New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-15
Trial Of David sherry for the Murder oil
EdUard Mcclure.

I Gnr-rr llEFk AND lEhNINkh - .''.~'N
Jadge EGmouas sld Aldermen Cfoi1' and stsFsn'-i 4'
es,s vs., - led on M-ssrs D. Graham snd Clinton sp-
pe.rs. for tsfs-oe, and ar. MrAeon D'Ie' A'ofnry'
I and Mr sweeny for prosecution.
sherry 4. youug mar rsIner under he uiiiins hsh"
srt soew ha, fl -, n person h' ACE IS fsi1ef ihn
b1wias he ,Hecis sppseu.y, %! mpr,onneai OF osfe'
,.,d he beioses 20 ab. reputable family Ia isi' Ciy
| NJ svesuy Opened ihe csse for ne pfaseeli9h ie
- 49, I. .nrr O'Clock on ne Ism Move lner lssi
sou- persons Psssilg through Nof'ks1 nesf me e.4.
90 he SIDEWALK and prisoner stamping npel IN Ds
c-s.ed insensibe snd conveyed 20 NE s'ANon'A
se.S, Ss'l, sso1n Lives 10 Norfolk street recorec
on sth November seeing seerry IN ne AZ ~
on MCGUIRE ir Norfois 49, o-tresn oloSae - -
.ancy. hetSren snd oc.och 'AnpMs iO-l- - - ~, =
s-s Ice Nee wa. yirg he sde~ >s, % me "a ~
- bsck VIII HI. h-sd sgsnss ne fslng oi a. sies
crossed over srd smother person csile W 49, -
-- - sf .uow bot te bad sec ih- sn sra ne sns~ er
81 ia, ~ wished he hsd ked him stayed mere l ey
War- beth ta.eu s~sy when -elt me NcS 1foa|
.. b4 sv seemed % be fl u blood, gursns ise saw
| couse u men raise BAN up ...
Cg,arrlgsi1 I'D Am cooper, ard i've IN ne Vci1iy
Wa sops home a. the time Mr Morris hsd psi.ed i-a
when crossed over art vss gons rom oes N-'c W.
younx rs1 crossed over Il lhnk hs nse i Nsfs 81 lue
.srrs -- II vss fu.t esrs there outcry nose
nat heard M Cisk pr-sent wien pfis.lr, hAee
- ,rs-s t,sf ~ wished h- had Allied hu Mr Morris
wss a.o here The heard sherry ssy nat 1v mar
had Knocked him down. lLsi "es 20 So 20 fisseD .
whole % "a, and 1eioe deceased "ss plcAel ~ 49,
rotte whether he prisoner inioriceiel ssW ~ r.
s.snce 90 bis part going with The ofhcer a. 'ns 'a~
OF Tie stamping from me opposite -de 0i me 'rrri
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pressed ~ opinion pfsoner The cause oi is dean
I,iu N8rris swOrn-Resdes a. 70 NOrilk.i; wss pss-
prsorer standing over decesssd Who lay The side
wax. had heard noise previous 10 cemns up sss-a
prisoner bat The matter hs reply ~ss insi ne uao
IA nm ag.ius him ard ,sd either had Knocked d.
c-s ed dsces--d had snOcsed bin dow csnuo1
say which stopped down snd looked a. decra'-e a.
