New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-22
TRIAL FOR MURDER.
The People rs Peter GilIcn, charged with tie
Murder OF Charles Foster.

COURT OF OYER AND TERMlNER-Bcore Judge
EDWARDS and AID. WARD and DENMAN.
FIRST DAY. Saturday Nov. 20, 1852.
Peter Giilen, a very young man, was placed
upon trial. charged with the murder Of Charles Foster
Mr. Brady appeared for dcfen.e and Mr.. Blunt for
prosecution. Tie mother Of prisoner was in Court,
sitting by his eide
The District Attorney opened the case, and proceed
Cd TO call hi Witnessed
lillian HiL sworn--Rcfide in Mulberry-st. know
Gen; knew deceased; saw them a groccry store
ner Of Mulberry and Crossst, kert b. German; 1t
Wae a. Ut 10 o'clock in the cyonin--S lay evening,
HID February, 1870; Foster and scverl Oiler5 we're
in. ana G.len came IN and maze some remark about
somc ciTl In Muherry-'t. G.len was up stairs with
yOuIg lady, and Foster with another younr 4dy; Cullen
taid the young locked him up; Foster said he
did Let want 10 Hear IL; some ccnvfr5u0n took place.
and Foster truck Glen in the face wiz his AZ Or
closed f,t ted Forter be ought not . - Re that boy
Foite. much larger than Glcn; ihe ID. A. said de-
ceased was 49, Lcrn IN Boston Gl1n went out AMI
wes gene Arcc or four minutes Foster ,ItneI inths
store; eve ythns VS. peaccabie III Giiien came u
ognin thought u was club ne had IN his hand
thOulhtit about fO4t in len II dill not see my
blade hc uAheI NJ 20 the bsr; WIS sitting on box,
end cot up stap Gilen; took hold OF whas hJlst
the club, and cut me- told Foster il was kni'e
10 60 awsy frcm him; was ook Y at my haai-.l'n
TUNED and saw Gion and Foster clnched thnt - All
Jaw, ti saw Foster in the street. within ten MINUTES;
his thut IA blood thcre were number OF persons
pTcie cid no. recognize Gillen among them; saw
ester AZ dsal u t-t sainsi
ecme Ct III fri nd ateT he 20. into tie street. ;ooA Inn
ever 20 tne doctors chop.
CrO,sG1GMiEed-Am about &c years Of age; knew
Foster when he about two years @. agc; I'D NJ
hear that he real name Fshcr; understood he was
carver or waiter az eating house; he had been ID
Mexico; ice5e lie bearded with al H. time, a, No
lie Nulbeiy-t he had boarded there; knew GAal;
cid rot III rat evening I'll he in-O the store;
Fo,ter nd nysc had been ia and cut OF the st1.e al
the evening; had III been drinking dii no. dr nk
erou1h 10 IL, he me crulk; Foster was no. lruaA Ni
nCtIoce whether Gilicn had been drinking or not;
appears lie had BE- up STARE and on peang - Foster
the latter raid he did not want 20 hear aDJutu; GIen
stnrdiI al tie counter wien he was stract; lie
wa not Anccked down. did not observe TIA: his eyes
were blsCF, or thot he was bloody he did not tr &c
back ItoG F,stgrhe ought 70 strike him. aft r Gil
len went out, anl came in again, there angry
words between them did not hear what IL Foster
ves wslA ~ about when he came in; did no: WAC
eli clcd first think Foster was conE ~ up 10 HIM. aad
told him 20 keep OF, that Glen had knife; believe
Fof;er hsd hnn by The collar when they clncheii
the lood on Foster shirt when go- the sds
walk Fostr left the store before did dl no, ODD I've
either Glltr or him come out; Foster ssnllns IN
the street. and some took him the drug shop; be-
lev Gl.Cn lived in Ofcngest. with Lis matler. Ia
faLeE, Nj T. sad, was dead Untsrst)od G.lsn was
FoSeri g. Fle,on, sworu-Iived at lls Nh bery-',
In etrrsy ls5O know 70 Ter and lien, was IL tle
sore when ellen came 20 IT, il was between Z AMI
O'clock; Foster was th-re G.. sdii he had been 10
b Gnd was going up stairs with Dutch 2 AMI
Foster gr intcffcred with him; heard him TX a 70
r, POSER
would Lex Inn IN two minutes; Foster was sitting a.
tie tine ard sprung up and struck Gen once thst
saw; Mr.. Hi iLtensrcd and sad tia g. OF yht no, 10
strike 80 little fellow; G.. went cut and alter HIN,
ard appeared TO be looking for stone; he pad no ~
t,rton q il lie went 70 opposite store aa1 came
out with fomc'Ang in he hand did not see WHIST 1t
WIS; ana he rushed towards tie store where FOs.ef
ceught him ty the collar 70 top him, but NJ
jerked pas. and wen, in; several pe~cn3 then u n
ed out: lookcl IN and saw msn supp lsel % D.
Foster leaning On the shoulders OF man Il len wAs
standing holiin- up the thing Wi n su1poset 70 De
club; to-k kcld Of c. but Mr. In cried out, 70 lo.A
Cut, that G Ion had knife went 10 the doctors "n
hIl TO get his tngers dressed Foster then came m
trousl in By Mr. Edwards ana n rohcenan; the doc
tor sat 7. down ami tore ,he shirt OF him; ne vas ao
bed towards the rhE side just below the RIBS did not
see Glen again I'll ssw him In porter house two OF
III &c months afterwards and him amer he vas ar
rasted saw the body Of Foster after he was dead ~
the hcu-e he WIS buried IRON WHIST supposed TO D.
scub q. had, sIreared 10 be about foot long
CrossercnIHed-l was clerk e, the time a. No "a
OTtnge-et; DO not know Fosters business never ArS
him ~ Ery name except Foster understood AtSF a
was dead, that bis real Fisher; oil MT AhJ"
al his having any business while knew him; to..sr
bad drank good ceal; had been with hun, AMI NJ
gong from enc place ~ another; Foster had draGk
soCd deal; ellen wa not with US be and Foster were
acquainted II net ellen that si,rng down no.
Wa Foster Ia. aid he could hck Gien N Two MN
u.ts Tut the Foster got angry. when ne Jew
a. Gl,ien do net know wnst ! said - GIlen wiea ne
appeared 20 DC picking rp the stone except stop iAal
he appeared 10 be much excited be then went 20 -e
oppcs site grcccry and cot something and returned I'LL
len lcted so that thought IN my mind h hal been
drirkrg: had not seen him drink; Hill drank good
deal .houd link, but he ntcXics,ed nor was
/. after being round or hours got supper AZ NO
lis MsIht rryst II was after supper HUI Foster and
yse,f went 10 the grocery did no; drink there; some
90 Rad said some one was crying over there, or sce
,tiny on the kind which carried e over.
~ deposifion CT Dr. Bradsn, Surgeon al the Hosp.
,sl Was read The wound penerA.edthe hyer deceased
r,ridly sunk, ard died on the 18th.
Dr Ckzrek sworu-Was Asssstan. Surgeon az u Q
time TO DR.. B. made he post mortem examination me
rcurd ives on the upper pst Of the abdomen had pen
Grated and wounded the len side OF the 7er u VS.
made by sharp instrument. none OF the lntesune'
uerr wounded be died l9th the wound was the caiss
r. his death DO not reconec having had any eonTers
ron with deceased. -,
,sra that a recovery would be exception; saca