New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-11


inqustion in the case of VIM. s. 1ompkins the young
man who was killed on last Saturday night at the
laccr-beer saloon and concert room No. 4e7 Broad
way. The evidence failed TO show who the individual
was tha. inflicted the fatal wound aud the Jury rem
dered a verdict Of Death by compression of tue
brain from rupture OF blood vessel, caused by vio
leuce received on the 9th Of November, 1855 at tho
" hands OF some person to the Jury unknown
Ellen Thurston one Of the walters Of the establish
ment was sworn and testified that she saw deceased
for the first time last Saturday night at III O'clock
He vas standing with his back to the bar when some
remark he made about the hair of of the girls
gave offence to one Of the by,tanders who struck him
in the neck with his fist Deceased fell and as lie did
So he caught hold Of Of witnesss dress bis hand ia
irg upon her foot. While deceased was down, the
man kicked him i'll the right side of the head, and also
mad. other attempts 20 kick him, bu. was prevented
by the Others present. Deceased almost Immediately
after got up, but fell again TO the floor almost in.
s.antl, lie was then removed. l do lot know who
his sssailant was. had seen HIN him there several
tines After he had struck deceased lac waited
moment or two ard then went into tho crowd. He
remaired in the place short tine and talked with
Josephine Dunn, smother OF the waters after which
he Jeff.
Josephine Dunn, the girl above referred to, wsS
sworn a,i testified to the facts narrated by the last
witness tut did not know the Of the person who
assaed deceased che hai seen him once before strike
man at that salcou al the men present seemed sober
except deceased.
Sou,e other corobora,iye evidence wa. taken, sfer
which tie case was given TO the Jary.
The police say they are eonfdent OF their ab'ity
to ascertain who the as-ailant was, they have fell
description of him. Tie deceased was native Of
this State, ,wenty.on years OF age.
The ALLEGED Perjury CAsg.-The examination IN
the OF CaAarine Muihearn, charged With perjury
in making false statements before Justice Connolly
durug tie recent examination Of Robert Willis on
change OF murder. continued before judge Welsh
OF the City Hall Police Court yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Robert l.. Willis test6ed that he knew Cath
aripe MnIhesrn: she Lived a servant with him at
No. ISL Broadway; on the Sunday afternoon in qoes
tiop. be vas ont riding and in the evening he was
home; there Other persons in the houee beside
his family, and they le tetweor the hours OF and
o'clock text mcrripg; did not feel able to name pos
itiyel, any Of the perscas who were there on that
eyerrR; there no Strangers 10 him or his house
present that night he retired between the hours Of
and O'Clock that morning; 10 was wholly unable to
name the neyors who let his horfe on that night; 1t
was about two weeks aitei Crtharne left that he
made tie complaint against her FOR petty lar
ceny; did no: undorttand that Cath anne bad
msde sccuss,ors respecting his cherscter and that
OF his house; bGd not understood that she
had made or intended TO make any statements OF dis
closures respecting his house CT wat MAS aohs thsre