New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-17
LAW INI,E'ILIGE'NCE.
COUNT or OYER AND TERMINER-Nov l6.-Before Jas-
WIZ" tee GouLD.
rur TRIAL or NARTS HALLIGAs FoH THE hUhpEH
", - II ,t,,o,d ,noved IN

COURT OF OYER AND TERMlNER-No" io'-b''0'' jug
ticc GOuLD.
Yur TRIAL OF NARTIS HALLIGAS FOR THE hUhpb"
WIFE.
At the opening Of the Court Mr. Asllmead lnovsd 30
anal. the ndcm,r against Martin lalgar on thc
tor wlerca. the District Attorney sought 20 tIy nlH ,o
murder The Judge denied the motion end ne 90 ~ an
nu on trial for murder ia the second degree mr.
b If August last at no Jl7 West Forty third street MI
Ghmead end W Mg, Ippfa,fd SL % s'' d tina. on tho
night OF The 5h Of August the prisoner peat hs VIZ t
po Of seuhng and blows heard and in short time aiie
ward persons, Attracted by the crles 81 IT, t g
the accused did deny that be had caused ms "le
and to only he had to make vas tat ne "a' oiS ' ~
Rcv WAS sworn She testified tst she lived lt No
-, I'D street remembered the time Mrs llagan
10 49,, E id NOT r.mrrnber having Martin Hahgan
that day; she went into the room aud "a" M'' h"usin Ps
e,auned-The IIssns there after wines lived
In lie house during her residence there she "a" MI
nearly every day witness and her husband "ah'1 o' IT,.
diprr never heard any IN Hans except when
he " away and then heard noise a. MT lns VIZ
ing chair witness mad seen het iail 'esesi nt
he SUNDAY In question heard no noise wines tuneu
4, O'Clock i was dark heard MI. hiil. onnu ~ a,
walked into picked up the cmld wa f' @
ehd; could tell whether ~ not the cmid ha1 Doc
crying ons TIME n pad for Il, when he went in the
roonI he aid 20 iook ~ dis" and called Mr. Ott hsht
was brought the and there were several persons t ~
he room; she look Mr. liaigani wines ma s
Mrs Haigu fal in the street and policeman ~ ~
bn tore he overlook her witness did trouble hersef
about Mrs lisir falling never 20" hei ufA"s' ' 'P
pe9ieu ~, a her on he sunday morning. her door
was open and witness passed "A" hfli "a" no o'o' " @
and nothing about her To attract attention q, e.,
Richard Martin apOliceniani tes!nrd hit h' "aA ~"
the HOUSE the night Of the murder. H "'nt W S III
oe women brought light: b. told the women 10 60 m ana
cover up; she lay with ne Irrt l' .nr u.DL s 80
blood and was blood in the center Of ne oof they
osced her Ia bedql and carried her 70 the station
he room was in hhy conditions witness searched iyr
weapon found the chairs and apes were -huins
around or thrown down after the woman Wa hI 70 tue oa
t,op. IIous. he was removed % Bellevue Hospital.
On raminaon witness stated that when he was called
IN there in the room but hr deceased hs pooJ
peared have moved toward The door che never poAr
discovered traces Of liquor ON her person d. h'y oafo e
down stairs ..t 81, -.
testified She neitnr OF them ON that day t Sho 90"
"a Wirc,s attention called 10 the coudi-
ton oil the deceased o'clock 10y hearing child cry never
heard any unusual noise eiher nom me p?n1i OF
her tall down stair one day Nlth htuy ~ i'' arms %
~ a. th, only person that used % drink m that iouse ,
John Ives, Police Surgeon, a"oe thot 6e wa caeo 20
Station the IN" had fallen down rom me
bunk the space alongside hc had her removed Oit ~
rored about end tried to re her heir and elothes were m
uratel With blood from large wound ~ hti heSu da ouu
10 haudcu keep her quie' while be dressed her wounds
there other confused wounds beside the arse QUE OH
top her hcad the large wound was made with sharp tu
ut the two other with blunt iuumcuts she Wa- deloas
aud had received the wounds while N liquor. .
ON rrns.eymiuaton sur s,d tuat tine large wound was
circular one extending the the back of the head
Margaret Holt examined for the t"ense she e'ti
fed that hr lived house with the Hnh-n. on the
9th of August between and o. She wa called by Mrs
Riley into Mrs Hsgans room where she saw decreased yWg
ON b. foor save Nrs H. twice that dayonce at when
.b WA. betly drunk saw her time after heard noise
during Mr. Hnlsan about 10y o'clock IN the morn
h., lime htd sern Mrs Haiqan for two three days
continually drunk could not that she bed
ever her sober she wes generally spr"s "nrr hrfo
coed chsrncier Mr. Halgn had gold her she mad as good
God made SIR would only Keep -opef she Souiu
SycI other witnesses we're examined their testimony tend
inc strengthen tire fact that deceased was very nemprfae
az the charge delivered aud the Jury retired Up 10 an adj
yanced hour IN tie evening IN" Jury had not e.oha 'eiu'