The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-12 00:00:00

MURDER IN MARYLEBONE,

Timothy Murphy, a tall, slim-built Irishman, was
charged at the Marylebone Police-court yesterday, with
stabbing a young man named John Eames, a shoemaker,
thereby causing his death. The depositions of the deceased
were as follows :

"I am a shoemaker, living at 27, William-street, Lisson-
grove. Last night I was in a publichouse in Lisson-street,
called the Brazen Head, The prisoner was in the house,
but not in my company. I knew him before, but never had
a quarrel with him. When in the house I saw him sharpen
a knife with a small blade on his shoe. and I heard him say
run it,' but I did not hear him mention any name, He
left the house, and I followed him, and when outside the
door I said, 'Do you mean the knife for me ?' He said,
Yes, or any one that comes across me,' With that he
struck at me with the hand in which the knife was, and I
think the blade closed ',Ai his hand. I then saw him open
the knife, with watch he stabbed me where I am wounded.
I cannot say whether he said anything at the time, After
this he 1111 away. When I found that I was stabbed I ran
ar.ter him, and he ran into a beer-shop in Harrow-street. I
saw a constable, and took him into the beer shop and pointed
out the prisoner to him. I am quite sure the prisoner is the
man who stabbed me, and I am quite certain that the knife
produced is the one I was stabbed with."
The following witnesses were examined yesterday :

Thomas Chas. Kirby, surgeon, of the D division, said —I
was called to John-street police-station, where I saw the
deceased. I saw his intestine, about the size of a small
orange, protruding. I examined it, and found no wound cf
the intestine, but that it came from a small wound in the
abdomen, into which I was able to pass my little finger. I
endeavoured to return it, and was not able to do so. I had
him put into a cub and sent to St. Mary's Hospital, and
gave him in charge to the surgeon on duty.
By Mr. Yardley—A wound of the description might be
caused by such a knife. The deceased appeared perfectly
sober. He asked to be taken to the hospital. The knife had
passed through the external wall of the abdomen. I should
say the knife went in about an inch or an inch and a half.
The bowels were uninjured,

Wm. Rayner, house surgeon, St, Mary's Hospital, said
—I received John Eames on the night of the 19th under my
care. He was suffering from protrusion of the intestines
front the wall of the abdomen, caused by a punctured wound,
and he seemed to be in a state of collapse. He died on the
7th of May. His death was caused by pywnia, caused by
absorption of matter from the pus. The immediate cause of
his death was the wound. The knife produced would cause
such a wound. lam quite of opinion deceased was sober.
I was present when he made his deposition, and in my
opinion I think he was in a sufficiently collected state. I
may state that before he made his deposition I administered
chloroform to him, to increase the size of the wound to re-
turn his intestines.

Mr Kirby—l told him as we were going b the hospital
that he was likely to die.

Thomas O'Donald, labourer—l knew the deaeased and the
prisoner. On the night in question I was in the company
of Eames until he left the Brazen Head public-house. I
saw Murphy sitting down in the Brazen Head cleaning his
pipe with his knife. This was about half-past 9. Eames
was there, and I did not hear a word pass between them.
Murphy went out and went away. I did not see what he
did with the knife that he was cleaning his pipe with. Eames
remained for a short time inside the house, and then fol-
lowed Murphy, and what happened I doat know. Eames
followed about three minutes after. I never said I saw
Murphy with a knife in his hand.

Patrick Slater—l knew the prisoner and deceased. I was
walking along Bell-street and there were two men fighting
inside the Brazen Head, One was Patrick King and the
other Dan Dunnigan. I looked into the house and saw the
prisoner sitting inside next to the door. Presently Murphy
came out and walked across the road, and Eames came out
and said "Murphy has got a knife in his hand," and I
said he had not; and he (Eames) followed, and they com-
menced fighting, end Eames returned to me, and said,
"I am stabbed,"
and I said, "No, No, you are not," and looked.
He pointed ;own, and I saw no knife or blood. Eames
said, 4,
will have him locked up," and he (Murphy) was
tr'
..fun to the station.

