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11. B. Boma at 'Frankfort, 87i@87+.
Pairamaina at Antwerp, 531 f.
Go= closed in New York yesterday
at 1381®183i. '
Porn% coal-boats were yesterday wreck
ed, and lost, by collision with a Steuben
ville bridge•pier.
THE Pacific Railway has its rails so
nearly united, that the actual Junction
will be made 011 Monday or Tuesday next.
.Onto will re-build er Central Lunatic
Asylum, with a cap. city for four bun
:. dred patients, at a cost not exceeding
;400,000.
Tam latest news from Cincinnati is
that the Erie road has leased the broad
gauge track of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton Railway; for ten years, on
terms satisfactory to both Companies.
TER Bum= Citizen has passed under
the editorial charge of J. H. lizet.sy.
Esq., who thus retu.ns to a vocation from
which he 'retired, eleven years since.
Welcoming bin', the readers of the citisen
will regret to part with Mr. C. E. An
mason, the retiring editor.
A LEADING Democratic journal in Ohio,
the Dayton Ledger, discussing State pol
itics, and the best nomination for Gover
nor of that State, gives the Sal - moult and
BLAnt Convention, of last year, the fol
lowing first-rate notice:
. 4 We want no such fear and trembling,
no such timidity and utter absence of
common sense staled the New York Con
vention to reject the only nomination
that would have placed success within
our grasp. Let us have no more such
cowardice and blundering."
WE take pleasure in accommodating
the friends of Hon. ABA PACKER, in an
nouncing that the rumor of his with
drawal from the canvass for the Demo
cratic.nomination as Governor , is alto
gether discredited in well informed quar
ters. Indeed. his friends "denounce the
report as a weak invention, in the inter
eats of his rivals.
Coxsruxnuto the very great variety
and importance of the Executive busi
ness before the Senate since the new . Ad
ministration
came in, and remembering
the urgency with which candidates for
office have pressed their claims for the
confirmation of, their nominationi, it
should surprise no one to see mistakes
occasionally made. But all our charity
is required, to find any satisfactory ex
plitnation of the success of- the nominee
for the Swedish mission, in securing the
approval of that body. He is not and
never was a Republican, nor even a friend
of President GRANT. His nomination
was promptly repudiated by West Vir
ginia, which has filled the mails and tele.
graphic wires, for the week past, with its
indignant protests against his confirma
tion. All over the West, this man CAR'
um{ is 'scorned as politically a traitor—
as complete a "copperhead" as VAL
.LANDIGHAM or Voonniss. How he
has contrived to deceive the Adminis
tration and to humbug the Senate in this
way, is a mystery for which not even a
plausible explanation has appeared. The
mystery is the greater, since the proper
Committee had already reported upon the
case unfavorably. Let us, however,
give to the Senate its deserved credit for
the rejection of the nomination of Mr.
atsryonn, for'Madrid. That diplomatist.
whe comhines • the deportment of a
Turreydrop"with the moral dignity of a
Peciumlff, is to remain at Brussels, for
the present, the Senate. in that view, de
clining to confirm the nomination of his
successor at the Belgian Court. It is
possible that General Szoirmts will now
be sent to Spain. His ability is beyond
question, •while criticisms upon his offi
cial discretion, which might hve been
J ill.
just, ten years since, have no to ger any
good foundation. It is certain that the
delicately critical character of our rela
tion with the Spanish gove ent, just
now, effectively requires the high t grade
of diplomatic ability in the reside t repre
sentative of the Republic. 1
-tine the abeie was written, rr e learn
that the confirmation of C 1,3 was
reconsidered, and so left witho t action
when the Senate yesterday juturned
sins di*. Thus, the nomination' and
the post awaits a fresh appoln ent by
the President. ..
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CUBA-FOREIGN INTERVENTION.
The Cable reports that the present pos
ture of the Cuban question has roused a
sudden and deep interest at the English
and French Courts, which are said to be
in an active secret correspondence relative
to their most judicious policy for the oc
casion. This report comes to a New
York journal which is usually known to
be unreliable, but which has contrived to
maintain a very uncertain sort of reputa
tion by its occasional success in the ear
liest publication of important news.
