The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
.HALLINGER INDICTMENT
Mr.. Peshal1 Says 1t Only
Covered Murder in
the Second Degree.
Mr.. WINFIELD SIMPLY LAUGHS.
He Says Mr.. Peshall Was Kicked Cut
OF Court BY Judge Green-The
Law and the Presentment.

among the points maQe uy Lawyer ~
J. Peshall IN mis- discussion Of the Hailin-
ger murder case is this, that the indict-
ment found against HaliinRer IS only an
indictment for murder in the second de-
gree He says the statute explicitly de-
fines the conditions which make killing
murder in the first degree. and make AL
other kinds OF killing murder In tue Sec
ond degree or less The indictment. he
says, fails 70 recils any Of the statutory
conditions, and, therefore. no verdict
above murder In the second degree could
legally be found.
The terms Of the statute are a. fol-
lows
Section CO OF the Criminal Procedure Act--An
murder which shalt be perpefrnted oy means q
poison or by lying In wait. or BY any other Kind
or which shah be committed IN psrpetrztlng or
attempting 10 perpefrate any arson robbery,
or burglary. shall Be deemed murder of the
first degree, and all other kinds Of murder shall
be deemed murder Of The second degres. and
the jury before whom any person indicted fur
murder shall be tried shall, Il they ind such
whether il be murder OF the frst or second DE-
gree; but II such person shall b convicted On
Confession IN open court, the court shall procsed
degrec Of the crime and give sentences accord
ineIv.
Mr. WINFIELD LAUGHS
The statement made by Counsellor
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NO lawyer would say sucn thing
said the Prosecutor.
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because he would know that an intiict-
ment is for murder. The Indictment
Qoes noL sprctif snc ucsltc. Anes ~ 9oAs
thing as a man being indicted for murder
in the second degree When Indicted and
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| aforesaid. DO further present that the said Ed
ward ". Hallineer, on the fifth day OF April, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun