The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-13
Trial or Jeremiah Lame for the aIanslaush.
ter OF WiiiiarS Hycr Charge OF tho
Court-Verdict ox tho Jury.
COURT OF GEnERAL Sc E5sI0Ns.


o'clock and proceeded to try tryoass OF Jsrsmsh
FOR the msnssushter Of william Hysr In December last
by striking him on tho head with q cart Tung
ihs hrst witness sworn for the ,vo Elisa
be B.iman who deposei that she eidsd at
OF Elm and Duans ,trssts The dec.aBsd boarded with
he' he WAS tailor BY trace ths evening Of the 25d
n Decsnioer last he teok his tea about six oolosk he
thsn went ont and came In again went three
times after when he carried In inss,sibie he WAS
sent to the hospital that a,ght
Cross szamined-It about TX O'Clock When oscsas.
Cd the house and in or ave ninu Is after he
| left hs ~as carried 10 inssDsibls.
henry Wendie berg duly sworn, depos.d-Tts 81 he st
tsnoea 6af sept BY Mr. Fnt tbs corner OF
him ano Duane stree s; recolleos In tina
street. betreen the hours Of and O'Clock in me oven
aT OF 2oh Of December last looked through :hs wiuv-
ana aw party standing tho northeast corner hssrd
nose and .holiowiSg cut" bat could not distla-uish
nJthng; Willis Fnnigsn into sur store and
looked around IL for and went out -si,.
jeremiah Lspc and or uryen other, war. in 80
store little fro~ into tho store and eai or,e
our, Finngsn will be hci sa;" rhsn thsv All ran orr
soon Alter jerry Lane 10 4ssa iooA cd soupd anc
ash cd mo fos CLUB he Sane with soma yhits
sgs on IL as did Dot get club theirs and * .in
i'S.n eehineoctu u shut til. ont
ace; about df cen piautss ater Iossa To ore tbs
came ito the store gain ttcongb the back door
Ut Asnew, being duly eNorp, Dc,.d-ghAt he made. .
| post NOR en- eSAaa>tioa the BODY OF Wi.m n.
A 'pAI tlH arath wAs cauisa by draw tho
tRI The aIeh ot The .su driven through unon so
brain NfA '"'
Cross sxslnnsd-N would t.ke considerable forcs to
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Injury ty falling directly the top ais ,.d RON
aus sncs OF six eight feet. from Tia blow OF club
hnne unAss,sd; might have been caused b, the bio
OF stone In uAn's haod; muou lowar than tbs
secssssd could havS gven the blc with the
OF club
M.r pat,en. seias ouy sworn dapossd-Thas shs
re'ded at No 2s Elm stresi, with Ir MArwick on the
right that The deceased hurt sbs had bseo TO
acquantsBcss house in Duane strest ohs an,e home
about eight o'clock; Mr. Fnngan in Ger compsuy:
on rec way home There i've on the sdew.ik
and one OF them Dsulted her. it the norta sid
OF the street, two doors from the corasr OF Dusas
street; did not know any OF the nep; Finaigsn
asked the men VIVA. sh.y ms.nt. but ! ,sm
not tell what they sEid FnIaaB 20 10 back to
her them put his 100. before him TO TIN
Finrissn turnsd xrourd 10 hit sod tns nan hit hin,
bsok FnnigAn pYed of the and then thrse
others cemmenoea beating him while be down; wit.
ness went into Mr. Cor.on sors any OF
friends we're there, bot rot pofns any .nd the clerk
that tiIDgsn vas asht; the CLERK in as door
started to away when OF them ioow.d aim sna
knocked bin dorn two OF the others draw kulvss
And STAB itpigAb; do Fnnigsn altar tha bu,
after vent back a with core h md sriks ths
deceased rih calt Iung about three ards rom
Them when sbe ased struck dsseas.d vas not
solng any strucs cord not til fror M, a;
Iecti'p the mao wit h. ruug cAns he struck M
ea'se or me head; did pot fss tue xiIh core
nsho before; tas bis hand pei up with ~hs rsy:
bAve not that sine. TO rscoxpia. him on
RECEIVING he blow esee.se fell the pave nsnt; tnsa
the man that struck him the cart OF his
hsnd ran down Elm street 70 Pear could il What W..
done w''h tine deorss.d exo.pt nnssn
Croes-e1srfnet-Finnigs va . good deal hur. saw
two men vi knives their hands cid cot sea say
other person with club in h hand except tho nan wao
etrnck seeeasd witne very much aiarms fr he
rsiety Of Fngsn cocld tell woethsr the night was
cark or not; oo NOT tell ybody FAIR until
The next day when Fipnigan WAS ar,sated hn ah. at
saw the vito the hn cd he ad cart ruov
ha hand could identity hiu neses sas lns rt Su,r
lerore 10 her spouieara: 6 n not ,u bos saI III 10
there w-r@ o,ber this crowa Who coea h.v.
