The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-08
TRIAL OF GIVHuS begun
Prosecutor Winfield De-
clares He is Responsible
For Patrick Wards
Death.

was about two-thirds filed with person
when William Giyens, accused of the
murder of Patrick Ward in Bayonne on
September 80 of last year. entered this
morning for trial. He was escorted by
Constable Jacob. GiveDs, who is a young
man below the medium build, was
dressed in a light suit, that, perhaps.
added to the ashen hue Of his clean
shaven face. He wear a short brown
moustacbe. and has dark eyes. which be
kept fxed most of the morning on the
floor. only occasionally lifting them and
casting furtive glances about him.
He was represented by Judge Thu mas
E. N0onan and Counsellor Wills. Prose
cutor Winfield conducted the case for the
State. Three witnesses for the State
failed TO respond to the call of the roll,
and Prosecutor Winfield asked for
capiases for them. which were granted
by the Court. The absent witnesses were
John GaInsford, John NcS way and
Fanny Sweeney.
Prosecutor Winfield exhibited a dia-
gram showing the locality of the murder.
especially the location of Owen Boyle's
saloon ut East Twenty-secoud street aud
Avenue q, and Michael Boyle's saloon,
neal which the shooting took place. on
Railroad avenue.
But nineteen of the twenty-four jurors
| responded to the call Of the jury roll
The defense objected to the trial being
proceeded with, not only OF this ground.
but because the book from which the
panel of struck Jurors had been q rawn
was not prepared by the present Sheriff
and was not uttested TO by any Sheriff.
Judge Lippincott overruled these OBJ
j~ectl0ns and granted an exception In eacn
case.
THE JURY SELECTED.
The following jury, after several ind1-
vidual challenges were made by the de :
Tense, was draw
/. b. N. F. Meyer. foreman: Jacob w.
Eye, Robert ii. Alberts, Arthur keahne,
Louis Weintbal. Charles A. Kaegeben, S.
Dana Kimball, Louis F. Hensler. Nelson
r. Vanderhoof, Henry w. Wehe, Thomas
NJ. Abells and Isaac Mansfield.
THE STATES CASE.
In opening the Prosecutor said,-"Pat-
Ward was shot by William Givens as
Bayonne on Friday evening, September
80, 1892, aud died the following day. A
careful digest OF the evidence which Will
be offered by the State will SHOW that
| Ward and Owens were in Owen Boyle's
| saloon at No. "a East Twenty-second
| street on that fatal evening at about half
past ten O'Clock. Nothing occurred there
| between them and Ward soon went out
of the front door along with Patrick Bon
ner. Shortly afterwards Givens went out
OF the back door. He must have gone
/ directly to his house, for shortly after
leaving Owen Boyle's. while Ward and
| Bonner were standing on the corner.
Owens was seen crossing the street
f,om his house. Why he went from
Owen Boyle's to his house is
that time he told his wife he was going
TO Owen Boyle's for a drink. This Is
| singular, for he had just left that saloon
| in which he had u drink. 1t would seem
that Owens had made some previous re-
mark about shooting Ward which had
reached Wards ears. AS Givens came
up TO Ward tue latter asked him why he
j was talking about shooting him.
THE CAUSE OF H ROW.
"Givens asked, who told you l YVES
going TO shoot you?'
Ward replied. Michael Boyle said so.
Giyens then said the best thug they
could do was to go TO Boyle,s. Then Ward.
4 GIyens and Bonner went to Boyle's
saloon, No. 81 Railroad avenue. Givens
asked Boyle if such language had been
used. Boyle said he did not say 80. Mol
outstanding this denial of Boyle, Ward
seems 10 have harbOred the belief or
knowledge that Givens had made threats
to shoot him and then told Giyens tina
he wou Id have to apologies to him.
"Givans said he would not apologize,
but would lick him on the spot. Then
Owens took off bis coat and struck
Ward. Wsrd then struck Giveus and the
fight began. They fought for a while and
Ward took of his coat and asked Givens
il he was satisfied. Givens, who seems to
have been worsted, said he wat satisfied
he mad enough. After she fight was all
over anG Owens and Ward were near the
front door,, Givens pulled out his revolver.
HIS wife screamed look out, ne is going To
Shoot 1.-THE people III the saloon scattered
and hid behiud any protection TO be found.
Ward hid behind al Ice box.
III mustEhavo been at this time that
Boyla pat Givene u of the 'front.' DOOR.
Bonner, thinking to make peace, went
out to speak to Givens. Owens told him
not 10 come any further or he would
blow his brains ont. He also said where
Is PADDY Mard?' and ne wanted salts.