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Mr. Peters’ Address.

The Evidence Taken.

SCENE OF THE MURDER.

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JOHN TUPLIN'S STATEMENT.

Tvespay, Jan. 24.

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pistol until a few days after the murder, when he returned it to Power with two chambers empty, and

ASKED HIM NOT TO TELL A SOUL about his having it. The two bullets found in the murdered girl's head fit the empty chamber of the pistol, and the markson them are similar to those with which the pistol was loaded, Millman will have to explain why he retained the pistol and what he did with it while in his possession. These are the main facts of the case ; but it does not rest there. Where the Crown rests # case on cireumstantial evidence, it is expected chat some motive will be shown for the commission of the crime. ; Many murders have been committed for money; some for very smal] sums.

FEAR IS ALSO A GREAT MOTIVE

for the taking of life. ‘When he sees a chance of escape from threscened disgrace a man of poor will power will often take advantage of any opportunity of removing the cause of his trouble. We

When the court opened after recess, the crowd came in with a rush, and soon every | seat was occupied, and each inch of stand- ing room taken advantage of. Mr. Justice | Hensley presided, and the Chief Justice | and Mr. Justice Peters occupied seats be- side him during the earlier part of the pro- ceedings. After the Jury had been ushered in by Constable Maloney and had taken their seats to the left of the Judges, Mr. F. Peters, one of the associate-counsel for the

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Crown, began ADDRESS TO THE JURY.

In opening, he advised them to forget as far as possible, any opinions they may have already formed as to the guilt or mnocence of the prisoner, and to render a ver lict in accordance with the sworn evidence taken in court. said he, stands this way: The prisoner at the bar, William Millman, is charged with the murder of Mary Pickering Tuplin, daughter of John Tuplin, of Margate. There are two ques- tions fer you to decide: (1) was she mur dered. (2) if so, who didthe deed? On the first question there 1s ho doubt; but on the second will be the real trial. We will prove beyond a doubt that she was murder- ed, and thac the deed was committed on the evening of Tuesday, the 28th June last On that evening she left her father’s resi- dence about nine o'clock, and that was the last seen of her alive. As soon as she was missed, diligent search was made for her; but it was not until a week later that

The case,

HER BODY WAS FOUND IN THE BIVER,

in between four and tive

near a spring-hole,

feot of water, with a repe tie | to her warst att:ched to which was a heavy stone, » buliet hole in her head and a bu let fiittrened out against her skull. This proves Praeat she was. m irdered, that the crime Ww the wost brutal nature, ana thit the murderer 4 cu's de tie pale et merey atthe hands of any person We will prove the way she wa. killed and show the pistol and bullets with which the

Aiter dving this iain question: is the prisoner the man who committed the dastar lly act? You must look carefully at the evidence produced and return such a verdict as you think is right and just. We will show that THE MAN IN THE DOCK,

and no other man, committed the crime. We will show about the time the murder was done, by the evidence of persons who heard the shots fred, and the screams, on the Tuesday evening that the girl left the house and so suddenly disappeared. Now, a few words as to the evidence against the prisoner Millman. (Here a large map of the neighberhvod in which the crime was committed was hung up near the Bench and in front of the jurors). Here, explain- ed Mr. Peters, pointing to a certain portion of the map, is John Tuplin’s house, where the Tuplin family live. Here is the Prince- town Road, and here the Southwest River. Between the Princetown Road and the Southwest River is the Old Mud Road. This road leads

THROUGH THE WOODS AND FIELDS,

and comes out atthe Southwest River, a short distance from Tuplin’s house. The prisoner lives in * house on the other side of the Southwest River. In order to get from his house to Tuplin’s, the prisoner would have either to cross the river or go around. We will show that Millman did ervss the river in a buat on the evening of the murder; and that he took the boat from where it was anchored below the farm of a man named Warren. It was late when Milliman was seen crossing the river in the boat, an] anchoring it near where the Mud Road comes outto the river. We will prove that THE PERSON WHO MURDERED THE GIRL

dastardiy deed was done.

