New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-01
JAMES 4REGLOWNS DEFENCE.

The jingling of the bell OH the Court House
at Morristown, n j. yesterday at 9ocloek announce"
the opening Of the Court Of oyer and Ierher io' ,
third day of the trial Of James Tregown Or inc l"o
of Minnie Chirgwin. The courtroom was hleu hS oi
the previous DAYS by dense crowd largely made UP OIL
Cornish miners from Port Dram. The gallery was
hacked full of women whose English faces proclaimed
them the wives and daughters OF the miners peo"'
The old colonial courtroom with us PERCUSSION VI
carved wood the appearance OF the crowd ht hcu
IT, made II seem the trial was taking place III eoo
country town I'm Eagland and almost expected TO
hear the crer open the court with the cry OF Goa saw
the Queen DrLS.Ayres, who assisted at the autopsy
on the body OF the murdered girl the rst witness
He was called by the prosecution they having restcu OH
the prevlous day with the understanding that uey
should have the privilege Of calling Dr. Ayrcs yesteda!
He testified that Minnie Chirgwn died from aSphy Na
and that she might have fallen faintins INTO 'n' c"i
and the water have acted as valve ana preNch'eu h
from drawing the air into her lungs
Then George T. Wers opened for the defence He sald
that they would undertake 10 prove that Minnie Ch's
win and james Treglown were engaged ana IL was un
derstood that they 10 be married Ihen along
came handsome, stalwart Harry James WIN inc
prestige OF the Queens Life Guards 10 which he had be
tonged Treglown OF Jealous temperament anI
OF Violent passions he and Minnie had fanhg out anu
soon after seeing her and James together nc hhd shOl
M LANES and accidentally hit Minnie MIR Werts then
asked Treglown to take the stand. Iregowh WhI.eu
calmly TO the witness and took seat facing he
audience For moment his eyes wandered over inc sea
of familiar faces and then he hxed them on Ms cos.
He uroduced rather unfayoTable Impression from MS
almost continually smiling, and from the haro haIp
manner which he assumed. Ills lace was hHgnty
flushed and It easy TO that the smile wss rather
a nervous facial cOntOrtOn than token OF
and his manner that natural TO an ignorant man
his class who saw himself Deset ON every sac ne toiu
of bis courtshp OF Minnie Chrgwn ana gave ilst o
The presents he had made her and OF the ng. tey mao
decided 10 buy Housekeeping with lie also oi
of thcir lovers uuarrels and the attentions Oi Harry
lanes on the nigA the affair occurred lac ha'l
gone for walk he said, along the canal ana nad SUD
denly came upon James and Minnie they did not see
him and me walked away but returned ana seeing thc
still there rushed up 10 James .1hd cred aIQot
you" He fired shot which missed james VINO MY
him blow with his fist and then ran lie attempted
IN frc another shot after James but Minnie screamed
and threw her arms around his neck lie dld not leh
know that the shot had hit her They stood near the cage
of the canal and he struggled to break fro her grasp
thov 10Th fell into the water The water about
three or four feet deep. He uncasped her hnger ana
snruging from the water fed. On cross-c1ainlnston
Tregown denied that he ever had told anyone that no
nusGed Minnie into the canal. Several witnesses sWol
Ia the Intimate relations existing between lTcgo"h anu
Minnie Chirgwn. The defence then rested
In rebuttal Harry James sworc that ne never nad
anv imnroper relations with Minnie Chirgwin and that
rrsrlons story OF the IN which he found them
| oeetber was false Tho public prosecutor then com,
menced the summing up for the State continuing unuI
| 40 when the Court adjourned