The New York herald., 1874-12-03
THE JONES MURDER.

Conviction Of Lewis Jarvis OF Murder
i'm the First Dcgree-Elbert jackson
Placed Upon Trtal-vincenzo Inamo-
rata Sentenced to Sing sing for Four
Years.
The Queens county Court House at North Hemp
stead was crowded when the Court convened at
ten O'Clock yesterday morning. the impression
having gone abroad that Lewis JARVIS, charged
with the murder OF Samuel J. Jones. at South
Oyster Bay, on the 9th OF jane. 1873, would be
found guilty as charged In the Indictment and
many people consequently being ANXIOUS to hear
the Judges charge and the verdict OF the jury.
the impression 1t Will be seen was verified, and
when the verdict was announced murmur OF
appreciation ran through the crowd.
Judge Pratt charged the jury Immediately after
the opening Of Court, reviewing the testimony and
fully explaining the law In reference to murder
and the various degrees Of homicide. At the con-
clusi0n OF the charge Mr.. Cogswell counsel for
Lewis Jarvis, the prisoner at the bar, asked the
Judge to instruct the jury as to certain points
which had been discussed during the taking OF the
testimony, and he refused; but he consented to
charge that the finding OF the articles in Jarvis'
possession did not OF itself constitute positive evil
dence OF guilt.
The jury retired az twenty-five minutes past nine
O'Clock and returned in fifteen minutes, with q
verdict OF equity Of murder IN the first degree"
The prisoner was remanded to his cell TO await
sentence, appearing to he very little a1ected by
the verdict just rendered against him.
THE SENTENCE OF vINCENzO INAMORATA.
VincenZO inamOrata, the Italian indicted for the
murder OF ROCCO Frederica at Flushing on the 9th
Of August last, was next arragned, and through
his counsel, James p. Darcy, pleaded guilty OF
manslaughter In the second degree. the plea was
accepted by the District Attorney who moved Tor
sentence, and Juoge Pratt sentenced him to hard
labor In sing sing for f0ur years. In answer to
the usual questions lnamorata said that he was
nlty-three years old, born IN Italy, had no trade
aud had been IN prison once before tor assault.
THE CASE OF ELBERT JACKSON.
Ebert jackson, the cOlOred man indicted with
Jarvis for the murder OF Samuel J. Jones, was
then arraigned for trial, with Messrs. John Flem-
ing and George A. Mott as his counsel. and the
work OF Obtatntng jury was commenced. The
process was tedious one, as D0st OF those called
or innocence OF the accused, and were conse-
q1entiy rejected. The Jury was finally empaneled,
upwards OF one hundred names having been called.
The Court took a recess OF 81 hour. after which
District Attorney Downing stated the case for the
prosecution to the jury and the grounds upon
going over the circumstances OF the MURDER as in
the case OF JARVIS jusg disposed OF.
The witnesses examined were in the main the
same az on the trial OF Jarvis and told the story
substantially the same as on that occasion.
Charles Watts testified that he had seen jack
son In the cells, and that he made admissions to
him (Watts) OF com pliclty 10 the murder-rhat 1t
was q ''put up jOb.n Jackson told him that he
threw some OF the stones into the well and helped
to ransack the house. He was closely cr0ss-ex-
under which the admissions we're made. and the
manner In which he connected Jarvis with the
CT me, and at the conclusion OF his testimony the
Court adjourned until this morning At ten O'Clock.