New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-29
THE COURTS.

TIE CAMPBEIIrLOEG MURDER AsE-FIFTH DAY.
THIS case was resumed yesterday, pursuant to
adjournment IN the Court Of Oyer and TcrmiEur before
Mr. Justice Cardozo. The testimony Tor the defense
continued Henry Crete testified: Saw the crowd the
night a tho shooting aud prisoner have young Long
In custody; shortly aterwnrd heard two shots nrcdy
aud after Jaw Long lying on the ground helped
three others LIT him up aud carry him; did not him
dragged along nor did see any clubbing theIe was
the shooting and the prisoner looked Wild though he
afraid Of getting hurt; only few seconds elapsed
Was on patrol duty the night Of tho shooting the
prisoner patrol duty also; heard single rap by
prisoner: a hoy running; he into No n Wash
ingtousi, pursued by the prisoner nhd myself We cap
difficulty with the boy, and lac resisted crowd followed
us, aud increased IN humbers; was struck
BY stone, which staggered me- aud the crowd worked
between and the prisoner aud the boys the prisoner
continued with the boy, aud cndeAyorcd 10 Keep
back the crowd, VINO were yelling nld hooting at
when tue prisoner got 10 the place where the shooting
took place was separated from him about "a feet by
asst-jauce The prisoner aud myself were tho ery on
IN the crowd az Tie time OF ine shooting ga
shots were nrod first Morris Long that night about
two minutes before the snoongi Long ana me prisoner
collar with hand, ard by the with the ohcr the
Shoot him; THIS nftcr Long had said by jesus, YOU
won't take me - shortly ailcrw1rd heard tie shots
shots were fred; besides being struck with the
stone I spoke o. also badly hurt atterWard and
was struck the head 10y ttuuc while helping 60 carry
i 1900 si"rc nor cubbed after he was .Lot 80 far
as-acd by woman as came ont oi ne Siatlon.house
Was Captain OF the Twcny-seyenth Precinct tor thrce
years know the character Of the ncghborhood where
A. 10 The ciraccrof the ucicboIheod az inc upctcut
and the defense excepted WueSs resumed; Inc prs
odrrs general character WAS good Dot as an outei ana
as a man he was good oihccr ahd was ANtI! quiet
aud pcsccabc man Samuel . Atker, an oih'er OF we
Superior Court, also trshed 10 Inc g"od ALd peaetAoe
character Of the prisoner Elizabeth Apim' IN
whose family the prisoner has resided, corIoOurltcd
this testimony did also Mrs susan slttno ~ WHOSE
family be had resided Wnham Burns, superintendent
Of horses IN Tue % ,i ~ nrisr from hoSioT
Robinson Who hnd known INC pll5D' - iao, y, ool io
and John McCauslaud, who had known nun tue quarter
nesses IA 10 character, but the prosecution made no
i,,ue on character further testimony on that point
ms a witness He tcsthod-Am Is years odd have been
i'm this country about six years; was born IN lrod on
ms clerk; was there four OF five months then went 10
brass IN shngabout nine months when itit on account
~ uv health and shipped the navy In tho ta OF 1904
and remained there Uutl the close OF the war; then went
into the Brooklyn Navy Yard lheh went on we l1nlt
az the shooting heard a woman scream. "a"
her lying a stoop IN Nestst, near Rector ST.
-, " ar ak men around her. young man got nay
bae sta We and commenced beating hcr ana sue screamed
ptuy pursued the yonns l rIe s by We oeer ToSer
and mysclf sirodfor the station house a,I SIo"u
was struck In the back with stone. and tnuk Ioher
was also struck many other stones were uyhg ABOUT
was struck twice before reaching GrcenWIchst loher
Ter on of the Young on Greenwichs ST., near Rector,
aud took tho young man along az quick rs could uut
Inc laid back expecting help; Toner trcd 10 Keep te
rrowd back; I'm Grccnwich-st, Rector the crowd
pressed on me- and drew my pistol ana said that II ty
aid not keep back would shoot decea-ed theh chS up
looked over my shoulder ana told HIM To Keep on o
swore oath, and said should not take the y0nnE iah
and took hold OF my arm he seiLeu me also ~
of NV shirt collar; saw TOher coming upandh OH 20 me
young expecting help the crowd KEEP iUhgr on I
rescued the young man: after was selEu Wy
mud he had had hold OF me some seconds tOd MN 10
let go, "a he was sT1ngng me- thGh punThfdd not
with my pistol, aud told MN 70 let ss Oh me- Iu J'
MIR coud not then my club lad never 10 my khOwl-
ede seen the young the deceased before that
M had no IN viii toward either OF them; was thea
sITuck By some hard substance between the shoueiS,
G,st below my neck; deceased was brahgllhg me ny
wstine my neck band and collar the crowd was right
an no me; no one In the crowd appeared 10 assist
g weak for want of breath; the blow had staggered
and demoralzed me; when had gCt surrounded ana inc
- me- thTough that crowd; could not break doceased
hold but tried have hun let me go, aud tired to
10 av from him. there about $50 or 400 persons in
sshe crowd; knew Was IN bad neighboIrIood ana
alone aud believed then ana do now that my ne was III
ro striking me, and were beng encouraged by cries
from others IN ,I nv throat some two or three minute;
| sa,ne one seized my club, but do not know VINO
.,os INT the lanyard prevented my club from being
Iva from my ARM when fired the first shot the de.
ceased did loosen his hold tried to loosen IT, but
sd and then fired again; was then staggering and
hnnt Al feet apart did not and could not take aim A.
Nm. the pistol taken from me In the Tonbs, ana
nn, 4. sill there after the last shot the deceased did
na LOT co. the crowd surged back and drew my CLUB 10
,,e him but was too weak and at that moment he re.
| 1anrd mis- hold | did not afterwards strike him;
Sd not help take him away he could have got away at
80 time ne chose To let 20; fired the shots TO save my
ny believed II 20 be ia imminent danger then, and do
nov fired the shots to see II could not get away
a1 the first shot about minute after being struck ON
The back OF the neck Crosse1amlned-lg got TO tho sta
,nbous before the deceased; no not then dead
don,t know how long he lived the shooting took place
about throo blocks from the statlonhouse deceased
arrived ut tho stationhouse about 10 minutes
t,r fbe shooting; he fell In about 10 10 seconds
after fired the second shot afraid Of the mon
.aLing nv life, and aHo OF deceased taking nfo
| was as thought In Imminent peril from both knew
many m tho crowd were armed and thatI must soon fa
and he nt their mercy, unless used my pistol do not
Temem Der deceased asking why arrested the young
| man; did mot zee little girl with HIM he
| sMnrn ] Ih0ud n0t tAho the Young meh.