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THE PRISONER COMMITTED. 29 man of irritable temper, and sometimes threatened her; and she raised her voice a little as she added, of her own accord, “but he never struck me when he has threatened, and so I do not think his anger is of a dangerous kind.” There was some cross-questioning, and inquiries into the nature of the wound, from which it appeared that the ex- tracted ball fitted the prisoner’s gun, and also that the gun when taken was empty, and had been recently fired. Counsel for defense reminded the first witness that he had stated that there were éo shots fired almost simultaneously. “ Did witness see who fired either of them ?” ace No.” . “ Was there any apparent difference in the nearness of the reports ?” “ Now that I am reminded of it, I think I noticed a differ- ence at the time.” “Which shot was it, first or last, that took effect on Dr. Edwards ?” “T could not say. I had heard doth before he fell.” Counsel for prosecution then desired to know what direc- tion the prisoner took when he left witness; and in what position the murdered man stood in reference to that direction. Witness “ could not answer positively. In the excitement of the moment did not notice more than that the went into the woods behind us; but whether to the right or left, could not say.” on The surgeon then uncovered the body, and demonstrated that the ball must have come from the left of where the de- ceased was standing at the time; and also that it had been fired from a lower point of ground, as the appearance of the wound indicated. é While the body was uncovered there was a strong sensa- tion in the room ; and it was noticed and commented upon that the prisoner showed no emotion at the sight, but rather seemed curious to observe the correctness of the surgeon’s observations. Upon the testimony offered, the Judge felt compelled to commit the prisoner for further trial, and to await the of the Grand Jury. The crowd, who had been comlclbooks.comn