The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-11

be in = hurry In about two minutes after they
ILL went away; went TO assist him, and found he
he xss hurt asked him he Knew those fellows and
il; woman came in, and Doninick waited upon her
for eome groceries, he waited upon two others also,
while waiting the woman, she told him to get
piece of pork and put on his head; when Domtniok
went up Mr.. Bonner came down and went up stairs,
where Dominick the bed; he lay on his back,
his teeth clenched and his eyes set said Do
minick, Doninick, y but got no answer from him;
son for doctor; saw him again at half past nine
O'Clock and he dead; had the weight In my hand
several times after his death they kept the weight IN
pound weight pIodused) that's the weight there Is
no question ofit did not the prisoner to reoog-
nise him again, till last Monday, when saw kim in
this court knew him by his looks, his face and his
nose; there four i've prisoners came into the
court together and pointed him out to policeman
the person; am willing positively that the
prisoner is the man who threw the weight; went to
the Tombs for the purpose 0: identifying tAe prsonsr
there come twenty prisoners turned out, and l
picked out wrong man there; was standing on one
corridor al the prisoners were on the opposite CORR
DOR OF the prisoners hung down their heads and
was scared.
Cross examined by Mr. II. y. clark.rhs prisoner
was the smallest man OF the lot cant tell whether
next myself the prisoner not in the store minute
before the weight thrown The witness cross.
examine at considerable length as to identity and
said he did not think he could identity Of the osher
men but the prisoner; thinks the he identified in
the Tombs WAS little taller than the prisoner; the
deceased was forty years of age; he nice man;
German, about five feet ten inches In height.
The Cour. here took recess tor an hour.
EVENING SESSION.
Coroner Geer depoted that there opening
into the brain OF the deceased the size OF sbil
ling a quarter; the wound was sufficient TO cause
death, without any doubt 1t Was somewhat remarRs-
BILE that the was able 70 go about 40 long as he
did, the weight might have done the injury the por
tion OF the skull fractured is harder than any other
it might be done by the force OF mans hand; slight
blow might have produced it, because the weight Itself
Is very heavy.
A German doctor depo.ed through the medium Of
an interpreter, that he called upon TO the de-
ceased; found him In bed inrensibls, with feeble
breath nd dying; witness described the injuries; he
dead in about half hour three quarters alter
made external and internal examination; found a
confusion the muscular tepdons Of the head alter
removing the scalp he found fracture the size OF an
egg the lett side OF the temple WAS broken; the blood
out from the artery and ran into the brain: wit
removed the whole scalp OF the soft part OF the
tkul examined between the skull and the brain;
found blood there and fracture so as to penetrate
the brain it must have been dull instrument to pro-
duce such wound witness has been physician for
fifteen years, and is graduate OF college in Hssse
Casset.
The witness was predetermined to the course Of
treatme he given the deceased and whether
it would cot have been possible Tor the deceased to
have recovered If lie hsd been trephned; bat no.
thing material appeared
WI Orr officer of the Eleventh ward police, de.
posed that his attention called to disturbances Ut
Ii. corner OF Rivipgton street the 18th January
a person standing ON the stoop bsntering the
people inside; understood from hm that ne had bee
INSIDE, ard Rad had a muss with them that they re-
fused him drink, though he offered to treat them told
the he must either 30 away or 10 81 fs sratton
house he raid he would not do ettt Nltnssa then
took hold OF him and removed y him that the
man In the store did not want f against him,
and II he would 60 he might; .I. would 90 then,
and come back when WAS mo- duty, aad have salts
faction on those cons OF 3 ator heard OF the
murder hao my suspicons anu vent 60 look for tbs
person ut the German store the night OF the
18th of january looked for him in Stanton street
and found a woman there; she lett that place after
wards and followed her to No 400 Pearl street. from
there tracked her to Anthony street. near Orange;
tho prisoner cohabited with this woman; that house
was kept by woman named dcclincaeri found the
woman whom cav in stanton street there; I know
man named Thorn pson, or Butcher Bill;n ne was
rested on tie following Friday night; saw Prichard
in the station house, and recognized him
The wnet was cross examined 1t great length as to
id. nifty. -,
ofoer Neaiis deposed tina. en- thu night Of the 25sh
Butcher Bill went to house in Elijah. tn street. they
knocked at the door and one Of them on being asked
sn. ~ ramsn inside ,nd..yo,.d 70 eio,s IN. DIOR
there inner room; the old lady said, my is
net here; burst open the door of the inner room
took him out and brought him to the station house
before leaving. he told his mother not TO cry.
