New-York tribune., 1873-06-20
THE COURTS.
TILE sHARKEY TRIAL.
r,sr,,oyY OF JACOB PHILLIPS. HENRY KLEIN, JOHN


rrsr1,toSY OF JACOB PHILLIPS. HENRY KLEIN, JOHN
d. BETS, AND OTHERS.
Tho trial of William J. Sharkey for the
,rder n, Robert Dunn resumed yesterday morn
D Distrct Attorney Phelps. with his Two assistants.
Asssrs LYONS and RUSSELL appearing on behalf OF TIC
sorle and Messrs Beach, Brooke ana Mitchell for the
osed Mr Russell opened the case, narrating briefly
tho facts which he believed the prosecution would be
sh,. % nroye and reminding them Of the
',,,o NJ the case and the necessity Of
- -~-'F ,,oss verdict I'm view OF the effect II must
tn,tahlv have upon men OF a similar class TO
tbese two men, the murderer ana MS victim.
n aIuded 10 the fact that more murders take place In
Neuyork than in Liverpool, Manchester and London
onbined and that the leniencY with Whch murderers
- ,at with In this city might have had something TO
40 i,h 81 and though the prosecution did not ask the
- =. ,,tct the prisoner because Others we're guilty.
- . ,npst not let pity intrude itself where justice
-, ,bo nr,or right Nowadays IL was hard TO find II
men willing TO convict and the prosecution hoped that
90 ~ denee in the ease before them showed the pris-
ore Guilt they wond say by their verdict and thus
mo ke life safe in this city. ,,,,, -, .--.,a ,
he Hrst witness Jacob Phillips, who testified
that ne had known both shhrkey anu Dunne lSr some
nc he saW them at James Rleys FUNERAL on sept
be yas an Charles Harvey's saloon, No 2s hudsohst AT
o,cock ON the evening Of sept wheh snAlkey bels
.v tne har kee per- Dunno and others were present.
when he in sharGey was saying 10 ~ Dunne me- BOD sod
viii take drink with you they ainnK WIZ, n anu
sbarkev began 10 crtcise Dunno apptarahcej Duhe %
said don't owe you anything sharKey SAID, . You
. d
owe me s,sss 80, to be settled between you and
me we can settle 10 without the whole, "olld
knoWlhg ~ 9. Ril Won don't want to shoot me g.
Sharkev called him vile names, anu asAeu DeI's anu
witness: Have you got pistoi shafkey men sai1 m
In Dnppe ' Get behind there aud get nAed 4 aui an
fvad - Duune moved toward the 'front.' uooi ohaih'y
fnIl,Wed AZ the other end or me DT 'ne auus5 o.n
trned sbarkey following him al the time WIN tne
nistoiE A, last be said There was a le Wheu "0uu
INV INV right hand butchers biOcA anu cut II On loI
2 "a, a. f,is moment the witness heard the explosion
Of the pistol, ana ran 20 Dullne ~ ~ -,
leaning on "A barrel aud saying On On ifhy ahathhey
Ihon r1 D,pne died 10 minutes after he shot. The
crOss-exaluinauOn elected mat dunno anu snaiAeg @
were always intimate friends ana lLat Duune H,s not
nnd he influence OF liquor at the time, Whie SharAey
Henry Klein the barkrcper, vas next called He tes-
tidad To substantially the same facts as the preeeung
t,.s IJe iescr bed infinitely thc position ana man
Icr' of Sharkey be fired the Iala -Aot eHuIheS
,T,e saving to Dune that lac would cut thai hhu on
w. t, II,e and with the pistol in his right haD, was
Initiating the action OF cutting on us icIl Lahu .he
muzzle of the pistol pointed AZ DuIuc, anu ~ H. 10, ,
hand was brought emphaucaIy uo"l on .Ii' iliv Wv
la.t time the report came ana Dunhe I'l va thS %
pvJninauou, Mr.. Beach quesIoncu ne ~ ~ ~
When asked where ne had pCen since Jhe inquest ~ u
cliued to answer, the ground tIat 10 Nouu elu 20
degrade or crTmiuate hun. He sIted tuaO . tc
had spent four years as pastry 2 cJnA To- ~ ti ''i'
Coleman House before lie became Dii-ehutI III ,ue ~
loou where the murder occurred brIoIT thaI nc WIS
rl,rk in a fancy COOS store. When Mr. l1lsseh Eot
b.,n IN take Lue witness again ne made MN answer
the guestiUn OF Mr. Beach, as tht hecnrheI to "ho inc
yrsnl.r mad made eXpauatun, stated lldt tie dh-
r M, moi degrade or crimnate him, and 10 was only
rabt or the witness g. explain ls answer away "a or
der to set hlnseu right before tIe Jug ri .'' and
nnaiIy excepted 10 the ruling Ile Wtugsa sA Ap
that be had been in Montreal "nen ,Fked WY n' i n
gone Montreal, strenuous ODieeuoh "i' ln'''' '
lhf m It, Who was next called Simply corrobo-
roted fne prevOIs testimony and couuddlceu Minister
i'm dAG point as 10 testimony that NE gave DeIoit luc
Coroner Or MIrshs testimony as 10 tht Wouhu ,tu>'
by Ihos CleaTy Tue prosecution then rested 1id TIE
Court adjourned.