The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-12
Before Judge A. ID. gusseiL
LLE0ED FELONIOUs ASSAULT yf0N CAPTAIN DO

Before Judge A. d. Russell
ALLEGED FELONIoUs ASSAULT vfoN CAPTAIN DOW
LING.
MAncH Il.-sos, sner the court organized Mlohas
Hsuasssy vas placed 81 the bar charged with ssssuinx
CAPTAIN Downing, Tho sixth ward police tho Goth OF
January With iatent 70 kill II seemed from the cyl
OF Captain thai OF tne ocsrs Of MS district
came 70 the station house and informed bin shst burg
lazy had been committed IN 10 Reade street. that
the orime had bern committed by two psrsoes. one OF
which Captain Dowrpg rsoeivcd at the tine and
ssose tarped the Whereabouts OF ma alleged fugitive,
Who's name -: rerciv 0a's s J:ra.n .ns ne CAP
boarding house In Hamsrsley street ufoer jordan
tooked door said he had letter Tor Me- Peg
room and sold him 70 get up Hepnessy immedis,eiy
suspected the errand Of be Ulcers ana prsveated them
They Il once showed thtir Insignia ot Office and
Tor what purpose they mad come they "a, the
so.r p.ry open asa once .Ss .n, . ~ ooss
assistance and wb,ie absent Hsnnsssy took asse pistol
shich wss uuiosded, and presaed GLOSS " hn on"ss
The Captain then told bm bs woud shoot hun n he 70
sis,eo snapped his pistol four umos, but u fslod 70
20 on Amer which Bepnessy struox Capus Do wing on
John ousoksnpush, oerk Of Jefferson x.rke. Police
Court, Who passing by the house nj the dine and
bearu tho cry Of The ofncer for help, confirmed the
Two soss Of iSs prssoos, testified thas Captain D,~ns
struck Mrs. Farewell, who va. Henn ssy daugh,sr With
the butt OF his pistol the oack OF the besd, WHOM
csurcd 70 bleed, whcrcupon tho socussd ssruct sne
Captain with cart rrus.
Nnnsseee were oAioo VINO wcfo inauAso w" nv
pessy from boyhcod, and Gave him an excellent
cbsrsctr.
Alter counsel on both sdes summed up the Judge
briefly charged tbs Jury. he observed thai order 70
spiNis The jury 10 convict the deltnoasi OF On Asa as
intcnt 10 Kill the question for thou 70 dcec mne
vss, Vas tho weapon useo oosdiy ono, and had me
rv,soser N intent W take lie ne use the inIsn.
vSs cososived but moment esfcre 70 .ss nnsusss 2.
the people against Csrk ~ouia De rselueri sovi,
be mansiAusber he could only De eonvoeo o. haaou
b~sssry. In resasd 70 t,e nteus hey were arrive
81 nom the nature Of me iasrument used ns Prev
ous threats, asd the place mai me oiov ss mnnsen.
In ths go me rAo's 70 eSAons. voc i"so' ".
when the omoors srrfvco W. psnss IN tne noase Noos
vbo sney Sefe snes VIC. ~ u.os., ~ ~ ~.
The defencsn' Jumped on voc oc', ooe. .ns "
iol 81 he cspNln, using sne nrv, 49,, 49, ~ 80
Me me omcer ns ,osse nlm ~ 49,. 49, 49,
pistol nom Dis nsna, snss wnica hean~.y 49, Ia" VIZ
bsot room, closes we ooW ssa sns. voc Ssws 80
oeeds W losonk Ps~p opun sos .s " ~, 80
on ne ?, 90 vnn chn tuos ne cssneo ssoas ,S 49,
dsan ensucd "naor 'no'e "feu's~ " ".''
been mu,des. 4. ,,s, 49,. -. -. .s..,.. a,
me Jury r~ueo 70 aenpei"l .n' -, 1870 snss n
nesrv nies nosn re.u1sa ~ YEA. inroy. xsys
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Tor convoaos we is'oc'oas s he nv.o.er a.
sa DC e.ea ~, a.. mia s..s.H and ps,,sry me
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49,, -. 80. -na vss indicted Tor burrlsry 10 ,ps