New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-21
MrRpER TRIAL At NETy-BRUNS WICK.
SEVENTH DAY.

MCRDER TRIAL ~ We -phCNo hlCh.
SEVENTH DAY.
TnI of Jobn Fox, in the Midhesex County Court
ol Oyer and Ter1niner, before Judge vaEDESBURoH
ard associate Judges PRovosr, WARD aud GoBLE
On the charge Of numbering John Henry, near New.
Brunswick, Dec. 81, 1855.
The Court met at 10 O'Clock on Monday morning
The evidence for the defense was continued
Peter Montfort testfed-I have known defendant
since Sept S 1855 be- SICK the 10th sf Dscember
John G. Elmendorf testifed-Tbe route which Mitch
ell ard cheyse walled from the dspO; the soey the
the lower than the one they w.lked they walked f.
and s.e,ed attention. bL testified
The Io.d and from Hicks house scro.. the river
Edward Wright testifed-On Wednesday last l
yst thar Hr. house, ssS could hsye seen chdfsa they
Dsss ShsSri Ai esS sS i'I int ,A' Se walked the
srourd r. The depot whee the body found on the 2h
oohs % M " the s' % % ~ Gos %G II e
CURED 70 minutes tne walked as fast as he could eonve
Mrs. Montfort, recalled Saw a roll Of bank bills
.boat the sze Of wrist in Foxs possession tho 7th Of
ss1smiDodI did the bills unrolled; they
of tho Kind Of that bank bills m.de of hs did
not pay any money out Of that roll be had the roll
Dteet-I have no doubt that they were bank bills
To The Cou-I do not know why be showed H. excep. tbs.
Henry Baldwin, NJ D., testified that it would be OK.
temey improbable ttst eoad another.
Wy without eetins blood ufoD him
the throat u cut in that nsbbe; while he
bis tDees bs might rise again but would have do in
To The COu- person knocked down and his throat
CrO., e1suiped-f noeI ed down iusensbe might
ss cut ~hous the blood setting upon the clothes soo1 h m
Warren Hsrdenburgh testified relative TO views
a body found from the Pankroed
Sheriff Acken wss further examined relative TO the
eeve and The identhcaqoa Of Fog BY Miss seon'er
III. cd 70 or in fha
The Court resssenbled at 3 O'Clock p. IN.
Sheriff Acken's testimony was resumed-Fox had
e s,s s1ss GP. % .o MI. rss @ % to
time she there 70 identify Fon ser all who were present
room while .hs; but aid oOI a. %. in 2sTtisaaI
bu,teUs sloeye button. shown to Titns.s To the
Bayard Kirkpatrick testified live in New Bruins
wch iept record Of tho weather in December ss he tes
Ayns clouds and at sunset snow and flying clouds
.. ss % I ss' Of aals % Of % s a
Sspth on the 18th cloudy 18th and
.e 'as ssa asse should .h. hardly p0s
BODY remain from TbTsda! to sunday in that s1p'ra'are
Lott H. Roe tesii6ed-I am a conductor the
ssIOss IN. N s.sn s..n 10 .
Cro. exsminsd-I Fox have two silver wstches saw
him buy S0s G The o sU @ e
Henry Frszee, recalled by defense-I left home
December
niSsue. q q %slf % The distance depot
In TIE DEPOT when reached there bs let In about hve
minutes sfter I rescked the depot
To the Couri-Tbst tho fTst time that went 70 the
railroad depot that morning. . 80 49,
The defense then rested with the privilege of calling
ooe other witness . 49,
The prosecution resumed with rebutting testimony.
John G. Emendorf, recalled by defense, testified
that he upon Hick premises and the
yy so yards from the shore and l25 yards the
wdtb Of the rvs and where the body found 20
yards from sbO standing on that spot from
ihe bank of the opposite; think II kneeng
there and shoulders would be In view but man
lying dswn could not be seen -,
J0hn Benson recaled-Fox came TO nay store with
watches tmes he gold watch TO SELL which
S2 be brought u tho last OF November he had
also silver lever and silver epins he was In the habit OF
shown wch found Fox saw this watch there
exsmnedThe silver watches were both entirely din
from this ..
Patrick Henry, recalled by prosecution, testified
Alex Davidson in February last In lager beer
William street, New iok told him that under
named Henry who murdered previous that tlmo
said slightly acquainted with them and that be bad
never Henry and that evening
Introduced 70 him In Broadway, then inquired
dhs cid sshoned silver watch that night In Broadway
be silver watch In possession OF
occurred sleeve buttons found upon t0S were SHOWN
those about the st OF December last
saw Davidson Greenwich street last APrl
Cre.s minedWhen addressed Davidson IN the saloon
In Gteenwieh street. called him Aeeki he plsyins bill
Iares stopped playing whs asked him these qaesonsi
he about these questions
the close Of the conversation that was the father
of John Henry.