New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-28
2HE HoBoKEN HonlciDE.
TRIAL OF FREDERICK CUEvA FOR TdE
MURDER OF OSCAR DGRANVAI-

SECOND DAY.
TIE Court opened yes.trday morning a, 81 O'clock
and nctatts AIDING the sOIiny character Of the
weather. there was large number Of spectators 10
attendance, and The audience increased - the day
advanced, until the Court room was well filed.
large number Of ladies were in attendance yesterday
Cueve occupies a sea. in the rear of his counsel,
and although he pays the closest attention to the pro-
cee6iDgs does not evirce any emotion, or exhibit the
least fear for the result. His father, fine looking
Cuban gentleman, sbort 40 years Of age, occupies
seat beside hs son The anxiety depicted in his face
reveals the deep interest he takes 10 the proceedings
During the examination Of Mics Susan Charles yester
day, a monetary sersaton was created 10 Cont by
the entrance Of Cuevse mother and two little brothers
who took seats inside the railing beside the father and
son.
Gen +. X V, Wright, one Of the counsel for the
State not present yesterday, being detained at
home by illness.
The evidence yesterday was of the most important
character as included that of the Misses Charles
who were eye.witnesses Of the fatal affrsy.
The fret witress called was Frederick Parylaid q
.choolfeow Of young Cueva who testified tbs, three four
pistol .atiDs that he bad bought nice new p. .eiwsrd
him practice with 1.-THE Eyan Fields. aud FIRE sew
Miss Susan Charles, daughter of Mr.. Edwin Charles,
an eyewitness Of the homicide examined al -ie:t length
tho cvenns Ther. conversation music sud dancing
Yo9Gs tGTsnys ored with Ssr and Others i :D ring At Me-
Anderson ard h-' present When the party broke up
saa pt Sts' s'a
down to W m ss they FG
rad o med v fI to fs !. hc ars
Rsind sndir on IS. Sidewalk uuder tree A. he went
by she remembered having him before but 'hs only
count Of the homicide was a. follows
Mr. dGisrvsl went Of the gate and turned down the
WI
this young AXE hold Of him and commence whpp ns
n% m.p int. and vent forward Ens hold
OF Of them the same time my father to c9%s
but instantly 30. up; at this time M5 reI3ad came out Of
a ind S.6 y an. md so H
flied separate them and believed he had done then
s ssa a Gens ane s.d cGeSs and M PA
laid going toward Nh Tomplins house then went INTO our
ny mother coming toward trying 70 get me IN
iSS s% out o Bodlesd SA
Of the AID told @ ss o none one out 20 as1
soetoI while he was gone stopped down and took hd q
tod me 70 be c tta might rely up3n aid gentle
man u, he attend all at the time stopping
TO ana and Ssns he d YOU'D
as it required some others came from Mr. TonP
Piled that Nj BrOdhesd had but that had better eo
M % h the to pS nrs S & II ~ add
that really ddno know but had better quietly pos
ing; rOfe him ana he tola II, loiheI coPas
duv who he asked me to fepsn with m mother while
forward ASSISTANCE Leopold then came back to u, aud
Ior, end Mr. Oscar dGanvGi was then Brought and
% S S ao1 hf 9u%s sp af h
In be asked Mr.. Anderson home and chen went
@ M d 9s G ' had pi' es and
was almost facing him, no. quite have no ides Of
ws. pSs Mr. SGsSV Mr. GraDya face wa. turned
ly the hop pistol fred heard the report
saw the h cannot say how far above TIE ,he
Te' haa hs hp 'p e
1hsn ooa ho % % 0 yet sS
Mr. Cuevas right arm that saw raised the ara extended
upon sidewalk with hi. head the curbtons did not
hear any words pass between them before the attack mr.
b. s'sM e,..
he hsd 6e tSe baGf Of visiDs at osr s
time; lived in oboken for vcdiu New.
before came 20 Hobokon; he was n sun OF NIUE
standing together tie porch that evennr seF th
mv.s mad stood at The gate or minute. bre Nj Cuey.
came from the ree he right down pasS ate ne
Sc b" d nc @ SReS nun
.,enOng the fence u,singd ths had seen him se'ors
when Oscar had not sim. the gates ~a' standing
had gone &c soon hold OF dGnya the blow
came be took bold Of hm by tn: shoulder oscar
not dIsgn1a ioGf hold q cn.t. was bright moonlight
call for leP did not hear hun say thing the time he
attacked BY Cueva until he shoti when they were
t h wa. n @ cuevs when took hold Of one Of
they laciIg each other think they elnched but
tbs time think Caeva had hold Of f dGrsnva BY the
shoulder but do not Iecoeci d.tipty do no the
him with lis left hand they both fell before the pistol W hrso
v.ibef they Ell they bad tss tide i'd,
walk not; they were einched when they iell; taey
fence do rbr that took hold ofthep they g
the walk they did not lie there longs Mr. Paryad "a. hN
.hFi lS %h hold q eah sthes
al that time CaSs bad hold of Gsnysr, right liar with his
left hand; Cuevs facing the southwest; Oscar was IN
sy 9IR d p0S sS hes s %s ho M
laid being to the pistol arm than was ola not
was there ana tina. &. was there pistol fired OF
the am certain Mr.. dGranval fell after the pistol
,ohi. hold Mr. dGrsnvsl immediately after the r-PoIt of
the pistol Cueva then walked mm. dael, on and did not
Cueya again that evening when wa standing At the
with Mr. In a. SG S e' and a Do not 10 aS
seeing the of the difficulty that nsht DO not re-
so s, oSs Of IL them wsSped h while the other shot
did not that nilh wa' e1
CeVs had bic arm out straight when h. sed the pistol
after the pistol fred Cueva and Paryd went side BY side
SS,sSvs Az .t bs was shot saw blood upon bic lace
BY Mr. Litted- hat mean By saying that Mr GGr.nvai
the time CHeya hold Of him. i, that he ningy dods
Ing bis seaf 10 a,Se M whipping spoken Of COM
rnenced DO NOT think dGTanval took CGevs ~ the
throat.
Mis- Charles occupied the stand for nearly three
hours At this stage Of tie proceedings, being l2l
o'clock the Judge said thst, inssmuoh as the Jury
had expressed wish for a brief recess in tbs middle
of the day. that recess might be tsken to enable
them aud others connected with the Court TO procure
refreshments. At o'clock the Court was again
| opened, and
Justice Thcnas Whitley, recalled Witness eIhb-
lied the silver fruit knife bearing the intias d. g. MI
Theodore TomPkn' handed to and said he picked up