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was in that boat. In the bottom of the boat was a stone, which was used for bal- last, and which weighed about 80 pounds. The owner of the boat will prove that the stone attached to the rupe around the mur- dered girl’s body and that used for ballast- ing the boat are one and the same. The murderer had taken the stone from the buttom of the boat and used it to sink the body of his victim. After the murder the boat was found moored below Miilman’s house, and not near Warren's, the place from which it wastsken. The man who committed the murder was the man who touok the boat from where it was moored and left it where it wasfound. Not only will we prove that MILLMAN WAS IN THE BOAT

that evening, bat we will show also that he was on the Princetown Road, near Tup- lin’s house, onthe same evening, in dis-

guise. Here are two very strong points against the pris ner: (1) his being iu the boat ; (2) ts be ny a most at Tuplin'’s door

diyguiret To-day we stand in a position to give mo ce evulence th no was heerd at the preliminary exa uination before the Justices of the Peace. Atthe preliminary exami- nition a pist-l was produced, w hich, it was ssid, bel nzed to Miuihuan, But that was net the pistol with wineh the murder was rovumitted. It was too small; the bullets fount inthe girl's hew! would not fit it. We will show, however, that MILLMAN BOKROWED THE PISTOL

which shot the virl, about a fortnight be- fore the mur ter, from a man nimed Power. He pretenied that he wanted to buy the pistol, and got it omtrial. A short time before the murder, Power went to him and asked whether or not he intended byying it. Millman told him he hid no money just thea, but asked permission to retain u

will prove that Millman had this motive of fear. Mary Tuplin was not yet seventeen

| years of age, yet she was some five or six

months advanced in pregnancy. We have no direct evidence that Millman ever seduced the child ; but we have evidence almost as good, We will prove that he was at Tuplin’s house about New Year's night, and that while there he had ample opportunity of doing se. Strange to say he did not call to see the girl ayain, and it was not until about

TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE MURDER that he heard she was with ‘child, and that he was charged with her seduction. He knew that the Seduction Act had lately been revised, and that nyw, instead of being punishable with a money payment, the seduction of girls under sixteen years was a criminal matter, oné which resulted in imprisonment for a term of years. After he heard that the girl was pregnant he told a friend he was charged with being the father of the child, and. that it wasa penitentiary matter. There was also another reason why he was particularly anxious about the affair, anil that was the fear that when his mother heard about it

SHE WOULD Go WILD.

In this cornection we will .show that his mother was not very strong in her head. (hus he had these two strong motives : the dread of criminal punishment and the fear that his mother would lose her reason. Now, what did he do? His first move was to arrange for a meeting with the girl. He had this meeting on the Sunday evening previous to the murder, The meeting was 4 secret one. We will show that he had this meeting and that pro! ably he made arrange ments for another one. The arrangemens was male through a man named Bryenton, a triend of his. In short: we wil prove Miiman’s connection with the bat: his being in the neighborheod of the hou-e ; his possession of the pistol ; and will give “i nl re.wsous

WHY HE SHOULD COMMIT THE CKIME.

\ short time after the murder he made an attempt to get a witness named Power to swear he was with him at the time the mur- der was committed at Paynter’s _ line. Power at first agreed to do as requested, but later on declined doing so. Millman actually took him down toa Magistrate's house fur the purpuse of getting him to swear as he wanted him ; but Power would net do so. Finding that Power would not swear as desired he said to him, ‘‘ If

YOU WILL NOT TAKE THE OATH

I tell you what you can do; go over to Tup- lin’s and tell him the stury and he will not take further action.” This proceeding on the part of Millman does not look exactly right; it does not require false evidence to clear an innocent man. During the pro- ceedings the quéstion of jurisdiction may arise. An old law says: the criminal must be tried in the County in which the crime was committed; but late statutes alter this, and you will not therefore have to enquire in which County the crime was committed, as it was certainly within

one mile of the ‘county line. A great many of the witneses in this case are friends: and neighbors of

Millman’s aud, therefdre, come here some- what unwillingly as is quite natural. This wakes their statements have all the more weight. We will nut take up any more of the time of the court; but with these re- marks will leave the matter fur the present.

