American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-12

| upon MS hands; black ncck-crayat around s
neck, was cut; he was lying as though he died
without struggle. The trunk of the deceased
was examined, in which was found clothing,
papers, locksmiths tools, and a certificate OF
membership of the Order of Independent Odd
Fellows; key was taken from the pocket in
the upper part of the trunk, which unlocked
the door OF the room in which no was found
dead; upon examining the trunk left by Nice.
IN charge OF Nolan, which was unlocked, a
small key was found, suiting the lock on Roux 3
lrunk-the lock being ola peculiar structure.
BY Mr.. Harris. Testified to seeing the
wounds, blood, &C., while the axe was ia pos
session of tho jury, and unknown to the pro-
prletor of the house; N oan was asked ifhe had
All axe; said he had, and it was in the cellar; a
search was made for it; Nolan was then shown
the axe found up stairs, and Immediately said it
was his axe; saw chips and saw-dust in the eel
lar, near box; Nolan said he had used the axe
IN splitting wood in the cellar, the Friday pre-
vious, and had left it there.
! Dr. Bryerly, sWorn.--Was called to examine
the body OF a man supposed to have been MUIR
dored; upon entering the room where he was
found, 1T was difficult to determine which bed
OF the two he was in; bolster was over his
head; upon examination ii was discovered that
his windPipe was cut about three inchas the
jugular vein was also cut; upon removing the
hair from his right temple, deep wound was
discovered, extending from the eye to the top
of the held the skull was mashed in, and bro
ken in fourteen pieces; the skin was slightly
Fractured; thinks the blow which caused it
produced instantaneous death; the back part
OF an axe would produce such a wound; the
cuts on the throat, (tor there was another slight
one under the carr though preventing his talk
ing, could not have prevented his stirring, or
even getting up and going down stairs; they
would not have produced instantaneous death;
his appearance indicated that he died without
a struggle.
By Mr.. Hmris.-Testifed as to the issue of
blood from the temporal artery, when cut, as
beng rather OF spouting character than free
issue
Ed,oard Bishop, swon.-As agent for the
Norfolk steamboat, had gone to Nolan's on
Monday of the night OIL which the corpse was
discovered, to sec to the baggage of person
said to be going to Norfolk; person in the
bar told me he had gone out to attend to some
exchange business; it was about 8 o'clock in
the afternoon; the prisoner is the man with
whom conversed.
Samuel Hatch S,Corn. Was Juror on the
case; was personally engaged in searching the
trunks; found the keys as before mentioned, SC
Lieut.. BrO,cn Sl1orn. As an officer of the
nght-watch, was present to guard the premises
after the corpse was found; summoned Jurors;
took charge of the axe, key, trunks &C.; they
were afterwards delivered to member of the
jury, for the purpose Of further examination
before A. II. Pennington, Esq. next day; went
to Philadelphia, by order of the Mayor, in
search of the prisoner.
BY Mr. Harris. Never opened the trunks;
saw them opened at night by the jury the ar
tces in them seemed tumbled.
Mr.. Giddlemaa recalled The morning after
the inquest took the trunks, &c. from Browns
house to the magistrates.
Nh. Mass Sporn. AS a member of the Jury,
while passing between the bed and wall, trod |
upon the axe now III court; there was blood |
upon it; saw the trunks examined as described. |
Mr.. Blake, S,oorn Knew Paul Roux; be-
came acquainted with him at Savannah, Ga;
he was of slight frame and small stature knew
him to have been engaged in business in Ma
con; had visited Green Mount Cemetery, since
arriving in this city, and recognised IN the
corpse seen there the person of Paul Roux.
BY Nh Harris Was familiar with him;
could not be mistaken in the person.
Mr.. Nolan, recalled. When Mr.. Roux came
to my house he wore working coat and dress;
a tweed frock coat-answering description of
one exhibited in court, as having been found in
his room; he was very small man; thought
him boy when first seen at the cars.
f. .Nckennan, s,cOrn. AS porter for the
Norfolk steamboat, Mr.. Nolan having said
person at his house desired to 60 to Norfolk,
went to Nolans for his baggage; saw McCur-
ry, who said the person | inquired for had gone
out, and could not say when he would be back;
this was Monday afternoon Of the night on
which the corpse was discovered; on going
again for him, was told he was still absent;
saw McCurry exhibiting a gold watch; knew
McCurry.
Il. G. Ridsely, slrorn. Having published at
the time time of the arrest of McCurry, de-
tailed and accurate account of the manner IN
which it was brought about by officer Ridgely,
we deem 1t unnecessary to give more here than
that he arrested McCurry in New York, near
Peck Slip, on the East River, while drinking
in tavern; gold watch was in his pocket,
with gold guard and fob chain, which he said
he purchased in Cincinnati; set ring was
taken from bis finger, and purse from his
pocket containing small amount of money,
among which was Georgia gold piece; was
taken from his person a certificate of shipment
for Liverpool, in the ship Yorkshire, dated ia
nuary 1.-THE day previous to bis arrest
which he said belonged to man in Phladel-
phia; it was drawn in favor of James Brady;
card in his possession indicated he had stopped
in Courtland-st., and upon inquiry it was as
certained that man named Brady had stopped
at house in that street, who had left-hs
trunk having been taken away by an old loafer;
upon returning to where McCurry was arrest
ed, a person who took the trunk was discovered
and upon his direction the trunk of McCurry
was found on board of the Yorkshire, then
drawing out from the wharf; several shirts and
other articles of clothing were found in it, of
so small character as to cont adct any idea
of their being the property of McCurry, and
every way suited to the person of Roux;
breastpin, bearing several emblems of the Or