The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-21

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Trial Of John Dorsay, "a Negro, Charges, with
Murder.
Court or GENERAL sESSIoNS.
Before Judge Russeu.
VERDICT IN rRK
MAY @-M balfrast ten this morning, his honor pro
ocei TO charge jury In the OF Daniel Gallagher,
charged with committing rape on Mary Ann Connolly,
er whicb the jury retired TO deliberate oron their yer
tic. They we're absent hour half, when n
@ of au and battery with m intent 10 commit rape,
was rendered The prisoner committed, and viii be
serfnced next Saturday
THB WORTH
John Dorsay negro Their placed AZ tho bar charged
with taking the life of Ann Hopkins by cutting her thros'
with razor in Worth street, 10 March lat Me.srs Bus
ed Stafford assigned 10 con uci the for the
rpoaer the jury n3anneled, Mr.. Busteed de
sred to ask question: namely the p soner
"a coorea man. and the whom II sas alleged be muir
ered, bite wanred 10 know II they we're preji
ces against hIms Ir they could vacais their seat4
two jurors lied with tn request, when their places
~se pre- mpy filled by gentlemen who were not preju-
diced against the African
The District Attorney briefly opened the case FOR
he ~ epe. He said that the prisoner at the bar be
0Dged to oppressed GLASS, and was unattended by
h.-e I'd crcuns which wealth and
ies aor, ed powerful aid OF npstnising
Newspapers in his benaf prejudice existed in the
n,ndt II the Jurors, was perhaps outlined by III conn
sbe p oner, they existed in favor of the prosecu
The evidence wnc!d show tha; no Killed IA,
the heat Of passion but, deliberately On the loh
OF lass March policeman had coca ion t, 20 into ally
Ia Worth s,reet and there found dead upon the
pavement with he vessels 81 fife, which in the neck.
severed. Lying BY her side was handle of "A razor
owing evidently the means by when her ceat has
ns,mnsed The officers track q the blood away
rom the body the undoubted physical igns OF retreat
NJ murderer up the apartment occupirI b.
the he ra2
heipg ,he property OF the prisoner this diren rack
ing from the place Of the crime 10 the place OF arrest had
bee found. the idence otherwise would have been
very crounstantia. He wonla sho~ that the defendant
wore cap overcost of particular description, which
would iccnny him with he Grim" charged ia tho inci
nent The evidence edted the Coroaer's inquest "a
which published Ia full the time, was precisely
similar "a the testimony OF the various Witnesses who
John kcCord the witness called by the hsrc,
Att rnev He depoaed follows:-l am a policeman
attached 70 Fifth district the morning of llth
Of hnIch about halfpast one, found dead body At No
word Formerly AM oDy) street In All alley about -
fee from the street; opened in the street and led 10
house In the found her laying her left side, with
her throa in two PAGES, handle a ying
side and several matches and i've cents in money;
tie matches were In her band and the money On her
breast the wound the throat and connaed rouud
the neck, extending almost from ear 10 ear; there WAS
much blood about her, she lay with tho back part or
ner head against the wall; she dead when found
her; officer smith and took her station house;
procured light, went back where the body lay, picked
dp tbe handle Of the razor found traces Of blood in the
yard traced them into the fourth floor Of the
hIinipg they ended exactly at Dvrsays door, Knocked
time before admitted into his room exa
his hands and roundsblood the palm Of ri
them also on the font back OF his wrist he bad
end red shrt on; he out or bel and let
found dark blue overcoat in hH room; hs wore
cloth when he TAX the station hous,
hut FAY wha kind Of cap was toere light
IN the first om whore we foand colored man; We saw
q roored woman in Dorsays bedroom; did not tell
i'm shat we arrested him for til he bougn 10 the
station house, he denied that the spots hs hand
by blood; found cover In hts coal pocket
h.da Afa tho tpfo
-mo& ehou-e adjoining; the room that porsay occupied
looked out upon she roof OF the smokehouse when
xuowledee OF the deed and said that be had no. len
since o'clock the girl who murdered went
the Of Ann Hopkins two sisters OF the dece.sed-
Nc OF them, Margaret IArkey, who lived In Hadson
tree-cla;med the remains Of the murdered girl;
he deceased talking with coored man, who not the
Ter ia grocery store in West Broadway. trhe blade u
he razor and the case wero shown 70 the witness, who
witness con,.bued-rnere we're marks Of blood on the
overcos the deceased had bonnet when found her
In the alley.
