The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-15


mitted suicde proceeded there, and found the body
at a. in that street, there were several persons there
on exams alton of the body found several extensive
fractures he breathing from the the in
juries, found IL useless to do anything for him.
that death must be the cons quence on the back part
Of the head and over the left eye there were fractures
the chin there was also flesh wound, not accompa
MED by fracture; tn. upper part of the forehead
there was the extensive fracture extending from
the top the forshesd to the angie of the mouth,
through the small bones the length of the wound
about Ave inches but independent of that wound, tho
wound the back part OF the head would have caused
dssth witness Is unable to how long he lived after
witness csme in he breshed with great difficulty while
he WIS there, about ivn minutes; ths wound on tn.
back part Of tie head appeared to be OF ssm circular
shape. barof iron snd hammer we're here produced,
and witness asked which he thought the one by
which the wouAd the back part Of the bssd pro-
drced ! rhina it by the bar because
examined it the time and found upon 1t portion Of
tn. blood, hair and BRAIN the bar found between
the body and the partition rs represented on the dia
gram; witness also found the chair and it bore an in
dentston corresponding with the r, and 1t was evident
at the time that II was recently split
Q.-Where was the chair lyipg'
AT thu left side Of the body, as represented on
the dagr sm; witness has doubt but the deceased
died of the wounds he has dercribed the ceiling bore
some marks but whether Of blood or not can't say;
there marks Of blood On the partition and on the
door
Cross ,nami,sed by Graham--Tbe spots of blood on
the partition interpreted over surface Of about
two feet.
q How near did tho body lie to the partition?
About two-and.s half or three feet think.
Q.--How the desk was the body'
a
witness thinks there must have be. two blows to pro-
duce ths fracture Of the head and the indentston Of
sny psT Of hs body but tn. think: th.
great wound the forehead was given by blow when
the dscesrsd was PROSTATE on the ground.
THss HOLMES, examined.-ls y physician; Is in the
habit of making pest norton EXAMINATIONS; made post
nortsm examination the body Of NELL In October
lasv tbs day after tine murder. | found wound Of a
semi cieular shaps the right ear; there ano
Their wound which extended from the top of the tore
head to the mouth and back to the vertebre OF the
a.rl,t, .,r all tha hn.a ~
the head fractured by the blow that produced that
wound There two or three other wounds There
must have been four distinct blows given The great
wound wastf semi circular shape, and might be made
with hammer.
Cross-ssamined-Q Describe the wound on the back
part of the head and what its direction and ts In
aicstion.
A-Ths scalp was cut through, and it extended down
between the ear; there was considerable blood coming
from it, but part of tbs brain The next fracture
was the jaw; 1t was simple fracture, and should
think the blow given with the body OF the ins'ru
mept The next wound was on the forehead, about
three inches deep and extended to the vertebI OF the
neck Witness thinks that sulal distance above the
upper lip the point OF the Instrument wss received the
blood scattered all over the room Oh the walls
ceiling SC
GusTAvus 4. HINroS, examined by tbs District At.
Lives Ia Nassau street. Brookiyn aud works at
20 Ann street; knows the prisoner by sight him In
aud out ct Nel's paint .hop; him the morning II
the murder Aztec nine oclock raS him
cut Of tho basement with somstbDg that looked Ike
bundle, Ii appeared to DO wrapped in newspaper,
twisted ut each end; he went towards William street
through tins bsaeMent. Witness thaks he might have
remained In bath places about quarter of sn hour
cannot tell the time exactly but knows II was not ten
O'Clock; thinks II little less t0-u quarter of
hour after he the prisoner that ne heard Na
murdered bat it after he came back from Fulton
street; there was crowd slout the door, and witness
heard thst u man he'd killed himself
Cross saamtned-Q Did you know yourself iniopen-
IDENTITY being tod by so@e body sss what the hour
was wnersyOa saw the pIi,one-
1N5 sir; ah-aly iafcriastiOa ~ to fime, gwen
ne by nv boss when $50 the prsonsr hs ned on a
round acGst; did not noee his cap pIltaloous he
walked yaths fart there nothing about hira TO at
tract my aEte 1tiou untl heard that man killed
Ea had the oundse under bis rgn; arm be did not con
csa II was about iour feet from him when saw him
coming cut
john CAMPBELL examined By ths District Attorney
Resides st III West Broadway knew the deceased
him on the morning Of the 29th October about 9
O'Clock he WAS the way TO his place Of busiDess
~ss carrying little table, ne observed the manner ia
which Was carving H. and smiled mot him at ~
Ana street about 10 doors from hs place Of business
did not him afterwards alive IL might be about 10
or 20 minutes from the timo saw him until hssrd ne
Sss killed.
