The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-20

mission Of the deed Tue evideuos Of tho Defence 4
credited, showed The Whereabouts OF the efendan
from half past SIX on saturday afproonu up n Sundsv
morning, when tho alarm Of fro given = shey be-
Beveo the evidence Of oe rhcr, unos and brother cf
usisy impossiSls for the rissner 70 have ed the
arson The Judge concluded BY saying ns ,ne guilt OF
the socused should DO established beyond reasonable
doubt before they oeud convs him. and tina, In doubtful
cares, good character ' NJ sfieid,
ne jury retired % their rom At two o'clock, and n
half past O'clock rendered verde, OF guilty. wiz
. recommendation 70 mercy
TBs HOWARD aorsv rosucsps
After the jary rer the Assistant District Attorney
said he resdy In The nae OF James Reagan, who
inc oed for the murder Of his parner Peter Vriae In
their shoe store. under Howard House. 10 Broad way
View York the 22d Of ht August Ths prisoner struck
the deressed on tho bead With ham ner, biun
In trument Regsn appears no abou, 80 ysAs old nas
rather dA wbhksrs, and pale Complexion He wore
sandy colorod ~fg and when scrurzsd cosey aeems 10
hsyo q wild, sfurRl ard peculiar exnressinr.
Counsel meucsd by reaiiny al tho evidence etcteo
IL The Co-oaer's iDquesi which listened TO both by
AZ soon had anhed he Informed The city Ja gs
he had Dtervew with one Of the pnys,csns on the
island (Dr RanDey vho, Il seem' had Regsu nuter
tres,ms ut = Kind Of suicidal mauia year ago
rhe d.etOr pronounced him "cSed ana no schRrf
ed The Assistant Dtsriot Attorney sed that the
doctor psid this spia hsd peculiar eff 4 up,n Tho mind
ever After tho patient curcd-namey, kiu1 OF FRI
liability which prom ta the Individual to perpnrse acts
which he would 70. def he In hls right The
prosecuting officer sad that under the circumstances OF
the case he came tn conclusion thst capital no
ton could not be cbtssed, aud believed thas the ends
justice would be IS we'll ruore we'd by taking pisa OF
spsIar gher IN tie bird degree
Counsel for the prisoncr kessrs Daheny AMI Harring
ton hen conferred with their CLIENT and recommended
him 20 accept tho Offer of ue Dstrct Attorney aud iead
Eay 20 that degree of rnausau shser, with the under
standing that incy would have the privilege ri handing
number Of sdavi1 10 the Cour oodiug tn establish
insanity which would have the ELECT OF mitigating sae
punishment Mr. Harrington reminded the Judge that, ~
Jury had no. passed upon tue question Of insanity, no
had other alternative thar 10 send him 70 the susie
pYiA0n.
Mr. sedgwick oOier 'ed that when the prisoner arrived
he could undo 60 exAD ust0u by the reside nj
surgeon II he found, watching him, that no vas OF
nnsound mind he couid be sent 70 he STATE cnAc Asylan
II Utica.
Judge Russell said that no would remand The PRISONER
for sentence I'll. Saturday acr next daring which time he
would examine Into ths merits or the CASE.
A YhLoSIous ASSAULT
Mary rhomsso rather epoetessrg person was put
on TRIAL. charged wish stabbipg Mrs Ann Canning nam,
who resides at 26 East Seventeenth street, he 20n Of
August The esdeEce showed that therc free rot
all round and ae- the examination OF one two W.T.
nesscs the prosecution abandoned The and the Jury
rendered formal verdict Of acqutAi Miss Thompson
was In medhtey surrounded by her friends, who con
graduated her the happy Termination Of Vie rial.