New-York tribune., 1841-05-15
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Reported for tho New-York Tribune
coror oy OYER AND TERNlSrR.-Beiore Judge Edwards
and Aldermen Benson and Purdy
CG,e of Ezra H1l fTai FOR Na'r-!; ms case t'e
,;,oony was closed ule O'Clock OF Thursday righ
Iyrr; IawS Esq OF the counsel 70: te accused iheh
Summed up pax: his ceslf lie ~a followed by James
r Whiting Esq Attorney FOX hc prosecution, wio
osed his summing up speech o'clock Yesterday morn
ing The Court then adjourned a; hapast ococ yeser-
day morning Court opened ant Davc Graha Esq com
,neaccd AID concluded his summing up speech III seaii OF the
prisoner He followed b; Willis Hall. Esq, Attorney cen
ral concluded the summing OF the ,tie before
o'clock HIS Homer judge Edwards then charged the JURY
decidedly against the innocence prisoner and half
o'clock the Jury retired cir.bc quarter before
: O'Clock hey Court and inquired whether they could
nd anv other verdict than e8ii'n not c4,p o urdcr
Hi- Honor JldCe Edwards sad that der the lmlicunet tor
murder. The jury could ud the prisoner guilty Of nansauEter
IN such degree ,e fact, and the law would warrant and read
the definition OF nausiaugh;er IN the ,r degree as vSn
"a Revised Statutes rp 6ol. follows Tic killing
another IN the heat OF passion "sou, degn effect dea
by daagcro-s weapon any except s"c; wherein le
killing anohc. declared he ustable or eXclsa
be. shall be deemed granddaughter in The laird degree
HIS Honor stated to the .ry that ot man
ssupb,er il came andeF the definition Of iaaugter in the
thd degree He stated further a: the Court 90 not say t"
Il n.aiIs!augher he jury being the 1ce o. Do' ,e Jaw anu
,e facts The then retired 70 their chamber ana up
10 late Aour mad TO; been able 10 agree upon verdict
ro1Icr OrrIcE-Thcre very little business Of any
men. the Police Office yesterday save the following "c
were brought netice OF the magistrates through the nstru
mentality .: tic watch department.
James Ryan LOGGED IN the wac'-hese and Yesterday
morning prison Cor passing counterfeit - bi! 10
Charies L. Cio.>bcrscr, No - Chamber
Albert Oskcy arrested IN the manner aud nQrs
oued for attempting stab Eliza Virgin.
William Rankin arrested and connnie for stealing
bowls and being v.rran was abnndanty proved ana he
sas sent 10 the Pcmten,iary ur months.
William Lishor lodged the watchousc ane ycsteT
dav committed prison saung Augustus Broomurs
as alleged with intent 70 XII h''
CoRoyrRs OrrIcE-The Coroner Yesterday held an inquest
at the house Tuns Egbcr No Fulionsrect on the body
OF John SLaupn of Paterson n j. aged about 20
From the evidence aduced appeared that reScin
ding deceased between II and O'Clock on THURS
da nnt nv hc capan Of vessel leaning agaas, buRd!e of
av ON the dock foot Fulton North River nod
ding his head intoxicated drowSy Nothing more was
seen OF him until yesterday morning about o'clock when ms
body found IN the 10 - feet from the dock by
persons who engaged N searching for the body OF another
man had fallen from North River oop into the river and
drowned b. where the body Of deceased found
In the pocket of deceased discharge tro" the army IN
Florida TO- which he had entered in 1887 and served three
years. Verdict Of the jury-Found drowned
SNicdTe Coroner yesterday held inquest at the house
Of Rebecca Rownaldson No Hanonstrcct on the body OF
late husband Henry = Ro"landsen aged a. native OF
this city The deceased liquor dealer and kept his
at Caierineree Slip where he transacted large and ucra
business: On Thursday morning the deceased sent boat
man named Tnson 20 an aohecarys shop purchase for him
slincs worth of laudanun which he purchased at shop
Clerry.street woouncc pha labeled and carried the
deceased About ocloek Thar|ay night the wife OF dc
ceased the and found h!n lying the counter
asleep She aroused him. when e opened ms eyes and looked
but did speak although she called him 10y name de
en Immediately capsct into ms isrlhcr state o; Por when
his wife becoming alarmed! for Dr. Ritter who attended
but found the deceased he supposed beyond c reach o
remedc and did therefore attempt he
sesecsS almost puclcsS blood issuing from his ana
the ex,renes cold On turning the body the Doctor dis
covered plial, marked laudanum containing
small quantity of that dug, the other and greater part OF
which he evidently had taken Dr. Lsey then called in
about Il o'clock after the deceased had been conveyed s
house Hamilton and used the stomach pump sinapisSS
&C. but without beneficial effect he could not be aroused
and about o'clock died. He had before attempted
dcsroS himself with laudanum bu, saved by OF the
stomach psnp He left very respectable wife and several
children Verdict that he committed suieide by taking
;i.y OF laudanun
The Coroner also called Yesterday 10 hold inquest on
The body of infant OF advanced decomposition, that
found in box lot the side of the Sixth
Avenue between 18th and lGsree was taken the pre-
Mr. Brown Gardener where the jury examined it, and
we're Of the opinion that it was s;ilborn