The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-27
JACKsoN's JEOPARDY.
Tho Third Day Of the First Ward Murder
Trial-Ali the Evidence Iaken-The Counsel
for tho Defence Again on tho Verbal Ram
page-He Charges the Grand Jury with
aWanton Fraud Upon Justice-The
Prisoner on the Witness
Stand-probable Conclusion
Of the Trial To-Day

The Jackson trial 10 hurryng forward to close at
much moro expeditions rate than was anticipated.
Yesterday the prosecution put In the remainder OF
their case and the defence also completed the exa-
mnation Of che few witnesses they have decided to
! call. 1t now only remains for the counsel TO sum
up the Judge 70 charge the Jury and verdict to be
rendered. The trial will almost cert ainly be
| cludeJ tomorrow. .e
| Several times the counsel for the defence showed
disposition 70 launch out into wholesale charges
| of judicial impuriV and corruption, but was
| promptly suppressed by tine Recorder All through
the case the defence have showed extreme irrita-
| bity In regard to the rulings got the Court.
| ana al least dozen exceptions have been
| formally noted. Next to the spasmodic a.
temptson the part OF counsel TO drag In political
and irrelevant issues the great feature OF inre-
| rest In Yesterdays proceedings was the exami-
nation OF the prisoner himsei, under the recent law
enabling accused parties to testify In their own be-
! half. jackson gave his evidence with great self
possession and In a very coherent and clear man
| ner. He evidently produced favorable impression
upon the jury and will be noticed that his account
OF this bloody AFFAIR Is directly at variance with
what has been by the witnesses for the prose
cution.
rHR BaRTENDER'S TESTIMONY.
| Michael i,ranigan cxamincd-Reside at NO. 0
Battery places was bartender on the 2ain OF October
for my uncle, In his saloon; the Hrst thing in this
trans action was about n00n when saw crowd on
the sidewalk. and Leary, Jackson and Douglas
clinched; went inside the barr0om, aad While
was close by the bar Douglas came In aud looked
out at the window nearest the river: he went back
to the other door; jackson was coming IN the me
door, Doug went back across the room. but before
ne reachei tae uoor JaGhson was insiue sne room
.s5 a FELL FACE DowSwARDs.
on tue Sill OF the washington street door MS hcad
|
on ,ba r~n, If the dnnr yhnn no was Snnt. saw
~ wy nu " St ny. n,ica ' 80 v. am
w "1 n,an rom tho ,na ~ tho ciincn ~
t"e ar,nn n tne ahot was should think annnt avc
.u nts ~ o sn0 a, 90 sne,hr wnc' % NV NV,
mnaerstsnd and went onl Of inc Hattery place door
"u rrnssexamineG Douaias seemed rather excited.
aud Jackson equally So; Jackson seemed 20 have
been drinking: he was not crazy with liquor, but
| scanned 10 be reckless from excitement and drink:
Mr. Spencer's clerk came down to our place about
| two nr three montils AFRO and had an interview
v"tn N me and took a written statement IRON me:
testified before the coroners jury aud read the re.
| mort If INV evIdence in Che HERhi.D:
HAVE A LARK
| now and then: had one about TWO days ago.
Connse-Ycs ycIr appearance evidently shows
| that Are Won perfectly Yourself nOW-perfectly
| sobers A. No, not perfectly sober; am In my
senses. e>
| Re-eXamined-I am sQher enough TO knew what
| am dong.
ana surgeon Douglas arrived at the hospital about
| twenty minutes Of four: he was taken there IN an
| AmhulanCp. acfOmDauIed only a
| wound: on the way 10 the hospital Douglas talked
little, but said nothln OF much Importance
| Charles w. Badeaug exa mined Have been ply
stefan and surgeon about eighteen months; saw
Douglas at the hospital ne was very feeble out was
| able 10 speak; he v0mited some; was at the post
| mortem examination.
James r. SlnnOtt examned-Am physician and
surgeon; saw Douglas at the hospital; he lived
about forty four hours after he got there was ut the
postmoriem examination and assisted at 1t. The
witness then described on lH
! sggId. PRODUCED
tiout fiot,o pnf4
wound. He continued-ln my opinion the wound
| was the cause OF DEATH
| Counsel Tor defence-You have got to show the
bullet. We claim that the bullet struck the head on
Judge Garvin-Suppose the bullet had gone right
through his head and gone into the river now then
Crosse xamined-I think the wound when ex-
amined 1t was necessarily faal exertion on the part
Of the wounded man would not affect the mortaiity
| or otherwise OF such wound as that; eXertiOn
| would produce Inflammation.
| O. Suppose this man to have walked several hours
after receiving this wound and to have oeen some
| anected the mortality OF the wound? A. II would
| have
think: that "a all II the wonnd az inflicted was
the same as when examined II If was necessarily
fatal: don't think the walking of the man did not
| take away any chance Of THIS man recovering: |
| don't think this imprudence couId do more than
| ha ten his death. 7R
e was that wound fatal from the point It was re-
| that saw.
| Dr. Shine testified that xvhatavar had originally
| entered the skull did not canse death hut n
| pT1NTwp nE poS ST'H' '
| that had hcen forced throngh mnon tha akuu no
Thought the wound was Of fatal character; death
the post-mortem Examination Ind failed 70 ina the
| bullet 49, -"'o" $40" -'>N- = -
recover rom ,vnnss a nau ~ tbs. had
seen ack son at the Cornnar,s the day after