The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-27
PALLISTER FOUND GUILTY.
THE rERDfC7 or THE JURr ~ Nun.
DER ~ THE EIRST DEGREE.
They Deliberate Five Hours Over tho Case
fthe Man Who Killed P%oiicemns Kane
"Oh. II VIII ne All Right let, Old Roy"
Neclnr.a lhe Gnnden,ned Ninrdrrec.

They Deliberate Five Hour. Over tho Case
ofthe Man who Killed Foiicemns Kane
q II VIII Re All Right Iet, Old Hoy"
Declares the Condemned Murderer.
Lawyer Ambrose II. Purdy. counsel for
Thomas P~allistcr. on trial in the General SEES.
sions. before Recorder Smyth. for murder in
the first degree in killing Adam Kane. n pro-
stationary policeman. at Grand and sullivan
streets. on the evening OF April 30. in his sum-
ming up yesterday repeated the assertions
made by tho defendant and his Witnesses that
the killing was dono In sclf-dcfcnce and while
Pallister was trying to protect his friend Ham
mot. who had teen attacked by Kane and his
companion.
Assistant District Attorney Weeks declared
TINT more deliberate. premcditatcd. and cold
blooded murder was never committed In this
city. Tallister Is an ox.convict. who has spent
most OF his life In state prison since his eigh-
tecnth year. He not only fatally wounded
Kane. but stabhe1 Patrick J. Kane. also a pro-
stationary policeman. four times. and pursued
him for half q block.
In his charge to the jury Recorder Smyth said
that II tho jury found that n considerable time
after the first difficulty was over. Fallister
armed himself and sought Kane and renewed
the conflict. dealing blows with II deadly
weapon. his plea Of self.de;ence must fall to
VIZ kIouuu. IuillstSE huu TluuO his csCuIts
according to the testimony. after the flrstdifl-
Guilty. and the law would not Justify him In
armlng himself and returning to renew the
conflict.
The jury retired for elaboration at 1920
o'clock. Pallister appeared to await their ver-
dict with entire unconcern. He chatted with
his counsel. Lawyers Purdy and Cafray. and
talked for nearly IN hour with his mother.
Then he won't to the prisoners box. and
lighting q cigar stretched himself out upon o
The, Jury. returned to. the court room at $40
O'Clock. PAl!ister. looked anxious when he
stood up. facing them, TO henr their verdict;
moment. and then flushed. Recorder snyth
rcmandcd him to await sentence OF death by
co A. ng 29 xSs I'D Sas aGwG ths s. s,Sisga ,x tTG aeDu ths
shcriHs. n friend snid:
Pallisier smiled. shrugged his shoulders.
and replied. "Oh. it will be all right yet. old
A. I s,Hh,ssn began cyan. his II; s criminal In hr s = ;n. in u.s. 1s7 !
Judge GiiicrsI0eve sentenced him to state
prison. for two years; Three times nfterward.
was arrested for burglary aud sentenced to
state prison. the last time being In 1854 Then
NTH Tf his to @ SGSk as sn ndfebIs rSther i1p: ss Gar l1nins
In his thirty-siNth year. After no was COM
mitted to the Tombs and indicted Pallister
tried to kill himself. hacking the arteries Of
his wrists with a piece OF broken bottle; 49,,
weighed 300 pounds. He was 25 years old.
and lived at "a Beach street. He was attached.
on probation. to the Prince street station at
the time OF his encounter with Pallister.
Kane. who. was not related TO him and was
also n probationary policeman, Joseph Mer-
rick. John Whalen. and John kehoe. friends.
In Hudson street. near Hubert. They had
several drinks Of beer together.
At Sullivan and Grand streets they stopped.
Wooster street silk house. who was intoxica-
ted. came out OF u saloon near the corner. Pal
lister iostled Adam Kane. pushing him against
Patrick j. Kane. who fell out into the street.
Adam Kane said to fallister. What, are you
about, Do you want the whole side;
walked on with Hammot:. About fity
feet from. the corner he stopped, looked
We're exchanged. Then Kane knocked
Psllister and Hammer down; Paliistsr Hot
friends separated them. taking Kane back to
the corner, and leading ,Pallister eastward.
He declared anGrily that he would get square
with Kane. Ten minutes later he WAS seen
arproaching. Kane and his friends. He had u
hutehsE.s knife and steel. which he had stolen
street, He held tho knife in his right hand.
and whetted tho knife as he advanced upon
the steel. He reached the group Just as Kane
was saving. We'll. boys. l don't think IN 60
any furthcr with you. I'm going home" he
s 5s9t s4: At Kn pnfr nnd ? plunged the kr I, into his is
the face. and Ia!lister. turning upon him,
slashed him four times with the knife.