The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-12
The Walton-nlEthsws Murder.
IAL OF CHARLES JEFFrRps-vKRDICr n
CouHr Nv GENERAL sEssycNs.
Before Recorder Hoffman.

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GUILTY."
SESSIONS.
/ Before Recorder Hoffman.
TIE trial OF Charles JegetGs preposs essiDg yOGpg
MAI who Is charged With the murder Of Mr.. John Wal
ton HE step father, The night OF the spih Of JuDs
1880 was commenced on Wednesday, and eTough'
! TO close yesterday afternoon 10 viii be remembered
that Mr. Walton, accompanied by friend, ~as proceed
pg through Eighteenth street the night OF the hcni.
eide, whsn, arriving Zoe Of Third Avenue,
between eleven ard twelve clock, emerged from
behind tree and fired rsio, killing Walton. The
who shot the plstol waS pursued by John Mathews who
also received fatal wound from the hrng a.
pisol by 1bs msn who thos Mr. Nalen Thus the crime
~ss coebe murdsr, Ind ~ The unfortunate sici,ms
were rtsc;soo persons ana moved IN ,La higher walks
u HE, The occurrence oaused sTe.i sehsaieu tho
:i'y yesr $50 rte rsttD before ,he Coroner,
instituted fer he poTete az elcilpg facts to thfos
ish Upon the tragedy wae protraced aud reported II
eussE il tue columns q ,be utsnD The testimony Of
tie wiinescs as th4s ,eporec, used by the Dect
Attorney Gu 'bo Nial, nowber of the depos,ous h.np
read by csnsebs u tie coune foF the defence hssrs
Brady and Hal There aadaith1l testimony
brought lor~ard TIE trial hti COZ ryeo neT,e
the Coroner, E~o Witnesses VITO proved mrDaieIsl
1lc As TIE evicoace Published al epstn ~ Ibeee
coinns, 1t would Ds useless 10 ropfnt It a. ue TIME,
esptcAly as the pal otouehs sdsnrosriy 10 esq
There wae not single facs pr 80? by ihe prosi ouon
connec.rg be sciosed sith mo nVId~ OF air walton,
TIE evidence oonssnsg Of suspicious si'Ce mstApoes
witness named hea1ef IRE shooting AID the
~ho hei ito psioi be passeo ~ltb' ten fees Ct bun
va. DRESSED 70 1885, Globes ant lad az @namA nat He
hrsI saw TIE pris7se weth ate sa!s ~beI stcc
bile3 Tim an0 beeved nu 10 iook very u.och The
nsr he sa~ On The street }.chard II Pascal Wh. we'd
vi IN yr Walton Epa u.o gas attn him uhea assass.
mated, 'eEt hed Tie sCt Inst they go!0g home
fion NE siore 10 ElbeeSta sr.t between Eirs avenus
and avenue or ne st'oTtAy nikh. he was Killed ~e
.rfa~1
we went ~ Eighteenth street, AM ahen we goi 10 he
corner q ESh'sen.h street sDd rui'd noticed
nsc leenlng ss&iost tree raFeed or, aud ~tep
aooot I'VE ieee eeyenc ibe tree hea-c The report If
nistni 40 rs q Mr. WaiEca fAll stunUed Tor me-
hent nus ca recovering cav man Tun asFcss 70 tse
opposite SIDE Of The street TIE report OF he pistol
broasht On, yorng sr from toe dug stofe 100 op
posite corner, and tod him 10 lock CIV. ,he
Nhle ran down inc Th,rd ayeIue bsloorg watch
korder,' d. qnie d crowd seOG gathered ard f.i
loved On, and NhsD rehr Irving pace heard another
shot asf ea The sec. nd VINO vas shat tNetnessl
to drug store ana Aen returned to Egn:eerin street
the mas 1ho 5000 ~ TIE treo ard VINO sn0t Hr. Wal
ltches IL hsight and 1et accordingly first Cbas
leierds agter i occurrence "a, Tie Corontre Lgptsl
bad often seen him oe'o-e
Qncer Hcnrco icsr,led p,yol sbo hin Us ore be
- kei eot % agfass Pic, On The gper q Sixteenth
street street ara fsr.o aytnue itw:s FIVE esrreled re
voFer t"o o. the bafet were discharged aud the three
remaining barrels werc s.hl loaded
on lhurssay the t's. witness examined was willsu
vsiiei in JaIe. Nhie there Jeferts wac il lie hnol
OF lring Of E y,fe With lie sol, srd coasicerea
very pSos sto, ee bad I,ao' also slch he 'oee with
nuYder-~hch Mr.. Bette descriset but tie sppes,apre
aoi character or The wapop was ro;Any defent iron
the psio found by he cicer. the accused threw bis
pis 81 away after tie bom eide assigning T. reason 10
kr Betts thai as toe murder OF Ar. Walton pe'pe
tra:ed with pistol aua as lie had difficulty with he
deceased eighteen rncnhs before might be suspes,ed
o beng Implicated in the homicide u shown that
Jo1erds boarded Ut the Union Place Hoei in Brooklyn
few ssys before the murder, ard the Sstur.sy NIGHT
the night Of the muder) he retrrt 10 bis apartments
at hem quarter to haf past Twelve aud
BE vas 1ressed in . black cat and siacs
| pan,a,o3Is. On the following morning tsundsy).
