The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-20
Court or General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Franklin aud

Conokrn
NAsoH ip Tia for naasiaus sher,,n Caising ths Death
ofa boyLy Btot and Kicks A German named Lasreucs
Sebastian pnt on his trial charged with mso-aush
ter In the fret degree In causing the dsstn OF boy
Jeremiah Donovan In Noy.m last BY bcstiag
sud kesirg him 1hs case excited considerable ints-
rect ut lorkvile where H. occurred, last fall The
morf.m examination made The inquest resulted In .
verdict the effect that the deceased TO his dsAth
by typhoid fever some Of tbe Influential citiz-os IN
the beigbbo-A rod not satfsd with the soron-rs tn
qurs,. tokp.ins to prncure afdsyts and the matter
iie ss'Us. u. Crsud Jury. where bill OF iodict
m.nt was found the result Of whcn IL the present trial
Ms.rsr~, NoponaId s-orn lis about II years age:
shs hss jeremiah Douss an, Mr. Sebastian lives ~
yoft,ie Lightly sixth street. he keeps puoc nouse
NJ there singing school Ia . his house;
and three other girl, standing the stoop
waiting the door to BE- opened wnie waiting there
J-I.mish Donovan. Mr. Psrts son aud two o three
Icots boys came up and Mr. Hart boy kicked st the
door; MIR sebAstisu came out snd asked wat boys
tbf % wtre eaid We do not know, but we believed
thsy gong to night school, the boys back
that way snd MIR Sebastian ssked II those w~rs the
bys: We said yes; sebssian then ran after jeremiah
Donoun. caught him and pushed him down. or he fell
down jeremiah raid be did not do IL. aud said II beg
ycur psrdon sebastian begsn 10 strike and kick him.
nj continued to beat hin aad all the whie jere nlsn
crJipg out II did not do az and ~ beg your par
donni s.bsstisn b, At him long time, sud xb-a bs
stopped jeremiah got up ard w-ot sway walking isms
and oirg t han upon bs rigbt side; AZ sool.
O'Clock m the evening" doo't recoliect What month
it ~as In: ~ ~asJcst a. winter ss- eoming on
his witness wss eroes examtneS, but nothing new
wss elected
Margaret stapiston worm an Ia my 18th year:
fnth avenue, r.collsot the night -hen Jeremiah Do
novsn ~as beat by LssrrIce >ebsstisn vas standing
on the .,oop OF Mr. seo.s isns hou,- wauos tor the
door to BE- opsned Margaret Mcdonald Catnariee Sui
vsn and johanna Met srthy, we're gith me- three boys
csm- up, aud Nlr Hsrts boy toksd against tbs door;
sebastian osme out and ihs boys ran OF. s-ssstan
ssbsd Us who n. boys ~srs and said did not
fDov. the boys came back prssently soa Sebastian
ssted N thots boys we're the sams that keksd % the
door, We ssie yss and then he chased Jer-msh Dono
van. knocked him do~n aud sieked bin; J-remish
fad he DID not do -. and begged Mr. sebassa's par.
don betssbxsiss kept on STRIKING and kosipg hin;
whsn he left "a beating him Iereash got up snd vent
ssayi he vss lame aud held his hand upod s' rish
s.esi Jsr.mishs voice Was weak when s,bastisn got
Catherine Sullivan sworp-t am IN my 1tth year; I
live In Alderman Sponord's ismiy, was one OF the
four eirs that stood MIR ssb,.aa stoop shsn tas
boys osm~ up ard k,olsd on IN. door rhis sitosss
sgrssd IN her tssimouy with the two presiding rit
nsts-s In every thing ms,eei She stated ths; s-bss
ten cfssed another boy before he vent after jeremiah
Dcpovan.
Juiis Donovan sworn am the wife of Daniel Dono.
van, srd The step mother II the deceased isrsmish
Dono,sp On the pight 81 tb- sth Of November Jers.
ish osHe home and vent g. bed In the morning
dsoov.r.o that he sd bssk eye and called tne at,
tebton % he father O. t bis father stk-d hin hos ne
got the black eye bot he woud not tell. aud so1d
Dot psrsrsas MIN to tell -ord about Il a. tbss
tine h. wss Dot ss for tbs, day and the dsy after;
on the third day be ~as taksn dosn 20 his he'd his
shoulder and sice dscolSrsd, be sick three
v,rss Just hefote he dssth he called my attention to
q hrae lump or his stou sch.
Daniei Donovan s~mn- This witness ~as the 70 her Of
o.. dsesssed; he oonhnsd the testimony u hi, vifs
JUN ne aeo ttat hh oft frtluent-
y made .sesn ations to the effect that Sebastian had
murdered him.
Niohols. Morr.r, NJ. D, s-crn for the d.f.nce-I
nue. -ss called 60 the boy, Jsrem,sa Dcno-
ven, .onstime In Nov.nbsr ! understood ta.t
the sccidebt 70 which hts friends attributed his
inss.. had occurred four dave bsfore; he had black
eye arc ssn; be complaine5 OF psin In bis need
and back } suppc..s D. bad some kiId of fever;
uovsb, it vS typhcid In two three dsys sft-r, 10
proved TO be clear case OF yphoie fever have been
In prse sice as physician tusuty y.sfs; never knew
snythirg OF The nsturv a. the dncut-s described by
VI. fornef witrss-rs 70 produce typhaide,r tue post
orteb efsmit sticn ouD6usd TO the head; there
,,s rss. oi .o.ne. On 70. ,eap or sku indica'
Q-Mhst preouced the boJ's death
A-Tyrbtid fsy.r ~ believe.
Ios JUROR When vas brst called essmined bis
essnit.d bis naked skin
Wiilism Cecil sworn am . physician; I attended
Donossn concur with Dr Morrell. ths last witness;
otliev. The oeess,.d came to HE death By fever.
tfwt.lssmired-l am nos member OF the police;
ttsDosd he pcet mortem sxsnipstiou In botn
cltes, n pty'icsn and poncemrp. never said that
ttne ptlicsl could clear the Dutciman.
td.sfd L.ford s~orn . am = police officer station
70 orkvie; vs~ preseut Of the Coroner inquest;
raw no srnsui.r marx, on bic person; ! koo- the
pnttner' he Keeps public hou,s at iorkviile; his
b'tse srtnafhsble fer its qnietnsss; he keeps the
mot quiet bcuse IN orkvine there is great deal Of
febps In lofkvis between tbs itisb aud Dutch popu-
ati"ni tb-y give ne great deal Of trouble, the ooy
W. pssetsol. boy, himself but was connected with
The prosecution produced ,ever. witnesses 10 prove
ust Dr Norre had stated that the beating which
beJ led received vas the Of his sickness, and
"ouid-pretshiy result In his death
isssc ". bryspt sworn wss the employer cf Dspiel
sns Jsremfsh DoDovsn. the bog was pescesb.. quiet
so he rever did moe than fifteen twenty minutes
BY Sebastian
Ibe copnssl en- both rides consented TO submit the
esue under the charge of the Court The Dierict AZ
tofn.y sbsrdcnsd the charge of msss'sush shter, ssd
ssstd tniy for conviction fer violent ssssot end
tssefy The jOry after short absence, retsreeda /
Nffofrt maj Qk 0uty Of
sgsrs'sts ssssu and battery. The prisoner vas re-
sroed fer ssstercs