The New York herald., 1866-04-29
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY 49, lsSs-wlrH SUPPLEMENT-

A
Of the discovery Of the body of -Deenng, bat
becsuse It necessary that the jury sboaid
have, through the mouths of the Witnesses
true and vertable account OF the cir umsta asces,
so far they could be testified 10 by witnesses
Al the time when Christopher Deering met bis death
centemen you arc bound by the oats you have taken
10 decide this according 10 the evidence and nothing
else II Is the duty Of the Court to say to You that you
a no, TO decide the by its outside surrounding
BY Sy 20 sSpana %ay
ssaI ne horid atrociiy Of murder committed
under circumstances like those to which your at
ten,iap has been called for the last four days
pn, 90, ,.ave each TO decide the case ac-
eording 10 the evidence and what now ask you 10 adj
dress Your soern consideration 10 Is whether the mur
Ger has been comm ed alone not TO say whether eight
human beings at or soon the same time were OF
life but to say whether IN prsones a. 'e oar AnoIue
son VINO rook fhe Mo af IN -istopher Deering The
learned Judge made very lucid And charge'
In the course of which ne reversd 20 ,ns "e'
fully explained the llw or circuni tantu evuences
exhortsd the Jury discard all feelings from oer mnos
but such sprung frola ther congictoL' as ipressea
upon them by the evidence sut say Only upon the'r
Judgments, according tber OATH and after calm and
solemn ceberatlon whether The prisoner ~ ' par Ms
guilty or innocent cf the offence with which, ne was
charged in the indictment
THE JURY RETIRE.
The jury a the close Of Judge Ingcrsolls charge, re.
tired To their room, at twenty minutes past Two
ADMoSIrIoN TO The PEOPLE IN COURT.
When the jury had retired Judge Ingersoi called for
silence and made the following remarks 70 those pre-
senHe hoped that every single person Ia court would
refnemo tcat TINS was not town mcehgi tbt tncy
assembled most solemn occason-a matter
OF life and death TO the prisoner at the bar THIS inot
place for applause ccrsure Whatever is done hero
shall b. done far the court can control matters IN
order, and applause demonstrations OF
AM kind shall be permitted II any such should be
indulged IN and tho party SO trans sressng be dis.
covered he shah receive due punishment trust thero
fore when the verdict returned, you listen quietly 10
it and receive in silence and that you will then all
quietly leave the building.
THE VERDICT.
After twenty minutes absence the jury returned luto
court, and having taken theU seats ano answering to
their names tho clerk told them rise. the prisoner
also standing up The clerk then asked. "Genu 5men Of
the jury, have YOU agreed 10 your vordict. "
The foreman handed written verdict 20 the clerk
At this moment there considerable stir in court,
the women turning in their seats many sandns up 10
look upon Probs, and mark II tho verdict which was
anticipated by al would have any effect upon him when
6rst pronounced The cries Of tho olcors ior slence
and ''sit down" rightod matters again.
The ClerkPrisoncr, look on the jury Jury, look on
the prisoner Gentlemen OF the jury do YOU aad Antoine
Probst the PR at tho bar guilty ~ the felony
the manner and form in which he stands indicted or no
Forenan-Gulty
Clorl,--In what dcgreef
. Forcman--In the first degree.
Mr. Wolbert asked that the jury bc p0llcd
The clerk then called the foreman o. The Jury BY
name Sao stood up and N answer to What ~ y9e -
Of murder in the first degree"
Each then called separately ani each stand
ing up and looking steadily At the prisoner repeated tho
same tellict-"Guity Of murder in The first degres
TUESDAY FIXED FOR THE SENTENCE.
The District Attorney, addressing the Court, sa,d'-
Your Honor give notice counsel for the prisons
that Tuesday morning next will move THAT the Juig
ment Of the court he entered upon this verdict aud the
sentence OF tho law in accordance therew'th be passed
upon tle prisoner.
THE REMOVAL or THE PRISONER.
This concluded all the proceedings la tho Trial. the
Judgment, however, IL 10 come Tht court addressing
the officers, said care you ready to take him outr"
00cer-Noi yet sir
Considerable uproar from without prevailed upon the
return OF the verdict, the noise evncng that great
crowd must bp there awaiting tho exit OF the prisoner
Tho Court had ordered the doors OF the court 10 be prc
ously closed but ths result had gone oui and intensified
the fold and increased he desre to tho
culpni Some three four hundred p0ce station
cd IN Independent square and around the bafng and II
only when every preparation nadc md precsb
ton observed TO protect the life OF the prisoner and pro
II for the cxecut,oner that the doors again
opened and the prisoner escovted out by strong
body OF police, who entered the building FOR the puros
When Prob made his appearance the hootings and ycs
OF tho mob something terrible ana Indicated asprt
that would anticipate the further action OF the law not
kept under restraint by the imposing force Of police that
hcdgcd the prisoner in The unfortunate was safely
got into the van which proceeded tbrosgh doibe line
of police ill II reached the limits Of the crowd when It
driven rapidly OF Thus ended tho trial OF Prost
for OF tho terribo crimes that has ye. stained
criminal annals