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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1894-1-25, Page 2THE W1LL!AN5 MURDERERS •eWbirrell and Walker Fouad Guilty Of the 'Grime, BUTCHER ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT. 'Mired Man Cory phebat-getl—The Testi naony Taken sit tbe igaeataesterday— Detective Davin story — The Web Woven Around Wainer —The Pr1®eners' Demeanor—Tire' 16 Empire's" Yarns—A mad Coroner. Promptly to the minute the coroner was on hand in the Town Hall. The men were kept outside bioking bhetr tool to keep up aoirouletion uutil all ladles were admibted to good front sesta. Ars aeon as the high oonsteble bad nailed the jury roll and they had answered to their mamma the coroner began to address them. He mid he wanted to review the evidence ab Maio stage so as to rofreah their memories. He took up the evidence of each wlbneae, sad commented en the salient paints of It. When he came to the adjournment of last week he began to attack the nowspepera, and made a lengthy speech in which he characterized the newspapers as nntrubhfol and maltaton', and he gave a very nndigni- ffed exhibition el an angry man. The jury -.grinned inwardly and looked bored. The coroner conolndod his address with a verse from Burns. His speech eocujjied three - Treaters of an hour. He then asked Mr. 1R1oFadden, the Crown Attorney, to address the jury en the legal aspect of the case. ilihia brought Mr.,Robiaebte to his feet. He said that if the connael for the Crown was going bo addeeee the jury he would ttlaim a similar privilege. He considered. the whele preceeding out of order. The evidence was not concluded, and if any addresses were made they should be mads :at the close. Mr. MoFadden acid he would defer any remarks until after the evidence had all been given. While this legal sparring match was going on between the lawyers the prisoners looked very uneasy, expeotally Walker. MoWhirrelt swathed his nerves with a large phew ef tobacco, which during the pro. ceedings he kept munching like gam. Mr. Merpby was en hand to look atter the in- terests of Butcher, and Mr. W. C. Mackay appeared for Walker. The evidence taken principally went to show Walker's oanneotion withMoWhirroll. 'This is wkab gob him in the same boob with 2.1eWhirrell. THE " EMi'il 'n" •REPO .TS. The coroner asked the high constable to nail Mr. C. T. Meng as the first witness. lir. Long had an interview with MoWhir- Tell, and the Crown wanted him to swear to the story he gave to the newspaper to Which he is attached, which, if the alleged interview were genuine, there should have been no hesitation in doing. His name was nailed three times, and then the coroner made some nasty remarks about the veracity .of the Empire reports. Detective Greer wanted a bench warrant for Mr. Lang, but the coroner dodged the issue and eeid he would think the matter ever. ".DEATH" .ON WALKER. Frederick Daabh was the firat witneae .sworn. He said that he was a farmer living about two miles eget of Williams' place. He identified Walker as having worked for him two year age. When he lefb he took witneae double-barrelled gun with him, and ransacked his honee. He did net knew that the gun had been taken for a couple of days. Walker else Mole some money from him. Cress -examined by Mr. Mackay—This was two years ago last Cookeville fair. The gun was worth $25. Walker we seen with the gun after it was stolen. Walker went bo the fair and immediately returned to withers' house to ransack ib. Walker worked ter two weeke. He never came back for the rent ef his wages. Benjamin Fieldhouse was next called. He identified Walker as having worked for him for a week, two years ago. Wilmeea lives four miles from Williams' plane. Walker left about the 30th of Septemb;r. He hired Walker at $5 per month. He left witness' place ene Sunday afternoon, carry- ing a new pair of boots off with him. DETECTIVE DAVIS' EVIDENCE. William D,tvie was next sworn. He told substantially the story already given in the Team. He said—I am a detective on the Toronto pollee force. I arrested McWhir- roll en the morning of Dacember 26bh last abonb 1.20 a. m., at Woburn, in the house of Mr. S6ableford. After I arreebed the prleoner I oautioaed him that anything he might say might be used in evidence againeb him. I asked him if he had been at Wil- Iiams' farm. I tali him previously that he wan ander arrest for murdering Williams and his wife. He told me that on the 13th of December (Wednesday) he meb Clary in Fitzgerald's hotel, at the corner of York and Adelaide street's. He asked Rory where he could gab work Cory told him he had left Williams, and that ate (MoWhirrell) might get a eibuatten there. Tho prieoner said he loft for Willlame' plane next day about noon, and arrived there about 5 