New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-19
NJ o r & THR e AT s.
Charles Jefrerds Found Guilty.
Testimony Of Alanson Jones, James Sorvai' Ellen
Costigan, and Alexander N. Gum.

double murdtr was contlnueu yes'oi""y hVei
Su eriOr Court room, which was er'wded WI speca-
tors. At the commencement, there were no ladies' IN
The Courtroom.
Alapson s. Jones, sworn--Q. Where do you reside!
A. AT No. ~ University place.
@. Are you attached TO the Ponce department a.
%. In what capacityl A. / am one of the surgeons.
q. Are YOU acquainted with Mr.. Jefterds A. Yes,
O. VIII Won please to state to the Jury what you
Know about this case 49,
Dr. Jones-About the cause OF the dea'h OF THESE
parties ;,h Iogoras ON So,-
IL, r;obt Z A I'm Monday night the I'd OF July,
received message TO go the Hone douse 10 see MT
yeferds that he was not very wehi acCor9ulSy
went and saw him; found HIM lying on ine oeu WIN
Ms coat and vest off; he had his shut and panaloons
ar. he complaiped of swelling, or rather there were
tr syVellipps ganduar swellngs one IN each groin,
vbich he sad had troubled him some tine alter tome
ony creation in reference to his physical eohulu9 S
ans.s of H. &c. the converse non turned 10 the ahr
bieb he said he was charged with being the perpeTi
tor he that be had come in town that r
ths nnrpose of suueDdeTDg himself having asccrIaea
that he was IN some suspicion OF Oeipg
the affair he stated that he bad endeAyoreo 70 Sc rS
HIM elf TO one or two magstratea but hAd Iold
great deal Of difficulty in dong So he h4d mac an e
ysgernent 10 do so next morning h51 naue az
ent 10 meet Judge Osborn at The Tom6s ne a1Verteo
=, the fact of his physical condition as one OF The rI'-
sons yybv it was highly Improbable mat ne was me
nsrnetraior; that he was in condition that IL WAS IN
possible for him 10 have run as hee'y dc was ''l"
hat the man did run.
O. Did Won examine him a. did
a What was your opinion A. Well, he nad
swelling in either groin, very much lhntneu "nlou
certainly in my judgment, would nave rendered run
,aino yery painful, if not impossible
~ MD he staie TO YOU where he was that evening
A Yes: he said he was somewhere; don't remember
row where be did say; the conversation was very
rapid; we talked about he occurrence mink ne sau
Il, pia with n1FtV
where near ne Gerard HOuse-ether al or somewhere
near there. Al L.; +b,+
NIGHT A. | should say FIVE or six minutes
O. What other conversation had he with yon "A.
He made remark 10 the effect that if he ID not felt
entirely sure OF his position, he would nave go 10
away: sad It strikes me that, with the oppot ;9niy
Won have ha1 if you were Implicated, you Wouid Keep
% What TspIv did he makel A. lie said be courted
sn fpvssiig atom the moment he saw it IN the paper
he resolved 10 surrender hmse and he SAD he coaEted
an investigation, feeling confident of the result.
O. Did ne state what cause OF suspicion th ere was
A. What he saw in the paper, he said; he asked me
What was the best courses told hun by all means 10
soIr. n6er hmself 70 the Coroner.
Q Where did this conversation take place "A. AT
the Hone House.
svsLing about half-past 10, | shO1ld say.
Q. When have You seen him previous to that A.
Some years had not seen him; he was quite a ht..e
shaver; two or three years shOnd think
Q. Were you the family physician Of the Waltons
A. Not the Waltons; attended Mrs. Walton.
O. Have You attended the family : A. have at
rspded Mrs WALTON; not acquainted with Mr. Walton.
O. Who sent you this letter to the Hone House A.
That cannot cay the gentleman who came TO see me
was nan didn't know; representing himself hlr.
Belts who I eheve, has been here.
O. (By Mr.. Smith Did be mention to you anything
ahou. playing cards at the johnson House A. No.
not the johnson House.
O. You don't recollect any particular place A:
NV present recollection u.s. it was either at the Girard
House. or somewhere near it, IN fact, don't tmnk ne
o. Did he tell YOU what time he got through playing
cards then2 A. Yes; think ne said about 10 or half
pas. 10.
O. Did he tell you where be went after he was play
ing csrdsl A. Yes; he said ne was from there 10 tue
Uaterelosst of the Girard House remember that DIS
tpctIy; he sid after ne got through playing and be-
<ore he went Brooklyn, he went directly from there;
he stated that he ayed cards I'LL THINK, about ~ OF
halfpas, TO- and then went to the waer closet OF tle
sirard house where he stayed 10 or 10 minutes, and
from there be went down TO Brooklyn.
O. Did he tell you whether any body saw him \;
Yes asked him whether anybody SAW HIM; he said
se didn't know he had been suffering pam Tor some
zine and be went to the bar ard asked for glass OF
Brandy; asked him if the bar keeper would DC likely
40 remember him; be said be diddt know; he %as a
stranger to him, aud he dun KnO" ds nc snou1o IT,
member tie baIkeeper. =,
o. Did he mention the names OF the persons WITH
whom be bad been playing cards A. fesi asked
him yart uary about it he mentioned some naneS,
%. You won't be abe to remember any of these
r,m,t, Doctor? A. No; they were psrtons ddnt
know and Of course Oidn't re-ain Them.
O. Did be state that he had any other physician az
xeudng HIM ? A. He stated that he had already con-
salted ply scian asked him Ill reference 70 NAV
yarti ula- for thought there was importance III ~
he ,sd he had consulted one about week or b
he,ore that and at that time he in the condition
tAst he then was when saw HIM.
O. Would any physician allow brandy for such
condition? A. would OF.
@. Would il be Injurious TO him! A. should say
O. Did he mention the doctors name7 A. Yes; ne
neniioned some doctor IN the country; don't remem
Der it; this brandy and water when ne TOOK IN Tue
Gyard HOuse was taken Tor olarfhea from WHICH no
Rad been suffering all day.
O. fby Mr. SMITH Doctor, how long DID yo1r ex-
snipa,l0n take A. few moments; just snnicient
10 make examination OF bls condition ana oi VIC
awelDg. ,los
o. Could You say they looked as though they had
sxined for some time A. They looked bard, as
though il duration had existed. -.
@. (by Mr.. Smith)-hight not tAey nave oeen ciusea
M violent exercise or running Fast A. neVef ga"
ZACH an instance where snch swelling iagnt DC pro-
luced by running il night be aggravated u Is true.
o. DO YOU cav those swellngs could not have beeh
- difficult 70 say, these sweling arise rom 80 many
sauses; it il very possible though hardly shmk So
neysr saw anything Ike il ia twenty years experience.
Q. Then underttand you 10 say, thy might nave
Seen ca0fed by running though you uOu thtnA 'naS
Tss The case A. say it Is possible; put it in the
EUiss OF rare possibility, but my opinion is ii was not
the cause
@. Wss your examination thorough enough % give
r,lable opinion A. Yes; the dwellings were large.
"A had apparently chronic forEn had they been re-
eeoen,. o. Within day or two there would have been
more II fammatiOn.
Q. tBy the Coroner Could man by jumping over
fsnte or nv violent exercise not have created ~ h
sreIlpas? A. Wei, that is mere opinoni this
might have been created By violent action, or variety
of causes have seea DleE get sHenlngs by Vlolea,
c,ion In rolling -piLs, bat in tina, hsre Wodld
- - r;nler.t Inflammation: iis would hAYe been