, 1869-07-01
MURDER TRIAL.
Arrangement Of Michael Henderson
for the Alleged Killing Of ,
George McVennon.
4 Verdict II AtquittAl Rendered.

Yesterday an indictment for nrrler, tran.tened
BY change of rfnns from Lake County, was pre-
sentef In the Circuit Court and tried. The de1en-
e.: as 1eit1:::.:.1d Tne I4stJ CHARGED S1a a.te
Michael Henderson. atlas Doh Hurley. The de-
ceAsed vas one George Mcvennon. OF Waute1au.
Acyeunon waQ a n,au Of sge some 70 years,
i DAY laborer, tnu1ed to hard work,
muscular, and ve1 strong Il wss
charged that Oh the evening Of the 1th
Of February he wRs attacked from behind, struck
~ Msea aaa e moasT
beyond IRE weeks. Shortly after the prisoner was
was thus taken BY IN act OF robbery; he I04net II
that It miRhtDe paMled for the purpose Of railing
had accepted she advice Of nis friends he would
on tie psI1 oi th. defendant it vas clalme,l 1n..
aud that on the evening OF his injury he eseonctd
himself In tisTcpItable FALCON. where he became
luens'ated. In going home hs had - pass along
eqeastpes q csn IL tel 1ais
came fet ag
/, was clan.e1 that II vac committed NJ the IL
famed house he Waited, the possession by p-lsoner
being attempted 10 II accounted for b. The s.a.e
Mcus that ee hid received It f.on one sandy,
tnar he might delrer It 10 one Brown-.
The case turned upon The question of the =uf-
GctencE OF proof q to tae cause Of death
teslineL thai he attended inc deceased from the
date q 1as innEy 70 ihs tine Of death Tne
professional services occurred tn March, ISIS. n!s
lrs1 visit wns on the evening ot Fchruary, :.
covered compound dIsoc4tion of the boaes of the
right wrist, and there was EounI ss OF smooth
cus- On The LETT side Of the head was truse, Is
fEund a blow, md the eye on that side vas GIeRiiy
swollen. The injured man complained Of pains IN
the cnes.. The wounda were dressed, and come
nsee q eofoF1 came 9t, 70 he asn1 ne @
INFLAMMATION increased, and tie condition Of The
tuans am became so bad as to become alarming.
tate. anu four days after, death nte1veued W.T.
neEs testified that the immediate cause Of death
was the poisoned condition Of tie eiood, caused
bJ the disease, which disease was probably cAlsr1
by the injuries received, though Il nigh. have
been Otherwise caused. there beng greater lta-
S ia anK Z than so man waop Tss nsota
would no, probably hare caused death. When he
dent s,Ens OF the usa OF uqNor. In this case,
though the Injuries would uot usually hare eaused
death, they perhaps 50 affected The deceased bis
tl.at they may hsTe caused the dleease whereof ae
died. The wrist wound might have been caused
tlAs would, perhaps have followed In aach case-
(russ-e1a,;tiAut -Deceased Was 4 Muscular
man; be he'd worked hard during all rs nte7 ana
he waa very strong. The lo1uEy might haze been
produced By falling upon any sharp object The
wound Was not q tear; IEnarGed at the time
when the bone was reduced, the WounI wAs very
1t ihis pon, In the proceeding Mr.. ]. L VII
aste1. Of the stsia Attorney whether sae teati-
Eyuy shns presented lnc.uded all ta1t could be
Hsed reoee es aat III, VS. ii tho medical
testimony and that he had none other to 1ntru-
duce u Eelasto1 10 the cause OF Geasn.
a1r. WiutatnA submitted 70 the Court that no
matter what other testimony be produced, there
AI. Heed called TO the stand Mt. Sshorcman,
who had received the dying declaration Of de-
Mr. Williams objected that unde. the decisions
whether tits statement Is competent Is for the
Court: wherefor the party shou'n nut yet be sworn
The Court examined the party apart rom the
jury. He then testified that he WA With the de-
ceaBed from the tine he was Injured TO the time
afternoon before he died, that he would get well.
When he thought he was about % DIE he said
somethiog a. to h,s A hut nc sald t9st M rome 9ns n
head, and then upon the wriet-the lstter' stroke
beine given as he {deceaseti) turned round TO See
son, md said he did not know him, bpI he thought
II could only he Harley. -
Nj. Reed suggested uos TIE people, TIA, The
medical teEunoaT, then that the Court should dis.
miss the canse, because. even i the State should
R9ys IT, here sond II 10
because Of the douN as to the cause or the
dcath lie, therefore, desired the decision Of the
me Court 57gi,,iams, j. decided:
Hway. hestt.te tn there ea,fs - ipseste,s fPs
. \. IL: I'd 1a 's IL e,s , Is,s s ss, T.
se1 ss1aie, a.s ssslns H. alssonsr stos a:ae sh.s
s as.s ns,s :: ct
upon ths question, and to TING atu da'postato
Il her lid been any proof h.rs or could be any
viii shst PIN ln.tse,usu: M aad sI.: est IN HI: viii
w.s oeessiorcd by sharp ine,rumenY u Tho
~ = s':s & "
a :s
s. 7gn t Ii b e1s' L ~ "sss
doubt, md should hs' to n.sres TIC Jaty .hst ;hsre
CT H. s u "sas
h n M T. r. 81 hana: q some 0 or whether
.o r.: ;sEEy Fsn ths .sue,oa, 2, = 70 he
efpis & lie avs: sss'a i a a.h sc
pE.on who committee the ast %&,tAsI / wAa the Dc:
hsa .aaaesa = i, III. /. = s5desssad & !. =:
This testimony thors that II E.s wound which
inflicted, it would appear. y ehArp Instrument
fsaE
Fl 1Pt a a2sn sSe ys q N .tns m
4 Fea e r., hs ss! .s r.,
fcr q vs7y se:t unef al1tv. and a.. Z question
high ,h6usd leave tho jury hut. to addition to
that. there IL pnoot. and nndrrrtah. there be
tAat an injury oecastoucd hr any naa1I In
struEeut-
il the dying declAr.uou1 Of tie pA:.y are to be r.
red tp ths aud should receive them, might
~ell tt4tr that they simply show stst some on.
aruck lin III slGcg ~ho md tat b hAd rrce1fs 81
~ h.rd bus r,ca t.s we're 50. # .siu ls.ves she
having betn used tc make this Gu. In the wrs: Of the
dcccascd. Then. with the entire absence Of my proof
t:a{ zpy sharp Instrument d, spA With the tact
thss dc aoctT that Thu e3ap4las WIS the eas.e
have interviewed without tho injury, though Il
likely TO IN eouscquence Of Il scrns to n,c tat
proof ~ to the q! dc2sh to
warrant verdict Axanst the defendant erep II Il was
prdven that he made al attack on the deeeascd
lu that y1rw Of the think the ProseertiaS At
serIe ey il entirely authorized to enter no! pros.
Mr. Williams, of Hanke8aD, claimed a verdict
The Court instructed the }urJ that 1t would be