Whatever may seem the necessity, to
the diplomatists of Paris and London,
for fixing upon a common policy in re
gard to this question, there need be no
serious fears, among our own people, that
England and France will ever are a hos
tile shot in the defence of the transatlan
tic rights of Spain, unless these shall be
invaded by American aggressions entirely
without the color of an excuse. Give
to usa prima facia case, against the Span
ish Government, and we shall find our
selves able to pursue it to results limited
only by our capacity and our ambition,
and without a finger of menace being
lifted by the' great powers of Europe.
Without a case founded upon some reson
able complaints,, oar aggressions upon
Spain might be, and ought to be, resisted
by those powers, in the highest interests
of public law. But the just responsibil
ity of any European . power, however
weak, for unlawful encroachments upon
American rights, will not' be resisted,
under present circumstances, by the inter
vention of either France or England,
no matter if we were otherwise to win
a half score of Cubes and Porto Rices.
L 24, 1869.
Thesurest way to bring about the speedy
annexation of the Spanish Islands to the
Republic, would be found in the results of
such an intervention. A single menace
from England or France, jointly or sepa
rately, directed against the United States,
in the matter of this Spanish' ,business,
would precipitate a war upon their alli
ance in ninety days, and that would end
inevitably in the conquest of those Is
lands, and, with them, of the English
Bahamas and of the whole Archipelago.
Such a menace would unite our people as
one man; nice questions of diplom*Cy
and even of international law would be
instantly forgotten, so far as concerns the
inferior power, and the Republic would
look for a higher foe, and the older claims
of an insulted flag. England's title to
her own islands would not then be worth
a year's purchase, and her Canadian do
minion would as speedily become a myth.
Certainly, the true policy of the Great
Powers would aim to preserve the Span
ish authority in her islands by every
form of peaceful intervention. The pres
sure of their mediation and remon
strance at Madrid will accomplish, if need
be, the complete solution of the present
difficulty. So few from arming on the
side of Spain against us, those. Powers
will persuade her to satisfy our just com
plaints. Whatever force they may use
will be exhibited at Madrid and not on
the American coast. They will save
Cuba to. Spain by their friendly diplo
macy, or not at all.
England has nothing to gain, but
everything to lose, 'by a transatlantic
war. France has as little taste for it, or
profit in it. Without her colonies, Spain
would have been absorbed, before this,
by her powerful neighbor beyond the
Pyrenees. Why should France arm for
their presenation to the Spanish crown!
In European politics, each six months
brings its crisis which would be fatal to
a French Empire involved In a great
American war.
There is really small prospect of onr
winning the first West Indian Is
land, until its own people shall first win
the right and the power to dispose of
themselves, and shall entertain a hearty
disposition for union with the Republic.
In this way only, are we likely to acquire
Cuba, or San Domingo. And it is
only in this way th at Canadian smelts
tien will ever become a fact. We shall
have no war with Spain, France or Eng
land, separately or allied, until'we shall
haire first, ourselves, spurned every hon
orable concession In the interests of
peace. And these concessions will be
offered to us, if we evince 'a decent will
ingness to receive them.
Fifty years ago, the Order of Odd Fel
lowship was instituted in the States.
The semi-centenial anniversary will oc
cui' on Mondiy next, with appropriate
ceremonies in nearly every large coal
munity_ in the country. The sixty-five
thousand members of the order in this
Commonwealth will be very fully repre
sented in the exercises at Philadelphia on
that day, which are expected to attest the
vast social Influence and the fraternal vir
tues of Odd Fellowship. Of the metabet
ship in Pennsylvania, about twenty-five
thousand reside In Philadelphia, and by
these the most hospitable reception is
pledged to their visiting brethren. One
of these, Gen. T. A. ROWLEY, of Pitts
burgh, has been selected as the Chief
Marshal ofthe day.
This Order npmbers, it is said. two
hundred ann twenty-five thousand
enrolled and recognized members
in this country, and more in Penn
sylvania than in any other state, in pro
portion to total populations. There is
reason to believe that. the Order has never
,been more prosperous Plan now, or with
brighter promise for an increasing pros
perity to come Purely a charitable and
social organization, the secrecy of its rit
tud; and the uniformity of its interests
and purposes, hare nentr been made the
PITTSBURGH GAZETTE i SATURDAY, APL 24, 1869:
ODD FELLOWSHIP.
cover for political intrigue, nor even as
by uninitiated prejudice, with
partizan aims or selfish designs of any
sort upon the freedom ofpopular opinion.
