New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-24
NswNmk Dailp Gribnta.
KANSAS.

itNhtN - JUNO ~ irf-'
Ills tri1 Of Gen. James II. Lane for the murder
Of Col. Gaibs Je1kins, commenced TO day, before
The preliminary C0ur. Of In7es:i9ation, Ar. Laid,
). p, presiding.
The room in witch the hearing vas held was
denssy crowded By the friends Of the dec9asei and
the prisoner.
1--WE lawyers are engaged on each side: ColOGel
Young Of Independence, Missouri, .mes Christian
q Lawrence, Hugh and Thomas Ewing IT,, of
LesyenwOrtb, and John Hutchinson Of this place.
for the defents; aad for The prosecution Mes,rs
Coe, CoIamer, Stafford prosecuting Attorney
S. n. Wood AID Ex-Secre.ay S.an.Oa
The investigation will probably last week.
HEDIcAL TESTIMONY.
J.. c. Toles, svom-There were over eighty shpt in
The boy OF deceased counted thirty or forty; the
shot-hoes lsy thickest the light s.e, tle below
ths nipple in ort third Of the shot received were
the abdomen; the shots seemed sufficiently deep 10
penetrate the cavity Of the thorsx and OF the sbio nan
suNn charge you'd produce Immediate dssrhi DID
rot see tho gun discharged; my opinion is TIA. Mr.
JsIk ns died Ci these Wou,ds the slOt we're OF the
size usualy known duck sAo.: fs = shot Went be-
low the umbiicus or navel one shot penetr&,ed the
body above the pubic bone; the shot, from the high
IS. 10 tho lowest, were s)meThat less tam two ieet
apart; II HNc OI tecI uiSbsDtc "-i
the body naked o. thnly clad 81 ordinary charge
Of powder would pr0 Jet tie shot with sufficient i1rco
10 penetrate as far ss wac TIE case with Mr. jenkins
oiO not nOticetny wound - the lef arm; there p.s ny
have be q s1ot in the right arm the bu.s OF
the ehot in the right side the middle OF the 1854
appeared to be directly under the night npplsi the
ilghes: shot about az high the second rb from
the top.
George Ford, sworn-I assisted in laying out the
boOy OF Gains Jenkins there were ninety-eIgat shot
wounds III his body.
SECOND DAY.
Lcr-repcc, Tuesday, May l5.-rne Court me-. TO-
day Mr. Stanton conducted the exam nation IN chief
dning the forenoon; Col Young the cFoss.eSsai-
ration.
Ray Green. sworn-l Was present on the 3olh Of this
mOY when Mr.. Jenkins shot On the dag bci 10
tie trans action Mr.. Je, kris cane Oh. % the s:ab9
where ] was and raid that the water Of the eprlng
was so Iiley tlat he could not ii he said must
get water from come other source.