Cross ersmir,d i went to Mr., sniRen',, in Ann
street and heard ths there tho time was Fixed
my mind by looking at the clock aud knowing tina,
Mr. SRinen had tome articles to sel asked him would
hs sell them that morning, and he Said not, Ia coose
quence OF the excitement ia the street at the time
JESSE WrArnERsY examined - Wac ct the police
station houss when MIR. Palmer srrived there; went
with him to Nels shop;went down and upon goine
in til legs of man, wren witness got IN he be
very bsdly injured and thought he would try and
do something for him. then moved the furniture; he
witness thought he would De smothersd he then
turned him and settled his head and went directly
for q doctor; when he returned he put the furniture
back IN the position II hstorr he first removed
It Here the witness described his position the floor,
and the fading OF tho bar of iron The de,ea.eds hat
vas on half barrel there sligo lying essel
with blood II, as ii 1t spurted from his he.d there
blood In various paris OF the rooo there were also
marks the partition as by blows roa the iron bar;
those msrss weTs and down. he Was breathing when
Erst saw him; the bloody end Of the bar was lying
his head; witness recollccty there sign in
at the time, with the words NJ uric. SMITH ca
Il; does not know where that sign now is The sign
which stood Oh the easel WAS here produced and The
stnsss described it's possio, in reference to Nes body
la the basement When witness first discovered him,
~tness found piece Of shirt sleeve in the by the
ide of the dscsased 1t was only part of the sleeve,
aud was torn of; witness took it down to the station
house, looked II the doctor had wiped his hands
Hth it, witness took IL with other things 20 the station
house and gave them to the captsin; wtnsss has not
seen THIN since
WILLIAM GRAHAM painter residing Ia Brooslyn,
examined, to prove that he the prisoner about
quarter after nns o'clock going to Gold street. with
sign.
LapD, poiicemsn, proved that he came to Neils be-
tween and 10 o'clock sud took charge OF the place,
snd that no sign afterwards brought there.
SAMUEL u GILgs-Proved that no worked for Mr..
Tanner 81 Gold street for whom the deceased pantsd
rign tina. the prisoner brought the sign TO Mr. Tan
ners store that mornirg said there IL shlipgs due
1t, and wanted to gel that he refused to leave 1t
without getting the money that Mir Nei desired him
not to leave it, he entered Into conversation with the
witness who told him that Nsill owed him money that
he could Not get from him what would pay his board,
and s5ked winners IL he knew OF any one that wanted
boy to work. that he did not what sort of work IL
about 10 minutes Afterwards witness heard of the
murder he also stated he the ssn but not
dsistood TO FIX tho tins when he Saw it.
IL was announced that of the death Of Chief
Justice Spencer tad srrvei in the city and the court
adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow (tbis) morning
UNIrEn STATES CoasussIoNEe's OrrIcE, March IA -
Before Gardner, Esq.Jsmss Hewett, coorsd cook of
the American ship srutns was this morning brought
beo the comDissiouers charge Of having sssault
"a David Jones another colored man with dangerous
weapon on the sth Of March int He was committed
examination.
UNrrHp STATES DurnIcr COURT March 10 Before
Judge Belts and Jury PuTLoining LettcrsJhs Post
Office Nelson Msrselli1 was put upon trial charged
With fsouiousy purioinng certain sters and abstract
ing thererom the sun OF weniy-1ve cents ON the 9th
of August last, in the post off Of this city in which
department he had been employed confidential clerk
The prisoner appeared to be rsther nelliaent, bust
nesshk- sort OF man. aud was dressed respectfully.
Mr.. BUTLER, the u. District Attorney, having
opened the case tho frst witness called for the prosecu
ton, vss
PErER BRswN who being duly sworn disposed AZ fol-