The Odd Fellows claim, and we are dis
posed to think - it is with absolute
justice, that, as faithful votaries of
Friendship, Love and Truth, their
aim has been to elevate mankind,
indyidually and socially, to the
plane of a higher morality,and of a strict
ly jUst regard for the obligations of the
family, of good neighborhood and of the
law. Certainly, there mutt be some de
gree of intrinsic justiceclaims of this
sort, when a brief half ce tury has been
ii;
short; enough for gaining so strong a hold
upon the popular regar4 and not long
enou hto afford the , faintest proof that
Odd':'ellowship has ever once been made
an initrriment for Unworthy ends. An
order which illustratese purity of its
principles, and the since ty of its prac
-1
tice, by fifty years of uncontradicted
fidelity to the praiseworthy aims of its
original founders—wbieh has visited
the sick, buried the dead, cared
for widows and orphans, raised
many a citizen from self-degradation, and
inspired all its members with nobler and
more Ipractical views, both of individual
and of social duty—such an organiza-
U l m is.entitled to the highest' commenda
tion of moralists, and even to the kindly
regarof statesmen. Let us all be thank
ful tha American society can point, even
in thi era of political debasements,
di
and of increasingly flagrant public and
private vice in every walk of life, to the •.
healthful activity of Odd Fellowship, flid
more than one other similar institution,
for their maintenance of purer friend
ships, a more perfect love and a spotless
truth.
CO-OPERATIVE LAUNDRIES
Some months ago the Chicago Evening
Post contained an article on Co-operative
Laundries, from which we extracted the
most noticeable facts for the benefit of
our readers. The Post's article did not
fall flat, as many excellent suggestion's do,
but was cogitated over, and argued upon
by the people of Kalamazoo,—a city near
Chicago and in the State of . Michigan—
the result of which was, that a committee
of intelligent gentlemen, members of the
Social Science Association of Kalamazoo,
was appointed to investigate the matter
and form rational estimates of the cost of
such an establishment and the cost of
washing done therein. The following
extracts, from the report of this commit
tee will show the result of its labors:
' , The first cost of establishing a laun
dry in K 2 ma no would be, as nearly as
can be ascertained, about as follows:
Lot
$ SOO
Buildbilnacidzia 1,1140
Boarding house 1,30)
it welve none boiler and six horse engine... 1,200
Waal) ng machine, fililre. stubs 400
Centrifugal wringer =I
Mangle 1.010
)I,.aftir.ir 100
Pullers and belting 100
Drying room . 50
eteaus pipe, 6CO feet
Ironing stove and Rata
Horse, wagon and Harness
=I
Dratnige and sewerage...
Boller. tubs and wringers
.narn
. . .
Oveneer's salary 2 mantas, during construc-
Sae
tion 200
• 100
Runs omitted or undercharged, and sun
di les
Total
"Some of the above items are only ap
proximate. Of course, the location in
the immediate vicinity of the centre of
the town would be more expensive, but
would obviate the necessity of a board
ing house, and would probably secure a
larger amount of transient custom. On
the other hand, it would be very desira
ble to have land enough to admit of
bleaching the clothes when necessary."
NoW these estimates may, we think, be
taken as about as correct for us as for'
Kalamazoo. Land would be 'a little
dearer here than elsbwhere, a*d the
pipes, boilers and iron-wort generally a
little cheaper, but the total would probe•
bly come to pretty much the same thing.
In such a laundry the Kalamazoo Com
mitto has estimated that the monthly ex
penses would be
Interest on $9.000) at 15 per cent. per an
, WM. ) $.12 50
Repairs and r.newal, 15 per eent. per an
num 11:60
Insurance, (5,010 on building, and $5,0011
.on c.otbes, at 3 per cent. per annual—.
