The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-28
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Cccuin ustion or tine Crial or Do Cusvs, Oharg-
ed with the Murder OF Oscar de GranvzL-
rsssimony OF Frederick Pcxylaid, susan
Charles, rhomas Wnirley, Sarah Charlss,
Vkyxtnls stuart and Clara Marks.
HUDSON COUNTY, N. j., COURT OF OYER AND
TERxRER.
Before judges Ogden, Morris and Grifath.
1so corrt opened 1t quarter pss nDo O'Clock yes erday
nnvning there being vrible dim mutton Of spectators.
Susssoe whitley NOT being present,
FsxDSMoK PsnsLAAD Rx.cAiLED
Examined by M Dayton, for the prcsccut,on-I nrc,
kssw Dc ousvs In scSsmoer a,; nrst savhim have the
pistol few days sf.or lie LEFT Ar de drsnyss DoGoo
knew him At tnss SCHOOL, raw him have tue pistol at
ne Bloc mneld Academy
Crews exsrired by Ny ScuddcY- DO Ousvn might hsvs
had the plstc before Is; With CuevA to
Me Eys,an Fields - psanaoe sboos ting wan the pistol
uuevas pao' was uacd on ,hat OCCASION there FRO
my two bcthers hr Cneva and another besdes
myself Cueva practising vito tho pistol On the 4in or
Jcy ard shot t~ioe With tine pistol out Of window;
on AR 7cmphins' xsoop do MT know whether Oaeva
xo~ed me the pirscl the nv. lay he bought t he rad
when be shoord mtnst he ssd hcusos nne ns-tct
oBspLss, WHO WITNESSED rRS ARRAY
IN WHICH GEAsvAL wAs KILLHD
Mise susan Charles the nsst r,,n-s cpueN, and ev
snned by Mr.. Lnse'i. Sno testified ~ f'lovs:-I am
the dauynter Of Eanuni Charles; ! re'idr n No
rs wsshpgcn tery,cs, Hobosep; that my re1deace
kst Jolly; Oscar de Grenvai 10 his Iisc time;
Iknev reterck Cuevn, he p,noDcY, by right Ir.ms m
hsy Fight cr the STRAY between Uar dc 9rsrva snd
cuevs ns do Grsnsa vas Il COR house th eyeniOg hs
ever pr previous 10 that lime; xhen NJ de 0rausa
IN she sres Jecs.n ~sre there; myself and her aui
sslcr SsYsh In The room; shofs noo after yards
Nv srd Ms srodhsAd ir ., len O'Clock Mr. and
ny. Andefson IN; other psrs came In duras
a. IN, sme nr ,rs Ms roshese resided IN ,sey saos
there two paFlcrs In our houss, occupying the
nys fccv with the exception Of tue hail. Ar OF tee time
that enng both the front and back parlsrs
10 danced by the OF piano, which stooa
rout parior between the 'front.' wi,dow and the
se nsar part or tue evening there was singing ss the
piano hst evening by on; there duct sung as the
piano BY tsc two hiase. Jeesyi Mr. o,oar do 9ranval
Dc Graava, that kpo~ Of can't remember the No OF
NE evening .hen be duet wS ruog; NJ and kr' Sod
Jonky ont next rr r., shei, friend, Mr.. Ander-
and my sister pan,ed them mothe', sr do
rsI veni do-n 70 leave; TOO MIsses Jeoky lived no-h
ard n thai dec iap did moi rec any OF the vsers
agsy until afier the afar Of DO Grsnv and Caevs hr
De GYsnva' and mvreN yemaned on the stooo bot two
minutes, during which my mo her went IN the house
I accompanied Mr. de- Grauval 10 the gsse;
near ! tell this vss sbout eleven O'CLOCK;
We stepped . fsr moments ics,de the gsse; Mr. 40
essrvs was inside the gate 18th me; think re stcrd
there ten nirue' might ssvs been less. We were tss
irs ahcut soDehng whica had been said about Mr.. do
rsnvs during tre evening; no ono from oar hcuse
~ The gsse during tue tmo w DO Granvs sioot the
we stood taere my aenucn attracted by nearing rome
enc rush down the Koop OF tho ns1s bouse north (Nr
= ne sas Il lhe time si was Some "a n ,msnss before
NJ de G-snvAi iefs; she person oamo TO M nwpkins
foa. raaire eesveen neluo .sses n.de the yard; the
rslc, and went out Of NJ rompkins' gats AMI went
ssssa 70 the next hoase beow ours', oocaped sy Mr.
0eaeld's sste he rsached thai position be ore Mr. de
0raava vert out Of Me sase.