THE SCENE OF THE MURDER.

W bat helped to make Mr. Peters’ statement clear an‘ intelligable was a large plan on scale of twenty chains to the mile, which was hung upon a stand between the judge and the jury. This plan showed that the Southwest River to the west of the County Line divides into two creeks, one coming from the north, fed by the stream from Warren's Mill and the other from the svuth-west fed by another smaller mill stream. Though the banks are low and marshy, yet the woods surrounding them in clumps and larger patches at a short distance relieves the monotony of the more level grounds, There combined with the undulat- ing land of the clearances to the north and the coinfortable looking homesteads, combine to make this scene one of the prettiest views to be seon in the Province. The public road between the County Line and the old Prince- town Ruad takes a circuitous route, But a winter road which has been long in use known as “the Mud Road” — gives a shorter cut to the lower end of the Counts Line Road before mentioned. This mud road enters from the old Princetown Road about an eighth of a mile southeasterly from John Tuplin’s gate, and like most wood roads, is crooked and rongh tili it reaches the clear. ances on the farms in possession of Messrs. Davison and J. Adams, jr. Crossing these clearances it strikes the Northern Creek (before mentioned) at the end of a fence ; and thence the river ice may be taken to any part requiied. The murdered girl's body was frand about half-way across the Sout :west River, between dames Warren's and Huan Tnomps'n’s lands ant about a qiarter of a mile from the place avove mentioned w.ence the mud road strikes the shore.

THE EVIDENCE TAKEN,

Tuomas McKrszay, Esq, Crown Lands Depurtment--sworn and exdémined by the A\toraey-General—-Testified that the plan before the court was made by him—purtly fiom actual survey on the spot by V.S. Gillis, L. S., and himself, and partly from the Township Plans lodged in the Lands Office. Phe pat actually surveyed embraced what ia considered to be the more immediate scene of the principal events connected with the mur- der, Ju reply to questions he gave the dis- tances between various parts on the plan likely to come up as evidence. From Tupitin's gate to the shore (by S:he win er or mud road) is about a mile. bien Miliunan’s to the

& short time longer, saying that he and a

man nvwed Evans wanted to do some shovt- | two and » quarter miles.

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the mad road is one mile and seven-eighths.

Joun Turttn (sworn)—I am_ the father of Mary Tuplin. Her name was Mary Pickering Tuplin. I live at Margate. My daughter was seventeen years old on the 5th of last May. The last time I saw her alive was on the 23th June—in my own house, just in the dusk of the evening—it was not quite dark, She was sitting in the kitchen along with me, I remember the evening distinctly. It was on that very day that I buried one of my sont. There were present at the time my wile, my married daughters, Josephine Slavin and Wilda Somers, and my sons James, William, John and Andrew. We had returned from the funeral about six or half-past six o'clock. Mary was nursing 4 baby—either Mrs. Slavin'’s or Mrs. Somers’, As soon as Joseph- ine took the child off her knee, she jumped up and went out the front door, I never saw her after. She had nothing on her but a cot- ton dress andan old pair of boots. There was nothing on her head. She made no re mark as she went out. It was just in the dusk of the evening. Between ten and twenty minutes after she. went out my wife got up and went out to lvok atter her; and about twenty minutes after I went to George Pro fit’s, thinking she had gone over there, Not seeing her, 1 sat down at Mr. Profit’s for a few monients; but as there were three or four men present I did not ask for Mary, but came away home without saying that she was absent. When I returned we wondered where she was, and | went out to the barn to look

