The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-26
THE MURDER OF DOUGLAS.
THE SECOND DIY'S TRIAL or
TUOMIs JiCKsDN.

Mr.. Fellows, the Assistant District Attorney,
orer cd the ctso on behalf OF the people, and said
that ts to what al occurred Yesterday he thought
tie / sues introduced ten ai'ogotl or Irrelevant
lie must doprccate all introduction OF politics m this
case. lIo knew only two p.r,ics In this suit, tho
people and the prisoner. Suppose tho allegations to
be tree, what dill they amount TOT All they could
amount to was to compel Ito rresonment OF the
question Of tie cause OF the death OF Archibald
Douglas to twelve impartial men. They deuicl
any such statements but supposng th, 10 be true,
IL could do no moro.
The indictment CHARGED that on Oct. %, 1867. tho
prisoner, with reconciliation aud malice took
the life Of Archibald Douglas, in DrannigaD's sa-
loon.
Mr.. Fellows called tic attention OF the jury 10 the
soemuity OF II jurors duty, aud promised that on
their side they would be as brief as possible
row DOUGLASS WAS MURDERED.
II was alleged that Archibald DOUGLAS was, with
two or three others, engaged In a verbal alteration
with jackson. Angry words we're spoken, blows
were struck, but this alteration rad ceased, the e.
feet OF the blows Ind ceased there was % longer
any danger, any abuse and Douglas was trying to
escape by one door Wien Jackson entered by the
other and fred the fatal shot. They should claim
that this was murder; that II done after there
was time for passion to cool and for that mo
cessary TO tve IN implication ofmalice. The parties
had been separated. and DounaSs had gone into the
saloon, when jackson entered the saloon with pis
io In his hand, and, az Douglas stopped the sill
Of the door to escape. fired
One consideration llo would present: When per-
son had been brought 20 Ia haunls and surroundings
OF vice. without moral training RELIGIOUS teschinv,
much vas excused bya broad and liberal charity.
but when n,c'ninal was brought up under other in.
huenccs, where hia evil courses the ronsc-
quenco ol AN abandonment TO evil passions, where
be had himself been u ConscryHtor OF order. their
motives amt acts mus be scIutinizcd more closely.
The case they presented Was tlat Of one who him.
self was IN uniccr Of this Court, had known the
course of criminal justice. In is c,so he should he
ned u u moro strict PROOF the fact that IL was
done in strict sclfdeCncc. Hut ticy believed that
they should establish that there VS. in this
dancer to lie or limb. no imminent reason to be.
!, We that there Was such dancer. II they showed
this, The jury should Convict Of murder He called
upon the Iury TO trcn, tina case moi with reference
20 utier crimes, but fimoly on its own merits and
judge It from tie evidence, and not from statements
Mr. Graham moved that III the witnesses TO the
occurrence he excluded except the on the stand.
The motion Was granted, aud tie Witnesses sent
to the District Attorneys cnlce, including tho de-
icndants witnesses
THE TESTIMONY.
Mr ~ Abortion testified ~ fo'lows; ] reside at sl9
shop AZ The corner q West street aud battery places
Garden ~ dd nvt Know Dduls. Inad SnSS ~ jazz
up street aud saw several men ciinchcd; wnsn got
there thsy had al.ger.ed one m,n and Jacsson werc
,!gG; a man 5y the oyster sand not yery hera he
three Ine..
"a disvrim ot the premises where the AFFAIR took
place was acre Identified by the wituess)
The man Jackson struck looked IKE middie,aS
hand rom b. stepped 10 The front doSr
door and The man nan r s5 20 e rS door went
ala: ~ Why DONE ySg clear 90, MY dear YOU sS9
ne % GS ito IN; s dST oa %S s s ,SS, was
sSo5a was on The outside Of The ssioon I' saw
lotlae alter that wen, dicc,y 70 my onice can't
SF aR lam safoei I sSor Il in the same
.Sapf JUDGE sa aS SSH 1877 rs c re e nsS We're
encIei i could not say that jackson was sur.
VOC m aS G s ne 10 to say ma 'S@ H w % me
mn ins m me d2q1 "aS i~2 hour Ail ejnld9't
Mont door IA, Gln3t slanl.,neou; and he rushed =
| much under the influence oi hduor
HEADING orr MS VICTIM.
