, 1866-10-26
MURDER TRIALS In PROGREs:.il
Conviction Of James Gardner for ssIu-
voluntary Manslaughter ''-Tria1
and Acauittal Of John Xolli-
son for Murder.

Eron the coming fu Of Court, John NJ. Wilson,
Chief Justice Of tic Superior Court presiding, The
jury in The case Of Jsnes Gardner, tried on Wed.
brought in. At that tiulc there Mas fl1]1rc to
): rec. and sor:c ecost was made by few Of The
iarn,s to b. di.ctArscd. This the Cour. declined
IL na'}cT. An foue longer wns devoted to deIiber-
esSet being. 1he nrr "ae Cd asa IT, a. pe
guilty Of involuntary ,narslsn:hic., and tx {be
I'm oi MS Imprisonment ID tie p.oiteutfa:y At
tar YEAR, and VIC further 1ecouu c1d thc ,,risou-
e.. James Gc:Gnct. 70 mctcy'7
Me prisoner ws. tlen renianaed to ,ac custody
= ;2c sh.ttA 2Hd ;emoyed to the aa'y jill.
. JOHN MUt.tlSON,
Yte f:o4d Z; :Is lsr Indicted sos tue musac. OF
saenf chSsS. S ;l4at tac tomicilc Wa eonal;:sdIy
! hfo" nl.oH :hr hcaf, given With 4 tar of Iron.
.1cn nc ,nde'aeit wss found At ee Apr term pl ~
tT.4l TIT easr, rnde7 1ae E,aiufc+ ca;c into this
cmt.
TT s ys F!E rs,os, ssas s,p4''5.!i cs,,ows
+ tohn b es!';t7s Sun j.Sa Asssi He@.; @ TT 1n,t 1M.sMs
w; q s:::r. <. nodds, & s.apss =; psiioh Hiss,
Tic e1se ..as III = opened 10 th. susy. on ;hs
49, ~ .he !.o2Is By Charles y. Reed, Esa.,
<F. Rtn;c:. i:sq. at liz co:,cnsIoa Of he Vi.
>.l:sn. :,.c sus;t ,djon1ncd.
~ Com: scconvche1. at p. n.
NiCHAE1. SlxSoS,
N:'1f:',lcj in *nbai ance, IS follows: knew
y p 4 M n Se3 nc e. as ; ss ,: z
ae>'s Island t.al!Ecada. i saw lis BODY hsin:.
a::ies. tls1a TIC switch house otne station loase
q. ies~, tie Lack PAT aud tic temple. I ma1e
'a,ilt.e; q to w.lo killed him. / aud Jahn Car
~; ara ss,s or Az eLe:e started il rr:;sil q
s:Av: ~ -. j LIZ. q. d:i.l as l.uaL st:1 We We
n s1a is II 81 5vs he Tasa r.: a; a.ss;, r.; aas .s:
;a:sl he ;aueed hn ii..:n s.,I We s:oai.l a:rcst
.,s: was hestlnd lia., aud helJ ht,a v Wills we
aw az VII ~ ; w.; II Ii. pecets asssa him asain
.yrwa1 M e t. 4aia i a 9 was saia an o rssst
4i'a hsta MT 10 all, to}t ~ run away or Would
sAco: him; liz 1s;;cl II nc rsid l.aa: hin 10
e tood II liz s ss sss SlS Fsy
::ttd- tErn took Inn up to tue eoly SID asked
Lat t ss , s;s nan nc k.l::d ; % snd hs +s re-;
h!ood o Il. F.Ilcy mas pa-a1yzel is to l- right
e."c: i" ct'i:Ei hc'd a.: = lantcr. Or flag, but
vas taxi .i",,;. / wis written end ~a:l. out
. Ns!;l lsoA. Ae caz:ctled this, a7l ssia il was
tIrts-,It::xc :xc'ioa-Tnc iron .ras a l,o,t usel
tcrt 'r;n ir. rcs:;sd> an. 2;'out 1hrec quarters
ef iu iECh III zn.:cr. The wol:iils ttte cats,
