New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-27
THE COURTS.
THE JACKSON MURDER TRIAL.

OF tbs DEFENSE BY MR.. KNITTING.
The jackson murder trial still draws large
crcwd TO the General Sessions Yesterday the pr0seou
tion closed their and the defense commenced ~
oraham made motion before his colleague ocno" Wv
ease for the defense that Court instruct inc jury
opd verdict Of aconitta giving his reasons Tor th'
motion as they are gwen below The Court demeo ''
motion.
CONTINUATION OF THE EVIDENCE
Michael Branigau. the first witness calico, 'es,n'"
that he lived at Ne Battery place and al the 'e " W.
sceurrcpce was bartender in Branigins his uivS ~
saloon; between y aud he saw crowd onssios, S
them ~ IeSrv Jackson and Douglass; they were tgal-
lug few doors from Branigans saloon NV os7 Inc
river he went back 10 the Battery place wnuoN
the door ard looked ont; Jackson ea t, a WnsbrS
Tor a. door and Jackson followed him on the outside
lowed on tic OUTSIDE by Jackson, who ran M and as
Douglass turned and ran back toward me W.
nouS,sss IN the back Of the head after The sho was
fred jackson sa9 9He' M S door V trt Saw
the nistol in MS hand when he ran into the saloon
Cross cxaminod-Both Jackson ara Donglass Were
nneb excited and seemed "a have been drinking; Doug
lass appeared be reckless from excitement witness
in reply 20 an incrT9satory OF conn s'S r ,mst nc
ago which the only interview he ever bad when
eSt r"n nonas JACKSON was about ,Rrtc feet fm
the door Baterypace and Douglass about five feet
that the saloon 20 feet long, which would make
distance about IS feet between the combasnts. Wit
hand al hc time OF the occurrence any
strike q blow while in the barroom ne confident
that Douglass aud Jsc the only persons beside
himself that were in The saloon at the time. Counsel
ssked wtness if he didn't sometimes get " laks"
Witness admitted that he did, and said that he
two days ago. which lasted two days When asked
II he was perfectly sober Low, he sd, not perfectly
Er Granam--I thought So The Jury know how to
take such testimony
Re-direct-what 90 Won mean by saving that YOU are
not perfectly sober a. that am not ABSOLUTELY
sober, but sober enough 10 know what am talking
Mr.. George r. Philips physician, was next called.
be swOrc that ne took Douglass from the CortlandtSt
BtationHOuSe 10 Bellevue Hospital; he uid nos Dr.
Andrews az the station House; there we've large mum
sor OF people present. Douglass carried To the hosp
ta in ambulance. and arrived there about $40
lac examined the wound there the wncs described the
drewsl put deceased INTO Ward No. witness
also described The ambulance wagon, and stated mat
Douglass inquired. gong how long IL would take 10
get there, answered inquiries 10 his comfort and SIM
lar questions and answers passed between them No
Charles W. Badeau, physician and surgeon, on eXami-
nation stated that Douglas arrived ct Bellevue aer
be examined the wound found the Duet hau prheiseo
The skull he attended the pOst-moriem examination,
which was made by Dr. Shine and SinnO',; but DC did
DR. James T sinnott also a physician and surgeon, a.
the last day Of October, and the posDortem was ON
the LIST Of November he aided al the post moten eX
animation Dr.. Badeau, Dr. Woods, and he Thought d..
Shine, Dr. Fnlsy and Dr. kawolds, were present; the
wound was about al inch on an inch and ha to me
Ind the edges dscoOredi it extended into the brain two
inches.
Mr.. Graham Object. They have right to show that
this wound was essentially dangerous from the start and
could have been recovered from, but how u W.s
given they have night 10 show. They cannot supply
the absence OF bullet ny sWeallns thai lhey eeheye
authorities right here. They aleRe IN the indictment
fbat this pistol was loaded with ball Now, the bones
fbaf went in did the INJURY The bali entered the
head and have that safeguard here against al tlis
for the The ball glanced and a this
pretense that the bal was from behind j. false.
BY the Recorder think your objection Is wei taken
Mr. Grahan-Ths is wha; will save MI Jackson life.
=. In your opinion wac the wound the cause 81 Doug
Crossexamncd- You say that wound could not have
been recovered from at an o. NO, SIR. a.. . =. .u.
