The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-13
Court OF Oyer and TermIner,

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The Court was organized at half past 10 o'clock and
he prisoner brought n upon which general rush TOOK
If we are to uSre from the crowded state of the
! Court to-day this trial has not lost its interes,
| srAsLy, recalled a by smith-From all you saw,
and the way the prisoner acted Is 1t your opinisn
| that he insane1
II certainly thought be was insane.
The Drsrsrcr ATTORNEY objectsd, the objecuon was
overrued and the ruling excepted TO- mi,
| Crosseramned by the D.rRIcr ArronnEr-Ihe
asylum referred to in my former examination was in
think there SO patients there at the time; meyer
tors witnesses definition of insanity IS that the insane
person does not know what hs is doing.
Policeman PITCHER recalled.-knows Hunt VINO had
boen examines witness the part OF the prosecu'
Odd you use to Hunt on the morning the prisoner
was arrested this express -" The morning he was
arrested the fellow was bewdeed he did not know
where he was" ,,,
have made such renal twenty times did not give
to Hunt any for the remark but did to others
BY the D,srs'cr s was tne cause Oh
Al supposed that his bewiderment was apparent OF
the time he was unconscious Of his situauon which
was owing to the pecu lar circumstances by which he
was surrounded and inoxicatisn Yves the cause OF It,
CArHARrsE FLAHKRrr examined by sMTH-Resides
in Albany knows the prisoner from his childhood; was
not acquainted with his wife; had her before her
marriage; she lived Witnesses house before her mar
rage the c wSsn thew
married. she went by the name OF Mrs. Trow'
bridge and passed as widow they lived az my house
house the night they marred after they we've mar
Rod the witness discovered popularity in the conduct
two weeks after he married witness discovered
wdness about him; he very restless and was differ
ent from what II had been before witness did not disco
per anything peculiar about him until three weeks after
from that time witness discovered that he
was downhearsd snd constantly held down his head and
not eat he male but his wife said he was not
WELL and had been very uneasy and restless the night
revous he came home to dinner that day but eat noth
ing; he said hs stomach and head very bad and
started up from the table and out in great fury he
returned in about hour and went into the room with
his wife he remained with her about 10 minutes, and
suddenly out in the street again; between ve and
room and witness saw or heard nothing until she
alarmed by the screams Of femtle she ran directly
into the % and found him u s, nd n the IL
of the her right side; she spoke to Witness
he standing in the room a. said before tearing his
his eyes locked CLASSY and wild and had vacant gsze
he was breathing very hard and every breath he drew
asked him what this conduct meant; he asked what
conduc?" she replied, your conduct to your wiie;
his wife and that he would take witnes life if she did
not let his wife alone and said he would shoot hers Wit
said she sS Of snd s
twisted very much in her hands, until she got him out
Of his into hers and kept him M for an
By the Counr-Dh you bold conversation with
him during this hour and did he speak coherenty
Al did, and lac did not speak coherently; he would
fly from thing to another; him again that eve.
ning he returned in about half hours he continued to
up and down stairs urously; his wife was after the
ARRAY in my room; she afraid to stay in her own
room; WITNESSES husband came in the evening from his
work and saw that there was some disturbance and ask
ed what il meant; RUS was in his at the time,
making q noise. and throwing everything about the
room; Witness husband went in in order to Pacy HIM
of him. and asked him what he was about; Russ stared
him in the face and made answer Flaherty told him
to him. but he made no and showed hshs right o
CoussEL-Your husband is large man. madam
Russ was foaming tho mouth, and scratched and hit
witnesses husband and tore his shirt and vest
xoSnv turning me trunk he a,o unset The table
and the wash stand; witness hon left them; his wife did
not 60 to the room that night in the latter part OF the
night she heard noise in his room he was talking loud
ly to himself and groaning it continued by spells from
u O'Clock at night until he got up in the morning. he
raped at our door little after daylight in the mornings
he was calling for his wite he said 'FIaherty will you
let in and Eza?" witness and her husband
made him answer; his wife moth room; after
OF him until breakfast time; she found him sitting
in the breakfast alone; at breakfast he only drank
which he drew back from the table pu his head in bis
hand and continued to sigh and groan; he went out
behaved pretty much as he did the day before; the
Sunday following he was calm, but ne appeared
greatest part Of the day with his wife; he came
out with her and took his tea; he complained
Of violent pain in his head bis wife bathed it, and they
them until Monday mornings he then appeared to have
wild expression OF countenance and his eyes were red
and bloodshot they left her house at ii O'Clock that
morning and to MrParrass witness in
OF his conduct went herself to the police office and got
warrant out for him; her husband not at home at
the time and she thought her life and the lives OF her
children in DANGER after her husband came home,
he and she talked over and they came the
that Russ insane and they dropped the proceedings
at the police oce saw him again in Albany in the
1916; there was great change in his appearance; he
dirty and sovenly in his dress formerly he was neat
and particulars he seemed much down hearted aud said
he came to look for work and expected to get it from
was 10 have slept at witnesss house; he came in
between eleven and twelve o'clock and took a
light to his room; shortly after he was heard 10
he then started out and did not return he came again on
the next Sunday talked OF the property which hal been
would buy house and lot out west and settle down. he
sand he aid not recollect Thursday or Sunday The
remainder of the witnesses direct testimony was not ma
terial
Cross examined by the DIsrRIcr ArToRNEv -Occu'
pied one floor in the house in Albany there were hve
rooms on the floor, three bed rooms and two sitting
rooms Mrs. Russ was boarding with witness one week
before her marIiage she occupied one OF the pea
part of the floor which witness lived, and Mrs Trow
bridge lived with Mrs .Hnndermon; Mrs Hundermon lett
DnrmcT ATroRyxy.-Why did you say she lived
near you, and she living on the same floor
WiTNrss-Well, sir, was not that near me was in
trcduced to Mrs Trow bridge by Mrs Hunasrmon; the
latter told me she was young widow; it was witness
that introduced her TO Russ had particular CONVEX
saon with Mrs Hundermen about her, except that she
said she young widow; that she lost her husband
! the October betore never complained OF Mrs. Trow
bridge to Mrs. Hundermon; never Jaw any men coming
to see her there but rhman, for whom she was ma
| king shirts; at least Mrs Hu1dermon said 80.
| PRIsoNER's CoUssEL-Mrs Flaherty answer any cues
ton the counsel puts to you and do not be alarmed
Mrs FLAHERrY--It would take more than the Distric
Attorney me; thinks was two weeks between
the time Mrs. Hundermon left and the time Eliza came
never blood and foam oozing from Russ mouth bu
once; it was for msusing his wife; she took the war
rant out for Russ there was difficulty between Wadi!
witnesses husband; never knew that Russ was to be
witness for her husbands the witness thought he
to be improper woman was that witnesses nu 'Dsn'
found a note in Mrs. RUSS toiletNable drawer
enclosing three dollars and the writer requested her
meet him at certain time and place was found thu
next day after her marriage to Russ does not Know
whether Russ found It out not he did not ma II on
from witness Mrs Russ W it'll black eye doe
not know who gave it TO her it was about the time
the afiay
After the determination of tho witness, the cour
took recess for two hours