New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-25
LAW LNI.EZLIGENCE.
TRIAL OF MICHAEL CANCEMI

TRIAL OF MICHAEL CANCEMI
pOR ALLEGED MURDER OF EUGENE ANDERSON
Judge Roosevelt took HE seat at 10 o'clock yester
dav in the Court of Oyer and Terrniner The attend
snce of spectators in the courtroom was large.
Before the crossexamiuaton of Mr.. Underhill was
commenced Mr.. Ashmead said he had beeu Informed
that one of the witnesses not called was present yes
terday during the examination Of Mr. underhill, aud
had had the prisoner pointed out to him. In view of
the fact that the identity OF the prisoner was gues.
ton of great importance, he asked that tho Court
reitsrste the order made Monday excluding wit
aesses from the courtroom until they were called for
examination.
Judge Roosevelt complied with the request and re-
peated his order.
The witness Daniel Undehu was then cross.ex-
eight yes Of age and have been in the Police Department
since be Sd a last July prior then musician III Dod'
." ,Se o. S e that had Ino~ a Anderson for sixteen
yesrs he wa: about vs eet ten IN hsat sas
ht mu.tsch. met him OF The oInRs Of July y about %
minutes conversation before le him. which time he
. ss ',sof%s {: Msty Sd eSo s'1
ees street intervene between Centre and Mulberry
n tho on eoSnel o Centre no TO- the ceI p Of a
the distance O Centre to Elm stree. should think was sbou,
when vas way up Granl did not much '.ten,
tarsd p.tOi:io UoweS two second. AFTER cry of
the woman might have been le the sound came
spot Anderson falling and caught him this the
1 FROM dI Anderson until 60.
close to h when got up 70 ha he might have been four
him up stood facing the sou,h and turned my face
little and the turniIs the Of Elm street at:
tention TUNED to Anderson entirely but at the 'sno
Mr.. Bankman interrupted the witness
Judge Roosevelt said thst ho should permit witness
make any explanation lie desired
Mr. Ashmead hoped that the counsel for the defense
would be permitted to close the N their own
ysy and let witness make stterEart
Judge Roosevelt said when witness was drawn into
making statement by the question. Of counsel snd then de-
sired explsin The 'tstement he should give him the pI'
lese Of doing at the time if he desired
Witness lresuning-I had not more than taken hold
s AnSG Tasu sdH sna "a. my H. %shsy
Anderson sank did not 'es h: person Ih, 10 wa M
ss o. as cu s ri M & %Ss1S Linn bis cos.
buttoned up; did not hs club; policemen carry nc
S.nsaeS ,hcis vtS Hadsr.n minute |; the
man bad just % shs S. ep., & s.a ase Woashsy he
mt 'poie 70 me- am not certain wh-h person saw FIRST
b. turned into Elm .is-t il wa dark coat and dai hat
bis bat not new We, osSis in Appearance don't
u Ii. coat or ha, Wien .v os cr, wesS and a, wosssSy
Ss up Cne s. Win S,5 G ,s g sI. 'sarrsd 70 me
him In their cuodyin Genre stree between Howard Grand;
Dos be had Ssn aci and wa. bloody S "s s ~ a Sa
rot where he have not said he the man.
Elm .,rsst did no, attend before the cofone inqee.;
o%s sssO sO tSs e 70 apps, 1es a, as ~,
nesss or tae inquest very anxious al that time to nd
out wnere Anoeons sister there others 70 look
after witnesses theis crowd OF from twelve 70 fifteen
persons fo wed be Officers with prisoner whom they took
70 the Fourteenth Ward Station House.
stsd In keeping the crowd bach st the Ststou
House ssssted In putting h.r In CELL next him
about hour snerward was looking him through the
grating from the entry the-e about dozen Off
Gers and ci1zens lookns 81 him; / think some Of his
hissds among them they appeared 70 be counymen
s hs remained or that oecsston perhsp, couple Of
thni. onti cav him in Golrt ! wa: neyot a, C.ncsur
Mr. Webb won't show tie house aud went with thom
was snxous to the house; had no conversation with
NJ Webb st al
Mr.. Ashrnead here induged in some remarks in
which BE ponouIced the accompanying OF jnry BY prose-
ertpy wpesss extraordinary proceeding and = deserv.
tnG 81 the highest ccngurc
M Ban ssld il the counsel were go sensitive upon
n:tsw hsy bad better ash the witness II he had seias
70 - 20 the lury OF the jury % him.