New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-08
Trial of Margaret Garrity for the Murder Of
Edward Drum.
fReportod Tor The n, Y. Tribune
ESSry CorsTy


The trial of this exciting case has been
looked forward to with great interest by the people
of Newark, where the tragedy occurred, in August
last and on the assembling of the Court the room
was Immediately thronged by the multitude, who
had surrounded the Courthouse long before the
hour for opening the doors had arrived large por
ton of these were young and mdde-agcd females,
wholstened with absorbing attention to every word
that fell from the lips Of the attorneys and witnesses.
Margaret came into Court accompanied by her
Younger sister and her counsel, MessrS. c. Parker.
Ex.Goy Pennington and A. Whitehead, E>qrs. She
was neatly dressed, and her face was covered by
black veil of figured Grape. lie features are pretty
but exhibit a melancholy and grief-stricken aspect
she sat with head inclined forward during the read
ing of the indictment and hearing of witnesses, took
little notice of the proceedings, but frequently wept
The sympathies OF the audience were strongly ex-
CITED in favor of the prisoner, to be expected,
but there was no breach of decorum.
The following Jury was empannoled and sworn
Aaron II Dunnel, William A. Lum, David Willis,
Chas Roder, James L. Camp, of Newark Elias
Wilcox Peter GIoShong, of Bloomfield John NJ.
Puden, Chas. II Ross Joseph CTea, OF Elizabeth
town sllas Miller, of Westield VIM. Dunn, of
PaDheld
The Jury having been sworn, B. Williamson, Esq,
the State IN substance as follows
"You have been selected to sit as Jurors on the
traverse of this Indictment for murder. II Is now
my duty as the proper officer on the part Oh the
State, to read TO you the indictment, explain the iw
and produce before you the proper evidence III the
case
The indictment was then read, which contained
four counts, setting forth the manner and by what
means and instrument, and al what time me murder
was committed, and he concluded by saying
Gentlemen of the Jury, we are no longer Idle
Witnesses or curious listeners 10 tins awful Tragedy
" are not 10 be men pleaSeTS. We are called upon
III a most solemn manner TO oO our auty 10 our
Selyes-to the Stdte-tO our God. And may we per
form that duty with reverence for the Laws, upon
which rest our lives our liberty and our fchsioA-
trusting only to that Beng who alone can diect MS
Thc bis,Iict Attorney then proceeded to The evil
dence and called the first witness
Ann Dram, sWOTn.-She testlhed that EDWARD
Drum was her husband TIA. she saw HIM last on
Moncay night, the ith Of August that they eii their
sisters. Mrs Gaylor, III Macen- lane al 10 O'Clock,
10 go TO their boarding house, On Inc corner OF
Plana and Warre-sls they went up Washington 10
Market and up Market 10 Plane they went aloag
Plane nearly 10 New. 81. when there, they saw q
Woman coming up as fast as she could she grasPed
EDWARD by the arm, and hoiered oai Sc Damn YOU,
Drum don't YOU know rs Inc ~ he sad " VI irgiTet,
Margaret, you've murdered me " sae "a" this
woman FIRST coming across News as they were
going toward New she did not see anything IN her
hand she took him by tie arm, near the shoulder,
aud drew back her other ntnd she then went oacA
The way She came, stunning last, she saw War
galet before she came close 10 theIn sAc came IN
fast dbl not any one e4se Ia the street az the
time when Edward cried out, Mrs. d. sd the bioot
flow tie SAID nothing more than ABOVE Elw ard hai
hold of Mrs ID. when Margaret seized him, and he
retained hIS hold TIL he dropped he ~ake1 so ne
distance she knew the voice when tAe woman
spoke It Was Margaret Clarity she had on aai
ana veil which Vas down over her face When she
seized Edw and had known Margaret neaIiy twelve
months Margaret went up Plane-st waen she len,
ana she did not hcr turn our ol fiane-st "Aea
Edward fel,, Mis- ID. stopped over nm. ol! lie co11
not sneak ana she went OacN 10 her sisters "A
Na,,ep.l,no and tooA them 20 the pot she found
Inn a little distance from where sLe le!t Ll-n some
mon N, rc around hlAi, out she da not AnO" item
he was then cel4 they boarded VIA No. 1itfA
ter .be retrL,c with The men lhel al went 10 ne
w;,lch.house, ana renamed there hi ABOUT oc-1cA.
Grass erasrMef w a. married weeks ago .dsl
sunday he was numbered the next Monday aitcL
tielr usrrl.cc thtv were married by Nj. >tne1 hal
known her husband about - months ne hio oceh
n.,inr her attentions Tor zone time she Ma nov
- rareC but walked right to the church 10 oe mar
r,d She was living with Mr.. Ogden ana went 20
H.. church from Mrs Gay lOrs hc hFel AZ ~
t.:xlor's be fore the maTrlag sAe Knc" tAat Dtuu
Mas ACQUAINTED WIN Margaret, bur had mol OK"
seen them together she had 80, cen her unless >ue
came TO hcr SISTERS sometimes >he diN mol AnpM
Drum was engaged 10 Margaret Il vas S1uo q
A dark night she could Lot tell how Tar on pei>ou
mish, bs seen. BIT 10 vci FAR does ID. An'" no."