New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-28
THE COURTS.
THE CAMPBELI-LoNG MURDER CAsE-FoURTH
DAY.

THE CAMPBELL-LONG MURDER CAsE-FOURTH
DAY.
This case was resumed yesterday, pursuant
10 adjournment Robert ID. Holmes opened the case for
the defense lie claimed that the facts would show that
the defendant than justified In shooting Long
The First Ward was infested with the most dangerous
class Of characters to found any Ward in this city,
not exoeptng the Fourth and Sixth Wards, and 20
eemap in that Ward felt sure Of his life when the pas
sops OF the dangerous class living IN il became aroused
Mr. Holmes then adyerted TO the singular omssonby the
Attorney in opening the case 70 give an outline
OF the evidence he intended 10 Introduce and said he
must have for reasons good to himself purposcy avoided
giving it. The testimony for the prosecution was OF the
most contradictory kind and separate theory Of the
shooting could be built the testimony Of each witness
MI Holmes then went over the testimony OF the Wit
nesse for the prosecution and endeayored 10 show that
there was great variance III the testimony OIL the eeV-
eral witnesses the number OF people presenIthe num-
Der OF policemen who struggled with the deceased the
time that elapsed during the continuance OF the struggle,
and In reference 20 many other material points One Wit
ness had testified that Long took the clubs away from
three policemen who struggled with him. ana yet no
other witness saw such II Long had done
this he must have been very powerful ana dangerous
man to handle. The prosecution had failed TO produce
Young Long on the witness stand. This was singular
omission for II the defendant guilty, young Long
was important witness Tor the prosecution Young
Long was in the city, and could have been procured but
was not one Of tho had testified that he heard
a stone fall bounding the pavement near where the
struggle was going on. Tho defense would show
that ust before the first shot fired the defendant
WAS struck on spine with stone and that several
stones were thrown at the defendant and his feOwon
GER contradictory testimony the jury were asked 10
perform duty OF the prosecution, and form theory
il each OF the Jurors went aside, separately 10 form
\ theory on the evidence given, II different theories
would undoubtedly be formed The defense did
4 not ask for mercy, but would claim, as Ii
| Iight. a verdict OF justihable homicide
Herman Schmidt called by tho defense, tesnedThat
on the night OF the shooting the prisoner followed
! by a crowd, who yelling az him, coming along
| Greenwich-st, having young Long In custody; saw
two or three thrown toward tho prsoner there
were so many yelling that could not distinguish what
any one person cried OUT three four minutes after
ward heard two shots fired the stones thrown were
about as large as my fst shortly after saw the prs
Oner another policeman who came 70 his aid ana
rapped assistance this was just before the shots
| we're fired; the crowd numbered about 100
| John Warrenbergher testihed-That he heard pO-
| licemans rap; then heard some shooting, and
then heard two shots fired; then went out OF my
no blows struck the shouting by many Of once
that could distinguish what any single person said
Lawrence said that he saw the crowd pursuing tho
prisoner and yelling at him and throwing stones; one
struck the prisoner In the back OF the neck and
seemed stagger him: another policeman trying 10
keep the back Long asked the prisoner what no
had arrested his for and the prisoner said II was
none OF his business, but he could find out at the
| Station. House; q struggle then took pace be-
! tween Long and the prisoner; young Long
escaped and shortly aterward two shots fred did
not Ace long shot nor him fall, him after he
fen at the time OF the shooting another policeman was
/ close by the prisoners did not third policeman
nor see club used the crowd between me and the
policeman and Long dense as TO obscure my view
| The case was then adjourned 10 IL a. III. to-day.