New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-20
Trial OF william Donaldson for the Murder
OF Andrew Meehan. SECOND DAr
corRT ~ oYER AND rERxlNER- B.'or- j


~. Gessia rsu-ea-Did 10, see blood on deeessed
a. te lay; ny company called and ea .sw DOasdsou
next nc Branch Hotei Ia he Bowery hst noS
n L-onsre. IN he veny of where he rrence tool
pl4 {. whsn saw D09sidson ~ looked rsAer p.s sna
ard The body snd see IN nan went % .ns
rons.; hey were hodins The tn9aest saw ,nsrwArd
him. saai hey asd the Frenchnsn arrested. and ddos
hirk besl have nnOc-oi susr, also thai oeaer
him sgaer d. hsd beief get o0t OF The wsy and
would esclose The whole 10 shout wesi or 10
ay' b ven, 90 : 49,. & ~ ~ Sss An. .,s, SSa1a. ; BE- s
time wh-r returned, hey served ~rt UPON me and
The Pone- 90. sonie um- snef Dposdsos Isfs
hst dit went the POhce witness. he knifs Do
MADISON had .pfpg dbk knife. about inches long
b.ad- sbou, oehes Me-hsn ard 70. sPesf snsr be
was .trucs did not see Donaldson have out bis hnife
hs ight before bad frecaeuuy him win a. his
bu.iass. hat of az Ethiopian singer and scmeumss
CLOVIS At the Circus eii no see Donaldson amer no ~sn
swSy I'll recently IN New ORR
Cross-crInaeS-D dd not sppeA 70 carry he sniie asa
concealed weapon have ssel BIN take b oat p1oicy N
A pqbic b.r.room olhers carried such knives; l
/ red ous myself; Il ~ss made present 10 me, which
| tho .it-~sr vss rnro-' and not room enossn.
tnirk. Tor Two couples TO pass each other ne blow
wss struck down believe is len hAnded II wo 81
doue very qucs when DOasdson 6rs sPose to seehsn.
ne SAID you sdd scountrel 20 push people of he
sdewsIk sny hos" thought Aeehsn was drunh;
wss hard TO say whsher be Donaldson wss most drum
Meehsn staggered aoo ID did not, Lockwood and TIE
| Captain went of while N Was backing D down they "<
there sey 10 be shgnt and weui OF do not hnow
who Il was thai called ne 10 come soug when Joined
Dnrad after Afray remained Win him about ave
minutes. lockwood was present; Il VAS IN the street
z When did yOu hrsl tell any one IN regard TO u
u Am lound TO tel that did that night her name
was len Csrey prefer rot 10 sns~er 70 aeee sne
ived do remember What ss,d TO her fet very
bad about i; cid DOT 'e The wooe OF me
id no, tel. any one else here DO not snoN aos he us
lric Attorney knew OF my conversation with Donaldson
saer The sf,r 10 The oifs ke should nae 10 krow
very much Vas taken 10 ihs Police By two ohcers 'ney
gave me a paper. believe Wwss subppns Mr. snsu.
he CLERK took my examination, Judge Osborne being
present believe Sad there was no oihef way bl coold
yet cut u c1nset 70 he kfay with heehs1 uness be could
bea, he could not DO hist backing down
- do moi spow snsr hs len me rail- be bseted to-
tie street; ihns very hiely hs would have re-
ceived blow d. did not a1-mps 10 run; Aeehsn sppeS
Cd TO be- siOu than Donaldson remember 10 the
conversation with Donsdson next morning, my saying n
B.itO held th- matter musg be disclosed do not re-
nber said rather than Innocent should be
hed hs himself would csclose u he appeared wiling Il
should 10 such be disclosed believe played sCme
nj hts ,ar ina, hs AmphhssIer hs was then oecon-
conspicuous In bis profession, and great favorse win
D,rs % sail 20 the efsc, that he DID iu-
uocenI ~ suffer- believe Bfauo wu released smos'
nmediliely Donaldson kept hs bands up In defence did
not take thsm down; the knife goes win spring and
'J1mS, i Isoed .worn-was a Policeman OF the Sixth
Ward at the ume three crossed Broadway al Leon.
