New-York tribune., 1874-12-02
TIE ELECTION-DAY MURDER.
DEATH OF ANOTHER vICTIM.

Thomas Maria of No. PSI East Twenty ninth
ST., who Was in tae tne aGay ON election
day. aud who taken TO Bellevue Hospital. Gicd
early yesterday norniIs MARIA WAS a Lab rer and on
the morning OF election had gOu3 10 Inc polling D0on O
vote. The high words between james OBrien and his
party AMI Coroner Croker ana his frcn Is a.;racted
MArs atentiJ and he went IltO tho crowd ANA was
standing upon the sidewalk wLen tho shooting began
partly spent stray ballet struck him in the arm. H.
h.cting lssh wound That WAS not regarded AT that
lime as even Ii the excitement over Mckennas
Mdrrs injury Was ios siSs or lilo was assisted
10 q car and with a friend weIt Bellevue Hospital.
There his wound dressed anI Maria was regarded
as couyaiescpnt About u week ago he became feverish
and had several severe calls. Pyeua set In, his
wound stopped discuaIgnS aAI tLo constitutional
symptoms became severe that grave doubts were ex
pressed whether ho w0ul recover. III WAS fed with
strong beef aul stlnuIn,s bat he gradually sank
and died early ycser iay mOrnlg. Last mig II Deputy
Coroner Marsh made a postm3ltcn examination II
Matras body and tne previous diagnosis or py@mia
was fully couhrmed. Coroner ckhUK Is 10 hold iu
quest upOn the case
CORONER CRoKER'S TRIAL STILL DELAYED.
The great crowd that always gathers III the
Court OF Oyer anI rmiler wIeIevor murder case is
announced for trial usual present yesterday IN
anticipation of exciting dav. for expected that
trial Coroner Croker would begin but whom The
called, the 1rst thlns ia tho morning. Me-
Phelps the DsirictAtornoy sJ.4 that Il had Oeoh un
dcrsto0d that he would the OF Coroner Croker
for trial. and he fully intended to do bu IN ylew Of
the pnblc calamity which had startled tho city, he
Thought il necessary that the Court should f,s
action. As tho funeral will take pid,o IA !ay. IL
would he proper tnat Court sLOuld thsn b1 III
Apart from th7t an importaut writ or hdDea5
corpus 10 be argue: 5ddy -ihe case of IW'od-ihd
that wond necessarily Dre,k IN on the trdi OF this
cause. He tbousut /. wOnld be htIdsnip 10 the pri
jurors that the should be- In errdpted
aud under tho 1t better To postpone
the tlal until iney cOdlJ CARY through "ltuOut delay
He therefore moved that the 20 over uutl MO"uy
which nOrnpg he inGenIed 20 LIJVo the trial.
Horny L. Clinton, VINO appeared with Mes5rs. VIM
gate and Fellows counsel for Coroner Crohcr, Cp-
posed the motion. He ready he WAS Oh Monday,
join In tribute OF respect 10 tbs Mvor, but 1t was
uuwse. and would be unjust to tho prisoner. TO post
pone tue trial. They might have interruptions but
they iLDe Ia break m at tine. io Thought II
was the bOunden day OF the persecution 10 gIve n
speedy trial, and asked The Court enforce Hs order
and hold the District tOrueY 10 his udt ftLh1Z 10
proceed. Tue Court could easily adJIrn FOR hit day
to pay its oue VI respect ~ tue eJry of the Chle
Magistrate
Judge Barrett said the DistrictAttornoy had given
wat appeared 10 hun very proper reasons Tor postpon
the tral. The Court hal not ordered the case Tor
trial pereptory Out had cot t down, aud ts District
Attorney had consented 10 try l Oh t1e dcsi@ndlei DAY
Mr.. Clinton then asked thit the case Uc set down
peremptOrly for day, and tho order entered on
the minutes. .
Mr.. Phelps remarked that never was more prompu-
tude shown In capital Case than In tls ANA IL Was lis
intention To move tno ease for trial on NJ JGdiy.
MIR. Clinton again pressed Tor pcremptOfV oruor Dut
the Court simply ordered that the CASE o takcn up on
Monday. IL was % noticeable circumstance mat the
prisoner. whose immediate trial WAS pressed, was not
brought " court.