Year: 1879

after the murder; it was at tho trial OF Mrs. exan-
der that he first them. The witness said that Mrs
Alexander gave him note to the druggist asking
him for chloroforn, alcohol and vintergreen; she
also gave him the money. and when he returned he
gave the articles to herr the witness saw bottle
OF the description Of the one shown him standing
on the shelf the night of the murder; he saw
'Stuttering jack the forenoon OF the day OF the
murder; they had drink together; witness paid for
it, they did not drink but once; the witness saw him
again in the afternoon in front of saloon in Water
street, when witness inquired of him about the
home to tea with him Mrs. Alexander did not
know that Suffering Jack was coming home with
junk and got less than dollar for it, he could not
tell how many times he and Rufus drank together
before they started for home witness did not treat
whiskey; witness did not recollect being with Jack
Rufus half an hour at time previous to the day of
the murders Mrs. Alexander seemed to be ac-
quainted with Rufus when witness took him home:
witness did not know where the whiskey came from
that Mrs. Alexander gave to jack; sturgess had
brought whiskey there; witness went in the other
after supper to read; the first words that Mrs.
Alexander said to him when she came into the room
hxed him. she had chloroformed HIM wit
said to her, 'You have done wrong" she
said there was no use in saying anything about it as
it would be as bad for him as for her, and perhaps
worse; be then went into the kitchen and the first
thing that he saw was Jack lying on the lounge; she
took cloth from his face and put 1t in a dish of
water, witness was so dumfounded that he did not
know what to do and he asked why she
1G had done this she said can get sS



him to help her to put the body in it, he could not
swear that the man was dead; be did not feel the
and cut the coat he did not assist her. she pulled
of one shoe and he took off the other; she then got
piece of rope and asked him to hold the legs up.
which he did; he helped to tie them and put the
hands up at her direction.


At this point Bassetts eldest sister, who sitting
near by him, broke down and sobbed loudly, which
seemed to affect the prisoner to some extent. Wit
continued his testimony and said that he helped
to hold tho barrel while she put the body in; he
no a
to bed; he buried the clothes at her request; she
put the cap in the stove the next morn
any place for team that night before
going to bed; she first discovered the cap lying
nght while in bed tola him the story that she was
going to tell to Dr. Sanford he could not tell which
spoke first the next morning; he did not have any
have enough; if they sold the body
s@oGna ns w the not of ns
murder; he did not lock the door and put the key
his pockct he Went after the team the next morning;
he hitched the horse in the back yard and into
the house. got tho barrel and rolled It out into the
yard and she helped him put it in the wagon;
when She got in; we then started for
New Haven: she wrote something on the head Of the
barrel before we reached there; he did not know
what the initials were that she put on; she wrote
note the way to give to Dr. Sanford in case there
any one there so that no questions would be
asked he did not recollect telling Officer Jennings
that he twitness did not know whether he after
him for taking the pocketbook or something else;
he had never told any about this matter before
Mr.. Wells had told him that Mrs. Alexander had
charged him with this murder.


THE CONFESSION.


d. c. Lockwood, counsel for the defence, was
called to the stand by his associate. He testified
that he did not know that Bassett had made con-
fession On his crossexamnation he said he did not
tell the State Attorney that Bassett had made
fession the first intimation that he had of it was
what he read in the HERALD.


At this point the defence rested their case.





Mrs. Alexander recalled by the State She tes-
titled that she had told the truth and nothing but
the truth she tried to fire the pistol, and
Frank loaded it and held her hand toward the
target she fired it off and away she
said Bassetts father came to her house with his
youngest daughter and wanted her to board her; he
said there hell to pay at home, and if she stayed
there she would be bad her oldest sister: she
did not Suffering Jack in the evening testi-
fed to by Mr.. Hansen; she him until
Frank brought him home that night and killed him.
At this point Bassett's sister again broke down.


The Court then adjourned till Friday morning.