The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-18
LOCAL NEWS.
ssw YORK AND ruN VICINITY
CONVICTION on EHIERy.
M1rdcr In Ihe l'irst Degree.

| Murder I'm the First Degree.
The trial Of Fr,cry for No murder Of Harry
Lazarus, Sss resumed youisIIsy morning.
Tho defence opened by hO Hon. ghdn"v
| A. Stuart who sid that tic dhienoo noa o.iy
admitted The killing, but tha, crtms hsd bnsu
committed, tina law broken, aud follow creatures
Ito taken. The prosecution would ask for vsr-
DICT Of murder in NE nrt degree or an .cqnittst
mus, i.se place Ths defence, he contrary.
would elAim that ths ctims was oiiter murder y,
the sN'ond degrees the pcntlty fH which un Inn
| pT.soumcut 'or HE, or slaughter in The nr-s
degree, which wouM only Involve a penalty II
two wears m Stsioa Prison. The question for the
Jury Wou 4 lie. did the prisoner commit the crimo
With ll4'co Agains, tie de easri. They would
provo thal he wAs flT anne IL IEeviouKly labor
lus undcr rpscies OF detfiuH tTcoer' and was
/ h"r""HNy drunk the day before the tilling. They
NOuli show Eat there wks no malice ill-VfH
| cNHing bot~ecn tho prisoner and doceased in
doed u-y wVfv friends and nest door neight'rs.
Tho bra witness Tor N" doi.,ce Dr. ROBIN
sc-. WOO d,posed ths. he found but one wound on
'he OK OF dccossei; the eot,cd oAts Of the bsosf
MADE the ono wound sppoN as ~ woro two.
hAs,he~ pouoghuo to.t'Gol that te hAd known
che prisoner IT, ten year N f'u all Chtisi-
1 ruaa w,ek aud unNl About three o'tlock the
| morn 10 Lazarus ~Ae klosi; on Christmas Day he
WAS pretty Nhbnud drank gio.s on TO thlrty umes
|
saw him neNs day; he drank Iva hs own houS se'-
srsl tmeA hsn drank switc uoyt door, and heAlSc
ifsuk iu osho' houses; thea returned to hs own
housc, aud drank sySiu several times; he 49,
| shout hall drunk all that day and the neNt, and
| the noAt niSht 10 went " ioo pretty VOL drnnt-
Iuc r"iusi dor u tins WtneDH's t'st.tnony went Y,
| show that the pt,sou"r was VA couatant state "
| r'ctement irun drink during The Christmas and
| N0N lULr's hot DAYS
Thomas Halo otsmncj ssw rrioIy aondsy.
| 1d January, an 10 WAH very drums; Fnery at
Y hAT for r had gr In
! several days and tr effect A. iutoHicatiun, and
! IN wac Wild; had known Fuory Ahout two years
do-s not now kecp the pls'r, having snh out = fsv
days amer tie killing OF Lazarus = ok place.
john Moran oNHuluoi Lived al 10 HouHio~
| street on New Years Dav, Aud IA theIe sill AZ
| t"udoi bAr during tho ahsouce " .ho hArkerpers
! fnery drsnt then stout ten tiues his chiai drink
I VAS ale ls was drunk he ~N' ia there Aoout 81
! hour and paid About o. flr quprs aud e. SArs.
james ~ iIAVoa gwu-t "a IN triery pNn.
on de day previous g. tne killing Of Lazarus rs~
| fnery tu thc morning aud Rt.in ts.woen II sn5
| O'clock, Y N saS him AGAIN about o'c'ort
Lr was druns on oil o. -" o'ca,lons on The sn'ond
occasion va " oo table in the HI room.