aria siterwsrd heard something - tho fall OF
water snoher psry Ps,.ed down and t9lSwsd, some
on The Sidewalk; bought al the ams he was not dead
We proceeded carry him TO The Station House; hew"
bs face, cohes ard hair al blood did not see any
one up had been paying stienton 10 noy party
coming up Broadway; there blood 90 the cutb and
Il was on line above where he lay, toward Broadway
| Ir H0l~es swom.-Msde the posl morem examination
wound Rhl side OF the neck the junction OF the hreasl
and collar bone II extended through Ihe the isfi
cavity Of tho chest dividing short srtey mat somes oui
of the heart. thruus the wiudpps Aci me WOUND
Wa sbo1 fogr or i've Inches deep Il e.us-d The desh
,hs wound would vomiting OF blood, and dean 10
hge 10 Ten minutes the psHy would nos oe snie 20 sesA
he hAey to run though not far after receiving sueh
| = wOJnd
| defsnee wbiie doing So however CGpt Dodge wo al
to be called Tor defence be being desou, Of leaving
the City. -,- ,,-,.,-,,
c,n; knew decreased for eight years, ssw him ofsn he
was deck-hsud At ons time In my emploJm-n'; eonsid
| cred him 3 very bad man; he was very qaLreisome
tinz frat saw hin when wss on Jury ~ Roundou
he brought before the justice on charge Of ssoolng
a man boy on board soopi do not know wnN became
Of A. he vss 10 bo chsmpiOnin field fsht 10 1885, never
knew him ~ be q drinking msn, discharged him one
lime because threw hides against mans shine and sol
dfubbng; 1 afraid 0f him; employed him three
| or four times, all he crew went TO the ned bght -,
.o 10 the testimony thus far defence
ed to prove In relation to Mr. d leaving The City Mr.
he hsd had engagement for som, days before The
Ad.r al It, Loui. Ia eIsion TO his procuring himself TO
be discharged when arrested al Nsw,Oflesns II was DO
cause he Intended to return 10 New-fors and surrender
himself for trs and hs old riding up 10 Whist 10 Known
a. me Tombs calling out Mr. David Graham, who was en-
gaged on ra At the Sessions plscoa himself hs charge
sT1 wss surrendered to meet the charge Mr. O contend
ed that, in taking The lie OF Meehan ne dd So w 10
selEdefsnce and justified He sssailed In some MEASURE
| the testimony Of Messo. Brano and Gossn Tho Coun
| I'VE have given. sboye, the lesdng points Of the
iaae Ba,ti, .~oru-Mr D va. ia my company in the
Bowery IA hsod-e!l was here ,ho-u, oy which II sp,
pesred he performed here on the 5ih November II vas
uod slood that he had gone 10 81 Louis performing IN
| Rockwell Frsnsln's Company, and publicly announced
with me- IN Company, though Long Island and
through Virgins hsd care Of my money 81 later he
was Of tho beet humOrcd aud peseesbl7 men ever
Ina. Batt}i swoeD-Ksep Brsneh Hotel know Don
aldson saw bills II my p ster he len announcing his
performance St Louis ne had becoms conspicuous 10
he profession; u WAS Known be wss al New Oresns; he
was OF pescesblo dispositions seldom drank anything
6,, hesrd OF Donaldson being implicated In Ihe murder 10
March 1913 heard Of bis being arrested Of that lime In
Fraaei. Farisy sworn Prioisr ny hsdei inow Mr. ;
be Is a orderly. pescssb!e temperate man.
JoseTA Cayibk swOrn-keps al that time pnble hoase
corner AnIhOnyst aDd Brosdwsy; Andrs- heehsn hI
oeso there occssou.ny he was In iqlor one nsh sod
on t~o ocea asons he came 10 aud wanted TO quafrsl
SiIaey Stuart -clers 10 1he rolice Mr. 0ossn
was brought there have recollection that be did not
his eIsmioo say aoyhing about seeing Mr. ID win
| Rlrtd GyaAam sworn-In March last called cot OF
The Coun Of Sessions and Informed that MI Donsdson
had 10 surrender himself to be thed 90 the indlet
m-nl went viii hn into The Court snd 'lrtenasfod bn
nad heard three months before that be Intended "
come onsl which ume Of bis friends reisintd me
| DO uot know where he was at The time.
IL lhen shown lhst Mr. brslto was discharged on
| the sAme day hs arrested
Coqn.el wished to show plsybls announcing Mr. o al
yzOus places sOuIn, snd AZ New Orleans 40 ale " June
The Di,trict Attorney wished to show that Mr.. d wss IN
New Orleans IN MAJ l83 was discharged by The scihof
tes and dii surrender hofo nHen
sf9 Mr o wished 10 show he ~ss preparing previously
| 10 couirg back.
Af1yy Meeh1a sworn-ssler Of deceased Tho stsbbing
spoken of by Tho Captsin OF she hobicsn was When my
brother boy be vss engaged on boSd asloop and
| ying tho deck day with penknife 10 his hano
Whing suck three boys came on board and 0ce OF
nem down upon him. when the pcnznife t.Dr
person being bic shr sesyes scratched be side, bat DID
DOT senCusy n1r tin
| Tie prosecution here fsse3 On both sides.
| Ad.Oarne1 10 lot O'Clock his morning
| LAW toaPts.
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c.s,osy -a~ fav- be- VA % Hla-r ai1' Pot
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arr ls-rr gosEnn plrsaoi boarding ueess fhs