The New York herald., 1866-02-21
THE MURDER or POLICEMAN DuRYEA.

Trial OF John CajEiil for the Alleged
shooting; of George w. Duryca-Testi-
snony for the Prosecution Conc ciudeta.
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge Russell.
The trial of John Cahll charged with the murder Of
policeman Duyea, was resumed yesterday.
VIM. H. Thomas was the first witness examined He
said he VISA going mp home the afternoon of tho 10th OF
May of the Second cars and when he got up
almost directly opposite the depot he saw man step on
the railroad track and fire the policeman he fired two
Shots the first did take effect but ON the second
shot the policeman fell; then the man started and
across the lots towards Third avenue; that the last
saw OF him; he had umbrella in his hand; his back
was toward me; but he looked as if he young
man; the policeman had a prisoner
Augustus Miller sworn:-I at Jones' Wood on the
the day in question; on leaving IN the evening saw
man whose head bleeding, Sixty sixth street, cor
ner of Second avenue TWO policemen came up and he
told them something's officer went mp and the other
went down Second avenue; there crowd OF eight
ten men standing in Second avenue, and when the
man whose head was bleeding pointed to them they
ran, the policemen folowing some ran down Second
some the lots; of the police
men fired three shots after them small man came up
TO the policeman and said Let go of him. the police
man said 'No vii not, he is prisoner" the small
man had umbrella in his hand he struck the police
with the umbrella in the face then he stepped back
and fired two shots at him believe it was small
pistol the that the officer had in charge away.
examined testified the first time there
prisoner (Connell present, and said l did not
identify hm 'for sure and the second occasion when
testified said could not recognize another prisoner
Cabin, as to whether be the not who shot
the policeman
To the Distrc. Attorney-l did not swear before the
Coroner that the prisoner CahilD not the who
.shot; only that could not tell
benjamin C. Sparks swom-I reside in the vicinity Of
this occurrence and saw part Of it was in my stable.
in Sixysecond street, and heard somebody holloa;
went to the door, and saw man running down the
street from the Second towards the Third avenue;
named Wagner was running after him bareheaded,
holoang for him to stop; he held pistol in his left
hand at the time and turned the of Sixtysecond
street; that is the last saw of him.
Officer Robert Schoheld. swOrn--I was duty on
the evening of the 10Th Of May Sxysxth street and
Second avenue; left the station house with officer
Duryea; we were standing at SXtysxth street when
a citizen mp us and complained of having been
assaulted by ndmber Of roughs he pointed down Sec
-ond avenue to Syty-1fth street and showed us the
parties Immediately gave chase 70 those parties and
officer Duryea followed faster than Duryea and
became separated from him. by Sixty fourth street
portion of the crowd that we were following across
lots and followed ater them towards First to
Sixty ysecond street when heard that policeman had
been shot, the last l of officer Duryea alive
when parted with him; Gred three shots after tho
parties and one of them drew revolver: Immediately
turned back up street. towards Second
Eefuge IN stable and afterwards found him concealed
in the hay; that man John Connell found n re-
volver upon him. which loaded every barrel the
shooting this time; saw officer Duryea's
body in Sixty third street
Cross-examined-Conner had time between the time
he escaped and the time that arrested him to load his
pistol.
Thomas Hart, sworn ana examined by District Attor-
uey Hail. testified iollows:-Q You examined
before Justice Dodge last autumn A. Yes, sir O. You
were not examined before the Coroners inquest, A. No.
cir. q Do you know the prisoner CahiP A. Yes, sir.
u afternoon q
yea was shoy A. was in Jones' Wood that day, sir.
O. Where you about six o'cocxP A. was coming
Wood. @ Who was with your A. Nobody. @ Did
speaking about today A. Yes sir O Tell the Jury in
your own way what you and hoard9 A. Well, sir,
attended picnic at Jones' Wood in May, 1864; saw
there John Cahl and John Connell; they
togethor; came TO the Second avenue; saw there
John Coansil C,slns in charge Of an ofhccr; saw
the street; he said TO the officer 'Let go Of
him." he said something sso which did not hear at
lar; Connell tried TO break away the officer and did
not succeed; then saw Cahill pm, his hand into his
pocket aud pull out a box and take from IL silver
mounted revolver pistol, and point the pistol at the
officer; heard the discharge and saw the officer in
stantly fall; then Connel down the Second
avenue, and saw John Cah across the lot near by
where he disappeared; went up Second avenue, and
CahilI havc pistol Before that day' 4. Yes sir O.
You we're shown pistol at jefferson Market, thnkS
A. Yes sir Q. Was il like tha pistol shownp A. 1t
was like that. [Connell brought into COURT Q.
That the you referto Conuel the the officer
naa IN charge! A Yes sir when dd you next see
Sahil ater the shooting do not remember seeing
him I'LL he was arrested, heard tell OF him being
rested
Inc wilncss was cross-eSam'nod at great length he
suneu tnat ne qua not say 10 barilet conhor hat ne
Shart knew nothing OF the shooting OF omcer Duryea,
out that ne was going "a swear on to Cahil witness
went 10 Jefferson Market 20 see his brother owen who
was arrested for grand larceny and seeing Connell IN
charge ot an officer he told the Judge that there was
man IN court whom ne saw IN charge OF an officer some
two years ago, that be knew Cahl and Connell, and
heard Cah tell the orcer TO let the man go. witness
admitted that he was arrested tw'ceonce for stealing
dog anu on another occason Tor oeing concerned IN
rape when he made h's affidavit before the Judge ne
1ld not know that Connol was witness against ms
o,o,her on we cnaIse OF rhho ,ceny ne never takeu