, 1865-01-26

Case Of Ward---No Verdict as ref Aeraad
Cpon--.Bernaseoul Pleads Gui!ty TO thu
Charge OF fManstaughter--The
Trial Of Ryan Besun.

The Hiafs OF the men under arrest on the rbar,x
Of murder in Cook county, was continued yeser
day in the Circuit Court before Hon. 4. s, m,
liams, the Judge. The Court was called tn orae,
| at 9 O'Clock.
| DANIEL WARD.
I The trial proper Of Daniel Ward had been cor,
clndcd on the preceding evening. and the ,urv
kept tn custody, at the Briggs House. ali ninhs
Themselves as Ftll unable to come 10 an nnsni.
Of their number stood out for a verdict ofx NJ
| not agreed. % VIZ jury naa
TIE CASE OF JosEru +. nEnsAscos1
At ten O'Clock the case Of J. r. Bernascon, ,ra.
taken up; He was indicted for tic nnnr5ar va a.
rnemas a11eo, 81 lnnahey at he saloon, Np IS Kinze
Chas, 4. Reed. States Attorney, for TIM f,,,,n,
Ing reasons consented TO the Withdrawals, ~ ~
pea m o. not Guity and accepted the plea Of cuiifv
The evidence before the Grand Jury a,sc,o,.a
the facts that Bcrnasconi was a bsrtndar IT, sa
sa,oon aoose mentioned that Leahey came in nd
~ ssked io1 drink tha5 Bernascon asked him he
not; whercuron Bcrnascont tooE Lar Iaroa ae naa
nnd iatally stabbed leahey. The ofise, Hrt'o VIM
made , 81 the m Arrest testified that Beznasconi decsre
and that Leahey had endeayored t. eSsfnce sir,S h,
i ar. hecd eaid TINT he did not think It nossihie
cp ina, ss an would deliberately commit murder IN
10 give full evidence to the testimony of tha VII r.
nefses fha & On which the Indictment was based.
bc n!e.d aL instructed the prisoner that should
~ p'saa gnilty to the charge Of nsnsIaaehter. il
would be the duty Of the court to sentcnrs. him tn
seaf 1to,al 10 Tint q bis natural life. 3 oN'e
aidayit Of the prisoner claiminc that The act was
one o. eelI-defensc, devoid or die intention to
hi,n md sf ta 3 at 10 strike
used IN the saloon, AA44S
~. Several witnesses were introduced to establish
sna.s tha g3od character Of the accused It
twenty eight yeaEs Of age he has resided hepe
Tor tw9 Sears. He has the appearance Of !. 5e.
fpGge1snsei .gemas i,p'nas psaseablc ids,,a. nan. ~
with Leahcy at tie time Of the fatal occnrrepcc.
that Lahey called for the drinke that BeTnssroni
pSks1 nS nM 7 he had any mohey that Leahey
m oyster knife and came around in front of ts
THnnntes. whereupon Lcahcy turned round toward
DGfnaseonl thaI Bernascon then stabbed Leahsy
prevent tue stabbtng or assist the deceased
ihe Court announced that 1t wuuld take the mat
t fsT unde. consideration and give decision At
AZ Betnasconi WIS being remandcd to 1afl. the
mother Of the murdered Lcahey gave utteranr. to
succession Of curses on the prisoner and bless
rent e}acuations she fell into faintjnc 1T and was
carried into the hail. By the free application Of
water che was restored to conscioasness. Her
Al
present at the adjournment Of the Court
TIE CASE OF MARTIN RYAN.
Martin Ryan was then arraienca on the charge
oi murder. lie is accused OF having shot Michaei
Sheshsn In August Inst, at Sheahan's s.loon, IN
Desplalnee street.
Ryan is twenty-sf1 ye:ra Of sgc, unmarried, anc
laborer by occupation. he came here IRON
Alton Atom II March last since which time be was en-
diIm hight, has small blue eyes, dark haEr and
s; wears chi chin whiskers Ills face Is rather eacmi-
anifets the deepest solictnde as to the result Of
tne t5taI On the whole, his expression and bear
Al the hour for adjonrnment, eight Jurors had
y Hegn M!;1, swoTn. They were instructed BY Judge
t!lame that they should take their meals at tie
Briggs uouec in charge OF IN officer, aud that
they should not converse upoa this eubjec; wath
any person. The Court was then adjourned to
tw o o'clock. On the rc-assembllng OF The Court,
special venire Of twelve jurors vas called. The
following gentlemen we're selected ns a turr:
Major Noble, G. T. Herbert, George Vecrsema.
!obn lioctelt, Nm. Ellis, Edward Strchl, Heury
u 1Ea'n, Joseph Bickerdiss, b. Il. Howard, A. Pick,
T.. Montgomery and Il. Coouer.