prostitute. and know that she lived al house Of
III fame; don't remember having Dorsay Tor two
previous the 10th OF March; ocer Davies hrst
told me Of the murder night very dark the body
lay about feet from the Of tho alley; did not
oo for marss Of blood anywhere else than At orseys
APARTMENT the house Is occupied by number u tenants;
the whom Raw In tho front room pretended IN be
asleep; arrested bin and brought him 70 the station
house. his rame Ia John Wilol he was discharged that
evening: arrested him occasion for running la
the et suI poing that he hal commsd some crime
By the Court fond the overcoa In The back room,
which nprsay'r bedroom.
Abraham T. Davis depoeed that from Information he
received he went TO the alley No. Worth street. and
found the dead body of girl hs procured the aistincs
OF officer McCord and brought the body 70 the station
house witness thought thai the deceased cut Der
throat but subses rsnty came to the conclusi'n that
homicide bro'nmited: officers McCord and Davis
In search OF the Who seen 10 have spoken
the deceased the night previous but ooud not sue
IN finding him: from infor nation received nou a
n wi II
and traced blood TO is room; tue prisoner grum
bled when the officers woke bin up, and asked tnem
what they waking him up for; th' examined bis
room and found dark overcost, upon which were
sresks Ct blood w,sn, the col red man, who occupied
the trout room sad he "a not know Ehen Dorsay came
tho witness examines u, room OF the prsoa'r, and
found white Shirt which had marks OF bl oi upon the
right wrist and also discovered blood near the hi Ia the
back room, and upon the vashbosl In the outer rom
Josephine Dixon, colorcd girl Gus the next witness,
She tcstfcd M substance foloss;--I lived At No
Worth street IN March, the deceased had beeu living
mo about a week before murder; she lft my
~, ant never saw her I'LL she murdered heard
between twelve and one when Ia my room looked
out the window and b, ARD tall proceed up 8tars
20 into Dorays apartments the night Of the occur
renee n rnooullght night: di-tincty that he
colofed man; the IKE that OF one IN rea
agony, and Immediately afterwards Jaw this man 90 up
Stair dressed rnyHef, went down stairs with pail OF
sies called on nan who occupied The FIRST ioof, Az
The deceased lying ~ the alley Say she walked the
street knew 'nat TNr-ay acquainted with h
iecea-ed moved IN there last WINTER when Dor-ay
cupied the rooms he had al the tune Of The occur
renee
Cros exannod-The deceased used 10 return homo be
elrvC and twelve O'Clock every night; lent her
my hood she left room that niS ht number Of
colo-ed men lived IN the horne.
Ra direct Dnaiion-rhe officers arrived about bali
an ho.r att the witness heard the scream.
lydia Groose y ho occupied a room IN the sams house.
desyed that she heard on the night 81 the
DER sno IN edisiey afser something fell on The uound
witness listened and beard footsteps the enlry the
peror whose foosey@ she heard stood for about minute
outside her door and then vent up stairs quickly
q Helers Pardoe - she lived With the priscpsr this
tirre fprsay - ~ he meant TO have revenge of
woman but wYD<4 did No, know whether she black
or Whit; he too - o coloyed man about
bcn,rr the MURDER asleep when Dofsay up
sirs he woke her he had dark blue overcosi and
Ne white shir, proirced In court ou thai day. witness
save hin TIA, shi, II O'Clock the day When
be arrived witness remarked W bs prisoner ai he had
been drinking considerably 10 which be repscd "nind
your o~n business" he undrssed and Immediately fell
n Ieep uikon came In before Dorssy, and witness heard
HIM taking In front room; she did NOT brewer
b4od no shvt when Iorsny undres'ed; uoray vent
ou, M 10 and In between the hours Of IL the
D., oncr not present when officer Davi 'ouni