The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-28
Another Murder Trial in New Jersey.

Another Murder Trial I'm New Jersey.
Yesterday the Court Of Oyer and Terminer- for
the County Of Hudson, New Jersey, was opened at
Bergen Five Corners. Chief Justice Hornblower,
and Judge Van WiDkle, DE Kay, Van Buskirk, and
Lukns, constituted the Court The first case Ia
ken up was the trial of John Graham and Joseph
Hammer, who stand indicted for the murder of An
drew Casey, on the 18th of August last, at Harsi-
mus, near Jersey city The counsel for the prose.
cution are Mr. Hardenburg, the public prosecutor,
Mr.. Whitehead and Mr. Ogden; and for the prison
er, Mr.. James M. Smith, OF New York, Mr.. Nil
Ter, the Hon. Mr.. Hastead, Elk. M. c., and MIR.
Dddley Selden, Of New York.
The first witness called was David Bedford, a
tavern keeper at Harslmus, near whose house the
death of Casey was occasoned; but as the circum-
stances attending the commission OF this crime
were published in the Herald at the time II was
committed, il will be unnecessary TO repeat them
now. II will be sufficient to state that the prison
ers who are understood 10 be both lrishme n were
quarrelling between themselves, and 1t Is alleged
that the deceased nterfered between them, and ex,
beaten to death. The question OF Irish Re.
peal was in some measure the subject OF
dispute, which so inhimed them as TO lead
to the preparation of this atrocty. The only
question tor the Court and Jury which this
trial presents is the degree OF guilt Ct the accused
partles-whether they are guilty OF murder. or OF
manslaughter sonly. The attempt of the prisoners
counsel will OF course be to bring it within the lat
ter designation, Tor the killing cannot nor Is not,
denied.
The wives OF the prisoners and the daughter Of
Bedford, in whose presence, il we mistake not, The
homicide was committed, are in court in great dis
tress, and a very exciting scene is presented The
court Is crowded In every part and the trial seems
to excite much interest in that neighborhood:
As the court met but at o'clock, p: NJ, but lit
tie progress was made in the trial, but II will be re-
sumed this morning at O'Clock.
We understand there is a case OF bigamy to be
tried during the term.
QrAcKERY.--The following ingenious notice,
professedly of a new bi-monthly periodical, which
appeared in New York paper of the 18th inst, is
fair sample of the daily putting process, by which
certain class OF physicians this city sustain each
o'her-no matter how unimportant or unsuccessful
their practice-and is now repubshed for the bene
fit of their brother chips in other cities
New YORK JOURNAL MEDICINE THE COLLATERAL
ScENcEs-Eiited by Samuel Eorrey, M. D.-The second
original department is usual rich and instructive DR.
Foz has again contributed largely to its pages Dr. +.
reports of the most extraordinary surgical operations
which has ever been performed in this country. II was
case in which both ovara had been successfully re:
moved. 1t from the photographed account of
this operation that Dr. Mcdowell Kentucky performed
first and successfully than any other man in the
word-and that Dr. Aban Goldsmith Of this city is the
second most successful operator in this the greatest Leaf
likewise performed once We notice this particularly
because take to matter of congratulations that
New York talent has been able in this in many opera
TONS to perform successfully that which has again and
again baed the skill of the best talent in Europe Some
idea may be had ofthe immensely of this operation when
remembered that it is done by laying open the abdo
men, and removing from the midst of the inestines u
nors as large as mans head This too, while the pa
tent is wrthing agony and the operator moving his
knife through the mass Of ntestines that protrude from
the wound We notice also from the note book OF that
talented and able OPERATOR Dr. Jno Watson Of this city,
interesting of spina bda successfully operated
upon by Dr. Stevens. The Of Dr. Lees work on
deta,es by the able editor is full Of practical interest,"
much so that to present digest. We commend
this journal to the support of the profession. And
surethe editor that when he command for his pages
the contributions Of such men Francis, Mott, Gold
smith, Stevens Watson Foz and the like he easily
outstp with our immense hospital facilities any journal
in the country.
The following extracts, from Coopers Dictionary
of Practical Surgery, with notes and additions by
D M Reese, NJ. D.. & ]. Harper, New York,
lsSO-will give fair view of the dependence that
may be placed upon the statements of the class of
physicians before mentioned;-
OVARIAN JUNIORS The first attempt to remove
them by an operation was made in l776, by L.
Aumonier, surgeon in chief of the Hospital in
Rouen, France) and is reported successful case.
See Goods Study of Medicine, p 423 (This
operation was performed many years before DR..
Mcdowell was born) elm the London Medical
Gazette for 1922 DR.. Horfer, OF Bibelback, has re-
ported three cases of exirpaion of diseased ovara
by Ca:ysman. The first performed in 1919,
and proved fatal in thrty-sx hours after the opera
ton. The second in 1920: this case was success
full, and the woman has since borne children The
third case occurred In the same year, and the pa
tent never recovered from the shock of the opera
ton" M. Liars, in the Edinburgh journal, for
October, 1870, relates an attempt to ext:rpate an
ovarian tumor, but, unfortunately, on cutting into
the abdomen, he found no tumor to remove"
Besides these by "he best talent in Europe"
DR.. Jeaffreson, of Ipswich, has performed the ope-
ration once, which was successfu-Dr West Ton
bridge, once-and DR.. Clay, of Manchester, twice,
and all successful. DR.. Phillips, of London, once,
which proved fatal.-See Braithwaite's Retrospect,
part It'll, PIP. 99-l0O. Professor Smith, of Yale
College, has given interesting case of the sue
cessful removal of an ovarian dropsy, by an opera.
tion."-See Am. Med. Rev, 1922 DR.. D. L.
Rogers, of this city, removed an ovarian tumor in
1929. The operation was successful. "The tumor
was composed Of a large sac, which contained the
fluid drawn of in different operations for tapping
One-third OF the tumor was solid, containing
fbro-cartaginous substance. Ii weighed three
and half pounds" " DR.. Mcdowell, of Ken.
lucky, has reported three cases IN which he ope.
rated successfully for tumors in the abdomen, ova.
rian and ny dabd. A doubt exists in regard to
these cases; and certainly the mode Of describing
them is calculated to confirm that doubt."-See
Med CHR. Rev., vol. 5, page ZIG
Thus much for the operations in cases of ovarian
tumors, and of the notice Of the New York Journal
of Medicine, and the collateral sciences, in the
New York paper referred to, which it will now be
seen was intended only for the green horns" i'll
the community and Of the profession. But 1--WE no.
tice also from the note book of that talented and
able operator, DR.. John Watson, of this city, an in
teresng case OF spna bifda, successfully operated
upon by DR.. Stevens" BAH see Cooper's Surgical
Dictionary before quoted article Spina Bfda, in
which it will be seen Sir Ashley Cooper fully sue
ceeded in one case in 1909 See also the New York