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

did not know that the door of the room was
locked until that night about O'Clock; the key
which was found to unlock the door, belongs to
room over the kitchen; saw the cap laying on
the floor, as soon as he entered; his coat was lay
ing over the bolster, and the bolster over the
deccascd's face; he burnt up the bed clothing
two or three days after the murder; a gentle
man from New York, by the name of Eusts,
had slept five nights with McCurry, but pre-
vious TO going to bed, counted his money out to
witness, in the presence of McCurry, and gave
it in his (Nolan's) charge, the amount never
exceeded 500; there are three entrances to
the cellar, through the bar-room, through the
kitchen, and from the street.
1hos. Leonard S,UOrn. Is boarder at Mr.
Nolan's; saw Mr.. Roux come in with McCurry
and Nolan; he sat down at the stove and
warmed himself; McCurry sat beside him;
Leonard left IN few moments, for his bed, and
heard RouX and McCurry 90 to bed about half
an hour afterwards; did not see Roux till he
was found murdered; saw McCury different
Tunes during the day; saw no difference in Nc
Curry's demeanor; heard McCurry say to No
Ian, in answer to a question, that he had seen
Roux in the street, but he had told him he
would not be TO dinner; had goue to the
depot i'll company with others, to see McCurry
off on Monday evening; McCurTy told Nolan
that il lie was not back by the 18th, he would
write it was near 8 O'Clock, when he was call
ed up, by Nolan, to see the deceased; did not
know what Nolan wanted, till he got up,
when he remarked, "ook what the wretch has
DONE" thinking Roux had killed himself; he
lay in the attitude of sleep, his hands free from
blood; had been living at Nolan's about twelve
weeks; saw McCurry at breakfast; had heard
him speak of going away before; said he had
$500 in Treasury notes, which he wished to
deposit before he went never saw him have
watch previous to that night; said he swopped
horse for it in Cincinnati, which was worth
500, but that the watch was worth $3.50.
Gloss examined by Mr.. Harris.-Was in the
bar room when Roux came in saw Roux and
McCurry conversing together in the bar-room;
he slept Immediately under the room in which
Roux and McCurry were; heard McCurry ask
Roux if he lived in Philadel pha, who answer
ed no,-he came on from New York; was GER
tain that McCurry was one, whom he heard 60
ing up stairs, soon after he retired he arose and
came down about o'clock, and went out, and
did not see Nee. until he returned at about 8
O'Clock; Nolan was in the bar when he came
down; found Nolan and McCurry both in the
bar-room; had heard him talk of going to Yer
mont several days previous; had been in the
cellar; the back part of which is quite dark, had
seen, the axe in the cellar, and seen Nolan split
ting wood with the axe; had looked for it the
day McCurry went away, and could not find
it; missed it to split some wood for the fire; the
bed Of McCurry did not appear as if man had
slept in it all night; but as if man had laid
down only upon it.
Mrs Leonard, sworn. Had never seen Roux
until he was brought down corpse heard Nee
and Roux noipr II stairs In had- Alc(t
next morning in the bar; heard Nice say that
the young man was not coming home to dinner;
saw Nee. bring down several handkerchiefs to
the colored woman to wash, one of which,
white silk handkerchief, had several specks of
blood upon it; saw him take off the new trunk
after dinner; head Nee. call MIR. n oan to help
h IN down W It'll trunk, but at first refused to
let Nolan go up to assist him.
Crosseraminet BY Mr.. HmriS-Never saw
the watch; heard no unusual noise in the room
during the night McCurry was as composed
as usual at breakfast; the colored woman had
gone up after breakfast to make up the bed, and
found the door locked; she informed Mrs. No
Ian of thefact, who remarked that as McCurry |
was going away he did not wish any body to
see the things which were in the room; Mrs.
Leonard that morning had also gone to the
room and found it locked; she had been in the
habit Of making up beds, in that room; heard
Nolan say that McCurry had paid his board IN
gold, out of a purse he had never seen before.
Justice "A. III. Pennington, s,corn-On Mon
day night Mr.. Nolan came to his house, and
stated that man who came to his house, had
cut his throat, and wished to know what he
should dol referred him to a coroner, and after
wards went down to Nolan's; went into the
house, and was lighted up stairs by Alr. Leo
nard; saw the deceased laying on his left side,
at case; thought he was murdered
and said so; Lumber Of persons had collected,
and he Proceeded to summon and swear jury;
but resigned his place to coroner Greenfield,
who arrived at that time an axe was found I'M
der the bed; the jury went down stairs, opened
a trunk kept in the bar-room by the deceased,
and also examined the trunk of McCurry, which
was taken from Nolan's bedroom. He identi-
fed the key shown as that taken from the trunk
oil deceased, and also the axe as found under
the bed
by Nh. HTTiS-The unoccupied bed in the
room where the corpse was found looked as
though it had been but lightly used, and not
much tumbled; Mr.. Nolan had asked me whetll-
or he should keep the room as it was found on
the occasion of the inquest; told him to clean
and use it did not tell him to burn the articles
Coroner Greenfield, stoorn. About 10 o'c lock
on Monday night, went to the house of MIR.
Nolan, to hold an inquest on the body of
person found dead in bed; upon examining the
body, found his throat was cut; doctor in at
tendance, moving the hair, discovered deep
indenture on the right side of the head; upon
looking for the instrument with which it was
done, an axe was found under the bed upon
which the corpse was lying; it had blood upon
the back part of it.; don't remember whether
there was any hair on the axe; saw a trunk,
said to have been left below by Roux; it was
well filled with clothing, papers, letters, &c.,
large door key was taken from the trunk; sup
posed to be the key of the room occupied by
McCurry and Roux; small key, was taken
from the trunk left by McCurry, fitting the
lock on Roux's trunk.