The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-27
THE PHILA.ngLPyIA x.ssACaE.

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Long opening OF the co,ri N
morning thousands Of expcc,an individuals
around the entire extent OF Independence square brn
catching glance at the features OF the murderer pJl
az .'e emerged from the prison and walked throug
the l'ain avenue OF the square To his seat the pr
dock Al exactly halfpast nine O'Clock the va
| re- Nhed the south gate OF the square ana the pr
son. agh cd, and marched through two rows OF polio
Chief Yugees having the prisoner in charge, focws
BY str mig body. OF police proceeded up ths avenue
she court room. -
tow and ,very BALI. my In the ncghborhood Of III
square that commands view OF the main ayenu
was complete sd ~ a no%sq ), being, sa, '5nnn
OF the prisone ' as he wa Sed through the square
The crowd on Walnut srv>.' as soon as Prob.
with sroans hiss rs and e%crA Ons Jus, befor
entering the door Of ths court room. Pobst hale,
for few minutes by Chief Ruryies ~ order that III
crowd Sixth stree T. who wcys pcA hg through th'
iron raings, mght get n view Of his face rroos being
thus brought face to lace with portior>of the com
groans He glanced hu rriedly and tmidy ~ tho hun
dreds ~ eyes scd hi IN in deadly nntred sr turned
to Chief Rngges with .pppcanc look doutssn fee
ing relieved when In full occupation Of his sczc IN the
prisoners' dock
The prisoner presented more haggsrd carewcvn o.
penrincc this morning thar nj time snre hts arrest
His eyes waerod his chcoi sunken ana blanched
and his face colorless with tho exception the end
of his which had q aih, rubIcund Ise
Is beg nnnp TO him lite rally hell upon earth ard
every hour he lives adds still more TO tho tor
lures that rack bis very soul Curses follow Ii. child
prison van TO the court room. nd his his cell
make him painfully conscious o. tho fact.
In the court room Probst se som looks 10 the right
or len or In Fact at anything anybody In OF him.
His eyes appear to he fixed vacancy as though ne
was Engaged IN continued brown.study He fears 70
meet the gaze OF his fellow usn nd doubtless prefer,
the solitude Of his cell at present 10 any other situation
Considerable difficulty was expersxed in obtaining
Jury but at last full panel found sworn In
when the court was opened for the Commonwealth by
Mr. Charles N Mann, who reviewed the rrvo,ting cir.
cumstanccs OF the murder and the OF PSobs Mr.
Mann concluded his address the jury as follows
Gentlemen Of the Jury, II IL with crime and
fearful that you have TO deal thu, conjurc YOU
that while you bring 10 the investigation and cSnatcra
toD OF every spirit OF fairness that belongs trial
by Jury you will feel inspired with unnnchinR deter
mnntion To permit no such crime. without adequate
name, to pass unpunished but will perform our duty
m 70 make the perpcrcior N IL memorable example TO
mankind
Mr. woIbcrt, FOR the prisoner then moved that during
the examination OF witnesses for the Court the other
nesses be excluded from the room
Judge Allison declined 20 make this order
The Court then proceeded 10 call witnesses
THE TESTIMONY.
DR. shapeigh swcrn-I made post norton eyamI-
nation ars the bodies OF the Deerlng family al the
cetabls hmcn OF Cyrus Horne In Hunter street below
Eleventh there were seven bodies thcrc-Chrisiopcr
Anne Deering Emily Deering Elrxabetb Dolan; also
examined the body OF Cornelius Carey al the farm.
house ascerained the cause Of death OF all tbcse PEG
pie the cause Of their death injuries inflicted on
of Christopher Dccrns behind above tho car,
was confused wound. two inches long. from a
blunt instrument; this wound In a line drawn
from one ear TO the other at angle OF forty i've
degrees the skin divided and the bone WINS
exposed tho bone beneath this wound was fractured
the left Of the frontal bono and the LEFT paretaI bone
were broken by blows from blunt instrument there
was wound on the neck diagonaly from the angle OF
the jaw the lc side 70 the prominent on tho
right: this wound had been made by three distinct
carotid artery second and third vcrebre OF the neck
were divided; the wound presented chopped appear
ance half an Inch below this there another
two inches long. caused by the same INSTRUMENT;
Christopher Deerns came 10 his death in consequences
Of these injuries; the wounds on the forehead
inflicted by sharp instrument, and those the neck
likewise tho main wound caused by nj least three
cuts; Julia Deering was killed in a similar manner
Objected TO by prisoners counsel as tho trial
was Christopher Dcering and not Julia Deering Mr.
