The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-30
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Crozier Homicide.


At o'clock yesterday the Sheriff made his
TetnrnI and the competent number OF Jurors
j. Bradford Dwight, Assistant District At.
torney, opened the case for the Commonwealth,
and stated the facts to the jury.
Coroner Daniels testified that he held an in
quest upon the body of the deceased.
Or. Shapleigh testified, that he made q post
wounds on the body-one four inches below
Jne lett arm pit, and the other about one-thlrd
OF an inch long, about five inches from the
naval, penetrating the cavity OF the abdomen.
Death was caused by this wound.
Cross s-examined-Persons sometimes die of
stabbed.
Henry Nichols testified that Crozier came to
the house about o'clock on the 25th of January,
and asked for Annie, but was told that she was
out; he went away; when he returned Annie
he began beating her; the mother interfered,
and ordered him out of the house; he ran at
Annie, pulled knife from his pocket, caught
her in his arms, and stabbed her; when re-
leased she ran upstairs and fell on the bed.
The cross-examtnation revealed the fact
that Annie was sober and Crozter was drunk:
TWO other witnesses substantiated Nichols
testimony. The Commonwealth here closed,
and the court adj ourned until this morning.
SECOND DAY.
Mr.. Bull opened for the defense. He said the ap.
pearance of The jury satisfied him that there was no
prove. They were sworn in this case, as in every
OF the Witnesses and not according to the statements
OF counsel He now proposed to call mis- witnesses.
then commenced.
Mrs. Susan Crozer sworn-I am the mother of the
defendants he is about % OF he has always
lived with me in Mintzer street. between Seventh and
Eighth and between Lombard and Pine streets;
know nothing OF my own knowledge of the transac-
ton my son has been in the war for two years and six
"a hoster at the William Penn Hotel, on Market
street, previous to entering the army; he was there
about nine months he was in that place when he
listed; since he has been at home he has been doing
steady employment IN that time know that he was
hon3rably discharged from the army l have seen ms ms
paper was not allowed to be given to be given in evil
Witness resumed-I know great many people who
knew him previous to entering the army , but they
very good child but he will get intoxicated; have
TememGsr the day on when the occufEeaee
took place 1t was on saturday yIptNna eyea
Rachel Chambers swYrn-I know the defendant
on which the occurrence took place not in the
house at the lime m say STSTeE r. dnrng tg
Pine street now called Minzer between Seventh and
him after that; didn't see Annie Minton after the
Theresa Thomas sworn-I know the defendant. aud
did know the deceased remember the day on which
time saw deceased afterwards in Spaford street,
between Seventh and ,6 Gghth & was ON m ~
bed; had conversation with herr she said nothing
"GST' ST. D. p6!iRHE r. Agnew sworn.
The District Attorney objected to the doctors tes-
Mr.. bull said that he intended to prove that the
deceased did not come to her death from the cause
DR. ShapIeigh testified she did.
Judge brewster said the question TO be decided was
us a pen etrating wound in the abdomen necessarily
MI Bull then asked the w; cut
necessarily produce death? A. No sir, not neces.
The disease called pertonIts is not necessarily
fatal; it be produced bya coid fever, or wound
Cross xamined-I know OF two cases that recovered
when the intestine mad been cut It is not necessarily
Re-direct-A person with the intestines cut might
susan Mccall sworn-I know the defendant knew
deceased by sight IL was on satufoav that the a1alr
see Crozer on that day saw him on Monday;
Emma Thomas sw0Fni the say & GrOSeT g9te G @ e @ 0n
| tween and o'clock in the afternoon; heard some
Who it was; it was Crozer; he was very much in
liquor spoke to him, but he couldn't talk much he
case; have known him about two years -
surgeons of the Pennsylvania Hospital: without
| hRmorrhage, knife penetrating the abdom en- and
out. would not necessarily prove fatal persons have
shot wound there is more fatal than knife; have
| known three cases OF the former TO recover. ,
feHdant tor four years; was chaplain In the 80 o.
slCoored Troops he was in the regiment next TO me
she was cut in the second story ROOM was the first
Re hS pSks pT fho@a
side, and found i to be wet; II was warm; got a
chair, the bed her nIsaa. head be being
S mas she sRbed s Whee are yoa
she replied, "In the stomach" Mrs. Minton then
| at the door and would not let her OUT ne
cot court plaster; he cut It and asked put 1t
| On: he tore his pocket handkerchief In two, and
! asked me to bandage the wound he then
| got a towel and washed the wound OFF, he got her
| / when stabbed Annie;" said to him, You ought
toknow" he said the lson asked was because lost
the blade my knife told him to 90 down and look
for it; he did so when went down stairs FOR basin
The knife in his hand; 1 asked him
ifhe found it, ne said "Yes he was tinkering with
case.kn his own he stayed in the house all that
doctor; Henry Nichols burst the door open when he
| came in. The defense here closed.
MIR dwight, for the Commonwealth, then recaptu
lated evidence at length and stated that the Com
Minton came to her death from a stab Inflicted by
The Commonwealth abandoning q conviction fol
murder In the first degree but pressing Tor conY!c
lion of murder in Il g second degree.
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