rest Of the prisoner; he ased the pri.onsrs mother
II Tom was in and she said no; that he had not been
there in a week; found Am' prisoner in the back
wetook him of as he was, to the station house; ssked
him IL he had sesn Butcher Bill lately, and he said he
had not him tor q week; Butcher Bill sccompa-
Lisd to the house Of the prisoner blu. LEFT him
In charge Of officer Duey to be kept out OF the way
Margaret Kierted raid she resides at seventy nips
Wett street; knew the deceased for four years; es
to his temper abe never saw snyh out of the way
with him; 10 lar Ss know, 1T va, decent grocery
store; was there the morning he was struck, but
not till after he received the blow he standing
milk &c ana he set ths price Of them down on the
slsts; be showed me a weight; he locked very pale
and sept his hand to his head all the time.
Joseph Bohaer deposed that he Is owner Of the
store corner of Kyipgton and Wiett streets; the
nth OF January, Pricnard came in halt drunk and
ssked Tor drink Domnick raid he hhould not get any
Witness here described the dispute that occurred
that occasion and raid that he took hold Of Prchard
Prebard on that occasion to call for his abuse except
refusing him drink heard Lis threats outde the DOOR
witness told the officer he did not want Prichsrd ia
ken to the station house. he only wished him removed
from the house. wit ees was In bed the morning
the 9th OF January, when Dominick vas struck !;
DcmiLick rlspt with stiffness, and he came up stairs
tia, morning. winners asksd him what was the
he did net say nythng but mczned witness dressed
himself snd went down stairs to what had been tue
matter he tied between aud ooloak that ming
Catherine 0Esn dsposed that sho lived Ina Anthony
street, with Mary Anne Thompson, the woman wish
whom " William brosn lived knew Prichard slightly
sss him one night after the muss occurred talsins
70 William Brown, he AGked Lin for the loan Of shil
ling; h.srd q tie mus from Butcher BINS woman,
snG from Priehero's woman.
Question. Did yoa not hear Prchard ray to Brown
that lac was In trouble
AItwtE.-Aot at that time but at another time,
alter he had borrowed tie shilling heard him cay
vss In Trouble about scmethipg up town.
By Tie Jpdge.-Whs. badness spes Prichard follorg
Witness (pettlyl-I I'm not snswersble for that.
To Pr. ozark. -Dt1 not hear OF any muss but the
murder ala not hear Ct the previous Transaction.
susan MoCir cLer-Lives AZ lee Anthony street; IA.
,iight scquEintsnee sith frichsrd the fret time
.le ever 'aW him AT her oxn house with Butcher
Biil en- the Monday night alter the muse. Butcher
Bhi vas citing at tne IRE intoxicated heard OF tse
row from him ana Prichata's woman ; IL wa. witne.
Who inicrmtd tie Cheers ana had PrishArd snd
Butcher Bill arrested.
William Bfovn-Prichard borrowed a .hllliar Of
him LgGt he did no. say that hs had got in;o a
muss or apy other difficulty don't rscoect his say.
IRE eyictnce q thsse last three ~itueesss went 90
show the very immoral aud dfrrsvsd state in which
the prtonr and several Of the ether parties implicated
have lived
Ofatsrs ptrs rvorn to keep the jury together, AMI
the court djoufLea At quar- Ter TO Elk oeiosk
o'clock this tru,sGsyl morning.
Court Calendar for Tuesday.
srFFntoa CouRr-ko- CO 90, Vs. IS. 1ls, rs I2s 100
1871 e. So CTS 8, Is, 30, o. 80 1872 81 Ig9 49,
II, 20. lis. 1870 l40, lil. li2 III to lb2.