New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-16
Nen1lork Daily Gribune.
MURDER TRIAL.

KINGS COUNTY COURT OF OYER .Se TRIMMER -s,los,

Trial Of Bernard Hsssu for the Murder OF hts WIFE,
KINGS COUNTY COURT OF OYER AN5 TRIMMER Before
Judge B,scuIo justices sriIwsLL AID srSYkrS.
II. prisoner placed 'riL yesterday sfern 'on
upon Indictment chs rgrs him with the muir Ter of his
~if- Budget Hsgsn the lsth February last 81 their
rfsidoncf the OF Charles and Tnsn ts Very
little interest taken in the by the public as be-
see Court and Counsel not more than two dozen persos
~ time present Inc Jury were sworn when the
District Attorney stated the facts of the and the wit
Ltss,s were eIxriped
H Duryes. Esq, District Attorney and Alexander
ECCue Esq Asss ant app srsd for the prosecution and
A l.. = Per, Esq, Of Wln-m'bVgh on the part Of the
GtfeIse
Catherine Glennsn swcrn-Resde st the corner of
tfsIhs md Tsmsnsts. where have lived the past IS
months have know prisoner since sth August last
acquainted with biz Vile they lived the back basement
neat she died az > o'clock on Monday morning saw
her on Sunday wh.n she appeared very weak she
lying upon bec and her hsT matted with blood her
ey,s b ,ck and closed; on her bosom a large
bla,k mark blood on the bedpos and At the foot Of
the beo there marks Ike blood upon the hoor
II had been washed up; large hat don't know how
the by these bruises; Saturday afternoon heard
blows and noies and some one falling on The door heard
hin accusing Der Of spending money she spoogLed and
sid he lost Hsg,n and wife before heard these
blows him oTag her IN from ,he wood house by the
did net STE h.r between saturday and sunday AFTER
tb,y cot into the house heard II ssn taking; she
iet the att rward up to the time Of the Coroners
.,smiusiion the body sid IN bed; on Monday morning
HagsI my room and called for Anne, saying Bird
get his WIFI waited 20 speak with her; she vent down
and after; sle very low then; don't know
sctly how lo the beating continued don't think Hagsn
lef bis SATURDAY a. least didn't hun 20 out
Cross examined WIS ironing, assisting my daughter
Anna Saturday don't Tecol-ct Thai WAS out OF the
house ttat day he entrance to both easements Occu
pied by Hagen and myself Was through the by an
Try ibdt tw" windows IN my apartment ooking into
street; there is opening by which could look into
Hagahs room; cannot r.oollect that out Of the
Saturday, the wood house Is ia the back part OF
lie DID not lIsgsn SATURDAY sftemOon-tht
after be ggtd bis ie from the wood house
in MY the time, standing at the door opens into
The entry tadiI the ard that The only door my
| exuecfirr daughter while standing AT the
door this Was b-sseen aud o'clock, after got the
fire nd. for rouing from my door can see INTO the
yard; when | saw llsgsD he Was inside the en-
Try bis door hrs near mine had nothing to
drink thai day stood At tue door until my daughter
csneln old not make the fire until she came home when
sgsn his h. shut the door; cant say how
su. er that the noise IN bis commenced the first
thing tesrd wss H.san accusing her s stealing money
him heard moth ing ssd about when the money was
she told rim she had lost ii cant say with what
TIE blow wss strsk il sounded heavy heard her
iIg. she said 80, Barney, l don't spend the money
tearo r sound of four blows and heard her an fOa
tiRts heard nothing more than llag spe liking TO her in
low voice he did not appear 10 reply couldn't under
stand What he ssid sh- never le the afterward
nao my business 10 see VIII, Their agan went out or not
that G. uld I- Ia her tinu-c watching for two
ht uTs, during which kndled IRE heard nothing OF
Isgan or wife til Sunday morning before church time
wb'bls'hi newspaper IN the room ~ my d'sghter
aboRt clock the afternoon went in aad cav Mrs
Isg.n: IL /. uu likely person could fall cut Of bed and
cause those HlsTks IN the t0or
John Cochran, phy.i ian, -wom-Some time in Febra..
