The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-03

vourt OF General Sessions.
ALLISON A0QUrrED or THE MURD1R or MAn1y
HxAS-ARFDCrIN0 sCuNu m C0UEr.
AAnu &-Afths opening Il ths court the trial q -
ALLISON. charged With tho murder Of Marti. Ryan, wtu
was oommeaced yesterday was resumed Ths prissas
was charged with killing him with an axe, as i74 wes
Twentysecond street, In August last The witnesses e
tho prosecution were, Ann Ryan, wife Of tho deceased
and Henry Ryan, tho son, both Of whom Scs6asi tn
they went TO his for the purpose Of romonssrain
with him for cutting their clothes line short tuae before
that, and when they entered his apartment no sruo
Martin Ryan (the dsceascd) with axe, which stunned
him, andin few moments he died
The old very feeble physically and indeed
il was evident that her intellect impaired for ws
impossible to get coherent statement Of tho occurrsass
nom her lips The . coarse and depraved lock
ing specimen Of humanity and his narrative q the aaaig
was very ndstnct and the probability Of the truth Il
nn story was materially shaken when was found that
ne present convict Blackwes Island, seat there
IN aegravased assault and battery upoa his sister
Ocer Qudor testified ahat he was called 70 arrest u
prscner tne crowd having informed him that he haA
murdered some person In the absence OF DR.. Phelps
his deposition, given before the Coroner, read.
internally injured, and that the which he reosivod
Counsel for the defence In opening, moved to have
permission to place the wife OF the accused On the
tand as witness to explain under what circumstance
sns made use o. the s $ to her husband
soner) denied when the officer asked him about the mt
ter in the station house. The District Attorney epposo1
the motion, the ground that wife could give legal
and reliable testimony in favor OF her husband he
Court denied the notion but with the consent OF The BIS
ulct Attorney gave tho counsel permission 70 Mrs
Alson's testimony given the Coroner inquest vhos
he addressed the jury.
son Of the prisoner He appeared to be intelligent lsl
ana aanough very young answered the questions pro-
hs on as s b.
and that he had club In his hand he called his fathe
outside saying at the same time, you Orange sf
Ryan then hit him twice with the stick, after which an
other man who was infcompany with Ryan, struck his
father with stick that out of the soop while
another man assaulted him also the forehead from
which blood issued. The witness bis father take
the club from Ryan and strike him with IT, but did not
see any other weapon; they assaulted his mother and
"blaCkened her ARM
Michael Common testified that previous to the occurre.o.
Mrs Allison borrowed Ratchet from him; 1t was tweIv
or fourteen inches org and quite blunt after Aaou
was brought to the station house. the witness into
the bouee OF the prisoner and the little children seen
ing ard also perceived that the doors broken he
he wtness then proceeded Ryans house and had an
interview with the daughter Of the In reference
to the affair. Connor going relate what chs
said but was interrupted by the District Attorney vhs
nasmuch the prosecution means Of contradcs
ing the evidence adduced by the defence The objection
Officer Acker was the next witness who said that. .,
arriving at the scene Of the tragedy the crowd told him
that Asons family had been killed. arrested the pr
soner and brought him to the station house, thea
turned to search his home he found hatchet but there
were no marks Of blood upon It; also two clubs-one
looked as il it was taken from bale Of hay ana the
other were spoke one Of the clubs was covered
with blood He saw black and blue spot upon Mrs Al
sons arm thus cCrroboratng the story Of the little boy
he knew the prisoner to be peaceable man; that hs
trade was that Of stair builder, and that sooa
after the alleged homicide he employed to repair the
premises at TIA Twenty second street. where Allison
lived the door broken to pieces, and he was oom-
hanson, who said he was connected with society fcr
the ameioration Of the condition Of the poor and Mrs
sistance be visited her. and in the course Of conversa
ton she stated that she did not know how her husband
was killed.
The case was summed up and given the jury who A.
ter brief absence, returned with verdict Of No gull
% The scene that occurred the rendition Of the YER
seat At the door Of the court did not hear tho
dict when was pronounced and the mingled feelings of
tenance when female friend Of hers who was sitting By
her side assured her of the happy result At subject
Tor the genius Of Raphael Allison immediately ieined
in truly Affecting. Seldom have we witnessed
such spectacle, and those who shared in the happiness
manifested by the wife and children Of the father who
just been declared gule Of the murder Of fellow BE-
ing win remember the scene as long as "msnory holds
her seat"
sTABBINa ARRAY.
Late ,e;d n ne N young man named John Fs
committed by him upon John Brannan, at the house Of the
brother OF the defendant AIS Madison street. the sg,
OF the Ah Of November Il appeared from the teea-
gence reached him that his nephew was being killed as
Fnlays house. and lis reception he Immediately re-
paired thther, accompanied by other members Or hin
family BE found the prisoner and Jehn Braunsa clinch
ed, and during the scufe he stabbed six different
places with some sharp instrument In the hands Of the
prisoner Mr. Fnay, the elder, gave different version
OF the affair when he examined by the Coroner he
having then stated that he did not know who stabbed
him; but this was explained by the physician who at
tended him. The doctor that the old man was in
such an exhausted condition that he was incapable Of
proper mental exercise The defence proved diereat
state OF facts and that. too, by cloud Of Witnesses
Their version Of the matter that Mr. Fnlay invited
ing, being Thanksgiving Day; they repaired to tho
astc toe, and while they enjoying themselves Fla
lay got into dispute with member OF the COMPANY
in reference to Virginia reel the host exerted hsek
TO quel the disturbance down stairs and succeeded in
doing So but as the company preparing to 70 hone
young Finay, who had been invited guest, became
violent and could not be pacined, and his
friends arrived he told them to pitch in request with
which they promptly complied The elder Finlsy and his
son used their clubs indscrimuaely and short there
was regular Denny brook fair The evidence Of the
complainant having been conradicted material points,
the jury acquitted Finlay, who Immediately sur
rounded by host Of his friends, almost sufcioat in
number to people one of the Western Territories.
Cropsey, who convicted Tuesday OF stealing q
piano. sentenced TO imprisonment the State prisea
for two years and month
United States Circuit Court.
Before Hon. Judge Belts
MARCH 1.-The March term Of this Court was opened
to-day, when q Grand Jury of gentlemen, principally