New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-10
TRIAL of Hugh McOlearnan for the Mardsr OF
Rliza Courtney.

FIRBT DAY.. Monday, sept9
COURT OF OYER AND TERhlNER-Bsforc Judge EDXoNps
ana Aldermen erlIE and CHlraAE.
Hugh McClearnan, Indicted for the murder of
Eliza uourney oherw lac Bradley by drowning. was then
psesd upon trial, his council, Bar d Taylor, stating
ahai they were ready The Jury then called and The
smpensnns proceeded In. Jury was empanesd In
short time and the opened behalf Of the prcsscu
Mon by Mg. sweeny.
On night sih June, being In company with Mr. Clements
Ean and woman tarn down Cedar at and 60 40 Wn
talked, pile Of lumber they ihau toward the
end Of tho piers they about minutes gone when
heard woman scream ran up the dock and saw The
BEieoner come up as abe screamed saw MIN coming
along and arrested him; asked him whs. he he'd dons
With thai woman do not recollect what he sad look
k 10 the eAd Of the DOCK whore saw she woman In the
water. when snw her there let 60 of him. end cried
for assistance and of The dock get help met Mr Gle
en ard he md toward the end OF 1t met the
prisoner coming of he stumbled the pile ofiumbsr
ara We caught him we cried watch aud gave him Ia
@e Dock and Mr Clements Jumped overheard we got
her ont ind took her to the station house, abe was
Reatst and down L,berty.,t; il was pretty dark aud
could noheep him 10 sights rne there was no string
piece al the end of The wharf where the woman waa over
board tho dock marrow there might hsve been SO or
sOrty yerds of when henrd the acrea there was no light
On tie wharf, wea between II and u O'Clock at night;
Yves low uoe and the water several 1881 below ihe sur
Seee Of the wharf; something in she water which
soh for womans dess do not know what was he color
the prisoner he did make resissnee was
about he middle of the dock ssd to be 500 when
TO going overheard after The womsn would not have
CONC overheard Without one beside The prisoner DO
Tag hAre: ysa too dark and might NOT have been able
40 gel ou, idea that the man drowned The wsmsn
purposey; ,hnk ehe backed over owing 10 ihe siring
niece being gopei when ,hem going down fol- swed
Me suppose they were acquainted; am booAhpder by
csupaon there might have been other tho dock
ives, aatNsdWhen passed them, they seemed "a
DO saApg lriepaly together iDs when arrested prisoner
ser hearing the acrea be asid he wilns so with
Sse; he never explained to why he WA there did
~aJ ,As Clezsnts sworn-Residea at AS Washington.
zaseai al The corner Of West and Cedsr swsss loa
a!ehs Of The man and woman and got talking sc
some men ,hsre heard B. cry woman wss over
Scaya and saw hin coming npi s, said that woman
board Thai prisoner blink II was hl think what
M say was TO the pprpoEt thai he knew nothing about iG
Injected al the suis that he had thrown the ovey
900. 40 not reeoliec what be sad th0uEht The
,s Of srreatlbg he nigh have thrown her over bat
ssReYyeFd ss be appeared willing so go with have
sn his bYolhez the e tie brother did net appear
n fasl much sypshy for him. told him he hsd better gel
alawyeT for him, as he wss Ia scrape hat he said be
aaad pos aSn printer by occupation after geneg to
She asd OF the wharf saw something 10 the WAFER cried
On, 10 vesasl there 10 bring boat az there wss perse1
overheard got answer whea ths sn SAID ns could moi
1eayo; ina hola Of the s1i eone policemen came
nsd asst ysss brought wbea lssw woman disroetly
asanG the water ,hre wse no way to get Der and
Sapea overheard; roPs was handed me - was 8WtE
Rne aa6 fhsera "a Ii round her aud abe WSs sRen up
$40 wss aesa abe had been To the walaF about sn nln
Asas; hss distnesy floating on he water ssere we
spea eveShckrd do RIOS know bow wa1 hai shs 1913
cd 90 eag; whsn heard tho RcSean,B they appeared 70
aeno srcEa The water
Psssak cplsn, swoyn--Rsside 10 Morrls-rs; was ~
se9d a. the focs Of sdbeEfyht nsghs OF Oh and kept In
Fisen 1inee wiseas; have bsen on he same aiory
With prison. saw s and woman 60 down the dock
saw u 30 aswa Mort trne aef he no, there iong
sira cali wen, downs saw he prisoper ara bs gas or.
Esaaea; saw Clements aso sheFe ana nct bear Wis. r
eaasnaR sa'si was slfessss fes sSAe weEas saa DO