The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-21
Trial for Murder In Baltimore.

STATE AGAINsT CONRAD WINTER ALIAS CONRAD VorDEa
The Indictment contains five counts The first
charges the prisoner with having struck the deceased
mortal blow upon the left side Of the head with
held in his hand The second charges the nietion Of
the wound by throwing the stone The third by strk-
ing the head Of the deceased against the while
lying upon the ground. The fourth by striking Wit
the fist The fifth by selling the deceased plung-
ng her into stream, thereby choking, suGocatng and
Mr.. STEELE then proceeded 70 the opening Of tho
ease and commenced with appeal to the Jury
anime their minds, and II they sensible of any
bias for or against the prisoner to dismiss II from their
minds Mr. s. proceeded to present the character Of the
offence of murder, as distinguished by the law from no.
ond degree, and as granddaughter This distinetio
Yves carefully made, and the minds Of the jury pro-
to the facts in the case he stated that Mrs Eizaes
Cooper the deceased the wife of Mr. Tsgs Cooper
very respsct.bl: gentleman OF the county That on
she was returning 70 her residence, about Il miles
from Baltimore and had arrived Parkton by the rail-
road her residence being about mile and half Or
two miles from that point She left Psrkton one
O'Clock in the afternoon, carrying umbrella and
bandbox containing various articles Of clothing II
not until four five days afterwards that body
found, her husband ha wing had knowledge that
she had left Baltimore This fact having been
tanned, however, general search made for tho
body, which was found upon the county road,
thing less than halfa mile fron Parkton 1t was by
the side of branch covered with brush and largo
stones the top Of it, the clothes being pulled over
the head and the person exposed The head was much
lacerated by being dragged along the road In the Vi
cinty OF the spot several marks Of blood dis
covered the rails being also marked with blood and
ibitng the evidence OF attempts to 1t by sand
large stone also found with a sharp point TO-
stained with blood and having small portion Of gray
hair attached Thus tho corpus diiicti would be esa5
lishtd-the fact that the murder done by
The proof would then refer to the prisoner II would
be shown that he was in the ncighborhood
before Mrs. Coopers arrival and said that he had
money or but six cents; that he cnQuirng
the way to Newmarket; that he exchanged . pair Of
pantaloons, which he said too good for him. for
infersr pair, to get trc boot, with the privilege
Of redeemng them. Further that he sitting upon
woodpilc when the arrived at Parkon from Bal
tmore, and that after Mrs Coopere the prisoner
seen to get up and along that road being direction
contrary to that he had proposed to go That in the
coure OF the afternoon he re-appeared in Parkton in
curing what time the left for York, and having
least IS or So with him. pair Of women's shoes which
could be clearly identified belonging TO Mrs Cooper
That he with man named Paul Kunkle who had been
seen with him previously left in the for York
that afternoon That he remained four or five DAYS at
Kunkle's house in York, until he obtained
at DR.. Bells where he when the murder Disco
vered. and he was subsequently, arrested Tint on his
he and instead protesting his
innocence when told for what he arrested. he
marked that they could not prove ON him. for nobody
him do it, sDuif-box was found upon him posi-
lively identified that Of Mrs Cooper; and when asked
If he took snuff and what kind said he did rappeeD
II would be in proof that Mrs Cooper edScotch snu
and that such snuff in that box 1t would also mp
pear in proof that after being confronted with Kunkls
in the jail he complained that Kunke not in irons,
who he said was guilty he was further that he
had admitted that If they had known who the lady was
they would not have killed her. that they thought it
was Mrs Parks, who they heard about to return
from Baltimore with something like 1000, which she
had received for wood
TERo COOPER sworn.--Mrs. Cooper left home on the
Thursday morning before the 29th May; it not till
Wednesday that her absence began to alarm me, be-
cause did not expect her till "Wednesday Thursday
on Thursday heard positively that she had up
to Parkton Monday and that led to the She
used snuff; this Is like the snuH-box. Her specacles
she kept in a small don't know what clothes
she took away with her. She used to sometimes
little shawl with fringe to it; have recollection
q her handkcrchiefs; couldn't speak positively. As
} ,was going out asked her what Money she wanted
- took out two 80 notes; she said one would be
and told her to take both and she could bring
what tle didn't usa. (Spectaeles shown) These
-, her spectacles; know them well; have used them
very frequently.
Mr. Cooper spoke under much emotion, and the
counsel for the defence kindly and considerably
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