New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-15
THE LNFERNAL MACHINE CASE.
TRIAL OF WIN. ARRlSON on CHARGE OF
MURDER OF ISAAC ALLISON AND WIFE.
from The Ci1cinndiI G1tsHe, u" II
CnINLA.I cor nI-EEL nME II DOE ILINh.
FIRST DAY

CRIMINAL COURT-BEFoRE IL DGE ILISN.
FIRST OAY
The prisoner was brought into Court He appears
10 be about 25 Years of age black hair and whiskets
dark complaxion his upper lip only shaved rather
thin in flesh for, head exhibiting fair intellectual de
yelopments; dress genteel appearance constraneily
natural His brother accompanied Ia H. y large
crowd in attendance and great interest manifested
Tbe witnesses ON each side were called and both
rer,ies signei their readiness for trial Toe roll OF
The Jury was called and five of the regular venlre
reported absent and the Sheriff was Greeted To MI
the vacancies with good, substantial h0usehOlders,
from outside the Court ROOM
DR. John W Baker. swOrn-knew the defendant,
and knew the deceased knew them both in the Cin-
cipnsti College corner Of Longworh and Western
row. had known the defendant since February l'oJ
had known Allison since November 1883 be was act
ire as steward in the College and attending lectures
AT the close Of the lectures witness wes sppolhlel
surgeon at the Hospital was sick and went mo 's
country during his absence the prisoner acted a sur
econ by appointment of his brother; kne" OF alhi-
Guilty between the prisoner aud deceased al one tlIe
Dc ceased came into room where witness ana ARR
son was and they commenced quarrelDg about 20 ne
thing that occurred duung witness absence III me
country hard words passed, and each sAd ne was me
hest man: witness forbid any hghtng' ArnsOn ieit
the College in June, about week before tue expo
sion: on % June, witness was sltins on tle Pt'C-
rrert on Lougvorth-st. between ana cioch III
the evening in font OF the Hospital that slu 'ue
Colege are one building; while sitting taere ne re-
ceiv,d a box from Charles Johnson the DoA was
ehoui 10 inches long and or square mere Wa
paper around the box, tied with card shPPel uIuei
q string; did not notice anything on me stil"si ~
the box some 10 minutes, ana carried II W ,ue
stairs Leading 20 the Hospital; handed 4 t. MS
AlsoD and told Der he SUI rSsed there was .
present for her she received II ana carried II
in her room; met my brother N me hal. hat , lcN
xyo,d. of conversation with him. and while standing
onposite the ball about five minutes heard the expo
.on IL was very loud and it appeared a. thouSh me
walls Of the building were all tumoling ia ths la,
was filed with smoke az IRON guuppNueri uga'"
screams from Mrs. Allison and ga" ny Drothef Drtu7
inc h, from the room where the explosion occurred
her clothes we're on ire. carried her down slaIs ui
not 90 up stairs for hsli AZ hour t1en iound hr Al
lisor: be was moved into ah soJoinlhg room rom
,be,e the eypl0siau occurred anu was strefchvl on
~ ,bere was an il ION In the abdomen OF tSo ana
D half or three inches long through whlch 'le 'u'7
tines were protruciug, the nght thgh "as Pe'C'4
with number Of balls. or slues; ave or FIX "eIe "a
,,ar,ed 10 nv knosledge; | then passed down stars
"a o. ar-ds .furned and found An on there De
died that night between II and ~ the eApo-ioa &c
cutred betV cen Q aBd 10; the house was "a4iy III
iured. Que partition was removed from - piaVo
blown and windows and shutters fronting on "e',-
ON row blown out: piece of shell passed throash
tbs ceiling above one piece OF scaniling was Gus ia
two. there we're about eighty inmates IN the hospi
M the time. 49, 4
aessed occurred some four or five weeks before the
ev,Jc.on. between the quarrel and explosion -as
them meet and speak together apparently ir.shIly'
saw them together about two or thfee weeks before
the explosion considered the quarrel mere moment
sry explosion Of feeling al the Tune hrst mel Arr'on
in Tho leetureroorn; be was q student then; knew
nothine of contract between my brother snd Arrl-
son: knew nothing of my brother borro~ing money
hen. he was quiet peacesbe student; be acted as
bouse-sureeon after my return, until my recovery
Arrison stood examination as candidate Tor aho'hSI
sitna,ion the lecture-room and hospital are entirely
separate; did not know that Allison was about %
leave the Institution at the time OF the explosion Al
ison was sensible that he would not live but saor
time; was in great agony he lived an hour ana =.
or two hours after the explosion; do not kno" tina
Allison was in the habit Of receiving packages; q
no, know that he was expecting aPsckage at the ne
do not .ecoIect the kind of paper around the box
am cArtsin there was card on IT, Mrs. AlIso die