The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-14
CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE.
Another Murder rria.-Tne CASE OF shooting
IN Fsn.AIorE ucct.
COURT OF oYER AND TRIMMER.
Ind Att. hsu

Another Murder rria.- tho Case OF shooting
IN Fsn.ASorS ,uocs.
COURT OF oYEs AND TRIMMER.
Hen. Juogs Muaesn presieipg
0cr. lS.-WDiam Fowis-, man Of geotlemaniy ap.
pesranee, forty Elk years o. asd native Of Lsces-
tershire, England and crbed keeper OF porter
and ding house 81 Frankfort stret was placed at
the bar charged with the marser Of Edward Began by
shooting him with pistol The % of July last q. GA
Frankfort street
The district Attorney ,@nsd the TO tho Jury Hs
sad The prisoner at the bar stod INDICTED for the cri
of murder. The pdictu charges him with shooting
Edward Began on the "a Of sals last With pistol at
No. o. Frankfort street. lie (the District Attornsy)
need not make any the jury in reference to
thc Law OF ills case doast dSr their attendance
in court this they FREQ suy heard the charges
OF his Honor the Judge and they we're therefore, per
haps, well gcqasinted with re 7crai law Upon the
subject If you, eeu'lsuer dnd the pri.oner In this
case guilty al 70 most dnd that he fred the
pistol with the piemscatst oesgn to take tho life OF
the deceaod The Sigh aenust OF pre- uedit ton
Ia sufficient to constitute 1sl.. II at the time he
pulled the trigger Of the pistol ne had an intention to
kill that wousc be su ttatiou to come With
IN tho rule of law Ttich prev< lie understood that
the defence cot thai he pistol Cred by
other person than the d isope the bar. pc msn
toned this In order tina. - jury sht diret thor
tention particularly ny por ION whence which
bears uYon the defence
10 IN kwiyg, exam'ree b. mstri,t etcrney. daposei
thsf be 10 o steam boat | the prisoner the
BAR did not knoy Bogsn deceased the pr sousr'
house Is at Ga FraosorE street. hs pebble board
ing ara lodging house Was AZ bis oouse the night
OF The lst OF Jsly last sod ia, moEoag OF the "a u
large pistol produsd b-l 60 have sse4 'hs With
the prisoner; believe IL belonged 70 hia cav IL twice
With him. IL in his prpses.! night be swcsn
eleven ssd twelve O'Clock tasaA I'd yard Began
IL rhe street, esw hi "A no next 6sv after;
cav him a. the Fourth ~a.a station noase d zoe
Began that night; come In TO priso aes's
house about - o'cl1cs but oi not knpw they were
the prlso-e behinc til" ha The time there
fcnH - oNth awG In 4
tnow who they were; two fhree lying about
drunk; prisoner die nothi those two at the
rime they came IN but he gid % them "go out oou't
want you hese;'' think the away but did
extcty directly tho out they turned b. i,
and st:cm ited to get in q sec na dme then heard
= pistol -hot from the aoeI the bs
tween tho inside ano ou'sde doors when heard
the shot; the prisoner 5000 ~ith his right hand
against the INSIDE door, think tue prisoner il left
handed; man namad Nestnn atauding by tue
right OF the prisoner A. he .Hr i ~. about ave nj
hands Of Fo~kes whea the gisIol f,ei heard it
said that somebody sao card no cry, ba, ran
ep and the a1'rs s sna
ed the doo-s tho prise or old Us tn go to bed
he ssid ne was going =, put cot Inc lights; vent d.
he showed re the .isto, hE hour before the shot
6red ard said il the mob him much as
they usually did on siDrdey Dlgnts he you'd put bull
let through them; afrsr weat TO bed heard
mob outside making st eise and breaking In the
to the Foorta ward ssstsn housh; tasen before
the Coroner and have been fept in prison witness
ever since
Cross. mined by Mr. Spencer with whom Er. r.