ri yt:i h:s: il4c skin was laid or:n, but don't
,ons Rr11Er
NsF li-A@ H"u.H. t2e ~lAlE1lFlt "aS ~ I0lIif3fE+
h,.1w Gtcca-ed <!,lce 1:Ia- III died on .1srll >lh
la=E: ! nas 5isLtwa.rtmaa on III. li.f=IarEh
!ssaI, 81 4 c1.Hc t:G1ae .!out si1 utoEii, ssse'a
ra,r-. ltS:, Lin there was pail, and nc coaid
s.h. so:tr. t.: went 70 Tic closet. -; c!, and
.".h Two a'is,s. he t!!ea wen, en III at ta!f tot
i.,i!vi. vt,s ::n S,iis DE pasty IL soa.os him,
~ .,:''td s.;:a 10 drink, AID ne :ooS wi'=sc:;
w !i,.n *;lA: i Lin nittl the mc.def- and he said
i i:E q i::t' '.ec:::<c b; :sas tGt eoiIcsicad
-tr v.!E. We b!or.ll hi.1 down thea :...i As
a:k'1 t. Il. !, iet tie ,aen ehno: hm wla:n We
:, i:';:1s:. : TIcy was xess {t.aseah!e MAa ard
l,:.se oitc'. :, Il; l;sn on 1 sn"c; IL Jiug, b.
;:'.H -A-"~:. ive.tt with the lsri-oae1 tu tle
r., s,-..:1. - laa The prisoner ;e,I i. h,
80 1r'.1 l,s ,.,:y>s hoa-a:n= .pi-.rc.- ,sat $hr
:.,.. sS.5.a1 u :,is pocl;c; 1ltcr hc Wis klltI.
Ti.uNAs T0LET
rc'.tra ls'e Circumstances u lie dtath Inns:
rca: oct ~ ;t-:l,a ly.ag u the :rirrs:aoa'e
ti:., ans: =:.,l, ha1loo 1 there i lra,n iboa
:4~ &c -. !s.and Road, and so1 ,a1ss &C.
s:.,.s; = IL. ~ r?il Eo a;.sns;ea, IND he:
": t!'ttr lie had 1;osc: II Its left hand.
l'.i','occc :os astistrect, ard the d:y watchmat
& '"= ~ ken llo'idcd his s'aafl5n- ho1st
~ < H. ard .e came up asld tsuId Lie pocSt
ttu,. Vi the itcca.etl with sluk 81. IL II. TT
2l-st ":= ail mG-3ied in.
:'.:. n@is:: AZ! ,sr holt waz oa ii. h:.::h. Tht
:",. w::~ ii: tl:c E'sh: foot aud was placed few
Hs!H= sitm lie toot 2s the body vas stfctclle.
kii' .
cs>:: ;:e peotis was sasnen,sl here, ths
r:;..::-.. Il Ic:ts3 tel>. reserved.
CONRAD Fn1z.
:'a::..:y 1ai,a., vas introduced for the delcace
@ t., @ h;i ~ snsr 8 s os :sfeaSs ssss s a , ss In Il
1ten ~ n, .Ha'ss : IN IT. tat. II u,esc sres Va
n u cMnc xaG,d n So, WIS I sIou ,
>t'i iooL st 1ro' on fhr wa!i al das. gave Lin
'! il:s' s; l. toIs !. al t. PIECES; hs sh[es
M "a e ooT Ss, s a1 r2s resa loa IL i a,s m
I'D tnc iai-"er called hin rs:.uiat Gisckls:
:.,tnsr s.-c" lc "a, down to a as*::c:ral Of fsoi
!on' isF III ,h:' IA msen n5oaat y; :wo aaiis; -. ~
-. III is.;.: IL "-E, sl,as1,,n::,. wlra aske
;'lpw fist, al4l 'ncc i,ate b:en ah:o to n,sasg
:iG1. Wien Leis tnoscu to H. generally look
. Il: a1rtf: = wy: had an3iI.sr etazy man dow
PIT Iriy:'s i, Tic cell with prisoner; sho.:l
:..:e-i Ii. ~ i.24 cat1n:. :s.ni and 1e..n
o;ss. 1s:t:4-s t:e ct',er sn,l csa!ln:: ras !,
~ .':ss e liz ':asa esazF mca III jail. and 3lo'i
= j. t"C Tls,' cEays ever had.
