Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-03
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shocking and mysterious murder which
took place on the night OF the 10th inst.
which runs as follows On Tuesday
night the body Of a poor lahoring man
named VIM. Furlong was fonud in a room
IN a shsnty in Thirty-sccoud ST., ncar
Third avenue, occupied by the family ofa
man named Patrick Smith, aud from the
appearance OF the body il was believed
he had been murdered. The Coroner
was called to hold nm inquest. when the
following testimony was addnced The
deceased came to this country about q
yenr since. and in September last went to
board Ia the family Of Smith. whom he
had known III the old country. He was
received with great kindness by Smith
and his family, and has continued to live
with them until his death. For the rass
ten days he had been unwcll aud had been
attended with great care by Mrs. Smith
and her servant, Fanny Doyly. On the
night Of the deatll Of Furlong, Mrs., Smith
and her servant visited his room at about
i2 o'clock, and left him apparently com
Portable her husband had at that time
leen in bed for several hours. On the
following morning, Fanny went to his
room, which she found vacated, and OH
the bed she observed several spots OF blood.
Shc then passed into an adjoining room,
where Farlong was found crouched up
and dead. in the midst OF a pile of lutu-
her. She then made known the circum-
stances to her employers, who. on further
examination, found thnt the door leading
from the room to a pair Of stairs on the
outside of the building had been forced
open. and marks OF blood were upon each
step. aud also upon the ground.
Officer Quinn, Of the 18th Ward, was
soon at the place, and IN looking abon.
found q large paving-stone near the foot
OF the stairs. with blood upon it. Smith
was very much excited, and notwi,h-
standing Furlong was dead, FASTENED to
the office of Dr.. Busiecd, and the Doctor
not being in, left word that he wanted q
physician, as a man at his hoase was
very sick and was bleeding at the nose.
Several witnesses testified that at the
time in question they, while in bed, heard
cries aud calls for assistance. These per-
sons live quite near Smith house. They
however. could not tell from whence these
noises eminatei. DE-. L.idiil, of No. 90
Prince ST., made a post mersem cxasnina-
ton of the body, and found bruises and
Commissions on the head. arms aud body of
tile deceased. and expressed his convic.
ton that these were the cause OF his death.
The jury rendered the following verdict.
vix w find that VIM. Furlonc came
10 bis death by compression Of the brain,
caused by injuries indicted by some person
or persons unknown TO the jury. but the
testimony being of such n nature to cast
suspicion upon Patrick Smith. We re-
commend the Coroner to hold him for fur
examination.
The only testimony that was addnced
against Smith. was that relating TO his
great excitement, calling upon q physi.
cian 10 see Furlong, when he was already
lead. 1t was clearly proven that tie de. !
ceased stated to one or more persons. that /
had il NOS been for Smith. he would have : !
been frozen 10 death III the streets during
he past winter. The accused was CON.
nitted to prison. :
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