The New York herald., 1876-10-31
THE MURDER OF OFFICER SCOTT.

THE TRIAL OF THH ALLEGED SLAYER, JOHN
HURLEY-How THE JACKSON HOLLOW GANG
Co-oPRRATK-THE PRISONERS STORY.
Yesterday the trial OF John Hurley. Of the jack
SON Hollow gang alleged have participated In tho
murder OF tho late Patrolman Edward Scott OF the
Fourth precinct, on the morning OF July 2, was
sumed in the Kings County ourt OF Sessions before
Judge Moore and Associate Justices NcKibbcn and
Wolioot The al st witness called for the defence
Joseph Campbell who testified that he Scott, dur
ing the lattcrs illness, occasion sitting at the
window, Sarah Thompson, Ellen Johnson John
Thompson Benjamin Lowenthal aud others testified
t. having the officer moving about after he
wounded One Of the witnesses rode with him 10 East
New York, ard drank several glasses OF beer with
Scott.
Mary Weldon testified that the night OF tho afray
Wheahon and deceased step out OF the gutter
together; saw Hurley who was very drunk; she
looked ffom him to the officer and just at that
lime the officer tell; hearl the stone strike Scott but
did not SEQ who threw
John Connolly testified that he present the Ray
ond Street jail the OF the alleged confession
Of Hurley to Justice Riley. He heard Hurley say
that was pretty hard 10 make confession and Car
berry said that If he did all those under arrest
could get out 60 to work and raise money TO defend
him in his ra; Carberry offered 10 give HIM $40 him
Bef
Catherine Kelly, who resides In tho house In the
rear Of the house occupied by James wneahan, test
hed that Immediately after the assault she heard Whe
lahan tell his wlic that no struck the officer.
Drs Orlando b. Darling and Charles II. White who
attended Scott, testified 10 the treatment aud con-
dition OF the patient An effort Was made by the de-
tencc show that death not due 10 the blow but
20 his subsequently going about the streets IN the hot
un, riding in tho cars and drinking lager becr The
witnesses testimony would indicate that the blow
self would necessarily have proved fatal. Dr.
Kuhn, who made surface examination OF Scotts
wound the station house at the time he was brought
In, testified that he found slight ABRASION but did
oect any swelling; he did not seem TO be suf
!ering from any concussion at ALI did not think the
wound he OF itself fatal DR.. Herbert Fern
testified that considered the conduct Of deceased
nter receiving the wound indiscreet.
John Hurley, The prisoner, testified that he was
wenty-one years OF age and had resided in Brooklyn
years; al Carberry's saloon the night
3cer Scott injured and lett there about halp past
O'Clock that night and called ~ other places and
frank beer several times; saw crowd on the corner
II Myrtle Steuben street, but did not know
my Of them-was drunk; did not throw a stone At
officer Scott. nor had he any quarrel With him have
latl since July o. James Carbcrry called on him
II the iali told him twtness) that II he would
10 defend him, and if not, IL would DO .another
Rogers affair !" he taken TO Judge Rl,eys Office
the follow day; the confession made there at that
time untrue; he told that he threw The stone
because C.rbcrry told him he would bali at hts
place aud raise money enough TO employ co1nsel
and him out of the scrape or at most the term OF
In pris Oh would not be more than year rhe
story witness told Captain LEIGH he admitted to be
true
Tho defence rested and James Carberry being re.
called, ueEied that he had ever offered Hurley $40
no would confess.
Edward Wheiahan, brother OF James Whelahan,
testified that Hurley told him that he hit Scott
At this point OF the testimony the trial ad-
iournod I'LL this forenoon