o'clock in the evening. He saw the �Id peop?e in the yard, and Mr. Williams said he had engaged a man. He returned to the city on the electric car. He dropped into Soholee' Hotel, which he deaoribed as being at the lunation of King and Queen streets. He amid that when he had gob a drink two men same into the hotel and wanted to soli him a horse and rig. Witness would nob be sure whether he said they wanted $20 er $40, bub after some balk he said he bought the horse for $10. He de- scribed the men. He said the taller man was near his height, but net so about. Thiel man worn a moustache. The other man, he eatd, wee glean shaved; much shorter, and wore a corduroy cap. He sad after buying the horse he drove down King street and met the prisoner Walker ab the earner of Bimoee street. They drove dawn and put the horse up at the Armory Hotel. Ho said Walker prepoeed the following dal to take the herrn to Butcher's. They drove down and put the horse up there. He then said their he sold the horse to a butcher en Pediment street for $15 and a piece el meat. Cress -examined by Mr. Robinette—I have been on the force for fifteen yeare. I took particular pains to caution the prieoner. I am quite sura that the prie- oner maid he was at Wilifame' pleat on 2bnreday, and that he got the horse tht,t day. MoWhirrell made the admiemione en bho road between Woburn and Somber - laugh. To Mr. Morphy—.I never eaw Buboher in Stay life till Detootive Stettin boek him into the pollee station. I never heard of any. thing againeb Butcher. Te Mr. Mackay—McWhirreli did not tell me whether he mot Welker by appeintmenb as nob. To Mr. Bebinebte—Oar department has endeavored to find the men referred to in lifeWhirrelt's story. Ws have; net enn needed. inn the oeroner—I found the pea.jaokeb worn by the prisoner in his room ae Stable. ford's, He denied ever wearing a Persian lamb or imitation lamb sap. TEM HOUSE MAI,. W. J. Claff, sworn, said—I manage the Sunnyside or Sohetes' hotel, at the junction of King and Queen strode west. I was in the hotel on Thursday, 145h December, and the following day, with the exception of meal time. Daring the time I was in the bar MoWhirrell was not there. I raw Mo. Whtrrell before. I saw MoWhirrell the week before this at Scholes', I know posi- tively that he was not in the hotel about 8 Melees on the evening either of Thereday or Friday. No horse deal or sale took plane in the hotel yard or bar on these days be my knowledge. To Mr. Robinette—The horse might have been meld on the street witheub my knoty- ledge. SPOKE TO WALKER. Frank Donohue said—I live in Soar- barough. I identify Walker, but oennee identify MaWhlrrell. 1 remember the 15 en day of December. Walker was en the read opposite my plane that day. Ho was ao- compenled by another man. They had a horse and elelgh with them. They asked me if I wanted to buy a horse. I said I did not. (This would he about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I asked the stranger who told him I wanted to buy a horse. He said A man in Toronto—an Irishman." I said, " That man must hay° been chaffing yeu." My nor, who was standing along- side of me, said : " Don't you know who that is (speaking ef Walker) ? Thab'e Cockney." My son asked him where he hod beer, and he said he had been in the Old Country Maitre. Walker worked for me two years ago. He took a double- barrelled gun to my heuse. He stayed ben days. My wife " fired " him, and she paid him off. (Laughter.) ,;,Cross-examined by .Mr. Robinette — I know that it was Friday they were at my place. I am pesltive en this point. 1 was fixing the stable that day. Walker never worked bub once for me. Joseph Donohue, son of the last wituose, oerroborabed hie father's evidence. He could net identify MoWhtrrall positively, but he believed that he was the man. The man were a pea -jacket and a pair of rubber beets. Both men were at his father's place about neon. Ib was not Thuraday, far he was in town that day. Ib was the day after that. " Walker had a double- barrelled gut," said witnese, " when he worked for my father, about two yearn ago. He told the gun for a trifle in the witch - hernia where I worked to a tuning man in Soarbarougb, named Jesse Wharf. The heree produced to -day leeks like the horse Walker and ills friend had at our place." LONG AND BUTCHER, Mr. Charles Long's name was again called throe timer, but he was shunt. Mr. Greer staked far a benoh-warrant, but as all the evidence was ba and the jary did net want to adjourn, the matter was dropped. Mr. Morphy, who represented Botcher, said that his client wanted to make a abate- ment. The coroner demurred, and said he did nob want Butcher's statement. He had been ogled by the Crewe, bub refused to give evidence. Mr. Murphy acid that there was no evi- dence against