New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-10
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
GURDER TRIAL.

TRIAL OF SAMUEL KEyEs FOR TIE MURDER Oh
HIS WIPE.
KINGS COUNTY COURT Of OYER AND TERNlNER-
Before Judges ENoIr, sCHoosNAsER snp s~~oNs
The trial Of Samuel Reyes who stands io;ic,ed 70
the murder of hi. wife, Mary Reyes, was commenced
Yesterday morning. They lived In Butler street. neas
aoyt in the basement Of a mouse watch was occupied
By several families. The prisoner as mason by oc-
cups,iop and his vile wss woman of Incorporate
habits Keyes himself was also addicted TO drink,
ard when under the influence OF liquor treated
bis family brutally. The crime of which the prisoner
stand. charged Wa alleged TO have been committed
b. tween the h. urs Of and O'Clock in the afternoon
OF the 9th of June last. Tue night before deceased
was driven cut of their apartments by the prisoner
ard took refuge in the apartments OF nesooor,
where she renamed for the night. Next morning tue
prisoner went to his work as usual ana ca ne home
saan shortly before O'clock At this time two chll-
prisoner kicking and beating his wife, and saw him
lake bis boot fl and strike her in the tsce WIN II.
Some hour or more aiterward one It the nelshooys
discovered the woman lying upon mattress dead,
the edciothes and floor covered with blood, and the
prisoner sitting by The side OF the bed holding one OF
The children Officers were called who arrested hlm
ard toe K him 10 the Station House. when arrested
he expressed him-ef as indifferent OF what ne had
dore say it good enough for her. aud that the
ought 10 have died long ago. ..
A Jury was impapneled, and the Dstrict'A3orney
opened Inc clse for the prosecution.
DR. VIM H. Van Duyne testif ed to making post
Of lime and found large confused TIE outer edge
the eyebrow sna one at the outer ece OF the ngn
Oh the edge Of the mouth On TIE zen aS three
scrsches about u inch 10 the let OF the nedisn w. ,e
rights confused wouEd In the mi Idle Of tue e
two eontu.sd wound. On ne ps & saSs OF c5.sis,ed
bocd found bes the membrane a3d otsin on me rs
side about . the left side and 6e~efn 'Id "a,
theh aseo he
Did from compression of the orap caused oS oou
In nd. cross witness said these wounds might
have caused BY falling against proceeding oody
Dr. T.. e.. McGisth testified to tue same sta'e Oh
facts sud made the same deductions
VIM Wilson, policeman, tsstihed to arfesung prs
On bers told the. the woman wa. dyaa ne sd sG 5s
sot did appear b. in liquor NO blood on hs
Csbsrine King, resides in the same house VIVA I
K,yes and lives in the back basement teshed 10 seeing
.bou, 10, occk when she and ser emo swo
ws,s d.uni ssGq. noon saw the '0Hd again ana '
james King, little boy, son Of preceding witness
Saw Reyes ik h wife in the face or the mead aug ls
h she drunk he told her to lie down and she
HGa not when he asT ssr r S or three more c
went sway aterward sitting a. table aud .he was
h .ys. on i. bai and blue and her
his examination wltpe.s stated that tn. was st
getting sober had been drunk oil day. -
John Branagap, policeman, testified to going 10 the
chi dIen and the body d the lying mattre; tie
woman was IN the back bed out and said keJe
Az afraid yeu have so yourself In bed ,crsPG; sn
id she ought 70 have been dead years ago. when he
came home sad he found bottle OF brandy IN bed win
b. want, 90 doctor but told him It was no ase aud
took bin to station House; there no blood on his
clothes.
Two or three other witnesses were examined, whose
testimony ELECTED no new facts ,
Tho prosecution then clOsed and the defence pro
.eded 20 open the Jury citing the decision in Gen
sl Term OF the People Butler showing by that decision
bat his was case Of msnsls gher in tue fourth degree
Judge Emott stated that he should be governed oy
the decision # th. General Term in this case .
Def ndants counsel called Anna Hallon, who testl'
fed 20 seeing child Of Reyes coming up the street cyns
th blood on her apron house. sni saw the
bah, In the cradles sitting down with his head 10 ms
hand Mrs KeJes the bed, covered up with coths'
this about b O'Clock, M.
Drfers. here rested. and proceeded to sum ap. The
District Attorney followed and the will De- submitted TO
the jury this morning