New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-11
MURDER TRIAL.
Court Of Oyer and Terminer.. MoSDAY, March TO-
Before Judge Edmonds and Aid Franklin and Miller
TIial of Thomas Pritchard, indicted for

Before
Trial of Thomas Prtchard, indicted for
the murder Of Dominck Lambrecht, on 10Th January by
throwing weight at said L. striking him the leh side
of the head the left temple L. dying three hours alter
F;G1 S IN 2 o 5 ee MESH. HScS dSGRs as
Kane appeared In behalf Of prisoner and The District At
AZ The opening Of the Court Mr.. Clinton made motion
that the trial be postponed his associate counsel Mr.
CLARK has sck for time and Is III 100 feeble to
do jce 10 The case and he himself having been engaged
in The Oyer Teruner ast week, and hs other col
league being engaged they have not been able uy 70 pre-
The District Attorney and the Court thought that ample
time had given prepare the case TheJ dge stated
that great Of injury 10 the administration OF JUS
tce In This ty is the delays that continually occur and In
all his experience he has never known eher IN civil or
criminal case No TO be ready II not 30 Ia tue coun-
Try or ANY where else He has known In the country GRIM
ips ss to proceed in three days afeT indictment found,
and there why should not be So Inc DIS
ct Attorney remarked that In England, hslngnau was
tried ard executed In week after the murder hap
peDed and Injury accustomed TO the cause Oh Jusce or
he rights of the prisoner For himself, he will on no oc-
cson give his to the posp onemen OF case unless
the party brings himself strictly within the rules OF law
ton necessary could have been made In week as well as
q longer time He himself went round with an ofhcer on
Saturday night and he 10 sstshed that a. me wnesses
have been obtained that will be There two witnesses
that he INT would be very glad get but for reasons
probably best known TO themselves they are non est m
M ark here came in and asked that the trial be put of
if opy iii Wednesday, and In the mean time oIner cases
The calendar might perhaps proceed. Inc Cout in-
oured OF The Dttrct Attorney II ythng else was ready
Who replied that the only other In which he 10 pre-
pared to-day IL the indictment against J0hn watson ana
Sarah Watson for arson 10 the third degree Ia which
Mr. CLARK also counsel There Is another case hst OF
Mr. Snenctr and Two Others) 10 relation TO the Twenty
ELECTROMAGNETIC falling Of the budings-whO have
be- indicted for mRDsaghter 10 Tue uIth 1eseS one
.bom Mr. Soepcer. lie aimee dead but he tMr b sup
his case would come and he is not prepared as
10 The nanslau liter against the olheI TWO. - -,
The Court thought there was no COCO reAsp1 WY tu9
case should not proceed and order was maze sccou
Tie names Of Jurors then called and but 81 sn,
.o.. The
sh.ent Jurors be fined S25 per day each mkng Of tne
Sy svs SIPS Jurors have idea said the Judge mat
III Il moi The csse-ihey will be iaed SIS per day
The Judge suggested the Counsel, IN forming Jqry,
the first Jurors called take their seats ana
The Council then challenge they please or Jurors aecne
.eIe onissceS and jury was called Some three or
four OF the Jurors got excused Tor cause aa sus 80
for prisoner, ater looking over no ' Sssping
OBI, ctiopable TO their client, ELMER &c uej mans
groceTy stores lin which business deceased was Employ
ed or other reasons Of their own maoe 'ouI
challenges and anerwsrd some DINERS aPPaitt1 ~
some csses not on their merits for any Osehsloe Cause
but In accordance with their righI 70 90 30 s,orn
The Jury being compleef they were re' pecusey e;
sher Which the District Attorney opened me case
the fscs he expected prove. On or aoou tnI ,h a.
snuHry prisoner visited the grocery SO 10 WINCH 10
ssn clerk and called for liquor, but noue Vas
given him he having already been 9IlnAus - ,yi.s
cIsd rom he Store was In charge Oy pOlee
o6cer but let go lie uttered Unreal egSins. 1880 a.
Or 2Oih January Just before or ABOUT oAyhsut d
company with four others two oil mem geihs . pa
oner sccosed deceased then threw sweght A. uln ~
gentleman named Hunt In the store a. lS Nhte
t,y h ~ slnded 10 hsve also been arrested ou nc
,wonot Prsoper was arrested al the h0uso Vi us
a. the officers knock Al tue doOr ana on
al - w q h there % rep led IL ieigned voice II
a. no,hsr then urst tbs door open aud 81 ~ ~efas
another DOR sud found prisoner, under sone a, @
coSner Ptisoper is but IL years old Ine OlscI A"''
80 psr canine uts proceed ed 10 csl ne Witnesses
B,~br, Trfpf sworn-Rsti1es corner Wliet Hho hNius
To- = d,d so In January lsst; kne~ decreased u ea
so LII him th-ee or four years ths ps9e he oeing
riet in he grocery store wss there, MINIS ue
S,, IN Oh January; lamps burning IN me soe
was abouI bslf ps,t oc ock, No one was IN DC
DECEASED: he was behod the COUNTER uie bsr
door was ouen and the cOunier opposite sa' ai n.
rel having taken up the Sun pspsr snd s. isnsr
In cane i've Young men THIS young ihAn' 80 "a. sd
came M nearly the counter opposlt9 -. .sat sgo
- 40 Sscesse6 had muss With you ABOUT 1900 3 I
-, cnobt / to do with you 7" Decessea IrP.l1I =
A. not kro,y-you carried pretty bad. ana desc
y,sonsr took M A pound weight which wss OF VIC ~
htsu il Al Dominica with full force and hi nun ,bs
in tsnne he vas three or four feet from deees 80 ~
ober, liue behind hm deceased isl 'nT NM Ia IN
- So std Let's go" and prisoner said Ooh II In
-, :. tbev remained about two minutes, anu a. 49,
, 10 v,bere deceased behind the co1 ~ "a ~
mi citing up he kept his hsno 10 bis NJ ~ au tJ
us buu. he hen waited upon eusomeFi sno,rs snd
sbo came 10; asked him II he kneS nose % ~, be-
h. s,o he did Old him he might m loul
- AS no use (convefsauon objected IN nnt
- othercnsfuns - Mrs k.a lVlso1 7,
uF, -, ~ on he wound wh Oh hr did ap'uo a. -
hPSstr.. ION snerva-d Mr. B0uer the owns, y 80,
" . down AID said tcOnversaion o',10 -
@ nm air, saw deceased lying on the yea Or %
~ Sseb clencAed and eyes set called " nii'