The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-11
Cous, OF Oye and T-rmtney.
Barr. e.-Bsfore Chef Justice EdnOnds and two
Ald,In.n.
sINouIAR TRIAL FOR sUrpER.

sINouIAE TRIAL FOR sUrDER.
A petit jury having been .npsUelied,
Hugh McClsDLhp ~aS srrsiRD.d tor the murder OF
Eligs Courtney uas Bradley tbs 9th OF June 1850
BY tbr' wing her into tn. North river The case for
the proc. cuton stated by Mr. Sweeney who Ap
pesrsd with the district Attorney on the part OF tho
people.
Daniel Bourchier (bookbinder) was sworI aud
smiD'o by the District AttOrn-y Lives Mt ~ Wash
iLsoD rI-~t; on The Dsht OF 18th June last VA. o"n
Ing up L'b,ry street IN con pany with Mr. Clemens,
raw nHp shd woman turn Down Cedar street, and 90
to The COCK Mt IN, foot Of Liberty street to-m
.top WIN. sIo talk pa piis OF iUmo-r, they thsn
toward the end OF the dork the river th-y
~.r. tb,re shou, three minutes, when ne h-srd q
woman scr,Am witness rsu ny tn" dock and met the
prisoIsr c.uipg "a; a,k,d him what n. bsd done
with the wuusI ] oObt kpos what ans ser he mada
me-; took the prisoner u The vud oi tho dock, ard
h'rr saw the woman In the water thrn let him yo
rut for aseistsncs. met MIR. Cl.n (tnr person
who before with ~itser. hso - and ran do~n
la ttuubi.d owe. The Pile az lumb,r ana 40 caught
him ana gave b. N IN charge 81 ~ Cfiner
Jucg'- Wei afer Jou got MIR Clements did you
try 10 rtcue the ~onian'
wuu..s-y-r. AFTER W. gave IN. prisoner into Gus.
tody. tisn.nt, Jumped ,sihosrd. and got her out;
We brUuplt her 10 the citation HOUSE. the .sS dead.
To Ikuict Attorney Did not see any On. .ls- but
The prisoner ub The DOCK.
a. N. Judge Can't ,..Ar that tb. prisoner 10 the
~hcm I trtt tsp In compsry with the somsn.
To Us Dbtriet httorn' y followed the and
woman nil ooup Wet ,tr,,t and ,.asr .tr.-t n IL
betty street and the dock the dock T. very
the end pesr the river; there no lsmpr there,
wee about half wy Gown the dock vh-n heard the
OF 900 fsst lopRl ths wss between ~ ard ~ O'Clock
u va lO~ tid'; Tie Sst,r tsbout 10
II f.D that could not reach 10 the woman with my
To IN. Judss- 81. spp.s red to have a white drss,,
Tut ruulo bot distinctly zee " she .a- struggling;
the rtit"p'r DID not make Hny reti-tsDe- when l ar
rested hin: Do not rse-lrct that he sAii anything
Mr. Mex OIL idut eith.r you or the pIisoL-r try
down trst'
vnr,,s- No. ga not Do 60 because u va. too
esrk sLd though i'll vent ov-r could not d. peud
WVNNU tn HaNE nat
the vent there TN patpv-- Of throw
ins ih. woman over, snd she may have fsilgn In by
srcid'rt
,tost ,,sBin.d-It va, so dark ths, I could no,
di,ibguihbs feature. q P-fson scross tho dock, "
TO tho yuass-I DID not r.arch the dock to see II
TIER any othsr perrop IL but the prisoner at
~. 'in'; there uid have been other persons on 10
without ny seeing them
Cross ..sniLaiio. oontin ued- The man aud ~omsn
whom say gers down those streets appeared 20 De
on iTt.foiy terms.
