New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-05
THE GRAHAM TRIAL,
FOR TIE MURDER OF col. L0KINI.

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Court room densely crowded the seats being nos
enirly occupied long before the time for opening iae
Court. DR.. II. was brought IA little before 10 by
Oascor Buchanan, OF the Court, VINO has especial
charge in regard to him. Dr G. is held in custody
at the Centre-st. Prson.l He took his seat, as be-
fore contiguous 10 his counsel three OF four ladies'
also being rresert among whom Is Mr.. Graham SIT
ting beside her husband, and the Others relstives,
lear TO them. Mr.. Hunt counselor OF Nes-Oflesls,
was also present but takes 10 active part. Ms. Lo-
rig widow Of Deceased, and friends, understand,
are in attendance at the room piong office OF the
DisiEict-Attorney
The names OF Jurors empanneDed we're calei by
The clerk II the number sworn Yesterday answering
70 their names leaving Juror still TO be selected
Mr.. Mount the third Juror sworn, being sick. re-
dn.sted IA be excused from serving, which sas a.
sen,ed 10 and be Withdrawn leaving two Jurors
still 10 be obtained
cc,ge W Moore called "a Juror. examined by
NJ Whlt;pg-Read the accounts at the time merely
the occurrence, not the particulars, and there was
nothiur 70 form an opinion from what read; my
mind was slightly Influenced by what read, and whl
rsrsi, 40 nil removed By evidence. Set aside.
Carl r. Burreker oslled-Hive not read the &C
counts; seldom read an English paper; generally
read the German papers 90 not Know "hat the case
il. Sc; aside.
Leonard Thompson called-Have read an account
# the occurrence: formei and think expressed an
opinion at the time from reading the transaction,
which opinion will remain Until chan!ei by evideneei
Tread Il in different papers Set aside.
Iohn Nc tsson cslled-lIsve read the case Mr.
Whiting asked him If he prejudlced So a. To pre-
vent him going on the JGry. The usual change u
tone when Juror was approved on that side'l lac
Juror said be had bias IRON reading the ma''cr,
that ia all Mr.. Whiting ssd he thought the juror
competent and Withdrew his objection. In ans ser
TO Di,ricAttorney. the Jaror sad ho had expressed
I'm opinion a. to what would be the verdict had
bias which evidence TO the contrary is necessary 10
r,moye M q ConOr said the course OF the District
Attorney to-day would proven; Jury belag selected
M all there we're Yet twelve 10 select The strict
Attorney replied tina; he only waited an unbiased
Jury. The counsel for defense have had the Jary
LIST in their hands for some time, ami when they vary
their mode and accep, some Jurors without eNanoi-
ton il is necessary for the District Attorney TO see
that the Juror Is unbiased. Mr. % Conor replied mar
le himself did not even know that Mr. Mckesson was
ON the jury list till to-day. The District. Attorney
sa:d the associate counsel had Mr.. DC. reioned
that lie Judged for himscf Mr.. Z. thought the
objection by District-Atorney To- bias was unprece-
dented. Tie accounts ns to transaction in the pa
rsrs are always on one side ami II IL to he presumed
that the bias against the prisoner; still they are
willins 10 take him. The Distrct-Aitorney replied
Set aside.
know that I have formed any opinion; have no re.
6oious scruples IA 10 finding a verdict where the
punishment death; cannot say that have aoy pre-
soice for against the prisoner Accepted and
The Clerk then called several names, but
John pu1in called-Read an account of the trans
action and formed and expressed an opinion which
il would require some evidence to remove.
One other name then called without any an
swer, when the panel became exhausted
The District Attorney suggested that the absent Ju-
rors be notified which the Judge considered 20 be the
shortest course-aud a delay necessarily occurred
John Pullman caed-I am one OF the regular panel,
but have been in The wrong Court Room Tor twodays
saw the account in the papers last evening ana was
SURPRISED had not beard OF IN the Court read an
sccoutt of the Transaction but neither formed nor
pressed an opinion; supposed from what read that
deceased had been Killed by DR.. G., but what vas tho
,royocsf',r could never find our; have no rel ous
srrupes l5 . Ending averGlct. Accepted by District
Attorney, but peremptorily challenged by Msssrs
Whiting anu O CoIor. The Dsirlct-Attpsney sad he
bo,ed the counsel on the other side would not throw
the blame him. in future as to not getting Jurors.
NJ. q Cosof remarked 90 On, yes we shan. Whn
We have done Is usual every day, bur The course OF
the District Attorney i. not usual. The Judge, in
relation to previous Juror, had SAID the DlsrctA ttor-
ney was authorized Ia inquire as 10 bias
The Juc 90 then directed that 80 additional Jurors
be summoned to attend 10 morrow. The DI-trictAt'
torpey asked that the Judge would please 10 wait
minute He the ID. A aud Mossrs. Conor and
Hall ard Mr. NandervOort clerk, then examined the
pspel and remained some litrle tune ia conversation.
EtwnTd Geraud, Jr was then called and aus gered.
lie had been examined yesterday-the one who was
asked To Stale MS opium 10 tuc ~ oSt
aside hut now accepted and sworn, making the Jury
complete
The following are the names Of the jurors sworn
Oscar Purdy John ii. Jacel. Robert VI. W IlsOn Jo-
s.rb CLOVIS, Luman b. Wing George NeLnan
Wright. John +. Qaackenb Thomas Ddg1s, Jr.,
Thomas Lloyd, Thomas Judge, " m Miller, and I'd
ward Geraud, jig.
All the persons DESTROYS of leaving tie Courtroom
were sted 10 do So when the District Attorney,
after calling Coroner o Donnell, opened the case:
He said that the prisoner Oh ir-ed WIN one 81 the
highest crimes thar Of the murder ot hdjor Lorng a,
the ST. Nicholas Hotel, the morning OF the "a Al-
Gust The law of this state requires that the Kill
mo rnust have been by premedItafed design. There
70 guesiion in this case OF the killing, and under
stand as 10 generalization If done at the moment, II
comes within the law. The presumption OF law u
that there was reconciliation The rooms oi deceased
ana prisoner were not lar removed from each other.
present q dogram, which will be put IN evidence.
If reure,ents the second floor of ~. Nicholas Hotel,
which is on the west side Of Broadway Points out
On II 10 the Jury the different rooms and r;ar cases.
Acl The room occupied by deceased was No. 2H,
and that By DR.. Graham No. 2j7. AT the eide oi No.
o47 is large bell attached 70 the wall and struck by
hammer and the noise made by II u great. AT ten
minutes past on the morning OF the I'd OF August
This be Il vac ruDg ten fifteen times disturbing Mrs
L. who lad o restless night by illness. MAJOR L.
went out and said, Is this you The servants are
"a not about" DIR. G. said he had rung IN bis cwn
room without answer. Major l.. then shut the door
and went TO bed. He heard the bell then ruDg thirty
times and out again and told DrG he had better
put on his pentaoons as the maid or no other person
would come he was He said be did not care
d; he would dress as he pleased and made some
offensive remark TO which Maj. L. said If he repeated
il he would smash bis head with cane, and went
! hack. Dr. G. said be would kill him. The bell was
then struck thirty times, and Maj L. went out andsa'd
10 bin that be would 20 L. the office and geta servant
He had in his room a common cane and pistol.
/ Naior l.. went down and complained that man was
e, bis door and disturbing his wife, and if they did not
take him away he would shoot him. After he va.
H. q hear ri IN
no more be ard gu, he went TO his room, dressed
bim,elf, and armed himself with deadly weapon and