Butcher. Ilia Miriam was going to piens', and it was unmet. He wished to give hie story, and he did net think the Crewe could refuse it. The coroner amid Butcher might make a statement, bub he would nob swear his, and Butcher was called. MILRMAN BUTCHER'S STATEMENT. Buboher said—On Saturday, December 16th, I harneesed my horse to go eat with milk, and two gentlemen drove np in a cutter feta my yard. One got off and asked me where I oanld get a plana for a horse te work for his keep. I told him I did not know. I had three of my own, and did not have sufitoient work fer more. I said I would not advice an; body to pub a horse at work for his board. I knew of a heree that was left ab a livery s§able laeb winter, and it was badly used up is the spring. I asked him what he bad been doing, and he said he had boon peddling fruit, that there was nothing In ib, and that he did net think he would get the license renewed. He said he was going to work during the coming week, and I advised him to pub his horse in some piece, and let some ene feed it fer him, he to pay for the feed. I said bhab if he would find the feed I would feed it far him for the winter. He said he would go and seo what he could de. He then went and got into the cutter and drove away. Atter a while the other one (Walker) came back with the harse, and asked me if he oeuld leave it ever till Mon- day, and he would make arrangements for it and feed it for the winter. I said I would keep bbe horse, and it was pub In the stable and fed. Then the other lad weat away. Os Sunday, when I otine beak from delivering milk, they were both there. The tildes') one of the two amid he was going to give the horse a good °leaning, as he hod Bold it, but that he would pay me on Monday. He said he bed no Elio for the cutter or harnete, and, Ii I wished, I could have it until such time as ho wanted it. I went to feed my own cattle and horses. When I get through they were talking to Davie in my driving shed, Then they went away. The youngest ono came back on Monday for the horse and out' er, and took it away to Toronto, where it was to be sold, I bold him that I was going to Toronto for feed for my cattle, and I would pall for the cutter if they left word ab the Oabario brewery. Before I got to tee brewe•y I met the yenngest one, and he handed me a piece of paper tolling me where the horse was. He gave me directions how to go for the cutter, painting ant the streets. He threw a parcel into the cutter, and told me to take ib home, and that the ether fellow (MoWhirroll) said I was to eat ii:. He told me that the other fellow bad sold the butcher the horse, and that I was to tell the butcher I had the horse for two weeke, and , that he was a good horse, and that I was to say nothing more. Mr. Lowery asked me if I had the horse at my place, and I was silly enough to tell him that I had ib two we°'ka. I told him that I had ogled for the cutter, the banana and the buffalo rebe. He said he had bought the buffalo robe, and that I was to get 'the cutter and harnese. Ho asked me if I would sell the harness I had on my own horse. I said no. Ho kept bothering me, and I asked him to pub a pride en it, bub he wouldn't. He bold me bhab the horse was down on Sherbourne street getting shod, and that the nutter and harness were there also. He seed bhab the 'hop might be looked up. I said I wanted be get home as noon as I could to feed the Dabble. We drove down to the shop. I hitched the cutter behind my rig. Ho palled the harness off the horse, and I took the natter to the black- smith shop at Eaeb Toronto to get a crow- bar it. Tho blacksmith said, " Hello, we cutters and one horse t" I said " Yea.",He asked me. t" What fs done with thhorse t'' I said the.horne was sold for 'IS. To Mr. Morpby—The two men tbab came to my pleas are MoWhirreli and Walker. MoWhirrell wanted to sell the berate. This was 1 atelier's story. Katcher bold his story in a straight. forward way, end his 'evident dulness ef oompreheneion had quite an impreetton eu the jury. In reviewing the evidence, Mr. M.o'ad- den said there was nothing against Cory, the hired man, and there had been no evi- dence theb Walker was near the plana at the time of the murder. Butcher's con. nation •with'the prime, as 'lar as the evi- dence before them went, was net ebrengly shown, but there wars evidence eneugh to courant hits with the matter, though to what extent he was nob prepared to sae. Continuing, 'the Crown Attorney went over ' the points against MoWhirrell, and dwelt upon bhp leading evidouoc against him. The Verdict. The jury then retired to 'deliberate on their verdict, and were out for an hour and forty minutes. They name to an understand. Lug very even in the Dare of Welker and MoWhirrell, b at quite a few ,were inclined to let Butcher