The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-23

The MURDER TiIaLS Ar NEWBUaG.
Facts of the Murder at rurner's-An Irishmaa
Killed by Negro-Unsuccessful Attempt
to Lynch the Negro-A Jury EN-
panelled in thirty Minutes
NFwBvPG Nov % 1877,

Iltdy WOuHucu IctcI McboWdH, ~ on
the Erie Railway, and Robert Buifum, who. in
August last. shot and instantly killed joni 8.
Scaverns, OF Newburg-commenced at the Court
House In this city. Present, Joseph +. Barnard, OF
Pougnkeepsie, Justice o: the supreme Court, pre-
siding; Thomas George, County Judge, and b. r.
Conklln and Ephraim Bulls Justices OF the Court OF
Sessions.
The case OF Bunum it Is believed, will not come
trial. The question OF the insanity OF the prisoner
entering Into the case 1t Is probable that the prose-
cuton Will accept Plea OF guilty or murder In the
second degree, with sentence OF imprisonment Tor
life The prisoner IL afflicted with what Is known
"honlicdal MANIA" which Is manifested inter.
mittenuy. In the intervals Of his murderous
paroxysms he seems to be perfectly sane. Tho
case of Boyd, who is indicted for the murder OF
Peter MCGOWAN, was called, and the work OF EN-
panelling jury was commenced. "he counsel FOR
Boyd Is General Archibald Z. Nven, OF Monticello,
Sullivan county, friend OF the owner OF BOYD
when the latter was a slave in North Carolina,
before the war.
Before the jurors were called General Nlven adj
dressed the following remarks to the Court:-l do
not propose on behalf OF The prisoner to adopt the
course which some OF our eminent professional
brethren in the city Of New York adopt
IN REFERENCE TO CHALLENGING.
wish to have fair, candid jury. l do not believe
because o man reads the newspapers and gets
the history OF On offence that he is therefore
necessarily incompetent. If 1t makes al
impression upon his mind, ne ID
a falr man that impression may be- re-.
an objection to Juror that he has been reading
upon the subject, 1t Is an objection II he has NOS
showing how an q me Wss on them s
menced. Boyd Is n negro OF rather nne personal
ms are a he sa =. bs yerH
Intelligent His conduct before the murder was quite
THE FACTS or THE MURDER
arc briefly folows:-It seems that there had
been strife between the colored walters employed
in he restaurant of the Orange County Hotel, nc
Turner's, aud the house servants, who were Irish.
the quarrels eliminated ON Saturday evening. Jul,
I T wounded peter Mctiowan on that evening
Eoyd got into an alteration In the Kitchen, win
SLUT McGowan, who was listening to the wordy
contest, now took the part or the woman
AGAINST the negro ana said to ,.o the latter er
used 10 any woman, black or WuNe.
Hoa ns sna L e
Boyd reached the platform McGo%an dealt MIN inr
GW r2m osn Insh eps lSS
could repeat the blow. drcwa rouf-barreed Snarpcs
revolver aud faced his assaiiant. McGowan turned
who snapped the weapon &C INN three diferenl
times without eject. At the fourth attempt tho
THE BALI ENTERING m'aowAS's SIDE,
and he c inside ths Kitchen door ,o BTy y men
him through the head, but just at this moment some
body
and the bail strucK n table. BY the kick Boyds
upper lip was cut through so that 1t hung down
s u noer s ce sh Tine bali
missed McGowan and passed the window OF cur
the s ne AND Vent lust over me head of pase
| ger vino was looking out OF the window. AT this
in INC ARRAY s GoGns Aeoo
| after Il speratc struggle with Boy Wrencheu hl9
pistol from him. Boyd, seeing mat McGowan was
M 1 s szeY the SSo a inches n e
HIM end WIS dpsaed inio THOUSAND pieces Boyd
sTRUdGLINd 10 GER FREE
and making the most savage threats against the
PROSTATE McGowan. lie declared that n McGowan
carvved. and he tBo7d ever got out Of jail for tins
caused the greatest excitement among the Irisamen
employed a. and near the nolal ana an
ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO LYNCH BOYD.
rope was procured, aud no doubt he would
nave been strung up without further ceremony
some Diners ' got the prisoner away r Sa
the crowd and conveyed him by wagon
@ ea aea
the day after the ARRAY occurred The case ON the
ton District n Attorney Of orange COUNTY The draw
Ing ol the jury was competed inside or thirty min-
aes mot w 9no 2, the rors heinz and
serving by declaring that he had conscientious
pies against capital punishment
by Mr.. $. ". Fuc; ton. District Attorney. lie de-
tailed the circumstances OF the murder substantially
jury diagram OF the premises at the Turner'S Hotel
and restaurant. The first tncss called for the prose-
cution was Mr., william Gilmore, who testified as TO
the shooting by Boyd alter McGowan had struck
him. HanfOrd Gable, Jeremiah Earle aud Moses
proved as to the wound. &C.. which completed lie
case for the prosecution. The defence was com
Ab Of the no W ae ea
upon the stand. Augustus Prime followed.
cac Sor lii lived e IN hocSiasam ham County r. C
after ] lett tho Metropolitan Hotel IN New York
went 10 Mr. Abbott,s, al Turner's; at half-pas. five
Mcaowan; told him ] had had lracas with
Bridget; be told me | had been ealing Brldge some
been calling me; he SAID he would make
!. his puslnp s., when asked hum what business II
CARRYING out lie glasses; reisf got il the pantry
he was not going to; he said We must settle that
anar with Bridget first, tod MIN TO step outside,
for me to gel by him; we started out three or
four Os s'Sps me naas ana kn nser ,Io o
don fecoi U anyns s more abou. is when
came 10 myself Mr.. Cable was holding me; don't
remember drawing pistol ut all;
HAD A PISTOL;
have owned II about three years; when came 10
myself found my np. cut aud hanging down ana
fore this afternoon between me ana McGowan tho
girl. Peter and Tom were standing behind me while
was WdkIDR tiIniuB uDout tuIS
MCGOWAN said to Bridget, Never mind, we VIII nx
this thing Tonight"
Gross examnatlon-When ! came to myself and
found Cable had hold OF me was In the dining
room; they had me ticd had carried the revolver
with me all the time was at Mr.. Abbotrs; 1t was
ALWAYS loaded don't know OF any reason why
should carry the pistol while was at Turner'S.
Redirect Standardization bought the pistol
was working at the metropolitan Hotel New York.
ana had 10 come and 60 late and early from there
10 Thompson street, and thought 1t would be use
fui for me to have IL.
This was all the evidence offered the part Of the
defence. The court adjourned until Tuesday morn
ing, at nine O'Clock, when the counsel VIII sam up
the testimony In the case and 1t will be given to the
jury.
.ss