New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-01
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
TIE GREENWICTI-STREET MURDER CASE.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER-Jas So.-BefOTe Judge

COUNT VI len AM A'N'N'N S'N,'
Hi4 Honor took his seat on the bench this morning
shortly after 10 o'clock, but the commencement OF
busness in the trial of OCoDnell was delayed TIL
after IL o'clock in consequence Of the absence OF
Juror, Mr.. Mcclellan An officer was dispatched for
him, and on his arrival he made some excuse for so
great delay, which was not distinctly heard at the
reporters table, but il ia presumed to have been
satisfactory one, the delinquent was not fined by
the Court.
James Silva was the first witness sworn by the proc
eegton , mO.nna Il: L. q Sss C T .rs r ON e y" S Of
November last the dsy following the murder he ylsedte pse
assn this morning. and found il ubssntsy the sne witness
had this morning made diagram OF the Pem'es winch he
banded o the District Attorney. q,
Eliza Dedrich was the next witness sworn-She
testified TO being sister Of Mr.. MARIN he vei ~ NS a. o.
reenv deceased slept near the witness on the moor
cId AZ 9ocock on ,the nisht Splen 70 her death
Lous YESTERDAY but taken sick aud removed
20 ssr y" ohsr the basement her and sisters husband
Mary boy she had been in bed shout an hour when
ans rad on the window heard about ten times
he got up and took her child IN her arms ur boys came u
and the prisoners identified as the same they came N rom @
child and went the bsroom all four followed her sn uoO
caught hold OF her and pulled her down ana tJOs ~o b
and kicked her then witness took her child and ran o' tnsh
the i,lw.yio 10 look for wstchnan Ear Albany
,t and Ssn b9rL without being able to find officer she
then went ND into her lsnddy and the latter came
No So Greenwich street when got the yard the andlady
caught hold of OConnel the prisoner ana s.I 70 min you
OF he VS. dressed in black cos witness then wn into the
and found deceased leaning asain, her Ehe
bd sle oo cd and running from her tae
there Was roth her mouth and she beathet heavily re-
sembllnz despsirns moan she lived about Ten 'nau' a
Louisa Miller was tho next witness sworn-She said
two asys before the n question: ss she heard the
rap she fed ont and ran into grocery store ~heIe e
soon after arrested by policeman AMI taken To me station
House and therefore nothing Of the occurrence IN thc base
ment
h ,d he was fiddler occupaion; h- had lived At No 81
Greenwich about month before the night IN question on
kata
John Weser the bar tender and the five women
ssy .D me Sfss'' Si" IN dark oc rap.
he ward the dark behind he bar aud witness lay
on h raw sack Louise sue in there too ard after re-
nsni1 inuts. 'he oh witness remained seeretod M
wort do m when witness out OF the dark Mrs
M,!n said guess that woman dead he as'scdin Ta,
deceased and putting her .e bed she looked very pale aud
trei, roth about her pouh the police came into ,he Bat
nen quarter Of an hor afte and tod Wlnes he
son house: aNeryNd the uaees also taken 70 the sa
lion house the BODY Of deceased was removed the day following
n't ON .s s.inon wne, said he dded the most
in houses Ike the No 81 stree ana re ireluen,ed
Dorohea Spelter, being sworn said she lived on the
der he nothing Of the noe below I'll Eliza Dedch alne
up when witness, asked him what he did there he replied thai
be had done nothing, snd then ran on - .
,1ficer Michael Gsa her of the First Ward Police
.6 thai bs frat deceased the day after her death her
body yin. on mattress Il placed upon cart aud taken 20
the sub Station House at Trinity place. the BODY was covered
Carl Franz Christian, recalled. said there was no.
body but hiselfn the basement dug the night he remained
=. soon .e died removed he from the bed placed
her .as nes IT. T. M es 1Sdy Tto o5 not taken from that
Mr.. Whiting here observed that the prosecution
rested their case
Mr.. Clinton, forthe defense then rose and remarked
10 the Jury that much time had been necessari.
y consumed in the crossexamlnaton of Witnesses he
would waive a formal opening, and reserve what he
had to say for the summing up, which perhaps, could
be as well said then now. Counsel then commenced
TO call the witnesses for the accused.
