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ooMalrrEp FOR AfUnprR owen DOYLE ',

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GoMMrTrED FOR MURDER. Owen Doyle was
yesterday examined before Recorder Summers
on q charge Of having maliciously murdered his
wife Ellen, on the night of the 9TH Of July, by
stabhing her in tho back, OF house on ST. Jo-
seph street Several witnesses were examined
for the State The accused made no defence,
and the Investigation resulted in his committal
for trial before the Criminal Court The follow
ing is the evidence Of the principal Witnesses;
Patrick Multeren s,ecrn Did not sec the commences
ment; think Doyle and his wife had dispute before
II up; shs the evening Of the 4tn Of july
when first heard the parties was lying bed; Mrs
Faiop came and asked up she told me to go In be-
them, and not let Doyle kill his wife, replied that
would not said had oft before interfered between
them when they were "fussing,n and they never APP
peared be thankful to I'll when Mrs Falon told
me to interfere Doyle was beating his wife told Mrs
faon to between the parties herself and Mrs Faon
went got hold Of the prisoner who then had KNIT
Drawn in his hand; saw the knife at this time it
lrawn; the prisoner and his wife were near their
door, Mrs Falou caught the prisoner by the hand in
which he held the knife; then went down stairs and
saw no more, leaving Mrs, Falon the prisoner and his
wife in the position just descrbed as was going out OF
the alley way heard Mrs Doyle cry out, but could not
distinguish the words she said the street.
returned back Mrs Doyle lying on the floor of Mrs
Falons house, hallooing and crying saying that her
husband had killed her; Mrs Faon present at this
me persons in the room at the time the knife
was drawn except the prisoner his wife Mrs Faon and
myself; the knife long, broad bladed one; don't
hink 1t dirk saw the deceased at different times
during her last day-after the occurrence-but
present when she died. heard her say during hor Ill
ness, that she would not prosecute her husband.
Sarah Falon Was in my house the night of the
4th Of July Mr.. and Mrs Doyle there; they were In
their own room which they rented Of it second
story ROOM and fronted ST. Joseph street Mrs Doyle
down stairs and told me that she had been turned
out of the by her husband and that he drunk
tod her to stay down stairs while big passion was up
and his wife living in q the floor with the
prisoner, who had little difficulty when he interfereJ
and Mrs Doyle asked me to 90 up stairs with her but
told her not to GO that would pscify them She how
ever went up with and the prisoner his
rom and shut the door Deceased pushed Aainst thu
door to get in crying ahc had right to go into her
room tried to persuade her to leave but she would
md told to go down stairs and let her alone As
going down stairs walked Mulheren he got up, and
[ requested him to go and interfere between them and
not let Doyle do any thing rash At this time the pris
oner and his wife qusrreliug and saw nothing
more, for went down stairs don't know whether Nut
heren interfered not Think was down stairs about
twenty minutes when Mrs Doyle came down I did not
hear any fuss up stairs before she down She
down by herself fell at the foot Of the stairs and she
tell haloed murder. blood on her back. I and
another woman pulled her Into my room mattress wa.
brought on which she laid until morning when she
removed back to her own room, did not hear Mrs
Doyle make any remarks during after this time When
asked Muheren to interfere he said be did not like
do did interfere at all between the prisoner and
his wife did knife In the hands the prsone,
at any time. had no communication with the parties
after told Mulhrren to interfere with them DID
Doyle after his wife tainted at the foot OF the steps till
terday, He left the house Immediately. Saw no kufe
his hand. went down stairs before Muheren did, Saw
Muheren in my OVID room about II o. lock that night
Before Mrs Doyle he deceased) had pushed in the door
called @ulheren aud went down stair
John 0'Feiion, s,rorn: Was in my house on The
night of the 4th of July live on St Joseph street
Doyle rented from this occurrences took plat
between and 10 O'Clock at night heard no fuss be-
tween the prisoner and his wife the difficulty was ali
over before came in. having been walking out thu
banquet saw the deceased few minutes after she had
been stabbed people told they up stsirs and
coming down she did not speak at the time myselfand
woman took her into my laid her the floor and
put pillow under her head the Doctor came imme
datey she did not speak for sometime, but when
gut little easier she said she fell down stairs but knew
she did not; did not hear her murder there
cry Of murder she did faint or fall al the head OF
che steps, we led her into the when led her
there were present number Of men, and children
her two three tmes during sickness never heard
her say any thing; not in her when she died
left fifteen minutes half hour before she did
never heard her say who stabbed her. do who
did stab her
Michael Murphy for The defense scorr Saw the deceased
lying in Mrs Faons room after she stabbed helped
the doctor to dress her wounds Bhe told that
not her husband arrested-hst she did not wish to
prosecute him the evening before Re died she asked mt
what brought that young into the house | asked
her If she had reference to Muheen she answered yes
she made some remark but caunot say what SHE
spose 20 low
Thomas Doyle fer The defense suoyn: (shown note)-T
ku' the writing it is my own hand and is the dying
declaration of Mrs. Doyle, taken down by myself
The following is q verbatim COPY of this note
to be the dying declaration of the
murdered woman
The dying of Mrs Doyle is that she forgves her hus
band owen Doyle she says she drunk and all thr
people that was present drunk also she says that it
was Jealousy and bad advisers the Of it,
lNQUEsTs. An inquest was held yesterday on
the body of Walter Williams, found dead in the
house Of John Muffin, ON Camp street, in the
notr inf Az
Another was held on the body Of an unknown
man, supposed to have been an Irishman, found
dead in the lake at the end of the New Shell
Road He went in bathing on Sunday and got
drowned, A verdict was returned accordingly
The deceased was about IS years of age.
SENT Ack-Sullivan, the Boston rioter who
knocked down Burns's lawyer in the streets of
Boston, during the late fugitive excitement, and
subsequently forfeited his recognizance, came to
this city on the ship Union, and was arrested by
virtue of requistion from the Governor OF
Massachusetts,, was this morning put aboard the
&c Star Of the South" and is on his way to Bos-
ton.
FIRST DISTRICT.
CHARGE OF Sw1NDLNG-A. w. L. Palmer
"oo nAAso1SA ySo1Siudy I'LL IelulTeu W give
$500 security for his appearance to answer to
a charge preferred against him by o. Roubieu.
Of having, in the month of May last, disposed OF
certain bills of exchange amounting to the value
of several thousand dollars, with which Roubeu
had entrusted him, the proceeds of which he has
fraudulently applied to his own use and pur-
poses without the knowledge of the prosecutor,
and now refuses to account for the same.
SLUHG- SHOT CAsE.-James Moore, mate of the
steamer James Robb, was examined yesterday
and sent before the Criminal Court for trial, on
charge of having assaulted and severely beaten
James Clark. with slung. shot, on the Levee
SECOND DISTRICT
STABBISG.-A warrant was issued yesterday
for the arrest of Augustin Lamathe, on charge
of dangerously stabbing Diendonne BODY in the
head and about the face with a sharp instru-
ment.
LARcENY.-Mrs. Jean Delpit procured the
arrest of free colored woman named Mary, on
a charge of stealing linen sheet and sundry
other articles, valued at So rs.
THIRD DISTRICT.
ROBBERY Meekins was on Monday
evening arrested at the lake end of the Point
Railroad, on charge of having robbed
John Berry. BE was searched, but nothing
which Mr., b could identify rs his property was
found in possession of Meekins. Berry was then