_25 00
Taxes, say $6O pe r annum 600
Laurd eels, at $45 per month 43 00
Six girls at $3O per month 180 00
ir, nglne t ;. $OO per mouth t 50 00
Wirt r. 530 per month 34 00
Superintendent, $lOO per month 100 00
Boise keep. $l2 per month 12 00
Starch blueing and soap, $33 per month. 36 00
Iruel, i til per month 60 PO
Boy per month 00 00
Stationery. advertising. /ke., $lO per
Sundries.
10 00
Sundries. inc.ideutals, etc • 1 09 0)
Total per month 011
~N ow if 200 families of five persons
each employed the laundry, and if the
weekly wash *reach familyaveragedeix
dozen, there would be 4200 dozen. At
this rate there would average for each
month 5,200 dozen. If we divide the
monthly expense by this 5,200 dozen we
have, if our estimates and figures are
correct, seventeen cents 'and seven bun.
dredths of a cent per dozen, as the price
at which washing can - be done by a
steam laundry in . Kalamazoo."
These with:naps would, we think, be a
little too high for Pittsburgh—certainly
they are not too low—eo thit any house
keeper can look at them and see if the
price is not considerably less than that
charged now by any existing laundry,
and even less than washing oasts when
done at home, without taking into ac
count the.worry, labor and injury to the
temper, which would be averted by thus
practically abolishing Monday from the
week. And the washing would be done
scientifically, and well, two adjectives
which cannot be truthfully applied to the
laundry work of one out of every hun
dred of the servants in this city, who have
such work to.perforta. In many families
one of the seivants--indispensible at
present—could, with the washing done in
this way, be deity and, we think, think
fully spared. The question, thus reduced
to figures by enterprising Kalamazoo, is,
we think,. worth the earnest attention , of,
our. Pittiblrrglt housekeepers.
AT Tun meeting of citizens, held in Al
legheni, last evening, the proceedings of
which will be found in our local columns,
much anxious interest was manifested for
the - retention of the present;Library room
in the city building, as it h'i d been inti-'
mated it would be required for municipal'
purposes. The privation of the present
accommodations,, it was clearly seen,
would be much deprecated by a large
majority of the citizens, and Nunn the
growing strength of the institution shall
enable it to provide a suitable hall for its
'independent occupancy, it is sincerely
`and generally hoped that the Councils
will find, for a few years looger, the re
quisite office room for city pniposes, with
out interference with the Library, which,
in its current operation, pFoves a most
useful and beneficial organization.
BUTLER lIONICLOR j TRIAL.
(Continued from First l Page.) t
were written on both sides of the paper;
believes she could giVe the 'contents; re
members the words, the language, some
of it.
Cross-examined—First letter received
in '67, the last of May or Jine; the sec
ond in the winter following; her father
brought the last one, Emma Zllla the
second. Read them just after her sister
received them►. Was in the kitchen when
she read them; saw the wilting; when
her sister burned them was not certain
whether she burned one or two, and
searched to see if one Was left; not cer
tain how long since she went to school
with Taylor; took the letters to be his
writing; cannot say lithe letters were
written on one page or two pages; do not
know whether the paper was blue or
white; did testify before the inquest
about theie lettere; supposes she told all
she remembered; may remember more
now than she did then; never counted
the lines; can give now what she can
mind; does not suppobe shit can tell which
letter any certain thing was in;'jnst took
out of both letters what she can mind;
when she states what was in one letter
thinks she could tell which 'letter it was
in; some of the words she would tell and
which letter they were in; if asked what
was in the second letter thinks she coald
tellthe most of it.
Mr. Thompson plead that the same rule
which applies to reported conversations,
viz: that the whole should be given or
none, should apply to this case; that the
witness does not say she can give the
substance of the letters.
Mr. McJunkin argued that even if wit
ness can remember but one word of these
letters, they have a right to require its
repetition.
Charles McCandless followed for the
defence, arguing that th? witness must
be able to state that she pan give the en
tire contents of the letters, and that the
prosecution is required to rebut the pre
sumption that these letters were fraudu
lently destroyed.
He was followed by Mr. Mcjunkin,
who argued that if witness :had heard a
conversation between the defendant and
the deceased, in which he had threatened
her life, she would not be,' required to
give all the conversation.
Judge McGinn:in ruled, that as the pros
ecution,was to prove threati on the part
of the prisoner, they are not required
to prove other portions of We letters.
