The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-01
The Homicide ut Fronch's Hotel.
TRIAL OF CORNELIUS COLLINS. TIMOTHY HAGAN
JAMES M'ABDLE, AND ALBERT J. BoGARr, FOB TIL

Vhe HOm1c10c NJ Fronc0'S k1Otels
TRIAL OF CORNELIUS COLLINS. TIMOTHY HAGAN,
JAMES M'ApDLE, AND ALBERT J. BoGARr, FOB THE
MURDER OF WILLIAM STAFFORD.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER.
Before Hon Judge Edwa d.
The prisoners, Collins, Hsgan, McArde, and Bogart,
we're indicted for the murder Of William Stafford ths
l4h Of May last at Frsnch' Hotel they being charged
room of the hotel and assault the deceased inictng
wounds from the effects Of which he cied.
The prisoners all young of ctAbe exterior
and of rather preposse sing appearance Messrs Jams
T. Brady and Jonas Phillips, appeared for the defence
and the District Attorney the prosecution The fol-
Lowing jurors were empaneled:-
Elisha Fareo John Davenport,
James Roses. James Patrick,
John A. Holnes, Harvey Spriugstein,
Chester Ian b, William r. Lawrence,
j serb Fisher, John QuAcke nbosh,
David Bailey.
The District Attorney In opening the case for the
prosecution saidMay please the CourtGentlemen Of
the JuyThe prisoners It the bar stand charged with
on ns isV a "a
by which assault and the injuries ni ,ted he fingered
until the 11th of June, and then died They as
tail in this of those horrible outrage the part
oftbe individuals INJECTING these injuies which
peJf ct disgrace tn any civilized community and IL 1t
shall be proved these individuals any them
were Participants in this brutal attack upon the man,
ii sy certainly dessve no sympathy at your bands d
any just and tecant man The deceased wasa porter in
dry goods establishment In he lQger part Of the city,
ard boarding ut No leo Cliff street After his daS's
vo he went with of his companions to take awalk.
WINE pHhlnR ING Ieih, III tne bcgHoorhooi VI
the Hall OF Records person attempted to trip him.
crowd Of ptrOns then came up, but he sue
ed in escaping and both he and hi companion went
into French's Hotel, 1t being after midnight While
~ ere gang Of ten or twelve young men technic ,ly
know n Short Boys rushed into the oar room where
he was standing, and one OF them exclaimed Here's
the d-d sor OF b-h'' on seeing Stafford the whole
IIry Commence 9saultpg him and his companion; he
As knocked down the floor. and one Of the party
seized dscsnter, but the barkeeper succeeded In OBJ
tanning IL from him he then seized tumb am threw
NJ the deceased with such force TO break it In ag
meDts willie lying there prosrse he struck and hit him.
haviR finished their fendsh work. Of the party said
time to CO. and left the place. Stafford taken
there for preston OF the brAn and died there the
11th OF June On the post examination fracture
Of the skull and the injuries de monsraed to have
been the Of his DEATH the prisoners at the bar
arrested charged with being part of that gang
and the testimony Of Mr. French, the barkeeper Ia the
establish ment where the took place. denu
fed thee parties being q portion of the gang
who went there at that time, and had been there
on the same evening one or more times The last
time about IL o'clock when from their violent manner
the barkseper refused TO give them anything to drink
This Is Of pure identity. presume 1t will not
be contended the part the defence that there any
thing 10 this case W Justify the attack and understand
that If IL be proved that the prisoners at the bar
participants In this affair, and the evidence for
the prosecution point them out as being engaged in
it, repeat thatI trust there NO such defect In orr
criminal law to prevent full justice from being melted
out 10 all and every Of them It will Be shown BY
the admission Of the prisoners that trey there that
evening previous OCCASION but will be oontsndsd
by them that this precise time they had left the city
and had crossed to Brooklyn The defence win BE- there