M Z,bd rie remasked that ths erau,naion was the
most evlieni,y Iasfine Thai he bad ever head
rhe Ocurt reminded The Dvtics AZ oruey that the viii
had bcaey he shove, 70 nx the locations herself
NJ. L. ~ n
gate down tho street towards where oang
man wee ssndine be passed by tas yo'ng san, saw
wnspsng IN ~itna ons In tho seattle they stepped on
the gsdeaxlg my pser sent into hs house, eai rent
s.sing ssiA o one. & o. them n = 'as .,,s slSe
6sy ihsn cams on the ndevall, aud both fon ;
"a Instantly gos up 81 tnAs time Hr. PerylAd OF
sCM separss. them quickly; ana no vent for ssd ssa
~, " % ni 6on's;n he fied 70 separate inem aud be-
q ssssea Nr 90 crsnvai DE sbol, shch WA ed
tc~Cds M 10 GrHnss NJ Dc Granval lar media ey fe
turned rcrpd and ra Mr. oneva and Nv. - s&srn 10
Mr. nrkjrs' house then went In osn gaze, aud
my s,er st,ndipg The sters OF our s,oop my
sher vH oocins out so~,rds me, and tined 70 ges
. come quicsly, or no wo.la ole before any one
wcrsd come; I then out to hr Brodbcads house,
"a, @ .cwe % one oua ot M NJ. ro@psn.; hea.. bad .s"'
NJ dc GraEvsl and begged Of N for ths doctor
wbue ne gone ssoop Go IN and ,oox mold Of Ne
d Gnvals hand ss bat tue Mr. fompk,n1 nut aai
told bc calm, that might rely up,n hs word n
ssntlcms that woald sa1na 70 ali, Il the
stoop,pg dom picking up fomehirg OF sao .ak;
ne ,bOsed a % mo, ana ben saw ,bA vas pisto be
I'D he voud give 10 up ~ som As Il was required; oy
Nal uGe quit crowd hid oouecsed, and 20 no asnsrs
of Mr. fompkss out, and they asked II any
had gone for lhe doctor said ha NJ B~odnsst had
but Ohers besser 20 ano teieve hr Evans
ssee Tor Se family Of M dsGrasvaI; SAID mat real
y dia nos know, ous shey he'd eesnr 90 ~
eSy 20 :s"' oos. DSs Is .,,ss mo d s S
asd void ,ha his mother was ocm,s; wcui down
70 hys Granval, and saw hr Eimmnd do Granva Who
asked 70 remain ih bis mcsbor while he for
vusd for assistance; Mr. leopold then back 70 u.s.
- went 70 Mr. do 9rAnval's house; 90 want In tho
pasioy, do Granva than brougoi in and
hksn IN NE back pasor; .hsn vent up stairs ~ih Mrs
Do Gssnva, and on coming down found my father jos
soDs in; he ssked Mr. Anderson 70 see me home, and
shsn returned home; tbe time the pistol A. Cd Mr.
a 0ssnval, tell had his bask scuihwcss
- Ousva almsss facing br do 0ranval not a,o
O.svs ~ Asi time; NE person who nrsd facing N
ee eraava, vhs was in ssoopisg position, his face
S,s x q % s ',ur s.a ,ss :. rU% so
Hash; - 70 the height Of The pistol from the sidewalk
saas say; bad neither 70 look up do ~n mo ns,h
above the sidewalks; Me time Of the nAsn Mr.
Cssvs Little beas me sl,ow and n,ue raised when
ssoa hod Of Mr.. ds eranvds hsod ne sighed; nr.
a r.pvs fen ssoI wards on he sec ~as rs head oger
~ ourbstone and hh whole body on NE pavement;
hsard no -ovds pas before Ne ~ sck.
Iron sxa@nsd by NJ. A. zsbr HE, FOR the de-
sssoe-I hpew the deceased aocas iour years during
vAich lived as my pressss residence; deosscd 10
i
Hceokes seven years. lived formerly In SewArk; 90
ss~sed . regular vster ~ our house; be no; .
- usssed directly souih. pretty nssr where X, dc arsu
vel sad atocd did po< know VITO be VISA vhou he
w~s sndisk ~ the fcnoe lnsgnet hsd seoa him be
Fore but dd noi know wto he cannot tell whether
BE- passed thai would have rcoognlzsd him
had known him; Oscar dc GrAnvs made rcna
70 about him.
[At hs point the prisonsrs mother entered be court
rom and sessei herse beside her husbsnd Who
hev son The prisoner leaned for vayd and Afscona,~y
nrvk kaad Hny euwo1 hr~l
Testimony ccptnucd-Whcn Mr. dc Grsnval len I hal
Ne gate my band vas 10 ,hing ~ him and tending TO
ssuipg The gate CuevA hold of Dc Grsnvs
ths blow came; he took hold Of hlm by the shsuier;
Iaw O-csr nothing but attempt " pull s~ay; could not
~ whether he took hold Of Cosva; n was byien,
noonlah, night did nos notice whether Oscar scot hid
q Cusva; my eyes on Mr. Cuova; heard nothing
ND NO call for belp he said nothing rrom the lime be
va ars attached by oucva until he shot during
uruss se the parties OF he side vak but
ssuses; they on when vert up 10 them; stopped
sx the NE Sidewalk; mink took hold Of Mr. Cuevs;
do pos remember; ng eroufa 70 teD them apart;