New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-06

In morning II was IN a drawer, tne'c 'fehei -
be blood on il or something NE u, IA $50, ~
her since she went away sh" tpoA ~ 4, ~"
bar hside % RAT she had on she did not take hel
things she often made threats, Ou' oiu "ot ."InA
&c ncart Il she felt very bad ana SCENE wiz ~
,t,d,y ,.ben She learned that h haf nf7rlej an
ottcr he seemed scared AMI light headed wDen sue
sai1 she had I'm shed him me St'1 Nlf WI ''ly ~
had done II Margaret tod me that sac htl cons T.
cred her character gone, through Her iAuinicy WIN
Ann Dr,,u sworn--(Wifs Of deceased her maiden
name was Ann McGurcJ was married 10 El~aTd
Drum last sunday afternoon E~Wid all oetA
1-,si,inp me As a lover about ~ months Was not
sueclaily engaged 70 be married until the time OF my
marriage ] know OF no eng igemcut between MAJ
garet and Edward my sister ives n Midcn-laue ,
we were visiting her last nlgat We ieit my sister
,bou, % O'Clock first saw " irgarct near NcN->t
nj Plaue-st. she was coming toward rs she took
hold Of Drums arm and struck him ne criei out,
" Margaret, you have mur1e4e1 me 'he sdi1'
Damn YOU, Drum. II is me ina is an II. sac Netl
away a. quick as she could, toward Orange-St-'ne
same way She came | did not see anything sac
had IN her hand / saw blood fow from nv hu'-
band Immediately after he was struck ai'er NJ
was stabbed he waloeG some distance me
Coroner here sad q at the blood vas seen -
fOw rom the deceased on the corner Oi New
ST., and he was found lying IN BeecAer-stl he
mace Outcrles. saying that hc vas murdered ana
when he fell, LEFT HIM lying IN the street, unable D
speak, TO 90 20 my sisters for assistance when
got 10 my sisters, found them Ia BED laey 60, Up
and went with me "a soon a. they could my Dr0'heI
went with me knew Margaret Gar.;y personally q.
I am satisfied from her voice that 1t was Marg1re D.
and Edward called her by name Edward said noin-
ing after he WAS struck but that ne was murderer.
| stayed with him all the time I'll he fell no words
passed between. him and me after ae was struck, Only
he kept saving lie murdered we were gong 10
our DOardlng-hOuse on the corner OF f!ane ana IT
Wing gts | have known Margaret not quite one
wear; do not know whether MargarerS character
had been previously good or bad We were lna.rcJ
in 81 Palrcks Churcn by Rev Nr. sencz
EItzabeth Hqrsla, swOm-l 1--we Al {. W tn ,Aef ;
y W Hotel ! have known Margaret Garl'y iGf I'VE
months past Drum used 10 come 10 see Ter Is heT
lover have heard Margaret Say!rCquentiy that >he
and Drum were engaged TO be married "a" Mar
ga!et when She went out last night. she SAID tlcN,
T she often had SAID that she would have revenge on
Drum for having married another glri she shg ahe
would have Il Of him that evening 90 hhy"
whether she took knife Ornol saw her "nen She
came IN again last night she acted a. Il she was
crazy TINS was about ii O'Clock ste sad. " nave
Killed Drum E" she did not say how she has Killed
INN She took of her clothing and went 20 bed me
got ND AGAIN and dressed herself TOOK te~ pieces OF
clothing and went out she was not IN bet inlnu'eS
when she went away. she sand she Wouio crown hcI-
self She babe Us goodbye, thought ~ that time
that She would not care what she cld 10 herSeh
have moi seen anything OF Margaret since she pace
Us goodbye she assigned another reason why sue
wished TO Kill Drum, besides his marrying anolher
girl, that an improper intimacy had existed between
| him and her.
