New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-28

atou, II O'Clock ist riel,, the gas was burning IN
Lis room the pistol was o.enchcd tightly in his hand.
Mary f.. Gouldy being swc,n, says-I live here in
the t0U-e; was home last night, heard noise; |
was in my room; The back entry rom on the third
hrori l opened my door ard looks ont; / heard
screams of murccr" Faux" Sc; saw my
brother and the girl fighting in the hail. il nes Joanna
MURPHY, The nursei weUt in ny room aud s,rut Ihs
dC'f aud locked Il, was frightened; uld mob 'eli
whether lie Lad anything in his hand or not; dor !
know whether The gar was burni lgin my room not;
beard cr'cs q distress dl not recognise the voice,
only that i was cuale voice screamed, too, after
little; the cries were murder iTIscd the Window
and called for assistance don't know whether any
one cane from nay srics not; some one came soon;
| came ont Of my room and found tie room down
stairs Crowded. was 80 frightened | hardly kno5
what elec shw; am BOT certain whether heaT1 tue
report Of a pistol bat think heard II when was Ia
my room tloucht At first my brother was protecting
the girl had 10 idea he could be jurng her, thought
there were thieves in the house heard 10 ouc try To
get in my room; oLe was in the room witl ine;
have seen the knife before il vas fathers he always
carried pi-tol he said think have seen ti5 one
in lir rmb do not remember seeing the hatchet IN
biz room.
Dr. ii .MaoSp recalled There couil be no doubt %
the cause f the dceth Of deceased. such wound
would produce death instantly: the skull was broken
md the braib- spattered abont the room did not
tho pistol; sboud judge il pistOl-shO, wound hole
two inches in diane icr with the brains spin out; the
side q the ieco black must have come in contact
with the pistol.
JoHS ". Hull, being swOrp, says-I am a police
Cfiicer On cuty on this beat last night stood on
OF Tint yGlat street aad Ninth ayeGus beard
n noise Ike faint haoone; ! could not tell exactly
what II was; immediately gentleman came running
through The street seid there va Murder cried in
1irii,th stnet; | ran around when ] came
bcIe lady gut her head out of the
window aud said We IRE ali murdered-help!'
then buist the door in; three ofus-CuOthcr officer
this gentleman ard myself san lady on the stairs;
she had her night clothes oD and was all bloody; |
asked her vito had done il; she said the Old gentle
mans som think this vas the sans one that opened
the window, but am not positiye ran up stairs; on
tie second floor eaw Mr.. Gouldy lying On the floor
right ~ the doorway; there vas blood On his hcsd; he
did not speak a. oil. spoke, but he did not answer;
| tho jeht him doad; the rext ! saw was boy IN his
brother; aeked, "Where j. he--has he made his
escape o.; he soid lie did not know where he wa;
The boy all covered with blood; | Immediately
down TO guard the house thinking him in IT, after
ward went mp stairs.
THOMAS 5. SHOULTR, being sworn, says--I live at
No. 3jS Eight oyeure; keep oyster saloon there
know Frank Guiidy; have been acquainted with
him about six months; he in my place some tune
between 9 and II O'Clock: cannot ten definitely; hs
seemed as be usually appeared; nothing out Of the
way; Loiting at all unusual he had some oysters,
but drank nothing; he has told person in my p.e-
sci &C that he under obligation to hs father not
10 drink any thing; be never drank any spifi,lous
hquor in ny place, that know Of; there was boy
with him don { know who It was; he leit soon after
lie cGmc just ate bis oysters, wished me good nigh;
and walked out he bad nething in his hand at ths.
time that saS.
This closed the testimony before the jury, and
they brought in a verdict Death from pistol shot
wound Inflicted by himself.