the sccoupt was read by him IN the HxRAlp, whi'h
time Jeferds remarked that probable he might he
suspected OF having something to - WITH the murder
ara ne would give hnseif up TO The Coroner, when be
invited JeGeres TO scconpsny him Fast New YORK
the Sunday, nd ina, while in conversation with
s,s,er who Injured bs another. and he was shot
would the party shooting him hupg2' To Which Lynch
I replied that they did not hang people now Frances .
CONTRACTOR the Fourth avenue railroad car testified
that when he had reached Sxteepth he heard
pistol shot, and after entered at thir,y.
three minutes past eeyea: bu. when tbey arrived a,
Nineteenth street he found the had left The
had on mixed coat Lsht Psn,a9 me, and come Kind ef
street. going down, which was due at the Aston Houte
! two minutes before twelve. The man Who got nis
Dr. Gum swofe tbat certain occasion, IN 1858
Jeherds requested HIM TO visit bis mother, VINO
! recently been married TO John Walton, 10 the
course Of the conversation stated that ms mother bad
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brains blown ont II wR shown that M Walton caused
the arrest Of JeerGe IN 1885, and had him bount
keep the peace An officer was aepu;ed by the Dstr,c
Attorney TO see how long IT would take for person
60 from the Aston House TO the South ferry when be
said he accomplished /; in 1--WE minutes ami half. The
ferry master also sworn, 10 show the length Of time
Il iops for the boats 10 Cross tie soa.h rey-he
Of the prosecution being TO show that Jeerds had
to 90 from Nineteenth street BROOKLYN his
ho:el On the contrary, the counsel de.epce az
gued that would be utterly impossible for Jeferde
have comm,tei the double murder win which he was
eli o. in iie
afternoon ard Sc the counsel for the defence declined
present sny evidence Mr. Brady 10 argue thar
the testimony for the prosecution slight that not
particle OF proof was elected TO ss.xio the Indictment
In his introductory remarks Er Brady anim.dver;ed
Distr,c. Attorney in keeping Hr. Jefsrds incAsce
rated for year without bringing him TO trial
peye, beer perpe,raed by pSsecu,ss ocer ana had
The accused been placed before ar hgsh bar the law
officer would ask for bis immediate acqnital. Bu. in
By pothouse politicians i. necessary the ere sn
election 10 EXHIBIT extraordinary zeal in rresecp,ng
| criminals.
The District Attorney in summing up The case, replied
to the insinuatcns OF council by stating that his
desire to discharge his duty and argued
that the circumssna evidence proven by the prosecu
ton pointed concusvey 10 Jsrerds the murderer Of
! Walton and Mathews.
The Recorder stated In q clear manner The po;rts Of,
law governing the evidence 10 the after which the
jury retired and a. tie expiration of twenty minutes
TUNED with verdict OF "Not guilty
The accused was Immediately surrounded by his mother
and friends, who cong atulaed bun upon hs release from
own recogazance from indictment. Cbare ing him with
the murder Of John " Mathews.
| The Turf.
CENTRE, IIB CouRsE ia - rRorrSG Wednesday July
10; purse and stake $50; mile beats best three in ave
| In barpees
3. woodruff named buckskn gedirg heed Mt. ]
d. Ialman named b. N Silence. ............... z z
Jas Turner named e. Albert KembIe ....... drawn.
Time, 23b-2 32-236.
Lancet and Rockingham have been matched three races
for $500 SIDE 10 of the Centrevie Course
the first 10 be under the saddle, the In bar
ness, both mile heats best three IN ave the third tive
mile heats, IN harness The first will take place on
the 2eh nst the others the 5h 10th Of August
| city Intelligence.
PRESENTATION GorD MEDAL 10 GENERAL q ATB NAJos)
ANDERSON by CIzRys OF NEW YoRK The presentation
OF a magnificent gold medal from the ctzens Of New
York 10 Major Anderson the heroic defender Of Sumter
took place by proxy Monday afternoon in the Cover
nora Room City Hall, Mr. John B. Murray appearing
on behalf Of MAJOR Anderson receivet costly test
Ynonia. The presentation ceremony performed by
Mayor Wood, VINO msde suitable speech, depicting the
bravery, irmness and forude Q. Major Anderson in the
| trying circumstances that beset him. The medal s q
splendid epecimep Of workmanship being Of naeeire
| gold and valued at $500. medal in