The New York herald., 1865-12-15
THE MURDER OF POLICEMAN WALKER.
Trial OF john. Ward, Charged with the
Homicide or Thomas walker, &e.
Before Recorder Holman

COUNT OF 1ESEhAL si--sioNs-
Before Recorder Holman.
The trial OF John Wand indicted for Killing officer
Thomas Walker, in Seventeenth street near seventh
avenue, on tls 18th Of August commence yesterday
After the jury werc sworn District Attorney Hall gave
statement Of the case He said there would DC no dis.
pute about tho fact that Whoever killed policeman
Walker muTiered him; the only question Was whether
all the circumstances pointed 10 John Ward a. ue per-
peraor OF tao deed The testimony wohs ne oi cir
cumsaniial nature, but extraordinarily strong
The first witness called was Dr Thomas Robinson, who
testified to making POST mortem examination oi tho de
ceased found pistol shot wound through the top part
OF the right ear; II was very ragged wound con,
siderable amount of grains OF powdervere inbedded
underneath the skin; opening into the skull found
that the ball had entered ihe brain and struck ON por-
ton OF the temple bong and glanced upwards and over
the right Hemisphere Of the brain; that wound
his Judgment the cause Of death.
Cross examined gay that the party who fired
the shot less than five feet from dee ased; IL might
have beoa further the pistol must have been pointed in
direct line toward the side or the head Of the deceased
DIR. Saiigman Teller corroborated Dr. RobnsOns testi
mony; be said that Walker brought Into the hospi
tai about four O'Clock in the morning, and died two
hours afterwards
Arthur Rorke testified that he wasconneced with til
Twenty ninth precinct left the station house at tSclvs
O'Clock on the morning OF the Icth OF August and
deceased cross tho street; heard number OF voicas
coming up sevenscenh street, ifo the direction OF
Eighth avenue towards the Seventh; heard one ray
sSeA son OF bitch, ii II had not been for you, or
Something with regard to that could have had good
stake In very short time afterwards he the party
tho north sida OF Seventeenth street break aud
Of them go or the south side; in moment or two ho
heard door open, something pni and in instant
after he heard female scream Walker haliooed 10 wit
ness 10 go TO the Gaor; he walked dowl there
were two persons leaving the door, and ne thought,
going across the street. he ed tho door b. push
ing IL ia The centre the seemed TO cease and at
the momeL he came 10 The door he heard Walkers pis
tol cock; Walker sas to the people inside, we are
officers os pol cemcn; you damned scoundres or ras
calls. whs are you doing with the woman r. tbs deceased
stood Eight by tho witness shoulder At tho tine; he
(wiinesl had hardly got his hand the dcar when it
she'd right out Unexpectedly, and man
"-crouged out along the wall in tAs direction
Of Sixth avcane; Walker made "a grab for
him, and then pistol shot fired, the door banged
/ right against The wall the other side, and John Ward
ran out towards Seventh avenue; only ten secords
eepsed between the OF the irst coming cut,
the grabbing the firing Of the pistol and the running ne
the reflection Of tho pistol shot l.itneSs prodGcad
Walkers PISTOL which had been kept al the station
house since The oceurrcnce; It had ave loaded Barrels
and empty one; witness Cred q Ward chascd him
tbroush Sixteenth street overlook HIN and arreslod him
The witness cross examined at great length, tho
fact beng elected that when the prisoners cledbng wrs
scar, had pistol found. The cross-examna,icn
suspended until Friday morning 10 which rno III,
conA adjourned II Is the neation Of the Recorder 20
81 sll late hour, in order to finish the case.