New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-21
MURDER CASES.
TRIAL OF HENRY GLADD FOR ALLEGED
MURDER OF JAMES McKENNA.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMISgR-Before Judge

COURT OF OYER AND TERMISpR-Before Judge
MITCHELL
The prisoner appears to be about % or IS years of
age He is charged with infcting stab in the shout
der of deceased on the ED of July last. Messrs.
Clinton and Spencer appeared in his behalf The
District Attorney, in opening the case, said IT might
not be considered perhaps, law, murder but would
be mansaugbter be thought, in the third or fourth
degree.
James Pugsley, sworn: Am molder by trade;
know prisoner by sight; knew Mr.. Mckenna; he was
wounded on Saturday morning, about o'clock, in
the top story of building No. 100 East Twenty eighth
ST.; was employed on the second floor; the first
saw Of prisoner after the occurrence was at his bench
at work in the fourth story; had previously heard
a ery of murder; stood on the entrance OF my shop
AZ the time heard other words did not recognize
The voice: they were men whom had but little con-
versatjon with; did not go into their room; saw
prisoner at his bench; saw deceased coming down
stains with Of his arms resting on the hand oil the
Other arm; he said am murdered, looected 10 a.
prisoner not present; the shrtsieeVe was roteo
IN 10 his elbow and the blood pouring out OF his
sfirt-se.ye myself and others took hold OF him, and
helped him down stairs; before that had been up
stair and saw prisoner al work; when we go' 9e-
cessed down TO the door, said would 90 and ma
policeman but did not succeed the persons TOOK nih
10 drug store, and his wound was dressed saw ~
when got back; II in the shoulder, or az the
side Of the upper part Of the arm.
Crosf-eIsmned-Prisoner was called the frencn
man; deceased, l believe, was native OF lreianai
was converting with persons when heard the cry
and wen, up; after seeing prisoner, l observed de
ces.ed coming down stairs; he said | am murdered
asked him what the muter; Think he SAID =
=" am stabbed" do not recoect exactly about mat
signed the examination on Coroner inquest ,
Mr. Spencer wished to show by X that deceased ana
another person on the previous day had attacked
prisoner snd beat and threw him down stairs and the
pon IT, mo person being present. to witness the
transsconj that the attack had been repeated. The
Judge said il would be dangerous testimony 70 stmt
az il might work both wsys-frst counsel suggests
and on the other hand, that il might have been done
out Of revenge. The counsel for defense spoke OF
resdpg come other part Of the statement bus finally
Withdrew il.
The District Attorney read the statement Of prison.
or before the Coroner in whit be acknowledged to
have inflicted the stab bat said be did it wholly In
self ceteuse.
DR.. Murdoch sworn-Was assistant at Bellevue
Hospital; McKenna was admitted there Wednesday,
$50 August; he wss weak and appeared to have lost
q large quantity of blood. The Judge inquired II
this wa. month afterssrd to which the answer wes
in the affirmative Made the post mortem examine.
ton the e shoulder showed siI scars, and had us1
had sufficient time to heal; such wounds might nave
healed in tso three weeks there VA also a open
wound pear Of the muscles, With clot OF oiood
hanging from it, and that clct wss removed honor