The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-03

THE TRIAL OF ALEXANDER FOR THE MURDER OF
LoUGEE, IN PHMApELPHA.-W give below the only
new evidence of interest yet elected in this case
THURSDAY, O'Clock P. NJ.
THOMAS TtEsE sworn--Itook him to the lookup house
at the Mayors Office the prisoner and had two CONVEX
sations the way said "my God, young man, what
did you do that for p said he 1--WE got into argument
about notes and he me the word liar and plunged it
into him.
Mr Porter here proposed to question the witness upon
the subject certain offers then made to bride the witness
leave the city, he had related in conversationbut
the defence obectedand the court overruled the question
because the conversation not in presence of the pr
soner.1
JoHS T. sHARpLEss, NJ. Dive presumed his coat had
been butoned when the blow given; it is not likely
that blood would flow freely from so small wound with
the coat butoned it, in opinion the cause Of his
death the penetration of the heart by an instrument
By Judge CoSRAp-N was necessarily the cause of
BY Judge BAaror Caused by a dagger we thought
such instrument that would have done it; it was
brought in the Office with blood and upon it, this
is the weapon brought in; wea concluded that power
full blow required to pierce the clothing and flesh
all discussed the question: Dr. West and myself parc
uary and all concluded that the blow must have been
given perpendicularly.
By Judge CoNRAD-The distance Of the two from each
other must be determined by the length OF the
Mr. JOHNSON resumed.--A man at the counter and one
at the other side and both nclnng it, blow like
this could have been gwen by person with arms Of ordi
slightly nclinpg over might have struck the blow.
Knowing these questions would be asked in court we
tried it, and found what have stated could be done IT is
possible for person about after receiving wound
in the heart soldier lived nine days alter receiving
bayonet wound in the heart. %
Cross Examined by Mr.. REEp-I cannot tell where to
refer you to the of the soldier; read it while
dent; from external examination, could not tell what
part Of the heart Penetrated people constantly
going in and out.
BY Mr.. DALLAs--H is possible that the wound could
have been given before the counter if they stood at the
distance from each other as the breadth othe coun
ter would Indicate :.
By Mr.. PHLLIrsThe theory is that the deceased tore
open the coat himself.
By JuRoR-There were experiments TO test in
how many positions such blow could have been
ed. +..tt g-
By Mr.. PopE--The blow must have been struck down.
wards from an angle OF two feet above the wound.
FRANCIS WEsT, NJ. D., sworn-I supposed the blow TO be
very great force that required all the strength
of an ordinary man. 49,. .. .,,.. j..
By Mr.. JoHxsoN-The track of the wound was direct;
should Judge deoeased at his side because the
large muscle of the chest would have partially interviewed
had the been raised the dimensions of this dagger
responded with the wound the general coincidence
perfect.
Mr.. Porter resumed-The right arm could have
been raised and not have affected the muscle of the left
Cros-eramned by Mr.. REED only infer the d.
rection of the wounds have not the confidence in making
statement respecting it, which would have had if
made dissection rs; -tts
By Judge CoNRAD.-I think q man too conld not
have made such wound.
By Mr.. DALLAS The wound was nearly horizontal;
the amount of blood at any place was very ncons
trckled down beneath the pantaloons much that
he took them off to see If there were wounds upon the
legs
the assailant very that the wound could
have been given the counter; deceased died from
hemorrhage
tracted not indication Of personal strength might
have been caused by the stimulus of the knife. II
By Judge CoNRAD.--should say deceased was not a
muscular man he was below the ordinary height.