New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-31
CITY ELLIG nee.
MONDAY.
Court OF Oyer and Te-mincr.
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THE MuRpER OF JAMES CLoUpstEY. IL July LAST.
Aes PATTERSON and PHILLIPS appeared ioF the prn'ecu
ton and Nes.. JAxEs B. WHIrSG and VIZ. j. HasGxTr
for defence
The prisoner aiher under the middle stature s6ou,
= years of a,e. he i native OF Ireland.
y ury was eus,an=le without much delay. after which sr
Vsnderyoort TIN clerk royd the Indictment stating tina; VIM
Armstrong of tie 9Th Ea3. the 18th July last ino.tay
wounded !. mes Cloudsey By stabbns him with knife the
left side of the a,iomen winch he died the 18th July
Mr. Philips op=ned The he stated tina, prisoner lived
in the basement He and tred TO get piece board
from deceased wlo was II or IS Of age quarrel
sued heard to threaten vengeance and short
time afterwards Stabbed deceased, &c
r1he wife Of prisoner. about his age came
from. the nes the commencement OF the ti!a and
took he. seat by h side.l
George Suee q stout appearing r) svfcrn-as present
u me line IicnEy roak place between the prisoner bar
AM, l.c.1e ClSudsiey p!aseref HIN wrestling
load which ay aone the stcop front house with
hun Armstrong ane up from the basement he TOOK The
and rushed at Coisey the kie YVES picked mp by Mrs A.
Mr. Robinson thea up caught hod of Armstrong and
shook him. and caled HIM id iie puppy A. pulled oil
icwn into The basement ngun Armstrong afterwards
walking back and forward and Threatening venseance ne
Cclsiey and prison II was not more ths quarter OF IN
n .b at CGSd.sy did not see aay blow struck then:
struck Arnstfone knife IN Armstrong; hand
s he WI. stabbed Consey nj the time A. r,hoi on nm
was s,anin: IN front OF the snqp DO not Iecolect what
wns Standing by Mn Robnson's he taken
r for Ene eG eanoon me Ss oSy On an
rent IN them he WIS iahen 10 the Hospital and saw
he was IS yeas of be was shorter IN stature than myself
Mr. Whiting requested that Nh und Mrs Robinson NIGH,
be requested leave the court dnng the croe1amnaon
and the croseyamHaon oil each oihe which The court
ceded to.]
lived with Mr. Robinson about weeks before aud weeks
tho bliitn Ayms iron
and lived in the basement Coud,ley told that Mr. r. a5d
Mere Gs n Eo s was abosi Il feet long, do moi Know
thai Armstrong directly under nendnc shoes and conf
took hold of the board and pushed both Of he Ind
n but 95ey dgw sga fen o e IN had e WITH tG
fist Clopdey wrestling with m: sept sinking lm-
strong came up and took up the knife She did not then ask
us to esist from beating husband lie down, and
we Ind been down Robinson heard the striking md cut
Robinson also got hold Of Armstrong by The eoiaI and Mrs
nsoo. Armstrong down and all Of Us upon HIM soon
WINS about an inch shorter than myself and much
ffhc witness comparing hight with prisoner proved to be
strong told Mr. r. he would fight him. ana Nh K called him
DID e pspPy III II w gd5 iR f eSe upon R
think brck bat thrown by Armstrong think both
Ia question from ne Court sad he could not exactly say
whether Coudscy rushed Armstrong o, the reverse. he Ind
5 DC mo iecoec Whether struck again
We got him down second time and pea, nm we View were ~
would take Us up. Ms. Armstrong steod erynE 4 ealns
went into the hore enqred OF hmii he had been stabbed
and wen, for Constable. =, L.,
Dr. one. swornI was called to see the deceased He had
two wounds in the abdomen. the elt SIDE; his niestnes
prtidcd He dei on the SOh. The knife used was case
r rec coEone G-fG an an 5h59 1o cfa;
the body OF I,t ne eoa,s Le Gin M
