New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-12
MURDER TRIAL.
Court of Oyer and Terminer....TUEs Mar. II.
Before Judge EdmOnds and Aid franklin aud Miller.
HIial of Ihnmaa PrltchAEd. char0ed

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Before Judge Edmonds and Aid. franklin aud Miller
Trial of Thomas Pritchard, charged
with The murder Of Dominck Lambrecht, continued
officer bingham Of the Sixth Ward Police, sworn-Was
was arrested Testimony, District Attorney said, would
Brdget Ro9eys swern-Lves at $50 Anthony st. thinks
prisoner there night and they called him Theo-
Fletcher knew Of Butcher Bill being at the mouse on
Monday previous to tbs Saturday he arrested. The
District Attorney said be intended TO place Butcher Bill on
the stand but nds thai he is convicted feOn and not
object TO him II he convicted feon. and compai ed
olhe District Attorney speaking Of bin The former stated
objection would up, and he might still do So Mr..
Clark told him to do 90 AID he would take look at hn
Nothing material was elected from the witness
Mary Hogan, "a young with child ia her srms
swoTn-Kuow VIM Thompson Butcher Bun; lived, as hs
happeped Fletchers (prsoner) woman told It to me- Bill
was not with me the Sunday light or Monday incoming
when this took place had him for fOrni ght be-
fore prisoner al Anthony 81 that week afer The
be was talking with bis woman at the gate; saw
saw prisoner In the aleyway once aherwad; do not
know anything aboutit The District Attorney said you
The Disuict Attorney said heexpected witness who
are not here ~ moved attachments He would also send
for Butcher Bill and four fingered Dutch to the TOmbs.
With the exception Of their les im0Dy he would rest
Sarah Pritoard, called toy defense Am mother Of pHs,
oner he will be II in April his father has been dead
about year he worked At the carpenters business aud
Thomas wastheu with him he sind IN disposition he
it was hurt when about IS. by bis failing f:om
he nghthanded at a of the night OF his arrest he
had been working caps and drew the chest out 70
Thomas laid down behind the chest aad placed his
heso on some wadding on going 10 BED We Infew
cepi one viei y ssf saS my SNs n,sTs slept on have
Other we went 10 bed about II ocllcki al We
heard knock Z, and voice said mother let me in"
opening he door and ihey pushed II open and came
10 they said they waned the boy Jen told him he was
rot herei thought it strange ney then went into
offered 10 get away he might have escaped II ne
pleased, the window OF bis opened on Tat roof
GO o know whether he could get dO"n or NOT 10 was
born in Ireland ia his country II years n has
never been In The House OF Refuge he has lived with me
since be was 49, except on ana on part OF me hSi no nAs
lived 10 the city with Thongs worked with hs father,
except sometimes at cracker 6aAing; MS iather wS'
JouTneymsn DO not know where LhoHas ooa'ueu Ut
lived in the year be bts been of and on away from me
The two men, nick named, were here brought iato
Court Witness OF them. Thompson, cAuea
Butcher BILL her house once and asked for Thomas saw
also Mary Hogan once at my house, did not 900 net;
only that she washes for living, and came Win ThomAs
shru; did not know Thomas ever going by the name OF
Fletcher; people sometimes call me FLETCHER they make
mistakes knew Of Thomas being at ihe fom0s out never
brought to trial am the officers when they came,
asked for Jem; my husband ntem perate after
his death Thomas got into bad company understood and
got TO drinking / never saw him Intoxicated; when
Thompson the house and asked for Thomas two
DAYS before his arrest told him he not In; he said he
wanted TO see him for his own good Thomas lived homs
before bis father died. no seldom out he went
TO public school, to learn TO read my husband was
temperate when came here, and we were well Off
about year afterwards he became Incorporate az We go
poor; we are ProiesaDs do not know who Thomas got
acquainted wilh never saw them myself and children
Nm Ddnonds Keeper o. the City Prison, sworn.-Re
member when Mr.. Hunt came to Identify prisoner knew
there had been reward offered; two of The Sixth Ward
officers came with Mr. H. and said they brought him to
identify prisoner In FIRST aud told the Deputy get
10 or u Of the prisoners and arrange them on the cor
rdor told ihe prisoners had come TO identity one OF
them; brought Ia Mr. II and told him TO examine them
closely the be looking Tor was probably Ihefei
he selected Young man named Cromwell sdeicate Young
man since gone to the State Prison, the one c. was
without g. coat prisoner was standing Willis TWO or
three Of Cromw ell the time and had on the coat he wore
when bTougbtn Cromwell was delicate and hghI buuI
compared with prisoner he rather good looking per
MIR. Hunt had every opportunity OF examining me
Ia al al fia ma ha
he looking for took him sway as Is my cussomi
told him after he had rot out that be bad made an entire
mistake be passed the whole range OF prisoners and was
returning when be selected Cromwell he first passed
Cromwell be made an inimsuon TO me that be had found
the person myself would have been able 10 pick OUT
Priichard gentleman came HfserWard 10 iienuy; he
leecsd Thompson being OF The four or i've that
drank thai nigh Of bis house be did not pick out Prtehsd
think be led to identity PrichArd If PnIchard was
broughtou am not certain.
