The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-18
TEMPLETON CONVICTED.

Testimony In the Case-Summfng Up OF
Counsel and Charge of Recorder
observation-disclosures Deferred Till Nom
day.
larger crowd than on either Of the two prev
ious days was present yesterday in the Court of
General Scssions-Recorder Hackett on the
Bench--tO witness the closing proceedings IN the
trial OF Duncan D. Templeton for shooting his
wife. The prisoner occupied seat by his counsel
Mr.. John D. Townsend, and seemed to manifest
very little concern in the result
CONCLUDING EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE-TEsTI-
M0NY OF EDWARD PIERsON.
After the opening of the Courtfurther witnesses
were called for the defence. The first witness was
Edward Pierson, farmer, residing in Rockland
county, who knew the prisoner and stated that he
had wild schemes, was nervous and talked about
different things; he was ratte-headed.
TESTIMONY OF OFFICER BUTCHER.
Oficer John Butcher, Of the Sixteenth precinct,
testified that on the night OF the shooting the pris
oner was put in cell In the station house, and, by
orders OF the captain, he took seat outside Of the
cell door from six O'Clock till twelve; Templeton
walked up and down the cell, talking to himself,
saying 30, my God what have done? you know
would not hurt you for all the world" then he
turned and said, "won't you put more coal on the
one was read hot; the ''sweatn was rolling or
him, and his eyes looked kind of wild, and he had
.You know, my darling, l would not hurt you"
then he would get on his knees, as II he were pray
to s child You Know would not hurt youE
mother for all the world; she Is a good little
woman;'' then, again, he said. 'Well, we'll, we
will get away from this wicked world and we shall
soon be rid OF all these bad women; once or twice
he came to the cell door, looking as II he 60
ing to do something, when he said, 81 will take my
life do not want to live here;' he kept talking
about his wife all the evening; on the following
morning the prisoner did not recognize the wit
ness as being the man who watched him during
This closed the direct testimony ror the defence.
REBUTTING EvIDENCE-TEsTIMoNY OF MRS. MARCIA
RET G. POST.
Mrs. Margaret c. Post was called by Assistant
District Attorney Rollins. She stated that she
now lived at No. rs Beekman place. but boarded
for time at hotel in White Plains wnere she
the shooting the prisoner called at her house. and,
In speaking OF his domestic troubles, showed her
HIM q ana she Sae
marked to the prisoner that If Mrs. Templeton
could prove what she stated she could get q bill
OF divorce from him; Templeton replied that she
had got to come back and live with him, or he
would shoot her il she did not; the witness re-
careful what you say because there is law for
you If you do such thing as that; she will not be
her. he SAID he was not responsse for what w he
had done, Tor ne was crazy and had been crazy
ever snse sne ert him. dempeton also said that
sixty years old and dressed like q little girl OF
law; he said his vile was in O bad house, but he
believed her to be as pure as an angel.
TESTIMONY OF THOMAS W. CONWAY
Thomas W. Conway, the son-in-law Of the last
witness testified that two or three days before the
audins to his separation from his wife, said that
they two could not live separate that one Of
them must die, but ne did not intimate which.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN L. OLDFIELD.
John L. Oldfed had an interview with the pris-
oner at the Grand Central Hotel, wherein he said
he would have his vile or die.
THE PRISONERS WIFE RECALLED.
Mrs. Templeton was recalled and asked whether
you can give me-" but counsel Directing, the Court
excluded It, me %ont tn before the shooting
fathers money would save him, and he could plead
insanity and any one could get on in the New YORK
her child and was most generally under the In
~ TESTIMONY OF SERGEANT Glass;
Sergeant Cass, who was at the desk OF the sta
ton house when the prisoner was brought IN by
Onicer Gallagher, narrated the statement which
that oflcer made Of the occurrence.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. CLYMER.
DR.. Meredith Clymer was the last witness called
upon the question Of insanity. The doctor said he
had listened to all the testimony gwen by the Wit
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GUS temperament, his capricious disposition, his
domestic trouble, and the 'dcIusion'' ne was sui
fering from, believing that his wife was living In
house OF bad fame, &c. Dr. Cymer replied that II
such peSson as the question described exhibited
and upon that insane delusiOn on certain moral
or mental shock committed an overt act, he should
cay that the probable state OF the mind at the time
was one OF unsOundness
SUMMING UP OF COUNSEL
Drlef recess was here taken, the above having
concluded oil the testimony In the case, and on
tne reassembling OF the Court Mr.. Townsend ad.
dressed the Jury at eloquent length on behalf Of
Iempieton claiming that at the time Of the shoot
ing ne was not responsible for his acts. Mr. Rollins
lOloweu IN an able and powerful argument, Sc
verely crltlcising the testimony for the defence
seeking 10 establish the insanity of the accused.
CHARGE OF THE RECORDER
Recorder Hackett charged the Jury as fonows:-
The prisoner ct the bar stands charged with the
commission Of the crime OF an assault with q
loaded pistol with the felonious intent to Kill Ida
Maud rempleton, his wife, on the 18th of Novem-
Der last. He is further charged by this Indictment
with having on that day committed an assault
with loaded pistol upon the person OF his wife
the said Ida Maud Templeton, with intent to do
her bodily harm. The defence interposed ia the
plea OF not guilty upon the ground or insanity ex
listing In the prisoner at the time OF the commits.
sion OF the act 1t is not denied, and the proof
utroA tctio NM Had t,vx