Patrick wall was called and testified My business
%aams * rcss COMPANY tnat IS ny Gu,ncss now u
TesdSd and To- DC q s,Te 99Ou. 9n
| tiIk my Attehton was attracted by the crowd run
Battery see sHd .rec on the Sr
where branniian's IT, aw Jlckson Loary, and Cody
hes- them say anNtnlng Il lasted ABOUT lhr,e min
door en- Tie corner on Bsitrv tace the n e tstree
door jackson wcni to the Washing on street door &c
| Mr. Graham Now, you stop that Connno yourself
| douglas ran back to the west street door, so did
JaeAsnn Douglass then went a. the front door.
NJ mead outslao and his SHOULDERS and body
w.Sf to lie street fS"S SooT arr
wood VIII gla.s s"sn In ne upper Iar. The door
you llke Jackson. when he nied, stood 70 the door
sSS SDd teut fnnSinS SP sSa down AZ pcusias ran
20 thaI ! could see Inn There va; a man e,hn1 %,
mSty w. song 70 nm IN ,hS door Shea he zen
saw Rosris isii frsr ne ZEN saw Jsst son near IL,
snaof be counter turaed b1sgls' over shoulc
son came out on the street don't know OF hs saying
10 ~. GIan91- didn't hear Mr.. Alb2rtson testify
from Tie ,Wc nrst came on the corner 20 tle TN,
minutes for the business three minutes Tor IN,
Dug '" holding 'G Jss<:on %cupS 'Hw s sas, sG'
Lcaiy struck him, bu, IN no way ho lng nus nanl. I
soiG d hs hands d3 rot ses ieary or CODY t9rls
s o. T s SS%sS Y'n "p } noS Mat spGS To-
Lear were doing iGSn dr. not near them
roSnd Jaw no one S Ssm W, TO He1e.e w.s
BY lie cctqS. s. ia! Ieoald see ~ oGen he slas
done; tried TO get Douglass away.
porGLAss's ExERrIoSs To ESCAPE.
| Q-why di1nr Douglass so away? A.-Ho was Try
! Q-MhO was holdlhg hlm2 h.-The man outside.
| G-WuO was tnatp A,-JaCL son hallooed 70 Doug
las TO iuu 10 the Warrington street toor did no
Interfere while they were Ontsllc cinchcd; could no
say any body in tho birroom ont toe bATkcepe
and these two; think there were two lie ldes stand
did zee any phto In JlcNsOI'a haUI insi ~ the
sotvt Law him have II outside the store both before
| and after tue shO ting,
| T. Mr. Gary,u-I Know DOuglas before he WAS shot
| down tn nttc Will Uoi,re thts shoOuli ne was
uonman; don't knew Of Ills being OiiipOster wa
sent T. set wagon 10 tao him away, ana when 60
| LACK ne was gone,
| Pete RicS beng sworn, tostincd | am an express
man ard i've At - Alhan, STR ct on the .9h OF Octo
| her | was nc Blanntsunr saloon between " ana
o'clock uslas ana JQcsson we!o taking kind o
Agry u ac Scoop | heard Mr. JgsAsOQ ssy
| Donglasi Cody was lar nd tlelA Mn DouHla'
and tAlviy' Caay raid, - nnrNn who ,sis ,I IL,
a ne Z" Jackson said, Nou arc linr and md
| --" lohry said =, motning ana Jackson p.n t.tuni
and Askgd Tim what no put ~ his tulk Tor.
Inn ln the lace and ashcd Ian up Agalnsl tHt pillar
others iutcflCrUd and they were separated, MItnos
| iCcountci toe running Ia tao store, an
| tettilcdi I saw Jackson standing In the doc
WITH the psto IN his Land, nnd raw him nre
al the door were opci except Ola, that Douglas shu
10 stop JACKSON from coming In; wnen JscGsOn IA e,
nougim Wa lrllnH 10 get away running toward til
place; mad got 10 about two f"ct from TN
ties separated IN Douglas fell must have bee
about hye mluute1i alter toe shooting l saV
the blood running rom the back Of h head whe
JncktOn came out, COoy was siaudtg ny the O. sto
flnnd le ran up aud kuuck hun, ihen turnel to me
thoot hs nsi IN my face, an aid, You --,bou com