The New York herald., 1866-02-22
THE MURDER OF POLICEMAN DuRYEA.

THE MURDER OF POLICEMAN DURYEA.
Trial OF John Cahiil for the Alleged
Shooting OF Officer Duryca-Testimony
for tho Defence.
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge Russell
After the court was opened counsel for the prisoner
addressed the jury previous TO the examination u
nesses
Alexander Muller sworn and examined--I was n wit
before the Coroner when Cahill there tho
18th OF May riding up home the top Of Second
Avenue Railroad car; about block away from the
first shooting and about half block when the second
shot was fred; was sitting down on the west side OF
tho car tho mans face who shot for short time;
testified before the Coroner that the prisoner Cahi
not the man saw, 80 far Ms ] could tell, but
would say positively that he tho man; his
did look like the who shot he had beard
whsk-rs far as noticed; there was a crowd OF
thirty forty persons on the walk made sfdavit
before the Coroner on the 2d Of June 1864
guess the st shot the east side aud tho other
the west side Of the track
Cross examincd-I stated before the Coroner that the
man who held the pistol and shot was young man
about twenty small man with thin face ! did not
notice anything In his hand; thought the man who
shot stout and had thinner face than the
prisoner, and had beard whiskers little over
John W. Combs sworn-I formerly starter
tho Second Avenue kalroad recoiect the shooting OF
officer Duryea; was In my onice, corner OF Sify third
street and Second avenue; saw two men coming down
from sixty sixth street. and officer Schohed after
them he disappeared the lots aud fred two
shots OF the dropped pistol oificer Duryea
had By the collar and two men werc walking by
his sdc he got between Sixty second and Sixty third
streets, and there was some difficulty; the ofncsr
raised his club 10 strike them, and one Of them hit
tho ofncer the head with an umbrella; they
had . few words together which DID no, heat,
and the party Stepped back from the sidewalk
railroad track and fired pistol the nrst shot did
take effect but the second I'D, and the officer feb
there who down ths street who staggered
and fell aud the other the lots; Wa wit
ness before the Coroner the I'D of June when Cah
was under arrest and stated could Judge
he did not resemble the man who nred did not AZ any
time hs face for my attention was called on by oust
brrila
Hcary Bohcn sworn-My place Of business ON the
10Th OF May 1854 the southcasi OF sIiy nh
street and second avenue; officer Duryea arrest
man at my door, and saw two men 80 by whose heaA
To District Attorney--I did not see the shooting
WIN. Muller and exanined-I am . ahoeinsker,
live in Harlem; saw the shooting Of officer Duryea sN
the top OF Second car; heard the sound of
pistol shot bat did not see ~ but when ,av the man
shoot the second time he stood near The sidewalk;
saw half of his face when he ran the man who ran
after him had pistol his hand; testified before ths
Coroner that far could judge Cahil wss not the
man who nred the shot; sad ,hoash' De had thin
taller did not see that person have an umbrella 10 -
hand.
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