New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-17
M6RDER TRIAL IN BERGEN COUNTY

ECKERSON FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER IN TIE
SECOND DEGREE.
The trial of Daniel ID. EckersOn, j., on a
charge having murdered Peter sokum at Pascack In
Bergen County, N j. in October last, was concluded
yesterday in the Bergen County Court Of Oyer and Ter
miner at Hackensack. The testimony very volumin
GUS but beyond that already published Of II was Of
particular public One witness asserted that
Eckerson affected with derum tremens at the time
he committed the murder and his counsel dwelt much
upon this point, and commended that he IN
no state Of mind at the time 70 conceive a
murder with malicious intent and that a. consequence
he was responsible for murder IN the first degree His
counsel urged upon the consideration OF the jury the
fact that EckersOn weak In intellect and did not know
that stokum dead at the time he left him. After
having heard an able and impartial charge by Judge
and half the jury returned verdict OF murder IN the
second degree. The punishment for this ohense Is I'm
i've nor more than twenty years The prisoner was re-
manded until Monday morning for sentence.
THE BOMBAY HOOK TRAGEDY.
At the close of The EckersOn trial, John
Dlckey was placed on trial for having in November last
murdered his wife and Colin Colquhun, who boarded
with him After evidence given 10 the situation
Of the rooms in the house. william Mooney. who boarded
with Dekey and was present at the shooting Sas called
himself and COlquhun were in their own apartment;
then about o'clock we left Dckey sitting In the
room from which had come. with his wife and three
children: Coquhun and sat talking for about hour;
he acted though he rOube he cried: and said
water said that would 20 and gel him some; passed
from the other and knocked at the north
door; Mrs Dckey inquired who there; then told
her that wished water; she said that she would
get some; l returned to the room where had
left COlquhun, and sat down with him; while
we sat there. Mrs. Diekey entered with some water
and some bread. and put them upon table she asked
Colquhun what allied him he told her that no was lone
some and veIed on account OF 1t he took drink OF
water she told him to keep up his spirits, and 10 stop
crying was eating bread my side being turned
toward the door, when Dckey entered the room he
scented pistol when he had entered the inside door
COlQuhun TO his feet, and stood facing Dickey
heard Colquhun say, Don't do it, Johnny !" made my
escape by Dlckey he discharged the pistol at COquhun
lust as l passed when l was little way
outside, heard second report; l made my
wsy TO a neighbours house; 1 did not
see Dickey until he had got into the room; both doors
were open; they had not been closed that night; Col
1uhun while Mrs. Dickey spoke with him, sat upon
bench with his back against the mantepece lie had one
boot Of; when Dckey presented the pistol to him he
threw both hands before his face and exclaimed DO NJ
do Johnny did not hear Dckey say anything 70 him
then there lamp burning in the room AT the time
there was a shutter the window In the front room
know whether this opened or closed that night
The further hearing OF the adjourned at until
l0t this morning.