New-York daily tribune., 1851-09-24
TRIAL FOR MURDER
james Sullivan. indicted for the Murder of
Edward smith

COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER-Beiore Judge
EpNoNDs and Aid CHAPMAN and KELLY
TUESDAY, Sept %, 1851.
trial o( LANES Sililran. adictd for The murder Of
Edttard SnifA, M Cbf-st, on the l0h of Auslsf
last By stabbHg han IN The grou wifh k1Hfe.
The case was called Messrs Robert
II Morris and l. c. Bukley appeared on behalf OF
the prisoner, and Mr Blunt, District Attorney, for
the prosecution
The wife and two or three children OF prisoner
were IN Count.
\ jury of twelve were called. as IN the previous
TRIALS and took their seats. Several OF them "
We believe were Oh the las, trail were challenged.
and leii the box. and theiI places supplied by other
Jurors called one Of these Was also challenged -
one was questioned and ScO,dsd 5y Judge Edmunds
ior having read the papers. There are many VINO
consider hat The more man knows about a case the
better adapted he = Juror. or 20 decide ia any
other case The juror SAID he had read the account
and formed, certainly, al opinion, vet ne Ell hnseD
perfectly capable o trying tie cause on the evidence
and hIs opinion not formed - % De unaterd
Ole bV TESTIMONY and he would nv and act on the
evidence The Juror shou- no he hal q right 20 read
newspapers Judge Eomond> sad any person liable
20 De called a Juror should not read the papers -
MT Morn, thought. the Coroner would Withhold
the testimony. ], wOulGhaye the effect lie was WI
Ing o. accept the Juror Whichever way he had form
I'd an opinion. Mr.. Blunt ~ opposed a. A., a. tle
Juror had safCC be had formed AZ opinion The
lengc> were made. and ne panel was completed.
The District Attorney. from t-e absence OF al I'M
uoitaIt " ltIe>S, who has ab>elted himself, moved
that the tTal " Angelo >-uaTZs indicted for murder
ID Stauhng ltdltn. IA >prlce-st. De postponed 20
next term, hlch Wa, granted.
IL the case Ci Lopez. Nr smith real en AFFIDAVIT
The vessel 10 which J.. belonged B, an American
vessel. and Il i expected She Is now ID Camden Mr
Blunt directed o. pls'pJLelelt. as witnesses ~tTe
N prison, particularly Nlr Saunders. who has fam
ily IN destitute circumstance The Court made q
Temporary allowance OF So lor TIE family oi :, AID
the trlsl Was postponed
The trisl Of sullivan was then proceeded ln The
Distinct Attorney opened the case. lne parties -
Sced Al No Cliti->t prisoner occupied rooms "
stairs and deceased was ooar-eT lth person iy-
lnc in another paI. of The Rolse t-hcuiy occurred
OF SUNDAY. Aug 10. n prisoners apartments iurAi-
tine tt IN broken g. aI- CecS4>e1 e eut up 20 pro-
rsct the Nlfe. oui sle tunnel u.ol Llm >tillIA -
stabbed IN three places, ou the fatal >iao ~t> ~ the
groln he died n about an hour The Anlie was not
found. out cloth discovered having olool on il as
4 b.oOcy suife nad been wiped Win L.
Dr Lt Roa fhe witness being teslrons % learel
Va f->t called Made a post mortem examination
al cectast C. az The house ii hist, nel John ds-
covered tWO -lclSet wounds or >tAJs, one ol tle
shoulder iour inches deep and nai a. lAch vide u
had been made by pointed instrument a. a.dagger
the wound II lie gIoin Was four inches deep and
TWO Ice had almost completely DIVIDED ne pflA-
cipAi branch o the main aItery of the Ies lefe a,
also plncture OF the iemo'al artery iAe "olhI
Mas made by he same instrument as The other. 3it
deceased TUNED and made the wound larger he
bled 10 death Us death was caused o. Tue WOUND
:; was tile below the groll, Oh The left thlgA-ti
Z ocliQue wound
Elf-a H. Fsrris svorr-ResIded IN August a No !
CUFFS, hired tie hO,C houSc lei The hasa room
ot second story to Mrs sullivan ani iroui ro'h 10