The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-23
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Recorder Hoffman.

AcQurTtL ps LaCEKY MANNING. c8ARGgo WITH
KiLLiS0 MS WIZ.
The trial Of IacSsy Manning charged with the murder
OF bis wife, resumed yesterday The prosecution
closed their by reading the deposition Of Dr. wycon,
OF ihe Bellevue Hospital who made examination OF Mrs.
Manning when she brought there Tie found linear
fracture sron frontal bone and eoi upon the brain
being suspected tephiug resortel TO- No blood
found however and she rallied slightly bu,
TO her senses She died eleven O'Clock that night
in ME opinion desth toe result 81 coucussioD Of tho
BRAN probably OF ihe allow which caused the frac.
iure Of the frontal bone
Mr. knitting toe associate counsel for the prisoner,
made able speech opening. and proceeded TO
anime a number " Witnesses, Whose testimony put diff
erep, face the than the evidence OF hza
Murphy had done IN fact she directly contrsdcied
IN the material portions OF Der sptemcn Ellen Glands
shat she went 20 nnnings house on the Friday
preceding sunday when the beating alleged 10 have
take place 10 the course OF that iay the deceased be
intoxicated aud she was 10 that condition Satur
day. IN sunday morning, while the prisoner asleep,
the wife took money from his pocket snd sent out
Tor liquor. The witness said that there was beating
sunday, such described by Mrs. Murphy that
the prisoner did not push her down the stone but
the deceased 10 fol her sister out Of tho base
mcnt, beng Intoxicated fell and her head upon
the stone steps, causing 10 bleed some that after tina,
washed the blood % her mead and pis some sticking
plaster on the forehead TIE othcr witnesses confirmed
this statement, including Or. James. who called 10
b. the husband IL was proven that the deceased
very Incorporate woman and bad been in or In.
Iox!catioo for days before the alleged homicide The
doctor found the woman lying In corner, evidently
aborng under intoxcaton, and, having suspicious
that anything was wrong promised TO return IN ths
afternoon but IN toe meantime che taken TO the hos
pial lie discovered 10 injury upon her, except the IN
lury on the head. Mrs. rorrs That she the
deceased nj her house, and that she told tue witness
that she was going up tue steps sunday, when she
slipped and fell; she also pretended she sending
her little boy out for mix when 10 reality was brandy
that sne wanted which. when rendered her nsen
sihe The witness, Murphy denied that she made any
threats against the prisoner but Mrs Torrs sworo that
hl1a Murphy wanted 10 know how much would cost 10
get good lawyer TO hang NAMING and abe said sue
would die easy she could get mn shut up. The doctor
who examined the body three days after death said he
discovered some swcings ana dsccoratons but stated
that twas impossible to teli With accuracy whether
those indications were the result ~ physical injury %
decomposition.
Tho prisoner showed by witnesses that he was peacss
bio and quiet man,
Counsel on both sides agreed 10 submit The case 70 ths
Jury under the charge the Recorder ho 10 MS ucd
and impartial manner, gave suecint statement OF tns
contradictory testimony and the laws spplicaoe 70 "
The jury retired and after dchberstng for i've minus
returned with vsrdsci Of guilty After The rendtos
Of The verdict the counsel fQf ips fdkk ~
vas sionucd. haunlnsue S,sSs,S
Nopsa Sbs would assume the province Of
provost marshal
the Recorder rcfused 70 bold Manning, Who hame
dassy surrounded ~ his trends, VIVA cyusr Sut,cl
hin upon the result OF hts o,-