The New York herald., 1879-10-16
GREENFIELD's TRIAL FOB MURDER

A STRONG SUMMING UP OF THE CASE FOR THE
PRO osEcUTIoN--Ex-JUDGE HUNTINGTON, PRIs-
oxERs COUNSEL, TAKEN I'LL WHILE SPEAKING.
SYRACUSE. n. Y. Oct Is. 1879.
The Court House to-day was crowded to suffo-
cation by ladies and others anxious to hear
counsel sum mp the Greenfield murder case.
Mr.. Goodell finished tho plea in behalf Of
the defence this forenoon. He was followed
by ex-District Attorney Lamoree. of Oswego.
in the main argument for the people He gave these
reasons W the causes for Greenfield killing his
wife because he jealous OF her and supposed
she was going to leave him and go to Ohio to get
divorce; because he thought she had stolen his
property and was conspring to steal $500 which he
had laid up make pay ment his farm; because us
ho stated to Mrs. Dennison, II had made up my
mind IL Alice could not remain my wife she could
not be the wife of anybody else" The evidences
Mr.. Lamorcc gave t,Greenheld committed the
der these:-Gireenheld lett his wife in anger
the night before and to his fathers house. then
arose as hc admits. about the timo OF tho
murder. and proceeded alone to his own house; hts
jackknifc was found the next morning bcsmcared
with human blood. not yet dry; he denied knowing
where his knife when hrst intorrogated abo ut
IT. the knife had been partially wiped with paper
which had been thrown in the wood box. the
natural receptacle Tor refuse matter. where only
the husband would have taken the pains to put IL:
the prisoner was enabled TO say before the lamp was
lighted. and thus disclosed the murdered woman.
''My God! bet she's doadl" that, without previous
knowledge of her death. he would have used express
did not use not oven shedding tear tho apparel OF
the murdered woman after the murder had been laid
upon the bod. whore only a husband would have
taken pains to lay IT, to protect IL property; the
traces OF blood were found In the road toward the
fathers house, ,and the pump at the
fathers house. whore tho prisoner went after
the murder; the prisoner had destroyed
his overcoat without cape. which he wore
the night of the murder. and when compelled to
account for IL had substituted In its place All over
coat with % cape; the prisoner had said on tho
morning after tho murder-"I'll give all have in
the world to be out of this scrapc. The blood
found In the roots OF the prisoners fingers and his
fainting and falling the floor when informed that
the Coroner had found blood on his frock were all
cited by the counsel as evidence of tho prisoners
guilt
GREENPIELD UNMovRD.
During the terrible arraignment OF counsel the
prisoner sat without evincing any emotion what
ever. When Mr.. Lamoree alluded TO the dead wife
lying ON the floor in her own blood. aud to the
sleeping child near, several OF the jury and hun
dreds of the spectators melted to tears but no
sign OF emotion came from Greenfield.
ILLxEss on PRIsoNERs COUNSEL.
Ex.Judge Huntington was to have made the last
address to the jury tor the prisoner this afternoon
He had proceeded in his remarks about an hour
when his voice completely broke down. He talked
almost In whisper for ten minutes, when
he was obliged to give up from physi-
cal exhaustion, and conducted by tlse
sheriff to an antcroom when physician called.
Mr.. Rugef spoke half hour Tor the people when
Judge Daniels announced an adjournment would TO
taken till morning and then II Judge Huntington,
Greenhelds counsel, were we'll enough ho could have
another speech.