The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-20

bali he said he carried IL With him when be vent on
washed his head and ..- the out e vss Ir.tt1
oeep ne old not complain she time; he said 1t did
NOT SIGNIFY; Jaw prisoner 60 out ct the back door.
vel; saw K:ho. before h. died. vas in ii. SsSit d
going to Hsddsns house, he kept an smigs ts board
witness had 1t In his hanss about fourteen MONTH
ego; It was twice a. heavy as the one produced
C'",s eIamined-Q What Ia your businessf
| A.-My business is to live with my father
O. Do you ever work?
Al work when con get 1t, and when can't rs-
Q-What do you work at,
AIT anything can q shilling It.
Q-Is your mother living!
A-shs is not; won't tell you whether she ID or
COUNSEL ask you whether your mother Is living or
WrrrEss-I won't answer the question
COURT Patrick, why not? You have answered Il
WITxEss-WeI cir. Is not that enough
S.-Did you ever 60 to the police ONCE with your
to make over his property to his houssksspsr
because your mother was coming out!
Al did not, cir
Q-Did your father ever 60 there with Mr.. LAWYER
Al don't know sir; my fathsris on his own heck,
he where he likes and make his property 70
whom be likes, becau.e 1t 10 his own.
Q-Do you write and read
A-Somstimss do, and sometimes don't.
WITNESS II tell you sometimes do and sometimes
don't Is not that q fair snswer!
CArnknIsE TorrHELL recalled to prove whom she
MANY ANN FpAysE examined Was In tho room the
1s n1o @ showed " wiz .HS
he said If no got Into muss he had to protect HIM
Crosseramined. Saw the sluug shot four or I've
months ago; saw it the night Of the ARRAY.
Q-Hew came he to show it to ysu whom you Arst
Ale had it in his hand aud was curiou, enough
to take II cub OF his hand and look ct 1t.
Q.-WheIe do you live!
A.-With MIR Kane.
Q.-Are you married woman!
Clio. many children have your
o.-wbo .n the father of them,
WI decline to answer
MoReAN LEAsGAr, ezamined-Knew the deceased;
attended him whilst he was sick; called to him Ct
Murray street about Two weeks sitter the sfsy; Wit.
DR.. Posr, sasmined Il: practising physician in this
attend him about eleven days before his death; ct
tended him with another Doctor; there . confused
wound tho left side OF his head: there was dis
side Of the he ad above the region the he
the time drowsy, but not In decided stupor the
by the doctor who fret called 10; Tuesday be-
fore his DEATH symptoms Of psra OF the right side
lower extremities; on the ZANE evening Doctor Mott
was added to the consultation. and IL was determined
to make neision upon the bone, which accord
ipgy made, in the shape Of cross but We found mo-
thing kept q small crack which Afterwards found
was made by the instrument; We then determined to
wait further convusioAs aud para
Iysis having increased, could longer watt Wit
then trepanned the deceased AID exposed the
mem which covered the BRAIN sfssr three dsys
the deceased became and dstsrmissd open
the membrane, and expose the brain ITSELF accord
inley made an incs,ou In tia membrsns With .
lance, and exposed the brain, but matter was
found; the convusions fr0a that began oeaso
and there visible improvement in tho deceased,
and hopes were entertained Of his recovery; visit
ing him Or Friday We found that unfavorabls
change bad take n place; stupor and weakDsss In
courts Of that night he osd on the following evening
an examination Of his body was made upon which
small collection Of matter was between the three
membranes of the BRAIN the Left hemisphere Of the
brain dsorganized 1t was Of . brow nish color,
toft and emitted very offensive odor, the unhealthy
and decomposed part OF the brain Ia connection
with the part Injured 1t very evident therefore
that the death produced by the dcoomp position Of
the brain occasioned by the injury received ON tho
left side Of the head from imony In the cause
and from my attendance, have no doubt but death
was occs'ioDed BY the slung shot
Cross tranintd - On the post norton exsmi nation,
examined every part OF the BRAIN took out Of the
skull and examined every part Of It; there are other
chanical causes; every part OF 1t was perfectly
healthy except that part where the wound given.
for torty three veal has s,sod,d sns Ns oss Ho..
pal for twenty three years, surgeon in ordinary
has rpsDt ve or Elk IN Paris; and oonvsrssd
with most Of the dt'p guisbed men mentioned BY the
pritoDsrs council ,mnrd the deceased; heard the
statement of Dr. Post, and agrees with him all
points tfhis examination.
To tie CouHr-I am sorry to say have no dsubt
but death wss produced by the wound on the head.
BRyAN DuecAN s1aminea- Is q oh ysicisn; attended
the deceased; he came to wtne,ss house a Sunday
evening, and wished TO have witnesses OPT about
ache witI ess s,ked him If there wa. cause:
be raid he received blow from u sung shot about
seventeen days before and added that he we'll for
fourteen days afterwards and able to follow hs usual
busipet examined the head, aud found thu situa-
ton Of he wound, which mostly healed up; he
paired Of a cnil and vioit pain in the head; from
to .ay whether it was the Effects OF ths bio or the
pcp,tpt ttsge Of a fever; der.d him to & home
AID keep himself quiet and that would call on him
next morning; gave him son,e medicine, and called
next morning and found him much worse; the his
tory OF the gwen by DIT Post Is correct; agree
with him in every particular
Gross esomir,d = On Monday he had severe head
ache and found his ,peech gan to fslter; Tues
day, found paralysis rct in; on "Wednesday he was
parslys ed in eide OF his face; Thursiay con-
vuIs tst in; be retained his conscousn .ss until
within short time before bis death
Afttr The ami alton Of this witness the court ai-
jeurptd until ~ O'Clock To Qhs) morning; and
the jury ives given In charge of four officers the
trial.
THE HEMrs1EAp FIRE - Inc folio wing account
of The fatal fire ut Hampstead, l. l. con Thursday
morning last, ~ given IL the Hempsfedd Inquirer
OF Saturday," he house et MIR Jonathan Miller
about niiles west OF this village, was entirely
Cestrol ed by firc between four and five o'clock on
last Thursday morning, and, shocking TO relate,
his entire antlly, consisting of his wife, a daugh-
ter OF about Id, and two IONS OF about \ and II
years Of age, were consumed IN the flames The
spt cacle VIII oh presented itself after the ire was
tuly awful, and can only be realized by tho SC who
saw 1t, or may have win ssed a similar s.sne.--
From The position IN which The bodies were found.
and portions OF the bed which they slept, 1t ap-
cared that they had occupied different rooms, az
1t would seem they had not been arossed from
their sleep; perhaps they were stranged by the
sn oke before they awoke or became conscious OF
danger. How the fire originated is involved In
mystery. From a conversation had wit Mr.. Mil
Ter, We learn thai he LETT home about three o'clock
in The morning for New York, with a load of hay.
He lett small fire in the kitchen, which is s,tuaed
on the east end OF the house, and this being the
only fire there was about the premise g. and lett
he believes in safe condition, does not think the
fire could possibly have originated from II. The
OPINION Termed by those who were first at the scene
Of destruction is that the fire started the centre
OF the house, as the entry way and walls GA each
side entirely IL and the ire