New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-07
The Delhi Trials.
Correspondence Of the Albany Atlas.

DELHI October 3 1885.
This morning at the opening Of the Court the
counsel for Moses Earl stated tha, they were Wiling 70
mi in a pea for him OF Rutig Of taGHstdARhT ~ me
r., d,gree-to which Judse rAEEFR ss'd " Aiicr TOE
ofr deem 10y duty 10 state To the eounsei on oon
sides my views In relation TO IT, We nave ~ heAfu
the rsl OF John Van stcenbergh. and know 'he isT'
from H. that wOuld BE- proved on the ulal OF fai ne
os no, II, he sal. dis gsi.,d and armed but only
ergA cd ia the resistance Of process Ihls W" ~ '""
coded Clearly. Fsrl was carving out mssae"eet"''
and person IVES killed Formerly this would have been
murder-t now by statute, rohsi1Ashtr IN me hrst
degree However guilty ksri IN point OF act he was
not entity of murder in la. be cannot be cunFct'i Oi
,aurde unless there wAsa Premedita,eh dessh 90 ms
psrt 70 commit that crime do not think rOn care
tl examination OF the case that fair jury would con
vict him of murder Neither do think be- Intended the
death n any particular person. have consulted WIN
the rest Of the bench and think they all concur with me
IN opinion also submitted the facts 10 Judge Rugges
formerly District Attorney Of considerable experience
in criminal jurisprudence, and for some time past ~
cult Judge think nothing could be gained ~ ~ -,
be could only be convicted of manslaugnter ~ W -
degree During this great excitement, II men az -
hing 70 forward and plead guilty o. 'ne
Of crime think II advisable TO receive ln1' P-
deem my duty % speak thus frankly. Su'n O"u'
viii save s. grea, .xt,ensc snd consumption OF tune.
1.-THE A,tornev General after expressing at con
.id,s,, ienytb hi. non concurrence in the opinions OF
-, o., and svo.ng hi. belief tina, Earl could be
conyc,ed ofrnurder said that on consultation with MS
acetate. be had determined 10 offer no opposition to
the reception Of the plea Of guilty OF granddaughter IN the
lstdegee
Janid ~ Sqlires a notorious parsonage IN cunnec
lion with the ant. and who was indicted "a an
.cces.sry 10 the murder Of Steele was brought INTO
court and by his counsel also offered 10 plead guilty Of
rnausar ghier in the lst degree
Judge Parker remarked that the same rule applied in
,his a. in the former case, and he would advise the
same course-io which J. A. HoughtOn, Esq. District
Attorney replied that he not disposed 10 scufle
with the opinion Of the Cour-hs circumstances OF the
ur,ones cas-. led him believe that ne might be con
eied Of murder but under the ntimaton Of the Court
be would accept the plea This squires was the first
aneIer arrested in this county and TO him may
b. attributed the origin OF all the nntrent troubles IN
this county By his plea he cannot be punished less than
seven years in the State prison, and may be for HE
I'm Brisbsne-(ho Scotch Ambient Lecturcrj-ln-
diced for uninterrupted guilty Of granddaughter IN the
ID degree.
Attorney General said" From the information have
had Of this man. and Of his conduct since his arrest, We
would be authorized under the consent Of the Court 70
accept his plea. | think we will accept the plea
No cases being ready for trial the Court adjourned un
III tomorrow morning at hall past o'clock.
You will by the preceding, tina, three OF The most
irnporan that 20 be tried r. wit Earl bns-
bsne and squires. have been disposed Of. There are
now only seven prisoners remaining in the "wgwams IS
one 10 entirely empty. Judge Parker disposes Of he
criminal business with great rapidly. The criminal ca.
l-ndsr will be cleared Il the Judge continu In The
way he has commenced.