Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-09-14
Tsc Warren County NEmrder.


The trial Of Joseph Garter, Jr, for the murder OF
MIR. Cas'ner, was not concluded on Tuesday eve
ling. the date of ON latest advices from Belvidere.
The testimony for tic Defence was got through
with on Friday afternoon last, and the rebuiiing
evidence for The prosecution occupied until Satur-
,lay mernng al 10 O'Clock John NJ. Sherred, of
Bevidere, then began summing up the testimony
10 the jury and spoke ill late in the afternoon.
On Monday morning MIR. Wus, el Flemington,
commenced his argument in favor sl the prisoner,
and occupied the attention of the Court the whole
day. On Tuesday the Hon. Jacob w Miller, Of
Morristown, followed on the same side in an elo-
ouent manner and was still speaking, when our
Informant left Ii was thought that he would con-
clude on Tuesday, and be followed on Wednesday
bv lie Attorney General. Mr. Molleson, on the
lari of the prosecution. After which, Judge Ne
vius, who has presided, most ably and impartially
,hrouqi.oui The whole trial, would charge the Jury.
So that il llcy have been able to agree, the fate
Of Carer has ere his in all probability been de-
ci3cd
What the result Of the trial will be. il is impos
slide, even now, correctly 10 determine from the
evidence The testimony is lengthy, but not gen
orally considered conclusive, although the suspi-
cons ii raises against the prisoner are very strong
1t has all been given for the purpose Of establish
ING the prisoners guilt by Calculating the three
following points. /. That before the murder Car
ier was poor, and unable 10 pay his debts; and
thai Immediately after lie paid ont considerable
fro,n xvbo
l,e cot it. , That on the morning after the muir
Gcr. and before it was known nj Washington, he
sent letter from there 10 Phillipsburg, in which
mention was made Of II. 3. That horse and
Wagon were heard along the road between Car
ters house and Cashiers, on the night of the muir
der and that some time afterwards horse tracks
were discovered which corresponded exactly with
those made by Carriers horse.
On the first point abundant evidence was ad-
duced to show that Carter was without money,
and in slraighlened circumstances before the muir
der John Segreaves, a constable, testified that
few days before the murder, Carter told him that
old johnny Parke had $4,000 lying by him; that
Parke had told him he had got all the hard money
he had laid hold of for twenty eight years. AT
that time Carter could not pay debt to him Of
less than $50. A number Of other witnesses also
testified TO the fact that previous the muder he
had no money Immediately after the murder
Garter met Segreaves. called him aside, paid him
SIS. and said he would pay him as much more in
lew davs When asked where he got the mon.
cy, he first said he had borrowed it, and then tha
lie had laid il by year or more before. lie alst
paid other debts 10 Tie amount Of upwards Of ST.,
80 90, in Belyidore, Easton aud New Hope mon
ey just such as old Parke was known TO have b.
biu.
i'ne sceoa2 point was also petty clearly made
soei i .suman testimony can be relied on Cougle
,,e n.an who carried The letter, swoFe that Carte
cave il &c him at his shop in Washington, tn
morning afer The murder, and before Il acdS koac
fters 4bai The murder had been committed TO carr
10 Eso Howell at PhilipsbiDg Cougle did no
lnaw is contents. Esq. Howell had an indis
iinci recollection that Carer asked in il to have
case that was to come on that day before hin
coiainued for some leason or other Segreaycs
de c,asla,le saw The letter. and swore thai h
.os.osa.ly lecoliec,ed i 10 have been dated th