O. Wac the wound necessarily deadly at the time wac
received A. cannot say at The zine IL wac received;
but IL deadly at the time saw the man.
q. Could NJ 10 have occurred from the man eXeruns
himself after the wound was received! A NO. sr IT
O. suppose a man receiving a wound Of thar descrip-
hon 10 attempt 20 walk considerable distance,
would there he any symptom visible abOut the bralu ~
he time you indicating that he had been exerting
himself A. Exertion would nj have anything 10 do
will such wound that; immediate exerton after the
sound might lead To- Inflammation:
q. Was there any iHhammatonf a. There wac a GER
.ain amount of Inflammation surrounding the wound.
O. Wa il prudent 70 take long walk after receiving
such woundl A. There Was certain %LnCnh h OF I'M,
his life The only thing could do was 10 hasten, not
DT VIM shine was next examined. He attended the
bostmortcm examination. The wound was q half an
mch in diameter where II entered the skull u was
larger the iside-peIhaps threequarters OF an inch
Oh account 81 the bone that wa driven in The bone Was
a small Jagged. triangular Whatever caused the
external wound dG nOt enter beyond tine skull. There
q
lbe brain large portion Of toward the base Of the
brsin; this the result Of meningitis or nidnmdtion
Witness considered tue wound To- be 81 "a lat ctfdct!
In his opinion the cause o death was meningitis result
froI-eE ainiued-Wncse made avery careful yauiBa-
ton Of The brain ana found no foreign substance ~ ~ ex
nept part of the ,l which had been driven IL; hat
river caused the wound might have gone inside the skull
aud fallen out again; witness saw Jackson tne mgbl
after the murder al the Cort'andt ST. stauo1-HoaSe
q DID YOU notice anything about ms hsnlsi A. Al
uc time I'D not not that day did, think tie day
9. wh..i lid You then potiee9 A. found wound
the hand Joint, which appeared % have been
Inflicted by striking against some llard substance:
q Suppose a u have struck ano' her N the face,
from such q blow. wOuld not the man whose face had
been struck show Inc marks o he no" foi some time
nferward! 4. should say IL would leave very strong
Wines further stated that jackson asked him if his
hand wa not broken disOiutcd; and 10 prescribe
snehine for hs hand ich Tie witness refused to do,
belonged tQ De -Wgcon attached to the Precinct 70
Dr. Jane. r. wood Was cailod, oui being absent, of
Ger james J. IIomIsog recalled to swear more osi-
the Sq u.ed n, Jackson lie reanimcd MS previous
Statement, that only one chamber OF the fe'oNT was
The prosecution here rested reserying the right to
Fall DT Wood, TO which counsel for the prisoner Oh
ieeied. .--,
Mn Graham thenread 10 the jury the allegations in
The IT. and said Nov, If your Honor please We
al the Court TO instruct the jury that under tblS ndct
Inent they must acqut the prisoner that there nothing
10 20 10 them atla in support Of it, remember being
engaged over twenty years with relative ~ho has
been nearly tlai Dls grave. ~ utt-" OF an W
5y,.lnal SOME, mar celebrated by Of his having
beer one 81 Or. leaders tlt Empire cub, very cc!c-
hrated p1l .i.fi .t thai zine ll thus cfl ana Whth
was s.upo. . tr Iyc llu control oN'f ih' pom c-
81 the country tLAL ans other political 'tan-d-
tinD-Ilftou-i 81. Wa. .ilc.i-.hrl Dos ever cAl~.rh
IN our midi. A.. vas Charged with the h"h,iuc o {"
person y "a. name Of Shay, in lcpnards', ana az ms
hiH WIS the ~al. sp.res Of testimony, when ts pttu
produced here for The purpose OF accomplishing NJ con
Tic.ion j. happened that mat testimony oitn S0h
sort with certain Injuries v liCh upon hr bOdy Inc
nnes-es fuI hc alton sWOrc 20 nOst dsSdN ~
ease they utterly left ont alusOn 70 Inc ihh
lions upon HI body which showed beyond al question
HAT he had been the recipient Of very great NOehIe
Among other injuries be had been stabbed through th'
cheek with ICe-pck, and the doctors VINO exam