New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-10
Trial of Chnrles Grove.
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The District Attorney on opening the case stated
that some difficulty had occurred n-t ~een CfoN1 aIa
Witt The sitter vent 20 c = no1-e P-s'l-.- W. =
-p; store on evrur tn question knocsi a. ne VIZ
dow WHEN Grove cane out with a mlsE-t NhNr 1sl
scros. he street and c. followed nd sasl hin WIN q
musket
5t,y, N7,f,7 sworn reside as Pearls. di 20 IN
Jan las,. heard rap a. Groves store and raa con-
when heard Do. 90 was about ID Dc0ck 70 me eFehS
saw Grove: b. folio ~ed The man who wa A. ne o'9f
scro.s the street: the ma loJged several tines; Wte
was The man who raped A. The door; % rdnig oser nT
ss, nv e1rr door oner and ran f. a. h. came INTO b.
door Charles Grove shot him Grove ben went e1iD.ck
icto hs house: Grove WITHIN foot Of Nhi.e We ne
tf him he nun ? u h- gun was perhaps ayans, nn
as Grove ran out Of - door IT, shouted 20 some one 2n
The other SIDE TO clear he wsy. - he wanl-4 % snh
White before his had been At Crowe- p.scei 3e 80
anyone troubled him t1st night be would send nih q
Heaven or He'll he shot White ir The back; Whie c'-1
rgt away: be va. De when dragged him INTO inf e.
try. I'D no., hear bite say ANYTHING in4re wa g.s
crowd about. White had been s.nSiig WIN cl' ss@Dh
C,o,-eT1niae1-I Old lot expect there woudl ls5fy
row ti heard the rap was present a. row tes 4.
previOu.. rowe tod about In bis owl -ioref. -
evening when 30 occurred; hs said Waite had hr3ssF mo
the back part Of bic house be said he thought mts aso
cr fo e he money he bad and he had gO bite "a IN
prisons he DID BIZ expected White 70 come sgAin
he ppin previous 20 Grove coming ont was pretty loud
be.-t ,,f one blow. thought glass broke: hwai
sufficiently ght for % see across M street
on me Sidewalk when be gave directions 70 Gear lhe va
White started 10 run when Grove sN1 he would snooi nm
all he sre~tsors ran AWAY when Grove came ou WIN NE
gun saw Groves premises the neXi day "a" pane
~ 4 tgs
John Tgggqr. swOrn-Teslfed 20 seeing Grove come
out with rf- lrIn. &c.
John II Graham testified 20 hearing the raps "a" Grove
out White scross the street; he pprd "heh pc
fret started 20 run hu Immediately recovered mseI ana
ran d)dg rg and TElag not knowing Wnefe 10 20 zoos
the street Grove following and gaining upon nim rAsng
the muske: he fred aud he man tell, Grove Neh wen
The canaan Of Police testified 20 seeing deceased after
he had been sho He yi1g In the 'front.' entry on 10
g. his feet outside urned him over and recosl1 MIN As
having been the S,suon house me morning before ne
came 70 get a had also seen him ihe "etn pre-
vious s, when he wa brolghtln on conn ~
the house Of Grove went across he street he Seeing
the man dead 20 arrest Grove; hs door was fastened
broke 1t 10 and arrested him ne Wa slaholne lea. ue
door. he mu.kei now shown resting aSsit- le va
and took possession Of %; i bore evidence ~ na - -
Just fred the time deceased was al me >isuon ous
he seemed not to know exactly whsih was aooui ~ du
not seem TO be intoxicated ,,., 60.
