The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-07
TRIAL OF ANDREAs FUCHS.

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TRIAL OF ANDREAS FUCHS.
CLOSE OF THE CASE FOR THE PEoPLE-oPEN-
ING FOR THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HoMI-
eide CLAIMED.
Tho trial OF Andreas Fuchs for the murder OF William
Simmons was resumed yesterday the Kings County
Court Of oyer and Terminer before Judge Pratt and
Associate Justices wolfcrt and McKibben. Tho
room crowded.
Detective DsVetN. Corwin testified that he at
Fuchs on sunday, January 80, and stated what
articles he found there.
On the examination by Mr. Taylor, counsel for
Fuchs the witness was questioned at great length
touching the details OF the manner In which the search
OF Fuchs house conducted by tho detectives The
witness said they dug up the hearth and found the
ground beneath to be quite fresh, though it had been
recently laid he also found PAIR OF blood stained
pendcrs on the bed
Inspector George A. waddy, Of the brooklyn police
testified that the prisoner brought TO the station
house Sunday about two O'Clock; he was bleeding
from cuts the back OF hts hand and his thumb;
with the blood he kept daubing his cothng the lett
leg OF his panaloons and elsewhere the witness found
spots OF dry blood which the prisoner trying to
cover; Fuchs exceedingly nervous broke out into
a Precipitation aud shook and tremblcd al over
On the cross-examnation the witness said Fuchs had
a handkerchief bound round the the left hand
when he was brought the station house by Dctcc
tive Short; he removed the handkerchief himself;
witness asked Fuchs where he was on the Thursday
night previous and he answered IN pretty plain Eng
l,sh; asked MIN II simmons had been ut his house on
that evening and whether he the habit visit
ing saloons witE simmons; did not ask him anything
In relation to his killing simmons; he exhibited great
after the blood spots discovered
George Beck, OF No 154 North First street, tcs.i
Tho cod hnar hah
the middle OF july 1875, and lived there up to the
Of his death; witness identified the watch ana
night key OF simmons; Friday morning, January
o. Fuchs called witness and asked II simmons was
at home the evening he came again and inquired
u third time and asked ''Is simmons home yctyn
witness said mo, am gong 10 the FiIth precinct
station house to report III Fuch turned away and APP
On the cross examination witness said simmons was
very deaf and In close weather he could not hear
! less spoke very loud.
/ Mrs Emma Ackerman, daughter OF the last witness,
tcstincd that sho identified the cycgsss knife and
watch-kcy shown as belonging to simmons; witness
resides In the house with her father.
Detective Corwn, recalled, testhcd that the sus-
pcndcrs shown HIM were the which he had found
on the door undcr the boiler iul Of flesh beneath tho
| bed.
the front part the lot Fuchs house stands
testified that Saturday. alter the MURDER tho prs
called witness and paid s. for tho rent saying
! he worked Tor good boss now and that Mr.. Henry
| gave him the money! on the same evening he
showed witness pigs head which he said no was
prisoner spoke: broken Ensish Fuchs was quiet and
orderly tenant.
the gaze leading the alley way going down 10 Fuchs
house between and eleven O'Clock on Thursday
voices but did not see an body heard no dsturbance
/ Friday witness boy called her attention TO the
TACT that ''Frenely" was digging up the hearth " and
day witness saw very large man going toward Fuchs
quarters
trict Attorney Mrs. Howell retired, and half-past
eleven the Court took a recess I'LL one o'clock
OPENING FOR rHE DEFESCE
After recess the opened Ior the defence by
Mr.. Knghorn. lie rccited the difficulties under wncn
he abored the preparation Of the BY Of
tho want Of knowledge the part OF Fuchs OF the
English language They would put the prisoner
the stand, and he was satisfied that the man woud
with which the case was called to trial Not single
person this world hascvcr como forward 10 interest
very slight intellect, and passed but very little
his childhood school Alsata, beng taken from
school ~ the age VI thirteen years The iact OF tho
/ familiarity OF Fuchs w,fc with simmons became 50
notorious that the very worknen invited hun about
drunken wsie that. in March, is;s he lett iha. shop
IN shame and morsilcaion In the hondavs, Fuchs
returned. On the Tuesday previous 10 the killing
work suspended III the shop On Thursday morn
ing simmons went 10 store wnerc lie Was ia the hadn't
OF card playing. About nalfpast nvc O'Clock on tho
same evening" the prisoner and deceased were drinking
to.cthc About eight O'Clock That same evening sim
called al the house and laughed and kissed Mrs
Fuchs in the presence OF tho prisoner The mother
called out oil bed the child Nellie and Summons gave
her doll THIS act so pleased the prisoner that no
and purchased PINT OF lager, Of which they
Nil drank Counsel would show that this man
tender hearted and loved he little child Later tho
evening Fuchs gave his CUES, class Of liquor. Alter
the chd hid retired 10 bed simmons gave the prisoner
money AM told HIM TO get some beer He WINS gone
I twenty thirty minutes, and when he came back no
pecped beneath the shutters and them softly opening
the door, he wclt 10. he call the cnild and sho
| pointed the and tho woman
had mama. - n, seized tho axe and
what happened then he does not know. Ito
caught them IN the very act II this man, In the alb
srnce OF the husband had taken advantage or The in
toxicaicd wife, amounts TO jus. rape. Counsel then
cited several authorizes define the difference nc-
that Tie prosecution must prove malicious intent,
without any lustilablc cause. The law reduced the
offence, the lawyer asserted, TO mansaughtcr In the
lowest degree.
The Court repeatedly took occasion during the
Speech which occupied two hours and a halt, TO
law cited
The nrst with IS. called for the defence James
Iawior xho testified that he resided No l0s North
Third and The employ OF Jones X Henry rs
night Waterman; had known Fuchs Tor three years
aud half; the prisoners general reputation tho
the shop IL the mach nciy was In order that
visit was Thursday. January ~, In the evening,
between half past and eight O'Clock; witness
heard any reports 81 intimacy between the pris
oncr's wife and anybody else; had always known
Fuchs 20 DO very quiet and pcsccablo man, who al
ways gave civil answer when spoken 10.
by Juror-was he a sober man
Wiincss-Ycs, sir, always him sober; he spoke
English very badly had 10 20 BY tho signs
he made than by The words hr spoke
Avian " Dunuam, 81 Jamaica testified that he had
worked In the shop with the prisoner OIL aud Tor
hto utne Inn