, 1859-01-13
TRIAL OF MICHAEL NC NAMEE
FOB 1Hk
MURDER OF HIS WIFE.
Cook Coux71 CtRcusr CouRr, Hos. GEoRss
AAx1EaRE PRks1p1SG.
Sc xONO DAY-MORNING SESSION.

AAx1ERRE PRks1p1sG.
Sc .OND DAY-M0RSING SESSION.
CHurla Iil1er szporn-Am policemen, wss
on CRY police il july, 1858; knew premises oc
cupied by prisoner on Michigan street; first
went there on I'd July, between S snd a. H.;
Mr. Halloch, policeman, Was With ne; went
:hera because heard from Cuilom, saloon keep
er next door, that there had been q murder
there; saw defendant there; saw the woman
lying il the bed; saw blood On the 1oor ia thres
rooms; when l first cama in. asked prisoner
how it happened; be said he did not know she
rot know when she came back; that be woks
up at o'clock aud ssw her lTiug in bed along
side of him; didn't have much talk With him;
he would 10. speak much his look Was kind o
dark; he was walking shout the rooms looking
At the chi dren; Halloch and I arrested him and
took him to the Aruory took notice Of blood
on bis shirt aad pantsioons; there was blood
On his pautaoons close to his pockets; be had q
pair of shoes on, but no socks; | went back to
get another shirt and pants for him. and laid the
other bloody ones away; they are IN the City
Marshars Office. Witness described in detail
tbe arrangement Of the rooms; found blood
staus in the kitchen aud the appearance of
others haviEg been washed up +; in wash dlsh
near there Was sand and water, which looked as
ii it had been used in washing up blood; the
traces Of blood looked more Ike being smea'ed
On rather than like drops; saw blood IN the mid
die room not AZ much a. in the kitchen; it Was
scattered tLere Just a il the Kitchen, not IN
drups; on the door opening east on the little
dark room, saw trace1 ct bloody duger marks;
behind this door, in the middle room, noticed
little blood on tue wall, in rottheast corner OF
the room in the little room there was good
daal of blood and bloody clothes looked as if
they had been used to wipe the blood up; moth.
ing in the room but the clothes which laJ on
the floor; brought the clothes away; Clothing
shown recognize these as the ones found;
~; 49, ~ bod i. IN ruIirn haR1
this is thA pair Of pRn&aloons and the shirt taken
from the defendant. Witness showed the stains
of blood On these garments to the jury.) Ex- 4
amlned the stairway leading to the rooms; found
no traces of blood; the woman found lying On
the front part Of the bed her head turned to
the left aide, face turned to the wall, and drawn
dow1wa.d; her face Was spotted black; on the
right aide of her neck there we're long, black
spots; saw the examination Of her person; there
were biack 1pots On her hips.
Cross-Eramin<d 1y vr. NdGt6cts-net hr. Gull
lom on Clark street bridge, who told me Of it;
never vent to the room before; he Vas walking
about the rooms; the children we're up and
walking about; met the lst Lieut.. Sherman
standing u the door at the head OF the stairs;
the woman WAS l5iug on the front OF the bed,
| her head turned to the wall; IcSam.e vas
| standing right ju front Of her when asked him.
| Witness repeated the conversation as before.
We did not at frst arrest him, but KEEP. our eyes
on him until the Lieutenant came up; don't re-
collect it he told me Whist time he went to bed
| Witness described from the dingram the loca.
| tion aud appearance Of the blood spots in the
rooms. Never saw AcNamee before that even
| ing; could not judge OF his appearance much;
on the way TO the Armory he asked me to get
| him glass Of whisky; left him in the lookup;
| about half IN hour csme back snd asked him 70
! gve me his clothes; he Wos lying on the bunk,
! think he Was asleep; he Jumped up and gave
| them to me; hld gone back for the clothes;
| saw at the 1ooms small pint flask standing on
| The floor Bome one said there was whisky in II;
did not examine it; did not examine the body
| on the bed to see whut clothing she had don't
I know il any one but me had then been there;
| took no particular notice ot the clothes in the
| little dark room; they were in there when |
| went ia there; could not tell if the body WAS
| cold: did not put my hand on it; the blood
/ looked dry both on the Aoor and the clothing;
| asked the prisoner how the blood came dragged
/ ubout the hoor; be told ME bis vile had been
drunk the afternoon before, that ahe could not
sit up md be drew her into the corner 81 she
! could sit up.
Jrror-He told me the blood came from
I his wife, WHO was uuWel.
