The New York herald., 1845-04-11

NEW YOkk. FRIDAY |
Trial OF Nicholas = Gordon for the Murder or
Amasa sprague
| TUESDAY AFTERNOON, March g.
! GovEHNMsrr WrrNkssks-CoNrIsu.D
Doctor MILLER sworn-( The testimony OF this witness
wes nuchlthe same as that Of Doctor Bowen1 He was
to examine MrsPrague after he was carried home
lever part OF the chin the broken and tbs sw frae
on the lett temple and two on the rrtt
sue o. tne head. Either Of two three Of these
would have produced death; that the right wrist
must have disabled the arm; he could conceive ho All
the wounds about the head might be made with gun.
| DAvID LAwroN-Went over the ground with seyeral
others on Tuesday nsxt after the murder was
went the in search of tracks which had been
traced there the day before from the driitway while
walking by the side OF the swamp saw somethns in the
oasne1 winch proved to be coat; brought out and
,t gave It to Mr. Quinn, who started with it for Mr.
Spragues house; went back into the swamp but soon
returned and followed the others to spruguss the Goat
mad blood on the sleeve and on the skirts
| CrosstrGMined-I was walking by the s,da of tha
swamp eight or ten yards behind Others when saw
the coat; hlay the snow and appeared to have
lay. but did not examine them they appssrsd to
| pond) -
GARDrER LurHER-Turned up the snow where Am, 40
Sprague lay on Wednesday Thursday after the muir
der there had been rain the day before and the snow
was nard found several pieces of gun-ock the guard
screw &C., in the snow don't know whether Nicholas
Gordon owned gun saw him have his shoulder
about two weeks before the murder did not examine il
Amos B. sMirH-Examinea the pockets of Mr. Sprague
s,ssr @ no was brought home found package OF bank
there about 500 in the package the absence Of m.
remainder was accounted for by memorandum on the
envelope there vas also some silver change his pock
eI judged nothing IN his pockets had been disturbed
1t beng now six O'clock and the Government mot
having any othir witnesses whose testimony they
o'clock tomorrow morning.
| "WEDNESDAY MoRNIro, ,April9
the Court met at O'Clock and proceeded with the
| examination Of government Witnesses
L PRATT-On Tuesd ono ~
murder went to the swamp company with others in
search Of something that should lead discovery Of
he murderer found gun broken in three pieces stand
ing by the side Of large the east side Of Overs
pond the gun was boOdy and had dark hair adherns to
Cresseramined-There were great many tracks from
he paceoi the murder to the swamp by the tree where
which sa s ,s
before did any tracks leading or from
Direct snn Ga9S n Court i u. fam,
II was covered pretty much all over with blood.
Sn,e os.ssw prisoner have gun four Eve
hands. i was aull stocked gum small bore, and d oa
gym in court very nearly resembles the one saw.
Crossersmned i judge this to be the same gun saw
srErHIr sraAeuEWent to psce Of murasr 70 H. on Mor
day after 1t was committed Traced blood on the snow
BY the fence the Cranson side bridge Found
rail down. three lengths Of fence from the bridge
and near It, on the snow, found small piece Of gun
stock bloody and with two three black hairs on it, The
L
! in court is the iece found
| HoRArlo N wATEIMAx Lived at Amasa spragus,s at
time OF the murder; lived I another part OF the same
hbuse heard him speak to his WIFE and 20 out Of ths
house about O'Clock, P. hl. Went with John De Mer
rt and others on Tuesday and traced prints from
the place of the murder to Overs pondfrom the
east side Of the pond to the tree where the gun was ound
rom there t. where the coat was found; and down to
| Hawkins Hole. De Merritt measured the track the
whole distance and found 1t the same deeper than
the Others and the prints further apart than
went into the road De Merritt saw track on the other
side OF the road leading towards Gordons house and fol-
Orchard saw the measure applied ts the track StS;
twenty teet and again within feet Of the house There
were posts near the back side Of tho house. but
Crsss-eramined-I have not been into the 6eld near
9ordon house since we examined the tracks there
Of the tracks with stick and their width with the
shck tried to the width of the track nj IN
ss measurelmade by De Merritt There were tracks ali
round Gordons house. and track leading from the
ho made tracks through the meadow and the
tent with more than ordinary speed from the fact that
ON Dyers bridge pointed out to NJ hy oSn oRrs
one was made by him sundoy and the oths he said
by man he saw there that day the tracks we mas
JonS De MERaIrr-Measured the tracks pointed out
BY o'Brisn, near Dyer. bridge Tuesday afternoon
took the track little south Of Dyers sridEe whers
o8rien told uslhe the standing on sunday and
followed n TO the bridge few rods beyond tho bridge
tns same track or one corresponding to it, and
tock one called the Cavern rock until it was ost In the
dr.way between the place where the body was found
Cranston side Of the string bridge and traced q de-
scribad by Waterman, to Gordon's house measured the
close to the door, within ls or 30 inches
other tracks about the house. and one leading to-
aUrUn on iaw Pei; said belong
the measure to the boot II the same length but the
Of the track made it an eighth Of inch wider
Cross eramined-The track measured seemed older
than the others near H do not know that could have
distinguished on Tuesday afternoon track made on sun.
day at n O'Clock, p M from one made on MONDAY morn
ing a O'Clock; have doubt the tracks on the John
.on soe nssr Dysrs bridge and the Cavern rock
the same traced from tbs place of the murder to Hav
| k,n's Hole and Gordons house
To JutoR-I measured the track leading from Cor.
IONS house was the same the leading towards
the house noticed difference in their appearance
followed the track leading from the house only a short
distance.
i To Ma RoDeERs-I had the impression the same per
son made this as the other track think mentioned this
gd h ,;S ~ M some onenaont Iecollsct who don't know
| cause was tired at the time.
The counsel for the government here introduced the
record oil the court OF the conviction Of John Gordon
| and passed to the jury as evidence OF his guilt
STEPHEN MAIrHKwsoN sworn-Found pistol lying in
me ew near the north east Of the bridge where
the murder was committed before the body was removed
on sunday evening; examined it and threw II down
Why loaded, and had been snapped. ~
i THEoDoRE QyIrr-Was near by when the coat was
oua = On Tuesday aasr the murder; held while the
to Alexander Boyd; the coat in court is the one
/ saw and held
ALEXANDER BorD-Mr Quinn handed the cost to me-
was blood the breast Of IT, and paper and
der in the pockets carried 1t TO Mr. spragus house;
| think this is the coat
AsrER sPRAorx Jr-Firs saw John Gordon in the fall
OF the year 1913; met him the drift ay near where
the murder was afterwards commted ne had gum and
was gong towards Johnston, he said, to shoot par
tdges; again him Friday before the murder near
the same place; he hsd gun, and said he going in
searcn OF rapnits examnedthe gun; was full stock
Cd, brass mounted, old LOOKING gun with percusaon
lock; this appears to be the 4.
| CrosseraNined-Thisr 30 the same color with
| the one Gordon had; nis ored than usually
see; base my judgmsn tho same sun on the
general resemblance.
Aususrus Movyrr- d sholas s. Gordon on Car.
pentcr place. with gun three or four weeks before the
murder; the gun was old looking full stock, and large
pores ne loaded In my presence and put in very large
shot, larger than shoot quals with
Crosreromned Think the gun saw waa larger bore