The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-02

We gave yesterday the confession before Mayor
Conrad OF Philadephia, of the negro man Crawford.
who admitted having murdered another Negro
famed Francis Tumbleson, nearly eighteen years
ago. The Philadelphia Bulletin says-we have
since copied from fle OF the Ansrican Sentsnss.
Of 1856, The account published Of the affair at thak
time, and have aso obtained, through the poteuees
Of Mr.. james Gregory, then coroner Of the cousty.
copy Of his record Of the inquest held on the body &
the DE- ceased. The testimony before the coronesse
jury will be found to correspond IN its prucioal do
tails nth the evidence adduced yesterday before ths
Mayor, atter the lapec OF nearly eighteen years
The folloaing account Of the murder appeared In
the american Sentinel of Dec. 20, 1866 n
MuRpEH About half past three on Saturday afternoon
an srocious murder committed at the oyster cellar
Of Thomas Douglass Of Tenth and South streo
II appears that the above cellar is place where parv
Of blacks meet to play at cards in which Douglass gene
rally takes hand. On Saturday they we're playing, q
usual, until after three o. lock- when quarrel COM
menced, and Francis Tumbleson and Johu-- siias
Ldwaro Crawford went up into the street 70 agat Caw
up the difference was armed With conossi.S !" t,iss
Tumb!eson struck Crawford with his Hst Crawford
Iushed upon him and stabbed him four times; he dsd
minute Tho murderer is st at large This afternoes
Ut O'clock black fellow who calls himself Blnns vas
ror preventing tho officers from srIestins the
In the escape of Crawford.
The following Is copy Of the official record OF Ia
inquest held upon the body Of the murdered man:--
PHILADELPHIA, Dec II, 1889.
inqut uoiu on Tee bouy OF FRANCIS Iunnbd60n, dolores
mar at house in South street, below Tenth street,
(city) Des. II, 1896
Levi Douglas sworn--witness said, about o'clock
this evening tho deceased and the person that stabbed
the deceased WAS In hs cellar that they both told each
other they must treat the other man called ths deceased
black g. b.; the deceased took club; they bstA
went up and buckled 10 In tho street. after that veu
myself and struck the murderer three four times ths
deceased was down in the street, tried to part thsn
my wife jumped between the murderer and for fear
be would kill me; whom took hold of deceased founA
be was deed he never spoke; IL vas ali done in few
minutes; others came up and brought deceased here
where you see him the murderer Of very soon aft
be stabbed the deceased the deceased haoosA ssOA.
Lordl' when the murderer Arst stabbed him.
Maria Douglass eworD--Witncss said, when came IN
out Of the cellar this lying on his back Is 10
now lays (meaniDg the dsceascd; the other man that
stabbed him ran 70 stab my husband and ran betwssn
them end tho murderer away; the was stabbed
when the murderer struck by my husband the mob
collected saw my husband strike the murderer; thsy
we're both sober.
Patton Dunlap sworn--wiiness said, another young
man and myself we're going down the street, heard .
VOICE behind the two men out In the street.
ceased down and the other was top Of him. did not
hear one word spoke by either Of them; took hoad a
the deceased and said the dead think tho A.
air Lasted not more than one minute
The verdict Of tho jury that tho deceased came -
his death by stshe inflicted by person unknown.
signed-Jobn Pnsloy, VIM. Z. Wondcrly, David o.
hes, John Collins Owen Hughes, John Frazier, 0soenn
Bsrton, James Conrow, VIM Clinton, John DeshAn An
drew Kate, 1hcmas Doyle, jurors.