for her about fifteen minutes after 1 returned from Preofit’s. She was not there, and then I went down the win-

ter road--about sixty yards from the house. Then I when home again. On my way home, I steod between the house and the road, and hallooed for Mary as haid as Icould. Then I went back to my wife, and after that I again went to George Profit's to see if they had seen her. Mrs. Profit came to the door. Says ], “Kitty, did you see anything of Mary?” ‘“No,” said she, ‘*I didn’t.” Then I went home again. By this time it was half-past ten or eleven. It me less than fifteen minutes t» walk to John Profit’s and back. We, went to bed and got up at daybreak; and I went out to James Somers’. The Somers live about three-quarters of a mile away from us. As I was going past the house, I looked into the window; no one was up. ‘The girl put her head out of the window and said she had not seen anything of Mary, Then I went to George Henderson's, but finding no trace of ber, went home. Then I yoked up my horse aud wagon and went to Thomas Bryenton's. I saw Thomas Bryenton and his wile; but got no trace of Mary. I saw Bryeaton and his wife on the Sunday evening before that. I don't know whether or not they saw Mary. When ae left it was late in the evening. Archibald Bryentoa was at my house at the same time. Mrs. Slavin was also there. Alice Connolly was at my house on the evening of the fuaeral, but I don’t think she was there on the Sunday before. There were others about the house but I could not vive their names, After returning from ryeuton’s, I went to Alice Conuolly’s tu know what she hai been talking to Mary about on Sundiy evening. She said she had been taking to Mary. In consequence of what she said to me, I went to Reutin luplin’s at Kensington. Then I went tod hb: Muiman’s. [went alone. I saw him and uis wite. L asked John where his boy was last night, but got no news of Mary. Then | went home and sent the boy down the Mud Road to see what he could see there. I think he went. Then I went vat to Margate and asked Wm. Pound whether he would allow his men tu yo and search for my daughter. 1 got home about dark and went to bed. On Frureday the first thing 1 did was te goto Summerside to sec lawyer Bell, and got a warrant for William Millman. Richard Ready issued the warrant, I saw Donald Cameron, who told me to be careful about what I did. After I left Donald Cameron's, I went to Benjamin Bryenton’s to get him to let us have his scow, eo that we might search the river. The search of the river was commenced on Friday and continued till the body was found on Monday. I was present when the body was found in the Southwest River, It was found by Archibald Bryenton. Francis Hamilton and Gieorge Clarke commenced the search, and most of the neighbors afterward turned out. The prisoner was not among the number of the searchers, nor was Thomas Bryenton, nor (I think) John Nathaniel Evans. The body was found in the river oppusite Warren's farm. The spot was marked by a stake by Archibald Bryenton or Francis Hamilton. The body, when found, appeared quite fresh. An inquest was beld. I was there. A large stone was attached to the body, by a rope tied round the body and round the stone. The stone would weigh nearly about a hundred pounds. Court adjourned.

Wepwnespay, Jan. 25.

Joux Turtis—Examined by Attorney- General Sullivan, continued his evidence as follows: (Large red sand stone produced.) I believe that was the stone which was tied to the hody. (Rope produced.) The rope was like this -that’s it. I was not present when the clothes were taken off the body, (Boots produced.) I don’t know anything about thers. I have seen the prisoner at my house ; only once. I can't hardly account for the time ; it was about last New Years twelve- month—the New Years before the murder. It Was just about dark that he came there. There was no oae with him. My wife and dauzhter Mary and some of the children were in the honse at the same time. He was in the kitchen. I left the kitchen after nine o'clock. After I left and went to bed no person was in the kitchen but William Millman and my daughter M.ry, I saw nothing more of Mill- man that night, I thought Mary went to bed about twelve o'clock, I woke up and called her ; and he went off and she came up stairs. That was shortly after twelve—{i thought. I did not see Millman in my house after that.

