The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-07
Court Of Oyer and Tsrmfnsx.
Before Hon. Judge Mullen.


ssemben that we're in The sAte and the con nunity
oksd to the Grand Jury % one Of the safeguards
hich proteotei them from the vagasonds who prcyed
as rules Of evidence they were 70 be guided py. He
ansoned them against hea.ssy evidence, which they
10 rely ra
able require the paper itself, or an authenticated
opy be presented before Them the Court s snsn
aeats were TO De found, and, to the election law
Under the present aost total disregard Of the rules Of
othing dealt 20 quick death blow to their liberty e
he stem TO which this city more liable than any
ugatory IN the Usury law he supposed that
this city u was dead letter Without s'v,ns ns
hat as good citizens they were bound uphold se law
At statute become dead letter and soon dd they
allied The attention the jury 70 the Excise law and
aw regulating the fees OF officers. he would ex.
.esion 70 70 these special duties but thu. they W.
ent all Glasses and every grade Of crime.
One Of he jurors s'Eed question :. TO % Usy law
mith and sold Is 70 Mr. Jones at AiSher rate than
even per cent, whether that would 'oe osafS?
cts ii would not come WITH W. 1rovoo. 81 "a
Jsury law. The Grand Jury tnen retired
TIE wALToNW .rHEws MURDER.
habeas % ,Uas for Edv IN ar H. applied for writ
time on the che rye OF murder Of Mr. Walton and
Matthews tne sp plcaton was made with view 70
admit the accused 70 bail The wri: WAS granted re-
parnsoie on fnurS day morning.
CHARGE OF MURDER.
The People Us. Charles D. NorrisseR prisoner
ndc ed for murder IA the degree in causing
he death Of Jean Bsr.se La Rochelle, alleged by
ne proc ,cution 70 have eeen aocomplce tho vii.
fully trg fire 70 a stere At No 2s3 Greenwich street.
the night Of the 2oh Of March last According to the
open address to the jury BY Mr. Anthem tho Assistant
Vas the occupant OF the store in question and
I'd oonspired Win his brother and the deoeased
money! s s Gs sS s
which The sscck In he store was insured
mo store was prepared BY two gallons oamphne and
- setting Gre 70 TINS comsretibe, portion OF IL up
uet Ia Ro heis Clothes and he from the store In
blaze me deceased was fatally burned and conveyed 70
The New York Hospital. Subsequently La RocheL was
advised by Dr. Bell that he could not recover COO
has,os then made BY L. Rocnel 70 fire Marshal Ba
her, wherein be admitted that he was employed BY Nor
sssss purchase two gallons OF csmphine for the pur
pose Of burning out the store Al the time they were
Is clothing took nre, and q he was sndesvoring
nape thai Aorrset pushed him towards the
Aro, cr the purpose q deceased believed, Of burning
Tue crst witness was William D. Lander, the private
ssors in The back part q The sore about seven P NJ on
shs night in question; witness afterwards ssS dash in
nao1s were closed but the door Wa not prison Or was
shen closing the door, the fash came from bright fame
VIII Ss "a wns:s Sser The !. , sS
deceased como cut veoped In flames and hc threw
ms overcoa round k IN company with others he tore
utore and a smell Of carphene.
