New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-12
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
TRIAL OF QUIMBo Apo, FOR THE MUB

District-Atorney the Jn6ge ordered the spplcstion
TO he postponed till Monday next.
In TIE case Of Tbomss Murphy, indicted with John
Murphy for tie murder of Els Mmphy, the d strict
Attorney stated thst the former indicted as an &C.
cessory after The fact. and as John Murphy the pin
opal could rot be found he would move that Thomas
Murphy be discharged mis- own recoEdzancee. lie
Court so ordered, ard the defendant was allowed 20 90
On his own iecogDizsIce in the cum OF =, W..
Mr. VIM II. Abth0n stated TIA. he bad been a.
signed a. counsel for Michael Flynn, bat as he aad
cared that private counsel had bsen retained by the
prfober, he desired to be discharged from further
responsibility.
Fynn stated that biz friends hal retained counsel for
him, end the Court granted Mr. A1tlon's reqGest.
In the case Ct Joseph Co5urn, Wm IL. Drake aud
Peter Doffy, charged with assault and bat cry on
Samuel Dawson, with ints1tto Kill, the coucsel moved
to postpone the trial, Mr.. Graham, who wa' their
counsel, engaged in the Sickes Iial at Washl9g
tor. The case sss postponed till next Moneay Col
bum and Drake gave recogniz -nees IN S@OO1i ana
Duffy in 81 600, ~ appear for trial on that dsy
Ouimbo Apo, a Cbinsmsn, ioocted for the murder
OF Mary Fletcher the Sth o. March last, was placed
at tie bar for trial. tx Judge Smart appssrei as
Bis counsel. An hour YVES spent in obtaining Jury
whose names ave as follows:
Jsmt. Pu.sr, David Miller.
William B. Losse, y.m., Waie,
eranei' 20 sedips ne, n1ll,% Wa :. 90
Hiram X. Miller, TAo' ": shats
opened tie case for The prosecution. lie said thst the
pTisoner Apo and his vile lived on the second story
/ 'front.' room Of TIE house No i7 Oliver street They
hired tie IRE misses from Patrick et iber who oc5u-
pd the same house. Mr. Doyle t0en referred to toe
caseselt, between Apo sae s VILE and 'taed TIE msa'
which the accused struck hF' Fletcher vita adasier
AIo Elizabeth Fletcher, little girl aged thirteen
yeus dsusstr Of Sire Fletcher was tee a win sac
be- roth.I. Mary the sh Of March ,.; the
prisoner lived No a. Oliver ttrse tis wife and little boy
tt occupied Rack the sec5ed door Apo on
. and his door; hs vile was AZ nome
tfsn be vent s a. wc- into he Etc1en be AK
Fletcher If she snsw Whether h gfe ~i 10 % olt she
sid dd know wns's sac she beyed sue vas H.
be she few minute, snee ADD .hs Wa. IN bed ne
halt him he could sister There's went sas
as tlsy hesId no voice witness .he would and
/ msJte they would ep.n tie door for her sac ~eat
dol voice, VINO. there % witDes. said, Mr Apo is 10
quarter Of ar hour AID knocked sthe DOOR and 5oa da nos
Mr. APO thu. she In bed nnd said that she might be ck
de- i S "' s u. .ba ne S before & ps1sd tao
h ard tue door cosE .nd she said " hes ons me arg
t'ee nobody 10 re fs'hers servant s'rt htR1sa
DtIuAn went sppos door with wiue'' she 'Ad yoq
bu,. woman viii be w!tues, agsn't you, ~l:nes snd
ssysnt weIt down stairs nctaef va co1o o-l OF zee 40
Ind said What sh, 10 If be commit, mI'eT 10 the
SIZE went back her no'her ~ on ta star. esad ~I' say
Apo running when size went bach she t1ot hold OF hs ca
reach be then and f ntO paddle bat h. t sad ran
ca ale kew where WOUNDS bang
mmediaity sncT she did
The cItss exsunati, by ex.Judge Stuart failed to
shake direct testimony Ste stated
gusse used BY Apo t. bis wife very bad his words
Theresa Fletcher, 3 child not yet ten years Of age,