Cross-examined by Mr, Hodgson—-Millman came te my house about dark. The lamp was not lit. I don't think it was lit, but I don’t know. I don't think it was on Sunday even- iny. I ditin’t remember what I was doing that day. There were present Jabez, Mary and my wife. Manderson was there—I think. [ don't remember except that I was told. If he was there it was not leony. None of the Manilersons we e iiving, or staying, or work- ing ac my place at that tune. [couldn't say what time Manderson was there, I didn't know that he drove there. I know Harvey Manderson. ‘¢ is a reation of ourown, He has called m, but I couldn’: be sure that he did not stay there overnight. I am not sure, My memory ia not good = Hurvey Miadersoa

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might have been there that night, I understand that Jabez was in ved vefure I wet. My wife went tf

bed just a few minutes before me. 1 thous at [ slepe about three hours, Mary's bed was in the same room as opts. I saw she was not in bed, and cailed her, Then she come right up stairs. It might have been afew days alter New Years. That isthe only time I saw Millman at my house. I did not know that young men were ptying attention to my daygiter, I don't remember that any one cilled for my daughter on the Wednesday before my daughter's disappearaneer, The gate was taken off the hinges one night. Jas. Mattart and Dod rizzle drove up to the

gets off It was the road pate. They asked the boy wit. They ait wob go ints the

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house. They stopped about five minutos—i‘ might be ten. I heard them drive up as i went ont They asked fora match to ligh their pipe. They burned « couple of th m hefore they got their pipe lit. My son Jabez saw them, and George Profit, and I think my son William, No one else saw them that I know of. Mary was home. She did not see them that I know of. I was standing close to the door when they drove off. My sun went for the lantern—I think to see who they were. They did not give their names. It did notetrike me as strange that they did not give their names. I did not see who took the gate off the hinges, and don't know who did it. On Tuesday, 28th Jane, ] got home about six. 1 don’t think Mary was at the funeral. After I came _— back I went over the farm to see is any animals were in. After that I came home and sat on the lounge. Mary, my wife and Jose phine were there—Mary was nursing Mrs Somers’ “little. girl. She went out just about dusk. I could not tell the time. t was a good bit after sunset, Sunset is, I think, about half-past eight at that time of year. 1 can’t fix the hour Mary went out, [was ex. amined at the Coroner's inquest. I state there that she left home abow nine _— o'clock. It was no later than nine o'clock. It was about twenty minutes after my daughter went out that my wife went out. After that I went over to George Profit’s. When I came back ! went into the house again. Then I went to the barn to see if she was about there. It would not be an hour after Mary went out. It might have been between three-quarters of an hour and an hour. My wife called her when she went out. I thoughtshe had, perhaps, got kind of melancholy and astray. I hunted all round. Then I went in and got a light and looked for her. About five minutes after I returned, I went down the Mud Road. . I just went to the edge. I went to see if there were any tracks in the grass; but it was then too dark. I had no lantern with me. I saw tracks after. Then 1 went up to George Profit’s a second time. When I came back it was about half-past ten. There was a little breeze blowing, and it felt chilly and j called twice for Mary. The next morning I went first to James Somers. I did'nt see Somers. He was not home that morniag. No one was up when | got there. Somers is my son-in-law. I went to Archibald Bryenton’s the same morning. 1 never knew my daugh- ter to go sway before. Idon't know that I went to Archibald Bryenton’s and talked to him about my daughter. I never spoke to Joe Bryenton about her.

To the Judge Mr. Archibald Bryenton and my wife are first cousins.