Dwight assistant prosecuting attorney cited Instances
where similar evidence admitted.
John 8ould sworn--fAves al Mr.. wiid's, in Jones'
lane; know Mr. Dcering has his family and him
self knows the prisoner rhe District Attorney hsrs
premises on tho scale Of quarter Of an inch 70
The foot. winch. with tho conssn, Of tho
aTy order ssqd hl place. soy might ss
the different locaities.l Witness rcsumed-saw Cor
ncus Carey and The prisoner on Friday the day before
the murder, nj work In front Of house; house ON
Jones lana. bsswssa shs Polni House road and
nss and % ths cpposs side Of the lane front o.
~c. Il work about S.. hSSassS '% s. y from e ss
on tho following saturday, bu, did 20 the day the
bodies were dIsccvsred-cn Wednesday; on wednss.
sent for me 70 90 into the house with him did 20,
and into the HOUSE after Mr. Evere found thing.
with Mr. verett from the house, and wedt into a. ssw
nothing particular the barn that time aud then cpt
and wen, into the barn with ~ wd. sIsS about ,..
minutes and then went home TO dinner then went with
Mr. wilds To tho barn third time. entered the barn,
and to the right what thought q stocking; Mr.
wilds NJ work at the tims-tths model OF the
barn here shown witness, aud he showed which
door he enisfedhe stocking 10 the FAR end Of the
barn picked II up and found II . person foot
then called Mr. Vida and told him there was Q man in
went after Mr. Everett, and ali then asremb.d there ~
the barn, then went Tor Mr. Evcretts brother John
parties who came Afterwards discovered the bodies and
uncovered thsm the bodies covered with hay
cognzed the body of Mr. Dccring there bodies
uncovered did not recognize the other body II the
Robsrt mid sworn-f reside In the neighborhood of
Mr. Dceripg; keep house there the HOUSE Jones
lane. on the night the only hoass there wa, present
when the body of Mr. Deering found when the
body taken on saw the body Of Mr. Dcering and .
lady lying alongside Of him; saw the feet before vent
Cross eIaminsd-John Gould came for mo when "a
homo from market, live about . square from Mr
not uncover the bodies, but went aud got the begh
bors; back 10 the farm befor- { vent fss the
authorities about two ecleok then ! pat sadds
tho horse and rode 70 ths station house. ! have
known Pfob>t about SIX or seven weeks; ] saw
Probss Friday the day before the murder at work
a ditch bank about four O'Clock sa~ rrobrt IN the
morning about O'Clock apparently going ansr cattle
did not the boy Cornelius that day dH M, sny
90 rna syI .as one 81 a.. sho cane or M y.
per- Dcerngs house can be approached from two dirf
tnt ways people approach the farm on foot
the meadow and that Ia the most usual Of travel
ling did Prob~s any ~ the D~erng family
Saturday len home about half pat ave, and GOT hsk
Ia the Afternoon.
Chief detective benjamin Franklin sworn--on the
1ith Of April the day the bodies Uncovered vent
TO the farm house of Mr. Deefng sent into The t>fu
the feet % the bodies Orr, then had TIE hay
moved from the bottles. sm saiisnsd th~e or. I've
hundred rounds % hay the bodies hen made Other
search through the barn and then ven; tack u The
house subsequently found other bodies those ~ Mr.
Deerng aud tho children IN the barn thee bodss
we're about Ten feet from where The todi~s %
Mr. D~ering and Ms Dolsn lay, these bodies
slso up with hay thsr. we're -four children
found I then made further search Tor bodies Wa
there the following day vhen tareys toft ~.
found NJ the haystact southeast direction from The
house and about three hundred yards from the barn the
body wa b1rlsa In the bayss@ck "a map wU here
shown the and he pointed 90, 10 The Jury The
position q tho bodies a. found IN the bsrnl, bodies
moved Mr. Homes and cleaned, CORNER Taylor -as
present 80.