The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-12
THE KING-ONEIL TRAGEDY.

THE KING-ONEIL TRAGEDY.
Tho Case Nearing Its Ciose-summing
Up for the Defence and PrOsec utiOn
Concluded-Charge to the Jury-NO
Verdict at Hnif-past Ten O'Clock p. M,
and the Jury Locked Up tor the Night.
At length, after twelve days. continuance Of the
trial before Judge Brady in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer, OF James O. King for the murder or
Anthony F. O'Neil, the case reached the jury last
evening.
larger crowd than on any previous day filled
the court ROOM and among them large number
OF ladies'. King, the prisoner, was duly on
hand, as usual, and occupied his accus-
toned seat by his counsel, eX.Judge Beach,
William +. Howe and John o. Mott.
1t was observable that. Notwithstanding
the near elimination Of his trial ana the gravity
or the issue, involving the question Of life
or death, he appeared as wholly Indifferent to
the final result as at any time since the
commencement OF the trial. The day
the sunmins sa up ns Mr.. '0nf Heasa tor
by the District Attorney and Judge Brady's charge
20 the jury. Although these occupied several
large crowd listened with the most intense Inter-
ss1 up to the moment of the Judges charge.
Mt s ] ss.fs e. with
s asn extracts opinions OF on
Jealousy, as an element in ne defence ne enlarged
those s VIII Ssass
INSANITY a
ps But IL might
s TS Sssn epilepsy a RSs
holds holds that the most desperate homiedal nm.
FL faint, and The homcida mania sometimes naS,
IDEAS instead Of nerves am Certain said counsel, Is
proved ~ this case that the aboring under
n he
nature Of his act You win put yourselves tar
a yo9 bs p a vas
sna ne
hs oS ss Fl sG
acting
deep and bitter PROPAGATION, ana stimulated BY
SSs. him Of inhuman ' and cause s.
SssSssfA * sSofHsS @
There no dssen sion in that little home in turner's
Sro1s His apd nS aS Ms old friends
we to sess hese atoms Ct
her husband and to whom She
ss ns T hoaEns S IL as % 3 sSa
ar to So n as hs had tns family
Ss slasna. Ior isa HI ns
se actual s HORROR aFs Of ast
Ealing womans reputation Il Is enough for the de-
Jealous husband to form reasonable belief reasona.
Se that sa eSys to you
snectionate husbands whether, you would not upon
may be that she was innocent and trust she was, ana
ns ae Is
Judge from his conduct WAT caused the sudden change
una n is
to opinion Of in the case Of Coe in
which counsel was associated with danes T. Brady
this state. but who now lives only our atectonae
sr D S but the 6ey e s S ad s
fSsU5 court to m at the e9e se Of the %
Of DOUBT It they had rational de1bt and sSay
deaneS Hnn and an at lima sound aT have
threats Of the prisoner viii only refer you to the ev
man remembers wrong and viii threats and that
INSANITY The a Mho s so a Sd aG as
a9ase or rner the sase Of hospitality and sedaces his
The Injured may cold 10 and mo- fearless s
DO that there 's
on o the Of this earth VINO viii not be
without guilt become The executioner OF the seducer
sb,ty Of adapting ali the varieties hu
for Ss s@ o provide enw y a
which society," There no Sentence IN the eiy
in humanity which he q he
tu zee condition OF mind under which he acts
NJ i Hsan liIe OF the Sedaeer ,o,o
jury to give the benefit OF every reasonable
The Court then took recess.
~ sUaMING UP FOR THE PROSECUTION.
On the reassemb!ing of the court district Attorney
pneps ID to sum up Tor the sad
relied bearing on this fhe on earTea to to
Killed the sedaeers he heat
shono and sa nsi s
ssn sh sss Sn Aa aoxn
ne sSsns ADMITTED hs unless the
% IT, There was evidence whatever that
Hh' Ssss Wary
WEN w aT sng raised s on Mrs.
money riumphantly me boy Joe was necessary wit
Sssa S n aaea
se srenE ers hs D aT Of % to Mrs
adsy but not particle Of proof that King believed
oak sna saying mat 6S for MIR n and &
snce il Mrs. Kings. divorce suit against King,
% m his hs
a. his back hitting him Win AIM SHOWING eS
gay with two barrels qnoaaed es pistol
81 Tie crowd, and giving himself up when the Pc.
eos ana S ike a h hs acts
s tnGs s when his ws Sud BE ws s
MIN: There was no danger to himself he selected his
is aad opportunity although he once told Warner that
Mq1a probably have settled the matter inen He acted
and nte PEsn o. the objects OF his nate win
AL this point the Grand Jury and
f ,h aneps resumed He said the remarkable
part of King niIH absence OF proof OF INSANITY on the
ns, eitner py his servants his counsel or
hs rlenus MI keso and all witnesses told
was mat OF any under the circumstances
sei commsnag MERE aroused in bitter litigation Conn
ssys S Counse commented that and whatever
gel was entitled TO the benefit OF H. Whvsw was not Wiss
HAYWOOD the only person who Knew him before going
70 warmers house, produced tell about Ills change
o. or. msnn niays, Why did Warner imagine King
S nar Kept up such constant watch there what
King TODD no HARM as Judge Hogan aid That was ali
The testimony as to his change OF manner and Il was that
Of those who knew him best. The evidence of "nsnsv
was denied e BY the prisoner and his uncle. liz tod
Phelps argued that epilepsy is not insanity, but some
tnng that may lead 10 IT, Epiiepties are sometimes
Tho opinion OF Judge Davis IN the Waiworth case IN