New-York tribune., 1870-04-21
THE VOORHEES, MURDER.


would be placed trial yesterday morning. therefore,
caused an assenbage the friends OF the late
Mr. Voorhees, and OF citizens generally at the Court of
Oyer Terminer After the sentences ~ Edwin Perry
Disrict-Atorney Morris moved that the OF Cham
bers be called up panel OF jurors had been sum-
mcned as anticipated that great difficulty would
be experienced in getting twelve impartial men TO try
the case District-AtOrney Morris and Assistant Dis
tuctAttorney Pearsall appeared for the prosecution
Judge Barnard and Associate Justices Voorhees, aud
johnson. Chamberss eyes had Wild glare, and he did
not utter word 10 his counsel or others during tho
whole day. His head was bound with white CLOTH and
he eGeR Hsed s he s m ha@S mo nj in Sc asad S
around him. or else affected Indifference IN remarkable
manner
The work Of mpanneiing jury was accomplished at
wSri St John iusarsace broker No 20 South Pifhs- D.
Charles B. Douglass, Phoogtapher No. - Bond-st
Gs GssSs S%a %asa Sr sssnS Ss H. SS % 'is1s g srsn
Benjamin 2 fro,hiogham cotton 10 % @ aen'en-a
Henry PamsnioT blacksmith, Canar.ie, l. T.
Henry A. Taite hardware Lee ave, T.
Isaac Ssidmor inu-keePer. Csnsrie L. l.
Daniel c. Ipge.es gentleman, No. l Laiayete-ave
THE PROSECUTION.
The opened for the prosecution by Assistant
orr Thomas r. Pearsai re IA iid tnat
they expected TO prove them The prisoner indicted
FebrnaFy last About o'clock in the afternoon Of that
day the prisoner called at the house OF Mr. Duffy No.
an hour awaiting that gentleman, arrival He and Mr.
Duffy went from thence to Fogartys liquor store where
they found certain persons, whose names detailed.
He bIr. PearsaID had diagram showing the entrances
to the bar OF Fogrtys saoon one OF which situated
COlumbias and another on carroi-st After accom-
panyng Mr. Duly home ana Whlle IN the house Oi tho
latter, Chambers had complained Of the loss OF some
money and, in searching his po, ket for ~ took out
Returning after TINS, alone 10 fogart - Cham
hers found certain parties there, among whom
Domincus s. Voorhees, The conversation which ensred,
and the remarks made about the man named Mcclellan
10 be an Ishman and fired his revolver shooting Nr.
Voorhies through the head. The prosecution claimed
murder i'm the first gree. The law presumed that when
man carried deadly weapon i was with TIE intention
would proceed TO call the witnesses for the prosecution
Dr. A. W. Sheppard testihedIl made the p3stnorten
February; the ball had entered his skull IN the ridge Just
the right eye making issure 8t aDont y lnehes N
OF the bain and lodged in the cavity between and the
lesser brain consider lesion OF the BRAIN TO have 1een
Cornner b. Jones testified that be had seen Mr. voor
hees the morning after ne wa sho. y ana
totally inseIsibe; he has also held the inquest Oh the
Edward Tuthir testifed-was acquainted with Mr.
