The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-27
COURT or OYER AND TERMINes.

Before Judge Cardozo.
The People u.s. Aattl,eeo Campbell Pursuant to
adjournment from Thursday last. the Court opened
at half-past eleven o'clock yesterday, when the
trial OF oliicer Matthew Campbell for the alleged
murder OF Maurice Long during the progress Of
riot IN the First ward, on the night OF the sd
of July last, was resumed. Long before Judge
Cardoz0 took his seat on the bench the court room
deDsely crowded by citizens Of all classes and
grades, among whom were not few of the friends
and relatives OF the deceased. Several policemen
and ot.er friends OF the prisoner occupied seats in
his immediate vicinity, apparently taking great in
terest in the proceedings
William }. Mathews the juror who as so sud
denly taken Ill on the previous day Of the trial. was
in his seat and answered to his name when the roll
was called.
Judge oardozo addressing counsel for prisoner)-
Are yo9 ready, gentlemen
Mr.. HOlmes--We are ready, sir.
Judge Card0zo-If the sick Juror Is still 30 unwell
tnat he cannot SIT, do you consent that he should
step aside have another substituted in his placer
MI. Charles Spencer-Provided we can get an.
Judge Cardozo-The Juror can step aside for the
present, but let him remain In court.
given satisfactory to the challenges Of cOun.
sci, was substituted for Mr.. Mathews.
District Attorney Garvn, in opening the case to
the jury on behalf OF the people said that this was
case IN which the Grand Jury after grave
sent Campbell. the prisoner at the bar, for
the highest crime known to the law. This case
was somewhat out OF The ordinary course. The pris
Oner sat there with his badge upon his breast as a
member OF the police force OF the great city Of New
York; but that must not screen him. II he had CON-
mftted this murder he should suffer Tor IL the same
as any other Individual 1t did not make any differ
whose life was taken was good man or bad man.
Equal rights for all was the law in this country.
Now, murder Ter was The taking o. mans fe with
found that This police Ocer took the life OF Maurice
Long with premeditated design TO effect his DEATH
then 1t was murder, and not al the powers Of the
earth could save the prisoner from mis- just fate. He
expected TO show the jury that Maurice Longs life
was taken by the prisoner at the bar. Why did this
police oiccr do this act2 Was there any excusable
cause for doing itY If there was the prisoner knew
it and would be able 70 tell them. The day was gone
by when you could arraign prisoner IN q court OF
justice and say, You can't speak, He can speak
or not L he peases II he did speak ana gave q
HIM. But the prisoner Ared two balls into this
mans body instead OF one-or perhaps instead OF
whether he was justified in doing this or not.
THE TESTIMONY.
The first witness called on the part OF the people
Edward Fitzpatrick, who testified as folows-
about quarter 10 eleven O'Clock on The night OF tile
30 OF July, undressing, going to bed; saw police
man having mold Of man, with club in mis- baud,
policeman put pistol within about six inches Of
the man and fired at him; the policeman still held
on to the man after he 1red, and the man was Try
ing to get away, when the policeman put the pistol
to his breast a second time and shot him again aud
then dubbed him; 1t occurred outside OF l20
Greenwich street; could not tell who the police
man was nor the man at the time.
heard spoken were that the deceased said II am
stabbed" or 81 am killed." or something like that:
when came to the window deceased and the oaicerr
fired saw another Oilcer there; inside OF two min.
ntes time mad elapsed between the firing Of the first
and second shot; the deceased tried TO break away
from the prisoner after 1.-THE first shot, and the pr-
soner followed him and shot him the second time;
hath tuyha tha ala.
there were great many people around the street |
sitting on stoops there might have been from twenty
were women and children among them;
the children were letting OF fire crackers.
Lawrence Moore, examined by the District Attor-
ney-L1ve at 125 Greenwich street; on the night of
the Sd July saw policeman coming down having
hold Of boy with his left hand; Maurice Long came
up to the policeman and asked him what he had the
boy arrested for: The policeman then turned round
and made a motion to hit him with the club; Long
then grabbed the policeman by the arm, and the
sleeve OF the poceman's coat tore or; the policeman
then turned ana shot him in the breast, and his
shire on are, and dubbed him when he fell; then The
prisoner and another policeman dragged the de-
ceased along about seventy OF eighty yards.
the boy that the prisoner arrested was about eighteen
or nineteen years OF age; did not see the boy srug
the prisoner the prisoner gave him jerk aud his
sleeve tore of; the prisoner then threw his arm
around Longs neck and fired the shot into him; I!
Long took hold OF the p0iceman's arm when the |
shot was nred there were about fifty people work
tngmen) around The place; saw no bricks stones
fired before tie shots were bred; before or after the
man was SHOT did not see any stones thrown; did
against tue oillcer only saw them clapping their
hands and CRYING out, "tne man Is shot"
Bernard McCabe, examined by the District Attor-
ney-Reside IN the First ward saw this occurrence;
1t took place between half-past ten and eleven |
O'Clock; was standing in front OF 12s Greenwich |
street, saw crowd running towards Carlisle street;
saw two policemen have hold Of this man; the man !
got away from one Of them; the prisoner held him.
strike him twice; identify the prisoner Campbell,
az the man who shot Long.
stood one on each side OF the man that was shot |
when they had him under arrest; there were |
about about hiy OF sixty a,d men, women and snhdIea
been thrown should have seen 1t; saw where the
the white shirt through the sleeves think It was the
left ARM did not any blood on the prisoner; saw
station house, did not hear the officers rap for
eistance when first saw the tear IN the sleeve the
two policemen and deceased were standing together;
il was not the prisoner who had the blood ON him at
the house 1t was the other policeman; saw
blood on mis- face around the eye; the time the
The prisoner had hold OF the deceased; after the
first shot fired the parties stood looking a. each
other for about a minute; the Policemen then had
hold of the prisoner and Long was trying to get
AWAY from Campbell.
10 JUROR believe the lamp was lighted on the
sidewalk; could see distinctly.
John Holland examined by the District Attorney
Reside at 14l Duane street, saw this occurrence; |
stood about ten feet from the party saw this boy
coming up with the policeman, aud Long asked him
what have you arrested him iors aud said he ~
want an answer;r the officer showed him back with
his club and then drew his revolver and shot him;
his was Longs son the policeman had arrested; the
prisoner was the man who fired the shot; heard
wo shots fred after he fred the first shot the prs-
)ner dubbed the deceased.
Cross-examIued by Mr. Holmes--Tave known
Long about two years; about i've or ten minutes
lfter the second shot was fired | saw the other
come up; before the first shot was fired
Campbell and deceased were struggling for about
i've minutes; saw Campbell's coat s.eeve ripped;
could not say who did that; heard the people hal.
DOING and shouting after the shots were fired, but
lot before; aid not see young Long forcibly taken
rom the of1lcer and disappear IN the crowd before
he shots fred did not see q woman beaten or
struck in that vicinity that night.
James Murphy, examined by the District Attor-
the evening OF July heard somebody
,ay there was muss; went over and saw man
n the hands Of two or three poccmcn; the man
was trying to ward off the blows OF their clubs;