Col. Young ohected 10 the witness reporting any
thing that jenkins sald on that OCCASION
Ray GYeenI was ti,tiDg in the log house on the day
of tho Transaction heard friog out Of doors, /
went cut t0 zee what was up; nr. Jenkins hrd
pistol in his hard asked HIN il he had got all the
charges out; thInk he said c had Them ali out
copt two or three lie said either two OF three; asked
bIm If theIs not some way TO get the other loa1s
ctf. be said there was no occasion fjr II he would
not have 10 use them be went into the dinlng-roJm
or kitchen llhe came roou') and commenced loading
the revolver; j went toto the kitchen end sat down;
he said be would he lady TO gOWch ms at1eE Nhcj
he started Oat OF the house ahead; came out as.er
him be was armed with Sharp. rifle, nothing
else had revolver-the one he had loaded; taere
was E. nephew Of Jenkins who was IN the house " tn
us; there was 10 one else except the women; the
MT phew had ne arms Dufur bsd no sTms Dufur was
wa king out of doors at the time bat joined Us as We
started az er water; MIR. Jenkins had started ahead
snd had gone four CT five yards when asked him II
he would not want the sx to break the gate
open; Henry jenkins (the nephew got tue a. from
the woodpile Gains jenkins went first; Henry next
with the SIX; / was next and Dnflr followed me; our
purpose 10 going was to get water carried two tn
buckets TO got it in; commenced carrying water IN
these psils Inc day before Mr.. jenkins walked right
straight along till ne came to the Rev. Mr. Mute
hen.coOp and then he put down hi5 Snaps rihs aad
went up the gae tho nencoop Ia two rods or more
from te gate: the gate hai been mended up that
day; brGke il open the day before; Mr.. jenkins had
been in the hsbt of getting water there ever since
ee To bis place, but sometimes he TO )h II rom the
spring instead previous to that day before the
gate had been ended up tTioe; Mr. jenkins broke II
open once himself after Mr.. Jenkins had broken open
the gate his hat blew off and be asked me to hsnd II
10 him; did SO; he then pulled the bar one eide AMI
walked into the yard he inlme diatey thre tae AK
ou of his hand outside the yard; NJ. Jsnk ms had no
arms of any kind then that saw; he walked elg9i or
ten ye'ds IN the path to6ard me VEL tee wen -
well end house inside angle to each other VITA tue
patn--PCi & u the well wds not Goiog toward the
house at ALI after he got twelve s'eps Lane tod him
If ne advanced he w5uld shoot the next Instant
jenkins fell; Gen. Lsne wss IN the ysrd walking to
and lro when We arrived at the gate; he said:
"Jerkinq, II you come into this yard Ill shoot you
he said this when jenkins was hammer ny at the ga.;i
jenkins sai6: Enoush OF this tall ne saii 80 ohce
or twice / ihilk Lane said t3at II hs (JsAAhsJ
came into the yard he would shoe. hiln, Two
or thee tim,s; Lane had no arms IL his hand 81
that time that saw as MI Jenkins started 10 go l1to
the gate Gen. lane refreshed lntp The mouse ne
Lane, went into the door and came night gu; WIN
shot. sun IN his hand b. Stationed hnseli oefFeen
.Jenks and the wei, little 70 the nortii Gen Line
had 10 walk probably thirty or foity ieet oeicIe ne
ftationed himself where he did between jenkins ana
the well: may be than Ten OF Twelve stsPs Hte
distar &c: he held Up his shotgun and said, "JSn-
tips if Won advance another step Il shoot " be fred
and Je Dlps fell Mr. Jenkins made no reply % Laae
that heard; neither did he pause, bat wLkea r,ght
or; Gen. Lane used, think, SINGLE barree snot-
gun, but an not positive about that; lett shortly
sfeI jenkins fell and went to to Sn; when came
back he was dead had been away about fifteen nila-
utes the corpse had been taken over TO the house;
sre turred round and walked into the house es soon
as 1enk ns ives shot the bucktts were oueide OF the
fnce al the time was i0loSing NJ. jenkins IN the
v.ro At the time Oi tAs transaction, abOu, step 10
The lac Of him; Mr. jenkins esd he w)uid g with
me 10 protect me, for wss scared when ssW there
was no protection; wss surprised TO see INN start ~
ahead without any SIMS
nen Jenkins started IL was 80 ina ~
lowed him night away; vas sfrsid Lane would saoo;
him snd | thought would be with hmi supp >sed
la Eould shoot because he said be would and nad
heard he had made the threat before. lo2lsc.ea ID
aud stricken out. never heard Lane tArea'sh 1eh-
kns mytelt previously 10 THIS time MAJ so' "''ei
az Their vel the day before. .,, NJ
O. D. YOU know what circumstance indu'e1 f'f.
jenkins 10 20 with you 10 s.; Was ana 10 60 V.ue'
persons 10 o with aim ID get Te AMI pr pare pls
ioll A. The day before Mr. jenkins s.'d the sp1ns-
vs.er was muddy. r
0hisc,cd 10 bv col. Young-No:hins but wla, Jen,
he 10 WOuid DC prI.ii sSd