New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-14
THE EUDORA TRAGEDY.
TRIAL OF THE NEGRO WILSON FOB MURDER.
ytspr1-muROtR IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
THE SENTENCE.

COURT OF OYER AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
COUNTY.
BEFORE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE STRONG AND JUS
TIcFs ROBERTSON VAN WICK AND DIRDsALL.
From Our Own Reporter
The trial of the negro Wilson the charge of mar
derng Captain Palmer, on board the schooner Eudora
Imccene. of Deep River, Conn while lying at ancho
near CITY Island, III November last, was commenced
at the Court-House at White Plains, "estcheste
County. on Thursday afternoon last
For the People: Edward Wells, District Attorney
assisted by d. w Travis of PeeksklL. For the
prisoner Messrs. Bailey of Putnam County, Larkn OF
si,p Sing and Clapp Of White Plains, who were as
signed to defend him by the Court.
Tie prisoner pleaded Not Guilty :,
The Count House was filled by persons who had
come there to see the negro After about fifty jurors
were challenged as preudiced, the following were Sc
lected ard sworn in -
D.yGTI,y. Abraham Hill. Seth Whit1ey
BeIi SsIes, Jones Travis, oyIus ~
Jared P Beeinsn NJ r. Quintsrd, brundsse hhaPP'
Tie District Attorney then proceeded to prove the
Boundary of the State by examination OF il.
Bernaid s. Van Rensselaer, who dePOsea os ses4
have be-. en- poy 60 there ,esrs an me nf' H
Of The Lac 10 tns oiss Town
Pelham, Wesebeser County II Is - TY. U.r, I.sLd
and CITY Island are laid this map as belonging 10 the
Town OF Pelham. ox.rn;,ed bv the
Captain James Arnold was next examined c oy Tue
d strict Attorney-He said reside st Deep hse'
have Tesced there about II yeaTs was " y,..s Insy
lillian Palmer he resided Deep kyeti ne VS. SApAs 2,
the Eucors lmoseLe she hailed toH say sh-
been Captain Of her years prior 70 me
va. trsdina vessel coaster and sailed to yslioas H1
We. !, ton. bgrthen tnow ne dune on November
isss; he Wa. then At Deep River, settIs under Gil
tert P;rt tie ate ard George wn.On the gosss6 Tsr'
On hoard Of hers there we're 10 .ssn CITY Island .nd
Hart I,lsnd On the nh Of November asst C.Pss a.
were bro'her' nl,v sa.s 90 Nav IL in the
pes, n yesI n. csp Mse bg,s a. cry .5S S.p
snd Capt LssSAs h a he boy enaae the
boy BY the Of the head .nt 20. he foehe.d
80 ,t W. ,.eul,.fiy long the HIGHT q Sspt a. S
vixen alive feet II inches We 49, bientif.d him
aGoby .Hs,i on tie little Of "a. nsh b.,rs y.ry
susslsd The end Of that finger so t.e a most ise
txe lie raj. on The corpse II goa 'a N ~.
ten liIswnws. hin by ih., MAJ. ia, IN indeios ink
FEEL of the .f The hsais % ne ady .b3st
AZ eho on the sane 81 -. nsH. on the len
,ael, IN be bad Hs % he body had Oeea cut oi
with sharp instrument some o. m cut Of be
ss,i. y ~ B,ns or The calf OF his stt et a. IA
years $40 India ini the .tieis A. tbs .s tme with tas
sane used. and the sane la i.. ~ Capt Palmer
'eIy G.ute found rooa on graph. the surface Of
TIE I'm fee Of slime the letter s.sj biy pre-
ep,y VITA Tia, Of Cspi. PaHeL 5s =. Sody oaoi 10
tie hair gore 90 The scalp Of -.r.ncs OF Captain
tIE ~ r. hoy hat varied from ne $500 ;,b - boSy
Palmer: eV.rytS ~ tie body b Leu we're sons
GOsr fAn.f n ever, - bsi recently dropped Out NE
body token Deep River so Faao. the 5si
Hov,nb.r .psied immediately = b5-rded her a.
- o. fsrbcsro see where az So .r-r. he
l .t,Sb.,e quarter vsios ~. ~ no. ~
~ Hse lei '.a -, me three or tour iesti no.
-. - Cs-tstr. s,ste-rcoul or ..v
he .tabs ar .,ae-rcou and tie Use . he ship
a. C,rr N.cCi~tr A. me bursse CT obsr .rces
lLfe two rocke 5oo.s wsieh R1sb resid.It 0f Ciy
1.nfA rLar
i.,S. - - "a. very b.oOty se~ - 80 bo1iy
hsc tse- fsted % ff31 Il CAB. nd % Csp Pa Il
tie ws;eh aLd silver Pss Re poeLst isEtisei
~ tIsn ae c5 P.uer rs1i wsIi 90 ~ g.. %
on b. 7th December when iocIed I'D the k~ys
- - -. hosh locfrs Weto e,r5 e3dts
Ecre t-oke op-r the riaie 20 par = p.utaoo1.
49, u three cotI 80 .s.,rty sssu him
- - - fhe mate ga bsTset .-o,cl
| - Re e.rs "a Iseke-i - - ia. II.
- uyht The Spots r-s- - - a., 49,
tsd pot. On y; ". Hotel. bsoie Ss-' q
seassia TIE esrtsl s,sro9 ...h.a .z- OF the
sane sy s' 'hs 81 he eabD I'D g. aP.a zap