The croes examination war unmportant
Joseph Norton who occupied the store next TO the pr
sner testified mat the stock In prisoners store at the
slne the FIRE. worth hundred dollars
elected that friendy feelings existed between witness
the prisoner owing 70 both being engaged In one
1851 the panic be had received some $500 for loss
sustained BY re which broke out In store next TO the
D. SOrpprs.ion Attorney about sorr,sett.
DR. Bel deposed that be was one Of the physicians OF
she New Ysrx Hospital bad Ia Rochelle IN charge found
arms he gradually sank until his death On the sth Of
April his death occasoued By excessive exhaustion
by his burns remembered declaration being
by Ia Rochelle 70 Fire Marshal Baker, La Rochelle
v,s al tina! time In dying condition; Witness himself
sod deceesed OF that fact DR.. Ward and wtness wit
ed ~ was taken before Justice Connolly, Mr. Baker
rross-; am ned-rho statement was taken down by
Mr. BaS,r; present when II was read overto
him. and witnessed his signature; a. the time Of the
declaration the bodily pains OF In Ro ihele had ooasci
ahe decssa.on made three days before he died. As
far DO could recoect questions we're propo1nded to
deceased and he sometimes gave statements; Al the time
q the declaration mind q the deceased not
dexipg bis answers we're ratonal La Rocbelles mind
gh: have been affected, but, his opinion 1t not.
his intiect might have been impaired without the
knowledge OF The Witness could not repeat the words
used by Ia Rochelle when giving his assent 70 the paper
amer ID bad been him; had attended several per-
sons VINO had been injured by burns.
Re-drec-At the time OF the declaration In Rochelle
believed that be was going 70 die.
Dr. Ward deposed that be present Al the decara
ssn Of La Rocnee do not reooect any positive opinion
Bell, Fire Marshal Baker and myself were present on the
occasion.
present the declaration made By the deceased (La
kochee) both OF the prisoners present nj the do
casaton; oli the deceased that no the witnes) had
come 10 take his deposition that he understood from his
that he about TO de- aud witness gave him
Ssors his Almehy asked the prisoners II they any
question 70 put 70 him. and they said not the deceased
ArsS s.ses ' Fire xss:nsl Of the city o, New York,
deposed that he was present 81 The declaration OF Dc La
down and read them TO HIM he approved Of them
NJ Anthem then offered the dying declarations in svi
M Bow the prisoners: counsel opposed the intro
me admitted the prosecution 70 read the dyag
Sesarstion Of De In Rochelle which TO the effect that
- was informed By the house surgeon, Dr.; Z ssl
weeks prior 20 the occurrences OF the Ore IN tue
eOcisry store Of Desaoe oorie korrsssss suggested
70 him thai wanted 70 burn out his store as the mta
nsxt door dong better busnssc aud causing him -
move away. This contemplated burn'ng vas limited At
o. The re pecsos norrsses Ussd me 70 &c, Soma cam
phone; he gave me glass jar and fiy SIX cents 70 get
way, got the campbens and gave Dedsoe xorrsse
be pus as In the store somewhere the next day, or
pSepe, eiyisr me The money and snlsr jar 20 brue u
IA; went 10 .he same store for inis gallon Of csI
rs e s nS pu .gsy IN he ssos % on 'i iss
Y day OF The Ore hcrrisset oAtd 10 me that the
zee % o. na ~ % me as Of
time the match was applied TO the canFtene Dcdsce
Eorrssett ard his brother, and Lecompte aud myself
we're she store other person there saw Lecompte
sCply the match 10 the csmphene Lecompte ran away
soon applied the match horrixsoti tod 40 70 thror
my the Gre; did % aud 10 doing 81 capsizsd
Of campeene, which must have spread the
0anp6eue on my boots and clo,hiss that. VIA. ssta
rated tadly with che oamphene and took Ore; 1
Of the store Glaze q frc before my escape
nom the store recoIIec thai Dedscc Eorrse pushed
back agSsntt the Gre; tnk his eSjec. 20 burn
aloug te store Esdace korrissstt, induse
rssnt FOR me TO ssnst him IN this mater pronssef %
start Ia q little pla<e for mysof have been
acquainted with Dedace korriseti Ger The laT ten
or eleven years I hfytwo years OF are !;
vss born In Montreal, Canada AN sure
Of M knowledge that Dsfsoe horsssst bis brother
GONE NOR we, and Lccompte were conssrned together
tho vital firing OF TIE ,aid store the Ore
Tor tho puryose Of oetsng ths Insurance. and aso 70
ret sstfsotcn out q lie man who keps tae crockesy
store adjonixg.