New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-19
The following is report Of We svid.Ds. t.I,. :.


David A. Cropsey, reading at No. l2Wsxn.
tenth street, being duly sworn, deposss "a eu'
1bomss Farley lives with me- be has lived via
little over year; be has borne good character M
r. our family; saw Farley on Tuesday noai.s ~
18th instant he said he was going 70 biz vo-&
Eighteenth street; he had dark pair Of -.
pants, black cap and was in his shirt-sssves: H.
him again the next morning after he murder, vhSI
had on the same pants And black hat be took bresl
Eiphtee nth street TO the man Who vss mn,SS
then went UP to Seventh avenue; he ssid sh.s sSi
was murder, and considered himself Iuciv ~, ~
was not taken up that eight; that he had gone isto
to bed: he owns dark pilotclo,h coat; be psv. A.
week for his board.
Mary McGlope recalled, testifed O. fonov,L
Farley the Tuesday preceding the murder, pss,
Honor store across the street from my house he Ar,
came in my house about IL O'Clock the night Of toe
murder; be walked right into the room andlad down:
NV husband was then in bed asleep called FG,ev
drunken ysgsbond when he came In; il was "a
raining at the time Farieys clothes were dry sbost
!, O'Clock heard noise IN the street; ana, rsaSas
door after Farley came in Boyd fell instantly whea
saw him. and heard him cry TO stop the blood; After
going out came back and got my husbands clothes;
my husband did not then know thst Farley was there
after my husband went out tried TO wake up III.
ley; my husband was out nearly two hours; when Be
came back l told him that Farley was in 10
room: he asked what business be had there be sst
that he would get into trouble by bis being 10 Tie
house drunk at that time that the police were search
ing about for the murderero Of Boyd; my husband then
woke Farley, and made him get up; that was about
O'Clock; he first gave Farley couple Of kicks, and
hen took him by the arm, and pulled him up; my
husband and Farley went away in few mnutes; my
husband told Farley that there had been murder
ornmitted; Farley had on black coat, check cap,
Sc; Farley did not take breakfast with Us; Farley
staid with US till O'clock when be went out with my
husband TO the hacksmiths shop; Farley did not
comeback again that day; Farley boarded with me
five DAYS most of which time my husband was absent
he made the bargain with my husband; Farley ID
say how much he was to pay; my husband never
asked me any questions about Farley; Farley ceus
in one Saturday night before he boarded there Nd
remained all night; he was drunk then; my Husband
knew of this.
John McGlone, recalled, says-On Tuesday Pr.
ceding the murder did not see Farley that sn
aware of; was at work all day; do not know what
time l came home in the evening, probably about
o'clock took my supper at home; did not 70 away
from the place that evening; went to bed about 10
O'Clock; went to bed first and my wife followed mel
ale pt in the bed on the front side next the street.
was not drunk that know OF; might have takens
glass; there was light burning when went to bed;
had some conversation with my wife; the chiid slept
in the middle Of the bed between US; the child wss
well and did not cry during the night; the child %
about five years old; aid not lock the door, there
no lock TO IT, there is bar to the door, and my wife
put 1t up; was first awakened by hearing Mr.. Boyd
crying murder in the street; got up, ana me and my
standing naked in the street, and my wife told met
run down to bin; no one was by Mr.. Boyd at the tine
INV wife called out to Mr.. Boyd, Who's there r he
replied, "My name is.l,oyd, am killed. putM
my clothes and went out before my wlfe ! think
was to Mr. Boyd before anybody else; did not see
my wife there; did net 60 home again I'LL daylght
tin after the pistol was found was at Mr.. Boyd most
all the time; l did not see Farley there; it
was about 5 O'Clock when / returned home
my wife cid not tell me that Farley in the house,
/ Jaw him there myself; did not ask how be came
there that know Of; had come conversation With
my wife about Farley's coming into the house; sne
did not tell that Farley was coming I'M l might
have told ny wife that might get into scraPe for
letting him farley in at the time of the murder; .
probably was at Mr.. Boyds when Farley came into
the house; swoke Farley when came in, sbostS
O'Clock; shook him, and said to him, Rise uP;'
don know that told him that be had got himself into
q scrape: when reused him up he gave growf;
thought il would be safer to have him out Of the
house particularly ss there had been Q murder cou-
mitted; when be got up, we went down to hslpns
and got drink this was H sT0Gs o 0c.oGs n m:
then came home and went to my work; left Far
lev behind and don't know where he went; I sG
breakfast at home that morning, II eat any at Ill
Thos. Farley, recalled reside at No. AZ Wsxs
Thirteenth street :ps on Mon MSUd.y hight p ssSye
hop; got up at O'Clock in the morning and was
bout the shop moet all day; took some crackers
nd cheese for breakfast had no dinner, and took my
i
stree and remained there about quarter Of an ho
nd then went into Dutchman's on the corner, and
topped there little while; then went 10 Sixth ave-
ne. between Fifteenth and Sixteenth Streets w0
lone; walked left Sixth avenue about 10 o'cleck
On the night of the murder, and went to Dutchmsns
store on the of Eighteenth street and Sixth
nue.; then went to Mrs. McGlones and went tobsd
she let me in, think; / made noise on the door;
there no light burning, think; cannot say what
Mrs. McGlOne said when she let me I'M some one told
me where to 60 to bed; went to bed slept on tie
floor; slept with my clothes On; l did not see any
light in the room; / slept until about 6 o'clock;
McGlOne did not tell me that would not get Inc
scrape for sleeping there; Mr.. McGlone awoke n
and told me to get up he said that there had beena
great disturbance through the street all night and
man shot got up and went down 10 Seventh avenue
and had drink then went to Thirteenth street and
changed my clothes; l put q sack cOa.; l slept
with my cap on my head at McGIone's; wore sbIsck
cap in the forenoon and black hat In the att moon;
left ny black cap and hat too in Thirteenth stree.
that right or in the day; left my check cap there
Thrteent street. the day BEFORE it was there all the
time; had a black cap on Tuesday morning; don't
know what cap had on Tuesday evening; had
cap on my head when went into McGlones after thu
murder, but don't know which one it was; think
that McGone and his wife were both in bed when
went in there the night Of the murder; was down 70
Thrice nth street three four times TUESDAY pro-
vious to the murder; saw some members Of tho
family each time; l went down to Thirteenth street
about or o clock on Wednesday morning after The
MURDER then bad on my check cap or the black hat
went down again at dinner time; did not change
caps them wore the black cap when went TO din
ner; then put black hat on; the hat does not be-
long to me.
William Stuart, being duly sworn, says-I reside Of
No. 80 West Eighteenth street; had q conversation
with Farley the day after the MURDER about O'Clock
in the day he said in my store that be was sorry that
the accident should occur in the neighborhood but
that he was glad he had nothing to do with IL, sN
slept in the wagon the time it happened; the vasce
VI an sfa nd Mr. ba mi an
knew who committed the murder; did not say any.
thing OF the MURDER heard noise, but did not get
up; Farley talked considerable about the murder;
Farley sad that be heard the cry OF murder while