New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-17
WEW-JERSEY ITEMS.

TPI,L OF MCDERNoTT AND DowDAL FOR THE
MusprR OF MAJOR KoPPER.--Ths trial OF Patrick
Dowdsl AID Charles McDermott for the murder OF
Mai. John n. Hopper a ferrymlher a: the Wee
bawkep Ferry. was commenced in the Hudson County
Court of Over and Termner yesterday morning. Judge
Ooden and Asso,iae Jadg,s Fink aud Pope presiding
Counsel for the SAFE Dstrict-AttOrney l. w Send
der; for the prisoners, Mr. Wakeman aud L. H. WIN
field. oo, r,t,
1860 in the township Of North Bergen, J0ho dow
da eloniousIg a,saulted and stabbed John M hopper
on the right sde of the back and also on inc et sue
rActlg two mortal wonodS Oh wnl'n S So' 5in dav IF
MAY, 1860, and that CHARLES mcDermoU WAS oil ~
cessory thereto. III
The case was moved by the Dstri:t-Attorney at ~
o'clock and three-fourtbs Of an hour was consumed ia
ling Jury, y Jurors having been CHALLENGED
end 4 se, aside Judge Ogden then announced thA.
the nry would be kept together under the cnaig9 Oh
the Sheriff from the common enent OF the tTlu unla
yar6i,t ia rendered and the Sher1h was directed 70
-, vi,e them with comfortable quarters. The District
Alto ney then stated the general nature OF the case AZ
10 lows: - =. A. L,.h
81 I aud The name Of the deceased Is John Hopper
Fen, Mr X was home most Of the day saadsyl Of the
occurrence Yard evening he crossed over 70
49,. as m be ..irs fefTy present about p m
AZ .n s spS .rs droa of reos on he boat eon
we're about gig Ioet the diienisn.s met eys
ndesVo,d udey 70 get poaseson o. se 10 Se.s IN .no
p,nSirg the sdy when named Pes, employed on the
bos aud dtpued by the She to P,ese5y oIdef came
.bbd bat We, not inmediaey aware the fact He, how
ever assisted ~ another elected the two oa
lance bu account Of the DIN nifty the ot'e's thought
proper keep them olise uh e DOs Inn h'1 Me- Koeoe was
ndns at the se gate when powS es@J 5csn S m
as.t,d IN assault Mr. Hopper then took olo :ad %eat
| and Deruott srrestsd on board tn boat
Nh T. Culver engineer was called and te'nes as 70 ts
| the CouIt took recess till 2 p M
| ArrRRSooN sEssIoY-EyIDENcE.
James Peel tesdedI reside No l26 Tenth avenue New
N.Y. ys' naesy 81 ' ives ts eSd. s Sen V
through and ysed up TOWARD me s S o. 11S we're aua
ing they had ONE owrrs aud Mcoemott asked for some
svn Walled up aud took McDenott the sat,, when
so cut coni not say where Do rda at tue time except
s snd ns him asy .afaea 96und kod M Abi il ne
who hin me- he replied tl,' ne dd nor out 'nat was
stabbed into the ftrryhoue, and taking on my G2a
oked cut which wasin back below me sno1aeti
sS6n s.r Mr. Hopper took hold Of McDsrmOit
when came out s Hopper and he aid he wa. sbbed
at, iu ou,sid Of tho Office Tying % get tue defendants
Oodf Ct the 1. s" 5 9Spi e. DSad wa Inc
tR had stabbed him Dosdal sot up aud nP the street. aud
aa r. P e pO S b I'D no, hear M Hopper
Dow ds Of that tine BIT hoPPeI 6ad one cet uosi a s
The boat took hold OF McDennod by the shslds his BACK
me- sa S m Kopoer that night to Forty second
mile oin the ferry the dhcuity occurred about
the day the alea a two Knives dqS the az
fey Shieh had been picked one wa Son %
the night he iyyd hi- injuries en Dir KoPPe[ took ri, eas
stabbed e went into the place where they collect iafe 70
cIcss Mr. Hopper took hold of McDerOt before
