New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-19

He repH.d. ct know II, but Am glad ga nem ,or
you, and ,sen ssid be would get Ter ocpne' aod
pair Of shoes. A, tbs 1s mother sAo, .s,, M
Nom don't mean 10 have Walter, You ought e. ssa ns
so, She replied, II did tell BIN 90, scd ",sn ne
would not come bee sgaip, at the same time closing
TIE room door suddenly. 49,,
Hayt tbereupon aro<e, stepped MO ne looS,,
arvo,ver at the head OF 6eceWed and discharged ~
N. ball epierIs through the upper part OF 'ne tenn
p,sI bore The mother sprang frvm her sest, ana
rubbing out Of the ROOM fell over the s'ove-oeatn 10
ih. kitchen.
cared the 81, by falling He fred again at her, but
m;.,.d: and third time be fired at her after she ""
out of doors and followed her to the gate oa' she
made her escape He then returned {? The ho1se aaa
e. N, N. deceased on the floor to-k he: up, iad DER
90 The sofa and putting the pstol Ia her ear, -gan sno,
h.r He then lett and taking the nearest rou's u 'e
ylIlsge so. arrived there.
Mesbtime Alien cane from the held ~hete nc
po,krc AID found his dnush Ier on TIE ssia, ueaa;
Alarm Wa. soon given. the neiyhoors collected sho
se,,th vas c, N. need; but while search vas oeiag
made for The prisoIer be had gooe 10 Mcnean ~. III,
neis and gwen himself up owning he ,h., bs
t.rced to do 40; that he loved her as be did aus me-
that b. knew the con.equei res OF the sct 'ns' ne
would not recall the dead il lie could that he was not
sorry for an, body but bis mother
For The defense it was legged that the prisoner IS
sborng under species vt In any calico moral naoia'
wti deprived him Of the power OF delioerse or pre-
uediiated action, necessary TO constitute .ne AnHHs
murder in the hJst degree, unuer the act vi 10 ~.
Tie outline OF the evidence went TO establish the FAC,
tia, many ears before The prisoner had been crossed
in an attachment for girl whom his frencs opposed
his n arriving: that he became gloomy and SOLITARY;
that subsequently, be formed On unnatural and frauuc
sttacn. nj for halt sis,er that he showed sr"ag anu
ain os VI ms,akabl e, celceo de- cement or mania
In Tins matter He would walk about ia toe ogbt, and
crv and moan like person in despair, and at the same
time Acknowledged that be knew bs stt,chm.nt WAS
wIorg. This lasted tor period of several months
Re AZ last fl home and overcome his morbid state OF
ceiling He next formed similar attachment Tor
niece of ten Years OF age exhibiting all the
bic emotion and O. ony that bad x'std IN re1ard To s
hall SISTER He escaped from the terrible feeling oy
removing ioIn the immediate ne hb 'hood ot the cold
ID question. . , -,
be became acquainted with The deceased, who As has
h stated was working n the house where he boarded
with sister When she lett and ~ent home he also
went to her fathers bouse 10 hye-when she went TO
sch, be also vent to schoo IL short he wa totally
NJ able 10 separate himself from her. AT times he ex
hibit.d great depression and glorm-was much as
tated and extreme unhappy and despoDdog. Friends
ATTEMPTED to arouse him nom yielding to an attach
m.bt which he seemed to speak OF 50 de'pondnsly
The jury otter retiring for about All hour returned
averdlct OF murder in the second d.gree The pris-
oper was then ssrtepced by the Court to solitary con-
fnement in the Western Pentenuary for the tenn OF
ten wears.