JsbB CIn.nt. (pfib,.rl-C orroborsted the t.stI.
mcty ~ oihtr SHINES and he also did not rscn-
lsot suy tbirg tbst the prisoner sAid ~h"u they ar
itst'd D. A. snc' ~ that he knsw nothing shout tt
H. gu e. ismaik@d that " -s- an sItrsordinsry
circus tsne. hist neither ot tie -itnes-- could tell
ybst The rIi.,n.- said. sotBg the chsrss ~bsn
Nr 'cK.ou aid tina, the question Witch va. |.
very impor=nt one ala rot sPpsr 70 have been - ksd
wines c'pt,uu,d-I osIl.d assistance. sns soms
cmo.r c-ue msn esme With nss, ~ -hteh
80 tie vousB hostins tb. saiisrs II tbs water;
junpsd ov.i bo.fd anu held her up sell - could
~. ~st.r NY head. out h-id her up By
husiirs. -hsu lnupsd overheard. the prironsr -s-
IN rgFody OF an ofic-r, there another acre
vho ssiC b. kfsw som-thirr shout u, snd coll.r-d
hin siso suo gsvs \ m 10 an ofhcsr
1hs Judge remarked that the circumstsnces OF the
Whole csss ~ers very extraordinary indseI
lstftet Cvllrs trsti1ss la norrs street eut 10 nov
prs, not 81 tn iomb-. 20 sivs evidence IN Mi. easel
wh' sworn aud sHsmiu'd b. the Di.triet Attorasy
uss sfrsstsd he bight H. question, aud tsvs been
e'nhr,d IN N. ToH'bs ever since
III. Judge Rave you been In the sane part OF the
lu M : - the gfisrrrrf
Mnbsss-- No ar h. In corridor. aud In
IN. ,t'r ha'e zen the pifouer IN I'D spd spoken
g. m WitIs,s th.B q. po-.o 60 hesfing Que % IN.
ast ~itncsf cfyirg cut that s-umsn uss s-ertosrf;
h. N'Bt oosn. sas lourchier sud the other -i,ness
trett th- prisoner heard them speek but do nos 70
COLLECT What tEss said, srr@stsd BY Of them
a. ccrsfgus nee a. xfst snid about IL 1T the time;
iofgst .hat N visa that said
jail 49,
vhrsss- B~ said that could not be allowed any.
thint iot ~ TINE sud that might o. reu ssy shat
Mr. A,kson- Iid the prisoner not say At the time
Be- VS. srrsstsd that the -cnsn f.n ovvrb.sfdf
CoUufsi FER the pfisonsr objected
Ths .uoss ssid that b. you'd sno~ the District At
tornsy III prvuess ~ ero~s Examining th-se witness.
- q. ~ s'eusd mot sstfsuroinary that nos one OF
them ran say ebst sbs-.r the man made -hep arrest
% On tbsrgs ~ murder
Diet Aucrnsy- DID yeu not hear Bourchier or Gle
nents ssy o. the frisop-r =, the time. :" You have
drovnss the ~omsni" and aid you not hear his an
s~ef
witness don't rscolisct
bot AitorDey-vbss DID you say TO the prisoner
vhsp he sed yop to s-ssr to Wis, the other Wit
nessss ssid ~
rrnsss-I told him I -.uid de- all could but tbs,
vould tsu the truA
To the judge ussd 20 help cut tn. foed 10 the
jail sno va not hspt very close spoke 20 the pri-
scn'r shout the businss fev times, cant rscolecs
en- ysfre slss b. s.id. only 20 say the SANE the
other -rnes-ss Q-Did the cfncers Of thu lad kpov
you ~re -,tbsss in tb,s shsrs- Of murdsr aud ~,
let you conf-r Nth he yriscneri wts--.-r they
didn't kbo~ fsv him, 7 dont Ines what the cth.r
vitnsss.e fsv- said here odsy -ss IN THE court all
the q me they v.re essmib~di 4 An an Irishmsn, su
IN this country sine December 1872, have ben IN
other parts q The nited ststes IN Ne- rors
ABB Vt twt months the last time, don't kno~ THAT
country man The trisoneris. hn never told me
judge tou hadn't told me what eountrymsn you
we're beicre kne- you WE an irishmsn
Witpsss-H Ne maj be frsr IfsisBd but thefss rssny
countries IN IreisDd ususbterJ
HoW~ttsr vac here rscslled ard ssbed ~ t~ duds>
Dc srssstsd th. prtsouer be swear. he Atd, BE-
cause be euspecs.d that -~s 10 -ho thr.- the %.
psr o.,tb srd vbst " the esne Of the chang OF
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