bad tbe same opp rtuIty Of seeing tsocs.d
q wn a. she bad coae not ten VII, posed up tas cart
5urvs never saw re prsDn,r to her kro slsdss
A.ssstns Decker osiss duly sworn, po sa-TaAs hs
sse :. No % Da.ne street aud resided vi ta faths
90 was struck ~itprs his bar whsn some OF ther
bearoers came 10, and said there ths stes
the bcarcers saying i right to nsat:
~ens back ami told his father; on goisg ont
who sale II he had not hand he would ,ht nm
sioIs; man tben came over and said there pss mao
Eyer the oeoeases ny in the gutter mar gr Fnk,s
store witness thtn went home; after that want OF An
eu.ns ard on my wsy back vent to Mr. Hyer's r,om
su5eo there but fhort time, and m way do wn
pas,ing through toe store, Je L,as; vitpsss
ssd something TO him but could rec c1Iieot wat il
wss some one efo spoke, but he could wnst va,
said; zone ons sA,d VINO is it'' jeremiah Las rsple
thas be wished the man dead and he would lDe
to rsht witness who s.id nothing ard vent home
Charles Springer, bsipg de,ossd--c that he lived
at tho corner OF Eln and 0uaue s-e-ts the ghr Of
me Bgh be 10 the house reading book on he.ripu
the ncis he looked Of the ~noo . and "a ,o, map
oD tne northeast corner, went dos stairs then sad
he.rd scne 6ernsns cursins Fnrgsn =
ssE man coming ut Of the sose with tam ssrs ,oud
rot rscf gn,sc him; ono tum5er thro boly
saw William Eyer iyicg Ia the guttss wi lar rs pavist
store beside bis head witness then home and after
isotsg at Hysr Win Ianie n; they tock hi up aad
carried him stas to his ioom apd laid him on the
dur; witness tnen vent Gown stAirs and ven. home
Here the evidence for the prosecu roa closed
The counsel In the sss zs than msi an ths eyi
osn's It some length He said tea. there deal
cteinefene between the pre- snt ordtns.
~ OF collars and cents The prisoner At n, oar
ehsrg with the grave crime TAXING the lie OF ons
Of hs fellow men and ~ It cir duy TO in airs ssct
'-aa te -ss sur. they ~oult--in;o o .I the circum
st'pees connected With sl eyed homode The prisoner
at he tnr ~as 'hNgd WITH killing wlh.m Hy.r 90 rhs
:oh If Dsa.m or last Tho District Attorns, told the
jun yesterday that he would not prs,s for ys,dict
ny bigh-r thAn snsl.nzhter Ia the sc,nd de
sr's out thanks to his leniency, this morning
eaid trst ae OF ter In tho third de-
gree orIy Hnt ttus, geutlemsn u .ss jury thst
msnslsnPhtsr In ary eegree 6rm,y believe tass tns
people here haze rot made out case as shou ID ont
az 10 Nsrsht co.. vosion for msnslAushter any de-
srte thss s'rst row had amounted 70 riot the Dis
tst Sossy wouli esve been bound to ndot h, psscs
able qn,et AID unofsndipz William Hysr, for every
psron who ata riot Is ny Law regarded ls ri sr
fle Ds rc, Att rney fays that tho deceased quet
peacsAi end Industrious msu but you vdsecs
ot hat fact The wi Msrgsst Paten aad that on
ter return hone, az the OF Elo Dos.s strss
The sAa g'oesy nsu,ted. That William H,se was Ia
hst crosc noc- tu; the All seeiaS Ere san tell, ghethr
he e.cfasd vss among thote rho thus isdscen;iy
yrcfed heir prFors eirl nsi,her Or hr Dssri
AoIrsy fell II is for ron sentlsmsn Ia Nv her
re wee There however every probs s.y thar he WAS
s sss there ~hi- thin outrage mad. and ne MT
tins 40 uumey esd say hoossy ibs. he deserved mia
deal ihough suodsD IL might have been Perhaps the
D1,ns Attorney can tell you ho< William Hyer cams
nee for u u hi susiress 10 make a. ptr'tc. o.sa a.
Fo,ncc se may srpittn TO you his prsseace there,
Dot COM tnift be san Hsmsy tn his 3uty a.
bn hrk he often gees too does OF DO duty
he should In every Of this kind the pu bio pro
sput s oound 10 .cquit the man he cAo IN such
cSs Should be teek u cppvic ths prisoper ssssd
% tce cy you and and If lie does his dnty
thou am ture be never will be elected ocs axaiu
Nov, Who tr~sIenish Lauef poor frisndlsss and a.
y unknown man IL the sound OF the District Attor
urJe voice bad fen In favor Il been against the
ptoser II would have been fsr nobler 10 him and his
vnca souid have founded sweater Ia tss ears of Iustcs
h,n ne ostorJ o Dsmoshenss o the people u Greece
tit evidence 10 bis case Ia purely crcumstsniA iA @No
the propsr strik. the cece ed "a viii NOVA
70 you Ire question you have TO Try H. allied hm'
lsre y fen III. ovitsrce, went into store Of
herry Wesdsi kshed for CLUB; but according 70 Wen.
deps evidence he did not ssttns rhe theory th>s ~I
oetogset to BE- established By the District Attorney l..