American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-24
Reported for the Baltimore Clipper.l
TRIAL FOR MURDER.
BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT

Thursday, April 23rd. The Court met at 8
O'Clock, and proceeded with the examination of
the witnesses on the part of the State.
Pamela kssell, swom-Flynn before he
came to Baltimore, after the burning of the
cabin, shaved off his whiskers; did not wear his
own hat, but wore u cap belonging to MIR. Nc
Cormick.
Thomas Sampson, sworn-Had received
from Flynn at one time $50 note to take to
MIR. Lilly's to get changed; brought it back and
gave it to Flynn, MIR. Lilly refusing to change;
told FLYNN Mr.. L. said it was not good; he
again went with Flynn to Mr.. Barton's to get
it changed, but he not having the change kept
the note; was shown the note, and thought it
was the same.
By Mr. Preston-Thought it was the same
note from its having piece of paper pasted on
it, could not read or write and could not tell it
by any other mark.
Charles Curry, sworn-Came to Baltimore
from Slemmer's run about three weeks before
Christmas, in company with Flynn; he bought
himself a new suit, and his wife and child GER
tain articles; had seen Flynn with eight or ten
dollars at time in his possessIon is brother-in-
law of Flynn.
By MIR. Preston-Observed nothing peculiar
in his manner; has known him for seven or
eight wears; had boarded with him about seven
weeks, about month before the cabin was
burned, and paid one dollar and a half per
week; paid nine or ten dollars for the suit he
bought in Baltimore; only remained in town
one day.
BY the State-Did not pay him any money
for his board.
| John Frost, sworn-Received a $40 note
| from Mrs. Sampson; some two weeks after
wards saw Mr.. FLYNN, who stated he had sent
him S20 note; the note the witness received
was of the denomination of $50 on the Bank of
Mississippi; twas shown the note,) and believ-
ed it to be the same one he had received;
Flynn had told Mrs. Sampson, that he knew
ii was not good note.
Bv MIR. Preston-Did not show the note to
Flynn; received the note about two weeks
before Christmas.
Walton Gray, Esq, sworn-Was the Ma
eistrate who examined Flynn; knife, whet-
stone, pencil, and two $50 notes were obtained
from the prisoner, and placed in his possession.
George Moore, sworn.-Arrested Flynn in
! Anne Arundel county; went to Flynn's board
ing house, in company with Quigey's brother,
and obtained a pencil from the pocket OF a
vest, the same vest the prisoner had on in
Court; the pencil shown him, is the same, he
having put private mark upon it; put the
pencil in Mr.. Gray's possession.
Peter Trego, sworn.-Thomas Qugley and
he had traded pencils, about the middle of last
! June, and the one found on Flynn he believed
to be the same pencil; he had obtained the PEN
Gil in Philadelphia; the pencil shown in Court
was exactly like the one he had traded with
Quigley; he believed it to be the same pencil.
BY Mr. Preston.-T Traded pencils with Quig-
ley in June last, nearly two weeks before q.
left his neighborhood; next saw it last winter
after it was taken from Flynn; the pencil was
brought by Mr.. Welsh and shown to him
after Flynn's arrest.
Frederick Welsh, sworn.-Examined Flynn's
coat when he was arrested, and took whet-
stone out Of his coat pocket, which he retained
and gave to the magistrate, "a milestone
shown him. believed tito be the same; exam
ined box which was said to be Flynn's at
/ Towards Mill, Slemmer's Run; found small
black handled pen knife in it; twas shown a
knife, J believed 1T to be the same; carried the
pencil and showed it to Trego; had seen a
milestone which he believed to be the one in
Court, in Quigey's possession.
By MIR. PrestoH,-Saw Moore take the pen
Gil from FIynn's pocket, and took it up 10 a
Mr.. Gerth's house, where Trego saw ii; about
a week afterwards gave the pencil to Justice
Gray; had seen the milestone in Quigleys pos.