Charles Lawrence, 53, Lisson-street, shoemaker—l was
not acquainted with prisoner or deceased. I was looking
out of the window and saw the prisoner come out of the
Brazen Head, and stand on the kerb, and Eames ran at the
prisoner in a fighting attitude, and prisoner ran back, and
called out "police," and they closed, and after they parted
I thought he (Eames) was stabbed.
Mr. Yardley—Can you say which struck the first blow ?
ytitness7l saw Eames strike first, Prisoner struck an
walked away with his hand to his side.

By the Prisoner--I did not Lee you come out of the
Brazen Head. I did not see him knock you down. I heard
you call " police."
In reply to Mr. Yardley, Mr. Kirby said the wound was
in an upward direction.
Thomas Lee, 28, Little James-street—l was in the Braz n
Head, but not in the same compartment. Hearing a fight
outside I went out, and saw deceased and prisoner in a fight-
ing attitude. PriaLner was getting backwards as fast as he
could, and deceased followed him. Prisoner was calling out
" police I" All at once deceased stopped, and said, " I have
got it ; lam knifed," Prisoner ran into a beer-shop, cor-
ner of Harrow-street, and deceased came to where I was
standing and began to undo his clotheF, and I went away.
That is all I know.

Mary Anne Burchell, landlady of the beer-shop, Harrow-
street—He (prisoner) came in with a knife and pipe in his
hand. his thumb was bleeding. The knife produced is the
one. A man standing at the bar asked what he had been
doing, when h© said " I was scraping out ray pipe and fell
and cut my hand." The customer asked why he did not tie
it up, and he said he had nothing to tie it up with it, and ho
told him to go home and get it dressed, Ho remained,
however, and Eames and the police came in, and he
(Eames) said, " That is the man, and my blood is upon
hind." I said, "How can it be your blood ; look at the
man," not knowing at the time anything of this. The offi-
cer asked the prisoner for the knife, and he gave it from his
waistcoat pocket.

Prisoner—l said that was my blood and nobody else's.
Robert Brown, 259 D—l was on duty in Bell-street about
ten minutes after ten, and deceased came and said, " Master,
lam stabbed." I asked where, and he pointed down to his
left side, and I saw blood and his clothes cut. He said the
man was in the " jerryshop" (Mrs. Buchan's), and he
pointed to prisoner and said, " That is the man that stabbed
me, and that is my blood on his hand." I asked the prisoner
to come with me, He said, "All right, that is no person's
blood but mine," and 110 at my request gave me the knife
produced. I said, "How did you cut your thumb," and
he said, " I fell on the kerb." As we were leaving Mrs.
Burchell's deceased said, "Murphy is the last man that
ought to stab me," and Murphy said, " We will settle it all
in High-street." About nine o'clock the same evening pri-
soner came to me and said he wanted to give Pat Slater into
custody for stealing a shilling. I went to the public-house
door and called Slater out, and prisoner and Eames were
present. He first said Slater had taken the shilling from
his hand, and then hem his pocket. I asked did he (Slater)
take a shilling at all from him, and he said No, and then
Eames said, "Master, we have all been drinking together,'
and walked away. Prisoner followed, and said, "I will be
revenged upon him to-night." I was present and saw de.
ceased sign the depositions after they had been read over
to him.

Sergeant DoHale, 13 D, acting inspector—l was on duty at
Molyneux-street station when prisoner was brought in.
Brown gave me tip knife, and said the prisoner is charged
with stabbing a mar, pointing to Eames. The knife was
besmeared with blod, and prisoner said, " That blood comes
from my thumb, is is not stabbed at all. Let him show
his masks if lam Eguilty man." I examined him at once,
and found he wit, stabbei, and the bowels protruding.
Whilst the intervci elapsed fur the surgeon's arrival pri-
soner said he waseiestiihtt. his pipe when the deceased
struck him on the back of the head. Eames said that he
did not strike hiss, I asked Eames if they had had aay
quarrel, and he sail there had not been.
Mr Yardley countitted the prisoner for trial on the charge
of wilful murder.