New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01
1osrpH COBTRV or TRIAL.

fvII-NC- FOR TIE FhOSICUUON-IuE sIol2 or
Tat ASSAULT As TOLD BY OFFICERS TOBIAS AND
Jf-dIE. AND RJUNDsHAN ONEILL-IHE Dr.
TENSE TO BEGIN TO-DAY.
The trial of COburn having fairly begun,
and the y having been Obtained the excitement when
has surrounded the proccadings appeared 10 be mucL
diminished vest rdIy morning. Tor tie prisoner We
transferred from The To!us 70 The courtroom ID street
car without the sensation occasuncd by the crowds
which mad previously witnessed Ills journey IL ap-
Iear.l with his head baudagcl, as usual. Only Col
Spencer aud Charles ~. Brooke were present as ms coul
sell Assistant Di,tgiC.Attorucys Rollins, LYON, and
E. were, seated within tine uor Alter ;he calling OF th,
r0l, el tie jury Mr. Rollins commenced the oPeu4 Tor
In prosecution. lie began by describing the assam.
committed by Cobun upon Officers Tobias and Jerl.,
H had proceeded only moment when he was inter
rlpted by Mr. BROOKE, who said that the brother OF
the prisoner had attempted 10 enter The
courtroom and had been cUhhcd By Officer No. 1Gl1
and he asked Tor an order from IHe court ia regard to the
admission Of persons % the courtroom Judge sutAci
land said thar be also laJ been dubbed IN one sense on
the previous day for policeman who lid not know HIM
pu club acps; his breast with the nte 1tion q PIE
venting his entrance. This caused laughter Throughout,
tie r0o and the judge then directed that Michael Co
burn should bc admitted. Tie Assistant D~tllct-Att
ney then resumed AIS speech saying that he mad not
shown lu uc zeal the ana Lad uor hunted down
tie prisoner Ike q Wild beast as had been alleged Il,
from, o.. Columns saloon Feb 1G with which readers
Of TIE TRIBUNE are familiar. lie produced Il,
CyeLaanered pistol with which Coau'n fred upo
Of,or Tobias cooked assuring those near him tia;
there y.- nothing il it-aEd showed that it was sell
cooking and could bee fired with great rapidly The
assault De- described as udecn,loc and understandable
officer William t. Tobias Was the first witness called 90
u stand IT, appea-7d sikh lis right arm ID sins, ol
account II the eject, OF wound received IRON
COhurr tol He wa. examined Uv Assistant District
Auoucy Lyon. The witness gave al account ~ deiah
TIE assault .U front If Cob !rLs -alooIi 'Ho"tf thr
hole, r ti breast and arm Of Ills coat ," 10y hr.'-
ron C0trr.r pistol. Ae heard tn" rcq'rt o.. three
Other shots, all ia me slmce of minute IAr ciI,--
ex.L,a.-lu which vas conducted DIV iii. BROOKE
Clct.t Iur.- new the witness I'm l i.i' '.."- inc
story Oh. aIs, and denying that he used ms c'uD or
Tar>.lj alIrs, VS. officer John Je.f,s, who test
fct a. t . .urt lu Tie -tIug To-, substantially "a. u la.
been .,,. before lie sail there were five shots IN al
tired 10y ,uu Of which fuc =, coEd s.rne& the witness
1ucl DE- d to1lGu ana struck LIl WItI Lls ca' The
wines. SAN . pistol tlk,l from tha ~~0u,r. The ball
which ,trl-s Oai-or Je-tics produced ~ the couF'
and iHut-d Dy the witn,., ~ mara WlcH ne pa, o"
CC1".- 1lc took tie usj"- from nun Iic lCi''"
Le lis,. L ,A hands ol IL, Suic; dDtJ5 d, 'u'
examination # said tat Ac d.d mo-; mark jhe p.ao. UNI
Inc m1T- after tht assault ana i'll Inc mean '-1i1 'H'
Qsta gls l charge Of Capt. Williams. ,,.,,.
TIE .t.,eullt o. C"huru BEFORE Jl"-c .diiiiI'''
signed uy latter offered N evidence, nj' wa
otjeeta .y prisoners counsel IL was withdraw
fertile time v NJ Kollir-. who sad tlI .nerc Wi n
Mumat"u that the prisoner wond ne witness, dl.N nv
y ggp iroe ne aefni S iht ' Med tn T
'-o- '-'- 't''t' - mt Nfnl-r.
Slf> counsel 20 proceed WIN lhe uv.'l' ot' ~ ~
Spencer Brooke objected 60 going on because OF ie
absence of Ir V.Ju was IN another cotri. ur
JuGst persisted saying, Ifs OF no con- 4leAce ""etn'
!Ou open }uur case az all % not Col. spencer ItpIti
that the counsel ed for Only forty minutes delay, ah'
udt Time would 40 doubt be- saved D' Ihf ] ~
o. ,ialelea aF III 'Hpna, VINO uid beeA ,'- ,,
tht To iAc oyer ana lernner I'D see u hT va"
shs@sr HI Cnippan cane IN almost hfeatnie'9' aru
80 tlr -'lortai'ce " ms c"so ~ w. - ,irI
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