New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-28
Trial Of William Thompson, on n Charge Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
COURT oF OYER AND rERAINER before Jsds. Hlroa, ahe
" ood AMI Mulns.

As-rn-n WOOD AMI Nulin'
Esfice Iaflyop sworn Was present a. The Police o.
nee when prisoner was brought I'M Watson, iae otcer
had knives asked Tnompson % ole oi Them was MS
the .ne 9. NOT much changed appearance though me
blade A. the time hat 1r -er i1an now Ghad
no indication OF having been us, COB -aH any lrr-Dn my
upr--. thar Thompson and Oun had been drink
iul they appeared 90 oc excited.
TIE prosecution closed and f.e defense opened by
Nr Lawrence ho commended fhai the act. II done az a.
was committed r -eli-dsfeuse. Ac.
rnrs gafa sworn Reside OBJ CARL se-st have known
Thompson the prisoner wears. he resided n Mulberry
ha- a ic aud one child he worked Tor punn'rs a.
a aborer be- ana bad been To- Broosn 'lai 81 Ay avg
came back 900 fhe afternoon be- sad be must lnd attend
fo hi hor.e aud hree ofus started from h- hou. n a-
bery-.f in company wiki him, he going 90 VI An,
stable Boo Manhsfianp ace Readest between t.m aud
Broadway. we passed through Antony a. i1lnpDI.i
and lanes Fus'acc were ahead AMI iona. iunI-Nufih
ofarea OF basement eihanne MscA -" poo vas l-N
ing 20 a Young man, SAID How do you do, mF dear.
do 90 think said anything else nor dli -uL e'l' .
Young said something snd came mp a" -ii's a. 49,
wsried Of the blow Thompson came BACK Ah cane
between sud parted u-' " e iAfh whA'f on AuN "'
Young man followed saying something, bni an nnt
NOV, s,hq. hen he got to Che corner of Little Naier
and Anthony be- ed Ouf fo some NAME Then ran 'A w
he f',.s ,5al and came un fo where Thompson and
were and squared of di NOT Any more o DO AFTER
got up Che them hofl down. an 'oof7f a'
occuparon-sn unmarried man IT,
J.nes Elstfce. -wurn.-i- a carpenter uy iAHf W .'N
deceased came across tc street hc SAID. now you ns
h--r. what d1 you So ant and Then STRUCK H'Np7'''
,n.ui,f ,fs Isl went io fIe Tomh- Fob gct an officer
.nrfifa lisysr7yfi urn. GUN sfosc '1 the ef s-
stated hg him. be iI l-s beer COB lr -tfr- n' -'
r. I.
OuIn. said good man. The man has said nothing io fu
an. uufl..u to the gir that il q % least oheust"
Urltfn Wtlifufs swOrn.--ls plumber nave nN'N.
the pr .ouer years be- Wa DO my employment anu
alway- found him avery industrious man
Jcseyh fsi. Am plumber, 'le prisoner pa.
been IN uv emp oymeni from last November o me ne o
the difficulty. nsidered him al lndusu1,s iHiiu a
trustworthy man. aud peacetbe and quiet hsfr
him with small amounts of money, &c par OF n- e-''
ness fu fnk~ cara of my noi-r.
Another ifne.. also testified D know ng prisoner ihfe'
vears hr - Woodworking mnn, never heard oi alY ol
fclfy boa relation to hin. except A. io dnnk Nrhrf ''
fhe Witnesses ior defense sa" lm have sn'' 'f -'A"
fl- blow
% appeared that Dee and Quinn and others had been
trfsIl. f.lt day
The above i- tu outline of rte testimony
Mr. Marvin then summed un n behalf Hf fir prisoner.
and fhe ID strict Attorney i0r fhf prosecution
The Cont. .f- charge. reviewed Doe points DOB iN"
case anI appeared fl consider Do rather case oi man
slaughter man wAiI. murder
The I1-y, after rather short absence returned aver
DICT of Griiry OBJ M,v,lArsHrfs ~ rHf Iueo Df.sft.
and the prisoner Na- sentenced to .mqrl-ormen, n te
ss.e Prison for ree years. So. ie .eas affected spec
tailor ia ae Court "a. h. poor ve, Hho is sad 'o be-
Young woman of moot excel eni character