The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-13

COURT or OYER AND rERNINER.


TIE TRIhL OF oHAs- JAGEs FOE rus MURDER or
JOHN A0RAh-tECosD DAY.
Ocr 1.-The rial Of Chas lager for tbs murder Of
John Moran, thu I'd s,s last Vas contilaea Janes
Martin, police ofcer, exanred by Mr. spencer Cor tho
defence deposed that Ionnsl ani Fsrley tao formsr
Witnesses, when before the police jdstses ssd they
could lot tell exactly who cat tts ceceassd they ssid
they saw Jseeg strike him wi bottle. wtnass essed
them they tho person Sho stabbed Moran; they
said they could not tell sut they believed II vas Jayer
asked II they tie instrument ana they said they did
rot, but that they jaeger come from the bar and
STRIFE with bis hands towards decsasel whlle snd
Pullman had hold OF esch other; they said ths cid
not holla say he was sta cbed could theg say
that they had knife in the hands OF JAEGER Farley
said he did not any sharp instrumsot with hm;
then asked Donney, and be said that Jsger sruos
cessed with bottle saw jaeger that morning absat 10
O. What was the appearance OF Jsgsrs eyes when you
saw him
Ths District Attorney objected to the question: and the
Court rules that it irrelevant.
Dr. Thomas c. FerDsu having come into court, was
called TO the stsnd and examined BY the District Aor
s1d S % that p: b.
Septemt, last found wound the lsft side OF his
forehead and small wound the top OF his head each
the left side Of the skull fractured was small ciot
o. lbood at the seat Of the fractures any hard body
coming in contact with the skull would produce such
fracture; It could easily have been done with nail
bottle decantes CLUB; found the sbdo asa
wounds, two tho right side and the left-the
latter much larger and deeper than tho others;
about half IN inch wide ADD less than half inch Geep
dd OF penetrate the bowels but entered the peretium
smooth covering Of the boz els death "a used by
iDdamu alton OF this covering Of the DO ves the FREQ
Of the skul with the extras asstsd blood would hare
caused his cesth think had he survived the wound on
the abs omen Objected to by prisonsrs oouns.l) 1t
was dangerous wound, and had eject In producing
ceath Ii Produced shock TO the brain.
MT Spencer summed up on part OF the prisoner. and
mmshced by saying he did intend to call Blu husn a
witness but reflection he de ermined not to 10 Sc
He then proceeded to contend there was no
to show that it was the prisoner who inflicted
the stab, and If the jury believed thst he
did it would not, under the circumstances Of
the scufe detailed amount to than
any nan upon the testimony of such drunken party
OF witnesses, who gave such history OF themse7es-
going the morning of the sanpath from house of
i'll fame to another, drir sing ed debauching He
cluded by appeal to the jury behalf of this unfor
tunate po0r ffiendless stranger Who he felt conf
dent would have impartial and fair verdict their
hands though he the weaithiest citizen in the
land
The District Attorney said be had bes red great at
tention TO this case with hope be able to od
evil that would chenge il from the ne with which
tie prisoner stands charged and That testi
nony wss CONCLUDED he eit bound to say tia. it
Iroceede3 to anal the est mony. and revisw the cir
cpmstaness IS they took place
Ire Jupge charged tho jury, clsaTy dehnrg the law
that govern ed The crcu instances Of the
Verdict, Not gDi ty Of murder, but guilty Of
Slaughter in the inr5 degree -
The Judge sentenced tas prisoner to three years i'm
prisoament 10 the state prison,