New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-18
la W INTELLIGENCE
TRIAL OF DR.. NJ. PRICE MOORE FOR CON.
SPIRACY TO MURDER.

TRIAL OF DR.. NJ. PRICE MOORE FOR CON
! sPIRACY TO MURDER.
COURT or GENERAL sESsIONS-FEB l7.-Beors Re
corter SMITH.
At the opening of Cont this morning, the case o.
Dr. Michael Price Moore, Of this city, charged witt
conspiracy to murder Mr.. Alfred y. Livingston, o.
Trenton, n j., was called fer trial. The following
named gentlemen appeared in behalf of the prosecu
ton: John Sedgwck, esq, Assistant District-At
toney; Jonas b. Phillips esq and Hon. VIM. l..
Dayton, of New-Jersey. On behalf Of the prisoner,
Jss. I. Brady and Francis G. Young, esqs appeared
The following. named gentlemen were sworn as Jurora
10 try the case:
James Ryan, Liquor. Samuel Lewis, -.
~ LadsrT T L'q9or c, No. y, ASos, HsIoSaH
d Buher, Furniture n. 7. MARITIME, Carpenter.
Chas 5. Noe. hAnuf'r. b. Berry, Provision Dealer.
The opening was made by Mr. Phillips. He stated
that IL was one of attempted murder and real
lied, in the language OF the poet, that
Truth "a stranger than fiction"
He spoke of the i'll feeling of the prisoner toward Mr..
Livingston He would not however strike the blow
himself, but bred others TO do it. Ia the month Of
June be became acquainted with cOlored man named
james II. Still and proposed 10 him to get another
TO assist him. and go TO Trent IN and murder Mr.
Livingston. The man did procure another man named
Wesley and the Doctor told them how hnd Mr. aud when
found directed them to strike him on the temple but not
side the such blows seldom lie
r.d them to introduce themselves slaves and thus
enlist the sympsthes Of M and then knoox MIN on the
Still died within month $50. bat the second Jet
alive and would be placed the stand Other witnesses
drug Mr. Livingston &c, and then, with dagger
furnished BY him. dispatch hm or knock him on the head with
bsmmer There the Indictment which
varied according TO the circumstances Of the case the last Of
which charges the accused with employing the man Wesley
fbe first witness called was Augustus Wesley; be
:.dI reside st soi Greenwich street an cook believe
Dr he in hat him
bis house CHAMBER. street. might IN the nonh OF June
saw the Doc or there wen. into bis room be said he sup.
posed was the that still had spoken o. said va DC
waited TO SEE asked could kill in cold blood;
told hinl could 90 anything be then ssdls long
saa rns a a.a been III SSa Of R.si there
a whom be wanted Knocked down" s,id that
could be easily he said be wanted hin knocked down,
and didn't he got upi said Dead he answer
cd Ys. dead be ..d th.. not for himself bu. rs
friend Of bis be wanted done be only upsdnended ;
..Ied the whom be wanted snoeLt down lived IN
hour md half. ride the in Trenton I" said What
vii you when this done ae proposed telling The name
ips.tos'. In quesiioa what ret, be
.sd TIA. II this recovered his OEsht % get from
sronr row your money sare cali upon wh,n h Is
dore' he ,sd that be considered tie man bad been
wanted 1n,l it was done, bu, he would advance forty
or htty dollar. for the man .'sed him Where toe man
Doctor .e &c could not be nAt al TIE money had %
Co., you'd ls 70 ino~ where I'd 1s ny aoasy fo@ BE-
said, You know and your moneys sure De thea tod
where the lived be wanted him knocked down
In Cottage Treoion bot did not tell Ms ne ssd
he was friendly man, and If came IN A. tsgiuys sAye be
would receive tia, be had cooks black and
white and could IN With the cooks teen 20 secree
self tall chance he asked bow ia DO it said had
elastic boots and could int bis bedroom essy be
sd that Wouldn't DO I'D alarm the people OF the house;
sale, III them all l>le~p" be said, Do chloro
form y said Yes" Lthousa know no more about ehoro
form than hog does then desired 10 take ohef
chance and bds In the barn. the house and lay in wal. for
him NJ be came out which be dt always Abou. o'clock then
could baye chance 20 knock hin down, and short ham s
would be the best be described Mr l. clever soodook
tDs man with sma sostee; that must not strike the
back Of the hes< the skull woad BE- orsbetasnst the
BRAIN and the man would lie speecless bat would
the sku lifted he thea said mus. strike him
oa The tempt and pointed the place bis own tenn
pie Be ,nd "" to make a s1rs sov Of = and ~
cocdnt DO a. then little there, eoefo
and being cheap and sslch my opportunity; thes.
By Il tbs eonvsgs.tion; Sell merely showed