The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-06
Court OF Oyer and Terminer.
Refor IudU W. md and ell

Before Judge Kent and Aldermen Underwood and Kelly
"WEDNESDAY, Der. o, 1sl2.-TriaI IF Richard Knobs,
for The murder Of james Pee.The prisoner who about
% 80 OF age brought into court about half
past ten, in custody of officers Lyon Barber and +
Of long confinement and Illness produced by his attempt
suicide Immediately subsequent the murder. Messrs
Cra Bradley and Hacket appeared as his counsel and
the District Attorney on the part OF the prosecution
The names Of the jurors were called but sufhcient
number not being In attendance the sheriff was directed
to summon four talismen from the body oil the county
Some little delay occurred when the prisoner placed
at the BAR jury empannelled and the trial proceeded
The Clerk read the Indictment and the District Ator
ney after stating the charge to the jury said he believed
plea OF insanity would be set up In extenuaton. the
found from the evidence that the prisoner really
the time of committing the murder they would
acqu him. the laws neither Of God or man punished
its throne
EDwAHD MORGAN swom-Am blacksmith, now resid.
ing Mulberry sreet-resded the 18th May last, with
my mother who kept boarding house. at II Cherry ST.
Knew the deceased child He was named James Price be-
tween and OF age His father put up at the house.
having this little boy with himthe mother OF the child
not there being sick in the hospital at Staten Island
They had been the house about nine days. On the
ing previous the murder the prisoner the house
with other persons slept and took breakfast there.
About nine in the ornng, accompanied the others to
the ship in which they came she was from Bristol and
not the that Price had n prisoner did rot CO.
he being sick in bed We returned about two and found
prisoner still in bed We went to his and told him
his atch in his box He said could not be for
he had given it away the day before The and my
self then went down sars leaving him alone and in bed
There were Children ROOM About hve minutes
afterwards went up stairs again to see my nephew, who
was sick in the room adjoining to that OF Knobbs. As
passed aongl asked Knobs how he was and he replied
that he getting better. After being in my nephews
room about five minutes talking to my sister heard my
mother hallong from below to my little niece to tell to
go into prisoners room, that something there. The
little girl up and ran into the room; the little
boy lying alongside the bedsead the hoor the chids
head towards the head of the bed caught the child up
it the throat and still struggling,
though it could not speak The blood was thick where
lay Put it down again Saw the prisoner lying on the
IG fuNn do hQnda ad nva hpQd
There blood on the pillow Went to the door, and
cried murder as loud as could, then ran down stairs
The child and its father slept in the with pr
soner in another bed Had the child when Invent
up did hear any from it. ran into the
followed them Ny mother was going towards prisoners
door, but saw him standing up with knife in his hand
and dragged her away None of us dared to go into the
prisoners he had knife He with it to the
door, and all down stairs but rushed again
when he had gone back People afraid TO 60 in till
seaman named William Brown took piece of board in his
hend and went into the ROOM when others followed. The
child still lay left it. It taken up dead and put
a cot
ANN MORGAN swom-Kept the house II Cherry street.
On Friday evening the prisoner and two of his acquant
ances to board He took his supper and went
to bed complaining that he did not feel very WELL He did
not what the matter with him. but appeared sens
Bile enough The next morning he went out with his
friends and took walk returning to breakfast asked
him how he was and he replied little betero He rose
from the breakfast table and went into the yardomethng
him and he fell down. His two friends and Mr.
Price Gather of the child took him up and carried him up
stairs to bed went up soon afterwards and asked him
how he was He replied that he was very sick One of
his friends went for doctor who returned with him. The
doctor, after seeing prisoner came down and told
give him lemonade after the stuff he had been giving
him Went and ask ed the prisoner how he he
piled that he felt poorly him till my lit.
tie granddaughter who is about twelve years age
and that he full of blood told her go 10 the next
room and tell my son. My went in and soon
ming down stairs like some person out Of his mind crying
up. went in sight OF the door, and the standing
with the knife in his hand aourshng from one side TO
the other and looking very wild He did not say any
thing. rhe prisoner came from Monmouth, in South
Whales-I know the place
tn" Saw persons in front of7l Cherry on
the dayn question: and asked what the matter They
said man had killed child asked If they had Sc
he had large knife" said WE'LL will 20 upn THEY
said you better not" went up looked into the room
and the child the floor on its back but could not
any thing of the | went in cautiously lest he
should surprise and saw him lying the bed which
at the side Of the ROOM behind the door, He y
ing about tn wart hawser. He had knife in his hand
which lay down beside him. There a window in the
back part Of his which he appeared be looking
Immediately secured and took hold him. but he seem.
ed to take very little notice asked him what made him
anmosity he bore the ohd father H. repsd
none There small line in the chair with which
into custody Before his beng taken away said
that they would hang him. He replied it all they
the time. His shirt bloody, and the blood ran down
upon the bed. 1t must have keen cut sometime the
n. Y.
The knife was table knife, and taken care of. 1t
seemed to have been sharpened very stone
the edge was rough and ragged.
lady Ia relative of Mrs. NJ testified to the prisoner
having finted in the yard that morning She frequently
shut his bedroom door after he had been carried stars
b would be opened by some one again Saw the child
ten minutes before it killed A little girl FIVE years
old, that with him, said that Kuobbs took hold OF him
by the arm, and pulled him into the ROOM
JOHN PRcE sworn.-Saw the prisoner at the breakfast
table He eat very little He complained of being unwel
ard went into the yard where he fell, apparently in
tnu h,,kk ov,osk1
We took him bed asked him afterwards how he was
and he said very bad he thought he would be dead
him. When went ont my little child was in the bar
Do not know that the prisoner had any animosity
towards me- did not know him previous to his coming
to the house. Do not know how the child got into his
room, as was out at the time.
DR.. USpERHrLL swom.-was called on the Saturday
morning to Knobbs Found that he had considerable
fever on him Of the typhoid characters gave him few
grains of calome and that he be sent to the
sudden insanity which loss of blood las in the
CASEY might as suddenly aay. He complained of having
been sick on board the vessel and that the Captain ad
The Coroner testified the prisoner having much fever
and being very low on the holding of the inquest The
His sickness was of that kind that could have
created sudden insanity.
adn 70 t r Aorney here rested An appeal Twas
for the prisoner by his other counsel The Court review
cd the facts and Jury found verdict of-Not Guilty
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Judge LYNCH
W. STRASe, Esq acting District Attorney
Der. 5.-Trdt for Burgdry.-John Jackson, negro,
was tried on indictment for burglary the first degree
in breaking into the dwelling and of Charles f. Bell
% Bowery, on the night OF the Sd Of September last.
The prisoner had bored five holes in the window
shutters Abu had not effected entrance when he
discovered by Of the inmates of the house. who
ceeded in arresting him after sharp chase.
the jury found him guilty of an attempt to commit
burglary in the first degree and he sentenced the
State Prison for five years by the court.
., Trial for Sta1bins.-A black Amazon named Jane
Cheeseborough tried for assault and battery
negro woman named Elizabeth Lewis the 26th of
July last. The parties had dispute in Church street.
when the prisoner drew knife, and inflicted wound
the forehead ofthe complainant.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and s.e
fenced to the Island for two months
Iridifor Burglary-James Lennox, Five Point ranger,
implicated with James Mehan, Adolphus w. Stewart and
Hugh Brogan was tried for burglary in the fret degree