The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-21
Essex County IN. j. Oyer and Terminer
Before Judge whitehead and full Bench.

Trial Of Thomas Marsh for the Murder of the WIFE ana
two Children Of GershGm Cheddick, NepUk, the
night of The oh November tastp
SArURpAy-FoURrH DAY
The prosecution examined some Witnesses on imma-
teral points. The chief testin ony elected that OF
Officer Low the conduct of the prisoner after his
prisoner denied having heard OF the burning of the house
until the Sunday following and that he unwilling
be locked up in cell When told that he was prisoner
he saidI going over as soon my lawyer had in.
formed me that the Chief Justice had arrived"
THg DEFENCE.
Mr. HALsrEAp Sem opened the for the prisoner in
brief speech The chief points which he proposed
offer testimony was that Cheddck was Of intempe-
rate habits and that the burning of the house was an
cident attributable to the nebriation OF Cheddick,
who he conended could not have been in the bedroom
with his family, as from the position of the bodies, when
discovered after the fire. it evident that they could
have been apprsed of the fire. but instantly sut
located while asleep. That the prisoner in the city
Of New York the evening and night OF the burning and
had not and could not have been the Jersey side ohe
river after the conversation had With Showel at the
Courtlandt street ferry lie .dwet the sympathy
which had been created for the unhappy family, and
the which had been extensively circulated
against his client TO his prejudice much
that il was difficult to hope that the minds OF the
community from which the jury had been selected,
could be entirely unbiased, but satisfied was
he that the testimony he would place before the jury
sworn, would be clear and satisfactory that he had not
offered any obstacle to the OF justice by challenge
He then proceeded to call his witnesses for the defence
burned think was year ago that Marsh wanted me
to buy the house, and then examined the house tho
roughly; is a story and hall high; think could
reach the ceiling from the floor the up stairs the
door swung open toward the inside of the room should
impossible for to the stairway from
the door he diagram of the house is shown to the wit
ness and he points out and explains the different
and localities also the relative position of the stair oase
Crosserdiained-I should think that the of the
building is distant from the stairs about five to eight feet
should say that person could not perceive fire the
stairs from the door OF the bedroom unless he put his
head and turned it little to side; married the
daughter OF the prisoners brother about months ago
WILLIAM NJ SHoTwELL. recalled for the deience--l do
not recoec that the prisoner made the remark to at
he hat Cheddck should not live
in the house "a hours" while crossing the ferry that
night asked me questions did not know the
person, nor did answer the question asked
Croseramined.-It was a cold night remained in the
cabin the most of the way II was Mr. Finch who asked
the question; this just as going on board
he boat; Finch stranger TO me then.
EDWARD EGBERT sworn.-I live at 2i6 Fulton street,
New York, keep oyster cellar; occupy all OF the
house except the -four store which occupied by Joseph
Carpenter. know Marsh have been acquainted with him
twelve years; he owned vessel and his business
carrying freight; last him the 10th Nth
Of November; II was Thursday; IL was the night
he was arrested ! him on the side walk in
front Of the next building, below mine; Mr. Low,
lhs officer from New York, with him; MIR
Low requested to out into the street that Mr.
Marsh wanted TO me- March called me by name and
iaid "They have in limbo" and requested me to
tome over to Newark the next day. think he wanted
to tell at what hour Of the night Of the fire