To Mr. Hodgson—I_ have _ seen Joa Bryenton and my daugh er together Brad McArthur was with them, It was just before hay-m»king—in the evening before san set. I might have spoken to Archibald Bry- enton about it. I couldn’t say what [said to him. Ob, nowI remember. I told him I scared the two boys. I was standing at my own gate, and the two boys passed. After tha I went down the read and caught them sitting with Mary. I gave the boys a scare, and afterwirds tod Arcaibad Bryentou aboat it. Idida't see Joe for a long time after that, nor McArthureith-r. I bave seen Alby Bryeaton about my premises, [ vonidn’t vee lect exactly what I said to the boys. I didu’t follow them. I told Mary to go home. Ttold my wife about it. Joe has been at my house since. I did not see him for a month atter I scared him. The morning after Mary was missing I looked in the mud soad but saw no tracks, I dida’t look 4 great

deal. A few days after I saw tracks on the Mud Road. It was on Friday. A great many had heen up

and down the mud road lookingfor Mary. No wood was taken from me on the night of the 28th June. I heard that wood was taken from Ramsay.

Re-examined by A torney-General Sullivan —lIcantsay who told me that Manderson was present on the night that Millmau was at my house, nor can I tell the time I was told. Young men often come into my place that I don’t take notice of. I base my ca'culations regarding the hours which passed on the evening of the 28th by my estimate. that the sun set on that evening at half-past eight.

To Mr. Hodgson—I said at the inquest that she left home about nine o'clock ; also that her temper was good, and she was not often disturbed in her mind.

To the Judge—The night was middling light. There might have been little moon. I could see my barn from the house.

ARCHIBALD BRYENTON (3worn)-—- Examined by Mr. Peters—I live at Lot 18, about half a mile from Mr. Tuplin’s. I am a »rother of ‘Thomas Bryenton’s. My wife and Mrs, Tup- lin are cousins. Ihave known Tuplin and the prisoner for some years. I heart of Mary Tuplin being missing the next morning. 1 went down to Tuplin’s and found it was true. I commenced the search that sameday. I first went to John Woodside’s barrack. Then we took ap through the woods and found nothing. We crossed the Mud Road. The Mud Road is used in winter for hauling mussel mud. I did not go down ‘that road. I have been down it in summer and found no difficulty in the daytime. If it was dark there might be trouble in walking slong, and there would not be much ditficvlty if the night was moderately light. After: the hand- kerchief was found the river was dragged. I used a scow and found the body. It was in the river right off Hiram Thompson's farm, in a range between Warren's and Evans’ farms. I marked the place. Before we moved the girl away I stuck down astake. A large number of people saw me «oso, I believe there is a hole near where somebody dug mud. t don’t know how far the body was from the hole. The water was four feet two inches deep at low water, I found the body with a grapplin A stone and rope were. tied to the

y. (Examines stone and rope.) This is the rope. I tied this knot on itso 1 would know it. This is alsu the stone, We took the body to Mr. Thompson's shore, where an inquest was held. When the girl was found, she had ona light cotten dress and a chemise,’ and boots and stockings. It was found on Monday, 1 do not know that John Tuplin called at my house on tre day afier the disappearance of the girl. I remember that Join !upiia told me he had frightened Joe, and. called his daughter home. Idou’t know how long it

was before the disappearance. 4 think my missus Was present We visit buck and for- ward often. I don't remember that John Tupiin came to my houre looking for his diughter, before her disapperraucs, He did | nut do su to my knowledge. : {

Cross-examined by vir. Hodgsioa—I had no) conversation with any one this niorning as to the evidence given in court, [ ,was at the! house o the might that Millman was at Tup- | lin’s. Idsdu't stay very long—perbaps an | hour ora couple of hours. Harvey “ander. | son was there. I think he and Jabez Tuplia came ‘in together When 1 left) Mant-rsou and the wuole of them were there. There was nothing in the story of Mr. Taplin! frightening the boys. Tuplin never frighien-— ed me. e didu’t say much to me about the matter. I thought no harm ¢f it, and 1) suppose he didn’t.

Court took recess.

AVFER RECESS.

