick
in his hand. He also saw "Sike" fall
in the road. But a rise in the road
prevented him from seeing Leona
after she came down the porch steps
and ran under the stoop.
The defense rested at 4:10 o'clock,
and court Immediately thereafter ad-
journed.
Saturday Morning.
The thirty-five minute session of
court held Saturday morning, was oc-
cupied mainly with the introduction
of witnesses by the prosecution, in re-
| buttal who testified that the reputa-
tion for truth and Veracity of Mrs.
Henry Bridge, Equinunk, from the
speech of the people in the commun-
| ity in which she lived" was bad"
Mrs. Bridge, it will be remembered,
was one of the witnesses introduced
| by the defense, Friday afternoon and
swore that she was acquainted with
Anna Sherwood who called on her af-
ter the "big fight" and said she knew
nothing about the fight as she was
away from home. For the prosecu-
tion, Mrs. Anna Sherwood had pre-
Viously sworn to seeing Leona Lord
WELD the pick.
Joshua A. Pine, Arthur Parsons
Charles Miller, Equinunk, all swore
| to Mrs. Bridges reputation for truth
and veracity as being bad" Con-
stable James w. Hartford, Equinunk
said it was rather bad" as did also
Mrs. Essie Billings.
Attorney Homer Greene then of.
fered especially for the purpose of re-
buttal, Page 703 of Gray's Anatomy
showing the plate and the text shown
in connection with it.
At 9:25 the Commonwealth rested
and Attorney f. P. Kimble, for the
defense, called Isaac Lord, Equinunk
who testified about Mrs. Henry
Bridge that 81 never heard anything
of her being lying woman"
Objection to the testimony of Mat
thew Mogridge, who declared he new
er heard of the woman, was sustain
ed.
Millard Lord then testified thai
Mrs. Bridges reputation for truth
was good" Il never heard any
thing against her." he said.
The evidence then closed.
For the defense, F. p. Kimble
Esq, stated that he had just a few
legal points to present to the court
and he was granted permission to dC
so Monday morning. Judge Searl,
then announced that the closing ar
guments for the Commonwealth ant
defense would be heard Monda!