The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-06
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS.
COURT or OYER AEO TEhMlhsA

Fanny HYDE. tue Alleged Murderess oil George
w. Watson-Hcr ArrniSnmcnt Yesterday
ssNOt Guiity''--Tr Trial on the 10Th Inst.
Before Judge Gilbert and Associate Judges voorhees,
and johnson.
Mrs. Fanny Hyde VINO Is indicted on tue charge
Of having murdered George W. Watson at his fac
tory corner of South Eleventh and First Streets f.
d. (where she was employed) on the 23ta OF Janu.
airy last was arraigned at the bar yesterday morn.
ing to plead to the Indictment The prisoner Is a
modest looking and rather pretty girl about eighteen
years OF age Snc was brought from the Raymond
Street jail TO the Court House In carriage, and
but very few persons were aware of her pres
ence In the latter building. she was first
taken into District Attorney Brittons office, the
first hOor where she was met Dy ner counsel,
Messrs. Samuel d. Morris and P. Ready, VINO con-
versed with her Tor short time. Mrs. Hyde was
plainly but neatly dressed, ana had her lace closely
yelled.
THE PRISONER IN COURT.
She was taken into the court room about ten
O'Clock, at which time there were comparatively
lew persons present. 1t soon became nolsed ABOUT
the building, however, that the woman ABOUT
TO be arralgned, ana in short time thereafter the
court room was filed by spectators among whom
were many lawyers all anxious to eaten glimpse
OF the lair PRISONERS lace.
When Mrs Hyde was placed at the bar she re-
moved her veil a. the request OF Judge GILBERT.
Mr.. Morris said that she pleaded not guilty. and
they would dispense with the reading OF the In
dictment winch, he added, the prisoner UNDERSTOOD
District Attorney Brlton who appeared Tor the
place this week.
Mr. Morris said that the defence would not be able
to get ready this week, when the District Attorney
replied that then he was quite willing that case
should be set down for the third Monday Of the
The trial was therefore SET down for the third
Monday, the 10Th inst. The prisoner was remanded
to jail, whittier she was conveyed In q carriage.
THE MURDER OF WATSON.
The circumstances leading to and attending the
killing Of George w. Watson was published IN the
HERALD at the time. Mrs. Hyde was employed oy
the deceased in his establishment Mandatory or
halr nets and It IS alleged tnat they mad peen on
Watson haa wire anu and a'fa am e
and the prisoner was married few months previous
to the tragedy. Watson, II Is charged. mad been
talking about her and abusing her, and on the 26tn
or January she shot him dead with q Snarpe's re-
voiver while nc was descending the stairway from
the second story OF the building. She sad she did
not intend to kill HIM. The deceased lett estate
worth about $4,000.
TaE NDIc1MEST AGAINST THE PRISONER
is looked upon as very curiously constructed legal
document. IL - As fOll0WS:
STATE OF NEW YORK. COUNTY OF KINGS, ss:
for the body Of the COUNTY Of Kings upon their oaiLs pre-
That Fanny HYDE late Of the county of Kings aforesaid
on the wenysrh day OF January in the OF LORD
county aforesaid with force arms, in and
George Watson In the peace Of the people OF NE state
ieonousy, and OF her malice aforethoughi, did make
Ana that the said Fanny HYDE certain pistol then and
there charged and loaded with cunpowder and one eaen
right hand then and there had aud held then and there viii
fully, deliberately premcdiatey feOnousy. and OF her
malice aiorehought, did discharge and shoot off, TO, al,
against and the said George W. Watson, and that the
sad Fanny Hyde with the eaden bullet aforesaid out OF the
pistol ainresan, inen and there by the force OF the
gunpowdcr aforesaid. by said Fanny Hyde shot of
fully, deliberately rremcoitacy, feoniousy, ana of her
malice aorethough did strike, penetrate and wound the
said George w. Watson In and upon the vital
parts OF him. the George W. Watson giving him. the
said George W. Watson and there with the eaden bullet
aoresau aforesaid discharged and shot of the
heck, head part him lie George ". WATSON,
mortal wound, breadth of inch OF the
which said mortal hp he
George w. Watson at the city county aforesaid the
day and in the year aforesaid, did die.
And the jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do
say that She the said Fanny HYDE him. the George W.
Watson In the and form and the aiore-
sad the city and county aforesaid the day year
Aforesaid wliuy, deliberately, premedtately feonousy
and of malice aorchought, did Kill murder. against
the OF the statute In such provided and
against The Of the people Of the State of New and
WINCHESTER BRITToN, Dis,ric. Attorney.