, 1859-01-12

THE ICRf.
". Meachan, inu.heeper.
Luke Lackore, Carpenter.
l.. So~liu, Jeweller.
". Wincbell, Farmer.
Il. o. Smith. Produce Dealer.
J. IL. Ely, Merchant Tailor.
4. DAnks. Builder,
J. l.. Mccormick, Nanufcclurer.
4. 4. Rogers, Merchant.
W. =. coe. Produce Dealer.
j. a. Wood, --
&. h. Gaubart, Merchant.
The case tor The people IVES opened by Dis
trict Attorney Haven, who Was followed ia be-
half Of the prisoner By Wu, Mattocks, E:q The
first witness vas then called, as fellows:
TUE 1.:11uoSY.
Hrt. Harry 2. C42,om, sscoru.-Ke.ide o.
North C.Ark street; in July last resided AZ lis
Nichlgun street; mored there ia Nav. 1858:
neSer was 2cqaal1ttd With defendant; knew
him bF sight; saw him nearly erery day; Has
acquainted With bis wife; knew her nearly two
months; they moved there in May; We got &C.
qaa'nsed soou aft=r; spoke ~ith her nearly ev.
err day, whenever saw her; we lived ia ad-
lo1ning premises; hare been in the ROOMS occu-
pied by defendant aud family; never Was in the
DARK room SO culled the building Was on Mich
agan street, tsonslng north; you entered the
Lat; the nearest street vest vas North CLARK
street; defendant aud his family occupied tie
third story shers we're three stores in tbe build
ing; last saw Mrs. McNamee on Thursday. Ju-
" 1st, n: my honse; it was ten o'clock in the
morning; she was in twice ia the forenoon With
IN short interval; she appeared as usual, we'll
and III good spirits; hsst time she came IN to
borrow nasirons; the second time TO pay NE
ten cents, borroTed of me; mr. husband was
there the hrst time, and she did not like to PITY
uae then; the interval was te3 minutcs; she had
On ,ca!'co basque and black skirt next saw
her the next morning about h7e O'clock, dead
she "as lying on the bed in the front room on
their premises; there were 1hen present her
hus5und and THO children; she was lying dead
On the bed; saN her face; il was all bl4ck,
bruised and Swollen seemed TO be bruised OF
pounded, and black aud blue; bid the defend
ant gaed morning US passed through the sec.
ond room, where be wss; be made no answer but
bowed; took the guilt OF her face; then went
Ind spoke to him; Was frightened, and said
't'ood gracious, Mac, she has been murdered,
wonder Who has done it. lie mastered ="
doptk know, mT wife WAS cut last night:'' don't
kno" If he taid what tins i" / came Up stairs
nbons o'clock and 81! bT the wudoE until IL;
"ent to bet; woke mp Ia the morning {ihink h-
sA!d} cooul CLOCK, aud found INF wife deud'
sad lie went aud gave th" alarm to the w,:cl1n
u! the livery >tt!'r h. s,,iI tie chiI,lreu Que OF
them, The bDy, t.nk slept on The tior, the .ir
ia t't l'rt:; lr Wa> thril dressing tue little giri;
t"ld hitil to tend tic children down, uuI would
give tat: suille breakfast; lie s1iH ~,c ull Lrs11
willing letter lt'inr rl1e .;ay lc!oic; Mrs. Nc
Aa1nee had on various occasi0ila boriowed ink of
ne-nltr M the We bciMe; don't knuW what
it'',mc os ii; rcver SIM it again; visited Mrs
NtNAmtc al i i. Mon Tue same DIV size borrowed
tie Hat!Fons; the lell was just ringing for six;
nea' 10 the kilclen-tbe list roam III ltc toI, .,
tsr salts; >sw the two children; went 10 yet ihc
t1tt!iuns; asked tic bpy where MS alutheg WIS;
lie nl:4de nu an>a cr; asked where Nru. The HIT
ifsn'>; he -aid be d1dnt know {answcr Of The
boy objected /" by prisoners cou.l:cl); lie said tc
"rl'!d bring tic 1ltirons uytr that ereuius; did
not ~ec t!1t boy again that night; tile l1ui,, wetr
nut brought oses until at<r Sue Vas Luriel; next
saw TIC ultitous af:es, On saturday, IT Que III
Friday aud Anc Oh Saturday; they were scnt to
lily hpI'Sc; 1T the time there the dior nf tlc
*tc1'1l s"o!u was partly shut; did not 80 in, hut
luAkcsi in the ronfl into sar kAtlleu, and looked
1T tue stove to &c if could see the tlltirou.;
,'i not 20 ia l'ecan-c kncw tley We're III tue
habit IF GunrrrllinE when lie was ia ]jGunr; kut1
l'e "as in li4uur th4t day, aud thought she hight
bc asbamtl tn ser G; she Used to try 10 tlite
tue 4uartcls, and didn't want people to Know it
thai WAS all that kept NC from going in;
aEan SAW, the bods Q! Mrs. McSsmee; il WIS
lying on the stttee; SAN the face; saw the bee,
hut there was gull, over if; did not see the
dress Of deceased as she lay in bed; only turned
thr quilt back 10 ses Ter face; can identify tha
dress she hud on that morning. tBlsck dre.s
sklFt SKI and fragments OF Calico shown.l Identify
the skirt, think, as tht one she wore; think
tia; is portion Of the calico basque she wore,
il was then whole and Glenn tue fragments
sho~u we're torn and hloodY); the material ives
tue sa'ne. think; before the coroaer's jurY
identified the bafqut; ful1v identity it now BY
the material ana the ru1le; never saw Mrs.