The rsxt wines called she sisted h, she lived with Der
father name VS., Patrick and her mother. Mary FL lbeth
FtcLer recognized Apo vino lived The second foo front
Of the house hi, wife. kse App they lived
there month ana going Esek' ecoe the Day her
mother hee s,v Appo that dsy are, ssoat or oel'es
ressy gave him. became ts vile would cook din
Curse stn went out ard c,me bah couirs
psLt tie witness corrobosed Der s''ef Il a. ~ taaeIA
UP 9th the Iiisol ~ ne socieo a. toe doo ana @
you open the e3or i9 nae = sa, h''.i 10 nsy
res' S.p' up ss,in with Apo Vim s'' VIE go. up
proIsr wert TO- the room quite d,rt; be cEsa
soor ard after wus's heard Ms Apo eHslaim On
h., biting me- Her mother then vent % tae ioor pe sd
Nj AsP9, dians you promise me 20 make NJ Io,e he
sHird to bs mother then vent 20 Ee E.li1 sant avs
6oostte back roouslc sd Alice It Is too b,i 70 have
mother SHOULD ,srd ceGs1 her mother a1d the servant
m tLen wsrt and loOse cut a. tHs eeoF os.s 9sy clld
soud he corIsr her mother then wet up couple o. ps
a. $50 s S S1g5 o s u. o. "a so .. Der s1si
door witness vas below "a sc VET W tse 81. sac
e bad Ter eyes oose sad sopnE the ratings sic su ID
/ Mrs Mary Butler deposed thst she occupied the
,c No ~ Diver street eIsct over Apps room on
the Lh, Of the muidef ace head apo Gene II and isss
COZ siderable Tn wtns,s VIA; te 7s'
ter and Al Ape door with sn rrnee' 10 rs
n. y bs,Wesn bel coor Of ars cosI
Ns Fe tbug Apo corcercing t0a rcis- n the
horse he ls.t made rrnsrks W q IA rot
bes tLer bis wife uoder ser .r' .nd assed lsf
INTO lie Ma Fletcher nisTeret atd EEd he i4o
lin and Ms Apo Gov ssirf and oissppe nsf Iae
s,rE, thr down and 70. isa' OF Of the asei
Ay,o TITO Mrs fletcher ,ALei - aer a.
.tsroiDg dOEn fhe stars APP An "a
buy Of paced c0se 20 sifn-is and Eo,
ioIt Of IRA Fletcher az a57n .teo osl5Z hi "-.aes
heard &c volts 'oisr, onJ kae Of .1ias ~ APSo S4s
. DID Il. llceEssrs; he lisa Mn slrttaef Up 80
thtt tAs csuent vines. Wa seh. Ger oacki
pg her hsues Der shoulder ans At At Fe,cesi Is te.
i-tle fe0~ Eckr lo1ceth-g Ike t11 Wines ft,
ATpo y push as she fet hel stabbed IN tas nz-'
sl sae ls ise Of head! Ms fsLsr roec dosn
s-sf ard ucalf3 o. 6-d tA-se ~tr1 .ns i: ~es
yrs sowG'e her doo b.eelne sIe iie to n'I -o4
the ceadi eiiL-ss stood Aosrs a. ne CORES I4oi1.
TIE her snc s- Mary GsEslsn q ne
az q ,. .,aso. "a. 49, ~ y $500 es arc an
Jgfge Smart Ia tie crcsH%Si1iraor, tfenpteo % sooN
;hs "a FISCHER remarked istt at - ,I4s9l ~sis 80
tncuth . ovsrFover little teo" ne APP .-5
called kin 40, la rs witness aIa etls - A.ae'
bin. b.; positively sSoie 70 the conrJ neiAsf h
Fetcasr any otsr psson lad In-o'ni-Go1, nor III
Ms yl-:cher sk. vita Apo dd not hADo Ia9r1e
axe rolse ~ AL De cd bis ea.l-ess very ill-y
TIE Court then took recess for one toar.
After recess Hannah Derman testified Inst Apo
lad lived TIE Diver street tos three 'l2s s
Ssy before tie fd.r Apo ard Ia wife saaIeled a. =.
Eu3er OF wtnsus tesr=ony eoso0oTAtee Ae sts'e@eo
I maze By tee oiasT ~ttE..ses - 49, , If, ~
MIS- GsvvigsD, Alice SpillaDe, Elizabeth PoEers
and kEtsre, Powers also examined bot tasT testimony
sIeIy cumulative.
! Patrick b. Fletcher testified that be was tee hns-
bra Of the nd-red be on the opPos,e sac ca
the when heard OF his wf asa.a she ~is &c
Apo. The dagger Produes q az Titss - 2
the picture Of the tbs, he found CT ne nif' P Oh
tie stai-A =, -.
Arpo Terrified the Of tie srres: a ne Oness
I te,rd hoass, corner Of Cssrry kad James streets
! DR. EeryulCu WA examined " regard 10 ne pest