let posi- morton cxtlnn atom OF the Do0y
lying b.d IN the back basement If holss on the
Of harles and islman sts the marks If violence
conhn'd 10th. head sndfc no other marks the
b. fare sSo-n and TIVE ~ounds one inflicted recent
IS and old vhich tad on II sticking plaster wound
,v.r right eye extending latitudnay examining tue
body the e., ntens of cbest found natural cond
lion The belly so, with the exception Of the liver which
appesTed the person drank liquor the br ,n IN
onislngly x % condition; the injury was evidently Of
very Zig character small and trhng the recent wound
war the result of some blunt instrument tbs swelling
could BIZ either the result of blows Of tue fist boot
luch ~ produced instrument, som thing like ship
.srap.r was show me- hut do think il could have
b.. the weapon with xhich the EOund inflicted tbs
boot think was the cause of her death was comona
ton Of umst-nces; single wound sufficient 10
rrocuce de- III think che had been subsct y severe
ots,ti.. before, which with neglect caused death
had She BEEN The Hospital she mish be- yet alive.
Cro,s =, sniue ed judged she mad been subjected to
chs,ts4nent firm The old wound per'on addicted TO
qusr is u ore addicted 20 fatal consequences than sober
Lemon ths il not the generally received opslOD, but IS
niLt II was the wound but the shock that produced
desh she had been taken by the HAIR OF the head and
drop the piece the same result might have been
proauced the place where the pillow ought 10 lay va not
covered II was the bare wood which sprnkled with
blood sbe died Of conclusion Of the BRAIN
Jo-ephus Buck, s~Ornl- policeman Of the Second DIS
Tct went 10 the house between and O'Clock on Mon
day rning; found the woman yiog in bed under the
Guilt and her iace in shocking condition saw blood upon
the side all ceiling az ihe % OF the bed aud on the bed
u.st.: law araz0r.bO which l. Oked as II IL had finger
marks Of blood upon il the boots atsrward they had
booo upon ,b.m; there bundle 10 the wood house
whCl bad blood upon Il; contained par OF drawers,
a frock and pieces Of calico.
St.phen ". Phillips sworn-Is policeman Of the Sec
In trict heard OF this occurrence little bsf0re
O'Clock in The morning; while my wsy 10 the Station
House informed that MURDER had been committed on
the Of Charles and Talmsnsts went up TO the
bOuse when saw prisoner. l sccO.fed him snd said
you're ny prisoner" lie paid attention and passed
ihe gate be asked the officer 10 Jet him IN 20 hi.
wife the privilege refused aud took him to the Sta
House took him BY the cellar and be SAID, j.; 20,
~ 60 with you he appeared some what confused and
coriinu.d: Il am no. guilty Of that you arrest me ior
asked HIM bow he knew what arrested him for and he
commenced crying when got 70 the Station House. he
said h. would BIKE 10 his sisters lock ed him aud
returned the cwelDg saw the body Of his wife lying
dead the bed-he face was very Buckeyes closed
on the foot board and post Of bedstesd there blood and
pieces o: hair. around the becposts there do
ger.nsrks Of blood also some blood deval.
ceiling, and on bedsteao the blood on tho ceiling
Looked spattered; the side-wall pretty much
the same found boot with blood II and hair matted
IN near The head OF the bed il long, hne hair found
The iron part Of shovel in the Gre place Il was quite
warm lprocuceo it looks like the same one the hoor
bad The appearances of being wiped up went into the
uood bouse after examined the and found pair Of
crsvers ard apparel found some pieces Of
ncrin esrpetirg which vet slso some cotton clo'ed
with blood and tied up in parcel returned 10 me mousse
that evening found case and oancoox IKE
wire woman'- cap stained with blood forget when
found The overalls blue shirt picked up tn'nk nad
blood upon i. ,,
oidnt k. uar eusr notice wheber was fresh stale
blood. don remember that Barney sid anything 70
about tho Jury bis wife II strikes me he did say she
fell In furnace -,
I'M. pstt.ron sworn-Lved in the house With
uosn. .sw rim pulling from the wood house BY the
am, he NAH resistance, and then into their
room be was in his stocking feet heard scream
ing they g into the rocm and noiss like somehing
heavy falling upon the door witness did know H4gAn
by sgft. 49,
Anne GlsnDsn sworn-Wss in the houss preyieus to
Mr.. Hsgans death IN rsturning home Saturday.