Witness was asked to stat e the contents
of Mit letter. Said the letter, commenced
"Ann McCandless remember me, for
you are the only one I love., but I fear
you care nothing for me, and for that rea
son your life lies in my hands. You
may think it is a poor consolation, but it
is the best that I have got; before another
shall have thee, I will end thy life, and
then myself with my own hind. Excuse
me, for the truth had better be known
before it is too late. I
_
TAYLOR' HOCKENBURRY."
It was dated at !the top, but witness
cannot remember what the date was;
at the head of the letter was a date. The
letter glv ma was the second letter; the one
received last winter a year ago. The
first letter commenced "Ann McCand
less, if . you loved me . as I love you, I
would be a happy man; but if not thy
fate ties in the hand of the one that loves
thee beat remember that;" his name
was on tbo letter, written ""my name,
Taylor Hooken burry." Cannot remember
anything more; does not mind that there
was anything more in the letters; thinks
she has given the contents lof both the
letters, and in the language of them.
Witness added voluntarily, "and then
her name was wrote again at the lower
end of both the letters." ; .He usually
wrote his name "Taylor HOokenburry; '
we usually called him "Taylor:" had
no knowledge of her slater writing any
reply to these letters; does not remember
any conversation between her sister and
Taylor about these letters. ;
hose-examined Never wrote down
any copy of this letter; never gave out
the contents for any one to copy; the last
letter had meat in it; she just minded;
had nothing to help her; does not re
member if she said anything before the
inquest aboutthe second; believes she was
called back alecond time before the in
quest. She remembers that the second
time she remembered and told the in
quest about a second letter in which the
writer said, "I love yon mad, Ann;"she
had forgotten that part when giving the
contents just now; but that was in the sec
ond letter; was near the end. Thiele all
that she can remember; thinks it was aU
that was in it; does not recall anything
more; have talked about these letters in
the faintly; does not know that any other
person ever had the letter; talked with
Emma Mlle McCandless` about it; she
told me what she had reads in it; Emma
Ma sale she had opened the letter before
she gave it to Annie; the; conversation
with Emma Vila was since the inquest;
does not mind that she stated to the in
quest anything in the second letter; she
could not remember just then ' what
was in the first letter; the words,
"I love yoU mad," were in the first letter,
she minded better: talking with
l
Emma Zilla; cannot rem mbar when she
had this conversation ; seer said any-,
air
Ong to Taylor about the ballet holes in
the wall before the time he pointed them
out; do not remember that he was at the
house after the shooting, , - klre the time
he pointed out, ,the holes think he was
not. 1
ip,ooo
Examination in, chief
time she was examined
quest was the morning aft
she was In oonfusion and
not remember who exam).
t.
in a u orr took five mtnut
eumed.
Mrs. Ellen Grahath •
,ed and sworn
—Live in Beaver Falls; 7 e as on a visit
last fall at Mr. George O. McCandless'.
Witness was asked. to rebit the circum
stances which occurred In his house, on
the Sunday, when a manre and broke
open the door. •
Objected to by Mr. Tho pe on.
Objection noted and ov e r ruled.
On that day Mr. and M , McCandless
and Mary went to church; Ann and wit
nem were left at borne M. keep house;
she was in the kitchen; Ann was in the
big room; witness saw some one come up
on the porabrin, hbi stcioking feet, with a
big blaok shawl over ida kead, and boa.
timed down tinder his chin; he had ti
hatchet In his hand, and came 'within a
few feet of witness; he asked me if the
man of the house was at home; I said he
was not.
Defense objected to hearing conversa
tions. ' •
Witness continued—The man, to the
best of her knowledge, had a false face ,
on; it was black, at all events; his bands
were black; had a hatchet in his hand;
the shawl was close ' over his
head and hung down to his knees.
There were socks or stockings on his feet;
they were blue, or on the blue cast;
he was a pretty big sized man, was pretty
tall, good size in height; took it to be a
false face he had on; did not see his hair;
could see his pants below the shawl; they
were pretty well scuffed, and dark:
his hand was black; could see it when
he went to break open the door he came
up the steps on to the porch; she was
in the kitchen on the end of the
porch, and the, door was open; he
come within two or three steps of her,
passed the hall door, and sat still until
Ann opened the hall door, and then shut
it. Witness went into the dining room;
he looked round when he heard the door
shut,wheeled round, took the hatchet and
pryed the door open; when Ann went
in the dining room door, witness shut
and bolted it. He opened the door from
the hall and pointed a revolver et her.
