New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-08
Trial Of Thomas A. Walker for the Murder
Of hi. Wife. ..NiNrH psY.
COURT or orrR AND 1rRsIsER s-S- -!ass'' Harss'' ''a

49,. ,f- In. r-r-i neat found letter a. Boyts
- - = \. - -. h -TFs-h Rrzsv A A1ders0n with
whom Mr. " lr re hahIt - dcirg ulsh--s' Ble'-
ou.y k-pi blt hey bad removed 70 ln- o.pe' 'il- o
prosl ssv NJ orc oQ-r-l 70 n ny presence - by
r-irk NJ Wa.ser ever .aw. fMr UC- sAd -lsi NJ W
did for ihe FRI t1e at svetins .-....- 49, 4.
.fter va herr rad by NJ % Llnor "rli'rl ~ &c
ceased prisoner dated Jan = - - lt+ N nc ,hr
rs--Ei-s ssr o7e '1 a1. s-sies -n-i -l- : = -
he srou. r chsrge- - before VIII nnAniness -L1
=. f- fra ta- fr--v. .h- ai-o sp-aks u hs having
- - l-- -, - r,'F b. ltuz 20 i've wifh
br I'D H. have eo1f .-.- IN h-r faith. sp~sk. % Is hsv
f- been c0nfol11-1T ezngs. tlt lnaly orrrs ir VII
uo Ge1y thai .te b. uif-. srd sEaln l'r toseiher e.
e- s 40 olt n t- .se ard VII tike VOW 0 ilai sirc
80 long a. ..e sa irerever tl -ee ~ ei Ct Heaven
tgt 1af CONES tlf0 IN tie c1--rti ei ir .eoN'' 7.
.reak to no rerso1s excerpt ihe esr -itie- li ie aost
s-9 -n tt a-- DO maze morning as ard co.i-- er
.e.f even u b. ta o. Der mother. sisters ard Ars h
ana another ena fre-l win whom le : a. lanec u
Dr. does noi acctle io us ne -. -.-- - ~ ~ -.
uerred must 80 o -e s1,ass of Der good na- a. Der
dear t0 hfr t.l--- n terms 9i AZ II RI '---
llsf rof 1e -f-rried ~ 1-f il --i .- - - 80
sa--l re- r -r srcse 81 former tine OF -sF-
ing been most e-ure.y eNclce- rom L-r Nofl al :
W.-ng lo" o. Pc r-lrr-!, Ne- ~ t 1 IL -, -,
-o h, 10 former e-i-r-, ia im assll itI 4 p -1
love ari ts course 7 le eter "a, very 9ng Tie eoil
Sc d.r ine1 % 1--WE % for publication
Hffres resar,ef- askei u he was COUNSEL for NJ
Waser i. answer % a sult f1r divorce catered by NJ
I u 80 -, IL t- 49, aErrativr. Wa a-ked II Mr
Walker Oh a. he slt having been entered "llcl
w. rl I'D olt; va ed o. ingre ioT .e rt- ~ rsAl
BE- fhlss. By something % former eiier The District
Auorrey here stated mat the envrop aPpe-red % hate
been sealed twice " ness stated llai 1n-ei ana VIE
/ are fbe only relatives of Mr. Walker by he name %
spear. never the pistol I'D .aw . hrfe; ne--ler
myself. or believe any ether oi NJ " A-ser FANNY
/ ever .aW deceased but himself statement made by
Mr " 20 the Coroler tie inquest lot under oaih US
here presented hlt not read.
Dr. Hoastcy. sworn.--wa- a. he post rnoriem exam
frar me lnlZE- revolver must lave ceel from
fre ro i1cLes ~ te surface oi he body % ilcf ne
wouud q person might have infected such wound
themselves ty u.ng le thumb in dra" M ne trigger u
lie pistol: the u -t0i have been almost
da'e contact. the powder was visible on the edges
ala edges eharred hnk Tie r.os might have been broken
| oy c0ncuseon.
Cr5serruirae3 Have not seen many g1r--h0. wounds
| am attending person now who was shot through th-
fref ward of with an ordinary charge would nor leave
tie mara Of e powder think questions - 90 the effect
raa.e bs % grow close together; tluk lbe and
trd bs of deceased were apart about oueglarter 70
M o Conor here showed % the jury the enveop of
the lser us read ard conended hat one Of the sea-,
been broken De- OF making thi- aDpareu. 20
| shoe thar Mr Walker had rever received the letter
Dr. Uiiard PIrsT. svoru-1hiuk the m1rz.e must have
been an men or p OF even n e'.lee w .' '-ii'e
fhEk there would have been difficulty n toe person
| herself ilfcflng the wound.
A person The height Of prisoner stand
ing the length Of The arm from person he be- gt 10 de-
| ceased also standing up might ,rfici such wound.
Dr. Haf'f recal 81 Think deceased could herself nave
inflicted the wound without any great dihcg.ty thins
prisoner could also do 90 without any great dheuy u IN
| d. Mgyag Cl,lsoosaa .wom--Where ball O.. fired Il
any the wound made by j. frequently smaller
-tau 'he ball the wound where me bali come, oli' IN
such case, il u-lay larger than where ihe bail enters
| f.IrF deceased Do have shot herself Ac
| ID, Warrington the muzzie 20 maze such
wound must have touched the body = possible, Bat
improbable, thai deceased herself bred think he might
have done 90 % th- irsFef rlied WIN le ihlmo' lle
nuzze Of The pistol being red % near the ngt -houl-
der nf rh.nk another person within iae eneih % an arm
could not have made such wound, ooin standing up
Mr O'Coaor her- .a.d that Mr Muln. he gn.niih that
drew the charge, laid that one of ne caps Of ihe hFe
loaded barrels had been struck but NOT exploded and had
been cent for 20 answer question in regard 10 d.
