New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-18
MURDER TRIALS

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,sMd Nreu he s,apd aud vii shev chat plscocr his wife
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III, r,,sc, Ac,nc, then called Rachel r'ec. vile OF
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hrs husband and she sWVtn cn hcr ,oiro ditto.
Wuess tie r,iscner at Che has tam, husband
VIZ PALMER lhrn M,ihc, oGc,iod AMI cited 'a"o to
slw that vito cannot tV wlnrss against hon hu'hnni
,N..rt in hr ease vt personal sa uronhorolt Tao
,,ime,t in tbs case was G,anicd upon the evidence IT
she w,ir. sud he cu,rnded that was imrr'pcr ami "'
ANte cannot DO witness fcr ~ against her hn,hani
n, piss,lc Altone, tcld tho wncss 10 stand a''dci'
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ssi srS n, arrested both them - r.e
v, ' " Ss, e. ~. Spss saw 4i% dead ,seTe two
srs,ws eeesA people round 'he door
"a, Ss ssst he vivid SseS do than s.ic! hart he
.@'s', we,hct he sNfcS'''' die not he "1'H DO "
he District Attorney ,lSn called the name Of ply
siti tp hui he did net anSwgr
l. relation g. the question ot wiic bmnc clmpoioW
vi,s sSaits, her husband the District Attorney said he
dcuh, in gard 10 it, and had sent for authorities
his impression Is that sire Is competent witness
The lrdgc remarked thai his own idea is that woman
csrnot bc competent witness for against her husband
lie wss somewhat surprised when me District At.orney
sia,d that she 10 be called witness and he sent
for Grttult az who seems be against the idea The
question has been mooied in England whether wife can
w"ress sgalns, case of high trea
son hut not generally in cases
The District Attorney Gter while said he found
In Englsnd whore a could be called q witness
in relating TO her hus and where il did not expose
hun 70 prosecution. He finds an American case, how
ever. the other way
lie District Attorney recalled Rachel Price, and asked
who married her. She replied she was married by the
Ecv Mr.. Cornell clergyman.
Tie District Attorney said he was satisfied she is not
competent witness.
lie District Attorney sgsin called DIR. McComb. but he
did not er and the H. A. said he had ether wit
ntsses. lie would wait while however, having sent for
the witness.
The Court took recess and roissembled at clock
Dr. McC omb sworn-Is house surgeon at the New iork
Hsya usht there about and died at mid
be rather prostrsed did
pIsheuEn that he in danger he did well till toward
when be sunk rspdy be did not make STATE
he Of his death he merely asked thought he
die be did to biz opinion, so far as
car f,cclect that he would die. 49,
The District Attorney said to the Court that was all the
testimony.
Tie Judge said the Jury that there being testi
MOI ~ they would have to scquit the prisoner.
The District Attorney remarked to the Jury that the
wife cannot be brought witness.
The Jury rendered Verdict of NOT GUILTY
stated by Mr. Blunt that prisoner is 81 years Of
ana his bToiherin law 81 Prisoner acknowledged
that be committed the but said he had done in self
defense.
MI Palmer remarked to the Court that somewhat Of
bed feeling EXISTS between prisoner and his wife, aud he
would suggest the Judge say something admonory to
prisoner in regard 10 it, Mr. Blunt said he would second
iLat MOTION and made some little observation
On motion Of MI Palmer the prisoner was discharged