New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-06
Trial sf Thema. 4. walker for the Hsrder
of hi. " lie EfeHrH ptf

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her Do tfsn lives nv b. .f ifsf sie a. ssel
some form oi ar.lmi leTer sss NJ Msscr nl aus .a
&c. -sises &. 81, t.,8s.-i 81 ~ 81 ssc lr
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D. Yesr. my.ci anf wa.a org rre ,e.1re tree NJ
VS. n te hshH u coming > iHu.s 4o noi f'srl eci
hi'ns ever aote- ls nsn.e lu ..n IN cornet'u s..l
lsI Iaher f ismy opi-ioa NJ "a BAL been takag stie
form of snisuuu. luf aware fnaI Neff Arf u.lrf
| t-lg ar rsls- .aai W. 7r''ilcr srct .'uiri'us
- JsrrT Did not ersr.-e wfsf sae ast v,'rn' 80
deserved hre,t IL brsnsy tsl s,ssrhc . 'tor
q, ihe o.,ea orol - - r.,si. 'ae e ~. -.
| Nher fhs meet. Fu4r eve vii bel more Ne 81
engaged my prois..loua duties DID noi Psy parrcas'
WY i.d sic say sAe ,iouslt better 3 t- deal Poo
V WY dd ,he cay she thoashi better 90 be- ieaih han
= A. hat tine the ,onrer.aron .hort eai 'ae hid
III, .-sre.e ..e /, .se.i a, te- if-.'-r. MA NJ
Thomas A Wsker she Wa sFare Nts So. arfaa0rI.
rl VIII ae- fol. r' a il" respect al f'e-n.e 'e
history 'o ire early Ia1r isi- ia- afle sae rrl
.n sifhf siiHcss of ,isposil'n. before Nor tN ave
seen h-r dlrns iH.s time eAh.tr considerable refnfIa
% -oa =, I M ,,. i. Na' .''' : s...- - W. -. ~ ..
! womsn Who pn--es.tt very -1rs.ieratIe nrrfe h1d
frmre-. si- ros.e.-rf corsersne muscular sireH sat
formed woman slogf f.ei inches hgi. r0lnl itre
.ne eve. su,aru hair ani n general ssy e.ed
l1H signs 0f 1eHftV wuraut |ua ecfei FEB ~ IHfutn
WISHED ne opinion = D. ,mmous. i1r b. anew lim n
b. fhreno ogi.l. NJ Conor. in rey1 ..d. pfee's
poo 20 be bel ever a ne .e'rncc n por-9oosy, ief
sn1w nothing about t and lima we sh1ld lare facis
rsilcr thsn opinions Questions not considered nece-ss
ry an prtcncng pdy'etn in - Loa.si ~ Nv
'emane vhsthsr i VII ee ~ rccaaary adfaniase iof
me 90 come bere. even 81 . 30
Jan ~ HlraeF, - lni An lhYs'c an mi ri :. u
a. $50 Tlniav corner rverr -sevsnlhst attended Ms
Walker on DE- day of DE occlffencs NJ Ntisef ctn-
-0 nv ofce i1r went vlh lm iu he housc aul sa"
c,ss.sla-ia,f Saw ne wound lrhe r..to. "a. Pro
iuced DO 10 possible tl ir bow ihe psio. was ted d.
nos person oud nof tsee bed 10 themselves ald
discharged 'fhe viturs. placed ihs murf oi He p.-
io. rear hs ngl shol der, Nth ihr ihnmn oi he nEh
hand ihe frggrr The witness s.ked fo place le
p'sio. in position Nh.cl would enable rafy ' tIe u
Leuse.g-s snd aeu draw ihe uig.-f wh Pc 'orrflsef
81. l.lA Hs placed If buf co1. not .1 fhsi position
irss -te frgsef s lh he on' Of .he igretnger 80 70
h- thumb and drew ihe trigger iidocs noi draw he VII
ne.s said. extremely bard
Piiridl Crsrs. .is-s .sorn Was on corner of r.ven
ystfy and L-knei0H the day nf tHr orrlrrru.e
person having fhc appearance of3oru1trf Inquired lr
physician. ,nl my employer pointed llu to ile house 90
gsa,gr Ra,i,st sworn Keep drug store corner oi
I1'risv sni Twenty tfh I. on fhe iiy srnse1 pr ~
Wake "a rf srf assef 10 he doctor ess ir 7 replied
no. hut ftsf hs resderce va u Twenty fruhst De-
assed which fde ed ,sou send yoang man ~iih
hm h- expressed hs fhs1k.. and sat lr haf been bob
hsf ioren places looking f1r bum ihe doctor teu came
ana be- uskei hm 20 go a1i 'ecs ady in Lernsi'n-sv
STA, Red .~orn-Rs.is 10 s. Louis anew w.