The first witness sworn for the defense was James
W,s!He said ne boarded at the Phalephs Hotel Battery
prisoner OCot mel since 1885, the father Of prisoner car
man witness did think ,heie quiet boy than the
accused in the F Nald and surprised when D. heard of
this mus
CosseIsniued by Mr. Whnz-The accused drove csr for
his s;her witness did know how the prisoner spent his
uIsL,., witness spen. his own Ia HOboien. >,
Is en- e1 Captain Of Police Of the First ward he had
prisoner by sight for three or four yeas but hd no. srned h
wa. GOD he knew dccca.cd while Captain Police O. Wa.
she IN the habit OF visiting houses Of prostitution
the character Of he dccpssed he'd nothing do with the
She not alive TO herself for ystn2 such paces
might been bad where lay her head snd was
be character II did not matter whether she was the noss ahan
doned proasae the esrth the most ygou, female II
the Jury satisfied that the prisoners committed rape on
her ocibly and without her consent they hoId DC "gna
guilty. The Cour: oyeruled the objection. -.
witness vsumedf have cen her frequently IN paoe OF pro"
,utiOn fOr prOd running through two OF three years.
On alton. witness ssd he had seen her IN Oreb
wcb Morris and Absny streets; she appeared 20 D. po
inquired here she lived wheevef wI'r's sw
,he work. running and such thne. he ws
hunby Clad nothing ahy about her never saw her n the ss
ton House with one eHcep on one
Absay stree. witness her king with gs be had
0Conne associate with Blackburn HafAn and other ooys
he bad seeu him out g. unGsua hours W tne MsHI
Wm. KuntZ was the next witness sworn.-lfe ~ an
policeman the First Ward BE- has known sace
he Ht,.e boy yesTs Old "a. ehsfStor nsa swy
been be had helped 6is sber drive cart snd 70
every day Ia had dee ssed for three or of yss :n
t-raented bsd paes kept bad company snr Ht fuee
the cellar. Greenwich strpet-Ance h0usesi ou one
arrested fortyhree peTSons Ia tho'e es' H H'
C-os.ex,toipeThe fr, ytree persoEs sesed were tsn
out II unr ho tue deces.ed "as IN no %, aio ~
tsSen out Of that pace ioDIeiy a. rssns ot
I'm, .nS AIM with sbe wa DISCHARGED the fol-
los ina morn;n a. tl1 only tine ever
the deeend also s.v her ~ IT, B,cSb sud ssiSy p,n
ana o,b.r boy, rrrcsa poks LITE fnznn cen hed "
her have heI come o.. % NE 1 DO
u-ht tine dont know maj Ieiesa "o1Ae' 'Vi W. otrVflt
coTaer q Cedar snd Greenvteh ''Ieeh.
Frederick Cerke, being sworn, aald he resided IN
Hobokrn sud kept stofe a. NO ol oreen~ch c9rne Of
..- rim a. work bis iser Known and never anything
- u ,n.%,ui-et-could aot tel wherr be wa. ullhts
Patrick Joyce being sworn, said he lived at No. l3
Nori. street and ss tao~n Prisoner Tor he six yeas
a. :. vim h rha'scter good he hard
IN. boy oC. IL the morning oo.ock with hs horse
sBd cat. 3. - -,
1,.stv e street. snL hsd Osn OC0nue h. hiil.
hos sboc he had known ythng wrong
zoe boz hA seen hin driving s Or ii, faaer in
on crossessHasioa witness sad he bad done notiaI since
the A OF JOY be Of The Aunps. police be Ess
the psi-oDer 4 eomFsny VIZ. Ba.kburn and oher boys
Frederick Aeizes s o. policeman Of tho First Ware,
.s,Sd tbs hs bad sssI 0C,ure co. 6ss ysss bic
fS> gset.