New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-15
A Man mur,icrcG by FcmnIc.

Much cxc.tcncnt prevailed yesterday IN conse-
qucncc Of a man named John Emery dying In
the Watch-housc in franklin ST. from blows said
to have been inflicted by Sarah Smith. The Cor
oncr held an inquest On thc body at the cid Aims
House, it having been removed from the City
Prison Watch house to the Dead House in the
Park. He was about 80 years Of age, born in New
Hampshire, resided at No l59 Leonard street,
and was gathcrcr of rags by occupation. The
evidence was rs ioows-Dr. Middleton Gold
smith made Post Mortem examination of the
body Soon after i. was removed 10 the Dead
House, described the nature Ct the wounds, &c
apparent on the person Of the deceased, which
were by q severe blow over the right eve, trlcturnI
the floor table of the brain aad causing eXayGsaon o
bInod The blow might huye been gwen and the injury r.
ccive by blunt pointed instrument pushed upwards. lie
exterior allows entered from the temple TO the rsh eur INC
bnw uic; ave been given ty hammer, the eNrn vsaon
OF blood Produced cedth. The !nlry might have been occs
JULIA SMITH aeposcd ,ha, she lived in the same
with the deceased who occupied the hassmsE nrcuse
hs II yeas anon; n trh; Icrsse accused her
Of beahin ncru.ei he brought her there: deceased
gong VITO tho basement they had sse and sic Threatened
hu heard Do. t,r ~ m ,eS and then ali was sal fellow
and did deceased Afterwards l last sht. when
accused informed II octcca tat he dying. and
voluntarily slid she did mol ke hun with the hummer she
"Lninc liquor him TO drink. and said ne hGd een y
all ay the floor stupid. She cnme up twice IN ten n1
Hof HI, aye was brnised and his hand hurt Witness did
Observe any bruises when she deceased m the morning
Deceased SAID wonian, beng asked who had dGao IT
blood running from hN eye and spots Of blood On
rags. accused intoxicated, but drunk tie gau
she had procured for deceased: said tie hammer
used 10y deceased u gUard her with.
DR.. JAMES WARREN testified that he saw deceas-
eel Saturday nigh, No l59 ieoaaFdrect he labor
under evident symptoms OF depression o the htnn rgi
eye much swollen am about O'Clock IN the watch
house. Tor another physician he cuppei, and cold
phcaiunS made the hammer found IN the there
gray hair at;achei 10 and apparently blood ~
which cemen,ea 10 the hummer tie end OF winch would
correspond with the blow on the oli OF the eye there must
have been blows. the eve; the side Oi the
hammer would have produced il; ms hand apparently
scsided he died about D O'Clock tins .norElnE.
w. I'll. KNAPP testified that he police Off
dawn the basement No l59 Ieunard.>.:cet
deceased ync inseI5la hs foo the accused Ind been
previously a!e,ted by the watch the accused accompany
witness from the Prison TIE Aims House acknowledged
she had struck deceased with the hainEier but That he Ind inst
sruch her with whip handle which whip toun- the
ba>sn-rt.
The evidence here closed Voficha; the deceased came
to his death by blows inflicted nv Sarah Smith
he accused pGa- re.aue looking and a1pn
realty halt wcshe BIZ but seemed take .tl-
N what was CEN: forward Size was ien.tet 10 of
tTlal.