New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


FlTST TRIAL
The actual trial-the jury having been OBJ
tainctl--of John soauneu for the murder al ThoniS
Donohre In Joinsou's poolrOoms on the might OF N'V
. 1872 wss begun yesterday before Judge Barrett In
the Court Of Over and Terminer The preliminary delays
being over the throug IN the courtroom yesterday
Showed that the has not lost its mienst by aEo
seannen u "a large of fair complexion. WITH IgDt
hair and reddish board and whskcrs whose broad calm
fsee aoes not look like that Of person with propensity
=, floodshed. One OF the panel examined 70 OBTAIN
Jurors that aftr looking at Nj scannoi no coud
M, bels,vc him guilty o. murder in the frat degree.
fTruw IN tho forehead % the prisoner occasio'! '-
,cars bat evanosoently Ills wife, who Kits behind nin
constantly Is his counterpart, having largo ion l"t
FACE ami hsr and ghicaced eyes aud the ssho "cra-
sio,al but more frequent between the eyotoNs
Oftho two the more INTERESTED ~ the proceed
inus and tho more alert notice pa1iculeg points MI
scannors sister also sits beside them Inc acc'sen
man is defended by Mr.. Beach. Mf. Spencer fetei
MnelrrA and Mt Howe Distuct-Auorncy Phelps with
Assistant Distrc;-Attoncys Lyon and Rollins conducts
the prosecution.
After short mention 0f the death % VicePresldent
Wilson aud the announcement ~ IN opinion 10y Judge
Barrett the case wac opened somewhat briefly by As
sistant Ds1ictAttOrucy Lyon who sfatcd the cIcUm-
etaecs 81 tho killing. CA mat niSbtNov . l512-tc'o
were 200 or 500 peapie the Po1lrooln, mostly
orew,ea pornd the FOOL stands. soaunc oaluo in about
e'eIock lie carried revolver in bolt. t1lr Lyon
here showed the pi,tO-a large sized navy roNoN'i}
little before o'clock Thomas DrnOhue entered also
armed aud finding ScnloeH. started % with friend
OF rather. tsied to gel Ills frond to leave ana
started toward the door. The prisoner, then
sorne distance on moved TO intercept hun and
fred D1noine foil 81 the tist second
shot Nui scaunc con iuGcG TO fire tn be had fired I've
shot5 nud then mp etairs into TwentycishihS''
acr0ss broadway FitN sud ttcu there ~ o I"til-
ty.niun-st Wrn he wa arrested by Police 'G i,"d
bn,'s bid. was stu wing tntrc and tnc r'oueT Sil:
for IN z5laaf.an hs rculy was Il haro Goiou,c o.
mako ~ tHo proper limo idal 9aithrt N't- "a .'',"
iU.rny mir Ivou called nu tile iury ~ common
scas Gag whether the def nse ~ insanity cVud AFa
arm. lcisc with lars SIZED revolver ven o. ace
where c va, teJ to me- ,he san ne t,yi, , a ,,s,
tccty saue. Oocore NIL Sth ti' ann ioe'n ,,
men commit hon cidc-, it II Was ior coz mon Sc'' ~
sly t.ai ior,icjlCs s~li uti go nupUui,A.d
The o.iGouce for t'e scel"u w' atin0st me same
rs on She lrc, ouS tr, hat shorter ard less illno |',
sI.o,t i cosseA min alton Tue ii.t witness, Edhaac
Stephenson. testified tat he Inv y .naAne, ind EBtN
G,.nucn ~ s.Snt Ia1I t"Aoy =, 49, sdw scam, ~
!. husDus l,UOrOo'1 on g. o. nrui in lne near Ihr
sucttoer with Two az t1tc otter men tiI- was v h
hc inn entered be rem M mere a,' one non NM
b.ioro nue o'cOc6 "d'ahcins toward 'He par ug %,
PRESENT IgAen the shooting TOOK place; j." hoard the
clocs siiEe nine; le VITO siauoiue iaitns Z" some
gcnttu.n when hc hcarla pistol -l1 ovcy"od seemed
10 rush toward the ojhcr pait o." d." did mot
run how yer: hs could not WHO wds shot; but saw
he heard some ono say "or q ,d's sIse helm tins man
~ heiaJl he dies g. hC ue rt lis" shn' hUi ,n ga"
OF MI - nHei; bc thoa.lt Il va' He' nav tt'o't
no explained bv d,1lsul is>tso ON -; "ai he is-
tons o. scanned and Donolae lie Va relative 10y mat
George I.idd who 7,as in tire poo-goom the time
A,id De was sitting t.e door WL,n 'lo s-ots Ncr
alcl: Le sIn aiuci ON Oh" tiist st' leading mp end
around coward liar Wi,H red s.' s. tnd @i"Hd s' l
fev s"O,Dd-: he ocli1cl 7inhdirr over p1Hohuc'
who ay on me 1oor ict tlr pIs ,Air-d MS posi-
tTn ey.rg time no bred scone he fling dawn ut
A' shS S sGoos testified that ho know ponohuo and
al-0 knew ,oaBncA; b. knv" ."tih "u so'Ht tnr ht-
EoyoIs,.r ISL he pag me ri-u'r .,lo but 3d
.ee Donobuc he went early ard was ;herr on the
s,,,r ,T,n M, , messed be ,,, nn ien and tia pgi--
olrsg tao gef les acrd tie report o tne pistol snd
was etsudiHs uou Tie O!-t,r -tEaa al iL. tinr; d.
tlngbi il was about lyt minutes uitrf thoy snprft %;
Le stW the trs s,ot az &c ulo tit ne "Iht. -io3i
viii hts elh3w c'i;if o me o'H'! hH1- fei''ai'.
teNa4p o street b. TUNED Ulusul "'tr t he'd t'
Ies,T t.c I,iso,,c. claiming .hel ou Tire stoop lat
fnrIr VISA hand POINTING doWuN2,d; tic Els fo 't"
crc1 lnir,ilDn Nj >rJoL testified t,, after la itac
tho report he Immediately turned tuurd end -lN s'r-
U,ll; f,1pohut's h,ly was lying md iH- platform.
n"ino ti'-,,'u' a. 90 t,i 90 =, .c ,',-., So, ,..
T W.. vriihd.l,y,i on tho -- lon til-ucl evidence
would come "a better oa tuo defense.
and Dn"nHo an3 hAI 1n'yn ' ' Pr, I, ' .s, am, @
Nj sceIpe sianIna on ts e,cr; IT,, MN fg ,1Ig.i"i
tls CAV 1,'.'i' ii t % n t .S-, s. mel
Mas ii Dl.r, uu aiio1tiU, dol: O. 20 s ut J9, cl-
VIII bu gt he um, SAW DouuLr.'t hn't' tl': 'h'
el'0o'ts , h.. i ia. .,,
MOI lnal ,,on Wiun be- tlw Li1 come u.e he.oic th
ehoODu- las rol. uht.t4 ,Ir 5t'"'in- o. h.s o. ri
t EIut ,. -, , '. il,r ,: IN, l1e,,i ,a's AID
wac ssr, cACtod: is vi;ae.s lJi nor.a .i,. Witness
Of he cyt and euoiai haI tl.".' "H,t' 900" Ht1 GOA
VIRGO 80 .i ~ ,,... - ,lf.. ,, .,.,. t,oi.
oxcctt it be al uet iiuk Don ...ue tel tAc tt-t
shot. ,,
Jone Nr,li i "," a. ' ' 81 anal b. Jo,,-