She turned round; unListehed the door
and' went out the way she had come in;
then went to Mr. Roth's. Did not see
Annie from the time she shut the door
until witness came back; was so fright
ened could not see well. Did not go
out the way the 'man came in,
but in a different direction. No per
son came back with her; Mr. Roth came
before her; there were several persons
there when she came baCk, but the man
was gone; did not look to see what he
had done; had seen defendant several
time before that: had heard him talk
some, not much; did not recognize the
voice on Sunday; was not so bad scared
but she knew something was going on
that was not right; saw ' the hatchet; it
looked bright; the shawl was bloc k,a large
shawl, woolen plain, pith - fringe; re
mained with dr. McCandless until after
the murder, six weeks save one day after
the occurrence.
This witness repeated the incidents
of the murder just -as they
were detailed by the former witnesses.
She took a bit of the glass from the bro
ken window out of the top of her own
head next morning. A hatchet was
shown to witness. She thinks it is like
the hatchet used by 'the luau that day,
but it is not so bright.
Dr. McCandless, sworn—ls practicing
physician and surgeon; lives In Union-
Nrille about four miles from the hciuse of
Geo. C . McCandless; made a postmortem,
examination of the body of Mary Ann
McCandless; the wounds were princi
pally on the left side of the head; the left
eye was destroYedi• on the top of the
heads portion of the scalp or skull had
been carried away; witness never saw
them; the internal organs were visible;
on removing the scalp, several fractures
in the cranium were revealed, through
one of which several sharp points of lead
were protruding; on removing the skull,
parts of the lead were found flattened on
the inner side of the skull and lodged
there; it was also discovered that por
tions of the skull had been carried into
the brain; the most extensive laceration
passed in a transverse direction,
backwards, large enough for wit
ness to pass his lingers through:
several portions pf it were removed from
the skull, and witness had them here;
the wounds were sufficient to cause
death; in the examination a portion of
the skull about the size of a half dollar
fell out; the infliction of the wounds and
death would be occurrences of tale same
moment; the corpse was shrouded; it
was on Monday morning, just before the
funeral, and having ascertained the cause
of death, did not pursue; the examina
tion, or see wounds said to be in the
shoulder. [He here presented portions of
bone taken from the skull.] There were
from twenty-live to thirty perforations;
cannot say whether the bits of lead were
shot or slues; it would appear that they
were of a different sizes, else they would
have been likely to go more together; can
form no opinion of the kind of gun
used in projecting the lead; it was not
the thicker portions of the skull that
were fractured.
No cross-examination. Dr. Milton
Richardson called, but did' not answer. ,
Daniel Grabs m next sworn—ls acquain
ted with defendant; came to live with
witness the 9th of April; had seen him
sometimes before when he lived_with
Mr. McCandless; he remained with'him,
with the exception of. a few days, until
he was arrested; paid him off once, and
did not need him, but he came back and
rather plead to be taken, and was; heard
of the circumstance of a man breaking
into Mr. McCandless' house; that day he
ate breakfast with witness, who noticed
him afterwards go to the barn and come
• back again, and go a second and third
time to the barn, about 10 o'clock; did
not see him again until after dinner or
until two o'clock or after; the last time
he went to the barn he was carrying my
hatchet in his hand; [identified the hatch
et shown to Mrs. Graham as the same pris
oner was carryingq did not hear him use
the hatchet. and wondered what be was
taking it out for on Sabbath morning.