off. These who held tho opposite view prevailed. When the jary entered there was quite a flutter of excite- ment. The ecroner announced the verdict of wilful murder against Welker and Mo- Wairroll and giving Butcher amen aoceeaory be the fact. Walker burned green and Butcher looked uneasy. MoWhirrell, how- ever., kept on chewing as unoenoernedly as if be ware an idle epeotaber of the whole preiosedinga. Tho coroner then dieoharged Cory. Thia ended the first volume in the Wit- liems tragedy... The three prisoners were taken to Brampton tonight, whore they will come befere the Magistrate and be re- manded for a week. The evidence will all have to be gene over again before a Magill. trate. There is a disposition on the part of the‘Crown to have this done at Brampton to save driving the prlsonera to Cookeville, The Cooksvltle people are mach opposed to this. The Attorney -General's Department will be asked to decide where the ease will be taken. A PRETTY CLOSE CALL. He Bested the Varmint, but in Doing as Only Just Won. One of the wild animals which infeab the north part ef the county, especially the re- gion of the Lethally swamp, has made ita appearance again, and in a meb startling way, says a Portland, Ind., despatch to the ObnoinnetlEnquirer. A travelling salesman had a hair -breadth escape, and saved hla life only by the liberal use of a trusty re- volver, assisted by his heree'r kioke. Frank Neubleeb, a salesman for a New York house, had driven from Briant ever to Pounville to oall en a customer. Ho saw his man and was en his way baok, and within a few miles of tie destination, just about dusk, when one ef the most blood- curdling screams or yells that ever fell open mortal ear rent the frosty air. Ib was followed by another and then a whole series, each one seaming more fearful than the others. The thoroughly -neared drummer did net know what to do, au ho had never heard anything of the kind before. His horse eboed motionless, trembling in every limb, with ears pointed back and eyeballs almost Muting from their seokets, despite the vigerens opts of the whip. The scan& Dame nearer, and a sharp crackling in the underbrush ab the roadside showed that the danger was at hand. Sud- denly a pent form sprang ever the fence and leaped into the road. Fer a second ib stood glaring and growling, with its great yellow eyes glowing witn hate. It then rushed to the attack, and the horse, which had dropped bank en its haunches, jumped to one aide. The panther missed its intended footing, but slung tenaciously to the dash. beard and single tree, struggling for a bettor foothold. Nenbloeb, in the meantime, had not been idle. but fired shot after shot at the strug- gling beast, and his horse, driven to desperatlen, thumped ibe sides with inn - 'hod hoofs. Surprised at the unexpected reception, the animal painfully but quickly made its escape and disappeared in the growing darkness. Nenbloeb had not re- ceived the least injury in the encounter, and the horse only received two er three scarcely noticeable scratches, The hero ef the enooanter was here,. and °aye that he has been in many tight place! In his travels over the country, but that hie experience with a panther in Jay county dawns them all. BILLED Ise BANDITS. Emperor Maximilian's Way With Train Robbers. When Maximilian was Emperor of Mexico the osuntry was overrun with train robbers, neer marched about in large bands, tore up the tracks, and robbed every- body, One day the train from Vora Cruz to the City of Mexico was bounding gayly alone, the five coaches filled with hidafgeer, peons, market women and farmers. Sad- dealy ib came to a standstill. The train guard cried out, "Bandltte 1" Sure enougb, on either 'side of the road the ragged blab desperate ruffians wore lined up. Suddenly hidaigeee, peons, market women and farmers arose. there was a blinding fl+eh and a deafening volley from bath skits of car, and 100 of the bandits fell dead, while the 300 zyuaves, disguised in the deatumes of the country, turned out of the cars, pursued the flying robbers and killed them every one. Rural Justice. A city swell was arrested by a country cenetable for getting over lively and dis- turbing the peace of the village. An empty whiskey flask and a lady's steel hair pin were found en his Ferree. The jumble° of the peace was dispor e l bo pardon the empty whiskey flash, but when the Bair pin was prsdoced His Honor's counteuanoe clouded, and he said sternly : " I shall have to commit you for oarrying concealed weapons." A. Usefel Adjunct. Guest (tenth atery)—Perter, what fa this rope coiled up in the earner for ? Hotel porter—Dot's fo' use in case e' fiat, sat. Gneab (ef er a look out of the window be the eidewa)k)—Ob, I see. Very convenient. If a man 'Alicia ,u being burned to death he can harg himself. Her Superb Ostriches. 