American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-24
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL "a, 1916.

session about nine months before; knew moth.
ing of the knife; would not positively identify
| the milestone.
MIR. - Gugen, recaled-The box he re-
moved from FIynn's house to Howa.d's mill
did not see it opened.
Godfrey Newbefry, recalled-Knew Quig-
ley very well; he had frequently borrowed a
black handled knife from QuigIey to notch
down work; the knife in Court looked like the
same one.
Wilson Johnson, affirmed-Knew Thomas
L. Quigley; he had shown him $40 not on a
broken bank of Mississippi; was shown a note j
he believed it to be the same note; was shown
1t in March or April, l845.
BY MIR. Preston-Saw the same note before
the grand jury; lives in Pennsylvania.
James Chandley, atfirmed-Was on the in
quest which examined the remains Of Quigley
in March last, they discovered fracture in the
back part of the head; there were four more
| fractures on the head; the fracture on the back
part of the head was about four inches long,
and about three quarters of an inch in width,
where it was depressed in; the other fractures
were from an inch to an inch and quarter in
length; the head was attached to the body.
By Mr.. Preston-Ths examination took
place in Pennsylvania, at the exhuming of
Quigley's body.
John Gordon, aflirmed-On the Goth of
March she was on an inquest, which set on a
charred body, which had been buried in
church yard in his neighborhood. (The testi-
mony OF this witness in regard to the fractures,
was similar to that of the preceding witness.)
DR.. Mcdonald affirmed-Was one of the
physicians who was at the examination of the
exhumed body in Pennsylvania. The Doctor
gave lengthy description ofthe whole appear
ance of the body, and the fractures on the
skull, which it would be unnecessary to repeat.
The jury came to the conclusion that the de-
ceased came to his death by the fractures in
! flicted on the head.
| DIR. Smith, affirmed-Resides in Pennsylva-
mia; was present at the exhuming and exami-
nation ofthe charred remains Of Quigley. (He
also gave minute description of the appear
ance of the body, and of the fractures.
The State here closed the examination of
their evidence. The counsel for the prisoner
called
DIR. Durkee, sworn-A long examination
was held both by the Cefence and prosecution,
in which the probabilities and the possibilities
Of the deceased coming to his death in various
ways from blow, either accidently or inten-
tonally, were most thoroughly sifted. The
doctor, however, not having seen the remains
of the deceased, no fact of any great import
ance was elected.
! DIR. Thomas g. Rsteau, sworn-Who was
also examined at length in regard to assures,
fractures, ;auses and effects, &c., with no very
important results. as regarded the case under
consideration.
MIR. Mercer, sworn-Testi6ed to the genera
manner of building cabins of the description il
which the deceased was burned; had known
two persons smothered to death in similar ca
bins, from fire.
Mr.. Gurth, sworn-On the Saturday even
ing on which the accident occurred, Flynn
came to his house to get some bread; witness
was in the habit of baking Quigley's bread
Flynn called for the purpose of getting Q's
bread; got loafon that Saturday evening anc
brought it back on Sunday morning.
Mr.. Kirk, sworn-Was the coroner who helt
the first inquest, and testified to the condition
ofthe body.
The defence having no more evidence to pro-
duce the case went to the jury. Samuel H
Togart, Esq, Deputy Attorney for the State
opened the argument on the part of the prose-
cution. He spoke about three quarters oil
an hour, when the Court at O'Clock, adjourn.
ed until this morning at o'clock, when the
case will be concluded.