The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-23
THE JERSEY NEGRO MURDER.

Continuation OF the Trial 1T Fleming
ton-A Physician who Would Not At
tend tho Murdered Man-One Prisoner
Holds tho Victim Down while the
Other Cuts His Throat.
Tho trial OF the negroes Israel Morocco and
George Thompson. for the alleged murder OF another
negro named Theodore Cruise was resumed yes
terday at Pennington, before Chief Justice Beasley.
The District Attorney offered in evidence the
dying declaration Of the deceased, but it was
ruled out on the ground that the prisoners were
not present when 1t was made. Morocco il over
SIX ieet In stature, OF slight build and possesses
countenance OF q stubborn ana hardened appear.
ance. Thompson Is not within four inches OF the
height OF his companion and he has a pleasant
physiognomy. Each OF their ages does not exceed
twenty-five years.
An old inhabltant Of the county remarked to the
HERALD reporter that Hunterdon, the quondam
stronghold OF the Jersey democracy, was becoming
famous for political revolutions, riots, murders
and EXPLOSIONS and that even though 1t is in Jer.
sey still 1t was destined to resurrect itself from
obscurity very soon.
The FIRST witness examined yesterday was Sarah
Cruise (colored). the paramour OF deceased. She
deposed as follows:-Dory, the deceased came
home on Monday night January II. be-
tween seven and eight O'Clock, and COM
planned that the prisoner Morocco had
stabbed him; deceased died on the following
Thursday; lived with deceased for eight or nine
years as his wife, but was not married to him;
don't know how old ann saw the two prisoners
short time after 'Dory" came In; each one OF them
carried club Morocco went for some one to go
for o doctor; both OF them denied INJECTING the
wound; deceased was not sober; he was bleeding
from the neck. This witness was cross-examined
ar nv wh foup Il ivh ar
keen repartee than he anticipated. She proved
more than match for the counsel.
DOCTOR WHO WOULD NOT GO.
DR.. A. E. Merriane testified that Israel Morocco
came to his house and requested him to 20 see
"D0ry" Cruise; that his throat was cut; the wit
ness asked Morocco who cut 1t, ana he said he did
not know, but that it was cut with q penknlfe so
that the breath came out through the opening; Wit
ness told him that he had gone to bed, and he
would not get up to go; did not deceased at all.
Theodore Cruise (c0l0red), septuagenarian, de-
posed that quite crowd had been at his house on
ana drinking a sey s weae tae ak s
commenced, and deceased and Amos Congo had
.clinche;, after TINS 'Dory' hit his lDory,sl
prisoners, happened to see It, and thereupon said,
''The black son Of a - has Killed my mother,
menced throwing stove plates at de.
ceased; the latter dropped his club and
bushes, followed closely by Israel, VINO came back
In about ave minutes afterwards and asked Amos
COMO to join In the pursuit; Congo declined |;
Thompson, the prisoner, then volunteered go
with Israel; each OF them carried q club, and
Israe made a threat that "Doryn would never live
came back and said 'Dory" got his throat cut, and
he wanted mother and the OLD man to go down
there; he sai d., nor did not do IT, but
! Samuel Cruise, colored youth, corroborated the
Of as S ana de-
razor knte, with which he cut at Jack Phillips be-
lore the encounter with the deceased.
| Dr. Cicero HUNT testified that he made the post
mOrtem examination on deceased, assisted by Dr..
pittenger; louna wound In the wndpipe.
two and half inches In depth and ive.
Fights Of an inch in diameter and about an
inch ana halt below the prominence OF The
| neck; the natural and legitimate consequences OF
| such wound are Inflammation, that would cause
| not only the pouring out OF blood but OF Serious
| breathing organs and from thence to the lungs
these vital organs being thus affected would de-
domen and found the large intestines infiamed
| and they also presented variegated, notified APP
pearance, indicating that violence had been per.
petrated; came TO the conclusion that the wound
IN the throat was Q fatal one; cannot form any
| idea what kind OF an instrument 1t was inflicted
ated. ' : 10 ''-'SN "N' ''''N NV '"'''
DR.. A. s. Pittenger corroDorated the previous
DR.. Louis F. Hunt was next called and deposet
that he was called to see deceased on the night o
the atfray found wound in the windpipe three
4 quarters OF an inch IN length; deceased com
planned more OF his bowels than OF the wound IL
his neck. and asked witness to relieve his (de
ceased's| bowels first.
Hampton Probasco (colored) testified that the
prisoner, George Thompson, told witness that h
t1hOmpsOn) held the deceased down while the
prisoner Morocco was cutting his throat.
After the examination or several witnesses the
prosecution rested.
Mr. Hagerman then opened for the defence, and
! said that his clients we're penntless and friend
less. and that he was confident OF proving that
THIS tnns alleged s murder He dwelt p'i icgcibly
on the general character OF the case
and said he would not hesitate to ask Tor q verdict
! OF acquttal He said 1t would DE shown that Mo-
rocco was peacemaker and not murderer; that
his character was good and no crime could be
alleged against him. Thompson. he said, came
from the South, and was only guilty OF few petty
/ larcenles Death was caused ny the stamping OF
! The prisoners and about six witnesses will bt
| examined to-day by the defence.