, 1872-10-22
MURDER TRIAL.
Arrangement Of Thomas Cullen, Charged
With Killing ]. P. McWi[Iiams.
a Jury Secured and the Hearing Of
Testimony Proceeded With.
Evidence Of a Companion Of Deceased
...Statement Of the Coroner.

...Stltement OF the coroner
| The trial of Thomas Cullen, upon an indict-
ment charging him with the murder Of James 2.
| McWillieus q Times printer, on the 9Th Of Sep
| tember last, was begun in the Criminal Court
yesterday morning, Judge Tree presiding
| MOTION TO QUAsu.
| h1r Iobn Mason, counsel for tho defendant,
entered motion to quash the array Of the Grand
3nry for the October term, "because, at the time
Of the finding of the said Indictment against the
| defendant herein, a full panel Of the Grand Jury
was not impanelled and sworn to transact what
ever business might legally come before them
during the present term Of said Court;" and also
moved to quash the Indictment for the reason
stated above, and because, at the time the in-
dictment was found, II jurymen only had been
sworn to act as Grand Jurors, instead Of %, as
required by law.
The Court said that, while there could be no
doubt as to the construction Of the statute re-
1ating to the point raised, still to entertain the
motions would be to wholly obstruct the process
OF Justice, and the motions we're therefore over
ruled.
TEE JURY.
The prisoner WAS then arraigned and pleaded
"not guilt" to the charge, after which the I'M
panel]ing Of a jury WAS proceeded with. This
occupied large amount Of time, as men we're
rare indeed who had not read an account of the
crime in tho newspapers, and from that had
formed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence Of
the accused. With the exception Of three-quar-
ters Of an hour OF recess, the time between
l1:30 9. m. and p. N. WAS consumed in
the selection Of Jurors. When at last
I. N. Camp, piano dealer; Fred. F. Smith, sign
painter L. Boerlin, Consul of Switzerland;
+. 3. Tascott, clerk; F. Biner, fresco painter
H. Guerdemeau, restaurant and saloon keeper
,Foote, hardware dealer Alfred Daniels, com
mission merchant; Geo. Rounds, real estate
dealer.
OPENING ARGUMENT.
States Attorney Reed opened the case direct
ing the attention Of the jury to the graye re-
aponsibiities resting upon them. He wished to
state that he had no motives Of revenge against
the prisoner. He pitied the young man, but it
Was his duty to attempt to show that he had
taken young r1a mans rs LIE & without shadow Of
nothing less than ap utter disregard Of
nos ne@1 labor ' under the a Rhss shss
it was necessary to show that there was hate
and plan OF revenge in the heart in order to
constitute the crime Of murder. The States'
Attorney expected to prove that McWliama
aSmes Tn ts Office and living 1t Home N NV With II bis
parents; that he was on his way home one
crowd of men on the sidewalk. one of whom had
fallen down. the two bovs stonned to Iook.
when some one cried out, DON'T shoot!' nc,
Williams turned to look, and was shot in the eye
by ball fired from pistol in the hands OF
it. and took daliberate aim. The good name Of
ri the cjtv and the lives # rnen and their fam;.
lies, must be protected By the Jury, and be urged
careful scrutiny OF the evidence, and that they
SIr. Mason waived any remarks.
THE COUNTY PHYSICIAN.
nr Mcf3arthv County Phvsician teetifed to
having made host noyte7n examiInation nnon
tha body of James P. McWillia1ns. tindiug rnn-
shot wonnd the bali enterine The rieht eve.
fractnrinc fhe base Of the gkuils and lodcing in
co,,1d - ri have l;rad roora than threa m;nntaa
80 ha ba1 sf1 1,anatretod ;rte tho
bra;n abont four inches. 1fd mt examine arv
o1NT. Mr r ReaI tM What ~ von a,v havona oneat;o,
1,;i1j h;-n , Thn 1n,,- oIott ,ro1.1
&''1@0>N N'N1' TIE CORONER.
Coroner Stephens testified to having held q,
and s Waa nresent @ at The a. post % oriena ~ exaina..
t;on
'lo9. Gross-erom;4ed. Thu ho1v vaa recoqnized
under OATH by the Young man who was with Nc
Williams.
Redirect: Arrested Cu1len the night Of the
nurdar: found him in his sundershirt and pants
in !, hack yard on N[onroe street..
By Mr. Mason. Didnn't Won inst tell Mr..
Reed privately that YOU could swear to some
thing further? A. I told him abopt maIkin1 tha
nrrest.
o. What condition was CulIen in. taking him
a11 in a1] ' 'e'e'~>>s'
mr. Reed. T object tn hin statfno ANYTHING
a1,nnt hia condition AZ to sanity ~ dTnnLannass9
Tha Courts Tho witnesa mav answer thA
n,,astion and NAV he stnnnai7 II ba ta,1a any.
thing objectionable.
cnl1en viii, notbinr m Int an J nndorshirt % and
nants. 3;d not think he had m either boots ~
stockinneg: the shirt was cut low in the neck
Ike an 3ni]ershirt he seemei1 to he veTv mncI''
muddled: seemed to. have been drinkiug q creat