New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-12
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF GENERAL sEsslogs-JULT 1o.-Be'ors Re
cOTdsr hoyFnAs.

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At length the ria Of the alleged author of the Wal
top-lTaubews tragedy, which excited 80 much public
attention just one year ago. has come up IN the courts
Of Justice At the opening Of the General Term to-day
at 10 a. No. the eaee Of Charles NJ. Jefie de, indicted
for murder in the fret degree was called co. ana me
] names OF numerous Witnesses were read out. The
prisoner was rt tried for the murder OK John Walton,
| 4. Oakley Hall and James /. Brady appearng IN ms
| behalf
! samuel Lee, IT., was the first witness. He derosed
! i was in tie rooms Of Mr.. Anes, No. w In d
/ averue. between II and II o'cork; beard the port
Of pistO; went 20 the window and saw man on tne
| northeast corner # Third avenue and Eight enth
] street, lying on tie sidewalk; / went out and sa"
/ Hood on he sidewalk; helped TO take the man "
| drug store.
! Tie Districs-Auorney read the deposition OF John
! s. Amrs to he sane effect.
| DR.. 5. K. Percy, sworn-Was called to see Mr. Wal
ter Ter 10 was sho on the light Of Tire Both OF June
found him on tie door of the drugstore, wounded by
bulle III the left tide Of the head, about AZ men
back # the len ear; probed il our inches and saw
was iat l be wls removed to Bellevue Hospital
ros4eSaruned-lhe oI?eeiJu OF the wound was
upward aud there WIS powder IN IT. 70 JuiStu the
asslilant w.s near at hand. -
Tie depos ton Of the surgeon Of Bellevue Hospital
was read. IL consists Of a det,cd posl-mOfteln, anu
fixed The de ID ~ o click next morning,
Mn. Waliou mother Of the deceased, deposed that
che bad known tue prisoner two oi three years DnL
never be- ard any conversation between hun ana mr.
Walton.
frt knew Charles Jeerds shortly after ny father Was
msried IN 80; is may have been year alter, ana
perhaus a year beio be died, when j heard J0ue ds
ray tpat il be didn't treat bis mother Well ne w0nll
blow bis brains Oui about an hour aier ne SAID the
same thing 10 my father be wanted flber 70 90 up
aud rec bic moheT father raid he would be up 10 aew
moments; after this my father was ~ be baseIn1ht inc
threat being repeated Two OF lhree Times, NY ia'''
went out or an Off er who came IN sn hour attr,
Charles went with tho officer; Charlie bad been living
at or lonse after bat believe he went % sea.
Cross-exauilAti0u--I an 10; my father died on
the q h Of June 1866 believe he remark OF Charles
Was in February; my father wac not Al home Nhen ne
threatened the hrst time; the conversation began and
ended there when he spoke to father they were IN Tue
back area and they then went toto the baseintn ana
Cksrl-s vent up sais 10 zee iis motnefi my Ia'lss
raid 10 would take biz dinner before gong up and dl
not sp,ear % be at All angry saw Charles next ilm7
several months after lie NEs arTesJedi INK II was
in the Foil, ~ my latlers house, where he came y
i've and e'tivsl EeTni'sion oi my Iain,ri Is "on'
out with ue 20 places Of amusement and flzighing,
with tie know ledge VI ny father as ofoneF "oui4
4 sister.
jane, Walton, sworn-Am brother Of John Walton
Jaw J-ferds at NY brothers Otics Nus. " AMI 20
~ fifth street; he stood IN the Olce, and mad
pistol In biz hand which he discharged biO wafer
c4.k IN the yarl he said that IL he had Lad that win
him my brother would never have agresied hiu; this
was ia the summer II lOJ; to friend with hiui ne
said l. wss good pistol, and he bad driven ballet
throngh the head 81 sherry cask, which was - FEET
Of In the yard; Jefitrds Wa Ia my beoIher place
very sldom while l wac there, and never "a" or
knew Of a quarrel between him aud my brother.
