New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-09
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COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER-Before Judge ROOSEVELT
THE TRIAL OF CLARA HAYES.

TIE TRIAL OF CLAkA HA1hS.
INDICTED WITH WILLIAM HAYES, on CHARGE OF rHE
MURDER OF DIR. LurENER, BY SHOOTING, WAS con-
TrSUED.
Mrs Hayes, evidently very much improved in health,
was brought to Court yesterday by Officers Knigh; and
Let's attended by two female friends, &c. and
resumed her position of the last days of the trial
the sofa couch.
Dr. David Uhl sworn-Made pos: mor;em examination
of deceased; when him his office he lying with his
face upward and open; discovered wouad the len side
oh. bead nhes 6shrd the ear directly IN 1s wa win tas Spsn
ing Of the len esr his hsnes were en.y Seh ~ y,
powder and found no marx oi powder upon any
Of be ohesd and lodged he might possibly have soma @
the instrument mus, have been least six
b MI led been sawed took out the brain and cut MP
tom ole to three inches he's saaie sIS could saa
Dr Dcwnes being present with me aud found the BAL IN
poI'on oi e hsre RI. bail entered IS on an average
'lih inch Thick did not measure this P11ssG,5 s skull
anime the other side placed finger to depth Of
lille over an inch dsmster the ball entered the aeh rs which
The % o5 5s, Vt tosseS S h Sc Which ooa not BE- the
hair Gu, oa number Gf question, a. 70 PfrSss' % , &
deals OF the opinion that nan eogd nay hst h ss
possible but would be du for him to do 90 and thar was
OF opiuien Il not case Of suicide a., 4,
Witness was asked by Dstric;-Aorney whether in the
opinion OF witness standing sitting posture when
the wound but the question objected to aud WIN
Coroner Gamble syorn-Saw the body of deceased
yhs The aooT at his oheei went 70 the Inn inner o sos 'ys
esSmined as irs think his deposition read him before
see No. between and O'Clock Jan e Mr. Cocke
far sg 81 Is os oss sS back to the Hall
Mr. 20 % s & % Of ID Dr. %tener was taken by h friends,
laid r,eed coffin then taken into the cGp,nlUs room
w,r ,andp by the the consulting room when got the
pistols; think MI c. handed them to me ~ ,,.,,
Bv a Iuror-A papeSwas also handed to me, directed
By District Attorney the paper shown is the
Thomas ODowd sworn--Clcrk to Mcclure & Co,
Bosdwsy nesrthe Battery was so IN January as oa'eeS no no
name Of Ms Hayes saw her about 2i O'clock the
count in he PapSr Of Dr. Lusner saw he, th,
be e myself was IN th room exc ehep ne T an @
kuow that addressed herself to ehe wished she Knew OF
ye Der where his place Of bushes, w9' she said Nasal
% "a, ws M had n 10 a ~s '' ii o%s down Broadway
WISHED to see him as soon as b. could at 10 10 I a.
months had never seen M H. there oor sna % qua n
@ ,b ady amer tha, i saw her here; certain she
she had her veil drawn dined and went
The District Attorney wished to read the deposition of
,ie I'm wbh he saw Dr. Leuine sonq to morning
from what he has stated on this trsL Il was Objected 70 tS sae
ton allowed 70 show the fact that he had stated dsen' m
shout % that morning YIN bis bag rs usual % fons 70 $ % S' oS %
paed he had positively stated any time before the OoFo
Mr. Shelter sworn--Is copyist; place of business in
January No Nsssoust third story residence ct forsie
sSs~ 1 M TG M arys IN the C about 10 minutes before
,bs Uaru O'Clock train about 10 minutes
office leaving the did no, speak TO
Mr Heyss; remained Halls office about % minutes saw
N again that day; Mr. Hal brought her over 70 my ohce as
Gosngs OF
TOmbs with Mrs Hayes the
pose seeing Mr Hayes she wished hn neither as
him; Mr.. Hayes write; familiar with his hand
writing the Tapers shown believe be in the handwriting OF Mr.
HAYES; he letters them believe in possession OF
Lutener been written Mrs Hayes BY MT
country; they marked BY the Judge, r. 2to3
The District Attorney said he would now offer them IN
evidence and would read them The counsel for defense objected
evidence hes given these the letters handed by Mrs
Hayes DR. Luiensr He inquired Of the District Attorney what
proof he had that they the The District Attorney said
Catherine that Mrs Hayes said they papers which
had been written to her by Mr Hayes when IN England
The Judge said that is true that II said, but
there evidence that ese the the letters have
entirely different There them 10 show that
them her hands II the District Attorney will
identity the letters being the they will be testimony
show that there motive her part for the crime with which
che Is charged
The District Attorney reiterated that Catherine heard
they papers written her by Mr. Hayes
when hv England that she them TO Dr. utener aud be
them; that these letters placed BY Dr. Lutener
before death, and
Luiener handed them 20 the Coroner
The counsel for defense in reply said Catherine stated
Mis- that they written her by Mr Hayes Ia
Eng and II stated by Miss ship
letters Mrs. Hayes read to DR. LueEe were ia French
German while these Engsh Ao that there - no eyi
deuce that them Dr. Lulener Nh Hayes
rnirht have delivered them to Dr. Lutener.
The District Attorney said Miss Shpman only stated that
on particular occasion she heard Mrs Hayes reading French
German letters.
The Judge replied that that only proof that there
The District Attorney made further remark.
The Judge said he would take the matter into considera
tion snd decide tomorrow.
The Court then adjourned to this forenoon at 10 O'Clock