Rojeyi Cousin testified 10 having boarded win Cfo"e'
he kept liquor store. and resided IN the basement ne
sold out 20 White but the latter did not pay him ne per
nited While and hs family 10 come TO- and took room IN
Whitehall where himself and Little noY "enl " sIeeP
hut back; White qlarrelled WIN ms we az
Grove caused him TO be put out he came iere 10 lls
rear and broke In the window after coming IN ne claimed
to have bought the ace, and had rgh 10 lne coho V
II; said he would eel % FIRE or 90 whai NJ NAeu Hn
h. sner he taken 10 The Police. The Idge sad Al nfs
10 Grove he had not time 10 attend 10 II ne va nueu s
and committed u paid witness heard Nmle Say "heh
he came he would Judge The Judge ana nsAe C'o~e
crow the day previous 20 he evening OF Nm'e pe'ps
shot Grove said he afraid Of himself and property as
related White and went ont and borrowed the muskel
White agreed the Monday previous 10 buy Grove OUT ne
was to give him $50 he paid deposit down OF s9 ana
pay the whole the next day he paid next DAY some
more in all S7a $50 the agreement was thsi he was 10
forfeit ih- depos II ne did not pay the whole by the time
agreed Whites family had been removed IRON me no Sc
previous To this White small IN smaller than
Inc prisoner. witness was arrested the same night
Grove was charged hv of the officers with having
fired ps,o which caused the death ~ White the wit
ness having been IN Prson detained =, witness for ~
DAYS. he Court ordered him to b. pad : NJ
A Police officer testified to seeing White IN WhehA.lst
about minutes before he shot lie had suck M
hs hand He said be had got out, and he going 10
Groves again ne sad he was gong TO Try TO gei ms
wifes clothes Tod him he had better not as he would get
IN muss and the witness would have 20 arrest him. he
said The witness then eh him.
II also shown by the witness, who boarded a. the
house that White came there on the evening he was shot
knocked the door shutter with stick by which glass
sc was broken Grove ran ont
Sonr o'h-f te iea- i's ~ gwen cu1uf ue 'est'
mony Of the Coroner and the for prosecution closed
Mr. Pisrson, who was engaged win Nj Brady Tor me
defense then opened me case for the prisoner lie sAd
Ii will be shown that White agreed hv written paper 20
buy the grocery and lqlors.ore Of Grove No Pearst
with stock. for $50 10 be paid by Feb J. He paid only
So aud demanded possession but Mr. c would not give
u 20 him tie then applied FOR board for his wife and MIN
self which was granted bat Il was soon asc-rained that
himself and his wife continually quarreied, and Mr. &C
boarders m consequence -i and became necessary 10
EJECT BIN and his wife He came there on one occ tsion
when Mr. C. was absent, and demanded admission but
Mrs would no; CRANE H. and he made An attempt TO
strike her One Sunday evening he came TO the back base
ment window, having gone through neignbOrs hslI a.
tempted 10 hreak IN was c)mpau-d o. ana hnsd >t'
II Will bee shown thai although the agreement was thai the
deposit should be forfeited # he did not pay by certain
day and that day was passed be would wave MS ghts IN
and give White YET opportunity TO complies
purchase but he replied by threats that he would take
the law M his hands sc IL Will also be shown thai
White heard 10 say he had purchased mnsket, and
well how iouseit having fought successfully IN Mex
leo also that on the evening uf the night IN which be-
shot he went Into Freuc's HOie and asked 10 borrow
pistol said he wanted 10 shoot An lrishman He was ask
ed If he would not rather have rope He said mo- be-
wanted a pistol He did not get one blt The inmates az
the hoie present after hearing OF the affair really thought
he had been The counsel alluded 10 the threats
Of White his frequent attacks upon the house AMI contend
ed that 10 Unsuitable homicide.
Testimony was then called 10 the different points
The Court Of hour ana the jury were
In body under charge OF officers French. HD
TEL for their dinner On he Court re0pening 1. stated
thai one Of the Jurors who srmtn. does not under
English and could not tell nad been sad By toe
witnesses The Count I'D not think proper for the case
further proceed until time had been taken ID deliberate
what would be proper course IN the situation %
pursue The Chef of Police not being able 10 furnish OFF,
attend the Jurors 10 their homes they were ordered
TO be locked up at french- for the night. Adjourned 20
this forenoon.