-exsminsd-lly brother was 49, was 50 N
May att; signed advertisement Offering - ,OJO re-
ward in add ion 20 tOO offered by the Mayor ior me
suprlen,aJn Of the murderer OF Mr.. Walton JeerdH
a that time bad been in pIigOn some limo on be
chargr: | never olerd % bel Ultn Iatitk oullh
that udFs Rlsit would REFUGE 10 le' Jei'erds ont on
b ~; there wa once quarr-l between me and jet
fcr,s in the p-csenco OF Mathew k01Oe when told
l.. Fr4.la tl liz n. III u -
sh0ld come into The yaid ard Ne would 81 10 ne
natter; D. wa OF DO great consequence ana We al1ef-
ward rpoke iisUdy 10 one smother. ,o,r,.,
Henry Hflfsr, sWOm--i lived ~ No. ~ Iilrc ave-
nue. near Eyhteenth street tie time Of the murder,
aud ., Od on tie night of the JDh june az IL cD'AJ
on tne northwest corner OF Eig hsecnth sifrei ana
Third avenue; having been there zen or mIr"p uih-
ul.s. clone. 1 taB "a man stand behind TIRE on TIE
other corner md saw two mtu coming up Eighteenth
f're from Second avenue they pasned iho Tree, ara
ths psrssn behind the ire shot one OF tncm who ici
sud ihs shooter ran acfoas lhf1 avenue am I'"A
StveItesuh street. ! ram after Inn 1ud IhlVoedi lie
ian 40 Seventeenth street 10 Irving pct, aud MP Six
uenth street; 1 Then saw another nan nearer 10 him
than Sss and the m,u pun ned turned and shot hun,
- hist be IL i,ll be had on b ht coat and knd
OF Panama has ssw JehcIds week eiler a. the Cor
oners tut cia hot recognize linn he looked Ike Tie
pris1ner.
the man was taller than l an, about 40 pounds
weight, be- had 30 mUusIacL1 or wL,skerr could not
b. cure ab0ui biz identity.
Ricnd H. Pascal, sworn--I lived, on the So.h June,
IS o. with MT. John Walton, No - West lweniy-htth
street 1 gsaa with Linn al the time b. wHB killed. @e
Lad been at his store No. 80 East Eighteenth street.
| am his cousin; NO were going home AIR. Walton
was H. tu habit O going tO s store every thursday
and Saturday evening and had been ~ the store TIE
last time before on Ihur-day evening prrvioue he
uniformly returned o. Saturdays aboui hali-paft III
saw man kBuirg araiuH a tree at he corner
Of Eighteenth siI,et, aud when about i've ieei
al tue tree heard the report Of pistol aud saw Mr.
IA II. 4 - up.lf
ing, Jaw man running the opposite tide OF the
sIes:; tho report brought ont young OAu iiom ne
orng store whom requested 10 lJUk alter hr. Wal
ton; the who tbUt down Third avenue and To-
ward Irving place, and followed, nalOUilg Watch,
muIder, &c and gathered quite party by 50 doug
ran up Seventeenth stIeg and when uenr The corner
Of Irving place heard aLOtber pistol shot then nan
down Irving place " where MHrtowr lay, about one
hundred feet from Seventeenth sreotj took him 70
q drug stofe; think two or thrcs kept on following
the who shot the appearance OF the latter wa Ia
Egh hing about five ,eet tn iuchos m hight SAW
CIR ies Jefiefds 81 the CorOnors inquest; saw him
ear before the last time Nth pistol, aud had seen
BIN nuuiber Of times hc.0rr tho %, uFfunce.
Cro-.-exauined-I knew JrGerds well; never quar-
relied with lin; sbOUld think the coat shown would
lOUk 4ht rather than black Jelsrds wAa about fvo
feet ten inches.
20 Z place before MY hopse; war about going to bed
wien heard people run up Seventeenth street, on
both sides OF the way my house l. Oh the north si-e
heard pistol shot dressed went out, and Jaw some
persona cafryiug INN dOH u Seventeenth q.
Cross-exAuinsd-IL was bright, clear night, pretty
warn; the person had white coat on; It would be
very difficult 10 say b, thecoi here presented would
look in the night.
Uebry ]. Moran. sgorr-I lived 81 No. % Irving
plce on tie 3Uth une; heard shouting went out, AID
ssw man running an advance VI tho Oihsrs h,s coat
Wss Hght that coat looks 20 very much like IL; To
had on straw ht saN him only " iRr az Sixteenth
street.
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