This was six weeks wanting but one day
before the girl was shot; looked at the
Almanac to be sure of the time. There
was nothing to do at the barn that morn
ing, and aid not knoiv of any errand he
had there. Ho had a shot gun, an old
rifle which had been bored out, and he
had a small- pistol; it was a breechiload
mg pistol, as small a one as witness ever
had in his hands. These were the only lire
arms witness knew him tohave. On
that morning, when he went to the barn,
think he had on nothing but his shirt
and pantalobas and a 41111 hat; he wore
blue or blue-grey socks,woolen; wore no
suspenders, a leather belt was used in:-
stead; it had a buckle on it; he wore it
at his work generally. ' Did not see him
go into the barn; he went around the
barn, and was out of view from the
-house. , Witness "had a box of blacking
at that time; it Was in a book-case in hil
house; nut it there himself; did notkno*
but it was still therenntlairourrence
of this murder; on the Sun
after it wanted the blacklng; t morning
was not
there- Taylor Hockenburry casein, and
asked him; he said he did not know, but
said it was up there, pointing to where it
had been; told. him it was not there; did
not see the pox again until after the ar
rest; he had a *hearing before the Jas.
tices; witness was there; sat down beside
the defendent, who took the box of blsok
ing out of his pocket; handed it to wit
ness; it was out- of his pantaloons pocket;
he handed it to him under his hand; said
"here is -the boxof blacking you -were
hunting for this morning; take it
home with you." There had been
just two small pairs of eh. : blacked
out of it before it was missed, a • d when
he handed it to witness it was j •tasit is
now, the blacking nearly all o , (elbow
ing marks by , tingers,) and nearly
empty. Witness' daughter ha a large
black woolen shawl with frit'. •; she is
insane, and waa tearing her clot es wit
ness' wife brought 4 that eha ;1 down
stairs and put it into a elothesl3 ;it Is
missing; this liras some thee ' re. the
occurrence en Sunday, at Mr. oCand
less,' probably the Spring. befo e The
sheaf eats in.bia barn bad been ' ' 1 : 1 1;
eeensle of dozen sheens; ,
,d'eco,.. •
wurru wtot berareor- after N . l'isars
• - t^
resumed—The
before the in
or the murder;
trouble; does
ed her on the
recess. Re•
ME
r„;
last, but it WSJ' after the arrest of
prisoner: the oats had been torn ur
tween the time he fed the horses in
evening and again . the next morn
when he first saw the hatchet after
time prisoner carried it to the bar,
was in a room sticking between the s'
ding and weather.boarding, the p
where it was usually kept; this was
same Sunday evening after the OC4
ranee at Mr. McCandless'; his
• then looked for the shawl, and it •
not there; this was the first time it
missed; on that day defendant came
after dinner, and witness told himv
had missed his dinner, and that he b
been going to the barn for him. I'
fondant said he would not have fou
him, for he was asleep at the bask of t
mow; witness remarked that he had be
washing himself.
.He said yes, that
eyes were stiff wh'en he awoke, and
went to the coal bank spring and wash
himself. This spring is thirty ro:
from the house. The spring where- tb
get water is four rods. They have a WI
where they usually washed. A gun
shown and identified by witness as
oner's gun; also a small pistol that
had before the time of the Sunday ocet
rence. He had an oil cloth sack
which he kept his clothes; identified pi:
tol and sack; prisoner had a room
himself, up stairs, at the back of ti'
house; a south room. He had his gt
and carpet sack in that room; there wel
two beds in it. He came through tt
front room to come down stairs. Th• •
room was not used as a bed room.
was not ftirrils,hed. There 14 a way: '
which one can get out of prisone:
room without coming down stairs. 11,"
was by going through a window at
down a ladder going out, and in till
way he would not go through any pa
of the house; witness himself had icon
out in that way. One could readily
out in that way without being seen, au
one could easily get a gun out that wa
At every step the ease is cumbered b,
minute descriptions of places and di'
tances. On that Sunday witness had
man named Long living with him, wb
slept in the room with prisoner; thet
were no other persons in the family, o
that Sunday, but his wife and imam
daughter. On the evening of the wird&
the prisoner had been hauling lambet
for witness; he got done and came home
before dark; when it came time to go tc_
preaching, he said he was going tc
preabhing, and he went in that direction;
the road leads past Mr. McCandless'
house; he had on clothes good enough;
it was getting dark when he started; one
could go a near way through the , woods
to Mr. McCandless'.
Court adjourned to meet tomorrow
morning at half past eight o'clock.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Prisoner this morning looks pale, but ,
more collected than yesterday, when his,
agitation was pittiable, especially while ;
Mary McCandless detailed the contents
of the lost letters.