dangerous condition syore HIM ms witness before The
{ yan Objection was mnde by counsel Of prone, he depo
l Folce
cdiilon The opposite counsel Te ,Si vc, ~ NOT
g %y s have 2 aG told e c %
but on sas e9'5ny ROPE snd we cannot
The District Attorney then Offered 10 read the paper as de-
pos ton which na %s a ro owing to his expressing
sense OF fa,sue NJ. Phillips testified that he wgs present
aiming certain The strength Of the boy was kept
no by ice and way or ohcf ti'i - N' complained e
testified that he could not ons to to-, the debility
the OF The hammerns ana saving anu Us 10 ne
Mr. Turner testified to se"g present h., AID t to The
qpSneG 1n w ecaeIDeceased was able comprehend the
questions put h but not capable oil undergoing long es-
The Deposition of Cloudsey then read II stated that
he WAS dyGs5 n S ase HSR w measuring when
Armstrong cane up from the basement, md took The board
aS R n by b b en- to there was
lie Ind table knife n his nnd when ne came up %c ho e
81 mn empy barrel Mr. f. sGd II was worth ms while he
. ISd 10 pH rb nun my boss, M Robinson hun
the barrel from HIN. and then went INTO lie house ai.onS
cd the brick bat out of hand he went Down The alley and
he would not a a about s aa Sc as
when Armstrong up from the aey ana plunged MS s'e
v s, he then ,tabbed me again my SIDE lett
breast did not see what George Suffice did the INST stab
MY bowel in my pocket al time that Armstrong first
had not bss y So or , sawaE S&ss
| Ihe deposition signed James Cl9udsgy per ms msrk
inc coiiish accent swonhe witness saw prisoner Come
from the toop and complain Al The board eei nffe saw
stated also the ugh, with the boys aes heard prisoner
challenge Cnud,ey out IN te stree. 10 b e Would
revenge on CoudsIey morning Saw standing on
n md stTuck blow at hn Witness the knife in hi;
hand CIoudsey afterwards sad lie was staoped II could
have been thnn hull IN hopf from ie 'oelce'
meut of the difficulty To It's iermia9l .,d ,ho, h
oa the me % 5sr bmbasa md A
strong be,weeG the boys and him believes inc prisoner
a Ur Rs5tns1, Ia heary.lookng man, also. appu
repv native OF Sc0tand.) also sad
there was room enough the boys 10 saw The board and or
him into the house nnd there was ITuoIe uel cen
hn and the boys when came ont again; Armstrong ock up
barrel and threw a@ns s 5' ns ay himself noel
would pn hun IN he said he did not want TO have any
Thing TO do with me- Slrs. Armstrong took ue bnck-bat
soncb hun when Ire boys had hold OF him
when Clondsey was stabbed bnt saw nun VIZ" m ie,
lcaed nj the lue heard him say he woud have retense
Two other witnesses testified on the same ae' ou no'hs
| particular v eIcted. "a, W ,..;...i
Witnessing the aifay ifo adjoining house The Two boys
had Armstrong and were beating MN M h1olns9
stood with them but the witness couiu NOT say "e= ne
| struck Armstrong not - - a,
Mrs Warner also tethcd TO hhVlns seen 'nc oVS'
| Armstrong, &c. 49, ,rL. -.
niT Einh Butter neizhbo:. also saw them. The boys
! knocked Armstrong head aEains, ls clsleTh. - -.
that Armstrong had several bruises On ms iace
and other parts of his person after the qiiaIel.
The prisoner received good chafuc!er from h' enpioye!
| for industry ind GOOD disposition -, ~
other testimony gwen 10 inc same seci' nnu e
| cause was adjourned 10 this forenoon
| Police Office.
Charges Of ThefL-Patr;ck Waters was arrested
and committed for stealing wood from Captain Hopper.
Edward Tacker was arrested and committed suspicion Of
having stolen sundry articles Of clothing found IN his possession
| sy officer Bowyer.
Busiarioas Eatraaces.-The premises OF John