The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-01
THE PATTENBURG MURDERS.
Winding Up the Trial of David College,
Evidence In ON Both Understanding
Up the Case.

Winding Up the Trial of David College
Evidence In ON Both understanding
Up the Case.
The trial of David College for the murder OF Denis
Powell was resumed at the opening OF the Hun
terdon County Court In Pennington yesterday
morning. The court room was more crowded than
on lany preceding day, large number of ladies
gracng the gallery with their presence. 1t was
expected that the counsel Of the State would have
produced some stirring evidence against the pris
oner yesterday, but the expectation was not re.
allied, and when the defence came to open their
case the obstacles in their way were not very tor
midable.
Jacob p Apger testified that he resided at Pattcnburg
and Knows David College the prisoner saw hun 90
Of september; could not tel whom he was With there
punches s walked By Colleges side and put hand
said WHAT sun does this mean M She he said
about i until Il blows overs did not say any more 70
him or he to me this was just after had my break.
THIS witness was severely but his evi-
mony the most important which has been vet adduced
Alice Apger tesiied that she was daughter Of the
last witness and was IN woyertons farmhouse when
ter % aw David College lice In the eompy from 'e
John IN Bryan testified S TIA, he resided in GaTksys
July preceding din The riot he worked on the railroad
the riot; had with him about the Pat
tenbufg riots; College said me- "We,haye had bloody
N fd u By q Tie
Irishmen he said forced him TO along with Them he
went ne SAID, because he compelled 20 go he
Wen, win n them to the shantiss NE Carter farm he
was found shot near the door OF the first when they
went up IN the building another shot one
darky was taken out from under the porch and shot;
they then came back to where the second
ne had crept away some distance from where he lay
first; the crowd then TO work with pick handles
and the coored man said II am an innocent man tiod
knows; the rishmen beat his hand until il was ali In
Jelly he said he saw the that the shooting was done
with.
The cross-examination OF the witness ELECTED
prisoner.
The case at this point
CLOSED FOR THE PROSECUTION
and the opeuing speech Tor the defence was made
by Mr.. X. KuhL The speech was very short, but
was EXTREMITY able, and the weakness Of the case
posed. Mr.. Kuhl contended that II the case was
Invested OF the prejudice which had gathered
around IL The prisoner would now be free, and he
concluded with an earnest appeal TO The Jury to
diveet their minds OF that prejudice and render
verdict according TO the evidence.
THE DEFENCE.
Joseph Johnson, Oscar Jefrery and Victor Castor
unrehability OF John NJ Bryan, one of the PRINCIPAL
witnesses Tor the prosecution. They all averred
tnat the character OF Mr. Bryan for yeracity was
an ythnhg but good. Andrew NJ .Banghart gave
sim var testimeny. IL was evident II the testimony
81 these gentlemen Is To be relied on John ~. Bryan
~ ~ nov me most trustworthy man in the world,
tnUngh ne LOOKS harmless enough.
Inc case for the defence here rested and the
closmH Hpeech on behalf OF the State. Ne was fal-
iOW"n ny MT. voorhees,, after which the trial WAS
adjouUed until ten O'Clock this morning IL wIII
probably DC concluded today