Alfrandtr " Dougberfv, II D, swon-ln con
junction with DR.. Grant, male q PoS' norton *.
animation we found only one wound, the external
Orltce Of which was longitudinal anON one men IN
length situated al the apex of the epigastun, one
quarter of an inch to the left of the mcslal me rms
| wound penetrated the diaphragm and pi'>ci DdcA
ward and little TO the lett through INC hVef Al we
junction OF the right and left oDcs, ana >eF erint me
hepatc vessels also lust grazing the upper edge OF
the panercas near us middle. and passing between
| the n,s lumbar vercbra and the pSoas muscle. am
shaving off part Of the former The point OF the
knife seemed TO have been stopped by the lett Trans
verse process of that vertebra. The depth OF thc
wound eight or nine inches. reaching 10 tie shin
of the back which wound was necessarily fitl-al-
most Immediately. The instrument used might have
been very lOng-bladed dlTk, or a cary ing knife.
am satisfied tina, tins wound was ne cause o. ms
death
| The following was the verdict That Edward
Drum came 10 MS death on the night OF Monday
Argust L. 1851 by being stabbed he heart oy Som'
| instrument. 10 the Jury unknown) IN the nanis o
! Margafct Clarity
MICHAEL FoSTER.--At 4 meeting Of the
| Police OF the Fourth District, held in the station
house Tuesday evening, Aug. 3, the followlne
| Resolutions we've unanimously adopted
Rfs0ltcd. That the members of the Fourth District
Police have occasion To lament the violent death oi
another of their associates, Michael Foster, who
was asSasSinated on the morning Of the lSt Aug
inst, while engaged in the discharge OF ms duty
Resoired Tina, We esteemed Michael Foster As a
fearless and competent officer, and Kind and IN
tcllgcnt citizen, ard deeply Synpa'hise With the
widow and faihcrlcSS' IN Their affection.
Rtyoired. That we Will chceriuliy and promptly
contribute One Days Pay 10 the DeTedve1 iam'4y
and earnestly commend them to the public author
ties. and the beneyolence OF "A community IA tao
| service OF which he has fallen.
ReSo'rcs. That copy of The foregoing resolutions
duly authenticated, be forv arod 10 The widow an
published III Tie ITibiHe and Heyd.f
CHARGE OF ASSAULT WITH \ DANGEROUS
| WrAroN, AND CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PrNIsINENr.-
| The complaint against Cap, Strickland, Of the snQ
| Delonshire. and his first mate. Nh Earl, on The
above charge as relates to two OF The >camen, va
inquired into. One of the men was lying on cheS
IN the forccas;le when II was lis watch On deck. Tn
first mate went down, reproachc, HIM with Il, an'
ordered hlHl TO come an to the captain lie refuse
] to go. The man says that the mate struck INN a
| the face with pistol, also struck HIM al the eye
| go; HIM down, kicked him. &c. That Pc called on
TO the o,hor man 20 assist him when the man pu, hi
| hand on the mates shoulder and told hun - lei TN
man 20 that the captain came forward. ana struck tn
| frst man with a life pTeSeVer' the second mat,
also came up that the captain told the mates Il
brlnC the man AT, dead or alive and also told The
second mate to bring knife with him. 50 that had ht
| occasion 10 use II, he might know the men ny DAY
! iCht The two men (the first one AID the man thai
| put his hand on the shoulder OF the mattel were
| taken al and uoned and dashed together bach tC
| back then UNASSIGNED and lroncd together ~ the
LEFT OF one ANA the right arm of the other aad
the other arm OF each trSted up 10 the rigging they
were taken down ana put IN place 81 confinement
and KEPT biscuit and water 3 hours and the hr>
man WAS SICK aiierward IN consequence the man
also salt the captain remarked thai hc wouldn't have
! man that ne couldn't whip.
In defense II was shown thai the first man III the
difficulty struck The FIRST mate over the head with
blow with a HEAVIER it was also denied that the Cap
tam struck the man a; all. II further SAID tEiI
| they expected Ice, and the man that Went below,
with others. directed 10 look ont In excuse for
hfln shs man sud he no 4
lot report himself beng TO any OF the Officers
The complaint was then dismissed - - the Capta.n
The Maze did not appear. not having been ound 81
| that process could be served.
| CoURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Aug. D
| BEFORE THE RECORDER, and AL Brlffo,l Gnd Bari
| The Arson Cass.--The girl Margaret Morrison. who
VAS placed on trial On Monday on an indictment for
| arson, WAS yesterday acquitted by the jury. Mr.
Blunt. The District Attorney stated 10 the Colri tina,
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