The sun., 1872-10-22
THE BATTLE row TRAGEDY.


THE BdTTLE row TRAGEDY.
! A Broohiyn Policeman Killed while In the
Perfor,nan of his Duty-Thc Battle Row
Gangs sunday Morning Work-Thc Pris-
oner seen to Strike the Fatal Blow.
The trial of Henry Rogers, one of the
Battle Row gang Of willamsburgh, who is
charged with the killing Of Officer John Dono-
hue on Sunday morning, July 7, was begun in
the Oyer and Termlner, Brooklyn, yesterday
morning. The new jury law having come into
operation the process OF impanellng a.iury did
not consume much time. by noon the follow
ing twelve men had been accepted Simon De
Nyse, Jr., farmer, bay Ridge James Il. Stats,
real estate, 136 Seventeenth street; John A.
Charlotte, 20s Adelphi street; John V. Hart,
fancy goods, 3ps Clermont avenue Hendrick 4.
Holden, 3sU De Graw street Claude ID. Rowe,
importer, Franklin street, corner Fulton;
Jacques r. stIllwell, farmer Gravcsend Thos.
A. Paterson, merchant, 10 South oxford street;
Edgar L. Griffith, insurance, Al India street;
Barnabas II. Hatfield, 116 Columbia street; ste
phen Ballard, leather, Ill Lenerts street; John
II. Rollings, l20 Franklin avenue.
THE PRISONERS APPEARANCE.
Rogers was taken into court handcuned,
preceded by six young men, members OF the
Battle Row gang, who had been detained MS
witnesses. Rogers Ia powerfully built man,
short In stature, and apparently about 30 years
of ago. His appearance Ia against him. His
face is the face Of rowdy, and there would be
little difhculty I'm singing him out anywhere az
belonging TO the dangerous classes. District
Attorney Brltton and his assistant, Gen. Cullen,
Davis and Theodore Edison for the prisoner.
The District Attorney In opening the case briefly
stated the facts which the people expected TO
clear intent to kill, first, from the declaration
| beforehand second, by the providing Of a dan
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THE TESTIMONY.
Oncer Thomas Campbell. the FIRST witness
| called, testified as to the fact of finding Dono-
hue lying inscnsible on the sidewalk In front Of
Hugh McGodrich's place In Hope street, and to
| finding near by broken club and some broken
| Scotch ale bottles.
Or. Rufus Guiliett Of the City Hospital test-
| ohue, one fracturng, and another causing a
| depression Of the skull. The cause Of death
was the fracture and ts effects. He could not
say positively the nature Of the instrument
| With which the blows were inflicted any heavy,
| blunt instrument could have caused them.
| Hugh McG oldrich, who keeps the saloon In
| fr ,tt Of which Donohue was killed testified
Rogers and over twenty Others were inside my
g sIS A. N. foand a Nv wooden bar in Rogers
| hand belonging to me. was looking for IL, and
and sld Yes" lie said, II want this, and
| you can get something clse to shut up your
% He gave ITO me. didn't W see % anything in his
| hand that evening. shown club l have seen
4 before lying at the e1d of, Of my GITroSm,
Rogers say, ., must have something anyhow"
and | saw him take something-what,I cannot
| say-from behind the counter. Closed up my
| place and went 10 bed The parties outside
were singing and keeping me from sleep. Knew
nothing about the assault until Officer Hoffman
| came In and told me.
| On the cross-exanin nation he said Rogers had
| for three or four nights taken sticks with him
| for the purpose 81 lifting mems coat tails who
were sleeping in the wagons and making fun Of
THE PRISONERS THREATS.
william Hilbert !s.tihed know Rogers. He w1's,
not see him have anythlne. Ihcre we're number Of
ssSSPh sSSP hHo~ 9sSe se4!S S IsSF sS n@ & about NJ
| teen minutes oniccr ponohuc came along and said to
som.ids Inc Saicsr was fcw icct IRON !osers
sas noaohuo fa and heard the sound Of the blow
Cornelius Denver was The nearest 20 I9gers Inc t,t
DonoSGe fell / saw Flint the wiucss h. escaped at
House 70 aymGad sifest jail 60 to he street raise
stone, aud say, " IN give 4 70 MIN too ,...,.
in their hands When running away. after noGo.
wSiG 10 my iSdsneS Inc sound vas SItheT of stone
| or bottle E9ger. vas ip,o1cs,ed. dld non notice
renty very friendly.
ROGERS SEEN TO STRIKE TuE FATAL BLOW.
Corucliu. Depycrtc testified lhaye known Rogers over
tTee ySsT, saw Csers, seog, y Scocs tha , Pish'
&Ss % ' PT s9 rsD s ae!9sr 5 he s s
sing did not see 9hythiIg ID Rossrs's hand lie vas
sons and iold them that ,hey would have stop sne
OUT ron The street and raising Tie club struck the
sfSs 9ses On ins s1sE 3 q ne head II as ocST % va
| sec Donohue fall as ! ran away
about ave years. was "a abaT saf & on
tnst night. Rogers wa, In me room when McGqldrcs
sad % esas SS.id H !. s%c Tor fSs that V rogers
told us to 80 home started for home. A. i went
| IOnOhue Rogers 10
LdvaId ozark Iestlned I have known Rogers three
nat niSel ga not see Rogers aniii Gfeer boaaaSs
" %hga SS .: 9s.d to @ o os ss' he to s
bands strike the officer on the back q the head The
GFf SSsase % a~ e' Sf OF ss sSsRs 3 9s he osr s
Of The moon but the slsght which enabled me 10 See
Ss S9f sS would m sf % feared
POSITIVE TESTIMONY OF RoGERss GUILT.
lachsrd MclsughlIn sworn; | haye known Rogers
SGd sglca year ou % s'S knS" bSnohne Wen! to
Rogers standing outside at the coal box with Denver
M s Gsos oSss G aaSsc R9s T SR s
tonight in Mi the tcIpietivS' = When Rogers Gii
he blow so hard 'iS Esi GTa turned 'P TIE SSs os
completely around.
The witness here illustrated how Rogers stood
and struck the blow, saying, - II was so hard
that think IL killed MIN" Rogers. the prisoner
who was seated by his counsel, stared at the
witness exhibiting intense emotion. When the
witness said that he did not consider Rogers too
drunk not TO know what he was doing, the pris
Oner, who had been intently watching him, low
cred his head aud clnched still 1rmer his
clasped hands
Hugh hcGoldrck was recalled 10y Rogers's
counsel lie testified to the friendly relations
existing between Rogers and Donohue. lie
never heard any one say that Rogers and Dono-
hue were bad friends. The case was adjourned
until to-day.
The Foley Cadets.