New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-26
Trial Of william Thompson. on Charge OF
NInrder....SI DIV.

COURT OF oYEN AND TFRnINER before Judge Iurooi ans
Alderman " ood and Mullins
The Jury being completed, Nj Marvin. for prisoner
stated that the indictment contains TWO couu's-onc charg
ing that Thompson CAUSED the death OF james Monanan
and the other Bernard M0uahan, and wished thc District
Attorney TO select Whlch Oh iAe counts NO. "'I u'O
bat that officer stated that be- had ght from doubt hch
existed to proceed with the indictment ~ a. Island The
Mr swceny, assistant to the District Attorney. then
opened the case for the prosecutions stating the facts ni
Catay me Mad, "a young woman swon.-Re-ide al i'5
Wsicrst on fNh APn hycd n Anin"ny' ~ ii'. ka,M
the deceased Jas Monahan knew nm about two months
before his death remember the sunday afternoon De wt-
stabbed him about O'Clock. when was standing
talking with him iu Anthony S. between ltc Wafer ana
0rmge-st had been talking with him about minutes
when Two persons came up, one named gum ana te
oiher do not know GUN wa. SNORT man me- sl'h' p"
IN very insulting manner, Mouaiun told him lo go
about his business; that wac not speaking to lm' OIn
said he would not 40 AL he go ready MohAAah s'u A
might 90 before hc got ready. and went to the SIDEWAYS
where GUN was; Ouu pushed Inn away Win Due h"ud
MOnahan came forward again 90 gum ana gum sliu'h
him, and MouahHn struck HIM back; Muunhan, gum ana
the other then went away from where ! was. aud
toward Ccntre--t. when was speaking Goo Mona
han al the time Gum and the other came up, was stand
ing in a kind of basement about four steps down me
three did not appear 10 Ice quarrens wutnh,y ei an
thought 10 wa all about tive ntcs amer they Ten
our door saw the prisoner thompson. s'he Monansh
ia the middle of the street. he struck hm Win us
hand they both fell MOnahan under Hierwand saw
Monshsn IN the Tombs, dead % wac next morning an
officer with
Observation-Disclosures onahan was about % years
Of age he had on. the time, blue roundabout mddAns
hight color, and cap do not iecocci NIHi hh1 T Pla
looms house ligt pretty near what they eau ue rive
Points had lived there two weeks; in The basement 'l
kept dances at night and sold spirits do NOT wish 10 az"
swer the question as THAT Monahan and myself were
sh.ns 1,.u,, i ,,, srac,r do moi know tnat
ever saw GUN before; he was good looking manf the
prisoner with him and the other " hen they came
up had never the prisoner Gum hrst said How
do Won do nv dear said thing about going up
stars. he said nothing more, made no reply ana salu
po,bing Ia him: saw Monahan around there all day hrs
about 10 O'Clock do not know what hc had been dong
about there, did not INN duuh anything no" ".u "'
appear 10 have been drukng' have seen mm 9inA pee,
Monahan told GUN 10 go ON. was not spcahhs !" ml"
amer what said NJ went up rom the SIDE" ah luon,i
SON and Nlonahan were (cufrc-st when saw tAe
difficulty between them, good many houses nom Wneic
was, a crowd began 60 collect whci Cin ana M"iH.'n
sidewalk uii / in the street 4. siukc NJ hc "uN
struck once that aud they both cll thompson -'
man and The rest women not married women Mon"h'n
saddlcr by trade. and worked 90 ofandsl do n'
know " here he was The night before
b Jaor-I did not any persons very near Ihomp
aud Menahau did not see any weapon ln Inonps'"S
hand .,.
BY District -4noyaey -Monahan was of boysh' hight
as.es Noe, swon-Live al AZ Anthony heard some
noise went % the door and saw three men standing Oh
the wak-Thompsou and omai named SS",n,aia , o..e
do not rccollect was IN oaseihvul "U"u ' ~ 81
down. Thompson stood next 10 me he naN At''' n Jus
night hand OPEN and Seepine 10 close down oy M %
saw MonAhan come from across NE street ne ,,iu'N
and staggered him. who stepped down one s"l toNAi
he cui up again and there " a. some stNHn- ein
showing. VI trying 10 get a. gum ana ,,"SA a. y ,
OF Thompson hO then struck upward a. Nui'sH
le knife and h him n tie breast qua n1 -e " s'"
Thompson or have auy dispute with mm l. Was c"l'l"
erahV Ia Ter than NJ then shut up iuc hulir an" i "
IA ms pocket. the blade partly shni al lHr "ne ~. .
blow do NOT recoect that ever saw Thompson before
he the man that struck. they Iacn sio'v" "i' an
and crowded ar, on the walk Monahan backing s.on-
when Thompson struck hm on TIE SIDE Of The head N"
be was Knocked into the street aud Thompson ir ltN
over him Mouahau ilcn stood up ~ ur i"iue ~,
sou. who now dead. took holt ui deceased WEI
Thompson slapped the officer or The shoulder ana o.1 ~
some OF The persons by SAID wa dying OF dead ln'i
then arrested and three others, and iaAtn !" W.
blade. about inches long-mlEh have been ue sll"'
blsde Of he knife shown "a rather large {" oola3v1 e"
C,o.-sia-inci-l work at carpenter work. lohhing
sometimes sell IA the basement where live little occ
wife and girl who boards ihefc never asa tnr si
her business have dances zoo Tie buidinE Wich
lei cur 70 different families by pomncA OCouor va"
resides m Crossst. had seen NotahHn ABOUT Uoi' v,
fore they call him Jenny, ilc house hS De came
Gerry do moi Ano" Pal basiness = a''l o ,e " ,,
wss u the house have fciia.cs about utlt' tte
three men were standing or '"e " 90 - ,,,,i1,rS
when N0nahan ran across ana 'i-t" a. 50 ~ 80
sad by tie men a. De- came acIo'7 e'' e' i W ~
What 10 wac do not tmnA NJ snSSS .'i 'e1vinr
attempted fo do go, There Wa ''-',,'H 80 80, -
wAle Mouahaa was trying Z" ~ = - - T. = ,- .gr
him. but Thompson With h, ieit ".II, an y, ,,v
nan. kept showing them oi RON u,iA, "a - ,',e.'
eve 10 see what Thompson going iudo NitN ."'
h. the inside of thc wa.A ana \ i-'e E -
knlfe was 80 held that tue blade projected nom tS M
o the hand Al the thumb: had the kniie IN hs uH'
when hrst saw him. he across from ~ ana iihi.
tely struck GUN; they all had moved ABOUT {" 'e
aaefware before T. struck NJ with the annie .'o1St
the blade of the knife was little crooked lnal ae
one shown; 10 al the Coroncrs inquest "-cie -
sAd ID was his did not look TO see u iLcfr vas "lt
blood on The kne nothing said when ne o.a'vi N
hold Of Monahaf OF his being stabbed. or OF Ahc af
ing been used Z shut up tie knife AID ilt u I'D
his pantao pocket; Ice struck a. tim only once ca
not any appearance Of blood, am sure vas AMI"
h. held
BY a Juror When T struck with the knife, supposed
be had cut n they all clustered Tolud and NJ. backed
gp and T follow ID and struck ham stated
Beaauia HATE. swOrn-WHs standing ln front Of ~
Anthony-sf: saw Thompson and Two oiheT men come
along. heart THOMPSON say II thai little h-r comes
again will ALL hm~ law the little fellow come from
IA across Ae street. and meet Thompsoa and he other