New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-18
LAW INTELLIGENCE.

SUPERIOR COURT-TRIAL TERx-JAN I'-b' NJ
Justice JONES

Iusfiee
Mrcate agt. Cauldwe and Whitney.
This ease was resumed this morning in the first
witness. -.
rested under char ge Of setting sir Mecabes house
also preferred charge against Mr. Necsbe and appeared he
fore the Grand Jury make such charge; appeared be-
fore the Grand jury twice. don't think tell all M
ste such portions Of the story you told the frs, Grand
Jury az You remember 4. remember stating that wa. in
Wechesier Cosnty and received letter from Mr. Meesbe
aef no 20 o Ace SnS al n nc, epe ali night stated before
the Grand Jury that he some medicine stated 10
,he that Mecabe desired me to leave The city till the talk
should die away about and him. my business was then
that OF dressueker don't know whether said ANYTHING
about prosecuting HIM wa o .s ~ gaPoe % VI before
this Mr. Mecabes guilty conscience knows except
that he did place IN the school, aud that he did not tell
ne his family not home.
Mr. Hail requested the Instructions Of the Cour, whether
, y.o1J ,eo-c a. ustitcaiion ANYTHING more than the
Woua ,t'u, q, ~ wsr .. tbev ,c,nslv
occurred whether they must 60 into proof oil the truth OF
the facts stated IN her charges , -
Of Happened before the Grand Jury with hat was
published nishtbe matter Of initiation but not Of usihce
yate, could not be included IN the act Of 1884.
Mr.. Hall conended that the proceedings before Grand
jury semi public aud semi pIivae-pubic regarded
the testimony private only re.srded the deliberations
The Court held that under the Of Stanley agt Webb
Grand Jury not privileged For the purposes Of this
trial the Court held that the act of eS included in it, proee
r SIoassn M dS" Of Mi:. &ciycT:
O. Had counsel before going before the Grand
Jufyl \. had Mr.. voorhees,; know Mr.. Brown;
him before he did not advise me to go to the Grand
Jury but Ill Vcorhees did Mr. Brown advised nothing
al don't remember what day Invent before them have been
persecued my brain is turned upside down was asked
questions in the grand jury Ioom said something
about Mecabe having arrested or setting his house
hre to get out Of the way, believe.
q How strong is your belief a. don't think should
O. Do You rnesn You don't like to answer A. No. cir
dont but think you talking too much about thing
stated these facts to OF my rendto several OF them
in what year went beoFethe Grand jury be-
IA IL. NJ Magat Pint utof
the Heddng Sunday School believe stated there that Nh
Mectbe he ook interest in me because was father
O. Why do you believe you aid that A. Because he said
that
your circumstances by taking seamsTess into his fam
iyl A. ] believe did explained the whole matter to
them told the Grand Jury that Mr.. Mccabe said to me he
was determined know al about and need not tryto
get out house; believe did say that met Mr. Ne.
that the members OF the church talked the matter till
70 the ears Of Mr. Meeghe believe did '9y that,
are man Of much learning not TO know what Is meant by
believe don't remember whether said his guilty con
science began sting him think did remember telling
them that Mr. Mecabc did accuse Of setting his house
but cant remember sayine anything OF the date did
he had me locked up to get ne away
a. The Grand Jury rejected your complaint in both cases
did they not \. They did, believe; many Of tue Grind
jury think, his friends actions speak louder than
words.
Jury but stopped by the Court Witness had bad
O. Had YOU any eonveraton. with Mr. Jones before this
su wa commenced \. | don't remember aud / don't
think e. any business Of yours Mr.. iiuntley.
G. Did not Mn James tell you ths suit was commenced
fQuesiol excluded.
Mine. te tilted frther-Nr Mccabe tried before the
church end through rs aud cheating he got of not
I expelled from the church; withdrew.
Mr james Llh,boiyls acquainted with Meeabe only In
connection with tls matter.
O. Before tbi. publication Oct u. 1862 did You hear
runoI Of III, affair IA, question was directed TO- and
A. should think bad heard such rumor at least two months
previous that the house burning about months
before ihai, and wa. what hr. heard Of .ome'hias
umors charging an outrage Ms IcvoT by Mr. Mecabe
don't remember seeing about IN any newspaper before
that
might call !, rumor undsrstsnd 10y sossip when that
TALKED ABOUT when not ttlsei
henEd of Mis Mclyor IN 1888 hsr
several persons pose 20 about this matter hc wit
here mentioned evea names OF persons who had .oGen
smooth and explain away tie maf,r defending her
fni anxious DO good tam for her would not believe tie
rumor a fret ltan
= H. Hsincs formerly connected with the public press
PIT sand show that the report through the
ordinary chain Of reporter, and evidence excluded.
David Esl.Orfe testimony commission.
en offered He was tie Justice the Peace who i..ued the
wars against Mics McIor and who testified that the
proceedings before hin II apIeaied ihai " M,ciDe lud
picked glove he believed 10 be Mics Mclyor., IN the
basement where the he occurred and henupon brought
the charge. 1ha sustained that HE glove was hers
tie contrary there evidence that -c bad not nd such
pair O! gloves, and he was dscharecd uncoudiolay
There also plant made by her Mec4be for
assault md battery and attempt 20 commit rape
After Of halt hour NJ Hal having rested lis
case Mr. HuIsy. IN Tebuita called John w. Mecabe, the
plaintiff who testified that be hsd not been tried ndson
iouuy that be had been tried before his church aud
The Counsel then offered to prove by the r'sif himself
then preseut that Nh Mscabc not
guilty Of tie oafnses charged 1fain, nm BY M. he'o
offering negative each paragraph IN th charge The Court
excluded al evidence 10 the uih % iy 81 the chaIs
as irrelevant.
Alter further testimony tie Cont adjourned 10 this