New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-11
MURDER CASES.
TRIAL. OF CHARLES JAEGER FOR THE MUIR.
DER OF JOHN MORAN.
FIRST DAY-tTuc sday.)

FIRST DAY. tuesday,
The Court did not open, owing TO the late
er rather early) hour at which the proceedings
in relation to the Graham case closed, till about IL
o'clock. The case set down fret 10 order after
that being Charles lager, for the alleged murder of
John Moran, by alleged stabbing and striking with
abcttle At a bar room in basement in Albanyst.
which prisoner attended and during some seattle be-
tween deceased and another person.
Mr.. Spencer counsel, stated that he had misappre-
hended the order in which the to be tried
and the length Of the Graham trial had somewhat dis
arranged their plans. lie expected that the case of
Fowkes would proceed on Wednesday, the day as
signed for the trial Of jaeger having been otherwise
occupied and he /. not ready with his witnesses this
morning
The District, Attorney remarked il is true that there
has been some little Misunderstanding. The witnesses
Cor prosecution are all present but as the other side is
no, prepared il perhaps to grant time to bring
On he witnesses. The next case he would take up,
after the present, Is that Of Charles jaeger.
Mr. spencer suggested tina; the Jury In the case Of
Jsger might be impanDelcd and then postponed till
tomorrow This was acceded to by the District-At-
,orney. The clerk called the names Of jurors, but
very few answered. lie thought that the Court being
later this morning than ordinary was the cause, as
they had been summoned 70. 10 o'clock
Some delay then TOOK place, Mr.. Spencer having
gone 10 his office Tor the paper. in the case On his
return the impanneling Of sjury commenced. The
psus questions were asked. Several had formed or
expressed an opinion.
4 number we're challenged by Mr.. Spencer.
The Jury after abou, two hours wa completed as
follows
yi.ssh w.rs shoe dsalri David c sampsop. Fourteenth
wSd carpenter Charlie. chassmsn, Elssenth wnd miller
:'; aP'S y.%s. Ss.u ssssSrA wls
porter, wsnsr L chid; upho'',sts.; A,oer ne 90
lsss,sS T ssr Il Roach Fin,suiS ~sd grocer MARTIN
IT, ;r,ecs not inpannoled were discharged till
thursday. Two or three were hnd ssS for non-
The Ds,ric,- Attorney opened the case lie said
shs, the death OF deceased was caused o ''agy "a lne
fen.e Ia that the blows we're given IN SET defense
do not see from the evidence before the Coroner that
he had been attacked, and II now seems to me to
have been ar unnecessary and unJu,thaoie khhhg
and comes within the rule Of murder.
lanes popneliy called by District Attorney and
,xorr-Was II o'clock Sunday morning, Sept y
with Wash. deceased and Farley in John Bu'hmsn !
place In Albsny-st saw Bushman JAEGER ar Aaoipf
fsmnle ,he-e. went with my acquaintance there
John Bushnell tipped me under the chin VITA ms mana
had known him by sight and spoken 10 MN Tor two
or three weeks: Busbnan and deceased began taking
and laid hands eech others shoulders ,hougn, ~
place Was bsr.rosm in basement two or three step;
down the two went toward the bar; John Farley tod
them 10 come up-to the bar and have drink; NJ
spoke TO all II US; Basbman spoke to jaeger who
wm b.hind the bar in language could NOT under
stand Bushu an and Moran stood on ore side OF the
bar. jaeger went from behind the bar, his LETT hand
down 60 that could Mt 1t, and went over 10 Bush
man ard deceased; he said nothing that see, and
did nothing bui went behind the bar again; deceased
and Bu>hrell then came in front Of the bar; jaeger
TUNED round ard took up a lemon syrup bottle and
broke II over deceaseds skull, across the left side Of
ihe forehead then took another lemon syrup bottle
and struck bin blow with thai, then took up de-
e.nter half full and hit deceased with it over the
head; Bushman also then hit deceased we then told
Bushuan and lager not 10 kill the man. that did nj
GENE In to make noise: we took deceased ont the
sidewalk went look for doctor and took deceased
q the station Hcuse the doctor dressed his wounds
little there aud be then taken TO the hospital
when JAEGER came round With his LEFT hand down, the
Lsft hand wss toward the bar did not observe what
be bad in bis right hand jaeger went up coss to them
hs w. facing deceased; I was about ~ yards apart
Tsrisy was going between Ne, a. also was Welsh
Jaes Good iscise deceased not two minutes; wher
h cane round tie bar be walked pretty smart; h
ssas to dscssssd - quick and went % quick that b