'@AH' drank ho VA trut M AZ hc mouth snd
recognized nobody 900 sunday cgruiug mAD
vsrnt y fricry and told h,m mat 'rsnd n he
[ narned fIHp bfs.y ,aoN m ,>iv.unAlg vas druns
| m the ,laCe ulposit1 WiUc-s sud Dee "ent over
ana I1'k oW a." uan. who dr"IInd knt' IN
The rosi about ten iucheH "ng n red Fhe,ln' MI
| thinks = was note two-,sigcd Au'H.
Judge s,uar horc sisted aAi he nsd an iup''-
clore the ct~o he rart " tho defense.
NJ. John GrAhsra, who tsd bscn engaged to
sd "a the pfoeecuuon, hen rpre 70 preeeut ms
views Of the law Sppertauing ~ the cAso.
MI Graham r,'erred to the law - murder Al
| great Length, aud stated hat tho prisoners mimi
| should - Judged ul from Lis .0uT and 'aus'iss"
| Drrv.lps ~ and bt the tine NJ The perpetrsuon ~
IA. oneior n tho Iury teucyci iun' she prisoner.
| "a Aoud.y, drove hls ku'r INTO TIC do,eAsed's
eouulcr, sod ssd, ''ThoSe ia ..'c NiN IN some
| one ~ tr ot e'a l"us," they could rot avoid
rudng that the prru~" Ntei .etgn 10 take Lis
sIisteI il t0o maud . LIr prisoner. lie referred
10 10 cas- Of DE boy l. ,t'f-.o show thatdrunk-
tn9c-g ~ Ia if'm beng AZ ,'.us' i crime Was
50 ~ t1Yatuu Vi ... HJ .-An "uui ue hae' u
1 thr Is~ Noalu tell l.al ihLt 20 ilcurrtu no rss
! tv young drunk. Iue Ia" uoat fairly with a
i u,.r, sut ,Dt Lin dat " to made himsrlf a vol
4 uAtEfy dufnuu tteu lr uLat he rcrpousb'e for tLs
| CONSEQUENCES u' h,H All. lheo ware only Two
/ SI,ys ut etgpc anu tlat ~Aa "lerc a ulsn Vas ~
| uu,L ia tt LAp,I oi drusuy Va - be- otne insane,
~ Z liquor we're lrcr.'ltel .pr aim hy puyticiAh,
| snd tial he CuumItt q crime uu.rr Is .ul urncc.
! B.! ,Aat aNe 10 would not he rcspIusIbit, az be
Lta l. p aUuk luIO'rntlN. 4 tLt IfuaO, uton hAi
Eully sryrA uat fr'ry lad stfurt ~
a.. earth when he found no had Lu ilt-H .''UI
him, tLo law Would have ranci lm sHurdvfo''
were he drunk OF Gcu"r; tut tny Ia" hsi E'I'
| farther, aud hst prYyc4 lAsl e ty 'a. pro ''i
own tongue. IN cprclJs ou, lie ta,- lA' sf'u"
thsG II thr cline wa4 murder 80 o., "a ''s mlt''i
Ia tho ufsg augrte; go tabt IapsUt tv"d ''
ElY nu.us make . leaHsr a. '...
~, Jo. sedge "a .hc- alua.ci no On TIC pat
Of Va, prisoner, sfau. Na C'.r.', .4r-e
ouuuNi,,t Iu'n.,r '. u'- 'ri 80 sue hrst
! degree, tue iIr .Nt'I N..I4 ~ '''s .o4ui
that lho ~ s'ucr Intended 60 'n ee'els"I >.
such ute .uon uuet it Ih". " ." j. 'n"i 'nt
Determined ue.ul, f..s- s.t 'utont we're
! not o., iOluCI u'l Y.'' .h"I - ,'i' a"l at tha
prs Ger ,.u.. urt 'o ...'..t tnI Ct murder IN the
| nr,t degree g. Il r..,t tc .Hn,,i that thc prison
e'amn ..s n .t.u.t.u 30 iay'r thc intent.
r. ltusulp. from "ia'c'er cs"'n ~, ina.gt.