The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-16
BROOKLYN CITY
TIE COURTS.
nRes COUNTY COURT Of OYER AND TERMME,.


The Trial Of Robert Berry for NIurder-,rhe
'Hibcrnians" Illegal Society.
Before Judge Gilbert and Associates.
The trial Of Robert Berry for the murder Of James
Donnegan during riot In the Fifth ward on the I'd
OF last May was continued yesterday.
The prisoner. Robert Berry, was placed on the
stand and testified as foows-I live on the corner
OF Duield and Hilary Streets am going twenty.
three years OF age; never remember having seen
James Donnegan until / saw him In the hospital;
was present ut tho disturbance on the I'd OF May
last; did not have knife or any other weapon
on that occaslon: saw young fellow named
Murray pulling Carbcrry away from the door aud
went over and separated them; there was another
disturbance few minutes afterwards; was at tho
Dutchmans corner and heard some hoerna that
O'Neill's, and ran into the middle OF the street.
when some one Knocked my hat on then the pistol
went on ana ran away mp Johnson street; never
about ten O'Clock on Monday; never made any cx.
preston about man being about to die; the first
taken 70 the hospital Donnegan SAID, 'He looks like
the man that stabbed me, but could not swear to
serious CHARGE i've been taken from my work 70.
day, and don't want to be locked M; take good
look at me, ana II l am the man that stabbed you,
Cross.examincd--I heard Coroner Jones' state.
ment; nave tried to give as correct a statement OF
oath; am In the habit OF frequenting Redding's
corner; 1t IL liquor store; we stay round there
sometimes as late as ten O'Clock; ran away after
the shot was fired because everybody else ran;
grabbed boys hat as was running; did not
want to be running on Myrtle avenue without hat;
when gos my own returned his; there used to be
man come over on Sunday and want me to fight
him either for fun or friendship. and would slip
away from MIN. understood he was Hibernian,
but the crowd would slip away as II they did not
want to have any muss with him. 1t condnued for
ten or twelve Sundays; have heard the young fell
lows express hard feelings against the Hbernisns,
but the party was too strong for US to think about
getting square; never saw Donncgan before
saw him In the hospitals most OF the young
fellows who met at Redding's went out with
company known as the seymour aud
Blair Guard;' would not swear that have
not been arrested twelve times; II IL pretty rough
crowd round That neghborhood II IL between one
and two years since got acquainted with them; !
generally went down there every night; nave been
In the Penitentiary once for SIX months; " was
muss In the st0re can't say how often have been
arrested for int0xication; the last time was
arrested before this was about q month ago; " was
for running after Howard he ran up 10 two police.
men and had me arrested was tired once because
Q man said Knocked HIM down and TOOK ms watchi
IL was i've or elk years ag0.
Redirect was put on trial and acquitted
Several other witnesses were examined, whcn
Judge Gilbert charged the jury, reviewing portions
OF the evidence, and IN regard 10 the society he
charged that the IiDernisn society was Illegal and