ny Reed sEorn-Auached 10 the Office OF Chief OF Pc
Ice; have known prisoner about thIee years !esum1ny
character bected to. don't know EnyIhlog Of his
character foI kindness, or disposition.
DR.. Defnod swOfn-SuppOse the Indications OF de-
ceased fracture and eXRvasaion Of blood on tue
brain should have ed 10 10 the bone from the erAn and
relieve the later the weigh might have struck tho lace or
neck without taking ei blow received ~ this was gen.
Geo Ros,naa German testified to keeping grocery
store in Stanton-sL FIVE six doors from Wile about
hGfpasi 5o'cock IL The morning Of The homicide ioer
young into The called Tor four glasses 10
drink then said they bad money, and would come BACK
and pay Do rot recognize any Of the persons here,
(Wilness looked Ptchard, Thompson and The oAer
being smOng them)
Frederick Martins (asO Germsn) testified to keepinga
grocery corner OF Stanton and Wiet sts Some young
men came into the thai morning shout 8 O'Clock
they appeared be nlOXicste5 recognize PrLchAd (he
prsOueTJ the olher TWO as being among the IN
Frederiok HugAe The called fJur-hngered Dutch
younR man with DARK eyes and ford complexion apPa-
renliy by bis Hcceut ian American, EwOrn-Was al ne
corner q WileI and stanton hen struck
with weight; wss Ia company with Thompson man
John and Tom Prlchsru (Lhe Pnsonerli met Prt
chsrd before that house 10 StsnOn-st here he lived
II five hours before going 10 The store there Wsrs
three beside myself-lhOse above nsmed-st Pntchards
first went down fsS OrsRge and Chatham SIS a.
basement; had sOnslhing 10 drink, and left Pncnafo
there; back Ia three four hours and met MN 10
The cellar then ali started 70 90 bomei nYeo IL
HoDston-st the East 6rst stopped Martins cor
Wei and Stanton had someihng To drink then wento
ROssmans and rom Spere to the corner OF
Wilet and Rivngton SIS; the four OF went In saw
there The grocsr and sitting barrel 40 ooe
told Of he testimony given here yesterdays Wa no
here; Pitchsrd asked ne II 70 drHk do not recohsc'
what said ?. ssid something about mHss tnere o.
fore did hear sny remark from the grOcsTymsn frn
ard threw him The weight do know whether tns
nan fell not went night Oul ss do not mol Wa,
have awning 70 do with Il; saw he wanted 10 plea
quarrel gh he and did not Esnt % be IN DIS c0n
paw; | went ghl home; tho Others mnedstely louO~
Cd ne out; arrested 81 ho1ss ABOUT lnree noLl
rfeFwEfd ard have been IN PRISON since; no 49,.
b. ard Prichad he had bad aDy vita ths ms IN
be got i8iO the store; h0 celsr Cha,nah 20
srse ala IL an oyster saloon going fIOn hDssmh1s ~
and pTtchard pAe5tl