New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-08
THE FIRST YARD HOMICIDE.
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A CHARACTERISTIC fEhDlOiS
On Saturday Coroner Flynn and q july IN
vestHated the circumstances connected WIN tho
OF Archibald Douglas by Thomas jackson. an oo'ce' -
the Court OF General Sessions In the saloon NO basy
place. on the afternoon Of the 10th u The examination
room was crowded with the relatives and friends OF ooIn
the prisoner and deceased. Among this crown "as
large number OF attendants OF the various courts dep
sberihs, and F1rst Mard rOnghs Inc y h. tioun9
majority were plainly with the prisoner The lOio"nE
testimony WAS taken: - h,
Names sbo d sis Ssd been shooting match" Toad the
Ier; proceeded .hs place Indicated snd met Jei:Gn b had
shot Douglass sJaekso1 saw ns he caught ny arm ad
give Isf Jsios had blood o. bis bands. ard complained
berg q: Of Hs ,. ma. i S s' c s I nd tf hat
v66 be bad no light be bad bullet" outside
a,s. Bt'HIR d 40 d%.cp sSot i ooe .s
going outside Oh. GOo TT's s ns ss he I T.n ss in
"a. hort NM. and .hn Attempted out BY the side door Bat
sryDes ss be J.sis S11S% i. ~ S Pistol
within feet Of Douglas s p,o sSs ,y hsr. @ or Eve aats
vines police raised hni Douglas bad es een s
sIs Ss I there 5s,%seS them any the DAY D.os,s
Lesry. and jackson were the three Wsa saw ''0K WV
Peter Reilly ONO Ab.Uy testified, About noon q The an s
bep the dhty Douglas aud Jackson sandg 90 ue
corner Of Bsiteryp and wa.LingOn taking an say m,0ssLi
BIN he would cali some nan sd Thief" AID Immediately
sddd There he that %s.n Thomas G0dT SaS
as he came up Jackson scosed and called him liar ana toe
Cody replied That's shame Tom shame I'm an ID mas yoS
lar used spthet and threatened % break Co.
DYE nose Lsa, who standing near s' no G yp
What be interfering for aud struck hm and also struck OO 10
e bS Cody when douglas seized Jackson by zoe
and held him i Tbs, sGs s Ea Door Of The
pistol h. hand snd soon aer beard 'OOi saw
Thomas Cody OF No. Battery-place Thomas ohal u,
Ioran and James Leary corroborated the testimony az
Reilly and VIM. II. AlbersOn also testlned 70 tue selo
and the shooting The was then given 70 the jury
who rendered verdict that the deceased came ~ ns
death from pstoshot wound at the hands on Ihouas
jackson and that the latter acted partly In sedeIense
believing bis life in danger 80 absurd Ld hen
gwen by the witnesses was received with laugh OF de
risol by many Of those present. ana win approSai 10
nearcd for the prosecution. on behalf OF District
Attorney Garvn, denounced the veruc1 ~ 6 6n
tirely at variance with the testimony. ana oe-
ciared his belief that the jury packed for the o9
casion Coroner Flynn wished to know u the reInalh
was meant for him, aud declared ne was muoSeht VI az
blame The counsel said be had not 80 meant IT, Du nau
referred of the attaches OF the CoToners 9cs
Deputy Sheriff Haley the messenger OF inc bodu VI III
ouers who had selected the jury protested tna ne nau
acted in an impartial manner aud added That u IL were
not for the presence OF the Coroner he would WIN oen
GER and threatened that gentleman with casilgaton
when Inc left the Mr. Spencer replied mat judging
be- sbedad I'm anything he ns ht choose do Counsel
for prisoner asked for the discharge OF u,o lae
ter. The Coroner said he would SEND the paPeis
i'm the case to the Distrct.Attorney, Win
recommendation to admit Jagk Soh , 70 voi, a. the
action Of the DistuctAttOfney. There are many WIZ
confidently predict that Jackson viii never 9e brought 70
trial. that the Influence that shielded MN wien ne
allowed two convicted prisoners 10 escape rom ns cu
toby short time ago. while on the way from me Conrs
OF General Sessions 10 the TOubs VIII again DC
to save him from punishment The names OF the jury
are as follows John j. Byrnes. who gives his residence
a. No 81 West 1hreenthst, vell'knOWh DemOcIalo
politician OF the Fifteenth Ward; his name does not APP
pear In directory. George MacomD OF NO Ss Elst
Sxtiethst not In the directory ne runs Win
many machine IN the Nineteenth ward Francis icy
nolds Is saloon-keeper at NO l8 Mottst ne anu ms
brother Michael ore well known Democratic poht3lahs
of the Fourteenth Ward. The name OF James MeCabe OF
No Yandewater.st does not appear IN lo 9 Ryc
or Henry L. Fraser OF No 800 East Fifty eighthst