The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-02
The BARKER Rouse Tragedy.
Nv1srI0 ALTOS BEFORE coRoNI1 RzDDNG AND

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teIday morning, until about moor, when the body was
ronveved 70 the residence OF William Mullen No. l46
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water street, near 'sy' n0 io M "nAoo INC in4u'S'
was held WAS crowded with spectators.
wv GAZE and J. " GiIpsrt apneared for those de.
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Hkcans "no 1sve Deou saioe'eu'
Inc prop,'es o. 'ssnns .ne qaaunosuoa1 a!afo" vs.
fstised that they competent to lass upon the CASE
AND cecned 70 sppy the sest The folio sng wexe then
c.ned a Jurors having previously been sworn
walton smtth, VIM. Swsxtx,
John Clayton, Oven Mstiee
Charles Blair, Henry Willard.
VIM. BuIns, Lewis FADchsf,
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Dr. William Onarson sworn-Made post norton exsmi-
ration; found wound upon the right sice about an
iuch anc quarter In length between the SIKH and
seventh ii & the distance four anc halt
The arm, tive hall inches from the right nipple,
sDo Dins sno haf ohes the of
btne this penetrating wound about six nall
itches rerfcrsting portion OF the right Jung NJ the
jurcicn Ct the superior Of the middle looe pssstax
Through The Shtch separates the Two cavities
Of the chest and entering the right pulmonary artery
this wouLo entered the direction u about Al
degrees psse slightly upward; the Instrument In rs
psssrge n,ade slight nGentation the sixth rib and
nesry divided the seventh the other visccrs and ntes
III ho: examined 70 any extent they were some
what enlarged; the wound Of tne pulmonary artery
causirg h.uorrhsge, produced death
Toa juIor-1hese 4 no doubt tina the wound was toe
the mans ceatb judge that The wound was not
caused b, double ecged instrument
AT this stsge If the the foe persons
supposed be implicated In the transscuon, were
brought into Court
JAMES Bail er, William Barrett,
George Barker, Patrick Murphy,
Joseph Pen 1leton, TnomAs Ounn
Exsstus Pendlsson.
Nathaniel ford, sworn-s psacussne physician, aaa
RESIDES IN Union street assisted IN the poss OK
Summation; both SIDES 81 The wound appear .ike ~
mace by double euged lnstrurent ca putting finger
In the wound, vas i'uno tnst u1e internA soo OK
nal puncture do NOT correspond up On removing me
its the rghI CAVITY WAS ound nIIeo WIN o,ou CON ALL
ing about quart; ootn lungs were ~ounceo the CHS
lance from the rib ~ tbs pulmonary artery
inches; from The OUTSIDE INC res Is possible tnst
ht could not i've an houF
To Juo:-Judge the instrument was very strong,
nsn's arm forward. from nearly behind.
O. DC you think The wound could have been inflicted
with the LETT band by person stAcdin3 10 goeY a.
Think IL WOULD by oossbie Tor one standing La
trelt TO II ai,s such wound.
o. Jobp blsckmore swornAssisted At the post NOR
tenn essminssion, and corrooorsed testimony Of previous
Witnesses a. 10 II. snd
thick the wound could have oeen niiic oil from the
front or sith thv tf hand the nature of the wound
shn~s5 that l. was Win the risht hsud.
Ism.t 1yR isn Resides in CoIu,nbfa street No
I4c MAS seouajnsd gth dscessec: taw HIM l.st alive
al o'coeI lat night in the Barker House barroom,
oeh,;n Mummy ana myssl. vent INTO IA. I'm room a.,
cet e. hu ppy called for some thing to orink the oar
Gender WAS oelii, Oh. d,pas rhen Mur uhy laid dowa
etIa piece and turnitg round. said some one was
suoh,ns nj MIN: MciaupSiu wanted 4, know WHO wa.
La. ott sid LANG !
eore Twelve on thirteen we're ia the oarroom; don
s,ox snv az them hat Understood ~, Of ihs men were
naueG i. udiecn md ale oroth.rs MrIapg In aud Wa
i BaY1 Ell rot 10 onsrrepc 0denulied Berrett1 then
tol5 ,boee ay,.na ihss 5ud CaA- tnoss sxo men cut
wibsu. aurll.Iing. but 20 o.. would assist ne;
Thou "a Dunn then i1st came in or n vas the Az,
/ law q bin, Aarray asstd Luun Il ne had
aiken Of Lis shirt collar 10 Gsht | vent
setxsen rneo 1uYS trucs At Nh, INV tsea ,ommsncsa
a.nsrs hss, srs nnac h.s ~ 20 lie s, vhsn sau
lines h., ser stYiks Murrhy ,h,nk he Ia, ,ea,on
,ne,,;n. 81 III; has amy, n Ia - ~ ,s
pdrg over It spd four or vs men STANDING ro,na and
etl,Ls a. NJ feh,,ov: the neral cry Va GIVE il
III h,m ,I,n ss,r him fall I -.n rf ~ ,ha s,ooa .aS
bsuceo .Ioljce mu,d4r AND vstchin / remrnaa ard
-. MsIauebhn rae up and three q four wsce icklns
rt him il seemed to NJ ike death .txupv a. J,seon
ran to the door and salt .Thsts ~ another
oue Len, or some such words saw no istr,uent used
ise.: never smoke sterwsrds ind not heaS he rss
ststbso when lett the house; heard him ex
ciamsion before he fell got away quick as could;
ju-t a. that time saw The iesd body in the same
hcuse that night thirk could recognize
ssme two or three who we're ,sing at MoL.ughin saw
many st,its biu cid 1 OF zee him striks
j. Barker strike Ut him ss he fell; donthnaS that Ea
entiiy any If the rest Beipx Us 10 tine deg
,y ofW Baker the .iuess then testified that h. dif
not think be Was the man v no struca - Mel
Csnun, identity snv nosn nov xbo N 80 he
fell on III. face =.
10 In was fifteen or Eighteen inches
fo,. 10 ma q, IN cnnni.r ,rhsn hs sl va. asva
o. sirh T. e, ON him h he tell osipp .pht at hi a.
We dc not Drink a, az ala not rec Mclaughlin atrie any
before the rev. nc tehind Toe counter but
wo or three we're tan.ing IN ;s recess near where
Mel rtcso besrd 81 no insult oifss ed 70 the pro-
prietor ut the house go
IHect-Iwo dogs there-oue Of them Is known as
fighting Deg they belonged Murphy; the doRs were
not re. upon any person in tho house saw them
catch bold OF somebody when the fighting was going
the out myself tried
queii oistnr bsrce; Murphy Mclaughlin were
eight apart when the latter fell: sne
tsIseeptr prepared three wbiskey SKINS when saii
DID driIk liquor. aud would seysr; The bar
keeper out-iee FOR hot water; meeting Murphy
saio there should be no quarfellpg there: rec ,gx 70
e,eorr. W Baker Ms the don't Enow what
tecsne Of TIRE enty shilling I'D piece; our party wa
Geo Loesee's house before they tho barker
Bcuse; clio not drive al out OF par " br SAX
window the billiard Of the Barker House before
wen in the bsrroou; went up to the lor and
pushed II, VIXEN ppet tn couseq Of the
ice ard brcs pane iu the door sash
Ie1er Cs,spash, swoTn-Reside At President street.
brew Micbs.is Mel sughln; hitn the Barker