1 u la Mr. Mo. Cribb—1 sol you what !b , Daub, these estriahes are etmply superb. You shouldn't paint but birds. Artist (disgusted) _ Those, are not ostriches. They are angels," A Small BOJ AerostatsFor If. Mother—Why are you net am polite and considerate and gentlemanly all little Tommy D,idd ? . Small Son --I guess maybe he was brought up 00 some street where the other boys was bigger than him. Alunliinnm horeerhoesgive sablafaotien. HOW MRS, HOOPER DIED. Conductor, Tank -Man, xiews .&gent and Rooter Testify. HOOPES WAS INDIFFERENT.. Mr. Greenshields conducted the cross- examination of Conductor Robitatlle very minutely, and ib hated two heura and a hall. Tho witness fireb saw the activated on September 13%. While in the car ho seemed very omitted. He saw the accused again en September 18th boarding his train ab Lanoraie with a woman and another men, who got off ab Maaoenohe. Previous to gtvbog the signal ab that enation, the wltnesa BM the woman standing with her hand& clasped en her breast and her head throws, back, and the aooueed was standing near her. HO naw the cup in hie band after she had Milan. At the coroner's in- quest the wheelie swore that the accused got the cap after the weman wean/zed with the fit. " le that true or nob ?" " I think it must be right." " When did the woman fall ?" " I hod just given bbe signal when I raw her fall.,, 1t Thee yen Bald, 'I cannot say whether the bad drunk something er not ; she was all right before 1 gave the reglad, and two or three minutes after that she took the fib,' Ia bhab true ?' " I may have said it." " Did you not make a great mistake then ?' " Ib all comae to the same thing. The woman did not make any effort to swallow the fluid, but *earned to be insensible." THE NEWS AGENT'S STORY. Arthur Dann, news agent en the Canadian Pacific hallway, was the fireb witness this afternoon. He saw the aooueed fer the first time in September, in the baggage car, between Lanorate and Lavaltrie. The train was bennd for Montreal from Qaebeo. " When I enured the baggage car the de- oeaeed was sitting near the prisoner." " Wee the prieoner near the water tank ?" " Yee, quite near. The next time I saw them io was near Terrebonne, and as soon as I entered the oar this time I saw the woman lying on the floor of the oar." " What was the prisoner doing 7" " Gtviog the weman semethheg to drink from a tin cup." " What was Robitatlle doing 7" " He took up tho woman's hand and rubbed ib." " Did yen hear any conversation between Robitatlle and the prisoner 7" " Yes ; Rebitallle told the prisoner not to pour the ®buff into her month, or he would choke her, and the prisoner replied, a 06, that won't hurt her."' " How did the weman leek 7'' " 1 saw babbles coming frem her mouth." Did the prieoner express any grief 7" " I did not hear any." The Judge—Did you ing ? 'r No, sir." " Did yen notice any perspiration on the woman'n face ?" " I did net notice any." Creee•oxamined—I naw the prisoner pub the Dnp to her lips twine, then pub the odp en'a "trunk near where the woman had fallen. A BAGOAGEMAN TESTIFIES. notice her breath. The next witness was Philipps Dion, bag- gagemen on the train In question. " What did the prisoner de to help the woman alber pouring the water into her mouth 7" " He did nothing ; ho stood by her aide holding the cup." " Dld the prisoner ory 7" " He did not ; he looked indifferent ; the way he anted, I thought he was a stranger to the woman." Cross-examined—Did you notice any oder from the liquid he was pouring on her face? " I did not. I raw prieoner poor the liquid on the woman's forehead, but not on her lips." " Do you think it paaslbl° fer the prleoner to go and get the water after the weman had taken 111 and you nob have noticed him 1'' " I don't know anything about that." THE 'PANIC MAN'S TALK, Mr. Maguey, teak man at Terrebonne station, was the first witness at the even• ing evasion of the Hooper ante. He helped to parry the deceased from the train to the Btetion en September 18th. " Where was the prisoner dying 7" " He was room." " Did he assist or ask anyone her when she was dying 7'' " He did nob." " Did yen ask the prisoner who the weman was?" " Yes, and be Bald her name was Geor- glans Leblanc, and tbab she was a stranger, and that he was taking her to the hospital." " Did you see her dying ?" " I did." " Did the prisoner leek sorry?' " No, he appeared indifferent. Dr. Dachcnean was sent for and examined the body. The body was pub In a Def a before the doctor was sent for." " Did anyone try to epon her month?" " Only the dootor." " Did the prieoner at any time show any interest in the woman er try to help her in any way 7" " No, ho did not." Tho Judge—Did you notice the oeler of her nails 7 " No, sir." Orose•examined by