, 1870-01-06
REFORM scHo0l HOMICIDE.
ArraIenmcnt OF John Boston
for the Killing OF George
III. Miller.
Testimony Of Physicians and Wit
nesses of the Occurrence

John Boston, indicted for mansanghteF IN
caudpg the death Of George u. Miller, At the Re-
form School, BY striking him over the head with
sc1ded whip-4tock, was placed upon ttal IN the
Superior Court yesterday, h!s case beng called
shortly after O'Clock
Al the coming In OF the court In the morning
The prisoner had rendered plea Of guilty OF man
slaughter, thus leaving to the Court 10 decide the
need Of penalty. The Court declined To receive
the plea.
The matter Of empancllsuz the ja.y occupied
int q few minutes, the tight Of challenge being
exercised only once, ana taen. peseup.oriy. on
the tlce Of the pi.o1eI, lhe party set aide being
BY occupation butcher.
MAJ slaughter where the dea!h has occurred there
heirg An abteOcr Of intention 10 kil bas the per-
tGlmance Of an unlawful act by the defendant,
from which tue death has resulted.
Ou er T. G8Lelie, pnJAian Of Hyde Pa1k,
practs1rK since the nssl OF March last, assisted
Al 1o<t 1noFte7n examination held upon the b1dy
CEASE d came to hts death b. reason Of comples.
zion Of the btail. The lungs Hese IN an unusually
healthy eonott'on: there was adhesion OF The
Between The external me1br1ns Of the brln aud
.he Etnlt vas quantity ta3out III ouuce} Of c!ot-
ted u]cod; this un tho right side OF the head.
Or ctob.-examna!ion lie stated that h!s exam
trauon as Maue on the 1st Of Decem3er last
On visiting the body ID the morning, TO ascsEta'n
II Lie deceased was dead, no brnise Was tlscoV-
cred On the head, bnt there vera some slight cd
wounds, one over the noLe and a brute over the
tight eye. Head sease ca1ees sudden death,
W. tneu tneie usuahs f y! tns ls .tsr ~
AID The Adhekl0n OF The sac Of the hear. would
hardly bavo caused nore than Inconvenience.
Wl'iets saw the hoSy tMiee, htst At about - ;
0'clcck, on the 1oof. Theu tie bOdy YES warm TO
ip9 gradually cold. Tue second visit was 1t apoat
sssn aon n ns ~ maas "h'a Inc 'E "''s
On re-eaam'u4t!on he stated that the whip
a5oca exhibited, charged 10 be the *eapon used
Was lD!!{ coupeteLl 10 pfou0ce me result dl'cos-
srec. kx,JGogs Bsadssu, defsadant's s.S, counsel
oseefed that 1nis INSTRUMENT ~ Is ny: man - ~ y
charged ~ me !noictnGnt 10 aas osen u:eat put
ro,lts s..,.. :. n;,n,o, :. nm ,,n,a =, ~. non,,
Ut. oteTan y. fllclel, III Lae tine o. tue nouil.
eide County Fh1stclan Tor oootH CncaEo. maze
d'sltu Ct the Internal parts Of the body to 30 IS
ne !ast Ali1ess aaa teatlhso; " a.so 1ouaa ,i1e
a' iea.a ,esaitsd ] TT tic conpressoa % Of the srain.
lhese IVES no evidence of des..h oy heart dtsease
On c1CEE examination he eKptessed Inc opinion
queLct from tie adhesion OF the SAC 70 the aratt,
he skull WAS uull 111ed, inside aud out Ne
ihou9hI aea!a wong nave ioao"ea Taa.eve5 ss
ailct tns lnaig .As g.ten, nus tusie Was oaIo
posslo.lify That fecoftfs miges Io!5ow.
~ j. fo'e5, IN Innate OF me Reform ssaool
duillR SIX years. kCe" deceased Since aoous tl!ce
3eats ago, when 1e came 10 !he seeuo. oa tae
evening 10 question, as the bo95 leIs tne SCHOOL
Ioon. 1h.y ,, r.Ll to ne tae , closet; G ,sd,1 ana
stoes a1d sucka, nnd were on the steps. Haripg
10 Wat. there awhile, one OF the BORA showed Wit
nehs iii tne eteps Prisoner, night ra1chman.
went down 10 lLauIe who did the thing, and
wnpes. told hin it ~a+ some OF the bo5s At me
nesd of tae line a5a prisoner commenced H. H.
s,uus. No ote would tsll him wno did 1t, aud he
tnr1ed round and went to the head Of the stair.
Miller put his head behind the back Q:
one Of the boys aud commence laughing.
Mston car down o. d struck nim 0p the hea1
WIN Whip s.ock tnas IT, he ,, hat; 5, Ihe deceased
on The steps, and Boston told him be would laugh
! On the other eide OF Tue mouth. Boston came
im' lie 1ad the whip IN lis hand and nad ii xaya
| Curry, rhe watcntpan Of the dormi,ory, came mp
beaa. Garry asHed i'm xnat Was tae nas;.r,
apd he ttated that Des.on had ss1uck him upon
~ head lie so!a NJ Garsy he Sould no: s era e
ard, vt n's own request nc was put upon oed On
nS IN icing c,ose.cxsmre,,. he stated that tne
ro,s a1 Il yt1cl ii1n stx ia,niifss. rno5n nj !. !
AZ AMI. Tce frst iai,.y ia co. nosei o, he
T. s.'tt And thos.. hoyH in No. ara Inc Worst
N ~, H.. schnoI At this ttuc Family : iuclu;ed
1Ie,t,..,ne ur tweLty.two boIg. deceased mad
hfeI. IL ia, iaullv sciilr mon.hs.
o =, ns ~ as,,rht ~ shnr th.s rhnrartp- of t,e d.
roastd :, haI - c;aimea ,rat fnr,e han besn m
ir.,an pT ~ te Yt,!ts of ihe IN s;tIan Nv sor
s9 o'nsf boys aasn TIE s'a'te aa ,eal the p1s.
shtr Has e!Gsren t,ne ~ ~ n3c2'e5os "ho "as sne
b;oE SSl %as seTen Trn t about ous.er pas
cn .'n, III 1onss nau AZ r. nsny
ss,in sncr ~ I'M s.om Ind ocaa
70 stnas s6e n2se ~. nc5s ncpe epe{ g.;
~ ,,'s ~ trhin t,aInra m 1nsa ,cce ann fhr
tiau. Ius de,,I IN ri. roI, sGe of fh, nesd.
ueIrT SIennouse. also al inrnaie OF the Re
senoo ae1 Gaa sno @ Is tness Haa a een en- telt
1h1fr YEAR, lie saE deccased heloTe aid aftrI