New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-16
OGLE'S TRIAL !OR MURDER.
THE KILLING OF BROWN DESCRIBED.
ALL THE TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION GIVEN
How THE MAN WAS STABBED.

ALL THE TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION GIVEN
HOW THE MAN WAS STABBED.
Young men, many of whom were loud-mouthed
md had hardened looks. have lOunged about the
corridors OF he Court of General Sessions for the last
two days Yesterday as many OF them as could get
listened to the testimony on the trial before
Recorder Smyth of George Ogle on the charge of
deliberate murder in killing James A. Brown on
the night of November 80, 1882. The prisoner is
goOd-iooking young man, with q Ugh mustache;
His trade that of painter. His brother Samuel
was first accused of the crime was arrested, held
by magistrate and made responsible for tse XIII
ing by coroner's jury, George Ogle Watched The
witnesses closely ana his lace was nuSneu as III
from excitement .
The twelfth juror was quickly selected
Yesterday Martins ana As As
case for the prosecution. Officer Barclay, whose
heat Is in the vicinity of tEighih-ave andFTwenty-
thirdst the first witasss lie testified that he
heard The cry OF Police" from Dannas liquor
store near that corner on the night mentioned lie
liquors tore had been stabbed He called for help
and arrested Frank DAILY, Hopper and Walton,
whom he had recognized in the crowd. Oicer
Gaines testified TO the of thu Ogle brothers at
their home the next morning They had aepar-
emily just prepared for retiring to bed:
Lawrence Rogers, of No. 247 West Twenty
seventh-st., who had known George Ogie for sew
eTal years testified that there was ball of the Lin
wood Association At the Grand Opera House he
was at the ball. as were all the other witnesses he
said that he was in the liquor store soon after mid
night. He heard Brown call Samuel Oge hard
names and then saw him throw the contents OF a
behind Brown and strike him with knife. lie
atterward heard some one say outside that
Brown was dead George Ogle said:
~ don't care: | meant to az 90 ht tns
0gles.D The witness was asked to illustrate the
manner in which the killing was done lie put
himself lii the position of George Ogle. while MI.
Purdy stood as the witness said Brown had done.
Officer Wa!drOn stood facing Brown to illustrate
Samuel Usles position. The witness said that a
dirk was used and he illustrated the blow by
sharp thrust in Mr.. Purdy's side. W.. p,o,, -.
Jack" Hopper, of No. 3o2 West Eleyenth-st..
store, heard Samuel Ogle and Brown quarreiling
about some money which it was SAID had been
given to the club. They were separated. but the
quarrel was renewed. George, who was alongside,
turned aud went behind Brown aud thrust KNIFE
into his side. Brown said to Samuel: 'Ogle, you
blanked blank" Those were his last words:
Hopper. beng crOss-eXamined, SAID that he fought
in sparring matches occasionally, having appeared
the evening before at the New-fork Athietic Cluo
with John McAuliffe He had frequently had glove
fights. He had fought " Paddy" smith for forty
five minutes and been beaten. he acknowledged
having testified before the Coroners jury that he
knew not thing 81 bout the killing.
Detective Valley said that he had been engaged
on the case from January 1854, to September u,
wnen George Ogle arrested. He arrested the
prisoner and said: - want you tor cheating.a
man by a check UP in Wallingford." Ogle said
" / thought the old man had settled that" Then
Ogle was taken to Police Headquarters, where he
saw Hopper Oge SAID when he went to his cell
"Oh, he's my 'rapper' FOR informerl. He don't
amount to anything" He said of another man,
McShane who was said 70 have given information:
If he goes on the stand III send him to tho State
Prison. The prosecution stopped with this Wit
GeSs.
The only witness examined for the defence was
Dennis GRADY, treasurer Of the Llnwood Assocla-
ton who said that Rogers not at the ball at
al He contradlcted several of Hoppers state
mcnts.