t7tts..c:; ;iH' 'iop-Wheneserl rali him OF sc
LIN n.ytaing, h, generally understands me III
<::s-a= M II .iway. iies on ,',e lion brt
:;|At Hf on f:H i'iaEk Which is1d Put on II: Il
t. ,cuIdi:itn .hnut as soon ~ he can.
Il i-!?; 'c:s: hotlecd any charge in hi cc.f
,.' l't;.c ~" tii,ii tr,ra il i:.s:4a of ta'.i
1 ~, i~'s" liz =: 's: bac1c;i at s.:ns L
-: ~ - o''' .xo..,.,..r
t...t ,;::r:$, IL. i: Isl y -es, n i
le 'S w.: ,s.. u" .:ass u i,::s; a @.4:c:, ~
sr "a. .:..i III t::eHd+ lc.i..: :.ia i y.
-. s"r ii; Ii: an. .;r:s ati *ts,::i III
~ = j Il: IT, n,: i: "a Viii: .r:y T::4a a::cn,s:sa
So. :" IT: Lit: Iii h. turned fto,n 7ac. ! s17'
1.-..''' :'l:t .o':ay, and II cve7 saw an iasa:
/ -. & +: -'',9a-The intellectual lacnitY
..",;':;a': isa'al: t'l;nS l.'s a:sa::e.1:1s a: i;
@ ~ @ .sSf i ior yta2s sa9s.A iS a.sas: .a a. o.
va. e, ~, u ce.:::.s in nnl call1Es !,r il
~ ,l": c,'.:aetef,stic'acs- III enn,:''
N.4- !: ind cst1Sc III my n,inu Oh ms .nity
III. j. r. .EErS1tDs
,...-. =<';rs, lie examined .il,c III ,oa:s Nc
iii d ,.n iaid ti,a i ,hs ii'a !" ~ ~
,i.. :.'i.i; IL Ii. -tntei.ccs faoli-:. .enasSs. i
;:.t.: .:t- .."~t very contradictory. 1ie 1u!
H~ 's.tH.'", and don't link il wss'. a'o
.A I..: CONDITION. OF the man: ty+seas. ,
;,,'a n'f.:: 1:;,:,:;s tue s1lnd II ~; at ,,c,
r. T. a, b tSercss ns ss,erea A. te soo,ia ssIsn,
=, - :. - -: 49, IL -. 49, F-'>AA'
.'S;'-" ss4 ~ iA.e E"''assaias oi lit haast.
..,..z.. 'YnS WsfAE
- 'Ei1:a'H; 20 '!tpose "a 10 Inc eGsfe!ei ~:
u u &c !tI--.: =. ltie prisoner. DO NH XII.
~ - - Il, '''s I'd Enow Jo''!s M2nis1a. i!
a. :F::.." ~ W. q seiool IN seoflana: y; !,
- - W. h'.'.; -, 5tu ~ 10 nc est-s; Aaa Ii.
~! II" F!tIo.Sf, 1a.as..
u !,'-l ann Htl'.M ~ t,aat N. TIE .,s: u:
r.; ~ q; ':.' Ean SPOKE o1, hat ms .
.,.>: !..t l,c crazy stllt-on. rec0@llz
u lH,, Il y II c1;ae In the roo
=; - ht'i:: :: n Scotland Is Aind OF l.a:. fool
"tLLtAh GhEt sutL
-. e"I = =! .eaI4as.ane51, 1, .. tat pi.s3ae M
'', ~ :. :. 80" "as III ~, aIl.ahlsa !"