Lta1c e. Ndt!of}.. s.rorn-Am policeman;
wus poli:em IN IN JuIy last. Witness detailed
| the intosmatiu u to the murder and proceed.
iugs thereafter substantially, as by the former
witress, Prisoner stood Ut the head OF the
| stai1s US ne came np nud said, There is = bard
sight here boys;' he started to the front room
md We followed him; be went 10 The front room,
and there the woman laT on the bed; be drew
down the coveriid from her face; then ho
went to the window and Epit out; the subse-
quent conversation wss detailed aa before;l on
the way to the lookup he asked Us if Ts would 90
and take drink with him; be asked Us once near
aeVicker's on Clafk street, and AGAIN on south
Wells street; be WIS dressed in hickory shirt
aud black pants. when We found him in the
room; shoes, but no stockings; blood stains On
the prisoners clothing, os by lest "lthess,
pointed out; on the right leg at the pants vas
large blood stain, and from this myself picked
oti i long hair should say ten inches or logger;
there were TWO or three OF them took oh; there
wero more On at ths time. THE appear
ances of blood in the rooms was described
in desaii.] There was a stove aud lounge
ia the room; the wash basin was out
on tho roof, with half gill OF
There we're spots Of blood on the floor. spot
| of blood on The door lending from the middle
| room to the kitchen. Helped remove the cloth
ing Of deceased. The body WAS lying on the
settee in the middle room. She had been taken
there by the DOCTORS, Coroner and others. She
was baretoo.ed had on ehemise. skirt sad basque.
There we're bruises on different parts Of he: per
| sou. on her limbs md priya!es- The b:ulses
were all over her. There WIS pair OF stock
iugs laying in front Of the settee; lpicked them
up aud asked McNamee il they we're his. lie
said they were. Gave them to Corone:. They
we're vet aud saturated with blood. $ If thes
had been used to wcsh up the spots. Tbs stock
ipss produced Thesa are the pair; l recog
Mise them bJ tue .o2s. The clothes on the body
we're bloody md torn. The basque was tori
considerably. The garments we're cut in getting
them of.
C5eSs.t1aminfI1 BY Ir. Hlttoels.-Don't know
If was hrst nj the room Miller was With mo
We started from the bridk dke; met McSsmee 81
the head Of the stairs; the (eonEersatlon anc
movements o{prisSDer repeated ns before Nc
Jkt;r onlF frffA jFf hal 4
, | roous; 1o!d him be MUS: come with us; b.
smoke ct the children; told him they would dt
well enough c2n't sag how they were dressed
NcNamee hud on u pair of shoes he had
stockings; the shoes had been worn did no
notice they were new; 'ieker's is the ~. !
u, 8" Saloon, corner of Clark and hlrz'
Streets; on Wells street be asked again 70
liquor went hack to the lookup for pEisonee
and touk hitn back to the North Side; it WAS j
, the middle Of the tornoon; Miller was net wit
t. ! ne: be vas not asleep at e lookup when l VIC
there; at the rooms in the kitchen there wns = ps
on the stove with corned beef and potatoes n i
there wps bread oa the table; in this midi
: room the appearances OF the blood spots wer
!. similar to those in the kitcheu- The witne'
! described the appearances IN the different roou
in de1ail In the front room beside the be
tbere was q small bed tick on the flour; did NJ
see = Jug or uask; the blood on the bed Was
o various places; most from her private part
!. the bed was au ordinary turn post bed steac
:, don't remember Of any blood On the pillow
had seen McNamee before but never spoke
l. him: had seen him at work about the s,able.
ol IA question as to the appearance Of AcSan
10 ut the time Of his arrest WAS objected to By Il
N District Attornsy Is imnateria! even though
n should be sworn that the prisoner was lutoKic
CT ted. 1nto1ication could not be urged in mit'g
ton. indeed some authorities mnde il IN nRgt
ID vatiou Of crime. He objected unless they NE
I'd prepared for the extent Of showing insanity
Of sultiug from iuto1icstion.
be Tta Court ruled that sill evidence rs to
4. appearance of the rooms OF the prisoner vor
m be admissible asa part Of the res gasa. As 10
leea! bearing and weight Of & particular state
" facts it vas question for The jury under the
structions Of the Court.
et- Tho prisoner walked With US readily, mad
it noticed nothing unusual looked a. be ORD
or arily did As saw him at work; be did not 10
In 81 il he had been on . drunk; neEeT to
IN knowledge saw him drunk never spoke to b
lat to know him before hare been to the etab!s
led er1ands; the bed where she lay WAS satnfa
cit with blood, mostly at the middle; /; did not
&c; to auY reporter that 'McSamee Was drunk
&c, morning; found the wash dish on the rear r.
er: it stood On TIE lefs hand side on tbs right b
81 o. side was a tub, barrel saved IN tTo,
OF ws.er aud clothea; they seemed TO be the tau
7sce washing: there was about half gill of r.
and sand in the, wash dish; the color
fact bloody; gave the dish 70 the Coroner; saw
,us marks OF blood On the roof, stairway or I
house noticed no indication that alop n
rue hsd besa carried the spots Of blood looke'
tout if sotue one had lain there aud hled pEotust