New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-07
THE GRAHAM TRIAL,
FOR THE MURDER OF COL. LORING
FOURTH DAY.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER.

Before Judge MITCHELL.
Az on prevoa Us days the Court densely crowded.
Whenever an opportunity presents OF the ADJOINING
rocm the Court of Sessions being unoecup'ed oy
that Court, the folding doors are thrown open' ~
ybcb GOOD ventilation of cir from the Park is OBJ
tanned, and large number OF persons can nave op-
portupty of adm,tance though as respects the Court
Of Sessions room of course only to stand In the line
NJ the folding doorway, about ID or II feet and be-
coming necessarily pretty well slowed together IN
the plan of the new Court buildings 10 be erected ii is
probable arrangements can be ma 10 by which to Sc
cure for the time being, by throwing different rooms
INTO one ample space for the accommodation OF ths
public should ii be desired.
The Court opened at the usual time. The Clerk
announced that the jurors not empanneled were DIS
charged till Monday at 10 o'clock.
The prospect is that the present trial Will occupy
till Wednesday or THURSDAY next
Dr. Uhl recalled and examined The post NOR
fem examination st ii clock same forenoon,
Tho wound, at the surface, was clean wound, Ok.
aotly the size and shape Of the sword shown me; II
the instrument had been turned in the body, thidk
4 sboud have seen the evidence OF II on the surace
There was no evidence Ia me that the sword had been
tnrned in the body, l examined with especial
reference 70 that had The Instrument oeen 20 tws'e
.bnk could have been SEEM think the IceratioG Oh
the lung was caused by the Withdrawing OF the nstru-
mept; il passed upward and forward tnink II was
introduced in one direction ana drawn ou III a ''ucf
different position of the body accounting iof the
lac,ra,ion the instrument entered oe'ween hi'h ahu
tenth ribs ia little above the hip; there are Twelve
mis- ON each side. The witness describes tno u'.eo
80 ., tho wound Its point was in the direction OF
nearly the back of the neck keeping, WIN a aso.
rnrye. an UPWARD line from the oaeh, wheso ~
entered The bend IN the sword, tniok, W as Va"eou
nv us entering perpendculary and being ura"u gu.
Horizontally In which II would come 10 cou'ao.
nth The front of the chest and could no' oe W 90
without the blade bending or breakngi tainh 'nas
accounts for the sceration of the lung ana lno "o
being bent: Col. Loring was large museums .a-'
should think Over fleet, and soou'u SUP 80,
ooyerful man; should Judge he would weign over
BOO poupds he wac net fat man, out muscuif
shouid think he would measure about 10 lhcneS .os"u
the chest; il was broad and muscular shou'a a.se
him 10 have been 20 or - years al age 'uipA 'o
wound could not have been inflicted oy pe'.S S
.tstdir q within foot Is inches IN front u '"o
ether think II is impossible II couid nave oeen 80,
10 have been inflicted from in front he must nave
reached his arm round 10 have produced mo ~ao' q"
could have been inflicted in that way.
By District Attorney--Do not think the sword eouu
have been worked about when III the oody "ith'u,
producing some exterb6l marks to show IT. "aeo
made the examination | heard that the sword hsa
been turned in The body. objected TO as no, IN re-
b.ipg pressed against the ninth NIB and the point
agains. the font of the chest, and neess,
ssrily against the front of the lung: l did
ma, obssrve In the examination, that tue
o;o. had struck a bone. Whether il hsd struck
hone The poiu, would have been blupted, would de-
.snd mon The force; if the sword had been IN vsd
bon, in the body il would have produ ced just suca
aeera,op as the lung sho yea the bade passs nearly
in stragbt Inc award, If anything Little to the