The New York herald., 1870-01-13
THE MURDERED NIGHT WATCEMAN.
Tria! OF Perry for the Murder Of Hayes
Second Days roceeI'ngs-Dam-
aging Testimony Against
the Prisoner.

The Court Of Oyer and Terminer, Brooklyn, was
crowded with spectators yesterday TO hear the evi
dencc in the trial OF Edwin Perry for the murder OF
Thomas Hayes, the night Waterman at HarDecks
stores, who was shot about halfpast six O'Clock
the night OF December 2S.
The first witness called was Charles Werner who
testified to having made tho diagram OF the place
where the deceased was shot.
Thomas Delaney, the conductor on the Furman
street car on which Hayes was taken after beng
shot, testified that he heard the shot and heard some
one cry out.
Witness was then crossex amined at considerable
ments appeared to be somewhat contradictory. Al
nrst he testified that he the back platform OF
the when he heard the shot; next, that he was
outside the car; next, that he was passing through
the car from The rear to the front platform; and
again, that he was on the front platform with the
driver He testified that the deceased got on the
car he SAID, ''l'm shot-Ed Perry shot me-" Hayes
did not seem that time as If he was going to die,
Das ne sald ior iear ne mgaa ale tahS ay namoer
Fulton terry which was tine last witness saw OF
hln.
shot, ana he WAS running in the direction OF the
place he saw q man going down IN the direction OF
when the man who was shot stepped on the plat
form OF the car; when he stepped on the platform he
said, "Fetcn me to the FUTON Terry" ana ''Pm shot
ana want TO go to q doctor.n
Thomas Gibbon testified mat he heard the shot
and saw man on the opposite side OI The street
running towards Wall street ferry; saw HIM dlsap-
pear down an archway; Immediately following lhe
shot he heard man Cry out, '.lln shot; stop that
man." was about block and hall away, but
heard the voice distinctly.
0hlcer John McDermott testified that he was al
tached TO the Forty rsL precinct; that he Perry
on The night OF the muruer IN Montague about six
lcet from Furnan street: he looked as II he just
recovering from q drunk, as III he had Just got up
and seemed rather stupid; this was about twelve
minutes past seven O'Clock; heard OF the murder
about nine O'Clock that night.
IncOdore GreaveS testified that he was ACQUAINTED
Win Ferry ana saw MIN passing his place ON the
corner Oh Montague 8nd Furman streets on the night
Oh Inc murder; saw INN through tie window.
Andrew Moore testified that he knew Perry and
saw him on the night or the murder at the corner OF
Montague ana Furinan streets; 1t was ten minutes
TO seven O'Clock: spoke TO Perry ana he tnen went
toward the South ferry.
william Mccormick testified that he knew Perry
and had been acquainted with him four or rve
years; saw hm on the night OF the murder: Perry
called him out OF Ternan's liquor store The
ner O! state and turnan streets; told wltness he
wanted him 10 go to hls VIE ana get some money,
aS he hau got INTO difficulty with some friends, that
they had fired several shots at him and he had fired
back; Pefly'S wile came down and got Ill the cars
but could nos say where she went.
number OF other witnesses were examined,
whose testimony was merely corroborative OF t0at
already given, and the case was then ad ourned
until len O'Clock to-day.