Docron MacKay, of Clifton, was called and sworn. Examined by the Attorney General, he testified; I reside at Clifwn,: New Lonticy,tanti am o plysitfan uti dtrbier,

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JANUARY 25. 1888.

I held an inquest on the body of Mary Taplia vi the 4th day of July iast There was @ post marten examnivation on the body. I was present. Ic was ais le by Di, Wali, De. Alex. McNeill and Der. Carruthers. <I tispeoted the body myself, uere was no won on the body, except one onthe head. The wound was a hole on the right side of the head, above 1nd behind the right ear. There were two wounds there. One wound was in the soft part, just above the ear, where the skull is thick. In that part I saw Dr. Wall, who was dissecting the head, finda flattened ball. It was sunken in the fleshy parts and resting upon tie skull, That ball was about as fat asa button, Then when the head was opened, we ail saw another hole, Two inches above that where the skull is thinner, we found the opening. Whenthe cranium was taken off and the soft puts of the brain were examined, the doctors found a second ball. it was on the opposite side, and had passed through a very important part of the brain, It would pass through a small part of the cerebum ind a large part of the cerebellum. The ball rad not penetrated the bone on the opposite side of the head, but it had penetrated the suft part of the brain. I saw the bullet. Dr. Wali took it out and handed it tome. I touk charge of both bullets. The first would not, I think, cause death. It would probably stun the person, but not prove immediately fatal. The second one would undvuubtedly cause death in a very short time. The death of Mary ‘Tuplin was caused by shock to the nervous system or complete paralysis. Death would be almost instantaneous. I examined. the wound—the first could scarcely be called a wound, I think the pistol was held pretty near by the flattening of the first ball. If the body had been seen shortly after death we could tell whether or not the pistol was held close to the head by the singing of the hair. I delivered the bullets to Dr. MacNeil. (Bullets produced) These are the bullets. The flattened bullet evidently struck the skull with the smooth surface to the brain. The other is not so much flattened because the skull is thinnner where it struck. I inspected the body before the clothing was removed. The inquest commenced about five o'clock, She had on a cotton apron, a cotton dress, a cot- on skirt and chemise, with boats and stockings (boots exhibited). To the best of my knowheline I belicf these are the boots. The stone and repe were detached from the body, but the rope was still around the stone. (Dr. McKay then described in detail the result of the post mortem examination, the discovery of a foetus, etc). ‘The prisoner has been at my house a few times. suppose it was to see a girl that was living at my house.

I saw them talking together about a year ayo. [ have not seen him there since March, 1887. The girl's same was Martha Jane MeK yy.

The yirl lett my house and she didn't com:

there afier she ijeft. She left about the widdle or last of Felruary. He generally came abont 8 ur 9 o'clock in the evening. He

came on one occasion at about 8 o'clock, gave her a sleigh drive and went home about ten o'clock.

Mn, Wat, examined by the Attorney General; [tive wt County Line, and practic my profession there. L was ¢:lled to the inquest on the bod of Mary Taplin on the 4:n July last. 1 went there and made a port mortem examination, Dr. Alex. McNeill and Dr. Carruthers were there. I made the examinatiuon. (Dr. Wall here described the condition of the body as shown by. the examination). The bullets found in the head undoubtedly caused Mary Tuplin’s death. (Bullets produced and identified. )

the Civie + lection.

Tue Civic Election is in progress to- day. . The polls upened at nine o'clock this morning and wil] close at five this after- noon. The voting in some of the wards is quite lively and considerable interest is taken in the proceedings. The vote stood as follows at four o'clock :—

FOR MAYOR. Haviland. *Norton.

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FOR COUNCILLOKS.

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Ward 2.

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*Mr. Norton resigned on the day after Nomination, hence the smallness of the vote polled.

CARNIVAL. A GRAND CARNIVAL

WILL BE HELD AT

G orgetown Skating Rink

WEDNESDAY, FEB. Ist.

The Artillery Brigade Band will be in Attendance.

