The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-12
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NEW YORK CITY.
The Orange Parade.

NEw YORK, July 1.-the Poilce
authorities are very reticent regarding
the Orange procession to morrow. The
details Of the arrangements will not be
given to the public. The entire police
force will be ordered on duty for the
day, armed and equipped for service.
1t is reported the military will also
be held ready 10 cooperate with the
police il found necessary.
Verdict OF Not Guilty.
The trial of James Burns, for the
murder of John Hallorsu, in Gotham
Saloon, Bowery, was concluded to-day.
The jury, after two hours deliberatiou,
returned verdict Of not guilty, on the
ground that the prisoner was insane at
the time OF the commission OF the act.
The prisoner was, therefore, committed
to the State Lunstic Asylum, at Utica
Ratification Meeting.
A grand ratification meeting ia to be
held here shortly to ratify the Balti-
more nominees.
Release OF DR.. Housrd.
The HsraLdS special announces the
Liberation of DR.. Houard.
stokes Trial.
DR.. Howard testified that the probe
used was imperfect and decidedly dan
gerous to use. The screw is broken as
from excessive punching, and the other
end is imperfect.
DR.. Farwell, spothecary, corner OF
Broadway and Amity streets, testified
to DR.. Trlpler ordering from him five
grains Of morphis and pint Of chloro-
form. He also testified to receiving
orders from Drs. Fisher and Tripler for
half an ounce Of the solution at one
time and an ounce at another.
H. D. Corley, parlor man, testified
to the communication with Patrick
Hart, in which the latter said we will
make lots OF money ont Of this. Hart
also said he had found cartridges which
would fit Stokes pistol but not the
other.
This closed the testimony and Ire.
maine commenced summing up for the
defence in a lengthy argument in which
he contended that the jury should not
find the prisoner guilty Of murder un'
less the pistol was fired with the premed-
ated design to effect his death; that
deceased died from the effects OF Q
pistol wound that there was no justi-
fable cause for firing the pistol that
the prisoner was not insane; murder he
defined to be the intentional killing OF
a man by wound causing death. which
would justify the causes or excuses by
q person OF sound mind and memory,
responsible for his acts aud knowing
what he was doing; he maintained that
the evidence left a doubt as to whether
Fisk died by the wound inflicted con-
lessedly by Stokes. The prosecution
should prove that the wound WAS as
the indictment charged. If it turns
out that it may have been from NAL.
practice or from the effects OF NAL prac-
tice then the prisoner cannot te held
to be guilty OF murder. He read
several authorities on the sub.
ject, and said he would endeavor
TO show by the evidence the grossest
malpractice on the part Of the physi-
clans, Drs. Fisher and Tripler. He
conceded that the wound was very dan
gerous, in fact necessarily mortal, but
be denied that Fisk died OF the wound
as charged in the indictment against
Stokes.
The Court then adjourned until to-
morrow, when it is expected to get
through by one o'clock, and the District
Attorney by hslf-past three. The case
will 20 to the jury Saturday.