, 1860-05-03

0'Connor held in 10000.
TIE R0CNDED MIN Murray STILL ALIVE.

The wounded man, Michael Murray, lay in
critical condition throughout yesterday, and
it is extremely doubtful If he can recover. He
has 6ve wounds, three Of them serious, one
opening the abdomen. His assailant, Patrick
0'Connor, was brought before Justice Davis
yesterday, and held in $4,000 for further
examination, pending the result Of Marray's in-
juries. The other two men, Michael Dunlap
and Patrick Hefron, who ware arrested at the
snme time with O'Connor, were discharged as
prisoners, but we're required, With two other
parties, to giTe recopgulzances to appear as wit
nesses.
The affair was one Of too common charac-
ter, growing out Of "bad blood" aud bad whis-
II, the former expressively setting forth the
relations Of the principal parties for months
previous, and the latter being the immediate
spur to the tragic events fthe midnight atIiay.
1t was one of = scarcely unusual class Of oscur-
rences, and yet there were features about the
whole tragedy, as falling under the eye Of the
writer, which Lever would hare loTed, and his
we're the pen to paint.
1t WAS nearly IN hour after midnight, the
gibbons moon from cloudless sky, looked
down sideloug upon the city, hushed for the
night, fen stirring in the streets sare here and
there pedestrian, or solitary hack, or from
some saloon the sound of tardy revelers. Then
the cry Of 'murder' and tho rush from all d.
rections. Policemen, citizens, men, women.
half dressed, En- dtshabizk, children timid1y
creeping half clad ont Of low doorways toward
the scene Of horror.
Some sieze this, another that, man tho orig
inal group in the centre Of which lies the groan-
ing wretch from whose frame n it lies, il steal
ing dark tide, Of lnkY blactness in the deep
shade Of the awning, but which all the gazers
know to be-blood, staining the planks, and
trickling fast out over the curbstone. 4 party
of the police carry tho three men Pat o'Con.
nor, Mike Dunlap, and Will Heffron to the sta
ton house. The former is frightened aud half
sobered By the act which has stained his hands
with the blood Of former fast friend. 4 shut
ter is unhinged aud the half lifeless body of
Murray carefully lifted, the act revealing how u
horrid cash hsd half disemboweIed him. With
slow step the party move off down North
Water street to the boarding place Of the wonn-
ded mao. He is in & swoon when be arrives
there. A phyaician is sent for, and on the spot
in fc" minutes, priest ID called.
The roon is 4 saloon. On one side decorated
with the array Of decanters aud glasses, ont OF
whose fiery throats have before this sprung
murder, aud wherein deeds of violence lurk, on
draught, ready for their victims A half tipsy
man, In lively state Of excitement, holds far
ing candle in one haud which leaves the other
free to brandish a clenchcd fist ferce]y now and
then over Michael Aurray's head, a, if the Ne
1nes's and aEenger Of his wrong. The chest and
trunk Of tho half life1ess man is denuded of
clothing and shows three ghastly wounds,
But the medical attention is interrupted mid.
way by singular scene. One of his country
men bends over the face, the entire forehead Of
which is furrowed from side to side By a gap.
ing wound. Tho interrogater speaks in full
brosue, with firm tone:
"Michael Murray, who do you charge with
your death ?"
The half closed eyes glare open as the ques.
tion is repeated.
II charge Pat. OConnor.
"Do you charge Pat 0'Connor.
al charge Pat. 0'Couuor, who cut me with a
knife.
"Did Mike Dunlap hit yous"
"No."
Another interrogator took up the thread, in
the person Of little Irish woman in an almost
frenzied state Of excitement. She pressed in
next Murray, and in her ssgerness nearly
touched his face with her own.
"Miko Murray do ye know me. an tho
wife of Nike Dunlap. Do ye know me? [Erei
ttdIv.l
Poor Murray again opened his eyes, and fee
bly, answered,
"Yes, know ye.''
"Mike Murray, on yer soul, do ye charge
Nike Dunlap With ye'r.death."
"So." Aort Jf,n4y.]
"Thin ye don't charge Mike Murray with yer
deathf"
"No, he was my friend; he never bit me-"
"Then, may the howly Virgin rcsaave yer
soul, Mike Murray"
Poor Mike groaned and fell back, but there
+ was touch Of genuine nature in the incident,
The wife eager and agonized, as in her place you
would have been, dear madam, to know from
first authority that hsr husband, under arrest,
is still innocent, aud the half dead Irishman
rall5ing to vindicate and acquit friend,
After this had transpired, the medical man
and the priest took charge Of the case. The
later incidents Of the affair were giron AZ thsy
transpired.
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