The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-19
Courier Oyer and Termtner.
Before Hon. Judge Gould.

Before Hon. Judge Gould
THE TRIAL OF JIMMY MASSEY PosTPogED.
Or is The sci OF Jimmy Massey the celebrated
English puRlist, who time snce indicted for
assault policeman, applied to the Court On afda.
vii to postpone the trial account absence OF
ea witnesses The Court acceied TO the request, AID
the trial was set for the Monday December
THE BONNER FORGERY E-ArPLIoATIoN TO DE-
FER THE SENTENCE.
The Assistant District Attorney moved for sentence on
David Beach, found guilty of forging cheek on the
Nassau Bank.
Ex Recorder Smith hoped that the Court would post
pone sentencing the prisoner Till next saturday week for
the purpose Of enabling him to procure the affidavit Of
gentleman in PnlaaeIphia who most mate
Rial witnesp and who 1, was expected would
have been present In cour. during the trial The
gentleman however had not arrived and he (ar smiin)
was confident If his testimony had been presented at the
trial. hrs client would have been acquitted Mr. Snth
was well quantei with the testimony he desired 70
procure from the high ston that the witness held
in society IL was important should be presented u the
Court order that the Court could for ward 70 the Exc
cusive Mr. Smith strongly Insisted mat ms cent was
Innocent me Court postponed sentencing until next
Tuesday.
ANOTHER CHARGE OF MURDER.
The People us adam Jaegar The defendant, Ga man.
was indicted killing Henry peber, by stabbing him
with fe at the corner Of avenue and rnrd street,
on the 29lh July last.
The aate norton examination Of the deceased tells the
story o. the fatal rencontre;-
lam by occupation butcher last night about eleven
O'Clock called ~ AR Mayors lager b.er saloon IL rari
street, betxee0 First avenue ana avenue Al drank
glars of beer and when about TO leave the pae mot
woman at The door, WHIP wished rue To bring her nus
band tie prisoner, out OF the saloon returned 70 the
taloon and told the man whom she pointed out as ner
husband that there q outs de who wished TO
him; he replied that he would directly; sc had
glass Of beer together and be Thea lett 10 company VITO
his wife and man. .hey went up Third street to@ards
First avenue: returned in about ten minutes after
wsds and stated that his wife had left him; noticed
that he WAS intoxicated, and TOLD nun that WOMB SEQ
BIN home; he consented, and We walked down Third
street. towards avenue A. another mao joined as aud We
walked down together wnen sc reached the Garner
of A, babe him, the pr soner good nlsnt and
going home, when the man that jouet us after We
left The saloon called attention u my coat aad sad
that the had stabbed me- Immediately removed
nv coat 10 aseera,n n had been stabbed, while
dong the prisoner towards me and stabbed me IN
the abdomen; was removed TO the seventeenth ward
steton house and from there 70 the hospital now re-
coguise the prisoner before me- Adam Jaeger, 40 being
| the who con nit ed the act
/ Phillip Richards and examined, through N IA
viuski interrreter-Jaegcr, in the salooa pad for
another drink snd Pebler said 10 the witness 1--WE VIII
come Jaeger OF Fourth street and
A this about quarter OF an hour aiter nal
saloon pebler and Jaeger joked together Jaeger
pat his hands round P-bers neck and said fou are my
ffsud ,bereupon Jaegers watch fell upon the sidewalk
then Jaeger called "watch ald said they wGat TO tea
wacb then Freeze said 'You not Accuse these
people because your watch fell Of your pocket,
Pebler sad, eve respectable aud honest men, ant
was accused Of stealing any hing then Jaeger
4
then how Jaeger bit PbIer the back could mol
w, for ~as oone very quickly; when Jaeger put
| his hand into his pocket ald drew II out sas
something glitter, bat could not say what y was
then Pebler turnet, and said, "cone, come, don
want to have any noife with this man. then
said TO Pebler, "5old on, believe he has cut OF
stabbed you;' then Peber took his coat Oh and
said .. will see II he has, there was stao IN the coat
Of two or three inches | other wounds on the
prisoner while Peble looking at his coat Jaeger and
freeze the Freeze taken home to his
Wife jaeger previously 70 the stabbed the deceased In
the boiy the prisoner saying, "My friend, he has cu
me ,galn" policeman WAS called, aud the prisoner
| given ITO custody.
| Wires cross examined az consderable length
| but his testimony in chief remained unshassn
PeuI gurg surgeol testified ~ ~ tue condition
Of dec ased When admitted the ncspial the wound
the abdomen ianiced BY the prisoner was the cause
| Ct his death.
| Adam Freeze then called-rhare Was no material
difference between his testimony ani tnat OF Fhihp
Richards; he Identified the knife IA wncd the homi ,ae
had been The property OF the prisoner; he
had II IN lis possession previous u The oecaf
renee
Mr. Clinton summed up for the prisoner, and the case
| wss I'D ourned 10 Friday morning