Voorhees, in his lifetme was III tQgary saloon on tne
night that he was shot; was there shortly before 10
O'clock il was the prisoner who shot Mr. VOORHEES,; tine
first time that Duffy and Chambers came IN, about
o'clock Duffy seemed little intoxicated Duty remarked
that had not made him acquainted with my friend
FOgarty introduced Mr.. voorhees, To Duny, and Duhy
made him acquainted with Chambers; Mr. voorhees,
sred Chambers how ne came by scar which he had on
his forehead said that had been received from soa
thieves in York. Mr.. Voorhees, then asked To be eG
cIsed for having made the inquiry there some tax
about Chambers knowing more about some su%igeo, %
/ understood 1t Masonry, than any OF them;
Chambers then declared that he was Fenian some
wine was drunk ChsmoeTs % % s9 ne Gcr pay or pe
which was brought he afterward paid Tor he own VINE
tbSt. when Chambers came back after about hour aud
half there in the store MT tOgaly one ol ms
tered from CagrOst Showed the position by the da
gram; we We're talking when Chambers reentered
Shambers had eight or ten minutes IN the store be-
fore he spoke; when Mcclellan in he stood 10 the
upper end Of the bar and asked those present TO have
INN
the latter remarked that he had the name OF mal whom
he very highly respected that was George b. Mcclellan;
Mcclellan of Scotch descent; Chambers sad COD
dn, him them he drew pistol out OF hs poeSe, ana
Irove il; he then shct Mr. Voorhees,; FogarU
looked at the pictures If the ball had entered ther
| / said "We must arrest TINS man = fogarty
said some Of US may may % pe shot drns Gnemotl' %ss
harm had been done; he came and took glass OF aie
! then threw my arm around nm ana secured MN an
| Crosse xamned-Mr voorhees, remarked, after Cham
bers reGntered, " Here is our friend come 4ack-come
and take a drink :; understood that Chambers made
the remark about Mcclellan III reply 10 the observation
of Mr. voorhees,, that he greatly esteemed MeClelan
do not think Chambers was greatly excited while at the
bar: champagne the wine which called for on
Wild when he came back he remarked repeatedly that
he was Fenian told him there Others in the
before he fired the shot knew the revolver pointed
more toward Mr. Voorhees, than TO myself he did not
see Mr. Voorhees, sufficiently To take deliberate aim;
was looking right at Chambers when he fired to where
| he would rc next; Chambers seemed 10 look for th
Nicholas Mccall testified that he was in Fogartys sa
loon Mr.. Voorhees, shot, and corrobOated the
testimony OF the preceding witness after ChamOe,, 81,
| n0ekar as no harm had been done.
Peter F0garty proprietor OF the liquor saloon testined
Saw MrVoorhees about quarter tos o'clock described
the circumstances attending the nst visit OF Duny and
Chambers; should judge from the manner OF Chambers
in throwing away his wine that he was nst annoyed
Duffy being engaged with Mr.. voorhees, and neglect
ing him. secret sign having passed between Duny
Voorhees,; Chambers asked what that was for no
There are pair OF Know -NothngS;" MT. voorhees, an
| swered, 90 at least am Know Nothing corroDOiaed
previous testimony TO further conversation ana inc
Crosse xamlned- Before the shooting Chambers had
only part of two glasses wne he did not appear TO
be drunk there was something peculiar IN hs alPsaf
ance when he first came In; IUhlll remarked, ihas
friend OF Duffys Is pecuar>l00khg genius cannot say
that he aimed at Voorhees, he made no attempt 70 esoapo
after the shooting. -.
his conversation with MrV0orhees; u,,,;. l. uo,,,
The prosecution here rested, and Mr william r. ITO"
'f'A' THE DEFENSE.
Mr. Howe on opening the case, said that be hoped hat
by asking the acqutta OF the accused ON msre Sk
meal point they would not think that ne Waned lo
the case. He prepared 20 show tna the prisoner
of unsound mind; that before the Killing ana ~noS
in Phiadel phia OF the opinion that all around
him splitting at him. and reviling HIM aiter man
ner similar TO that oi the i was % - m mar
show thathe bought pistol To protect hnss iom Ph Ph
ties who he then thought were going 10 roD hln sIen
were his imaginatlons; and such was the state o ms
mind that no longer ago than yesterday friend went
visit him at the Jail aud through the Itle Aperture ~
his cell Chambers struck his friend He then quoted Ho
medical works cases mania from epilepsy one cass
was that OF shoemaker who al tlLes ha1 atlacsoA
epepc INSANITY ana had r eese ,be ~ ~ came ann on Se W.
aware IT, and asked TO be restrained unt had lst
away. II under that defense that TINS case Soma
be conducted it OF fepieptlc insanity OF tae
strongest kind. He quoted Largely from " MamdeSy Oh
seaa on EpIepsy and Buckweii ON Epilepsy . a.
jules Fabrets Etat Mental des Episleptques trencn
authority He said that he would produce the testimony
OF the most learned medical men, who would prove~
their satisfaction what he proposed. - 80, c.,,s