New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-04
MURDERS.

INTERESTING TRIAL AND VERDICT At MExrHIs.-.
verdict has lust been rendered in toe Court vt Menu
phs which viii be viewed IS right by some and wrong
by o,hers acc riding TO the preconceived opinions
thew ere imbsed with and the latitude in which they
dwell. Several menths ago . trsgedy-s Wild aud
fearful scene occurred in Memphis Mary horiArty,
an lrish servant girl, attacked with dagger and slew
ON the spot John SheeDsn her seducer. Sheenan hsd
insidously and bssey ipsauated himself into the eoa-
fdence Of his violin, destroyed her virtue and blasted
her hopes under promise of marriage and rhsn bru-
tally forsaken her. She sought him and reminded
him of his solemn promises sbe oeeoush al by every
COZ of honor 70 himself and Justice to her To
repair the great wrOg done her as tar az lay IN MS
power by making her his wife, a. he hA pronssed
The ssd uces scOrnaly rejected tae proposal and added
insult 10 injury by tsunting her with her shame.
She eould NOT endure this. She went homo,
armed hsrsef with q dagger, sought her destroyer
sgai. shestbed the gliterlng weapon In his bosom,
and then drawing 1t forth, rec king win retTioeuon,
brardbed aof in 6ercs EMULATION over the bloody
deed She n sde NO cvnoeAment Of the 40 did not
s.ek 10 psats it by the least denial Of deadly intent,
but us lied il On the ground Of the terrible provocs
ton that melted her TO Inc deed-on the ground that
the sla n man hsd ipjur.d her far by destroying
her virtue Than she had him ny destroying his liie-
The Jury took tho view Of tee case, and, without
cor shifting Ion ger hao five mioues, repdered verdict
of mot guilty" Isl. Louis News, Nov. 20.
MURDER-Tae Joliet (In Signal states that
named John Mansfield vas Killed in that ciy on the
23d ult. The circumstances are as follows: IL seems
tina. james German aDo Mansfield had purchased .
lot Of pgt in partnership, s.d in dividing them ew-
sst.sesion was given ID the latter, who vent to Cor
mans pen in the evening and attempted to tate
theef,om ore Of the pigs In dispute. dofnsn wss
mendns boots in bis house, and on bearing the nose
ran ont with boot. In his hst aud alteration
ensued, In which Gsrmsn struck Mansfield with the
boOttree upon the heso, wh'h canned his deAtn 10
few hours. German was committed to jail In defAvlt
Of SEQ, 900 bonds, for naDsaughter. Inc nAruss 10
this unfostunae affair, 10 said, we're quiet ineus-
trious men, and up TO the time Of the fatal ansy had
been on friendly terms.
ARREST FOR MURDER.-The Tk0roid tCsnAd69
Gazette ssystbat two men named William Nickel add
John Haun have been arrested for the murder Of q
woman whose body Vas foand in one Of the locks OF
the canal on the 2Nh instant. 1t appess that C0ro-
per's inquest had been held immediately, bat one
then acknowledged having ever seen the woman
before, and the Jury imagining she was German
smgrant who had ia len of one OF the steamers going
through the canal gave Q verdict In accordance with
that impression. A few days since however, Cspt.
Hixcn Of the brig Chsmplsn, gave inormsnOa inpiir
eating the above prisoners who had been IN the soct'
ETY. Of the deceased under suspicious circumstances
few day. prior to the snding OF the body and they
have both been committed for trial.
MURDER--Mr. Wn. II. Trone, ope of the best
known and most esteemed citizens Of Mobile, was
killed last night In front OF the Bait House BY man
named Bankr, Who, we understand, lives 10 Loxndes
County Miles, The unhappy man. who has taus In
vowed himself in the crime Of murder, and taken
without reason OF provoCaon the life Of most worthy
and reepec able gentleman, was, 1t seems, well nigh
crazy from the effects Of liquor. 1t appears that he
parties were acquainted, and meeting casually ss the
door of the Battle House bsr-room, rr0ne spoke to
Banks when the latter, with insane fury dred pistol
into his bosom. M Teose lived but fe~ miostes,
and Bsnks was promptly ares ed and conveyed to tho
guard. house. Mobile kssisser'
Francis Hyatt, a Young man about twenty So years
killed lsst night, about 81 O'clock while behind the
bar He vas shot over the left eye and expired i'm
medistely. Three persons have been placed under
arrest, and will undergo msgsteral examination this
morning. The CereDers Jury rendered verdict tnAs
deceased came to his death by sho. fred from 9
pistol in the hand Of some person unkno Sn Hysts
was from New-York. Savannah ga Rep Nov.".