American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-23
Reported for the American Republican,
TRIAL FOR MURDER.
BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT.

BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT.
Wednesday, .qpru 22nd.-Stats Us. John YES
leu Flynn, indicted for the murder of Thomas
l., Qngley, near Slemmer's Run, on the Goth
of November, 1915.
For the State, George r. Richardson and
Samuel II. Tagart, Esqrs
For the defence, Messrs. William P. Pres
ton, John ]. Snyder, and T, J. Spillman,
The following gentlemen were chosen on
the iury:-Messrs. James Mccullough, James
| A. Standford, Isaac Kirk, William G. Vance,
Ebenezer D. Nutz, George L. James, Vincent
Green, Jesse NJ. Low, Robert Ramsey, David
Jean, James Smith and William jackson.
The Jury having been sworn the Clerk of
the Court, Mr.. Bergman, read the indictment
to them. 1t charges Flynn with having COM
mtted the act in nine different ways, viz
First, with striking Qugley on the side of the
head with an axe, thereby infcting a wound
two inches long and one inch deep; second
with killing him with a wooden club third
with a stone; fourth, with killing him with his
! fist, (hand, }; fifth, with striking his head against
the ground, thereby causing death; sixth, with
shooting him with a gun; seventh, with killing
| him with knife; eighth, with having stIan-
gled him with his hands; ninth, with having
set fire to the bedding on which Qugley was
lying, thereby burning the bedding and caus-
ing the death of the deceased.
| The prisoner had been previously arraigned
and plead "not guilty" to the Indictment
Samuel II. Tagart Esq, the deputy States
Attorney then arose and briefly recapitulated
observation-disclosures ofthe case which had come tC
his knowledge, and what he expected to prove
Godfrey Newberry, sworn.-Had known
Thomas l.. Quigley for four months; knew J
W. Flynn at the time of the supposed murder
they occupied the cabin together at the time i
was burned; had hauled wood for Quigley t.
use in burning coal saw Qnigley at the cabin
on the Saturday evening previous to the burn
ing of the cabin.
Cross-examined by MIR. Preston.-Saw Quig
lev at the cabin on the Saturday evening be
ween sun down and dusk; there was no per
son but him at the cabin; spoke to Quigley
witness passed by the cabin before sun down
but did not see Quigey, but in returning will
load on his wagon, he saw him; was not a
the cabin again until the next morning (Sun
day } there was but very little snow on tina
morning, and not sufficient to track man; TIN
cabin was quarter of mile from the public
road; a common by-road ran by the cabin Sun
day morning was clear and bright; witnes
lived about a half mile from the cabin; wa
! never III luII WtllSI Il lynn was tliciC'
By Mr. Snyder.--Did not see Flynn at th
cabin either going or returning past it on Sat
urday evening.
John Simon, swotn.-Was engaged at worl
at Slemmer's run at the time the affair occur
ed is WAGNER and was engaged in haulin.
wood saw Quigley and Flynn at the cabil
late on Saturday evening; they were alone; 1t
lived about one mile from the cabin.
Cross-examned by Mr.. Preston.-Did no
know the time he saw them at work togeth
er, it was about an hour before shutdown; they
had been working together several weeks
Flynn had family living about a mile and {
quarter from the cabin; witness did not see {
fire on the night of the Goth of Nov; though
it was snowy, hazy kind ola night; the near
est house to the cabin is DR.. Jones', about {
quarter of mile off; was not there on the Sun
day morning after the murder; there was
enough snow on the ground in the morning tC
track person upon it.
Samuel Lockhart, sworn.-Resided at DIR
Jones' at the time of this affair, which was
bout 200 yards distant; Flynn first reported
the affair at DR.. jones', saw Flynn on Sunday
morning, who stated that the work (coal pits
were on fire, and that the cabin had burnet
down to the ground; this was about O'Clock
in the morning; it was cloudy; Flynn said hi
did not know what had become OF Quigley
and that he must have been burned up in TIT
cabin; did not know who occupied the cabin OF
the night of the murder; the cabin was bull
for the use of those who were burning coal or
the coal grounds; he had worked at the coal
pit previous to this affair, when Qaigley ant
Flynn occupied the cabin; worked there abou
two weeks before the 29th of Nov; on TIN
night of Flynn's watch he slept in the cabiI
with Quigley; don't know that any person els
but Quigey and Flynn were engaged at thu
coal pit at this time; the cabin was built larg
enough for four men to sleep in it there wen
two chunks" each large enough for two per
sons to lay in; saw the barrel of gun layin!
in the ashes of the cabin on the Sunday NOR
ming.
Gross examined by MIR, Preston-The fir
was placed in the middle OF the cabin, whcl
had no chimney, the smoke escaping through
the opening for the door, which was only
board set up TO close the entrans c; straw wa
thrown loose in the CHUNKS" and overed wit
a blanket; had to leave a crack OF the doc
open to admit of tue egress of the sn oke iron
the coal fire in the centre, did not in connexio
with the prisoner examine to see if there wer
any tracks about the cabin, on the Sunda