New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-07
law INTE'LLIGEN
COURT OF OYER AND rERMiSZR-Bsssrs Jssse Roo"vsl'
TRIAL OF ARCHIBALD MURPHY.

AID Loucks appearing ~ bis behalf AID the Ds''esAt
torney, Mr. Blunt for the ,sroeeeoiioo. =,
The prou.r sppe.rs TO te about sS years Of age lie
had on soldiers Jacket he hSvng enlisted The day afe'
the homicide sry after son~ prel mnary exam asnoa
rs to bias &c buf no unnecessary objections a.
Apparently has tesn rsi-sd 'on 'mpsnaeisd And
The r al proceeded
The District Attorney opened the case ne sAa' u aa
explained it is undoubtedly case Of MI 'oa saa sa'
question will be bow far be is socoansbs fos s' ins
circumstances ase tia, prisoner and decessed Tno "es
sesmep, entered together. on the evening ~
Feb. the bar room of No lsI Hsmltoca; ~s'
sitting together few minutes there being ,>asy
one or two other persons present prisoner drew kn
from his peck and stabbed deceased in the e breast tn
deceased prisoner following him. making two OF three
other siabs him. but deceased kicked him on and ran
M stairs The other person present became alarmed and
ran out and prisoner went away Deceased was sab's
queny assisted to his boarding house and then tstes -
tire Hosrits He died on the e9th November Tho knife
appeared had gone through the m lung and entered about
quarter Of an inch the heart For defense Is alleged
that be is insane he was So he Is not accountable ,r
his ac,s otherwise he is Il viii be for Jury from th
evidence to say
The D.ric, Attorney then read the deposition Of DR.
Agnew Of the Hospital stating that deceased vas admitted
10 the Hospital February % and died Of wound above
29th.
Christopher Towe, sworn-Am Is bern q Belfast Ire
.aS sS s o. s % I. .sS re -:
the he Socrded did not know fsd sds
Ss~s.ias &c sI him hey 8:
s %
S nd .sS s'ir ~ FIELD "a
red: Psid ..is to h'm s down Il down ssi i. Ga
:: i ie Sa Il @ s s iss r. =,
S s ss NE sss sSs: @ 81 about Ten nsae. s o
thing being ..id saw r.o1s, pau lnfs Sss o. b. . sss.s
no and hsOed MudI' the prisoner rs .eer him. vhes
s q9 : re-"
hind The and hin under the chiu decs.sd .nssd
the spd up sss aud ran cnt the little fsox
: The H. ,: ~ e. s :s5
The The ~ r.n dul for sr should STABBED
policeman but cqua and returned in s.sa, N hos I..
prisoner bad gone away eoap.nsd d BEING .;.I
home to hs Soxaas Sou.s deceased -.I.d
d.r sS s sls S s Ss;
S S Ss s so 90 ro M Ssss,
when Linn the aud he aer he hsa
Saturday night military s,;,co. SnonsS ~ 'o.s g n.
Of large for him vita large patch the
CrO+ssmiD,d-I did observe anything particular about Msr
S, be cam, back
know -hen be ran ste shetaet he TO ma
into The bsroOm together Mo.dsy they ppsd Be- friendly,
d not see then 'a @ 1Gs .Ssss
Re bed deceased did not look his face to whether
queson judge the witness said tbs, say
in. d:es sd sid nStan. In III. !. m....' s.,s tie
ire nsy way about Tampa 81 which bid soDs
Mead who stated that he iedsd a, No Ind. Boston,
css'sd his brother nsw native OF poresser Mas, s
aisrc.ion was remarkably good
Mr. Harris proprietor Of the mouse oS n Hamilton N, u, 6 VI.
Attorney with the reservation their testimony rested the for
MIR Loucks then opened for defense. He said it win
te that poner vas to . Fl n.s.S1,y "a ne pre-
pot In sane state Of mind
William Yates sworn Knows prisoner have known
70 him o. ..r cs@es of liberty have issss
him 70 | r him a ~ :aS S 1's to q 5
ss va. to ave hn and he would have done 80
a.. w ~ morning. Be- d "a:
tR s re- other time was 4 Soi amer Ss vessel 81
home, day time know he had been drInkns th, day
sOaaasd BY tue Ans.is.a csaul
n At chm sos he came on board 20 s,n from there
he berd hs osop that bad opportunity q
s with him 10 know th observed insohersnt
rrnsr board VspsIs.oi Is v. about 81 yss be did
ssgy shore that time but Ut did Q. OR ' re after
WITH hm he intoxicated shout all the time no
70 have come va. and SsS 3, spsd up Ss
s.. be 's s I1 IL . % t. ::
deeh and then jumped board from the jumped M
a y sss t: ~ s' ::
Sn s,e Ss, Ger :. over h..
he bad been .hO'e there plenty Of board
n BY he bc.men aud others and he had been dDsss he
got ~ himself then assisted BY the boamen Field
boald the Ranian
Coo w Rannatt r. Know risoner. have kpo wn
.tout fsen MONTHS have indications Of bis being
his right mrd; Rio be Fcach ahsr
got him him
said he had no e pds and everybody as sssnst him he si
irew he did wrops in on shore he did not "a al he
oush 10 be pot in Irons sccount DAYS the
m ere taken long hs Jumped overheard
when asked what he jumped he
said life tina, he everybody wsssd
hin him made him sepj the doctor kept him tho sst
hi Tor .s da5. saying he did consider him IN hi, hsht
mind; coming back TO Rio he allowed TO g,
last drink and the the for
tine ssin we got rom Rio on the e,h JnaIy While On the
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