The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-14

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The Prince Street Hemicide- Of
Jeremiah O'Brien Charged sYith this Dtsrdcr
Of Kate smish-Openiug Of Assistant District
Attorney Bedfsrd-Testimoay for tho Prose-
cation. - Il.
The trial Of Jeremiah 0Brien, CHARGED with the
murder Of Kate Smith Il Prince street. In June last
commenced yesterday. Assistant District Attorney
Bedford conducted the prosecution Ex-Judss Stuart
and Mr. Edward Mccarthy appeared for the prisoner
who ls young man f
About two hours were spent In smpannslling jury.
The following ais thslr names Rudolph Prellowits,
David williaina Julius Biumsnthal, Edward 8 Manual,
Jas Moore, wm p. Lodge, Thomas Clarke, Charles II.
Wood, WIN. n. BIuhdom, Samuel schiels, JE, George
". Judd and George W. snsdon
A. soon - the Jury was sworn, Judge Stuart made a
objection 70 the Indictment 10 that the accused was
charged with killing the deceased under two names
Lucy j. Mclaughlin and Kate smith. The proper way
Mclaughlin, otherwise called Kate smith The counsel
asked the court TO quash the Indictment which motion
Mr. ounnns ssdcsd y .ooE e e, Ao,
nsy addressing the jury In behalf Of the people, spoke In
the following eloquent and impressive manner
Iouh HONOR AND 0kNrxAN OF rs JURy-JeremAh
OBren the prisoner u the bar has been indicted for
tbs crime Of murder being charged with having wuiiy
Lucy Mclaughlin on the soh day q June last Il iae
Prince street In this city The facts connected with this
dsploraole case are few and Of easy ccmprehension
They deveIopo atrocity and inscnsbilty TO crime
not only startling 70 tbs contemplation Of the phantbro
pis but we'll calculated indeed to impress all with the
nifty 10 which we live there oftentmes but little security
for human life Tho fearful dongs othe dagger Of the
and many 10 the tale or Voc which the history OF thai
dagger could reveal We will show you In evidence,
gentlemen Of the Jury sn.. II The a an deceased
that the prisoner now before you her that
several occasions prior to the in question he had
assaed asd her once so that he was
arrested by the authorities He would have besn placed
trial for assault and battery and unquestonably pun
ished had i not been that this poor girl who nov 70.
poses In her silent grave-sent there by this man Of
bloodforgave the assault and declined 70 appear against
him. II will also BIO proved that scarcely had 0Brien
OF nshmongcr, at the corner OF Greene and
Prince streets, the knife with which an hour
with the knife in his possession anxious next 70 know
whether his unsuspecting victim Is at home at 100 Prince
street he sends letter 70 her he learns she is there,
and, with the aid Of key he stcalthily aud unknown
TO any one ga Ms access to her But u few mo-
ments elapse when the inmates OF the house at
cted by the cries OF the deceased they instantly rush
to the ROOM and open the door The harrow
ing TO contemplate. II was indeed fearful. bot the
s,me time truthful daguerreotype OF hardened wee
and an iDeatstc thirst for innocent Flood One OF the
portraits Of this tragic jeremiah OBricn,
the prisoner at the bar, by the side Of his helpless
couulsnancs ps.s aEa haggsf the expression Of bis
eye indicating in full significance his deadly phr-
posc The other portrait gentlemen OF the jury,
tunate deceased--there she her Blended
knee, with hand her throbbing heart, and the
other the shoulder Of the prisoner and in the ender
OF womans cry pleaded most eoqucnty for her
life, exslaning "For tho love you have for mo, Jere
miah and for YOUR dear mothers sake, give me that
kntf dn ut IN dio
OBrien, a. unimpressIble as the adamantine rock,
needed not the graphic the touching appeal Of this poor
had parted with his manhood; he had lapsed INTO the
condition OF the sanguinary and heartless fend Some
:. ' IS. ~ cried S y for
and plunged that weapon deep into her back INJECTING
moment y to ak '0f Heaven poor ss
:: f;s:. s., NJ: %.'.ssSsit -. ,s:s
have motive either 70 conceal or msreprsssnt the
truth In the examination Of these facts the high duty
oo.ons ,adc.on Of jassss You are ' sasivs men
representing under he sencty Of your oashs the inter-
ssis Of the on the ono hand and the In
70 b nslhsr with the people NOR with the prisoner
In the cogsnt language Of the law your mnds should b.
A; e ~.s ~. stripped 1s q al for
tious surroundings. Is simply ths-has . murder been
committed. and 4 % was Lucy MCLAUGHLIN, the alleged
oBsica Remember. gentlemen. thss In rendering
Jour verdict you ths ..csn representatives Of jus
NJ Bedford vas listened 10 with great attention dur
Ing the delivery Of bis impressive address
Flora a. Clair sworn and eramned, testified that abe
resided 100 Prince street. Jenny stanton, KATE Smith,
Ada Gordon Rora Barnes and herself were inmates Of
the house; Kate Smith on ono occasion write the
name Of Lucy Ann hclAseho upon o1x sss oecsssec
room; bstween half past -four and hvo In The afternoon
o. the 2oth june witness heard scream and ran up stair.
~ nuba opu0aht
Ma Cutler the andady, mp; She opened the door and
they saw Jerry 0'Bren and Kate Smith on shey knees
together KAYE said % she prisoner 70 give her What be
producsd the prsouer told deceased 70 tell hrs Cutler
- leave the room when she hs deceassd) shook her
hsr return she saw Kate Smith lying u the top Of the
nrst landing dead and the prisoner was lying on the
same landing with her ne head ana nsrs .s , wy
the stairs: he made the remark that he loved her.
Il admitted THAI the house l3e Prince street vas
on her Miss 81 Clair said that Kate
Smith was with her In New Orleans, the girl Smith
about tweniy.ons years old; she came 70 Prince
AMANDA Cutler was the next witness She corrobo-
rated the gin ~ Clar and additional testimony 70
.arpns 70 70 down stairs and the prisoner turned 70 90
after her he out Of tho room the witness caught
hold Of him. bat los. her grasp be ran down Stair ssr
hall the witness I'm stab her a. she was 10 stoop
ing position the right side, between the shoulder and
ExJodse Stuart crossexamlnsd Nrs Cutler, Who said
that was eight years since she married she did
not know that sn soliciting Kate Smith 70 leave
homie HON Dc gentleman called 70 sec Kate smith
The hour Of adjournment having arrived the further
croscxaminaton OF the witness wss suspended t this
wednesday, morning.
WIN. n Mc0ory and James Tshe, who were tried yes
named James Miller Of ts2, were convicted and re-
manded Tor sentence.