New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-27
NEW,JERSEY ITEMS.

TRIAL ron MrRDrs IN UsioS COUNTY, N. J.-rhe
trial Of Young Irishmsu, named Michael Murphy
for the murder Of George A. Van Muller, Russian,
was commenced yesterday q. Elizabeth City, Union
County N. j., in the Court Of Oyer snd Terminer
The Hon. Daniel Haines, Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court preeided assisted by Messrs. George
w. Savage Apollas NJ. Elner ard Thomas Pierson,
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. Counsel for
the prisoner, ex-Gov. Pennington and Theodore Run
Won of Newark On the psrt of the State, John j.
Chetwood eeq., Prosecutor Of the Pleas for CGion
Comfy. TIE novelty of Trial for capital cdms drew
together large audience.
The prisoner is sborng about % years Of age,
aud pesents rather an inOfftnsve appearance. He
was accompanied at the bar BY hh wife. When
airaigDed upon TIE charge, he a1swered Not Guilty
to the beet Of my knowledge" The two first witnesses
examined were Nicholas Michotz and George a. Abby,
two young Frepct who are tie principal witnesses,
ana saw tie rost Of the difficulty together with tbs
murder. II sppesB that on the afternoon OF January
last he murdered man, Van Muller, and an Inshman
named Patrick M:Aden residing at Granville, t1aded
a gun for pistol at which accused wac present, at the
thoe shop Of Van Muller; there was considered
TO be difference in the value Of tie property
exchanged, ard one Of them agreed to Pur-
chase con liquor. Tee liquor was procured ia psi,
WI ioh vas freely draIk aud a fresh suppy was OBJ
tanned soue two or three tiues. Finally, dispute
arose between the prisoner and the murdered msn,
when Murphy was .j,cted b. Van Muller. P,'rick
McAdsm had got his fill OF whisky and was iyog
lelpessy drunk under the front steps Of the shop.
Subsequently the parties attempted to arouse the
diunlen man, when Murphy commenced to kick and
beet rim aed Vau Muller ordered him net to do 1t.
Some words passed between them, VIXEN Murphy dew
I'D w Muila in hQ hfpa
TIE witness Abery seized bold Of Murphy to prevent
him from committing murder and in the struggle
beth fell to The eround-Abery receiving bow from
the knife which took effect on HE arm. During this
tiue Ven Muller had gore up into his chop, where he
WIS followed by Atery. Upon discovering that he
had been stabbed, Van Muller becime very much en-
ragged and htned for his knife but could not find it.
Witness tried to pscy him and then went over to the
DEPOT 10 get assistance and prevent further difficulty
Nc; m ding any one there be went down TO the church
and called out Mr. Crane and another man. On arlv-
irg back at t! depot, tie Russian was coming that
weY when witness begged Of him to go back Wit
ness went into the store in the depot building ard Jaw
Murphy there much excited and hourisbing hrs knue
A me inert efter Murphy went out and meeting an
Muller On tire platform stabbed and killed MN a,"'',
ipst,utly VaI Muller had shoe hammer IN MS nano
but did not a.temyt to use i. M1rpby then went INTO
tie store, his bands covered with blood ana
ATTEMPTED 10 etab Ably. The later, after
a .crie, finding that he could not escape, seized a
LAMP. ard stuck the prisoner over the head ana
fualy with sss:stauoe succeeded IN getog 'he anhe
away murphy then weLt o-f and after looking at
the murdered man wen. away Toward morniog,
Conner Chandler arrived, and with posse OF men
wait % arrest the prisoner. They found the door fact
ep,d and the wife refused them admittshee nos they
threatened TO brtak tie door in. The prisoner pre-
tepded to know nothing about ths murder.
Tho evoeneoe sganst The prisoner is positive, BIZ.
tie ples " l.. probably be intoxiestior.
TIE murdered man was unmarried, thihytwo years
Of sge was considered to be desperate msn and had
left Rus.a in consequence Of having fought duel.
A Youso Girl LosI.-A young girl, about Is
yssrs Of stayed Ou home Caldwell yesterday
g rather short o her of light coInpeKion foil
oie! sd large bus eyes aud trOn hair She had either
shirres ell. hat and plaid re- AID seen shawl che bs
sGal bAsx. u her hand Auv information REGARDING es
u be ha1k lily RECESSED by her afflicted p.eIs len a. t.s
ofce No Isl MIiSst street Editors and others VII ease
| ex.et thu notice. Newark Her'%J
| DEATH or AZ AGED CTizEs-Mr. Joseph CisyNs
died - bis residence Ia r~rtoa rhur.5sJ iss' '"'s
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