New-York daily tribune., 1842-07-20
The ISabvu, MURDER.

The testimony in ihis case clc.,j 90 Sat aniu
I On Monday, Mr. Cheiwood summed nP ior 20
/ S,atc Taxing for granted tha! mo judy muae
.aii. .iicd that " mans bad been Numbered, Mac
| proceeded to argue from the testimony that ae
| markuble train Of uuorrius circumstance p'Hn'i
unequiyocslly to he.prl-onor Il. the mnfdcrr-s
| having deliberately conceived ani rcfpr,ratd@
crime
H. had ,oimrn,i near the secluded re-, .dege
of tlc murdered man lon, enossh 20 become A.
uuaintcd with his oircGmstsLces-hsd enc outd
New ork rroics ,edly 10 set farm, though VII
out uean.-h1l borrowed adouble-bauelied ia ,
some weeks before the murder, and Shen aSn
to return il by the owner n week previous, 'adH
wanted II, liulc longer, and actually Kept 4 uA
after the deed, hich was evidently dose VIA
gun of two barrels Then he left Howafh',
dressed proiessedly to 60 with the cars to New.
York NJ ! o'clock on the morning of the murdef
(2Oth Junc.) but returned during the torenosi
with story that be stopped at kliz''beihtoan'
where he .aw Pinsent and d.. Cnetw ood sa'
tive To farm Who both testify that hey nclssr
Of them saw him that day and Pinsent wa, nC,n
klizabcth,own at all
After dinin. al IIowarths he sailed ou, niihb
dog aud gun about T.. NJ. aai betweea and
was seen by witnesses or 800 yards from "hn
Ninans Was murdered ond found h. was a-'a
seen 10 20 into the woods in that direction 1J
others, Who heard two reports OF gun about %
minutes after, (tvo shot wounds were found u
the body y and saw the smoke. The cry Of ,gne
living creature was heard after the frs, sho.
Th. secluded spot was most favorable tor cor
cealment, the murderer being concealed IN the
edge of the woods and hi, victim falling in held
Of high grain, no suspicion, were therefore excited,
a. BE supposed To be- cunning, tayoute spot
He was next seen about 3 O'Clock in the same "
cInity without gun, professcdy to ascerta ~hae
he might find wOodccck 10 shoot on the Jth Jay.
Half hour after he was AT home Just long euour
to change his clothes, and went to McConmoa
and said he had bought Winans farm.-aDd hf
". had gone to Nsw.iork and talked about n'i
ing out deeds, &c.
Returning home late that nght he requested
be walked early next morning rose nj - OcsOc{
went out, and va. seen returning from the place
Of the murder, (and where the body was found
covered with earth,) with a spade An hOT OF
two after Wnsns' cow was heard lowing, as ss
said, 70 be MIXED, and prisoner, claiming 70 me
purchased her with the place, went with hsineos
TO milk her.
Mr.. {. then went on Ia 0rgrec that no Othe
person seen the place the day Of the muir
der, that prisoner has not attempted to accoSm
for bis conduct and his remarkable islschoods snd
prcten.ons al cut the farm, and that he cOnccakd
himself a nnder a sense Of guilt when The ef.en'
approached the hous- where he put up. The nj
that the belt about the body had been robbed OH
money was also referred 70.
From these facts Mr.. &. inferred long preneo
tation-entire dsberatenc.s-asd autul th0ssf
weak attempts al concealment. in the hope u D.
ing able deceive the neighbors, keep his VICTIM
money, and possibly enter into possession Of ID
farm. The plea of insanity or nbeciliry wsselH,
oraiey examined, 10 show that no evidence hA
been given to prove an excusable weakness hi
c., whose general course Of srgumest il only yerI
briefly sketchcd, closed with an earnest sppei TO
the Jury To render stric, Justice.
Mr.. Whitehead followed on behalf Of the prisor
er, and was speaking wneu the Court adJogne'
for dinner. Mr.. Graham will conclude the arsF
ment on that side this afternoon, when he Aror
ney General Mr. Molle,on) will sum up in behsA
Of the State so that the case will probably
committed to the Jury some time this evening IN
charge by the Court. Newark Daily Adv
AsgcBoIE % I C.GEATTAs Mr. Gra,tan
a large sized man, oi iYore than middle age, soi
Of rather peculiar personal appearance. III. no.e'
far fron having any royal prominence, is qni.
the reverse, being iis;. We nave heard i, related
that landady with whom he once boarded tcot
an unac-oun,ablc Ii.lh' TO him At the fret inter
view He remained an inmate of her family .
considerable time, ard on quitting her residence
her lady.Lip yentui,d 10 tell him what had .een
her feelings at fret, vcFy cautiously cont asiihs
them with her subsequent impression. IL wsss
long time Mr. Grattsn,' -aid she, " before could
ger oyer your nose. -" That is not 10 be won-
dercd at, MADAM" lie replied, for there IS
brldge To it,