New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-02
LAW PROCEEDINGS.
COURT OF OYER AND TRIMMER Before Judge
EDWARDS and Aid WARD and OAKLEY.
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EDWARDS and Aid WARD and OAKLEY
TRIAL FoR mURDER.. Wednesday
John NJ Dolan was placed upon trial, charged
with the murder of Hugh Duffy in mulberryst. on 9Th
June last by stabbing him In the abdomen with knife.
inaicng wound three inches In length and four In
depth from which wound Duffy died two days after
ward.
Mr. Blunt, Distric, Attorney being ndisposed, John
McKeon Eco late District Attorney conducted the pros
ecuiiop and Messrs James 7 Brady and b. Phillips
appeared In defense
Dom, ly No 36l Eat Iwelf ht and DOnnelly alleged
tht ~ ncr did not treat bis (prsoners) vile well Va
the Stu June the father accompanied by another daush
ter went 10 Dolans place In Mulberrys with view 70
toke tis daughter fMs Doan) home 10 his own house.
Difficulty occurred between DOlsn aud DOnnely, ana
from words it il said they proceeded TO blows mum
Der persons came in during the dihcuty among tnen
deceased ard a carTnan named Magln, whom NJ Dh
nelly brought take the effects OF his daughter away
Ia the course of the alteration II Ia said Donnely T
pcaled his daughter the treatment she received
and called Dolnn opprobnnus term, and II Ia said
struck nm with a cane. DOlan then put Donnely and
the daughter that had with him out and il said
struck the daughter and pushed her Oh the stoop.
number Of persons up, and general difficulty oc'
cur ed during which il IL charged, the prisoner In
hi, ted upon Duffy the wound from which he died
Mr. McKeon, after stetng the facts an they had ap-
peared proceeded TO call his witnesses
John D0nRetiy sworn-li'es ~ NO. o'o N'n'n -"
have known prisoner more than twelve months ne "
married 10 one Of my daughters; went down 10 MS
house in Mulbeyst 7ih of June % see could come
TO suagement with HIM my daughter opened me
door looked around, and SAID they could live very
comfortably II there was peace; Mr. ana mn
Dolin my dGugbter) and my other dauynter
Mary Ann were there, Mr.. d said they could i've
whSt kind OF lite he hsd lived before he was
married and what kind OF life he Intended 10 tead no
siked me what meant, and 70 explain myself mtm
some words, told him he was not a man, but devil
al oune1 lnl
ed from the table threw me down on chair ana srucx
me- got up snd got into struggle, and there were
ups and downs between Va he ordered mo out and
went out and he followed into the hall; scuiio
sgsn ensued which continued got INTO the street
he then turned up the stoop and met his vito there
he struck her on the side Of the lace ana to'd
her 10 begone for W; told hun not To stnke
her 90, and struck him with common waking
cane; | then turned up the street with some men
NY ron came up took OH bis own cap and put On me,
and then went 10 his sister, come one ced Out INST DO
Ian he'd pistol looked and saw Dolan taxing aim;
ru he'd between them, and prisoner turned me pstoi
me caught with my right hand and caught hold of
him then puzzled him into the room and TOOK me ps
tol Iom him In snd asked If twas loaded
he took IL and neytr IL rnce; there was struggle
between prisoner and self and prisoner went down,
there were three persons in the room was then gong
cut and looking back in the hall prisoner ana DuDy
striking each ether, and az the moment nesrd some ono
cav prisoner he'd knife then saw Dung fall and prs
oLors arm RI ing from the bo Of deceased and ga" the
blade If knife prisoner then rushed az me and struck
me ia the hand with the knife, and struck 81 me again
iii IL Mr. Doan pulled him out OF the way, ana the
force Of the blow fell bis own thigh; he then went
into his own room and cOsed the door cried out tor
help FOR the wounded man did not prisoner sfer
wsfds I'll / saw him In the ststlonhouse; D1fy struck
mi oner with whip the one shown, or one hket
Cyoss e1aminsd Did know the prisoner I'LL within
four or i've weeks Of his marriage he and my daughter
were MARI ed against my cOnsent had several times
ordered him out before he was married the three Duf
~. vLtsd my houfe like any others never knew liner
Of them paying attention my daughter; James Duffy
never siked my consent ~ marry her; two Of the
DuHy's were pTes.Dt a. the light can't say never
liked Dolan I liked him well any one else al
Il ough ordered hun on, Of my house my daughters
name : Isabella don't remember her age II II u ma
t,rsl can ind II out don't know what Dolan's bust
was; az the hOuze before the q ght went
there fer little boy Owen Duty and another young
man we're there il shortly after the marriage
went there again abouts fortnight before the hgh about
O'clock 10 endesvoT 20 make peace between them Do
Ian not there " aiLed about - minutes; neither
Dufyr there had a wth me the time Of thc
cIE,uliy do rot always take cane but when take
TIE notion had the wakingcane before that time;
resdfd then at No 36l Twerh4t; the Dufys lived IN
the house with ue; Patrick Crowell lived In "a
! loon under DUhy's store, Owen Duty lived with III,
brother DO not know how long before The tght mad
seen Mr. and Mr. d.; sAw d. follow his wife INTO tne
street one day ard abuse her; had worse ieengs 20
ward Mrs Dcsn the day went there than agsinss DO
Ian weIt there determined % make reconcn MN "a
b. bring my daughter aud her things away
tistl could eject reconoiaon. Tor ne ~. 49,
Ter hi pyht before 10 clear cut asked Peer hsen
10 meet me there with biz cart, 10 sake away .io
u,t Rave seen the Duys thai day as tnsy ,ea ~ no
bo,se with me cannot ,sy but oid uesh was s''g
| dcwp. Bueh Duffy kept a grocery sore oannN ~
bou long the row took might be an noori sn.ns NOT
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