Court mot and proceeded with the telt- '
timony in chief of Daniel Graham. Her
wished to correct two statements made
yesterday. It .was on
,the evening after' ,
the funeral that they searched for the'
shawl and found it missing. Also, de- '
fendantstarted from his house for church
on the morning of the murder, after the
others had gone to church, instead of be
fore,
as he had stated yesterday. He
was asked about the conduct of prisoner;
on Friday morning. That was previous
to the murder. Defence objected, and
the objection was stated in writing.
Mr. Mehinkin stated the object was to
prove that on Friday evening he had
gone out, saying he was going to church,;
and that before church was out be came
back. When asked if he had gone to
church, he said , tio," his nose had began.
bleeding.' The testimony was • not' re-;
ceived.
TESTIMONY RESUMED.
On the eveningof the murder defend-,
ant did not come home with the crowds-
Witness was out on the road unhitching,
a team, wh i tt,he returned and helpec4
m
to put e roes away. Witness went:
into the house. After a short time de-,
fendant came in with Wm. English, who:
had driven the team. His mother, Mary:
Jane Hoaly, Harriet' Ann Graham ands
Elizabeth M. Scott came in the wagon'
from church. Wdness was sick and.
stayed at home. Defendant came up the
road from the direction of the church.'
He was behind tho wagon. Between teo ,
and fifteen minutes he came into CU&
house, but soon went out and came it •
again. Witness' wife gave a piece aroank
and gave defendant one with the
rest; he ate it and went out again. When
he came in witness' wife told him to tak,,"
the boy, Wm. English. to bed with him
He staid in the room a while, the' ,
went up without the boy. After aboti
fifteen minutes witness took the boy
to put him to bed with defendant, wh
was standing in the room and had na',
taken his , clothes off. Told him he had
brought him a bed-fellow, he said "very
well;" Witness asked if he should lear
the candle; defendant said not. Aftere
little W. H. McL'andiess rode up and t,(1.:.
witness that Mary Ann McCandles'
shot, and wanted witness to go ovC,
Could not, bat said he world
Taylor up and send him over. Went t,
to his room., He was laying on hl
baok, apparently asleep. Bald to him':
"Taylor v are you asleep ?" He said'
"yes," sleepy like, then "no, lan
not." Told him Murry McCandle
was shot dead. He said, "Is she? wt
told you?" I said Wm. H. McCandie
He sidd, 'pis she killed dead?" Witnt
said ' , yes, she was killed dead, and
lying, on the floor." Told hips t ,
he ought to get up and go over. Did
seem to get up. Told him again that
should get up and go over. He did i t ":.•
up and started. Tills was about elevt
o'clock, and between two and tlint
o'clock . he came back and asked for tp
horse to go out and give word. He pIY
the horse and went • away. Came bai
again not long before daylight, and sall
Nelson Davis was going with him. '4.
Tam PRISONER tansy. Tim MURDER.
After he came back we were sittin.
talkin,g about the girl ,being.killeci,
Asked him if McCandless had heart
any one runaway. He said he had not;
asked. Prisoner . then asked witness
if they could arrest any one for the
crime when no one had been seen. Told _t
him they, could take any one they suio
peeled. Asked what they obuld do with
him if they did. Told hint if he could
give satisfactory evidence where he was
the3r might acquit him. He held hie'
head down and said' nothing for some
time. Witness said: "Taylor, Yell seen
fatigued; better go to bed and get sore
sleep." Defendant said: ' , Could any pel
son whei had done such a thing sleep;,
Witness told hillt it was not likely k
would sleep mach after doing an 1,4
of that kind; went up stairs, but dal
not lay down. ' Defendant was 43
before witness, which was alter, enn.r4
Defendant started after breakfast; we,
in the direction of the ohurah, the wi
be had went the evening previous.
place witness saw him was in Georgo,
McCandless'tt
house, where he gave
nese the box of blacking. Did not i
defendant make slugs. Heard a ru,„
bling on his floor like he might be me
ing slugs. Polind marks of lead on tf
floor. It was after defendant was
rested that these were found. ',Slat:
Shannon and witness examined the. Sot
together. Had
bout a
all muck
over a space of about a foot. It was a
few days Previous to the murder t1e,,1
(Cestthimod ea rte)
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