New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-24

-, op OLIVER LEE FOR THE MURDER or
I'M n. HARRISON. DURING THE WILLIAMS
BuRGH RIOT.
FOURTH DAY.-Yddsy FEB D.
Tho Cour, ssssm lied A. the u.u.l hour this morn
.S M Fu,itoB Of Cosr.e FOR defehs-. summed Vp OF
81 he prisoper lie d~e Booa the laensss of
the charge a. sid "a the in9i;tm7ut' "P'n
sh be held the p,sossr ooai MT Be fol,d sy oa ,ns
S,re, sooDeed He sluaed 60 he o. .na alleged aa t
that Il oris mated. Ut With he H-1 ou ~tn nose
" .p sees ana .hos,d th,t ooy ~toes iaJaesl tss
20 that The eiepo,pt roek Hanson -nd at' the DO 70,
ssxiso sb small stick which c71 lot hsve 9f9ag "a ne
nekoy Iesoi fsfAefnofe 'hai dseAd tht oet-ivs
". ,Ss,rec 70 tire o'olo.s or nrnity 'Htog Hy
- 40 TIE defendant lie was the only witness Of al Eao
e. zen eIsn nss that d. b,f,d eefnosat hAyas stuck
~ While The ehei' WOO 'aw the te', ta'.
40 the defendant enGsef 10 toe tunGiI 10 any
in CONCLUSION be ursed that the defendant .noad not
eosveee simply beeaa's the guilty pr'on could not be
frr, Upde,hin the District.Ait )rDsy, contandsd
"a, maier,i 20 the case which party 'nnsncei
-, rot hOstysf b.d brea proved. AID ae deet d.ot
I blown be one Of the P.r'y inpieateo In toe Killing Of
ssrso BY lssst one witness II vss not mAteriai that
pspi should be che prime p, offender It was sufficient TO
Of The Indictment a. 10 the etse OF oorsary where
party has been proved % have eatsred dwelling bis
az, telcmebt, DO receive the punish neat lie
I'D hat tho sqit Of tbs pr.nef had beea eoeelasvey
ks,,6 not only by witnesses f tie prosecution bat BY IN
se.dOIIby ~itres,e. for The c,fen.e
| Judge Suorg then charged the Jury, and, after
ssps, bs vsioos ssos' Of uder and the lag in regard
referred TO lnsOrs made toe trial IN reference
The Of the P.rson' engaged otno NIB One party
k.sn 1OnOr the hope
the yufJ would not 10 coneqasnee Ao sny bias 20
their sebersi IL would be sad thing for the
,s the circumstances Of birth should have sny weSht 10
- Jsry boI and g. therefore became necessary for every
ar sso wsheo the feeling ia measure existing
a., cve ~hiot he may be called sPon either Judge
Jvi Decide As 10 the "t h was Necessary to nluire
1,..r Intention 70 life misht be Inferred
i,l t,esrsticLs made use Of by the moo-sncn a. kn
~, Bsri.on wss followed BY Red Dcs H. as-d and,
~. partially down st'Uct by others VIII cane uoi sof
"" Iee-on 70 'uppo.' th. these oio~' thus given
IN m md [ n
nTnf for consioefsiion whether the persons who
~ 80 intent 70 i II they do II with the oten as
,osp b. the deca'aoos p'esiousy made thsn each
~ ssu, under the charge Is laid 10 the Indictment But If
VA, ,i.isctoly sosn tnst the gwen with
n. penl hill ihtn the 0de'se Constitute murder
49, sr o. % degree The prinei al e.tioa vas whe d.
. e.o., ,iieo by the pr the bar; bat
:. rot pecs. ar, be saded that the his
sr, death OH Of those blows ~heh we're given at
~, us me tsd the effect which produced then
On. guilty If was oono that the pIi'one had hight
k hand ard snotter .iae ana th.t the Death was
r.o T bow Of tho stas~ that DID not exonor,te him.
Much dependeo uPon the tes@ony o. me wlo. nsyaen
tbs, the prisoner wa o1e OF me Pfo"s
A.. bv sstihed this s1thout hestzu 10 and that ne
,po,s the defendant at the time H. thsr'ofe ne ~oess
ngh, II tue ths DE- spohr 70 nun II was - 'eiy
mposr point Ite.ts1hed the ideatity testimony Ola
s ,p o.. who .ad uesvey One
The prisoner and the otber, that they did not see him Several
~ ,bs,sbst he was not one Of them Tos iestimooy
rather Of negative character Th,n there we're crcum'
upon the de which rendered im1rObs
b. that but In another Of the street winch
nbd.r neee...r, FIR tho Jury 20 econce the es ie9se
bad not perssp' testified 20 anything very par
which mad. 1t Deoe,s for the Jury to decid b7tseen nn
and Hs,deB Some weight should be given to the cbNaer
and sIpg Of The brother that be th the
.. the very time cicumssnce occurred sod ia
smother place Ifb. testimony could De relied upon would
be- to acqq the prisoner Another point .posen OF by
he br0her ws. that family proteaaDt snd DID not
synpsbhe with the mob which Catholic 1t had been
Catbons mob this ud have h,d much weight bat as Il
VS.. described 1t wsia disturbance between the native aud
eiti,tps The questions Involved IN the eono-
vey questions Of fact OF which tue Jury tbs
Judges IL op happened hh bonor remarked that per
sor actions after crime show their ,u con;lusvey
Ssp sny evidence that coaif be poducei Some Of the
80 80. ~ ,rros, nd beea da,cd in this ga aod II
therefore very pfOpr that eeGtrn should be called 70
the aolo' the prisoner The fact that h eraned shout
al did iDdicats gqit nothing la his
Such human nature bJwtvtr that the CONVICTION
Of suit nbt not be maDu,ssd until some tine st-rwa'd
II strong Of he
ereo busto tie might be that ne could
podDee witnesses wbs would prove his innocence s1d
therefore mbht To expsdnts by tyiog hide him
self Of the wsy fOhing had been nad Of the de-
fudsD the election 1.-The had been eosed usual
fct might have be- te.uhei By his ent
relative When he wss found sss his house, 10 4rsnd'
to by the ofc-i oh testimony, DO Teser,
sho be- s ty scnized rewsd wing beeu offered for
tie arrest conviction OF the q i'oDer tie came here,
Therefore with bia- Interested aud might not be
found eaed and m,ses explanation or de-
fense fo he son although h usht have the
but be brought forW stdnO IS head If hun
Nh, tie ocvr b. the prisoner 'ndcaed that
hat he after aud the expressions msde
were oeusiy remukshe II he testimony OF the Off ser
esn tberoie be b,eytd then these efcum'tsaess gvs
firm alton the testimony OF the HAYDEN
IT, the testimony of m" officer considered
voIihy Of cIedebce then the whole
spo the brother and the Jury must de-rmue VIII ch
ed To the gt credit II the result LED
that the defendant guilty would be th.ir
duty H. however iheS fJuud by the evidence
the charse not ,ustab'd then he must be acquitted al
tb. nah they might deem him suity.
The Jury retired ab N q O'Clock, aud after an
abs nc. Of about 40 hour return. with vc,dct OF GUILTY
OF mAksLAUGHTER Ia rHr FIR.r DEG ace.
The prisoDer ~ill be- sen'enced tomorrow Sstur-
day, Ming uDtd which time the Count stands adjourned.