New-York tribune., 1873-03-20
ALLEGED MURDERERS on TRIAL.
THE BOY BARKER SENT TO THE HOUSE o
REFUGE.


REFUGE.
The trial of VIM. W. Barker fer shooting
his playmate John d. N shaefcr in sixth-aye, ON Feb
T. came off, yesterday, before Judge Brady In the Court
of oyer and Termner. Barker is lad OF a. with avery
pleasant, fresh-Oong face, noticeably modest In de
meanOr, and apparently Of considerable intelligence.
The parents Of his victim in Court during the day.
and several little boys, who unfortunate as to
witness the unhappy deed testified to the facts of the
shooting Thomas H. Senior age about 49, told his story
as clearly as veteran witness mightbe expected TO do,
showing how the two boys got into dispute, and how
Barker twice put the pistol 10 the dead boys head
shaefler telling him. "You'll shoot me-" and Barker
responding III shoot you" After il was done, Barker
almost crazy. CRIED "Oh, my God, what will do ~ and
rushed out of the room.
Victor Piccadraw, who is even younger than Senior,
gave testimony showing that the discharge OF the pistol
accidental. The remainder of the testimony was in
favor of this theory and after the OF the
ton in, consultation occurred in regard to plead
ing. 1t was finally agreed TO put in plea of man
slaughter in the fourth degree which done, and
Judge Brady then called for witnesses to the boys
character before passing sentence.
Mr. McDermott, the bows counsel said he was not rs
well prepared with witnesses TO character as he would
like still he thought present who knew the
boy well. He should have TO throw the boy entirely on
the consideration of the Court deprecating the possible
punishment by incarceration in prison, as it would
make the boy felOn, embtter his whole
life, and not unlikely turn him TO the
bad Judge Brady, in reply stated that the
proper degree Of crime was as pleaded to-mansaugh-
ter in the fourth degreeaccordug TO the 18TH section,
but the presentation Of loaded weapon at the head OF
a human being was act OF cupable negligence, al
though there might be no intention 10 take life He
should send the prisoner to State Prison, for he
believed in giving so severe punishment for
first oense On the contrary, he had known many hon
orabe and upright men who had come from the House
Of Refuge, and there he should send this boy. And
the only regret have" continued Judge Brady, 'is
oner the man who sold him the pistol 1t only shows
the immediate necessity III this city OF having reeua-
child"
THE sIEGFRIED POISONING CASE.
The case of Frederick Heggi, charged with
poisoning Frederick j. segfred was resumed yesterday
morning in the Court General Sessions before Recorder
Hackett Assistant DisrictAtOrney Russell, in opening
prosecution said that the case was peeuarrevea
ing If the evidence should warrant the assertion the be-
traya of friend and the treachery of the defendant,
who had separated the deceased from his family and had
afterward poisoned him. The evidence TO be offered
was entirely crcumstantal, and the District
Attorney reviewed the character aud force OF such
evidence, and warned the jury against any precon-
ceived opinions as to the danger OF eQnNc0h upon H.
He said the questions for the jury TO decide were DID
SiegfIied diei Was he poisoned Who had motive TO
Kim Tim he WAS MT o All the facts cleaned from
the evidence 10 be grouped around these points
Mr. Russell closed by urging the jury 10 disregard all
attempts excite their sympathies, and 10 consider
fully and fairly the evidence as presented
few witnesses were first examined, and testified TO
the exhumatOn of the body. Dr. Herman Endenann
testified that he received from Dr. Marsh portions of
body for the OF detecting If possible,
metallic poison. He to the conclusion that the
body contained two mlegrammes OF metallic arsenic 10
pound. Dr. Endemann described the modes OF analy
sis by which lie arrived at his conclusions as TO the pres
ence of arsenic, and exhibited the results OF the
analyses in the form of metallic arsenic
and arsenious acid. In reply to a question
from a Juror he said he had analyZed a portion
OF earth taken from the cemetery, surrounding the
coffin and found il TO be feruginOus sand, through
winch arsenic would readily pass OF diuse from an
adjoining grave but which had the property OF quickly
hardening arsenic coming in contact with II In cohnec
ton with uid matter insolube andlneapaoe OF passing
any particular distance. .
DR. Ende,nann was cross-examined by Mr.. Howe, and
at the of his testimony the Court adjourned
until this morning. a