Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-12
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few weeks ago. On the 9th ult., Mcbride
went to grocery at No. So, New Lsveo street,
to purchase some provisions. After making
the purchase, he gave them TO his partner and
left. Subsequently he returned 10 get glass Of
mineral water, and while he was leaning on the |
counter speaking TO the bar-keeper, Boyle |
walked in and sat down. After noticing Me-
Bride, he went up to him, and without saying a
word, struck him two or three times. The |
proprietor OF the grocery ran between them and
pushed lloyle around the counter. Boyle said
''don't think THAT I'm drunk O'Donnell, know
what I'm about" Another person who was
standing by, saw Boyle at this time shut large
knife behind his back, and place il in his pock-
ct. No one saw the knife in his hand when he
struck Mcbride, but O'Dennell in laying his
hand on Mob. found that twas wet with blood.
Boyle made his escape but was arrested the
same night, at the Willow Grove above the
city, while endeavoring TO escape. Mcbride,
after being stabbed, went out Of the grocery,
ran few PAGES, met man and told him that
Cornelius BOYLE had stabbed him with knife
He was thenled into house where he former
ly boarded, and he died there in the course of
few minutes. He had two knife wounds, one
Of which, on the left side, was the fatal one
1t was large and deep. The facts were all es-
tablshed by the various witnesses examined in
the case. There was not the slightest provoca-
ton established, though 1t is said that some ten
months before the murder, Boyle and deceased
quarrelled, and struck each other on the Levee.
The prosecution was ably conducted by the
Attorney General and the District Attorney,
and the defence by Messrs. Field and Abe. -
At Two o'clock the case was submitted without.
argument 10 the jury, and in less than FIVE min
utes an unqualified verdict Of CURRY was re-
4 turned. This verdict carries with tia death
penalty. The prisoner, who manifested the
utmost Indifference during the trial, heard the
verdict announced with terrible smile cn his
hardened features.-(N. 0. Delta.
A HoRRIBLE MuRDER.-The Fall River
(Mass.,) News, publishes the following account
Of the murder Of Ellen Murphy, by her husband,
) John Murphy, by pouring sulphuric acid down
; her throat. In fend-like barbarity, it exceeds
= anything Of the kind that we ever heard off,
Both parties were addicted to habits Of intern
perance.
:, Last Saturday, it appears, the wife being
y abroad on one OF her drunken rambles, the hus-
), band went in pursuit OF her, TO bring her home
i having rope in his hand. Before setting out
however, he had procured half pint of gin from
70 woman in the neighborhood, and drank it,
Having got his wife home, about one o'clock, h
m threw her upon her bed; and, compelling tn
nc Oldest daughter to hold her mother, he tied tn
hands and feet of the latter together with cords
o. then tied her to the back bed post with cord
n, proceeding from the h 1ls and the feet He al
on so passed rope AROUND hei BODY thus Secu.i,.
ut her more firmly. Meanwhile he Jueted her b
70 telling her that if she would let him tie her,
: would give her some liquor. Having made he
ie fast, he went out into the she'd and returned
re bringing in some vessel quantity of some Ii
at quid, telling his wife that he would now Civ
n her sup of liquor. ...I
a He then attempted to get the oldest daughts
= to administer the liquor 10 her mother, but sh,
cy mistrusting wrong firmly refused. Havin
stripped the woman of all her clothes, excep
her chcmse, and having pulled that off from be
neck and shoulders, and torn it open in front, h
proceeded to turn the liquid which he ha
lg. brough, from the shed down her throat Ii al
nd pppears as though he was aware that this |
quid would stain and discolor any article {
clothing, but was ignorant of the fact that
he would stain the skin.
The liquid given the woman appears and
supposed 10 have been sulphuric acid.
as' On having this stuff turned down he
'h- throat, the poor woman struggled an
his showed signs of nausea. She was to
. strongly confined with the cords, howeve
10 free herself, or TO do anything for he
X. relief. The five children went to bed
-. another bed room, while the savage hu
band staid about the coach of his agonize
;, dying wife. The latter, by words or sign
- called for water, telling her daughter IN;
les she was burning up inside. Some watC
no was given her by one of the daughter
The daughters, it appears, lay in bed II
ost most or all the time, but the eldest Nv
ion kept note of their fathers operation
alf About twelve O'Clock, according to the a
ON count of the girls, he gave his wife anoth,
quantity of liquid in the cup. This I
called lea. 1t is judged to have been
IN quantity of the acid diluted.
per The dying woman continued to moa
eet until about o'clock on Saturday mornn
nse when, as the daughters state, the noise
n her plants ceased. 1t IS probable thi
ter death occurred at this point Of time. TT
he husband unbound his wife, stripped the oh
90, mise off and pat on clean one. He the
-. fled. The daughters went TO the house
90 B. F. Winslow, Esq, and told him III
raj their mother lay dead in the house, .havr
inc been murdered by their father. This WI
early on Sunday morning. Mr.. Wnsoy
me on going TO the house, found the woma
md dead and in the position already describe
The spectscle presented was horrid on
am There was a column Of roth from ii
n.y. mouth about an inch high and the sid
I'd Of the chin, neck and breast were furrowt
a 30. with rills of the liquid, which had markt
its course over those parts with or coke
black lines. ..
om The st. Louis county court has subscrib
100000 in the stock Of the North Nilsson
Railroad Company. This secures The organic