New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TWO MURDERS IN NEW-JERSEY.
fI1AI or WILLIAM DALZFLL AT PATERSON AND OF
FRANZ LAMMENs Ar NywARK.

SidA- oF WILLIAM pAlLfLL AT PAlEhooN AND VT
FRANZ LAMMENs AT NywARK.
The trial of William Dalzell for the murde,, of
young John Jacob Van llouten opened yesteSnaS
IN the PaSsaic County Court, at Paterson N j.
near Paterson shot Van Houtcn during a quarrel
Sunday morning, May >, 1880. large crowd had
gathered on the mountain to witness the MmicSl OF
the German sOcictles of the city, and D4Zell went
into hs fields with loaded gun to warn OF those
persons who We're crossing the farm. Van honlen
EOutcn and Dazefs son. the gun. which was
heavily loaded, was discha Eel. The lead entered
Van Houten's abdomen. cans'ng almost instant
death. The people fOcked 10 the mountain by thou
sands ana II was with difficulty that Dazell was
kept out OF the grasp of the excited crowd. TX
Gcvernor bede' OF jersey 10y, ana n OF fnr
Dalzell the State beng represented ~ District At
toruey Woodruff foreign jury was soon empah-
clled, with Garret X. Brnktrloh as foreman, lhe
jury panel drawn IN Bergen County, at the re-
quest # DalzePs lawyer. Toe State challengedfiv
OF Inc proposed and the defence challenged
twelve. Stephen Lawrence was the hrSt witness.
His testimony was as follows:
saw Van Houten shot Dalzan was on the west side
OF his fence, aud his On tie other. Two Young
women crawei under the lower ran OF the fence: Mr.
McAhser the fence and DaizeIl pointed his gun
bu; returned and told Dazen TO so away With BIS gun
Dalzei's son waikei backward toward his falher
with snek in his hand Ta9 MS"'en n w s,I ya
he WIFI that STICK fort" and yomg
Dizerl replied: do want TO bave ANYTHING TO 40
the question and then c.enched with young DazelL
Van Houieo was tnen shot by me eati Va2 wc0
rcelei hall around and fc down The son screamed
Fatner. DO shoot Ggan!' Dazeil raised his gun
again aud took aim out the of the second bar
rel not raised The crowd then began TO STONE pa
geil aud MS son.
During his croSs-exami nation the witness stared
that he did not see any blood on ID zelIs head D.
fore he shot Van Houten, and did not hear the
crowd threaten him. After he fired the RATA shoI
tbe crowd shouted: " Take the gun from nm "
XIII the -! and other expressions OF the same
kind. ~ ..,, M,
zo was told that Van HouteI was dead lie sand
NV God that's too bad. did not mean TO shoot
hun So high meant to shoot MN Ill the eg5"
Thomas Chad week te,ti ed to the same eject as me
first witness and positive that DalZel took am
when he pulled the trigger of the gun. fatrohhan
R,insOu testified that lie saw DaZcI curing eiloi
which followed the killing OF Van Houten DhiZeli
was in his house, and sitting down on the noor so
the excited people outside could not see nm.
The case will be continued today.
The trial of Franz Lammens for the murder of
Joan MeIcrho efcr was resumed Yesterday morning. IN
the Court of Oyer and ICrminer a. Newark Inc
testimony of Herman SchwratZer, one OF the hunt-
ers who called AT the house on the morning oil
the murder was corUbOrated by his two cOmpdn-
Ions. TheOdoTe, the son OF the muIiercd man, res
titled that one day LamnenS showed INN his pistol
john G. L eTS0n repeated ms ties lnony al the pre-
vlous trial. Lammcus and Melelh0eier had worry
quarrel Oh the morning of the murder. and Meier
hoefer shook his h>t at Lammcns. Wien the witneSS
returned meme from school Lamn rs toid Lhn that
"thc Old man. had gone To Newark "a bay clothes
That night lie saw Heleihneicrs dead BODY III lhe
cellar ON cross x animation the witness toll again
of MIR. MeiernOefcl's request that he should write
to MI JoquI of Orange, to come ana arre"t Lam
mems for Threatening to blow up jhe place. men
he returned froiu scnool he met her IN tie Kitchen
and upon his asking where her husband was sac put
her finger to the back OF her heaG pointed her other
hand 10 the cellar and whispered, Dead, down IN
the cellar" and 50 enJoIHed iHm to be careful rs
Franz wa, at the back door. Iue witness narrated
whai took place afteTWarG up 10 the moment OF Tue
arrcst f Llmmens ana Mrs. MelerhoeieI.
Wllct Rendcl, a constable. who arrested the
prisoner test fled that he searched tle house. on tie
night of the murder and discovered pistol III Lam
lneuss satche; chamber was 'dlscharged
When he ana the other officers arrived at the mouse
on the night OF the murder Mrs MclerhOefcE met
them al the door, AID told thcn 70 hurry around 20
the uack OF the house. tie man vas escaping
IGmmens however. made 10 attempt to escape.
Mgs MelernOeier then placed upon the stand.
She was dressed IN deep black. and looked Wei.
She testified substantially As al the previous tIlal.
She SAID:
MT Iammeus shot my husband. saw him shoot h'm
with a p.sio NJ husband MAS gOln5 down STAIRS Nhcn
Iamleus snOt MN and knocked HIN down stars.
stood al tie back door.
The witness on CToss-eXalninatlon said tnat sne
gave no a arm, because sac wanted to save herself
and her husband. Ihe state rested at thIs point.
and Mr. Rose. JUNIOR counsel for the defence. MAZE
M npeuluC address III which lac charged that Mrs.
MeleinOefrr WIS alone guIty OF the murder, ana
claimed that the defence would b. able 10 prove an
abl The jury will be taken 10 West Orange to-
day 70 view Tue scene OF the murder.