waller bal, 90 one occasion couVrr.slon N1 beg ot
would .how referred n fhai convrrs,ron to snofr
attempt sbe hsd made a. suicide sna hat 'he esprrsssd
-mpi. a. suicide we're spoken oi buf one of ehich ran
br shown hy direct testimony. the others hy hef a
dec ar1Hnns Inc our fu|fi Nui tnr testimony
Cross. .rsi "isea - nnew lrf n - Lou. tfsi IN A1gus
ifg fnk eff there about ihe middle 1f the Sumner
medicine ABOUT twelve yeafs .en ~ Lous yh oi st
month came in company With Dr. simmons, snd Af
hoyt and fe a. SANE Tine.
z How much i.l you receive for coming
IOhlrcfei 'o ,1d not slowed
f0ut.r 2 ma called 10y gelneuI BY prosecution
Knew NJ, walker. anoN Mr. Well. lived a. . Les.
ngonsy where they d.d went there Boz me middle %
of October my husband ~ss win me .ef there p
tfst Friday n January. think Am acquainted with Tie
1and~nungo Il Mrs waller hsVe received several -t
C,o..sz1Huised by Ny OC-Lived 7m ast February a.
Mf ,pears % Wakefst the day ri the occurrence, my
husband also Mrs. Walker h.d called upon ne sevefa
lnes ine asi ume ih- saturday previous o her DEAN
she with time went ont with her DO not
sn0w 10 she saw Mr HIl. hins she "a. here 0u me
Thursday previous, not certain she generally came
every day Or two ft pleasant weather she hsd NOT
a. the calls hat ~ees psi0 with her here wasA cal
Al which cue bad pistol ~iih her thnss shout
l0 days before her death she q Ler pocket
m my presence she handed N o Mr I'LL, and as@ed him
Il Was loaded be examined and ad 10 Nas snd ued ~
but wa not accustomed Ohre arms hs dd not thus safe
r her have 90 u va. loaded d. NOT remember that
.he ssSed him about anything except that u loaded
90 not i1ins -he dd she dd not inquire 0fhm how 10
was fred oh to .fov her how J bred / "a.
ania.a before ihe Grand JaFy when NJ n returned %
NJ W the pistol sns pat t Il her pocket. snf took %
g..iol Mr liil .a.d tvas ssbarrri revolver never
-aid she % my husband with .xbsue pistol 20
inquire 4 10 Sas loaded and how 10 ire n ~ snd 80
never did now reside ~ ~ BrOsdNsy the house
Kept BY ne thr.s N..s Walkers Miss Wood who
boards there d. not know Mr Jgan Davis, hat be
came 90 my 1ussaAd with pistol bow use f
made directly FOR The window when Mr. W took the
pistol from her pocket and very hri.e u II. an
sirad u loaded p.tol Mr. h. presented tho pistol al
the side wall
Drecf-it wss about u o'clock when she came, she
unusually depressed Mr.. III. not there when she
came In she asked when Nr n would come, and
said dinner tine, WON'T y0u stay Mr h cane IN 10 din
asI 81 cox sae iook he pistol FROM her pocket and
handed 10 20 hu, and as<ec him N 10 oaded be said
Be nOught she said Nr Walker had brou zht t the
evening before and she fog him and assed him
hy ne brought pistols b. said D. her hs had .landered
% many persOns he afraid Il being attacked In the
street and she took u away from him Dlsyly aud point
"a u iOv tri bin, and be -ad do DO lAi e osded
sne SAD DO Got believe f, and laid the anfe ece.
alc -ne brought 70 Mr Hi 20 if really losd-
"a DE- spoke to her u ladies' and gentlemen both. be-
leve. whom he hai ssldered -ladles particularly
tle persons b. afraid o. genfensn suppose
enc en ler dinner "a o'clock fhlnk her again
upon this subject s1d Mss Walkers have questioned
upon o. and Lavs replied
The District Attorney wished t0 show by sub.eq1enf
congersaii0us what Mrs Walker sad .he dd sith the
pistol 91t the Court did consider u necessary stfh.
ia 4- a The
Croseraginss Il did he pistol any before
ny husband came sls sad before be- that she had
'ns no Der pcckefi % about ball hour before lie
ID.
Dy. Fraaes o. Jot1s5a. sw0rn.-Have ben psaclrlas
ieslmyny as % ne character Of the wound.
How near must ne muzxe u lhe ist0 have been ~
ae slface Of tue body ~ lfct ne gTy .lon sgppO.-
4 H 49, - ~.