The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-12
THE LIVINGSTONE HOMICIDE.


CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL OF JAMES HUNT
AND MICHAEL GIILIGAN AT JERSEY CITY.
The trial OF James Hunt and Michael Gilligan,
for the manslaughter or william Livingstone was
resumed yesterday at the Court OF quarter Ses-
sions IN Jersey City.
The examination OF Francis bowling was con.
tinued. and he testified as follows:- Livingstone
ola not strike anybody; the blow he received was
in the lace {; caught hold OF Hunt and was struck
in the face some one cried out not to strike me
said to Hunt, Don't strike that poor man - the
blow he received was partly on the forehead and
partly In the eyes; the small man, who dealt
him the last blow, was about three feet In
front OF him; as he struck he gave q spring
toward him: Hunt then stood behind the small
man, lew ieet from him; was behind Hunt to
his right; didn't notice where Bennett was; when
Livingstone was struck last he fell; the man who
struck the blow, as soon as he struck, went out
looked At Livingstone, and also Hunt and Gilligan
looked at him and tnen went away together,
walking a few feet down Grove street and then
crossing over and gong down Morgan street;
then picked Livingstone partly up when saw the
for policeman; heard Livingstone say nothing
IN the saloon except 'G0 in Bowling, III bet on
YOU" to me, when was arguing with the others.
Michael testified that as he was going to an
saw Hunt, Glligan and another young man stand
Ing on the northwest corner OF Newark avenue
and Grove street; saw Bennett and Livingstone
standing near the curbstOne In front OF the saloon
talking together; Hunt. Gillgan and the other
man stopped within about six or seven leet OF
Livingstone and Bennett; heard Livingstone say
they had no right Ia interfere with him he was as
good man as any OF them aud always paid
his debts; he appeared to be talking to Ben
nett; went on until after crossing tae street and
then stopped and turned BACK; | heard the re-
mark Of LIVINGSTONE before got up TO him, and
then behind me; when got 200 or 800 feet past
them heard man running; then stopped and
IN ordo nNt n mr. a
not near either Hunt or Gilgan say anything;
knew tney were the ones behind me, but did not
passed them; think ! was at least ten leet in
front OF them when reached McFeelev's saloon.
DR.. Stout, County Physician. testified that he
made post mortem examination on the body OF
Livingstone; found o wound on the back OF the
head; the lace was covered with blood the body
was that OF man five feet nine inches IN height,
ABOUT thirty three years OF age and very muscular;
the blood on the lace came from the nose; the
wound on the back OF the head was confused one
inch IN length and tapering ends to the centre,
only pressing the brain IN the centre; at the CELL
ire it was quarter Of an inch; it was three
madian line OF the occipita bone there
was circular wound corresponding TO the ex-
terror, and fracture OF the SKULL about five inches
In length, extending outward and upward; the
skull was broken, and the piece was pressed in;
on removing the skull found large clot Of blood
brane OF the brain lacerated. and traced the frac
ture from That point; the fracture had gone all
the way through the bone the whole distance, IS
ON the outside; also 0und counter fracture
on the base oil the skull, about a quarter OF an
inch IN length; the brain healthy
condition with the exception OF some superficial
congestion all the other organs OF the body were
healthy; in my opinion the canse OF death was
compression OF the brain, produced by hemor-
rhage, caused by laceraton OF the brain, produced
by some blunt instrument or weapon; don't think
fall could make such wound without he had
pretty good force before him: thought he had
been struck by some blunt instrument; the
wound was q fatal one; no chance OF recovery
with five ounces Of blood at he base OF the BRAIN
the hemorrhage at the nose was caused by The
fracture at the base OF the skull.
number vi other witnesses were examined
and all corroborated the previous testimony.
Captain Van Ripper, OF the Second precinct, was
the last witness examined and testified rs fol-
lows Il made an inquiry as soon as heard OF tnl5
occurrence, TO ascertain VINO were the guilty par
following day that Hunt and Gigan were sus-
pected: searched Jersey CITY but could
not find them; went with Onicer Magin-
MS to New YORK; this was on Sun
day; on Tuesday got officers aud we
surrounded house in High street, Brooklyn; AS l
went to the 'front.' door Hunt went out by the
rear door and was arrested: we took him 10
station house IN BROOKLYN and thence TO Jersey
City; the first words he said to me were ppm
3 lad you've got me, I'd rather go with you than
with anybody ese;' lie said II had been there
grove; he said he parted with Reilly In New York
and never saw him afterward; he said he struck
Livingstone but that he was drunk, and that he
tried 10 prevent the others from striking him. but
In the meantime Reilly struck Livingstone.
The case Tor the prosecution was here closed
and the Court warned the jurors not TO hold con-
versation with any persons regarding the case.