New-York tribune., 1872-03-13
THE COURTS.
TWO FORTUNATE MURDERERS.
. NEW TRIAL FOR FOsTER-FIFTEEN MONTHS
rupRIgONMENT FOR M'NTyINS.

Judge Barrett granted, yesterday, stay OF
proceedings in the OF VIM Foster sentenced TO be
hanged March % for the murder Of Avery ID. Putnam
with hook, April &C. 1871 After citing the different
authorities bearing upon the Judge Barrett says:
In this condition of the authorities 10 ~ important that
this question squaeY presented II Is in TINS case,
should be definitely settled by the tribunal Of Last resort
In view Of the opinions Of Chief Justice Nelson ana JUS
tices Cowan Emo and Parker, and the absence of any
clear and decisive expression upon the subject from tn
Court Of in ysw too OF the SS general pGsy DE- %
grees of guilt and especially consd,rlnG tne p
tory II s impossible deny that there Is at least rea-
sonable doubt upon the point presented Entertaining
this opinion, IL Is my duty to grant the appicsuoh
WIN. McNevns was found guilty Of the murder oil Ed
ward Hines sentenced to DO hung the l4th OF last
Jnly but on application, a stny OF proceedings was
granted aud "a new trial ordered The case came up,
yesterday the Court Of General Sessions, before ke-
corder Iackett when McNevins, by advice OF his cou
sell pleaded guilty OF manslaughtor in the third degree
and was sentenced TO State Prison for Is months
THE BELGIAN MURDER CAsE-VOGTS ADMis-
SIONS.
The examination in the case of Carl Vogt
accused of numbering robbing Chevalier de Bianeo
was continued yesterday at the TOmbs. Assistant DIS
trict-AttOrney Sullivan explained that, In consequence
OF there being extradlti0n treaty with Belgium rel
ative to criminal matters the accused could only be held
for the ofense Of bringing stolen property INTO the
State Detective Farley produced several shares OF iron
and coal mining stocks and other property
which had been traced TO the prisoner. These were
claimed by Nine. Duva de Beaueu the daughter or the
murdered man. A letter read from the Count vol
de Beaueu to Superintendent Kelso stating That the
Chevaicr de BancO had been murdered at his residence
in Brussels, oct T. 1871; that nuinDef OF SHARES ol
stock had stolen by the aSsassln That the wrlor
had reason believe that the murderer had He'd TO te
United States and that she asked the assistance or the
police of tins city to aid In his arrest Another eieI
gave q description of the stolen property ana stated
that suspected. but t1at no evidence
had been found against hem and that the deceased had
been intimate with cOurtesan named Hainault.
testified that he arrested the accused
in pb;IadeIpia he prisoner admitted he to
this country about Christmas, ana tat NOgt was o ms
real name he had with him young woman; he had
certain shares his possession and he had lost one Of
them in gamnghouse in this city; these were portion
described in the list OF stolen bones WITNESS
searched the prisoners trunks but found no 0ther papers
in relation to the there were no Engllsn papers,
and nothing to show that the prisoner mad been III
London; Vogt claimed to have purchased the shares
from man named Bergendorf at Lythes Hotel, IN Lon
don had previously told witness that he had left the
shares with KOnitZky Hagerfeldt, az No 1i Broadway
f. Konitzky, banker testified that the prisoner called
at his Office in December last, and wanted to sell some
bonds; he offered bond of the Belgian Government
which corresponded with some in list of stolen bonds;
witness declined TO buy but offered TO seu te Dous 70
Europe and sell them on accounts be lett bOnds ana
shares of the par value OF 1900 francs ana received an
advance of $500 these were sent 10 h hhe dcec cor
| tioIs to telegraph at once II there was any
thing subsequently witness received nlorm'i1n 40
that objections would he made to the payment o1 the
bonds and that they had been sent on to BRUSSELS 10 DC
sold he was then paid $500 witness subsequently re-
ceived from him property worth ll,3o francs; tIese
money these shares, and dld not near IRON MS cOre
sp0ndept there hut received letter from Cologne setting
Vogt and he replied that he had obtained them honor
ably Vog only delivered to witness the shares OF the
Belgian Government aud four of the Astaaten shares
these had been stolen.
The examination was adjourned until to-day.