New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-14
TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Trial Of John Sfakcnrelfer and Leensrd -
fer for Murder Of Basil Hair,


fer for,lurder Of Basil blair.
COURT OF orrR AND rERMISER-rssos. J 4ls. r...,..
AID Borcs ard oAslu
JOHN STAKENREIrER and LEox,,,
scHsFEs, indicted Cor the murder Of BasL BLAa a. !.
November last were called up. NJ. J. B. PaiEis. -.
eour L said they not ready with the uial q sr
and the Court proceeded with tho
TRIAL or scHxrEs.
The following gentlemen were sworn rs Juror,.
James Cur. John 81. Hesen Harmon ID. haHi, wn ~
Geo N Rsn sckn Hueor. CLARKE Dana Wa B.,rr -.
cann,ns Pete J. scLalts W. Berzoa H,x,y H 's
The District Attorney. opening the case. ala r..
deceased rcsiied At No. - Shertst, AMI on nina ~
November he went into grocery store coma, =
sherisst. kept by Mr. Msrtm; there scsf,e H..
he supposed he had received blows, bu, on going h.,
\ to his house discovered that he had received ~.
wounds in the abdomen; he fingered for few A.,
before his death he made dying deciirs;ioa sf,,,
US the uriscn.r who stabbed him win slsnssS
shown that tie same night prisoner went % ~,
hers shop, produced knife, and said he had y,ys,
him two good ones
,hy,iciap of deceased about ~ o'clock the evrur, 49,
iii November Forld h'm weak afd eNhansed fross a. y
bood from Two wounds; the hst the upue- ns- ~
ths h n groin il vcs stab inch and ba.; lensA, -
second was in the same groin, some a,siaace 60w A.
bowels protIuded; called Dr. Wood "a crasulztoa ~
found impossible 70 replace the bowels vi0at makt,,
further inosiol Ind - and replaced the boweh; T.
was Tue s.iay
1ha - rocy,sss well till Thursday whea esssu.l.
in in consequence inflammation Of the coating 4 e
bowels lie died a. q in the day time, Of TIE tk M
week afler he was stabbed -
cert the Inflammation trum this stab, waicl even,
the cause OF desihuo doubt but the stab IN the son s
it. The three physicians expressed an oaloi % ha
honys befre his d,u.h that he could not iesi he w n,
iectly calm and collected and concrsd in Size opaaa
Enlarged the iisislcn ayoat an eigAsAs
an inch should suTlps, the wound 70 have een male b
knife or dagger The wound extended through the iss
nens the towels. and the bowels when as.aw IN
obtruded = was about Il inches deep. 10 occurred On Ia
November election nieht. My impression Wa hat he
time receiving the slabs both pUt'es wer 'iadus t
each other The SECOND wound Gs.aace l1a,'
than the h.st 4, IA wound.
Dr. Weed icslih,d the extent Of the wcars Sc, are
| ing with above.
Mr. Blunt wished 20 read the declaration Of deceased
taken before Justice Mountior previous - ms death H.
Phillips objected TO the reading as II was ia ts form
derosition and Justice Monntiors not prcscn. explain
regard to il. h Withdrawn for IN. piesssG
Ihristophcr BcdAieR sworl,ttendcd the grocery eorus
Riyington and SheIlii-sts; Knew Basel Bag sss
prisoner till that evening, when saw HIM btween and
O'Clock he In, accompanied oy S;akss Ter, nk
was and asked for something 10 drink; gaye 10 them il
kind OF liquors they then began taking ICED ~
making kind OF suss, and said some words 20 hem NJ
ordered them cut Ct the sore one Oh tam asd pes q
beet az me they caught hold OF and made knd Of
fight; Mr.. Martins out at the tunes GOT them
iley caught hold u me and tore my collar: ar hn
into the street back; was bi,ten by Stakerris
in about ouaser OF AN hour aterwsrd they came b.
door and began abusing and was afuc and
ont ard pushed ce Of them and = bit ms luscr, ~
Blair In The stree al the time of the muss about M
finger was bitten went into the store did y oe
strike Blair; had not schaoter or staAenseier a
Malta Jane Ef,i, "a young woman d. SEED in mounns
and weeping freely)-Am widow OF dececaed; rads u
Sherist over the store OF Martin head and ax
two men come and the streets previous To thai my
husband and Martin had gone aler The tIOuble we
down and got my husband III he said he had been kckea
the men blood on him he undessed and went 20 s4
found he had lccn wounded, and sent tor psyxcsn a.
