The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-02

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40 not ..o.r.u. Il, - 10y - 80, " e,is"seie' ""s s''
Holm Timon. sn,,h. - - So. II. A.
posed that he was with Is, At ha time ~ tbp arrest 81
tba nrisc,,a-. ~. .a..,. ~ ~ sin a., y, .i $50,
tce thu, ~ 49, Z; :. =. s.Ay, w no' '"h' Nv
Ofy,cer McNi.nns u ~ ST. -, i;.o ,o,osoa
that he was Mt th st;oa hons ,Ss &
brouyht In. aid ~, aa,. ar,h; o', ~ ~ - in
bis appearance ANS' ny '"''s o"' y '"N wy
TO Mr. phi,lins baxa Lnown stoor.v for u va wars
when sober hr i yery ani,t. when drunk he Is
yerv poisy. ! tns, ~ aaaea.saa M 80. ~ yerv had
,hsysctar. AZ ~, Inow wh,hr ~ 80. . cn,,.ar >
or not but know he was thief. know All the colored
~, n.ssss ~ an,;naa haras 81 80 60 ,inia
Nj R,nnt anna,nnd ,bat Ia r.ata 49, vii; vii tba ex
.on,an :, Ia ,es,in,anv ~ ! oo,raa ,.o,na, whom
.sp.on "a .e - co,oreu Nonah, I W, =,
Y.misa h.r Il he atscers asors ,h, ~ rt.;n where
she was "
Mr. phiIins again asked the (ourt 10 a5;prn over the
ease iii to,norrov m. w.s ,nnraaroa Mn witnesses
and ba was uI r,ng hims.lf sro, sav.r oil Ia an
M tberafors feal shla - - ~ s,n ~ hs
cas. which invoIvaJ m. liz. ~ Ma clen, ~'ASN - 1890
The Cont said the case must ha 6nbea this evening
MIR philos then proceeded n omen The case for the
defence after which he called sy.r witnesses 70
that the coored men examined for ha nrsecution
known about The Five Points as thaxs and nersons of
such character rs were not ~ ba halevad ndr oath
pan; " stoolav ba,f hrathar :, ~ uinan Ianos.a
to his being Of oet ana good 5isnosinn ana that for
two years past he was not in his right mind he had
a fever some time ago which affected his mind
young man nephew Of the prisoper stated that he was
reared by the prisoner: that he was Indebted to Mr.
Stookey for his position and that he was of n mild dis
position his mind was i'm haired in of
he had had Some time non
This closed the defence
Mr. Blunt then read the examination of the prisoner
before the Coroner
Mr. philips moved Tn s.rike ont thu testimopv of
George Harris
MIR Blunt had no objection and the motion was COM
piled with
Mr. Phillips then summed up ON behalf of the prisoner
and DESIGNATED the witnesses for the prosecution as
beings of the most corrupt and abandoned on
whose testimony an intelligent Jury would not decide
case of five dollars and vet upon such evidence they
asked to give verdict which would affect the Ire
Of fellow creature He then went op to review the te
tmony. ard spoke at considerable length
The District Attorney then addressed The Jury on part
he prosecution and said that in the long catalogue of
crimes committed in this CITY he found none more fire.
qucnt than that Of stabbnr with a knife during the
brief period of four months In en- have been tried for
murder, seven Of whom have been convicted four of
them for killing with a knife and IL remained for the
Jury to pass upon the eighth who was the prisoner ut the
Tar During thr pas' four months no less IMAM twenty
- 49, oe wbs 80, 49,, 80 - - So, 49,
There was but one question here The prisoner was
either guilty Of murder CT not guilty at all There Is no
;nr h,d ,bfP itb n 'ia
or found guilty Of murder Mir Blunt then referred to
the testimony and said that they all concurred in the
particulars ofthe transaction though detailing them with
slight difference 81 phraseoogy, After som. further
remarks the District Attorney committed the case TO the
jury
The Judge then charged the jury defining the Law and
no act Dt ina hfnf BaN NINA