The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-12
TRIAL OF QUmBo Apo, THE CAISAMAH.
The Murder OF Mary Fietchcr-vcrdict of
Guilty.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER.
Before Hon. Judge Davies.

the murder OF Mary Fletcher the sh of March last
was placed at the bar. Nearly hour consumed in
procuring jury. The names of the jurors fol-
lows-John Butler, David Mar Alexander Grant Peter
X Keys, VIM. B. Lozer, James White Francis Godine,
VIM. d. Shaw, George W. Lewis, James Watson HIRAM
X. Millar, Thomas W. Shute.
Quimbo, the prisoner, is rather better looking than
most of the specimens Of his countymen whom have
seen; but he has all the peouliares Of Chinaman in
his appearance He about five feet inches in
height has the square head of oriental and the tanned
face His hair is thin, of dark brown color and rather
long His forehead large proportion the size of
his face his mouth large, nose fiat, and his eyes
shade darker than his skin, and Of medium SIZE
Quimbo has very wrnkled countenance, and
looks to be about forty years old. He wore
a dark cloth frock coat, buttoned, brown pants
white shirt and black neck te He evinced little emotion
till the third witness was called, when visible
change came over him. His lips constantly witch
ing during the examination Of this Witness and he be-
came restless IN his seat 1t is rather remarkable tha
the majority Of Cinnamon here manifest their by
choosing Irish ladies for their wives in preference ali
others Qaimbos counsel WAS ex-Judge Stewart
The District Attorney opened the for the prosecu
ton by furnishing the jurors with diagrams OF the premi
ses AZ Oliver street, where the murder occurred and
narratng the circumstances Immediately connected
The first witness placed on the stand was Ann Elizabeth
Fletcher, daughter of the deceased thirteen years DID,
and rather well looking and intelligent for Of her age
She testified that she lived with her father, at AZ Oliver
street that she knows Apo him the sth March,
he lived then on the second floor front room OF AZ Oliver
street. his wife and little boy three years of age lived
with him; Alice Spllane, my aunt, lived in the back
on the same floor with Apo; my father and mother oc
cuped the first floor it was after in the evening
when she Appo when he came in he knocked at the
door OF bis own room his vile was az nome them but did
not open the door; he down then; my mother
stretched on the lounge in the Kitchen he asked her If
she knew whether his wife was in or OUT she said she
did not know, but believed his wife out; he then
said, "Woud you let one of your daughters
come up with Light with me till see
Teresa went up with him with light; they
soon came down Apo said after he down. that "he
did not think for they knocked the door Of
the room and got answer, and heard voice." then
said Mother will 60 up stairsand may be she will open
the door for me' then toox the CANDLE went up aud
low voice, "Who is there" and said 81 am and Mr.
Apo is this quarter Of hour and is looking for
sSa n az and ssS Ha % ana d
sick" then said he, 81 viii fix her;" he went up
stairs knocked at the door two three times and was
On the landing about one minute before the
opened for him by his wife, heard the door closing and
Mrs. Apo crying 80, he is biting me- is there to
save mef" servant girl, Hanna Durham, then came
up stairs to Appos door, she opened the door and said
"Appo you hurt that woman will be witness against
you then she came down stars waswith her and We
are we TO do they commit murder in the house?'
mother then went stairs and sent out; when
back found my mother lying at the foot Of the
dead; before came in met Apo the front door Of
the house. coming out to the street. caught hold Of his
Of and did not see which way he went nv mother
was lying at the foot of the stairs them with her feet on
the first step and her head towards the door Of the
Kitchen; her face was turned down. and there blood
on her shoulder; my father almost Immediately
afterwards.
To the prisoners counsel-when Apo went up stairs
he locked the door of his ROOM his wife then cried out
"Is there any TO me? heard Apo use several
very bad expressions after be went up stairs when my
mother came up stairs she said to ago for policeman
as there is no man IN the house,; Apo in his
then.
rya
OF age also intelligent for her years She of
the first witness and the daughter of the murdered wo
man also She testified that remembered the day her
mother was killed. she saw the prisoner about O'Clock
that day at his dinner in her mothers Kitchen because
bis wife did not cook any dinner for him. after eating
dinner he went away and back in the evening" he
then asked her mother she would let of her daugh
tiers 60 up 70 his room with light mother said sne
would and went with him up stairs with light; he
knocked the of his ROOM his wife did not open
Il; when he came down he said "Mrs Fletcher, vito
Apo opened the door, my sister then down stairs
saying she was afraid to stay up there when Apo
INTO his room he shut the door then heard his wife
scream mother then came up and said 'sMr Appo did
you not promise me that you would make nose ard
he SAID "fes, but pay my rent and have right
aunt ALICE and aunt advised her for policeman
mother and Anna Durham then looked see if they
could see Policeman mother then sent Anna to see If
she could find one round the corner mother then
two steps up the second flight of stairs met Mrs. Bet
Ter and Mrs Gavigan coming down. they lived up stairs,
on the third Qoor my mother then came down. and
standing the third from top Of the first flight
OF stairs, with her eyes closed and staggering then
hand OF her head saw she dead, and then went
into the room and began TO cry
To the prisoners counse-I never spoke to any
about the murder but my aunt and my sister, did not
hear Apo cry ing but heard Mrs Apo crying Oh he
biting me- heard Mrs. Apo say that she would not
70 her room that day TO get dinner ready for her hus
band, because afraid to be in ii when he would
in for fear lie would beat her Mrs Apo send
st % nao sns "t s sS TO
Apo ard the woman that vas with her. my mother