The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-18
THE PROBST MURDER CASE.
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INDICTMENp AND PROCEED
INGs IN COURT.
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ARRAlGRMENT Of THE PRISONER.
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NE is CHARGED WITH ALL
OF THE MURDERS.
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COUNSEL ASSIGNED BY THE COURT
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THE PLEA OF THE DEFENSE
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COUNSEL ASSIGNED BY THE COURT
THE PLEA OF THE DEFENSE
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Al O'CLOCK tO'Cay antoine IfODSt, the murderer
OF the Dear;ug family, was brought into Court and
placed in the dock. ALTHOUGH the fact OF his being
brought up could not possibly have been known to
but very few persons vet hardly had the stopped
at the door of the Court House. ana the prisoner
emerged, when an immense crowd gathered, filing
the Court Room, and block .ng up al approaches
to it.
The windows OF the Co urs House we're filled with
faces eDxiously seeking to obtain a glimpse of tho
fend. He sat in the dock perfectly unmoved, not in
the lecst discompoced nor exhibiting the slightest
manifestation of concern
He was dressed in his convict suit, with the addi-
ton of a dark cloth coat. lie remained dur.ng the
entire edings with mis- eyes fixed few PAGES in
front OF him, and never turned them, unless to
answer some que-tio1 propounded by the Court
interpreter, Mr. Theodore Eden, his counsel,
John A. WOlDert and John p. o. Neil.
Before the bills OF ind ctmehG were read the pri.
soner askeo if he had counsel he replied in The
ne gative. Judge Allison then directed the mtor.
pretc- to ask him whether he desired counsel; the
prisoner replied that he d,d not about an, but
subsequently answer TO quc.tion stated thai If
the Court chose to assign him counsel he would in.
teIIose no objections.
The t.Ce of the prisoner is somewhat changed
since he wa frs, arrested He has become
what is very generally termed "IcnteGn jaw ed"
Two streaks furro visible either side of
his nose, extending down TO his mouth his face has
also caroworn expression indicating that his lonely
hours in the PRISON cell not spent entirely with
out pangs OF a guilty conscience touches OF re-
morse.
" hen George w. Moore the Clerk OF the Court
was about reading the different bills OF indictment,
eight IN numb;r, charging him with the murder of
the entire Dearing family, the prisoner Icquestcd
to stand up and hold up his right hald
which no did withou5 any hesitation
still keeping his eyes fixed on vacancy, short
distance in 'front.' of him. When he raised his right
hand, the TACT the missing thumb on that hand
plainly Observable, and created slight murmur
throughout the Court room
The prisoner, by dlrectlon of his counsel made no
reply to the Clerk OF the Court when asked at the
termination OF the reading OF zach Indictment whe.
ther he guilty not guilty. His counsel, how.
ever asked, at the end OF each reading, stay in the
proceedings until Monday next.
When the prisoner removed from the Court
room the crash was terrible, the part of the (by
the thousands) persons congregated around the
Court building. When he was placed IN the prison
van and driven off he was followed by the carses
and eXecratlon of the excited populace, many of
whom longed Tor the application o. Lynch law.
The District Attorney, Hon. Wllam b. Mann
then said:-
May IT please the Court, the Grand Inquest,
inquiring for the cItv ana county of Philadelphia,
have presented ght bills indictment, charging
Antoine Prob-t with the murder of Christopher
DeaIing, julia Dca.mg, John Dear.ng, TnomaJ
Dearing, Ann De@rnC, Emily Dolr.ng, Z lcabeth
DOlan, and Cornelius Carey.
And now ask that the prisoner be arraigned on
these bills OF Indictment
The President Judge then directed the interpreter
of the Court to inquire OF the prisoner If he had any
counsel.
Probst replied, through the interpreter, that he
had not.
The Court then directed the inquiry to be put
whether he desired the Court 10 assign him counc2l.
sel-that he did not wish have any defense all
right ana proper that the prisoner should have
counsel TO defend him, and the Court would there.
lore ASSIGN MessrJ. John +. O'Ne.ll and John A.
" olbert " "
ProUst here said that he desired such counsel a.
the Court would asSign him.
John Z. O'Neill, Esq, one Of the counsel assigned
TO the prisoner was tnen sent for. he was then
actually engaged the District Court, Judge
Stroud in the trial of CAGE, and knew nothing OF
his ASSIGNMENT until he was sent for.
He came into Court and being informed OF the
grave duty assigned 10 him, stated that he would
faithfully discharge the duty assigned - him by the
Court and would to the best of his ability oi-
Ger Of this Court perform the duties of his office.
John A, Gilbert, Esq, who also had b2en Scnt
for, having no knowledge of the duty a-Gigned TO
hlm by the Court, here came in, and stated thai
while the order of the Court had tAkeh him by sur
prise and while the duty not, under the clrc am
stance pleasant nor enyabie one yet he
would endeaVor faithfully to discharge the duties OF
his position.