New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-06
'rria, Of Michael Power for Murder.


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Nrhsei Power man shout IS or 8 years Of sge. Of
prepossessng appearance, ard rather ulder e nidtng
IA pnd sLa. placed upon r's char. Fl Nlf1 ihe
murder VI Rchsrd Miry ~ the foot u sNiecnlhs. 90
NJ. Sweeney. associated with lhe D.uc. Aisorney
opened The to me J4ry The psVn-r defended oy
N. JAs Brady. The wife o. prisoner snd lle widow
nf the assi esch having ih them i~l or three e
children 81 iuizli among those oi ls7f were present
F,f,,es Dee sworn On 18Th August last va. a. wors
fool of sixteenth 49, r. hsd let tne vessel. by toe
piece lniasd .chr D.oe u ss-li loaded iih brow
was unloading Toe vessel Tor Msser.On smith deceaf
80 of fhr former 90 rr.uner ui .ier, hne hl
ae men rather ons Ia seng up The stone snd o.a 'r
not 10 De seepnS The horses Idle tod deceased hso
ven them Two extra meu deceased eNid they were "
Oily tlns prisoner made h- answer hat hey we're As
good a he ~heu me sio1s was h0stet toh ~" mrn
ID on shore ana hau 10 out ihe csri wh.H deceased
shore he STRUCK The prisoner rKht sni lfi tn"y
cinchea AID Jumped on shore and sfparated th'm and
took away piece II wood they each hsd hold q told
prisoner 10 90 20 the yard go long a. ihry could no.
agree, decea-ed went on bosrd he and prisoner sep.
pss.ing words and .sw prisoner give diseased ihe
blow which feled bun. lsiih -uek about four lee.
l51r and not qlits 30 lsrye a, a carr rung, cal I'd
~ stone carmen "Amsnager.' be.ng used To unload
1g and cartus stone the blow -ifnrs fecrased On
1e head picked BIN up. and myself ana scoiofen MA.
walked him Ar % The cabin. do NOT sno" When pc hr't
s whether Do was srusih not, in minute or NO
lferenrd wrre leading him to e cAnn ne said y
wa. nothing u vii soon be- over when sirucs, decreased
Tss on 'h- fe,rel aud prisoner ol ihe 90, a
.fuck The .en ,iie Of me leat, ard u was bleeding
.frrlettiug him to The ctHln ani plac M Pillow un'e
t head went 10 Tho stone Yard foot ~ Iwrfth-si aud
gave notice II what rad bern dune on my renIni DO
ceased was Ia tho hold Of ne vessel vomiting sot
WAGON ald sem Ri m home Do said he died a. o'clock
next mOrnlng;l 70 was NOT over three minutes snVsn
nrs from The lime deceased struck prisoner mat no a.
struck d-ceased with the STICK. iofn VI ne men hsf
worked Tor Ma.iers0n Smith for iva Or az len- s
sJnerlbbels and bad lever heard Of any tlfcuy be
tween them.
Ohrr Witnesses testified that sier deceased sirucs pr
s0ler which he 81 twice. With bis fats, over The hr.d
"a caught prisoner The throat when he zter stopped
down 10 pick up scs called apOer ieceased q nch-d
HIM s tighter by ths throat and SAID. You bly, ihrs
you don't put down that sick III choke you II IVES
also ssd he tired TO throv prisoner overload and ~ord
have done 90 but lser caght hold u the ngsng of the
vesse IL sa- also SAID % awitness that prisoner ~s-
s-rd % say, before be lsfs the yard be would have re-
gsnYe
Deceased was represented 70 be sth eiic, powerful
iasr zad much heavier aud stronger thsn Tho prisoner
also said he stated during tho difficulty no could
licl hslfa dozen such by ihings ~ Power.
To lee rurfiru-i fNIs forenoon.