, 1865-01-27
THE MURDER TRIALS.
Daniel Ward Sentenced T. Thirty Years In
prlsonment--Trla Of Martin Ryan Con-
finued--The Eyideuee-.Instructi0n
10 the Jury.

! The Circuit Court wns opened Mt nine O'Clock
| yesterday morning, Hon. E. S. Williams on At
| bench. The evidence in the case Of Marlin Ryan
chnrsed will the murder Of Michael Sheah2n, wa,
continued from the point nt which 1t rested on the
yoE1 G1mpbtN sD0rn+-Am plumber fcstds
| At IN. 2Ql Fourth avenue hare known defendant
since tho middle OF Msy LAST; he was in ny en-
pJis pPuist veil disposed man; he Ieft my employ o.
| work On Monday; never saw him have firearms.
The C casc @ q Ward had agreed upon their verdict
The accused and his council were accordingly SEM
for. Ward appeared vcry much dejectcd.]
fcndant; cannot tell when first saw him; I a.
rested him on August 1ith he was At his board
Ing house; II was about o'clock On Sunday morn
Cd men n too Doi zee Il hey could deniT hi; s arS
took him TO III. Roufke; discovered NO injuries
upon hte hands :; I think should hare seen mark
had there bscn any; Rouske lay on the floor In the
States Attorney Reed eare his Instructions to
the Jury; he said that although the prosecution
fu{ oe IT. It. Rs1a ~. y Of
wrongfaly, he did not destre that the Jury shon1d
convict Ryan Of any crime other than manslaugh.
ter The jury should a1 tho sentence at m I'm
yenr, nnd might include his natural life. Mr..
Iced then reviewed the evidence.
SENTENCES OF WARD.
Mr.. Mason, counsel for Ward, made his ap-
psaranec, aud The jurymen we're brought into the
court room and called to answer to their names.
The verdict WIS handed to the Clerk, who read
IL to the Court:
awe, the Jury, find tho defendant guilty of man.
slaughter, md a1 The term Of Imprisonment at
thirty years in the State Penltcntialy."
The Jury were then pol1cd and discharged until
nine O'Clock this morning. Ward was remanded
AnGC4EsTs n TEE CASE Or RTN.
ar. Runyon, counsel for defendant, remarked
that II gave him pleasure to acknowledge the
courtesy which had attended the trial. he claimed
that his client was innocen: Of murder and nan-
Mo. ss
guilty man. cofee'e arm bore the marks o! the
blow which Knocked the pistol from the bands OF
the murderer; Coffee had ded ne city. TIE conn a
conscious that justice would by them be done to
an Innocent man.
The closing argument for the prosecution vs. vs.
for adding one word to the remarks Of Mr. Reed.
The measure Of evidence to prove the crime Of
man.lauchter vas a!led to the hFim The only
the dying declaration Of Sheahan vas ample proof
that Ryan was the guilty man. ne hoped their
verdict wonld eatstJ the community that crimes
Of that magnitude Ware moi to be Committed with
fhe Court then presented to the jury the follow.
| Ing Instructions:
| INSTRUCTIONS.
For the Horas: The Court Instructs the Jury
that manslaushtcr fs the unsa"ful killing Of hp-
man being without malice, express or implied,
and without any mixture Of deliberation whatevcr.
II must be voluntary, upon sudden burst Of pas.
sion. caused by proyocation apparently sufficient
the commission OF an unlawful act or lawful act
! without due caution or circnmspecton; and,
therefore, II the Jury believe from the evidence
that The defendant, Martin Ryan, slot and + alled h
above definition Of manslaaghte5, then they will
and The defendant guilty Of nanslanshter
2, II the jury believe from the evidence that
Michael sheahan was shot with pistol and after,
wards died from the cdec1s Of such shot, and tha,
\ aaid Shcahan, when he supposed be was about to
| die rtatcd who shot him and how he was shot,
the uf are instructed taat enen
| made IN open conrt-by Sheahan, under oath.
3. The Court further instruct. the Jury that the
etateuents ol the witness Aa1tney Of what She's
| han said to him about three weeks after he was
shot as to who shot him arc not TO he conside
hy the jury-the said statements not being legal
For The Defence: Tho Court further trstructs
the jury that In arriving 1T conclusion Al L
whether the defendant IL guilty or innocent uf the
charge In the indictment, they ma. take into con
If they believe IRON the evidence that he party
! using the pistol at the time that Michael ShcahnI
was shot, was stuck with IN ax-helvc On his hand
md The pistol knocsed ont q his hand and the,
| marx upon his hand giving the appearance OF
blow or b1owP, and they further believe that Coffee
was at Shcahans s at the same time. and was pu
clnEed Ryan, md received IN injury by s,abbing
and also that he had q bruise upon his right hant
wrist and that said Coffee, ve!Z soon thereafter
they may consider ench evidence in deteymininl,
rs to The guilt or the innocence Of the defendant.
| 2. The court further inetructs the jury thai
although the dying declarations Of uichsel Shea
/ han in
Is question for the tury, who are at liberty i
weigh all the circumstances under which the dc
c!as1tions were made, and to give them only sue
credit as, upon the whole: they may think the
deserve; and If the jury believe from The eyidenc
that Sheahan was grcafly excited at the time OF hi
making said dying declarations, then such fact VII
be considered by ihe Jury In dete1nInin: upon th
g. The Court further inetructs the jrty that
they believe from the evidence that Michael She:
han wae shot al OF about ? or O'Clock in til
morning Of the 14th day Of August, 1864, and tha
the person who shot hltn was outside Of the doo
while he (Sheahan) was inside the dnn
and 1hat the shot vas "a ared by tht person shootia
euch facts In determining whether Or not She
han knew who fred the shot. and nnleas they b
lieve from the eyidencs, as ELECTED y the caast
in the breast Of 6heahsn and eaused his death, the
| will hnd for the defendant; and arriving nt co..
pato icy g es 81 na
consideration the circumstance Of Sheahnn bein
| at the time OF the ehot being fired, very much
: toxicated.
1, The Court further lnst1ncts the jury, that
thcy believe from the evidence taat Coffee I
| ceiyed blow from IN a1-hclye in the hands
. | Michael Sheahan, on the morning Of the 18th d
J Of August, A. D. 1861, and that by reason Of Ga
blow being 20 struck the pistol out Of which t
bullet WIS shot, that caused the death OF ea
= Michael Shcahan, was knocked ont Of his, 81
!, Conee's hand. tncs will consider such facts
coming to 9 conclusion as to The guilt or 1nu
! ccpce nf the accused; and at arriving at such
. copelusion the jury may consider the circu,
e.ance Of cofee'e hand being bruised and sxe11e
ffthcy SO find the fact and also the fact that Il
, | hand or person, If they hnd from the eviden
!, that Ryan had no marks upun his hand or perso
s. The Court further tnstruc:s the Jury TINT
they have any reasonable doubt Of the guilt Of
1epaant they will give the defendant the bene
oftlIal doubt. and Will find for the defendant.
i The Court charged tbs jury that II they believe
the prisoner guilty they should d1 the Term Of b
Imprisonment at period varying from one year
| the length Of his natural life. II they believe
.. him innocent they should acquit him Of u
crime charged.
a recess Vas then taken, In order that the &c
dict might be received at the earliest moment.
a O'Clock the Court was adjourned to 10 o'cloI
| this morning, when Frrnz splndler, the wi
poieoncr, will be arraigned.