Mr. Renaud—The woman lived abonb one minute and a half after she was taken into the emblem when she was walking about the waiting- te assist EVIDENCE OP A DOCTOR. Dr. Jes. Alfred Ducheneau, of Terre- ' bonne, depend that on September 18th the prieoner came to his house and asked him to lee a woman who way dead at the elation. The prieoner said she bad died in a fainting fib, and that she had bean subject be heart disease. He examined the body and life wan extend). From what the prieoner told him, she had died from heart disease, and he gave him a certificate of death from enp- pdeed heart failure. Later the amused told him the woman wee his wife, " What is the odor ef prosaic acid?" " It, has a strong oder of almonds." " When you opened the woman's month, did yeu'notieo any Ruch smell?" " I did nob." Wilfred Constant, oanutabfe etTerrebenne, deposed that he saw the prisoner at the sta- tion where the body was. " Whab did the prisoner say his name was?" "I endereteed McDanald. Early next morning the prisoner sono me to get same bighwines to preserve the body. I got lb, and the prlsener poured it between the weman'a teeth." Mme. Visa, hotel -keeper at Terrebonne, dspesed she had sold highwines to the wit. nods. The fireb witness be -day woe Joibph Beaua,be11, undertaker, a Terrobonno, wha swore that Bamuei A. Carter bad gene to Ma placeof business as the agent of the aooaled to buya o ffia for the women. Ile said he wanted the cheapest he had,beosuee aooueed had to pay ler it hitnteif, and the woman was a stranger to hire. The woman was placed in the ooffe jest at she died, with her boots and all her clothing on. Witness, at snoused's request, attempted with a large jaok-knife to force the teeth open to pour route high wluos late the mouth, but could not. Crow -examined, wibnese admitted that it was ab his own suggeabion that the liquor was obtained and used to preserve the body derieg a bong railway journey. Samusl A. Cartier, of Terrebouue, besblfied to having been engaged by *oaueed be obtain a dootor and perabase a coffin. Prisoner seemed to be gay all thin tim., and at first gave his name as " Maodeuald," but afterwards as Hooper. Six dollars wt's paid for the coffin. Another nue of examitnetioa was then began. William J. Douglass, M. D., of Cobeurg, was sworn. Ho had made a post- mortem examfnabien ef the body of biro. Hooper. Tire stomach, a portion of the liver, one kidney and the einem bad been heeded to the oormaer for etageres. They made a report of the examination of thereat of the body in September. The autopsy occupied about four hears. Witness then read the report filed with the eeroner at Port Hope, which declared that no cause could be assigned for death. Mr. Greenshields—Are you accustomed bo make autopsies ? A.—I have made gait° a number. Q.—How long before thle was it that yon made the Met one ? A.—Perhaps a year and a half ago. Ib was a case of infanti- cide. The mambo tsr making autopilot' do not frequently arise, but when they do we do the barb we can. Q.—Your associate, young Mr. Corbett, has nob had very great experietes either, has he ? A.—He graduobrd lash spring. Q.—Did you examine the weenie of the lungs ? A.—We only entrained them up to the point at which they entered the lunge. Q.—Do you oeneider that a therengh ex- amination ? A.—As wo found no dote I oeneidered it unnecessary to trade the pul- meeary veeseis into the lenge. Q.—Did yon examine the v'ssels ef tbe brain ! A.—We did not follow up tho weasels in the substance of the brain, except baking otearvatione when wo ahead the brain. Mr. Greenshields showed witness a back with colored plates ropreaenting the bate of the brain and one hearisphere. Q — Yeur examination was nothing mere than looking at it es we look at thla ? A.—We found everything all righb as far as we went. Q.—The plugging up of one of these in- ternal arteries would cause death ? A.— Ib mighb, bub not sudden death. Mr. Greenshields—Never mind sadden death. We are not suppeeed to knew now how thin weman died. If Ohio caused death, it would be neceaeary, in erder be disoover it, to slit up the vexed ? A.— Yee, ib would. Q.—Did you open the coronary arteries of the heerb? A.—Thab la one point on which I canoed° that the examination may have been defective. We did nob attempt ba pass a probo through these. Ib was an oversight. Q —Thera is a possibility of that woman having died from the plugging of ens of the arteries of the lung, and you did not estab- lish that by your examination? A.—If the plugging were sufficiently exteneive lb would- produce death. I am satisfied that, apart from a little canned by gravi- tation, there wee ne congeabion ef the brain. Q.—Ie that what you would expect after pelsoning by prussic acid ? A.