The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12
IN the sHADow OF THE GALLONS

Pictures of the Court, District Attorney
Morris, aud the .Prisoner-Diniculfy ia
securing n Jury-Thc story OF the A.
snssinution-The Prisoners Confidence
of Acauittuf.
Edwin Perry, indicted for the murder Of 0fh,.r
HAYES at Harbecks stores Brooklyn, on the evening
Of December -, was arragned before Judge CALVIN
l.. Pratt yesterday, in the Kings County Court Of
Oyer and Terminer. The circumstances Of the muir
der are sim fresh in the public mind onicer Hayes
was shot at about ~ O'Clock. and on the morning
following Perry entered the Jefielso Market
Police Court, exhibited copy of TnL SIN de-
falling the murder, said lie supposed he was the ono
accused and desired to give himself M and save
the officers the trouble of search. He was then
taken to Brooklyn. and the Grand Jury then in scs
sion presented bill OF Indictment.
The Court room was packed at an carly hoa-.
Alargc panel OF jurors had been summoned. and %
or 30 were examined and rejected before The re-
guisite number OF unobjecuonabe persons could DO
found.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MORRIS
delivered the opening speech for the pros ecution In
height, Mr.. Morris Is about feet 10 inches, with
ing on the swarthy, rather slight In build and appa-
rcnty IS years OF age. His manner Is very pleasant;
he IN quiet in his address TO both the Jury and Court
apparently holding a familiar conversation with
them, occasion requires, rather than striving to
create any impression b, the studied effort Of
all present
Mr.. Morris said:
* FT F Cr m Tss grsoRs ne r @
in taking the life Of Thomas Hayes. the nign, 81 the
@ o. rseh%s% aovn Al f saS se e fnSWn fx s
@aSk En- Se eey hey Ted nS
was heard by number OF persons among OF en-. me
toward s9p Fo q car the comm en ws o near @
srchwsy leading down to the dock and through Han
1mpedls,eiy following me report Of the pistol Hayes
me :, sna then an oul to some parties e stop he man
man" or something 10 that effect. The man, whoever
oTc s. %s s %so "sGS ss Of iutSsa
ID. arehway anl went down ppon the Docs -
hiherhe had taken car to the Fulton ferry-fcariue
hat he was going TO- die he gave his address 70 nc coz
FULTON Ferry carriage was procured and he h,n
from there 10 he Soypis wsSre he ,c a1 'G m me-
daiely after entering, from the wound he nad received
The next r1ornlnr q iitte after O'Clock Perry went
ing 1 MS RanG eSpS OF IT s% nc acSS
presumed TINT that referred to him, and that he had
cnne there 10 give himself mp When questioned a. 10
he did that he had been in BrooLiSb OF de-.
MED any SNOW edse Of having been in ooAyn f1 Two
The morning after the murder. accounts Of the mar
der were pnbth"d IN az the principal New YORK
pied win Tic transacton AMI Il wa siaSd IN tlc .
counts that lie WAS the man who had taken ttc me of
ol s99rss crime q ~, nature YES stsr N IS
duty at nc TIME. TIE papers az published as NIL a.
we're somewhat start when 6ey read the account. ~
a. oicourse ali possible search was made Immediately
had committed H. " Wv ''''' ~ "'''''" -
In regard to he motives that may have induced tno
prisoner don't deem my place now to refer o. tCu
ry was brought TO Brooklyn and committee Tor ans
store, TO the dock is ,hown upon the diagram here.
CMr Morris here cNibied DIAGRAM OF The premi.cs IN
up TO Roeln;on's si9res.Ili. nrcENay-rasses low,
passing along the dock 20 the W al
lssgate few feet rom the ferry leading mont
The next that (. seen Of Perry Is BY officer onro
lie was By oSr McpeSo S'ff e Sro c 9fS
street to Fnrman street. and turns down toward sou,h
liquor store OF Mr. iicran The corner OF state AID
Mccormack aud requests him 10 90 and see his via
FOR The purpose Of gei,ng s9o at ie same time stating
they had nred Al him, and he had ngcd back,
streets Some conyeisntion was there had IN
20 the shoong-thc news had got there ny tine tirc
lan!ic, and thence % columDa. ,trccI ana Hamilton
Rcs arGn R SI ad e S aSsSS Sack qS 10 seas
These, the facls, There arc a great many detail,
that viii come ont On TIC evidence reference 10 PEI
Sow, gentlemen, don't think that you VIII be troa.
ed NJ Ihs case With agy questions rs tie degree un
murder IN the nrs second deg &c orr Tsaneitcf IA
night wS GGy OF mnrdcr L Sayr SS i at ar "''
to SSg GnSse Sn % as stated to yo
ne Gaze at all but to simply state much Of inc lca
cy dcnce to the issue maY ial nom the Wheis.s
who VIII he placed upon the stand.
THE PRISONER,
Erwin Perry, t. apparently 10 years OF are Io ls
powerfully built man, weighing perhaps, lG5 or 20
pounds, with horld complexion and clear blue eve
He bore himself easily under tho circumstances ant
carried An air Of confidence, which plainly showed
that he had little doubt OF his aCquittal. Ho
neatly dressed In new suit Of black throul hout,
aud had his wife near him the entire day NJ.
Perry, while hetraying In her action cousid, late
anxiety, appeared to share her husband conf .ouo.
TUE WIDOW.
In the seats set arnrt.for women WAS tho widow =
Onctr Hayes, Her iUCe Was concealed 10y ds
veil, and she sat with bowed head, swHyiLg De- bu
back and forth continually and Vtc ing ucos'1n' .
several witnesses were examined, hut no rtHter %
f1cts were elected. DIR. NcMaul- to-tihcl cuucor-
| ing the condition of Hayes his admission to 20
hospital. Oncers Grant, Cuwun, and Learra Q. uHd
| Mr.. VIM. Walton, of rHE SUN, were examined, AMI
| az I o'clock the Court adjourned until lOs cox
| this morning.