New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-23
MURDER TRIAL At HEW-BRUNSWTCK.
SIsrH DAY.

sIsrH DAY.
Trial of John Fox in the MddleseI County Court o,
Oyer and 1ermser, before Judge Vredenburgh and
sssociste Judges PRovosr, WARD and GosLE, on tbs
charge Of numbering John Henry, near New-Bru~-
wick, Dec a. 1855.
The Court met at 10 O'Clock, as usual, and Abras
v Sehenck esq, Of counsel for the prisoner, resumed
his argument.
The defen,e insist that the fact is well established
that the silver watch previously belonging 10 the Hen
ry family in the possession Of Fox on the 1osa
dsy of Dectmbsr-the day before the murder is sAd
to have been committed. This is smother evidence OF
the uncertainty of circunstsntial evidence. W de-
fendsDt had rot been able 10 prove bis possession a
that wsch previous TO the desh Of John Henry what
would have bsen the result 10 bim7 Mr.. Hen
ry testified that he saw Il in the pos
whs be arrested. Thi. startling fact.
psild Crsua'tAnt!al eVdsDce .aeisnt to sehScI naS
.sss ber. T p, h1 ss "a. bes ehs n. o. .-S T. - s .
proved JdLn Henry o.ued. h. sod s.h % Fer
]. there sny inpobsoy ,A'n that be also let hin hays sI
had lee Fox h.vs them These ae,s ID. endhp -hs
existed between them, aAd the inprobebty ,ha he w1aa
de.,loy Tie life ot hs fie-t The testimony Of Lyncs
Gas-her and Elr, Abos eOrrobor.f' the fee Of tss
heLesLp between them Nor II strange ths lhsy so"sa
nsh, of the t Of Dsseuber When Fox lsh Nevfort tsI
Lsh be designed atop Esabehtown, but al ae ,Sttt
Of Heir, 10 New Bruns~e., sIoeens % hsd BIS
wife hero sLe he'd BOARDED until tho 18th with ars aootIo
lat that Eu1sbethtowz % board With hrs I'd
Siboat kox's know edge Fox arriving IA aer-
BfUtsvck where be inO~s aud stat al nsnt ne
u effort coucesm.lt II For wanted 70 IDofrf
Hetry, Why DID BE- no, sntlcs hun ou, Of to.5
that night ard 10 80 Henry the hote
sId .ept over night With the intention OF le,'
eVty train at y o'clock; ke called al ton
hgur G; cotcudet then Meantime Fox, a. hs ot
boar5 bOuse slept late Henry thereio's pef'9eiss
by For remain New BIunsSlek, which shows eonu
tie sbsrce Of desgD The o. Fox 70 Perps@ts ~
crime. But what HenTys motive 10 coming en' het',
b. 30 be the ialss IL JOIN VIII o. the b,1
Where d be the uorninE when be eit the hoa O
ned.e!y After :. O'clock, saOut blesktS>t IL hSs 80
ROW clearly ,h.t FoI Old lot leave Mrs.. h0u'crs usl
ocOcs monirs Of the btls day Of The alleged mu
der. The oIly persjn who e.ti6es With suy senNhv
hsy For Helry he rsrosd eepot thst ~
Henry and be them faere a. v o e4ves . a
hres the clock. He tsstlses ths ne 20, -
10 O'clock ~ the port-crnce e- - -
islrCad cer,t This ksye tsken hinl Iio. a..
sfi-r .cbed the depot eA -ni 20 49,.
ttt tteu A. the derot sccorcrG 70 tiH 1i.se"
1T, a. io ,,o Now IL ttsd ~ az roI stt NeN b'
.ck h, ornpK ICi ocIocE A's speLes lS,o' ,lAl -
49,, he ,.y he p1soner, on the I'D, AID sits
-. - ~.ted home dis'alce which u T-lgIfefiI
r.,. u,, Chevsier o. wax a. NJ fffe Of 81 nle' e
- .be re.ehed home VA 81 OF - minutes Au1
to t 1ye b,y minutes % was thf dIs'4rce sDt -
~ - TtJ cd Fe4ure order make osI 20
.ui that be rom the lepo the spot rsS
- - committed s deed mnrdsr saf fe-
,Js pst Z road hs retursu ds sose
ls L. 0rporu uIitics Of his. speneer fr scens ,ne
n. bat tine we're Dot good and her
tefefoI@ very nDeertsin There aOtbug seS s
IN t 30 attract her She .oons "a hsg
drBisn and iurnet out of he AVID hn a.
asfsnt sen jaits Gon him, .be iGSned PATTY ,FVSS' "