New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-20
THE MUHpgR OF POLICE cPFi-
GER pUBYEA.
TrinI sr Jobn CaiiiIi - Examination OF
Witnesses.

police Officer Duryel. in May. lstf at Joness "oo'
- commenced Yesterday In the Court oi General
sessious before Judge Russell miscellaneous eIoWo
of idlers loaers rouchs and other amiabIe, s"ee'.
tempered aud highly intellectual individuals tnonee'
tie courtroom DistTict.Attorney Hall arpeafeu IO'
she people and Mr.. Henry /. Clinton for Tie
Cahu who was in court is young man doou' %
Jears of age rather stoutly built ranS open
nance, fair complexion, dark brown n"'' '"u ~. ~
blue, restless eyes mouth rather coarse ana Sensua
nose short aud TefrovssG He wears thh hth''
.cl-ad ruovstaehe aud is altogether rather prepos'
,Se,ing looklDc person He appears nervous passion
ate and dcterninei TIE mpanneling Of the jury was
.o-,.1enccd on Thursday. when six Jurors were OO'
foiued ana resumed Yesterday morning The iul com
,,Iement was not obtained until near O'clock imue
mediately after wnch plstrlet Attorney haD 'p'"''
for the prosecution
Mr.. HALLS OPENING ARGUMENT.
As has been stated by counsel Or the defense 10 tne
preliminary matters which led 10 the seleetlono Jury
ihe prisoner john Cahi j., gentlemen oI tle juY n
d;cted Tor the murder OF policeman ore 1870, W. ' =;
faithful and capable officer IN ihe preenI' 90
stated Jones' Wood and lie met BIS death a. me prose
pnon can and eyreet 10 prove the hands OF tte pTs0-
uer by means Of tais instrument (holding up pistoD
W. expec; TO present Sueh enluenCV 'nA' 'u1 % vSsv
or acqnlttai There have been two prior inyestiga
lions in this case and man whose nalue IS tOnneh
and who is in detention, but not under Indictment
vii figure in connection with Cahll At first,
Cornell arrested or suspicion Of tlis murder Dlt
Che prosecution have not arraened hm Tor II. CaAln
Fas also arrested but the testimony dld not polht 20
strongly 10 him then we expect 10 slO" u nas
pointed since and indeed, II you believe the positive
testimony which have IN The case, there can DC NO
aunbt that {. hill is the man who slow Dnryca. But
he was discharged at that time, and he left the ct!
Subsequent developments led so his rearrest and ar
raignment for this Ofiense to-day. a plc'nic ~hcn
bad disordeIly termination was held IN Jones
Wood in the month Of May. 1854 Among the people
VINO had been in JOncs's Wood on that day, ana VINO
were returning b0Meward about the time that
ale disorder eliminated, was tie prisoner
aud a young lady named Miss NcA2ue, Johh
otner Iady being the third lady Of the party named
Airs Croean who was with her husband. Daniel Gre
gan There were these three men and three women
ho had been less m the company OF each O"ef
that day who returning IN lie afternoon 10 nell
homes. They were passing out toward the seeohCNe.
ear about the time that tine dlsuIbahce OF as some OF
the witnesses will call 1t, the muss. wfs gong on.
This nuss is involved IN considerable obsouiity by the
evidence but it is not very material except 10 rngeh
DIR the curv which viii think he entirely suDstan-
mated by the evidence that tho party Who was IN eo
ardg friend OF the prisoner ald Tor "Lom Le Sd"
our ey .leaoe viii show that the prisoner Cregan.
Conne and thesc three women al entered Second ave
car As he car was about 10 start, ConnciL who IS
no on trial suddenly lett tie ear aid 'ahlH the pr'-
amer, followed hin very soon aiter"aid' ma5lnT tu9
remark before he did which subs1 annually ilCaeu
ihst there disturbance between ponce oHleei
and some one else evdcnciHg desire on lls own part
20 iDterre he abrupt.y left Tie car, which began 10
oVc leaving the three Indies under tAe eseoF oi one
short time after the prisoner LEFT the cor shots
were heard whereby Duryea met his dcath at nc yer!
