The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-30

COURT OF OYER AND TeRmINEa.

man Matthew Campbell for tho Alleged
Murder of Maurice Long-The Requests TO
Charge-5umming Up Of Counsel.
Before Judge Cardozo.
me People u.s. Nattl.eao Cunapbeu.-The popular
interest which characterised the proceedings In this
case for the past five days eliminated yesterday
around the closing scenes IN the trial-the summing
up OF counsel the JUDGES charge TO the jury and
the anticipated verdict Of that body As early 90
nine O'Clock in the morning an immense crowd OF
persons filed the spacious court room, while the
corridors leading thereto utterly impossible, 80
chOked up were they by those who were
shut out from ingress into the Chamber whore the
proceedings were soon to commence; Precisely at
BENCH and shortly after the counsel for the prisoner
Messrs. Holmes, Spencer and vanderpoel entered,
att, Mr.. william M Tweed, Jr. deathlike still
ness now pervided the court room. amid which
The Grand Jury came into court and the foreman
handed the Judge communication.
Judge CardozO-The communication Of the Grand
Jury refers IT, the destruction Of life and
guards guards on the railroads entering the city If
any case Of the destruction Of life comes 30 the
act upon it. and they win receive such aid from the
District Attorney as may be necessary under such
The Grand Jury then withdrew and the regular
''' RaQUEsTs TO CHARGE,
MIR. VanderpOel then read the following requests to
the Court which he asked him to charge on behalf
OF the prisoner:-
s 81 The facts
until H. $ 70 II;
o. ne guilty intent nc accused :s.na
crime proved and when there reasonable rational
having been satisfactorily proven the Jury viii acqui the
Trd-he defendant entitled to the benefit OF every re-
sonabe doubt and neither mere prepondsrance q evi.
to warrant conviction, unless generates full belief Of
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% aEs HIM % hs station house. andK Ies,s,sd
6omcde necessarily committed in overcoming such
the shooting was ustabs and the prisoner should
the homicide committed By the accused IN The
The Of he
injury bodily harm, and there i%nnsns danger 81
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seue-where persons having authority 10 arrest i'm
10 SsSss:
such need NOS Tetrsss IN The ordinary cases g.
there progress wa. he duty q onlcsf Camp.
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ceased The homicide was iusshsble and he is entitled to
s Hs1f IL jury the shot. wer. nec....
public peace jusSabis and he prisoner
entitled 70 yerdiS s Of s s,Saai',s tall ~.
time the shot rsd the prisoner bad "a ground
% injury
and 4 n And !, A. sna
being s then the Pr:onss should Be
ful defence Of his person
.as ;Ssss e s .
by the prisoner was necessarily committed BY the prisoner
an '''
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ssd upon him unless prevented BY an .c OF 81. defence the
should si.sr.sras sgPssI that there real
70 nf ae from Ere ssse maui. BY opr on tn. d.
ceased b: attitude his g.Os,mSy The crowd ar him
sil;'iins time and which Bee, y,
s1d 1 addiction
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cusabe on the ground Of self defence and apparent
fo%ieoa-rha. question a. to wha. constituted rea
sonabls ground IN the mind q tho prisoner to apprshend
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both Of those fact. must DO true
Igi;s.@I The Jury believe ths testimony Of Matthew
s Ss sy .s ySrd he sc n % to
killing Maurice Long were correctly BY Matthew
| and The prisoner 10 entitled to scquittsl.
| Mr. Charles Spencer, at halfpast eleven O'Clock,
proceeded TO sum up IN behalf Of the prisoner. He
said he would start with the proposition that this
was either murder In the first degree or nothing.
| He did not want any compromise verdict, such as
slaughter q some low grade. That would be all
The n 0s Ana the s1 q %
&r Spencer read copouss from the books to show
the correctness OF his remarks, and then into
| an able and lucid analysis OF the testimony.
the great moral public Of this city arrayed like
wall OF iron against him In this case. u this man
every brothel and den Of tbievery in the city. II
this man was convicted to-day they would have
step ,ss sn q ass with
pended the result Of this trial. He congratulated
smsn who woaid hold the scales Of justice equal be.
tween the prisoner and the people, no matter what
prisoner WAS enttsa to verdict q aceS,sta
first, because he was In imminent danger OF great
sa Sy IN s Cso ns
Ing mob, Mr., spencers address lasted for two
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUMMING Up.
| District Attorney Garvin proceeded to sum up In
behalf Of the people. lie Wished that the case fol
Cred 10 'p present IT, should be said a Ss day, be-
cause man wore the uniform OF the police that he
mot 70 be sS " Of H
and why should he not try policeman ana convict
him for the killing OF citizen II he knew his own
heart as o prosecuting oficer he did not wish the
not live in this commNsity unless we had
Justice administered without any regard Il
District Attorney then went on to detail sne crcu
stances Of the homicide. u II had not been fot Mat
they Campbell and those two balls which he SHOT iI
| poor Longs body ne might have been walking the
sneeM Of the Third ward. an humble, quiet ctI
gen. DAY lab0rer IN the pursuit Of his honest avo
DECEASED there that hight and aid hfS upon spd XII
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