rantaoons shown those he there ians
ions in them y present when judge MVuDtto took my
husbands examinations he said he thought he could sc
had Schaeer often IsSs our house think be was ON
OF those who came out OF the store
Cross-eTamined--lt between and when fs
heard the noise the men came out; no Oh, pursued thsn
the clerk did out the men VIA, bnugal nay
husband in the By the Light Of the lamp; ssasr
was one OF them heard him speak and know his yore;
heard them call ho clerk some names A. they went out;
called him a Dutch S. Of b.; Sehfter himself 3 q
German spoke English; Schaeer manning had hn aa
bound up; the other had black during the scci
trouble saw my husband scgtlng Win one IN No
street. he did 20 10 the eeotlolhat days he wa
moder and worked for Messrs. Hoe h. want % wok AZ
tea, and home about quarter II eight, believe
there were several persons present do n, ow how rgi
they not all quauelmg my husband standing a
the stoop, when went down, with US baud GA ms es,
witness does not know that deceased ever carried knb
Terence Martin, swon-Kept the store; hAd leh 70 90
somewhere, and at of Colnbiast h. AID VI
my and toward L. but all thea quiet BIf
had been stabLcd previous TO this had paed With Bsr
Grpudst and lelieve he went toward h0ae; went % I
Gands with Blair for walk did not sop drink nv
where The District Attorney ead h would show that
dece ased perfectly temperate man, aud daak
liquor. MI. Z. thought 1t was not Necessary 1900.
u iHiGm iieh, swOru-ileslded al No. a5 Sherfst Wa
at Adam kellas laber shop, No 20 Sheri that evening
Scheeter and the OTHER prisoner came IA > ad nc had ss
ltabbed, and showed his hand which bleeding; he Mod
for the barber; told him the barber seep; witass
dressed prisoneIs wound il cut the wrist about
inch or little more long both OF the men were peedls
the face took Scnaeers knife 10 cut the nen ws sai
there blades Ia both ends looked ike the one so~n
asked him IT he had lad fight be sand he had schtif
drunk at the time | could hardly keep hm o. 70
and the that stabbed him stabbed also that hea
bed at the thee times, aud two OF then took erect;
showed the kn, 70 ne, and said d -, tlfowHmN
he threw toward tie door, and aerw AID picked Pi
was about ~ O'Clock.
Cyoss-ezami'ee-kncw Sciaeter about years sd
half L- dlunk before that evening"; wsste
lion day; he sToLc OF having canned deal Of nss
that day; hc dIunA lac did hot what DO va
talking about wiiLt thought lac ~ his mind
was usually very mid peaceable mar AID would nos sn
ii he had been kicked IN the back the o,- prisoner ~
also full OF mud and hs whole face cove,,d with blood
Mr. Philips wished TO give the declaniilIl VI siskfsn
al the time, but 1t objected 10 by the Dls net A
and not allowed
Direct resumee-The prisoner was no; ~ drunk bat >
could tell that lac had made three staks aud 40 DAD
took effect; did not know the prisoner u Germany hess
here before witness think know his gc4isrh ch1sHi
never HI ard that he sent here by tine Uena U.
eInment as ocESic:; witness does no, know Mr. WesS"
Mr. Medhlen.
The Court here took recess.
AFTER RECESS
Jrstiee MouHtert sworn-Atlended at the house q W
ceased pie,lous to his DEATH and took tbs dspsn DC"
shown
The deposition, dying declaration, offered By no
District Attorney IN testimony bat objected 20 by coas
Alter argument it admitted.
The statement stgd that the evening 0f h Nov n~
two INTO the Of Mr. Martin abuse me CITY
They ths pot aud crossed tine street, snd dece
received blow nom Of them gi3 lie then DO
scue with HIM AID received another blow Ia Tie s-
goin his wife called hun into the house; .e DDnd 10 VI
stabbed and doctor sent for; believed 5akenfelsi -
shaeer to have been the TWO men who hid the dine@
with The clerk and that schaefer the who fsDo1
him (deceased)
The District Attorney offered ~ give IN oyidence nc
caTaons OF the two prisoners IL obs ced 10 z1a
lection sustained. i
The for pToFeeution here rested Mr BlAnkmx
prisoner opened Tie defense. lie placed prian2s5 -
The ioneT COCO Character o! the prisoner; thai -
IL evidence that prisoner very much liquor saa -
been roughly handled by somebody, and the psS
who inflicted the wounds he did ia sitdstens, E9s
most il could only be made InaIsans. ia Tie -
degree. -, 4
Several witnessss were brought up 70 cIrSetef ~,
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