The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-20

Trial OF John Cahin for tho Alleged MUIR
der OF tho Policeman In may, 1904
Testimony for the Prosecution.

Trial OF John Cah1u fOr tho AuoB0o MUIR
der OF tho Policeman In may, 1904
Testimony for the Prosecution.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge Russell
The trial Of John Cahi indicted for the murder Of
ofhccr Duryea near jones' Wool in May, 1884, which
was commenced on Thursday Last, resumed yester-
day morning Seven jurors sworn n that time but
ON Saturday one Of them Mr. Taylor-informed the
Judge that the sickness his brother necessiated his
going into the country, which his Honor permitted ON
ousny the counsel for the prisoner took exception 70
the Judge permitting the absent Jurors place being haed
The requisite number Of Jurors was obtained from the
additional panel ordered by Tho Court ana when they
sworn District Attorney Hall proceeded TO open
renoc and wSa no expected provo against the accused
The Testimony woud he postve and oircumstanea a
was pssromsn Of The sincssnsh precinct IN Nay, 1884
knew George W. Duryea in his lifetime; saw him on the
q Ii:
carrtod 10 the station house s.y
James Tennant sworn-.i was paaroman Of The
him the 10th OF Nay at the Nneteenh ward station
house took his body from there 70 his dwelling In Fifty
assisted Dr. Beach q The poss mortsm examination.
DR.. Wooster Beach, Jr, swom-I made Poss morton
Of s 4 sS G'S,s: p ~ n.
aide Of the heada wound Of pistol shot; Iexsmiaed
SEQ ne cou,s that The ba had taken that produced
this wound; I found that the bah had entered
On head srScs the opposite ID. and rsSoundcd sSo
distance; extracted the bill, and also examined the
other pats Of the body and found them h:ai!hy; az
covered no other marks Of violeno, but tho wound.
which was made with small pistol ball thsre WAS no
bIackenins with powder burning; found the BALI
cartridge should say Il was the same size that had been
Cred from pistol Of the kind shown 70 mo; preserved
of death wss csrason Of The brain and hsmorhsss
': Joseph wagner, sworn and examined. ssssinsd-r
Between SSw e and sirs:. on second
Of the ssh Of nay 1884 on the lover aide Of xsyhIrd
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house; he was pushing him along and be would not
and dra~ed, his cub; young man came running over
and shot be jumped backwards In the aysnne nred an
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was done very quick do not know there was minuts
o. minute and han between tho Shots the man that
oou no 5sS ssess him he turned his back % mel he
saw tho pistol whom the frat shot fired; was
very small silver mounted pistol, With white handle,
E1TU D.
= Hannah Dee, svorn-Is Nay. 1904, was mot married.
name vas Ann punle. Enow the prisoner and , saw
hin the ION q Nay Ws snI's s. snd h bsr,
IN company with MA Crigan and Miss hcAulife, who
has since married csh,l we met ~ ciEas c.hi and
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