New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-16

yaviowed By the CoiVhei l. '"'' a.
u. Jurv that if they believed TINS Wines cue pre-
sumnsior Of Eckeis guilt was decreased '"'',
stump ,oo.rs and the motive and used the arts
ne ps1 s a.. Gaze against Eckel was ooe
" a,,,sbino weight. As Farrell beard the cry ana
the fall in the street the Coroner argues '"a, 'ue
in the house might and should have nc''' Wv -
and ftbey old and rendered no assistance '"'y 80
be accessories equally answerao'e WIN ' IT,
and NAV vet be called upon TO ans"ei 'no.. ..a
il thrown in the weli-known BOOK uenui''o" "
depce. direct, positive, cIrcum''an''" ""1 p
49, W. ,hen come TO the Csroners moral renect'ohs'
1--WE -, ..s been committed the testimony et-
go. ~. bvpohesis that Il was done by parties not
- ,be bou.e il was not done for robbery; 1t
-. ros done for revenge; but "my opinion ought not
a. ,re,b feather with the jury; although the blood
nof the murdered man cries to Heaven for Vengeance
~.0a;pst the murderer, you viii take care that the
",rrows OF reribuiiye Justice are not directed against
90 any one who has not committed OF paf'cp''ea "
CHE murder. The maxim of the law IL, that II
"better that ten guilty persons Should escapv i".'
ethan one innocent person should suffer Onthe otue'
uh..d e ,bo ns4;cs whose names have been brought
"before Won on this nquistion have Their nghts' IL
any duty to tel you that public justice has her de-
"mspds on YOU, which require to be satisfied II tney
"tb,t the bonds Of society should be altogether dis
~solved and man return to his original state OF bar
"barism and savage liberty, the avenger OF his own
awropcs and at once the judge and e1ecutioner OF
9Th. man who has deprived him of his own
"lpdred-but say should this state of things exis,
"tLsp that members OF a civilized community, after
ga surrender of portion Of their natural liberty in
"e1pectaiion of receiving protection in their persons
"and property find wha. they had trusted as benefit
"and protection, was nOckery, delu.on aud
"snare arising from jures at whose han1s justice Is
"demapded falling from whatevar cause is 'nma'
"teria learlessly and faithfully 10 discharge their du-
cites II iures fail in the discharge OF their duties
"and crimes of the deepest dye can be committed
with IMMUNITY the necessary consequence is that bad
"nen will speculate IMMUNITY thus presented to
"their view and crimes, even those Of the greatest
"atrocity ike the ore are inquiring ntO will null
"tipy to fearful extent.
And then for the third ne tie Coroner returns to
the Press cauticnng the Jury against being influenced
by outside comments OF the papers be had put into
their hands, the opinions of any one psnderng TO
the morbid appetite Of the public and above all, not
to let their verdict be influenced by anything that
might hereafter be said since IN spprovog conscience
would sustain them un Ter all attacks. Then he comes
more to Edward DOwnes Connery, Coroner
in grandiloquent paragraph worth preserving. The
attacks myself personally, psst and to come
"have as to the former, failed in their object. They
"have not annoyed irrtsted me, as they were ina
tended to do-bey have been but dew-drops on the
4" lions NAME dissipsed by single shake, and their
"existepce scarcely felt: and all other attacks on me
will fall equally harmless Don't understand me-
gentlemen, asserting that am regardless Of the
"opiIOrs of others, that am Indifferent a. to pop
"ulsrity No one would believe me II were to make
"such an assertion. But the popularity which covet
"snd prize, is not that popularity which is aer
and coveted but that which follows the faithful and
"konest discharge Of duty Thus relieved, he once
more cautions the Jury. LET your verdict bs based
"on and sustained by the evidence, not ON bare
"pcion Let it be such verdict that when, in the
prospect of youi being called on to render your &C.
"count to the Great Omnpotent your conscenoes may
"Rot accuse You either Of having thrown the mantle of
"protection over those of hOse grit yon satisfied
cor Of having been the unjust of any inno
cent fellow-beng." And then, for the fourth time,
comes mp the ghost Of Banquo the Press in the infer
nation that he the Coroner had taken the precautlon
to reduce his charge to writing, in order to guard
"against misrepresentation" THE charge was in
the handwriting Of Judge Caprsn) The Coroner also
Acknowledges that he had not thoroughly read over
the testimony, having bad but one day to do the
work an amount of reading which, deliberately done,
would require at least thirty hours of constant labor
The case was then given to the jury, Mr.. Connery
aduripg them to " Be just and fear not, and adding
in postscript brief reference to the testimony just
given as to Snodgrsss.
The Jury retired at4:i5p P. N.
The summing up took As minutes in delivery.
At the conclusion of the charge the Coroner said:
GEN1IEMEN: can FAY that cannot retire from
this position without Offering my sincere thanks to
.Judes Capron and other Judges of the City of New
York in aiding in the arduous discharge of the duty
that placed upon me 80 ferret out the perpetrators
of the horrible deed which We have been uves.g sng
l thank them sincerely 1t shows US one feature and
that is thank God, that We arc surrounded by good
men in high position who Will come 20 the rescue
whenever it is necesesy IN order 10 save the people
from the midnight assassin. must also return my
sincere thanks to Captain Dks of the Fifteenth w ard
Station for his energy throughout the whole proceed
ipgs in this case being always anxious not ouy to fur
ther the objects had in my mind, but to further the
great interests Of the community, oy hs care and at
tenton and every exeron upon his part which he has
given 10 the case Also, TO Officer Davis, who has
been here during all the period of the nqde.t faith
fe, honest, upright memoer OF the e,ns'aoalay Hay
ing done my duty gentlemen, leave the rest with the
Jury. / viii say here tina, have book with the
leaves turned down OF the law upon such csses and at
any time during your Investigation you may deem the
assistance of the Coroner necessary, shall be glad to
communicate with you
Itwas 4i O'Clock when the jury went out and during
their absence considerable excitement prevailed in the
room where the inquest held, upon wha. would be
the rendition Of the Jury.
Information was here given to the Coroner thA the
witness was present who Farrell standing on the
stoop Of the house.
Coroner-I wish to announce TO you, gentlemen
particularly of the press that tn gentleman has
rved here who will tesfy to the Jury that he the
witness Farrell sitting the steps on the night Of
the murder.
Cant Dika-His nane Is I'D c. Xaller, No. q