spd found he urvd ard supposed he wa n'oA
csled prisoner ~as % considerable extent anu sup
posed they both intuXcaied and had knocArl ca
other down paised on and prisoner pu' one ~ ~
se~ye Of his cost which hsd oeen oa snd walked aious
h me Nv or three steps and supposed he VS. going
sway but immedisiey siier"sid hrAH AcAN, ~"
grung rouud prisoner scsins decrased ln me iacs
returned snd pushed BIN away an1 sac you soahoir'
YOU vii murder policeman csme up and PRISON
r srd deceased both M renh Nsrt ssion
House mans face very much msngeii rom 'he
hcel Il prisoners boot supposed NArn lists sa | -
ces.ed he had the appearance of being in0Ncaed Aei
sckir h-was SiogeheT csersole We on ne cross
.fad,er r soaacs svorn-Am policeman Of the Tenth
Wsd recoleci The occurrence I'VE 10 Norioissl "e'
supper hour, wss csAcd from tbr supper taoe vu
PONG O the spot The mhn yiug, covered " lh no,n
the prisoner pointed cli o me- by NJ motifs Aul e
or lwO Others asked he prisoner u he doue II DC saa
he did ssEed him why he done u. be sad because hv
was id Engisnmsn, tod hun rom The appearance o
The an thought be- would die. his snswerwss' d MIN
bop- he vii die | told him he must 20 with me, ~
s..sd my suthofily. aud pointed 20 my star he ssd
should NJ, take him; | lolt hun would take nin some
o r officer. came up FROM sson House ard part TOOK
up deceased sad smother ssssed me, 90 going - Toe
/ cau.- be was Id Engishmsn. he himself ~as an
An.cso ID loved his country snd he believed me- 10 be
a. rnS.bnsn ar TOO and would lac TO serve me the same
he face of he deceased wss dressfay swoo-n and
Of he upper teeth appeared 70 be out he
died station House 4; IN The morning wenI hume
and noted the Circumstances IN my police book
The exsmiuston Of witness before he Coroners Jury
John Whirflke, sworn I.e physician al $40 Broad
way saw Mcclure ser his death on sunday afternoon
present and Dr. stewart, who 10 dead Found acersied
wound both lips and Of the teeth pressed u s-ve
large one very srge one over The Hs appear
81 to ha very robust some dsrs spot. also
The tes Of the body between h- sin ana 'Eu there
yes large qlantty OF cosgula-d blood also hstse-n h
membranes O the brsin and ssuh frge qlsn ny say
ou ce. The lungs sud the nen hrsn-s sewers sd
h-sous but evidently ~ long standing e-ch lung bad an
accumulation OF blood snd here was snisr condition 80
to the shl OF the heart nothing appeared 10 be Injured
10 The sbdomen flom what saw should 'y lhe m.g ied
from Ofhe brain the resutof injury houd ssy
80 fom the appearance aud The history Ofh sitter OBJ
-red to There src other causes hen would produce u
ntoxc would the sppesrsf Of he ungs was -cded
y the injury such blows the face and bead have
been spoken of wou produce CO gesuon Of the brain
should ssv BE- died II com rrssiOn of the brain
C,o. Examination That condition o hi brain Is very
aside from exiefns vo ence meht Dc pfo1uced
from extreme inioIcaioui he appearances, h0~eye'
hose that usually si-nd injuries isI ssans a.
iroa rsiing on the side~sk' or even fsii nom
ghi; might have produced the coneussou followed by
compression lie was remarkably rooo:. msn lsass
sud health He taller snd much more muscular man
the prisoner. \,
Iy Belehey Resides st sol Broome ST saw de
cea.sd al Staten House, long after injury received,
about O'Clock 10 an iusensbe state face very much mu-
sted he ying on The door on his oscl hs sce wa.
cut a. several Of teeth p and bis mouth m Of
blood with great difficulty " foreshng gave direction. To
keep cold az ppcsous 10 his heed could sei nothing
down him. applied spphcsli)ns 10 she rxlremiu-s
agsin At n hs appeared more revived DOT IN o.
.mpid stale took several Of his i9eh with my nngers
ana again cleared bis mouth of coseg aied blood sA he
could allow nothing about 10 the morning ~ss called
again found him 10 a yug and be died pretty
afer,vsrd: he mutteFed som-lhng incOhe really
John TIsdeybecs ssorn.-rhs testimony showed nat
witness psyer deceased was "a his employ Re len
thst evening about O'Clock, e~ hat In liquor, cent
with him, but be reurued ani said deceased could get
home alone he was married mar; think be wss peace
aba man would drink occssionsy IN the eouffe othree
yesfs saw him drunk four or FIVE umes
The case for the prosecution here rested
Mr Graham on pen Of prisoner ssd lney had Intended
70 call 10 the at.r bat bad not been able
md bin, and hey would not cal any testimony for tls
defence
The case here closed and the summing up will proceed
this forenoon.
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