New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-20
MURDER CASES.
TRIAL OF PATRICK MCMAHON FOR AL
LEGGED MURDER OF CATHERINE

LEGGED MURDER OF CATHERINE
MCMAHON.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER-BefOre Judge
This case was called The prisoner stands indicted
for tie murder of his wife, Catherine Mcmahon, on
the LIST of August No 1913 Hestor-st by beating and
stamping upon her, &C., "causing compression of the
brain from efTusion Of blood the effect Of the in
juries received.
lin his answer to the examination before the Coro-
ner he said he 2s years of age, born In County
Of LoDgford Ireland, and is a candle maker by trade
He said on the examination; When came home on
that day found my wife lying the bed drunk, and
bleeding from some bruises on her chin and head;
asked her if my dinner ready; she too drunk
to answer me- then asked for money to get some
dinner with; she got up and tried to find her pocket
and went out for dinner when l came back after
Idinner, found her the floor in the hail; | shook
her by the shoulders to raise her up, and she said
IsomeibiBg could not understands then struck her
on her hip did not injure her more.
Mr.. Jonas b. Phillips appeared on the part of de-
Tense and the District Attorney for the prosecution.
! A Jury was soon mpanneled, Consisting of Messrs.
Geo w. Moore james Munson Dennis McKiernon,
Thos. Warren, Walter l.. Ch1ds, Tbos. Smith, Jr.,
Ralph Bogert, George Hood, james NJ: Crosheron,
John Leddy, Henry james, Lu%an Il. Wing
The District Attorney stated to the Jury that the
lprsOner is charged with the murder of his wife on the
FIRST of August.
BY hs request Mr.. Phillips was permitted to call
iDr. MoDonaid Of Brooklyn, who testified to being
Iacquaiuted with prisoner and he Is good character;
HAD known his wife from her childhood Stating the
tchaTacter Of deceased was objected to. Mr. fhuips
Isad be wished TO show that deceased was intempe-
Irate and her death was caused by that. 1t was not
Patrick Gallagher, called by Distrct-Attorney: Re-
ksided at No. 12s Hester'st prisoner and his wife
Ived IN The adjoining it was in The attic prls-
Homer came home to his dinner about 70 or o'clock
theard loud words to the best of my opinion in his
Aplace then it ceased; after some time l heard It
saean; opened my door i had been iyiog down and
tyak ed out saw prisoner and hs wife outside of their
8door: | catched him in my arms 10 pacify him, and
WANTED him not TO ill-use her. he seemed TO be paei-
HE'D and ia turning either 10 come in or go out he
tstampeG on her. DO not know whether WIN one ne
foot or both; when first saw them he appeared to
have Der by the back Ct the head or the back OF the
shoulders; she was on the floor, kind OF sitting;
when he stamped on her she was lying down; saw
nothing else take place; wake GOWN STAIRS, ana IN
hbout ten minutes came up again prisoner went down
hrst; | saw him when l went do Sn standlog on tne
stoop; bew cen the fret loud words and the second
had been in a kind of sleep, or dozei had been az
home all day; heard Ter sayt him not TO strike her;
ky door was shut at the time and locked the express
ESn / heard was Pat, stop, aud don't strike me;
Eben | came out saw some blood on the hoor saw
BONE blood on her face but cant say IN wnat part
II begged of him for Gods sake not 10 strike her or
beat her; the loud talking heard in their room was
10 the best of my opinion from Patrick Men Ahoni
when he stamped upon her ne had on either snoes OF
hp
hpon her. she did not make any nolsei doh kno"
whether he came back or not.
II Cross-ex amined-I had not been at WORK tnat dsy;
aid not feel well; | had something to drink ha9
Eot been 70 work the day before; had not worked
INopday or Tuesday; had been somewhat on spree,
hat WAS what was partly the matter with me; saw
Mrs McMahon that day before Patrick came 10 din-
ber; che was in my room; could not say tua' she
las onite sober because | her drink; can't say
hist she was drunk; she took drink 10 my room;
leouh not say how often she drank in my room can't
Lay whether il gin, beer or brandy; am sure sac
HAD glass 10 drink; do not reeolec' wnat draak
Esnrot recollect how often had drank before Pat
rick came home; sometimes don't drink alldiy and
Lar other times drink pretty good share had not
drank SO much but knew what was about; my wlle
rark and was not perfectly sober; did not Know that
Mrs Mcmahon had fallen down stairs heard other PEG,
Iple say she had believe an acquaintance from tDe 1o
Ieountry was the who got the liquor ana vas tno
occasion Of its coming in; L do not know ~here my
wife is now; have not seen her LOT three VI ''dr
weeks; do not know where she isi have rJt looked
after her.
By Juror-Did not see him use any violence to-
ysrd her when saw them first in the entry, exSept
hat he had hold OF her by the back Of the ne * OF
shoulders her head was back agans' l'. eI ~ II
xhen be let go Of her when he stamped upon her
vas on her stomach she was afterward taAen " 'ne
hospital. - .- - -o.5 :,
which he said that she followed her husband INTO tne
s, dec ased was then wing OH her back
md was bleeding from wound near her emu , GA
rs be then went in and got his coat ana onIx ZEN
sPon ne, Wv. la her husband and she generaily
sn Sr bser' sbe was good nstured woman:
john F. sEoraAm sI Pp we. called upon to
fwo bioeks y, 1T. saw the prisoner standing on the
tners, wa, pointed out to me as the man VINO haa
beating bis wife, asked him ws: ,s was soe ont
Ter be said nothing some women pa, nun 1ne cot
OF the window and asked me 70 come up eoasn "
~ a The prisoner; went up, saw woman y
Q was0 a. soar: she had a wound under the ehin
wa: s 0: s1S ss'S and her eyes Ced
ner eheen, ching. some women washing her;
SaI ,ns 10 arrest the prisoner and found him coming
sts arrested him he asked M Gs sis 0G Prison
ne got anS La came 10 abuse his wife so; he SAID
~ ss n home to dinner and found her drunk and he
house; when the physician came s, ~, woupss he
srsy and came back in about sn hour and had