This reply produced great sensation, and the sheriff again thundered "_order!_ ORDER!!" "Did he appear more calm toward morning?" "Oh, no! He grew more and more excited until we promised to send for the Doctor." "Did that wholly pacify him?" "He seemed so relieved and rational that I staid alone with him while Mr. Hardy went for the Doctor, and he hardly spoke during his absence." "How did he appear during that time?" "He lay with his eyes closed, and once I thought I heard the words. 'Oh, God!--Oh, Jesus, forgive me!'" _Mr. Curtiss_ called Mr. Hardy. "Did you discover any signs of insanity in Mr. Fuller on the night preceding his death?" "I did." "What were they?" "Substantially those already testified to by Mrs. Andrews. He called incessantly for the Doctor, saying he could not die till he had seen him." _Mr. Curtiss_, under excitement, interrupted the witness, saying, "you need not repeat the testimony of other witnesses." Cross-examination by _Mr. Marshall_. "Did he tell you why he wished to see the Doctor?" "He said, he had something of great importance to confess to him, and he could not die with it upon his conscience." "How did he appear when you returned with the Doctor?" "Perfectly calm and rational." "Who were then present?" "Dr. Lenox, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Andrews, and myself." "Relate what occurred." "The Doctor went directly to the bed. When Mr. Fuller saw him, he said audibly, 'thank God!' He then added, that he had committed a great crime which he wished to confess before he died, and that it related to the last will of the late Joseph Lee. Dr. Lenox immediately requested me to go for the nearest magistrate. When I returned with Justice Wilson, the Doctor was praying with the sick man. Fuller's wife holding her husband and weeping, stood the other side of the bed with Mrs. Andrews. Prayer being closed, the Doctor informed Justice Wilson of the wish of Hugh Fuller to make a confession which it was important to take in a legal form. The Justice then took the sick man's confession in our presence in the form of an affidavit." Mr. Balch was next called, and as he took the stand Mr. Willard, with a hasty and agitated step, returned to the court room and resumed his seat. Every eye was turned toward him, as he appeared to be under great excitement which he in vain endeavored to conceal. He hastily whispered to Mr. Marshall, who started in surprise, and seemed fully to participate in his feelings. _Mr. Curtiss to Mr. Balch._ "Were you acquainted with Mr. Fuller?" "Intimately; I lived next door to him, and we frequently worked together. I saw him almost daily before his death." "Did you see him often during his sickness?" "I was at his house every day to inquire after him, and I watched with him several nights." "Did you discover signs of insanity in him?" "I did." "Relate to the court what you recollect of them."