New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-19
Tb. Tr,aI Of Thomas Casey.

The trial this young lrshman for the murder Of Mr.
and Mrs Ouvra Taylor at Natck Mass months since
took place on the 10th and nth inss at special term Of the
Supreme Court, at Cambridge. The testimony wS the
same in substance as that which published at the time.
as was given at the preliminary examination before Chez
tor Adams ESQ., Of Natick Hezekiah Broad, Charles
Walker Samuel Taylor Miss Louisa NJ Titus Mrs Samuel
Taylor Mrs Nancy Paul and Ellen A. Harris gave testl-
mony Of this nature In relation TO the verbal confessions
of Casey the evidence of Miss Ann Greene and Miss Mary
Ann Eastman of Lowell did however materially strength
en- the chain of admissions joined to the ciroamstaacal
evidence Below give such extracts from the evidence
as presents matters and shows the crcumsanal chain
in every new combination The proofs of Caseys adms
siors and direct confessions quite positive;
Mss Ann Grsen-I live at Lowell have worked there
nine months have no recollection OF seeing the prisoner
before his committsl 10 jail him in his cell in the
ia al Lowell the rst week in February in company with
Miss Eastman and Miss Lincoln Miss Lincoln Did not go
into the cell had spoken 10 Casey before he was
sitting his bedside with book IN his hand pages wrong
side up; asked him if could read and he said he could
little asked him If be did not commit the murder told
him that be the supposed and he said that he
the man that old il Miss Eastman then came into the cell;
she was very much excited and asked him what be did
with he said with she asked him what his object
was and be said he didn't knew Miss Eastman asked him
if he would confess it in Court ana be said he would
asked him il he had confessed before 10 anybody
and he replied Miss Eastman asked him IL IL was his
shirt that was found in the woods, and he said yes.
Lrossexamined-I said 10 him, you are the more and
more supposed Of killing Mr and Mrs Taylor and he said,
yes then asked him fhe was the man and he again sad
YES Miss Eastman then in and had conversation with
him the next thing said TO hm was that felt bad tor
him. and asked him what tempted him TO do H. and he
said he didn't know; asked him If he didn't want TO Kill
the child, and he said no 49,.
urug the time these questions asked, he kept his
ewes on the book and did not look up at all
Miss I0yy JaHD F0stnaa, sworn--Lye IN Lowell and
have worked the Merrrnack corporation for SIX years
saw Casey in Lowell Jail ie last week in February saw
him in his cell; Miss Green already in the cell and
when went she said 20 lent this horndbe has
confessed 10 me !" then asked him If he killed Mr. and
Mrs Tavlsr and he said h. did; asked him " the shirt
found in the woods was his and he ssid asked him
if he ever confessed the murder before and be said he
had not in reply % question he said he weud confess
the murder in Court asked him what he expected they
would do with him II be confessed Il in Court and he said
he didn't care; nothing said with regard to quarrel
with MT. Taylor about haf dollar.
Cross e10mfaSd-Asked him What induced him 10 com
nit the murder and he said he did know said he had
not been drinking he said he had intention Of killing
the child think saw him Tuesday in the fore pat OF
the day; went 10 the jail for particular purpose but tor
walk; the mill that was at work in stopped that Day
Charles H0ftoH sworn-Saw the prisoner in Lo~eiiJaij
him when he made confessions about me marasr
Of Mr. and Mrs Taylor some women had been IN ms CEN
and after they e In speaking to me he said told them
about IT," asked him about what, and 20 ss,a me
murder Of Dir and Mrs Taylor" he said be had kept the
he seservsd IL fa:fsd him what induced aim 70 commit
the murder he said the brother and SISTER OF Mira Taylor
were at the house n the afternoon ana tney were saying
something he could not understand bat ne thought was
abon him afer they went away Mr. Taylor told him to
jeaye the house and be took up the ak and ked him
Mrs Taylor was in the room - n NJ In1 ~
o1d ser be- was struck the shirt found in the voed
! was his. -,
Neither testimony special argument presented for
the defense the proofs OF the prisoners guilt from his own
CONCESSION rendering reasonable defense hopees-
| Cbisf Justice Shaw charged the Jury who retired for
twenty minutes. when they found the prisoner Gs'y
| nnrdtr in the frd degree.
The Court met again yesterday for sentsncs crfsd
passed upon the prisoner condeInning him e ehusss
upon the galIows but under the new lay o. sd o"s
one year must elapse before the sentence cA w.