The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-11
THE KING-O'NEIL TRAGEDY.

and the counsel will sum up to-day.
THE KING-O'NEIL TRAGEDY.
Testimony i'm neutrality-suspicious. as to
Kings Sanity by Those Having Busi-
ness Transactions with Him-He IL
Pronounced Sane by q Medical Ex-
pert-Summtng Up for the Defence
PrOba BILE Close of the Trial To. Day.
The long protracted tria-yesterday being the
eleventh day of its continuance-in the Court OF
Dyer and Termner before Judge Brady, OF James
9. King for the alleged murder OF Anthony F.
0'Neil, has about reached its termination. AS
usual, the court room crowded, and the pris-
Dner, with the same seemingly llstless air OF in
difference, sat by his counsel, eX-Judge Beach,
william f. Howe and John o. Mott. There were
more ladies' present than any previous day.
Most OF the day occupied in the examination of
witnesses in rebuttal OF those for the defence.
These were principally OF parties having had bust
ness and other relations with the prisoner, and
they all had failed to discover in his conduct any
indications of unsound mind. The chief rebuttng
witness was DR.. John p Grey, of the State Lunatic
Asylum, at Utica who, will be by his testi-
mony, pronounces him sane. His testimony con-
Guided the case fer the prosecution, and then Mr..
Beach proceeded to sum up, occupying several
hours All the leading points of the additional tes-
tmony, as well as a pretty full eptome of Mr..
Beach's address, will be found in the subjoiued
report
TESTIMONY OF DR. JOHN p. WHITE.
DR.. John z. White, the first witness called in re-
buttal, ties titled he had been the prisoners family
physician Or six years. and had not treated him
personally except for trfng ailments.
TESTIMONY OF BEVERLEY ROBINSON.
Beverley Robinson testified that he had had q
loan TRANSACTION with Mr. King, having lent Mrs.
Koyston, through him, $4,000 on mortgage; the
King on November Is Mr. King acted as the an lrend
OF Mrs. ROyston; the prisoner appeared to act In
perfectly rational manner.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. MARY ROYSTON
house in East Eighteenth street. which the pris-
oner occupied about Jour months in 1871 or 1872
before he went to Turner's Station; in the fall Of
1872, receiving note from him. she came to
the address OF two servants; during 1t she spoke
OF her wish to get money on mortgage ON her
house, and he undertook to arrange II; he trans
sacted all the business for her; she saw him seve-
raj times about 1t, the business lasting four six
weeks; about week before the killing he came to
her and told her the papers were ready, and she
came to the city with him; on saturday he came
again to her and told her she must sign some other
papers before he could get the money; she went
with him and signed the papers without reading
them; on Monday she heard OF the shooting, and d
rec him in the Tombs; he declined to answer any
questions, but SAID her money would be all right;
give him some days and he would raise the money;
She called again about the 1st OF January, and
he said he had no explanation to make; she called
once twice more and he said he was in worse
trouble than she was; wnen he got out Of it he
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM J. MARVIN.
William J Marvin, an attorney, who was in the
same office with Beverley Robinson, in 1872 test-
fed that he accompanied the last witness to the
Tombs the "Wednesday following the homicide;
he walked into the room smoking; Mrs. Roy
Bton said she was sorry to hear what had hap
pened; he said something to the effect that it was
to call in about eight days, as he was in trouble
now they called again, and Mrs. RoystOn asked for
her money, and he said he mad a claim against her
Tor services.
TESTIMONY OF JAMES G. DENNEY
James G. Denney, clerk In the District Attor:
ney's office, Identified ''recOgnizance to answer
the prisoner as Towney's bail Mr.. Garyln directed
November, 1872 and Mr., King said he would give
real estate or personal securlty witness then took
Mr.. Kings statement as to the real estate; Town
ley was bailed out; the surety was In $1,000 that
Townley would appear to stand trial for grand lar
Mr. Beach earnestly protested against this evi.
dence.
Judge Brady said it was admissible as tending
to snow whether the prisoners conduct at this
time was rational or irrational.
Mr. Beach objected that the evidence was not
MATERIAL because the fact that King said he was
possessed OF certain real estate proved nothing.
Judge Brady said all the incidents of giving bail
tended to show he had perfect understanding Of
Witness said the prisoner offered to give either
real estate or personal bail lie was directed to
Mr.. Phelps here read the statement Of James G.
King That he was worth $4,000 over and above all
deuts, and owned the house and lot No. Ill East
Eighteenth street.
The witness was then asked how did King look,
and he answered, .He looked very stylish, was
Stylishly dressed, and wore a mustache."
TESTIMONY OF JOHN SPARKS.
proved that the recognzance was filed November
I, 1879 anu Townley discharged.
TESTIMONY OF j. STERLING SMITH.
Mr.. j. Sterling Smith, OF the ONCE OF Brown, Hall
Vanderpoel, proved that in August, 1873, King
brought witnesses to HIM and furnished him with
facts Tor the afdavits in the divorce suit against
his wife.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES e. PEAsE.
Charles +. Pease, Secretary of the United States
spring of 1869 they issued policy Kings life for
200 for the benefit OF his wife; 1t lapsed at the
END Of the year by 1on,payment Of the premium:
on which the policy was issued. In this declara-
ton he denies that his parents were insane or
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM r. DE WITT
william X. DE WILL who resides at Turner's,
Orange county, testified that when O'Neil was
arrested on the seduction suit he went bail Tor
him; King had previously endeavored TO dlssuade
him from doing so, and subsequently wanted him
to surrender O'Neil, saying he was sure to leave
the county; about six weeks before the homicide
King requested him to wait on Mrs. King and ask
her to come back and live with him, aud that he
would drop all lawsuits, and, II nothing else would
satisfy her. she might live In one SIDE OF the mouse
ard he in the other and he would never trouble
her In any way or shape; witness saw Mrs. King,
ana she said there could be no reconciliation
-. snon. ' n uat IL NC was W .,i oaeo ,
10 snoot her children unless she went back
sne would see them shoe rather than she
would go back she had suffered SO much from
him; ne told this to King, who answered, "Pooh,
pooh that's nothing, she's crazy; don't that go to
show you she's crazyp' after this they had con-
versation on the railroad cars coming down; The
prisoner was very well dressed and looked very
nice indeed; he carried two pistols in the outside
pockets OF MS overcoat witness noticed it be-
"Billy, do you see thesep they are for nv enc,
mies;". the saturday before the homicide he
showed prisoner roll OF bills, the outside one
mOney-that don't look like itn ~
TESTIMONY OF JAMES J. KELso.
Ex-Superintendent Kels0 proved that I'm the