McNamee,s handwriting; lent her a:nRl bot
lie Of ink; don't know how much ink there was;
It "as bluel ink; used ZONE Of il myself; should
think thst Ia letter shown by the District Attor-
ue7) is the ss,ne ink (opinion Of the witnesa Oh.
]ecttd to as inadtnassble); bad no conversation
With the boy Andrew in the presence Of thc de-
iendant; on the day saw her dead had con.
versa,on with hin ia the forenoon; don't recall
the hour; Mrs: McNamee's tirHt name IL Jane,
Cross- Exomtn&d ty Ur. Id:toc*- -Cama 10
Chicago from PlttsburG year ago last July:
vent 10 Michigan street in May; cant tell the
tirst day saw deceased think they came in the
5ih Of MbJ; saw her within the week; saw her
first when she spoke 10 n,e from the rear ROOF Of
her tenement; we often met sho used to bor-
row ms Aat.lfona; she bad one mud two md
VIC exchanged; sent her the irous on ThuredaF:
wen, for then: to iron tabIeclo,h that ereuinz;
she came firt' at ten O'Clock, md then ten min.
utes alter; tho drst time she borrowed the fat
1rons. the next tina ahe paid the money, 10
ceats; twas borrowed; she told me she ex-
peeted her cousin there and wanted to treat ahe
bought whisky to treat; think she said treat
h'm; when went 10 their room on Fsidsr ssw
10 the room broken rocking chair aud somo
trunks; th,t WAS ID rho second room; there was
sable and store in the kitchen; had seen the
broken Eoek.ng chair before; in the kitchen
there we're dishes, piece Of bread. cut or two
on the tuole; tho same were there when l
went up the day before in the evening;
don't remember where the lounge or aettes
was; it genes&!r stood in 1ae kitchen;
1nn't krnH EhAfhar Mira MrForran IN -.
habit OF treating her cousin; the got pint OF
whisky week before; she got whisky Of me;
1nF husband kept a saloon she would DOT 70 10
hitA en. cane TO NE; think she neyeF came but
f"Iee; she may haTe come three times; she
used to buy ale there in the saloon; never
bought ale of me-; she would come INTO tho en.
! tr] 4pd rsp On the door and tho bar.keeper
wonld bring it 10 her; she never got any other
liquor theIe but ale or whisky; think | oeser
soid her whisky but twice; an not Certain
about third occasion; pretty soon after she
| Came thsre she came in with q broken pitcher
and got ale; slter she began to gst whisty she
neser got "EE more ale; cant ny how long it
waa before she got whisky, after she Lett CT 1et.
ting beer; she used first TO rap st the
| hall door leading into the bsr.room until she
| Ro' acquainted with me then got whisky of me !;
| when went in that morning did not notiee INV
! bottle or Jug, but after she had been carried
axaT ssw ANAL bottle in the second room !;
| don't remember any two~qus1t Jug; often RAJ
| up there; mover found tho doors fasiened was
there ones in tho evening, after tho eAs was lit;
| went up the stairway next my house; on tho
afternoon l went for the daiiroo / found the
| outer kitchen door open; the door into the Sec
ond room was slightly open; it wss almoat shut;
| supposed she was in there; looked in through
the door a. il waa Iit,le .jar to sse if could
ses her; did not step into the kitchen; did not
touch the door; the little girl and boy were in
the kitchen; could not See anything in tho din
| ing room; 1t WA4 shout SIX O'Clock in the ere-
| ming; there WAS no noise; things had con-
fused look tho table waa in disorder: the ebil-
dren wers eating bread; they had not been
washed; the girl had seen about noon was
not dleaaed; Ahe usuAaiy kept The room neat !;
hAre sesn tho children before Ut sll tunes of tho
ds1 i can't say tho children were any dir.ier
tbAn usual; ssw tho little girl out on ths rear
roof with nothing On but her nightgosu, ct
noon that day; hase never spoken 70 hr. Nc
Nance; hare seen him on tbs street, in our H.
/ loon; ne1er saw him drunk; we set = lunch 1t
our house from 10 to II; husband came up aud
said. Mac il esting lunch here today, b u
drunk; be used to be IN there otteu, siso ths
other stable boys; never knsw, Of my own knowl,
i edge, That The hcNAnse's qusrrelled, but she
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