The New York herald., 1868-03-25
BROOKLYN COURTS.
COURT or Oyen AND TERMlnEa.
The Murder Of Shenr-Verdict Of NEanslaug tcr
i'm the Third Degree.
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The Murder Of Shenr-Verdct Of NEanslaug ghtcr
in the Third Degree.
Before Judge Lott
The People, 6c rS. otto Schnde.-At the opening
Of the Court oe Oyer and Terminer yesterday morn
ing Judge Lott charged the jury in the case Of Otto
Schade, who was tried on Monday for the murder OF
Henry Shear The Judge said that the death OF the
deceased had been established by the evidence of the
physician who had been brought before them. IL
appeared that the parteS-the prisoner and de-
ceased-were strangers to each other unti the even
n of the day when the occurrence took place which
resulted IN the death Of the deceased. They were in
lager beer saloon, and there, it appears, got into
contention. which resulted i'm blows or bodily
force being applied to the person OF the prisoner by
the deceased II seemed from the evidence that
when the deceased returned from the door no
stated that. he had been stabbed, ana blood
seen to now from his bosom, and the prisoner
at that time was the only person outside the door.
The first and most material question was whether
the death OF the deceased was caused by the pris-
oner, and VI they were satisfied from the evidence
that it was true. the next question which would
had heard the statements OF parties in the place at
the time Of the occurrence and there was but littIc
doubt that the prisoner was pushed ont ny the de.
H. . the prisoner had knife on which blood was
found and that knife was picked mp on the moor oI
the house when the prisoner was arrested but they
also had tile evidence of one of the witnesses, who
stated that the knife had been used that evening IN
the cutting Of some meat .
deerees OF the crime which they were 10 CONSIDER
After ab6nce of twenty minutes the jury returned
the court at request Of the counsel for the prs-
oncr suspended sentence until the afternoon.
At hafpast two O'Clock the prisoner was arraigned
and sentenced to Imprisonment at hard labor IN the
State Prison at Sing Sing for period OF three years
and six months.
E's Tie NIaIIen Homicide Trial.
The trial OF John Calvin was called up about noon
Yesterday in this court The prisoner IS arraigned
on an indictment of murder found against him by
the Grand Jury, charging him with the murder OF
John Mullen on the 18th Of November 1867, in Navy
street. Two other men. against whom indictments
have been found, named Patrick Murray and Michaet
Connolly, also indicted for complisity IN the
crime OF which Calvin Is accused. From the open-
ing statement of the District Attorney 10 appears
that on the night in question the parties named
| were In company with deceased, and had been
| drinking freely. when they became involved In
| q fight with the deceased who was subsequently
discovered lying the sidewalk IN Navy street
| by policeman and taken to the station lrousc.
where he was placed In cell on charge OF drunk
| enness. Subsequently, the dOOTman on visiting the
| cell, found that Multcn dead, and the parties
| named arrested on suspicion Of having caused
hs death. The prisoner is man about thirty years
OF age short and thick set.
Case still on trial.