The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-15

Tnr MUnDER ~ New JrRsrY-The case of Jas. Low.
accused of the murder of Isaac Wnans at Railway on
the Is instantly called this morning Chief Justice
Hornbower and Justice Nevus presiding and the whole
panel summoned to try the cause-orty eightwas ex
hausted in making selection of 10 Jurors. Thirteen
off, whole panel were challenged peremporl and the
rest excluded by of their having formed
expressed opinions TO the guilt Of the prisoner These
opinions formed upon reading account of the AZ
fair in the newspapers conversations with
from the neghborhood The Court dscountenanced the
rejection OF jurors simply because they had derived
impression from the stories they had heard founded the
hypothesis that those stories true without giving
distinct crclcnce to the facts related.
When the panel had been exhausted, tales de cireum.
stdntibus summoned from the ysanders OF those be-
longing 10 the general panel of the and the panel
for ing the prisoner completed. Alter which the
Court adjourned to half past . P NJ
Geo. Molleson, attorney general, and Francis Chef
wood district attorney, appeared for the state and MIR
David Graham, Jr of New York, and Asa Whitehead, OF
The prisoner is young married man an Engishrnan by
BIRTH aud has lived in New York years with his ia
ther who keeps the Robin Hood house. Among the any
ous listeners in the crowded is the young wife
with child in her arms.-Ne1cark Daily .adrerser, IN
iyl3
The Jury having been sworn. the District Attorne,
opened the the part Of the State in substance
follows:
For number of years past and until very lately there
lived IN the township of Railway, retired citizen, who
always bore respectable character but whose peculia
rites the subject of frequent remark Isaac Winans
the individual lie thus lived until the 10Th of June
last. He known to have money and that he carried
a belt containing large amount upon his person. On
the 29h June he in his field hocing corn
ward night missing the next day search was made
which resulted in the discovery of the body upon his
premises.
The Grand Jury of the County being then in session
found bill Of Indictment against the prisoner the bar
James Low for the murder Mr. Chewood then read the
Indictment which charges tina; on the 10Th day of Juno
last, James Low wully, &c. shot Isaac Winans with
double barreed gun laden with leaen shot in the back
between the shoulders and upon the upper part of the
head and that he died of the wounds.
The prisoner, until this spring resided and belonged in
New York few weeks since he came to Railway and
took up his residence that of Wnans but had
ensihe ymen was in the habit of going round the
premises of MIR. Wnans with his dog and gun. the
morning OF the day in which the murder committed;
he went into the field in which Wnans murdered.
AT o'clock he seen leaning against the fence
where Winans was at work, with his gun, and few mi
nutcs after he went into the woods afterwards two
reports OF gun heard in precisely the direction IN
which Winans was aud the smoke seen; after tha
the prisoner with his dog without his gun
Upon being questioned he said out merely to see
where game might be had He afterwards changed hi
clothes OF home aud went TO house near whcre VIZ; w
was murdered and enqure1 how he could get deed
made Aner leaving this house he met person 10
whom he said he had made the best made in
Railway lie stated other persons he met that he had
pnrchascd IN farm and stock Of Mr. W. aud TINT w had
gone the West and would never be seen there again
About eleven O'Clock he went home, and requested that
he might be awakened very early next morning. as
person was gcng TO meet him at Railway make out
deed for the property. Ne the next morning very
early contrary TO his usual custom and about five O'Clock
was coming from the place where w. was found
with aspadei at later period he went TO take possession
Of the farm Search was then made for MrWinans officers
to the place where the prisoner lived but could re-
ceve no answer On looking Into of the rooms they
found the prisoner concealed under tho he'd In b;s noe
ket was found Winan's knife At the entrance of tho
woodss adjoining 1.-THE conield spot found with the
appearance OF amans having lain there blood was also
found and short distance from the body Of Winans
lightly covered. The mortal wound EXTENDED from the
lower part OF the nose TO the frontal bone aud the muzze
OF the gun must have been his face. These
the principal facts upon which the State relies for the con
viction of the prisoner.
several witnesses were then examined, bringing the
testimony down to twelve O'Clock to-day noon when the
Court adjourned for dinner. The court is crowded
seve al ladies being present There numerous wat
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