The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-11
Court or Oyer and Terminer.
Before Hon. Judge Balcomb.
THE MURDER OF MOTHER AND CHILD IN BLOOM
N0DALE.

1Vnpn" " a AOiHnA AND ChiLp IN oLVon-
N0DALE.
Dc. loThe Peop'eps. Franz HOFFMAN. Alton
ney Waterbury said that in this he had consented
accept plea OF murder in the second degree because
there doubt to the pa Law relation
the punishment for the capital offence of murder and
also because there doubt of the sanity Of the
prisoner whose state of mind had been examined by
Doctors Ranney and Ogden
II win be remembered that tho prisoner murdered
Mrs Schumacher and her chid, in the absence Of her
husband. The following is tha medical certificate upon
which the District Attorney accepted LIE above Plea:
The undersigned examined Franz Hoffman the IL aud
5th inst and hndng evidence Of insanity have formed
attempt 70 simulate His answers seemed rutnsui and he
exhibited intelligence thanone infer from his ply
siognomy II found guilty however eel that be should
not suffer the extreme penalty Of Che law for the following
Firsi-wnhout doubt Hoffman had Cts probably epilepc
OCCASIONALLY during ehidhoSd $50, -
age Of twenty ydsrs whsn produced @ Tor
Thrd-The singular conhguratn Of the head. whether
arising from the blow other does not indicate well
Epilepsy or severe blow on tic head NIGH, produce
Little duness q intellect not amounting 10 insanity proper
ss ~ s e he q and the
q choosing n aa Ih. , an effect
peculiar expression his resembles that
81 epepic and 70 the feeling Of ind exhibited 70
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BEN. OGDEN, NJ ID.
CHARGE or rELoSIoCs ASSAULT.
The Pe7le rs. Jane Aassey-lhis was AZ indictment
FOR felonio1s assault on police officer The District
Attorney moved the trial on.
Counsel tor the prisoner moved for postponement in
consequence Of the abs OF material itnes who Is
daily expected from Europe
The District Attorney consented, and the trial was
postponed until Monday, the oath inst.
CHARGE or MURDER.
The Pto11e as John NeGurt.ghe Or soner j. Indicted
for the murder Of William l.. Greene lie pleaded not
guilty, and the trial was set down FOR Monday next.
ANOTHER CHARGE or MURDER.
The PeoIle u.s. Frederick Sh1ckt The prisoner il in
dcted for the murder a Michael Cayeney lie pleaded
not guilty and his trial went Of for a week.
ANOTHER CHARGE or MURDER.
7ke P,o3le as. DrAie F,alon-The prisoner : indicted
for the murder II his wife, Hecn Finlay.
Mr. james T. Brady asked that the trial be postponed
for the GAY Lis associate COUNSEL who in posses
sion of the papers IN the case, hsd not arrived
The was then postponed until Tuesday morning.
INDICTMENT FOR MIspKMEANoR AGAINST A RAILWAY
CoMrASy.
The People he Ne,c lon- and Harlem Raiircod
directors &C the View York and Harlem Rail- bad Com
pany misdemeanor ~ causing the death OF Dennis
Tuberry The trial set down fer Wednesday next.
THE GREENWICH STREET ARSON CASE.
The People Cos,s NsysSSsrIhe prisoner j. brother
OF Morrsett convicted Of murder the second degree
causing the death Of Bptise De Ia Rochelle by fire
in Greenwich street.
The present prisoner charged with the same offence
and he consented TO plead guilty OF ia the fourth
degree.
This plea was accepted by District Attorney and
the prisoner remanded.
No being ready for trail the Court adjourned for
the day