—The symptoms would be a geed deal like as- phyxia. The Court—Are wa to understand by bhab that there was no evidence of poison- ing ? A.—Not necessarily, the vestals might have been empty. The development of gas alters the penniless ef the blotd in the body. Putrefaction had set in when we made the examination. The vessels on the surface of the brain were empty. The brain was very soft, but there was cer- tainly no abaaast there. Under peoalter circumstances there might h.ve been an abeam' which oat overlooked. An abecess produces a fib with a weak heart. This might canoe death. Any violent effete might produce the death et a parson wiba a weak heart. An alums of the brain might produce death, that is, in a minute or two. The court was then adjourned. Prof. Adams, of McGill Cortege, ooeup'ed a seat next to Mr. Greenshields during the orese-examination awl was canetantiy cern. suited. Tho cross-examination ef Dr. Douglas was continued this afternoon. Mrs. Frances Cooper, of Port Hope, said the accused had called ab her heves en the day of the funeral. He bald the wibnese his wife had died in a Pullman oar of cancer in the womb, and that a Mamas amebae had been held in the Province of Quebec. Alfred William George, undertaker, ef Port Hope, gave evidence as to baryieg the body of Mrs. Hooper. The body was siren to the grave in a wagon. and the accused, with bin sisters, followed se hoar after- wards. The body was interred without any religions eeivloe. George E. DoLorge, of Ottawa, gave evidence of having sold emh Jmiog fluid to the aooured on September 28-h. The en- cased said the lady hod been dead 24 > ou> s, and he intended burying her in Ottawa. Ab thin point the witness fell back In a faint, but recovered aimed) immediately. His examination Was suspended for the time being. Dr. James Stewart, one of the professore of McGill.Ooilego, swore that the evldsnoe as to the symptoms and appearance of the body already given pointed to death by prueeio acid poitoiling, el,bough be °avid nab be absolutely oettain as to the o.nss ef death. Next to poisoning by preemie acid, roma degeneration of the heart seemed meat likely to have oaueed death. The inquest was adjourned bill 1 o'clock this afberneen. Mr. DeLorge, ef Ottawa, continued tie evidence tbisafternoen. "When the prteoner got he embalming Raid from mo he said the body was badly decomposed, and I bold him hew be use ib." Cress-examined—In the fluid le anemic and saltpetre. Dr. Vallee, ofQuebeo, deeoribed the symp. tomer of prussic sold poiseeicg Demb from fatty degeneration of the beer:, sometime, has symptoms Mueller te prussic acid. Herbert Clegg, aseletanb, to the under- taker ab Perb Hepe, said he saw the de ceased burled. The amused raid he wanted the clothes removed and a shroud pub ea bile body. James B. George, undertaker ab Port Hope, bald hew he had gone to the grave and had had the body exhumed. Ed. Neville, grave -digger ab Port Hope, said that ib was the prisoner and Mr. Beulah who instructed him to exhume the body. Prof, Ellis, of Toronto, raid he bad exam - fined the embelosfng flnid•and'fonad it was composed of whiteersenio andeether penon• • one ingredients. " Weuld the presence of aloebol in the" body lessen the chances of finding: the poison 7" " It would not. I have heard of oases wbero tracts el prosaic aotd have been found to pubrifying flesh weeks after. In this case the poison WNW) have evaporated or been decomposed." Mr, Greenshields—Do you think that ib t. is possible if the potaoo bad been given that it would Imo decomposed bit this • ease 7 " It le nob probable." Mina Stapley, of Ottawa, will be exam. teed bo-morrew Tbo case far tee Crown wilt be in by Monday. The court adjourned '• bill tomorrow morning. JOLIETTE, Que., Jan, 13:—Jeseph Ar'hur Lebrurneau, station agent at Terrebonno, wra the firth witness this morning. He beatified that en September 18th a dying woman was taken from the train and accused said she was a servant and ended " Sir John Tbempeen is my boas.'" He gave his name as McDuneld. Witnese tele graphed to Mr. FMle,Quebeo, tel:ivg him of the death of the weman and asking for in- structions, He afterwards found that tt:e aconeed'e name was Hooper as he signed a enbsequonb tel gram "John Hooper.'