The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06
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ANDREAS FUCHS ON TRIAL.

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ANDREAs FUCHS ON TRIAL.
OPENING or THE CASE ron THE PROSECUTION
THE DETAILS OF THE sIcKENING TRAGEDY.
Andreas Fuchs, the Alsatian, who is charged with
having, on Friday, January 81, murdered william
Simmons, was placed on trial for his life yesterday
In tho Kings County Court Of Oyer and Termincr,
Judge Pratt and associate justices presiding The
cumstances attending the tragedy familiar to the
public, being Of recent occurrence.
Yesterday morning tho prisoner brought into
court about o'clock and took his by
the side of Ocer McMahon. He looked and was
rather nervous In his bearing. HIS black musiacho
was waxcd into sharp point and he was dressed in
coarse dark suit
District Attorney Britton opened tho case for tho
people, stating briefly the circumstances Of the
foiows:-The prisoner is indicted for the murder OF
William W. Simmons, foreman IN the shop Of Jones
ceased The murder committed at tho house OF tho
prisoner The wife and child OF the latter tho
premlses atths time. Fuchs had stripped the flesh de-
beralcly on the bones body burying portions
IL in lot somc distance away. Tho limbs he cut OIL
The liver he put in stove on which he cooked his
meals For alrocity IL has no parallel in tho
annals OF crime IL has been suggested that there
improperly between Simmons and Fuchs wife and that
IL was that fact which formed the motive for tho
act The motive 10 the butchcry OF the
body may be found In the dcsire conceal the horrd
crime, which would show thai he realized the nature
witness this Tho little girl is young. and sho
is wholly uniruihiuL She tells one story one day aud
another At another time, so that she would not DO
called witness. The question for the jury to de-
eide would be whether II Is murder In the first in
the second degree II the Jury and Il was designed
first degree they find It was an idea formed the
moment by some great wrong or provocation, then II
be guided by the subsequent cutting up OF tho body
Tho CRIME Is in the killing and the law and the EVIL
dence should be their guide in forming thor verdict
TESTIMONY PROSECUTION.
George volkins, the first witness called resides
ner North Third aud Third streets Is liquor dealer by
occupation; knew Fuchs and simmons; they worked
nearly opposite his store; Simmons Thursday
night prior tho dav he killed; deceased entered
with Fuchs and called Tor drinks which he paid for
stamps taken from leather pocketbook; the two mon
went out together about three hours after that tho
prisoner go. pint Of beer there about haifpast nine
Friday afternoon he again in the store for beer
there was nothing particular about the manner OF
Fuchs on Friday or Saturday.
On EXAMINATION witness testified that tho rea-
tons between Simmons and Fuchs when In his store
always appeared 10 be OF q friendly nature
Herbert Simmons, residing at No AL Second street,
testified that he saw Fuchs in saloon in North Second
street two months before the murder; on Saturday,
January 30 he saw the prisoner carrying basket on
his arrn-that First street. North Seventh
street. going in the direction Of Greenpont; that
about i've minutes past twelve did not know what was
Patrick Costello testified that he resided in Green
point; January 20, In Milton street, he found the
and iance 100 fcct from West street; called
named Mckenzie and Rooney respectively; they saw
II too; word sent to the station house, aud Officer
Knapp came down and took charge OF IT,
PatrolmaL Knapp, OF tho Seventh precinct testified
TO his having removed the head from the pile OF um
Der 10 the station house, where II was identified by MI
Jones as the head OF William simmons
Willis jones' OF No 1876 South Third street. testified
that he manufacturer OF axles and springs;
Simmons mad been running "TRIP hainmer''
in witness employ for about three years; de-
ceased was ai'y.nve years Of age; Fuchs was
contract work, and paid Fuchs; Saturday,
the 10Th OF January Fuchs came to get balance which
due him witness called TO the prisoner at tho
Jail aud told him that he "a bad man, that no had
killed Mr.. Simmons;" Fuchs replied IL cut his
damned head of. and am glad Of IT, and would do II
the killing; Fuchs said he had buried part OF the
mains IN the fats three miles on--n the meadows
Detective Short OF the Fifth precinct testified to
having made examination OF Fuchs house sun
day. January 80 between ono and Two o'clock; Fuchs
mixing a pail oil lime, and there were marks his
hands which witness asked about; Fuchs took out
knife and cut his own hnger under the bed witness
found pail acary full OF flesh; in tin wash boiler
the foot of the bed he found the trunk OF
man. the flesh been all scraped on excepting under
the pits; found Ratchet, axe and knife; In
trunk were found logs ana arms; In stove was found
the heart and lungs Detective Corwin found two pock
etbooks In drawer IN the house; also dollar BILL
four twenty-five cont pieces, spccaccs. fome silver
coin aud silver watch and chau- WITNESS identified
the articles named and pointed out on diagram tho
place where each OF the things enumerated were
found On the Monday following In gully the
meadows, witness, in company with Fuchs and other
officers found six pieces OF flesh, which pointed
by tho prisoner; witness was present when the
pan containing limo and lungs was taken from tho
cooking stove at Fuchs house.
DR.. Brady testified that he examined the remains
found IN Fuchs house, and they were those OF hu-
being; there were missing from the house At that
examination the head necI, liver. intestincs and pei
Wis; In the IRE found several small bones;
the lungs were found in stew pan, and had been
cooked the chest part of and with part OF tho
back, was In a wash boiler at the foot OF the bed
adjourned till ten O'Clock to-day.
THE MOULTON-BEECHER SUIT.
Judge Dykeman yesterday rendered his decision in
the Of the argument Of counsel for Francis D.
Moulton the suit brought by him against Henry
Ward Beecher for malicious prosecution. Tho argu-
mani which was heard before Judge pykeman of thu