The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-10-12

The Boston Morning Post says-A fatal
counter occurred In Bedford Street, be-
cen 9 and 10 O'Clock, on Friday evening.
ne mortal engagement sprang from those
olific parents of crimes Of the deepest dye
Cards and Rum. PArnIcK riley, the
lprit, and his friend James Stewart, were
aging cards in the kitchen of MIR. Cartor,
the corner Of Lincoln street. In the
aantime. James M'Nally, the Diseased,
me in. and took hand with the other
. o. Riley was first out" and M'NalIy
,Iaved off," and M'Nally losing, sent out
Iioor. Another game was commenced,
| M'NaIly was first out )" but at this
,ment the domestic glr related to Stew
told the party that 1t had got to be late
d they must go home. M'Nally insisted
at the party should not break up till Ri.
and Stewart played off. aud the loser
id the liquor, as he had done. Stewart,
,her than stay in the house later than was
reeable to his relation, Offered to 20 out
d treat. This offer was not satisfactory
M'Nally, and very high words took place
tween him and Riley, which ended in "A
fight in Bedford street. Riley was not
tall by almost foot, as M'Nally and
OH goi the worst oft, till Stewart handed
m jack-knife, and told him to defend
nssIf with it. He did so, by stabbing
'Nally in the abdomen. He inflicted one
orial wound about two inches below, and
little to the right Of the umbilcus. The
ternal cut was about TWO inches in length
obliquely upwards towards the righ, side.
our folds of the Intestlnes were lacera;ed,
d part protrued through the orifice
aGe by the knife; yet III this shocking
uation, laying his hands upon the wound,
walked from Bedford street to DR.. kear-
VS. office, in Water street, where it was
ilfully sewed up Will, all possible despatch.
then went to his boarding house in
harf street, where, as was expected, he
ed between five aud six o'clock on Satur-
evening, having been attended through
e day by Doctors Kearney and Lewis.
ley was arrested towards morning by Jo-
h Haskell, officer of the South Watch.
e made no resistance, nor did he at any
ne attempt to escape. No inquiry into
facts was made in Court, because it was
: at the time of Riley's arraignment GER
n whether M'Nally had been mortalIy
bundled. About noon, at the instance of
r. County Attorney, Parker, William
nap Esq, Justice of the Peace, was
spatched to take M'Nally's "dying declar-
on" to be used as evidence on the trial
Riley. He had taken the final sacra-
ent OF the" extreme unction," and though
nsble of his speedy dissolution, was col
tied in his manner and clear in his state
emf. After 1t had been reduced to wr-
g by Mr.. keap, it was read to him, and
signed it in a bold round hand. He
caks of the cards and the dispute, but
Us that when the party came out of the
or Riley struck him first His declara-
n differs in some material points from
ewart's account, but it did not appear to
from all we could gather, that there was
legal necessity to resort to the knife.
'NaIly had no family. Riley has a wife
d two chidren--one a few weeks old,
other daughter of ii she came to
,urt to see him and was almost distracted
zen he was committed to his cell. She
sisted upon taking him home with her;
d veteran Reid, to soothe her said she
uId " have him, in Il week if all went
II )" but that week, if it ever come, will
t come till he has passed many weary
ar of living death; nor until sire has far
vanced into the state of womanhood.
ley has been very industrious and faith
labOrer, for many years, in one of the
st auction establishments in the city. His
fence will be conducted by Richatd Rob-
), Esq