.' Lstourneau'd evidence ie net yet- finished... Mien Stapley was to be exam'ned,'but had not arrived when court opened. SHE WENT WITH .A' TAILOR'. Pretty Mrs. Giles. • Wanted. by Her Husband. - A $10,000 ALIENATION SUIT. The Indiscretion of a Waeciearlttg 'Homan —Deserts fres Husband to ,hope With a Hing Street Tailor—'Rhe Husband Locates the Petr 1st murralo and deka Mayor Bishop to 6g01 Their N eldeees. The snit for $10,000 for alienetloo of her hoaband's effete ems by Mrs. Jura E bel Chute, of Teren'e, egatnet Mre. Effigy G11es ',,mauled a new phsre yesterday when it Wee learned for the tint time that Mrs. Gilts and Chute, the plaintiff's heerand, were elleged to be living together ie Buffalo. Chute and Mrs. Giles ripped, it it raid, from this nity a Ebert time, ata, Their dis- appearance together caused a partial sus- pension ef proceeding. A despatch from Buffalo dated last night shows tltab etepe are about to be taken by Meyer Biebep, of that pity, wbioh may mad to eeme rensa- tnonat revelations. Aatron in the matter has been taken by Buff-alt,'a Mayer at the request of Mr. H. A. Giles, the de-eeried husband, a well known jeweler, of this city. Mr. Gi es' place ef Medium is 12e; Queen- street east. He is said to own oonaiderable real edge and lived in the tuburba. Some of bis PROPERTY IS TIED UB on account of his wife's ole ement and it said that sake of bbe sante wh oh he desires, to effect cannot be carried cat until hie run- away wife joins hitt in the conveyance pro-- ceedinge. Mr. Giles has the syntpetby of many friends in hie embarrassing poeinton, and tt is a matter of common rumor among these that Chute warmed h!msel1. into the affections of his household. (Mute came be tote country from England some four er five years ago, and osnduoted badness aa a fash.tenabie tailor. Before his sudden departure for Buffet° he was owner of a tailocieg establishment at 49 King. Street west, which he aced to Mr. S. J.- Prioo. Darleg the past two yaera he changed hie plane of restdonoe several timer,. and within the last fete mo:nth° he lived with Mr. Giles In rooms at 99 Kum etreeb west. Chute is a man ebeut 30 years old, and of medium height. It nee luring his stay in the Gilee' None that Mrs. Giles fer said to have developed AN INFATUATION FOR mea, and ib is claimed by Mts Chute In her• anion that the oouple batik a trip on the Rechesber beat one day Met summer, and that the meetiogs ef the uwo which took, place en the public etreeta 'of this tatty became the tubjeob of criticism and caused Intense injury to her (Mr. Genet's) feelings. MR. GILE8' LETTER. In his letter to, Mae yr B:ehep, el Boffaie,„ which is dated two days age, Mr. Giber, the aggrieved husband, nays Some three mouths ago ono W. 0. Chute, a: tailor of this city, loft store for Buffalo and my' wife loft with him, and I understand she is living with him in your city. 1 ata anxious to get her address, and i know you baro the- mean- at hand to assist me in so do.ng. Would you kindly help me by causir g an inquiry to he, made, and if successful let me know at your earnest conbe favenvorniiece.ngmByobdoing utpaying this youa wouldoomph. not only -- montto Mayor Fleming, of this city, who is at personal friend of mine. There is some, property here that I made over to her, and L cannot do anything until 1 see hor.—Yours, truly, H.A. GILEB. Mayer Bishop, of Buffalo, has rnotcabed there than he will do hie utmoec to comply with the r+Trost oormeined in Mr. Guam' letter, and it •s just peesibfo that within the nexb few daya the whereabouts of Chute - and Mre. Giles will be locates+. WILL CHUTE COME BACK? 16 to net expected bhab Caine will have an ardent drake to return to this pity. While here he was involver. In ens er two police cacao as a direct multi of his relations with, Mre. Gees, er alleged disregard for bid own, wife. Mrs. Chute is believed to be at the present aline a resident of Male city, and was, et the bunt of the commencement of the 'uta living with bar father, Mr. W. H. Elliott, Ne. 874 E .olid avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Cbu,o were married in thio pity in the tall of 1891, but it is alleged that their lite together u as unhappy" and they Ielm rebed atter two or three moothe, Men. Chute bIomee Mre. Giles for the a1ie.ablon of her husband's effeoblone, while Mre. Giles, in her defence, denim any eooduo of a compromising char- acter. Mre. Giles raid ar the time of the erigie of the tauble that her sympathy was> with Mr. Chute, as elle van oenvieced _, HIS WILE NEVER LOVED mei 'n the aligutesb. Oa one eooaslo,n ohosaid' Mre. Cents deliberately cut Cement coat to p eves with the scissors. Mr. and Mea. Giles were married EOMo 10r years ago, Mrs. Giles is ahr,nt 38, a bail and prnp,sseeeing brunette.. H+r maiden name WAN Badley one the heronge orlgtuaily to Que. es. Some 10 year° ago Mr. and Mre. Giles itvod in Eiger, Ont. Even ab that time Mre. Giles' actions, 'although they might not be oonsidered se lndleortet, Monne the enbjeob of tome goaelp, Among the named mentien- ed 1., connection with her was that of a young gentleman who has since gone into the ministry. Mrs. Knee -•iborto. (tmpreeeing one of her prottegee)-'-Bs bravo and earnest and yen will eneceed. Do you remember my telling !on of the great difltioait; Gorge Wash- ington bad to contend with ? Willy Rogge —Yee, mum ; be couldn't tell e, lie.