let of him this time the large gaze YVES closed 90 me-
Of DoVda id not see cDeinOlt after Mt Hopper hold
him. until min in kewioik; DoTds was ten or nteen
ot AZ d The GERMAN had the difficulty there
Sey rerops on the BRIDGE at ts Dowda standing
Hen pp1f ~. NJ t,iJe N. gate vita air Kopprr Mr. Kop
per wicked up Dow ia aud struck him saying You .re the
,hat stabbed The boat vas not In whN tDoA AcDe
up toward the gate and not s,I TO the ondse when
A Hopper Up end struck Do@da then went into the
gave the blows to Mr. hopper Biz PIPER and went opt
% where Dos dal vas beoe IN. ooe1 le lol A. ns
John Hsmner teSded reside iu Forty hfth street Nsg
difficulty occurred crowd rushing toward the cate
went up the s5 800 i toned to 20 bsl
when heard them yelling and ons said they woud Gu he
kPPer tooA hold Of McDermort and tore ms SHIFT oDsrmot
tore The shirt Oh in several pieeS ,nd s,d d. %an
Hopper said No mon.y can buy yon 10 go through III tend
clsse at I'll. time stood utiie Of incosure Mr.
Hopper stood inside the gate Thonas Ha;ens came up
MT Lis hand Under his coat and et the blood when he aid
Give the cub he tok IT, and went out hye six feet
laid, You the you shai have it, and struck
tie bead the defendants the small gte after
qlie and Dir pper shut him oat Dowd behind McDer
mott they entered the small e and o,et hun Mr. Hopper
etber this that McDemott went around 10 the
and oer and Dowda stopped outside OF the big gate,
1--WE or sx rom hsy6ns told Hopper tn hs
was stabbed he went out Dowda standing
is ioeo oPPs breat ma k KapoeT nd It
Nh. The lIrLt
aud took cr he after put into wegon,
ara eana awy S hoPPgI went Up stars and after having
John Noble oy tstihcd reside weetawken, aid Wa.
present. tue SUI DAY tire difficulty took place was
sa ding nea Ar Hammers ru stand ald heard noise down at
@ NTH The deEca,t out Of the snail eDtc hs PtapSsi
thee, thee some tax outidr When brother called
he & r1ed Mr Roper eIs ssa ia ia the "a:
gateway and Dowisi ade pass at MG Hooper, when
h and stepped back hr Hoppe tien turned and went inside
49, me- 1e, ~ 90 a., gs. "a, tuein ooil OUT
wax 10 the bridge, and tie boat whom returned
Mr Hopper was standing a tie gate with suan club his
hl q; after the boat TO- be pushed and some
Mr. Roper Zach prryhou.e; us.
! then the bell rang, AID went On board the beat
Albion NOBLE, brother o. the last witness e.dedtha
e sew A Keeper YES .ho'ns he 5endan out Of the gaze
iio Ia hi hand. went to each Dowdas and
tho letter urnd and ran after him Mr. Hopper wen. out aer
| tli with club aud witness went board the boat.
TAouas Havers eliihetAt tie time OF The difficulty
came Through ne su, 9.e One 81 ihera psyag the fare he
deendrs were IN the company wdoi them ocked lad
I'lt Staggering up to he bridge who hld bunch Of
tEe io,.,rs when tey had cineh I'd pa y an Sir Psei
went to ibis 5eutemaHs smcei Prc had hold bcDar
nett AID as Cos within or % feet Dewda ,t,5bed PEEL ia
the ba * grabbed for Do"ds Ebsa McDtrm0tt Third
Party tabled OF @e leea.fd four OF i've stop and thea
hd Do"oal and brought h 20 sue ieTYb9s whore met
hr koPp coming through he ste told Nc Hopper that
clue and then slo,ei Dosd out OF he Cute and struck
BIN over the forehead breaking the CLUB; McOeunot,
nc psIaSt el9e oa.L and vented 70 g through TIE gts
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