The New York herald., 1876-03-17
THE NEW ROCHELLE CRIME.

CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL OF RICHARD
HANNA, JR.-wHo FIRED THE FATAL SHOT?
In the Court OF oyer and Tcrmincr, at White
Plains, Westchester county, yesterday the trial Of
Richard Hanna, Jr. charged with the murder OF
Thomas White at New Rochelle, was resumed.
Dr. Augustus Van Courtland testified TO having at
tended the deceased on the night of tho shooting,
found him prostrated from shock; post
mortem examination he found that OF the wounds
inflicted by the shot penetrated the lower part the
cavity OF the left lung; death caused by pyemla,
superinduccd by gunshot wounds. Witness recognized
grain Of shot shown he extracted from the
body of deceased.
Richard Hanna Sr testified that on the evening OF
January A. 1876, his son, the prisoner slept in the
same room with him the gun had been lying tor
weeks in the at the foot OF the bed had been
borrowed some months ago by another son from
named Lloyd Fowler; Richard In very drunk
about ten o'clock on that night witness had put
him to bed he did not take the gun cut OF the house
that night
The cross examination of this witness went to prove
that the door leading from the street opened into
the Kitchen the prisoner could not have taken the gun
out that evening without being observed by the wit
ness who was in that apartment until his SON camo
homo. about ten O'Clock.
John Hanna prisoners brother testified to having
borrowed the gun he had loaded with No. shot on
the night previous TO that on which White was shot;
had examined II when the officers entered the house
and found both barrels loaded the previous
ing; there was duck shot in the house. and hc had
used shot OF the found in the body;
had loaded the gun with duck shot while II pos
session of the witness.
Charles Doveau, Chief OF Police OF New Rochelle
testified TO having arrested the prisoner the night
in question: he did not take charge OF the gun owing
the confusion which prevailed in the house.
Counsel for the prosecution then addressed the
Court, calling attention 10 the embarrassment
under which he labored, owing TO the circum-
stance that the principal witnesses whose
testimony It was expected the indictment would be
sustained were all friends of the prisoner Tho Court
replied in substance that If the counsel for the people
unable TO make out their case the advantage ars
ing thereirom would accrue to the prisoner.
Lloyd Fowler testified having lent the gun some
months ago; had not IL since, and does not know
where 1t is
Tho prosecution then rested.
The defence next called Michael J. Dillon, who testi
fed that on the night OF January 4, between ten
and eleven O'Clock, he saw four men coming up the
street opposite his fathers house in New Rochelle;
recognized OF them known in the village
Red Jim Carroll: another OF the party carried gun;
two OF them appeared to be intoxicated; all
ing from tho direction Of Whites house, which
about half mile distant; asked Carroll what up,
and he replied "Thcrc is racket You'll hear about
II by and by had heard Carroll utter threats against
deceased for hiring house 'over his head"
Robert Oliver corroborated the last witness Both
admitted on examination that thoy were friends
and companions of the prisoper
After a number of witnesses had been called TO tes-
ty TO the good character of the accused Mr. Brooke
summed up for the defence and followed by Mr.
Baker for the prosecution Justice Dykeman then
charged tho jury The charge regarded as do
cdedly favorable TO the prisoner. As IL was nearly
nine O'Clock when tho jury retired, II deemed inn
probable that they would agree upon a verdict last
night.