fine that hc Aad COpLel under arrest Al Wond mol ne
proper for me 70 give you my opinions at tins tlme as
70 tie ohiec. when induced Cahiil TO interfere
There was great confusion and disturbance arouhI
there and 10 person who scW the occurrence athouEh
they oil say they saw man who shot Duryel. Dlt no
has been able 70 swear posltIYsly tlei Idun "a5
fhe They say they saw llm nle Sblhlng t!alol
like that. An agree that he had an UnDielA IN ms
hand and that he was dressed as We Slail snow the
prisoner was dressed that occasion. Under those
,rcunstapces The ease passed and the authorities
we're cropping in the darn. until finally was resolved
20 let the case rest and await future Developments 1t
yasweil known to Miss McAulhe, who We understand
has since been married 10 the prisoner and 1t was also
kDoN 10 Mrs Dea anu 10 Cregan and hls Wlie, that
Cahin and COnnel lett the and did not cone back
The Authorities did not know aiN thlng about TN )
and they did not NJ to inform them. But afteTward
abe authorities discovered tie fact and hat OF course
intensified the evidence wonderfully which they
nrevionsy had that the men who fred the shot had
shiny pistol and resombled in size and build ana gen
rra appearance the prisoner at the bar We viii pro
do witness Harnev who will prove the possession
by the prisoner OF pistol corresponding VIII the de
scrptiOn given OF It by al The witnesses and TO whom
Cahil made present of the weapon some time after
the occurrence We present ibis case on two ADas o.
evidence, positive aud ciTcumstautal.
The positive testimony supplies al Lhst missing IN
she Ink oi the circpmstanial and The cneamStantal
SUPPLIES every link of crediby which yOR nieht have
wanted 10 strengthen the chain Cf the positive eYi.
ience. We throw the burden on the prisoner 0l snow
ing Why he left the Gld his subsequent departure
ErOm the city, Nj Hall urged on the jury the DndinF
II verdict the testimony he would submit ana said
Shat up 10 this time conviction could lot be oDaned
against the persons who took part u the riots d Jaiy
Is63. lie mentioned this case 20 them tlat iney may
DC the more particular in their investigation of tins
and find Out all the Little links OF evidence which
strengthen the chain Of testimony against the prisoner
EVIDENCE Tor TIE PROSECUTION.
The first witness called wa3 OhIcer SchOieC, Who
on examination by Mr.. alites!hed as follows: was
patrolman Of the Nineteenth Precinct IN lsOi ana knew
Il. w DuIyea saw him dead on the 10th Of MAY. soL
al about o:20 o'clock p near Sixty thiTd'st, the
body was carried 10 the station House
Nj. Habitat Is all al present
James lennon examined: was patroiEan Of tie
Nineteenth Precinct in lsGi; knew Duyoa, and saw
As body s the Station House; took il 70 his hOnc in
Fifty iOuTth-st. between Lexington and Fourth ayes
assisted DR.. Beach at The post-moTtem examination.
Dr.. Beach. Assistant Coroner testified that Duryea
died IRON the effects Of pistol shot On the night side
Ol the head; there other marks OF violence on
she body; extracted the ball which was about the
.ize Of the bore of that pistol.
Joseph Wagner factory nan n Jersey teitnel
that in May, 1861, be lived Second ave, between
SixtythiFd and Sixly-onrthsts.. end was acquainted
with Officer nuryea, whom he saW neaI sixty thiTc.st.
the 10th 0f May; was az home eating my supper,
and from the door saw crowd " people short dis
fsnce from Sixty 'thrGst; when ! came ont OF the
house 1 saw DuryCa arTestng man; aDOther yO1ng
up seized the officer 10y the throat, told him
20 let go and iTel p.stOl. The officer put up his
ilub after which another shot was fired, and Durye9
dell; the young dropped m umbrella and away
tried 10 catch hin but dd nOt snCceed started
~ the time Duryea was shot and the young pan who
tgoG the pistol came from the direction Of the car Do
not know what became OF the man who was arrested ;
We was IN tho center Of he crowd and could not
hin very disnct!y the man who ired the shot wore
slight dress and D.GcA Kos suIh hat; saw small silver
Iounted pistol IN lis hand something IKE The one yol
GMr. BalD exhibit.
CTOes.exomincd Ivy Mr. Clinton When came ont OF
the house thcre were rs many as 80 or - people OF
.,econd. ave Durveas back turned toward me; the
prisoner ressiedi was quito close 70 Duryea when
second shot fred; there wns very sLot iutcryr
Between the first and second shot; have known Nj
Duryea a nLmber OF years.
Hannah Dea testified that shc vas not O msrricd '-ly
in 1854; was acquainted with tho prisoner Cahn ia