Man H'sdeeA, sworn Live a. - Louis va, dome--
rc H be house of Mr Murphy. there summer before at
all The time Mr- Walker boarded there attended 10 hef
room Mr Walker brought ler io board there her hus-
| band be- ef leaving her there; preseut when he
shoo. haad- with beg ard s-'ed her and od her goodbye
Y DID you know, after De- Ten, oi ner becoming ac-
quaniet with any other gentlemen you Aai never seen
| beforei
| fThr question was OBJ ected by he Dist Attorney
IRE evauf io he ln hand Mr. OC wished 90 shew
Mr lsaac Walker had good cause not to pay Mr. W =
board mat she became wife 0f This person much
-le had been that 0f Mr. Walker TIE Dst Attorney -ald
II .he bad become the wife of 5n persons would maze
no difference a. 90 this issue Tie Court ihourhf That the
whole 0 The testimony 90 TIE board al. prev ousy stated
| c,r.f ne matter !. 80 remote from th- case how
| ever desirable % may De n moral po.ni Of view -
opposed 10 The rule. Of evidence Tie testimony "as not
VI, MaIia (gunmskerl recalled POUND one of the I'VE
caps the piece evidently asened with he hammer
Of le pistol the powder inside o me cap a. ,ia n s9cl
| n case loose; The barrel before The that
| had exploded that the pistol would have bad "a BE-
cooked again sr the struck esp missed before nrng the
| barre. which had been discharges.
| The case for defense here rested.
D, Hs1oS ioo,H toy P,o'o-aii9s Think sucl wound
could NOT probably have been inflicted by decreased hcr
| self; would be- difficult holding The pistol iu the night
hand % give 10 The position which his must have bad, aud
draw the trigger with the thumb uuders the pistol
goes hard te thumb would loose much Of - power IN
DE- position required. The barrel turns n the process Of
| N Snusoz .wou-Received pistol wound once 10
ms len hand there Wa evidence oi burning on t' The
scar there yeti ne pistol was discharged aDon yard
HrsrJ D. HN sworn Was living lasi Februsry IN walk
er-sr rccolec Mr. W bringing pistol 90 toe house A.
stated ly my "iic Mrs hll itsiefdny Wa about ~
days before her death thns ~ Pisto vas ae The one
| shown presumed % % be loaded pat my pencil into
each OF lc muzze hoes and u appeared 10 BE- about one
Ird full. tined cock % but could not understand
ing having bad one " the hind 10 my hand before
gave her no instruction how 10 be- used did
| ne AK for any Mr. McKeun wished 20 show what
Mrs Walker ssd about i bat ii wac objected 10 anu The
D, HbnirGa. .gyorn.-EKamined the wound my I'M
press ol. then wa and now that the wound could not
| have been made with ihai = tsto. with her 0wn hand
The counsel f0rprosecufi0n fhen called upon Mr OC0n
read two letters from - Louis, being of seres %
three Of which he read Two or three days since, and
tie hoe Of which, u understood, were 10 be- read
The letters were produced and read Iney xere wrtrn
by Mrs Walker len az - Louis, 10 hf Walker mere
| The frsi is dated,
more, though she feels . o., worse than -ay- she j.
expecting confinement and hopes for death and al che
| pniy thai God VIII not ie her end 10 madness. he h
says, mpersuu- 10 All application says that be hates
ber bar Code VII be d0ne she Ia, paid he penalty o
loving the before The Creator, would that h.
hesri others, and the manly feeling dictated
@. say. u be- ruins her be- viii than himself
she VIII be- AZ rest but she viii leave those behind who
vii do her lsce your old taler hc say- has sod even
the bed under me. and nas literally turned upon
The Streets but fear not, you doomed well my
II ami child kF-n ere not wife, te said DO j. hard
thus tu f0r-sse young the verge Of cOnfDc
| m-ut without penny he VIII be known she SAYS
that -h- viii de'y any but -lIl speak him
She as engaged flc rsf counsel In the city and viii be
desr-ed and his she closes BY saying with
| oar fIe urlfs.arr- of life. but le viii roe iL
TIE next letter slcd - Lous. Nov. m. and en-
closes biI from psf.Ol there against Mr Walker ~
e. Tor hair mattresses. bo'-ers. &c furnished Mrs "
The letter = by Mr. " b. Mf " and addressed Mo.i
Hon Thomas 4 walker" New ora Do commences
by saving she lyng the -Osr without hcdsfead
las le blessing uf matress, aud tells him she las 90
lay more negro than white person She hopes
With know edge of her situation Broadway VIII be
pleasing him. and says shs Will pghIsh "a LAT has oc
CURED He wll drive ler mad, but slc vii not de u
be- ha perienced the cup of woe He not content
leave her homeless but u leave her grossly .lrlated
have her bed dragged from llder lrr She a
glad The knoNleds- 0f vii be Published in New-f0rk
| b. La- been there
THE above are ihe most important points. showing
| The tenor VI 'f- letters
The Testimony here rested 0n both sides and the case
viii be- summed up ths forenoon, commencing slth Mr.
O'Conor. defense. followed BY Mr Mckeon, District A.
iorney thea 81 Ogden H1rmzn iOr defense 4n1 closed
| by NJ. Jordan. Attorney General
TENIa DAY.
The respective counsel tbs summed up yesfer-
day M OCOn0r who Jed f1r the defense. c0uended,
principally hat Mrs.Wa k-r sho herself ADD had sso
couirm sfed shooting Der hgsbaud the prisoner that
d.. be sald ls attention nrsl a-racied by
n0i-e fn cocklug, srrttlng OF the hind " ps
I ST.