The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-07
THE BRADFORD TRIAL.

The third day Of the trial Of Dr. Orlando E. Brad
ford attracted to Judge Sutherand's part OF the
Court Of General Sessions vast of specta
tors yesterday Judge, jury and counsel were
promptly in their seats and Dr. bradford tripped to
the bar. cvincing little apparent He spoke
but briefly to Mr.. William +. Howe, his counsel.
Assistant District Attorney Rollins first called to
the witness stand Mrs. Henrietta Burr. This lady
testified that she lived in No. 800 East Twenty sixth
street in June last knew Mrs. Corners and
her daughter Sarah Victoria; the latter when
she Dead witness removed the deceased from the
bed 70 the table in her mothers house, when the
poor girl placed in her coffin witness placed
flowers around her; there was plate on the coffin
Bardon Mrs. Corners and her son were present at
the funeral. On cross-examination by Mr.. Howe the
witness said she plainly perceived that vicky Connors
before her death enceinte and that any might
have observed II. Mr.. Howe remarked to Judge
Sutherland that these questions we're asked with q
observable Witness said she knew Dr. Lay to visit the
house. but she had not seen him with vicky Corners.
Toe JurorEshe was slender looking delicate girl
deposed that he the certificate clerk or the Board
Of Health and received certificate signed by DR. Ba-
ker setting forth that Sarah Victoria Connors died Of
consumption. Mary Lynch, Margaret Marie Hosmer
and Elizabeth Bardon were next examined and test-
fed to having the deceased shortly prior to her
death Inspector William Murray deposed that in
company with John X. Ambrose. Sanitary Superin-
tendent OF Queens county Deputy Coroner Miller and
humed, aud that autopsy held on it. The
next witness was DIR. David u. Miller He testified
that he was deputy coroner and ply
stefan. In September last. accompanied by Coroner
Flanagan and Inspector Murray he went to Cypress
Hills Cemetery and saw the body OF sarah " Corners
exhumed; he examined tho heart lungs and liver,
and found all the organs healthy except the uterus
which had been lacerated; the liberation un-
doubleday the result OF the application OF Instruments
Dr. Miller subjected to long, searching cross
examination by Mr.. Howe, who had before him
Ralnsbotham. Tanner, Blundell, DEVICES. Cazon and
hnatp off,
very technical and lasted nearly the entire after
noon. ~t .3F4MHMNy #I .fW#sM.N#
until Monday morning. n4fsFa fDNtMSIsrF
ALLEGED PROFESSIONAL WITNESSES.
On the 18th Of November. 1876. James Bradley
while crossing the crowded thoroughfare 1t the
ner of the Bowery and Grand street. came in collision
with the horses OF Second avenue car, knocked
down and had his injured. and subsequently
died in Bellevue Hospital. His widow Mary Jane
Bradley, brought suit in the Court OF Common
Pleas to recover from the railroad company the
statutory limit Of damagcs-S5.0o0. This suit came
on for trial on Thursday and concluded yester-
day before Judge Joseph r. DAILY aud jury, In the
Court Of Common Pleas. the plaintiff being repre-
scented by william A. Corson and J. vanwinkle as
counsel, and the defendant by Austin q. Fox and
John Theall. On the trial tour witnesses were ex-
amned tho part of the plaintiff as to having seen
the accident aud that the horses going at an
unlawfully rapid In relation to at least two Of
these witnesses--Joseph Weightman and Henry
Bernstein--it charged on the part OF the com
pany that they professional witnesses and be-
longed to ring formed tor that purpose. On
denomination intended to develop this fact one
Of them at least Weightnan. admitted that he had
been q witness in numerous cases not his own
in which railroads were Interested well In d.
In charging the jury Judge DAILY on this
point I'm relation TO two of the Witnesses Jo-
seph wightinan and Henry bernstein, the jury have
to take into the question as to the cred
bty of these two.pcrsons. One OF the most practi-
cable and effective means Of getting at evidence
corning the character of witnesses. to place
them in o proper position before jury, In
cross-ex animation; and IL the witnesses produced for
the purpose OF testifying TO fact admit
animation such state Of life such practices
would affect the minds Of the jury to their credi
bty the jury have the right to disregard their evil
| derce. The cross-cxnmination in this seemed
/ fact that there w&s combination here to give
fase testimony, and also to show that they
were what In called professional witnesses.
| II would be unfortunate day ii in court of
| Justice we should be confronted with such thing
as that. II would sap the foundations of justico II
men who only bystaiiders of an ac-
cidcnt and distorted the facts That IL bad enough.
But " men come who merely watch At every
selves witnesses for pay. thus poisoning the
very fountain Of justice ut its source,
II is indeed horrible thing The witnesses for the
railroad were ia conflict with those for plaintiff az o
shown ON the part of the company, that death was
the result the obstnacy OF the deceased in resist
Ing ampuation Of his arm. The Judge left IL ~
the jury to weigh all the facts, and after long de
| liberation they gave the widow xl.oVo Ihis verdict
was supposed to be the result Of a compromise. a.
the dead admitted TO be worth $1,000, 4
| anything.
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