Year: 1870

COUNSELOR HOWE ON THE NATHAN AND sME-


DICK MURDERS.


A notable trial for burglary was that OF Perry
Rowey, yesterday In the Court OF General sessions,
Judge Bedford presiding Rowley, in his examination
before the Police Magistrate stated himself TO he % years
OF age, native OF Buffalo, and by occupation boatman
On the 18th of June last between and o'clock In the
morning. three endeayored 10 enect an entrance
through window into the dry goods store OF sgemond
Feuchtwanger at No. $40 Thirdave, between fnty-
second and Fifty-thirdsts Albert Ohner saiesman'
slept in the store was awakened by noise at the
window, OF persons forcing open the shutters
He aroused young Henry Feuchtwanger who also slept
In the store, and proceeding 10 the window they
found the sash already lifted and three men
preparing TO enter. These men, on nhmhg
that they were discovered fed precpitatey ana were
hotly pursued Young Feuchtwanger enconnterhg an
officer directed his attention TO hem and he gave chase
Two other officers soon joined in the pursuit and the
after the burglars lively one These latter
careered rapidly round many blocks, through many In
trcate places along the East River, and with many
twistngs and wndings Two OF them kept ogether TOT
long time, the third branched of IN an independent
direction, and was lost sight OF. Ohcer Phlp Lam
precht OF the Nneteenh Precinct one OF the once,s IN
pursuit, having come sufficiently near challenger the
two runaways to stop and neglectng TO do So he red
pistol after them The taller OF the two thereupon
turned round and fired back on the oficers hs com
rade the prisoner arragned yesterday quickly ioowed
his example, and also shot at the Officers. alogener
ever At last the prisoner was run down and captured,
his taller companion making good his escape. Az tne
trial yesterday ali the above facts, with many minuta,
brought by the witnesses for the prosecution,
there being none for the defense


Assistant District. Attorneys Fellows and Tweed, on
behalf Of the People conducted the prosecution Mr. W.
F. Howe the leading counsel for the prisoner me
appearing that the place on which the attempt was
made a store and not dwelling, MI Fellows Will
drew that indictment and substituted burglary IN the
third degree


Officer Lamprecht who gave evidence on the trial OF
John Real was subjected during his crossexaIninatlon
by Mr. Howe questioning In relation to that mat
ter with the view of inyaldating the credibiy OF his


Mr.. Hcwe-Do you not know that your testimony in
citizens, who forwarded their denial 10 Gov Hoffman,


Officer Lamprecht-l know nothing about H.


Mr.. Howe-You know nothing about i'll ,


officer Iamprecht-No, except that IL vas insnuated


Mr.. Howe-what do you mean by Infatuated Dld
you not read i'll the newspapers the aihdaVs against
Officer Lamprecht-I simply read the statement of
John Real that what was sworn TO ON the t1a was ase'


Mr Howe in opening his speech for the defense, al
luded to the Nathan murder by saying he knew that all
had read about the event which filed the entire
community with horror. The very mystery that ensouds
ton of Justice TO punish whenever conviction took
place with the extremity OF severity the perpetrators OF
was not one Of them in the same state mind il that
event had taken place. When the evidence came
that would decide the fate OF the prisoner As to
the credbility of Officer Iampreeht, there
OF life soon TO be extngushed. going
before the God of all on the verge Of death on the
Lamprecht and God alone know whether the statement
of that man, with rope about his neck ls true when h
the sad suppications Of that man ia the i1Ds D Tue
counsel would not be Larnpreeht for the wealth OF
CrRsus, no, not for the universe itself.


Assistant DisrictAomey Fellows, in reply, was sorry
that Mr. Howe had attacked the character Of officer
Larnprecht He was forcbly struck with the CONDITION
the city when he read of the murder OF MI Nathan
and when officer stated that his single beat extended
from Sxhave the west TO Ihrdave on the east and
included Twenty second and Twenty thrdss between d
those places That accounted for people mol being able
% find poce%en Teen nfy oeener an'eq IN Ohs the
city, and only half OF them are ON duty ~ time All
things considered, he believed The police and Ofcer
Iamprecht did their duty very faithfully The present
spasmodic effort the part OF those engaged in
the administration OF justice to punish criminals II was
for the that Nathan murdered that there
was any unusual activity 10 punish crime but because
1t possible for TO enter the home OF another
in the vicinity OF Of the most fashionable and IRE
quented hotels, and there cruelty beat an unofending
old death II because such thing can exist
case that Justice quickened The man who murdered
Nathan went there for the same purpose that the Prs
oner went the place where he tried tO commit the bur
glary. He presented the present case to the jury as
similar one to that He charged large part OF the
amount Of crime In the city to the aXy Of uries who
failed to convict promptly even when clear cases were
made out .
Iamprecht deserved credit for shooting ut the fleeing
burglars and hoped in the next similar case the burglar
may shot dead the best disposition that can be made
OF burglars.


The Jury promptly and without leaving their seats re-
turned a verdict Of guilty.


greatest punishment that could be inflicted under the
modified indictment, Assistant Attorney Fellows
asked to have the prisoner tired immediately on another
charge of felOnous assault impending over him. but
Mr. Howe argued that would hardly be fair with the
present jury and the present listeners, who had Just
heard the prisoners conviction Ii finally arranged
that second trial be deferred till next term at the he
ginning OF which IL will be called up. Meantime SEN
fence on yesterdays conviction is suspended and the
prisoner he kept in the TOmbs till the second trial


la the event conviction both sentences will be united
In any the suspended sentence will be pronounced