Tickets. at Excursion Rates, will be issued a! Cuarioi:ctown andal 3 .t.0n3 east, Adinis3ian~Adul.s, 23 cents; Children, id

eents® Dours open ut 7.30 p.m . k. STEWART. wes, £isiOn.

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TO LT.

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Td CELLAR AND TW. FLAT.

= Con olly’s New Fre Proof Brick Warelouse, Gor:er Pow al ani Dorcis:ter Ste.

APPLY TO

GEO. E. FULL.

Lyceum ‘Theat,

MONDAY EVENING,

JANUARY 3th, 1888,

~ON WHICH OCCASION —

The Lyceum Comedy Co.

Will perform the THRILLING DRAMA,

JESSIE VERE, THE WANDERER’ RETURN,

To conclude with the LAUGHABLE FARCE, entitled :

“~ DINK so.”

Tickets for sale at the usual places, Prices— 25, 35 and 59 cents.

Doors open at 7 o’eloc'c. Curtain rises at 8 sharp.

yee Ss. WHITTY,

janZ5— Si secretary.

Dissolution of Partnership.

[His is to certify that the partnership hereto-

fore existing between the undersigned, ear- rginy on basiness wader tle style and firm of MACDUNALD. MACDONALD & CoO.,, haa on this Fourteenth aay of january, \.D., 1888, bec dissolved by mutual Conse..i.

Dated this Iith day of January, A. D. io’.

JOHN A. MACDONALD, (By A. A. McLean, his Attorney,)

DENNIS MURPHY.

Signed in the presence ad James H. Goon.

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NOTICE

| & HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GsNERAL MEETING of tbe Shureholders of (HE EXaMINEK PUBLISHING (COMPANY will be veld at (he office ot THe EXAMINER vewspaper, m WEDNESDAY, ch 25th of January, iust., at the hour of ejghi v'ciuck in the evening.

W. A. F. SCOTT, Decretary. Ch’town, Jan. 12, 18838—wky & dy

FOR SALE,

HE valuable Pioperty on Great George Street. formerly o-cupied by tie late G. P. Tanton. Apply to W. N. TANTON, Jeweler, 218 Queen Sireet. Jan. 24, 1888 4w eod & wky

MORTGAGE SALE.

TO be Sold by Public Auction, on the premises, Brac’ ley Point Road, Lot 338, in Queen’s County, on THURSDAY, the 26th day of January, next, A. D . 1888, at the hourof iwo o'clock in the afternoon, ueder and_by virtue of a Power of Sale, contained in an Indenture ot Mortgage. bearing date the Wih day of September, 1872 and made between Wiliam Sidney Smith, of the one part, and John Duff, of the other part, all the leasehold interest of the said William Sidney Smith, for the unexpired term of 999 years in and lo,—~4

LL that tract, piece or parcel of land, situate]

lying and being on Township Number ‘I birty- three, in Queen’s County aforesaid, bounded as fullows in said Moertgege, that is to say: Com- mencing at a stake fixed in the grotindt ia the east side of the Brackley Point Road. thonce east- wardly ee the southern boundary of land in possession of James Walker, foriy+evep chains and sixty- three links, thenee west al ng the western bouudary of the sxid Williaa Sidney Smith's land, southerly for the distance of ten and one-half chains, vr until it meeta the nor- ihern boundary of John Puif, Junior's land thence along the northern bound ry of the naid john D ff, Junior's, land, we-tward y, for, ihe listance of forty-seven chains and sixty three unks, untilit meets the Road afure-aid, thence uortherly along said Koad to stake or place of veginning, containing fit y acres. a liule u ore or 88, and being the premfbes laieiy occupied by the said Wiliiam S duey Smith. For further particulars auply at the office of R. B Fiizzerald, Solicitor, Chariottetuwn,

Dated. 23rd day of December, A. D., 1887.

H. J, CUNDALL, Trustee, Assignee of Morisagee.