The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-01

near Miss Hastings lamp, that :. ho~ saw him, and
went towards him; think he about six or seven
feet above Mrs Hsstings door; then walked To-
getber to the station houss. and In together:
don't Der that met suy and spoke to than
on the sidewalk while they were going there; docs not
remt mber that any met spoke to them 1t the
doer
To the Court He did not auythiug Of Austin,s
bat until 1t brous ht into the station house BY
some one continued la ohsrg- Of tbs billiard room
about two tbr,e week.; ! AN clerk in Q house
in South street. Baltimore kept by Mr. Stsrog; IL
month; boarded Nth another man before vent to
Mr. st.Ilins's he keeps houso OF the same dsscrip
ton.
To a Juror When heard the report of the pistol
vas anasr The in preston ie proceeded from the in
4, 10 .hs Pro.scuing Counsel Does not know wAs-
.Ds, Mcnsei Phillips Micbs.i Murray, Tom O'Don-
nell ION Burns or Robert Campbell were ct Bnl
Doctor KENNEDY recalled-W.en | saw Austin In
me station house he was good deal agitsted ia mind
the effect produced on the brain by thu blovs. am
pose that the confusion d-srb-d wss the sffset Of
the blews; they might sub. tqu-utly have nrodu.sd
Inflammation Of the brain death
Gross t1nmintd-1hs one On the mouth would not
have Produced that fleet; II the forehead
was done with nifo by simply cutting It would not
| have produced those dangerous effects; oan,t "a
whether cut which only psrsttd the intsgumen
would produce the effects have described; cauuo.
ray whether ell there wounds have caused the con-
fusis OF Aurtns INTEL. not; have seen other
recovering from co OF che brain labor
Ing under the tame sy mptons discovered In Aus
tin that night
To the Cowt-I suppose they we're real aud no;
fegnsd; | discovered Them before Mr. Shea ha
pointed him out rs the man who killed his son;
don't recolect how Austin b.bav. after In;
did y OF observe that the wound the mouth or II,
EVENING SESSION.
WALTER ADAMS examined for defenoe.-Reeide1
In BROOKLYN 10 clerk in wholesale mudicine store;
witness was in Leonard street se night Of the 28th
September Was In Sb.as bs.. mt after tho WAS
thot; thinks he was there in about half . minute
after the report Of the second pistol, old Shes
there; hesro him FAY he knew nothing about IL; that
be In his bed and woke sleep; there was
light In the basement; thinAs IL from the back
way.
Ing from tho back room, raw Shea in about half
minute after got to Tho door: he wa then drawing
his pantAloons over bis hips aad the of
ing Them up; did not observe whether he had his
boot on or not; ] do not recolect to have seen his
wife there; can't tell .ho the drst person that
vent I'M 1 knew none Of the inmates except old Mr..
Shea; thought knew him BY HIS actions; when got
to the steps, There ives NO light; when got inside,
there was one there / th,nk / should s.s her: tvo
yousg men We mt In with ne; John H. Smith;
he IN this city; the other was samuel Cornsll he
in Havana; thinks The deceased dead when
[The evidence fer the defence was here rested rs-
serving the right to call witness which they expect
in town to morrow
ALExANpER A. HossAcx was then called and sxa-
twenty Ave years in this CITY, "a inos.a wound hit
was not revere, would heal days without
supuraton; . confused wound would take LONGER
to heal than incsed wound
Q.-M,ght not man appear confused and agi-
tate from flight as we'll % from blow beating?
Ayes, he might, and IL would be very difnoulv to
tell which, fer time. the Infusion
or agitation; the wound the prson sr's forehead
seems to be an incsed wound, made WITH an instru.
me mt with somewhat OF = blunt soge; think broken
glass would 90 It; blunt Knife would do it; think
the edge Of the glass coming with the hat
would make the inoi.ien the hat producsd not
knowing the DRY Of ne case ana hsd heard
OF the glass, woud say that the tho forehead
was done with blunt or duh knife
Cross eramtntd ID don't Thu ph ysicisus mako
tho moe distinctions that surgeons do OF in.
cred confused wounds; sthi, think that Doctor
Kennedy was competent to form u correct opinion
whether It was an incmed or confused wound
BRIDGET SHEA re called for tbo defe - Tho lamp
now produced 10 like the which hung the tbs
night OF The occurrence; iL hung the middle OF
the bari could be rescned Without getting chair
do not know how It was put out; II . person cana
clote by IT, he could put OUT by oder IT,
Knows colore1 woman named Rachel, tnat lived In
The rear was not rom her got lis night;
the coloTed wsmGn got IL from Eliza Hsr-
dtnburg; che tits there beyond; was in nor own
house, in the rear when got from her; was the
hIst light reeeived my hue struck any OF
the children with q hanm~r, as know; never heard
HIM ask Rachel to drink; dou't rsmem Der to Lave
tten linn intoxicated; | went 10 Eiza HarbenbarR's
room for the light
ELIZA HARRISBURG, (colored) examine for the pro-
secution- Was In her motner's room the night the
Mrs. Shea came up to Lhe door aod hailooed for q
light and handed 1t 10 her, she came immediately
after the pistol WAS fred, | al hear her hailoo
until che cams to he door.
The testimony was closed here except the testi-
moDy Of the Coroner for the ptoae uon another
witness for the defence
The Court was then adjourned.