New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-10
THE GRAHAM TRIAL,
FOR THE MURDER OF COL. LORING
CASE coxcLuDgD-vERDIcT OF THE JURY.
COURT OF OYER AND TEsNIyER

Before Judge MITCHELL
About o'clock this morning notice was given by
the Jury % the officers in attendance that they hsd
agreed upon their verdict and the officers proceeded
forthwith notify Judge and respective counsel
who assembled as early could be expected IN such
case. DIR. Graham also brought down from
the CeDtre-s Prison, to which he had been returned
about 10 O'Clock. About O'Clock the Court was
az ain in session. Messrs Conor, Whiting and Hall.
counsel for defense, being present, as was also the
District Attorney and his assistant, Mr D keefe and
Mr. VaDdervoor c]erk-OGicers Bertholf, Lett, Gun
ningham, knight and Hartwe!l being in attendance.
Some very few other persons were also present.
The Jury came in little after O'Clock and an
swered TO their names. The prisoner aud the jury
were then directed usual TO rise The Clerk said,
"What say you gentlemen, do you fnd the prisoner
"at the bar guilty of the murder and felony with
(which be stands charged to which the Foreman
replied: 1--WE find him not guilty Of murder, but
GUILTY OF MAssLAuGHTER IL THE SECOND DEGREE"
Mr.. OConor asked that the Jury be poed, and in
answer to the question Of the Clerk if that their
verdict, the whole eleven loDe Of the panel having
been WITHDRAWN, it will be recoected, yesterday an
swered Yes"
Mr. O'C., in the mean time, had handed up paper
to the judges after the Jury had given their verdict
and been questioned, as stated. Mr.. o Conor gave
notice 10 the Court that they intended to ask leave to
present bill Of exceptions, and would do 90 within
the twenty days allowed by law.
The prisoner was then remanded, and will probably
be brought up the ast day of the term for sentence
The punishment Of mabsaughter in the second de-
gree is State Prison for not less than four more
than seven years.
Tvesdoy The Court did not open, owing TO the
late Tor rather early bonr at which the proceedings
in relation to the Graham case Closed till about IL
o'clock. The case set down as first in order after
that being Charles jaeger for the alleged murder of
John Moran, 10y alleged stabbiDg and striking with
q bottle at a bar in a basement in Albany ST.,
which prisoner attended and during some scuiie be-
tween deceased and another person.
Mr. Spencer, counsel, stated that he had misappre-
hended the order in which the case TO be tried
and the length of the Graham trial had somewhat dis
arranged their plans. He expected that the OF
rowkes would proceed on Wednesday, the day as
gned for the trial Of jaeger having been otherwise
coupled and he is not ready with his witnesses this
forming.
The District Attorney remarked it is true that there
o. b. en- rome little misunderstanding. The witnesses
prosecution are all present. but the other side is
OF prepared is proper perhaps grant time to bring
. the Witnesses. The next case he would take up,
fer the present is that of Charles Graham.
Mr. Spencer suggested that the Jury in the case Of
agel might be impanneed, and then postponed till
,-morrow. This acceded to by the Disirict-At-
,rpey. The clerk called the names of jurors, bat
cry few answered. He thought that the Court being
ter this morning than ordinary was the cause, as
ley had been summoned for 10 o'clock.
Some little delay then occurred.