Tsnadg &c associseds resided ia THIS city eight
nine ynsSs; hAd been 10 g. In Fowkes' house FOR
two or three yeas | al, MT know rhe other meg
who were there a. th4 tim. EXCEPT Newton !:
Eenersi7 there alta :k house every satur
day night there sac 40 aracs the saturday
night four In got four drinks and four
seq one of thea struck tcwses the tr with
his hand Decau.e ne aakei fcr msnt they did not
beat him severely; do net moer party beating
fowkes on The Soneay even ng, ave evidence before
the Coroner; this l. m sispatars
M Spencer r-ac from it: he parties we're tie same
think who came in on TIE = eyous Monday evening
and beat the crifor err
witness contnued--I the truth before the Co
roners jury stated before the Coroner taat the de-
ceased was not among tnose rho came in ON Monday
evening; ssw souis between the prisoner and 3D.
gan on the pieht the osce ei shot; | VAS standing
IN the middle OF tbe atout eight feet from tue
door when tho pistol ned; ahen 20 les was stand
ing at the door be had pistol In his lft hand thiux
from tbe way his Left hand that ha il
lcfthenoed the deceased about hree feet Ec the
prisoner shen the shot was area, bad pistol in my
hand II the time the soot hred had the big pisto
In my hana before the shst VAS ared; the piison,r
showed ii 10 me
aha dlscf arge Of the pistol, h. did not think that
johnny would have dUre 'ha,S
No. sir Ne.t ste that Ia my prssence
stad up airs abuue tep minuess; undressing
when h srd the int ckns tho doors; had my cont
off and Wac REMOVING p4~ts!oons do~n stairs
voluntarily; Newton a4o tho prisoner woro standng
shoulder TO sAouidcr wbec tho shot was frod; thnk
tho person who shot taa1iny outside and his
companion ithii the door; could see
mans hsnd iu the LIBBY TO .kes' hand with he
pistol, because he insioe; looking at him
at the moment he shit was 1rei; few minntes be.
fore that Foxkes Witt his right hand az ast tina
door, but di1 not h tia instant the shot
fred; turned around i'm dst, .ftsr heard tho d,.
charge, aud Fowses A,out IN feet from ths
before bim about ten minutes after went up to my
room; went out o. q door upon shed and the mob
bad my coat in my hand, but aad NO. my boots.
MIR. epsnoer intinlsssd that tn-y charged that the
shot was fred by Ewing, or some other person than
Re examined by ,hs District Attorney.
Joseph Hilton Cor ,neS) exam aed oy the District At
tornsg deposed one of tho Coroaets of this city;
Ibid not know EDWARD Began; lin to my
knowledge until saw him lad the day held tho ia
quest; that the "a Juiy last, the afternoon
little after o'clock, knew Hooert Gonna 1gdau; ne
worked atlsathsr; he was formerly policeman.
40 know ras,s ae Is no th Gnaer' tan;
Procesdngs at the Inquest nrcducst This Coaniog
hams deposition DR. Spencer tuere counsel for
animation nduc ed 10 thu snuer; he told
his story and asked INN auesins tn 1t sugges cd them
TowIes through me- ar peecer sisted the to
ne; the questions w-rs answered By tbs witness;
this pistol before in the Focrth ward station house.
think IL wss In the possession OF the captain Of
Cross examined by Mr. T.um.age--The examination
Was not taken In pencil, 1t Is manifold; Mr. Spencer
O. lid you permit Mr. Spencer, or do you usually per-
NIT council 70 10 teIrogate witnesses?
A. n they put proper questions through me per nit
tbenl assume the right to exc ude questions put by
council uniess thick them pro ser
question 10 Conraushan ~ to whether he was drunk
that pghts
A. No, sir; would not reuse to put that questions
don't rscosct that Mr. spencer put the question Goa.
Vaughan appeared 10 have been drokng very hard he
and excited; he thea laborag under
delirium tremens; th'ok he bal been drinking very
hard he gave his testimony cautiously he spoke deli
berAtcly he Is nat rally knew han to
policeman old not kuo~ that he discharged from
the police for his intem ,erance.
10 tina District Attorns,.t tho time x.minei Con.
usu9han he was In . 6t condition TO be examined.
10 Mr.. Tanmadge-I put every confidence In what he
said knew him - DO extremely cautious.
William Ceery lsd the sta ID, but could not
give poaiuvc evidence OF the death Of Cor ma uguan
The Dstrict Attorney ofs evdon tbs deposition
If hotert Conn aughan taken before the Coroner. lob
iected to-
John O. epercer counsel examined by Mr Tallmadxs
depcsed that h. bssove ths counsel Tor
Mr. Foskes; did not directly ex.mius tho ~itnssses
but Corouer Hilton KIDD eaongh to put 80 me quss-
lions st my sugges non 81, not ne the xitnssaos
because Coroner ilton, welt IS other coroness Ia
formed me u vas against heir rules; Ian pressoa is
that sskcd Coroner nton 60 tue how much
he had drank that night that