Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-11
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Testimony upon the Examination OF T..
II. Pacey for the Killing OF G. r. Cullen.
PEOPLE OF CAllronSA Before Justice
VS.. l,,,oo
FEwARD ii. PAoEY.

this county called to see deceased on last
sunday at . and 8 o'clock p NJ, at the under
takers room in this city; Drs. Soule and
Iasyignes were the acting physicians; | was
called in found fifteen knife wounds and
one confusion from bullet; on the right
side five knife wounds, two Of which peue-
trated the chest and lung one below the
diaphragm several on the left side; five
penetrated the cavity of chest; one above
The left nipple, one inch wide, through the
lung and heart caused death several on the
left arm, two or three on the back, confusion
on the right side which struck the right side
of the chest but did not break the skin a
bruise on the leg; supposed deceased to be
about % or 30 years old five feet four inches
in height, good muscle and well made some
points about the lungs not right, but no ac-
tual disease.
Charles De Earimey-Live in Sar5svi'c );
came here on the 10th of last month am
hack driver; saw the difficulty; called de-
ceased Patrick Cullen; know defendant; in
the morning saw Pacey and Cullen pointing
pistols at each other, Pacey on the ground
Cullen on the foot board of the buss; Pacey
trying to shoot, jumping backwards and for
wards under the roof Of the She'd Cullen
started to jump off the 'buss, when Pacey
fired at him. Cullen ran round the heads of
horses Pacey ran back towards a box
turned round and both commenced shooting;
when he had fired three shots Paeey laid his
tyistol on a box, put his hand in his breast
and drew knife; Cullen ran towards the
boat; Pacey struck at him, got him down
and stabbed him, and kept staLbing him /:
then followed me into the saloon and said
"Ill get you. you id son of BIB =
come one said, "Mr. Paccy, leave the room !"
he said You id sons of b---hes, |
wont leave the room" ;" the last | saw
of Cullen he was on board the boat, ana
the defendant Paceyl was striking him ;
Pacy on top; Cullen said somelhing-don't
know what-about an hundred feet from
where they began till Pacey caught him on
the boat at the time first saw them they
were about twenty feet apart, and Cullen on
the box; did not see any firing Gll Cullen
Jumped from the box, nothing sid 10y Pacey
at the time; Cullen went round TO the head
of his horses towards Facey; both commonc
ed firing, don't know which began first :;
they were about thirty feet apart: raccv
lodged behind box Cullen advanced en-
Pacey; don't know what kind Of pistol Cul-
len had, Pacey's pistol think was an Eng
lish sef-coeker; don't know how often pucey
fired before he laid his pistol up: saw. no
knife with Cullen, saw him after he was dead
Cullen would not weigh wHhsn 10 to 90 It's
ns heavy "a Paccy; know nothing before oX-
cept the night before, on the landing, Il gen
teman told Cullen and myself to go on board
aud get his baggage; when ! came back they
were quarreling, pacey trying to get the
baggage; CulIen pulled his gloves oT oud
Pacey pulled his coat Off Pacoy pulled his
coat off first; they quarrclcd awhile; /
stepped up and took hold of the baggage
and Cullen took hold with me, and pat it on
the omnibus; P0cey and Cullen both had
hold Of the baggage when | saw them first
don't known which brought it of the boat:
this was after suudown the rieht before;
own the team myself; Cullen was driving for
inc in my employ; no fight and no blow wa
struck that night, could not .ly 1 heard any
threats; he was angry; heard no threats
from d street the molnint; Of the killing 3;
Pacey was there before we got there; when
we drove UP to the St NicholHs that morn
ing, racey, on the step, said 90 deceased,
Come down OFF there, You lying, sinking.
little red headed son cf Il bitch;' used those
mud the like words several times, "aud will.
etruightcn You OUT don't know what de-
ceased did, could not sd" him; thi- wa* at
the St. Nicholas; Paccy had his right h'hd
IN his bosom and kept working 10 W "nd
down; afterwards drove to the United
States Hotel and then to the boat; think /
''" tht pNtl Ht II hl-lpI. Vtb N'i mn !
was there ut the commencement and fHc'y
commenced the quarrel, after the DEATH,
Pacey came out Of the cabin with lis
knife and said "Ah you dAmucd sen Of a
bitch, | have made You bite HE du-t;' al-
terwarjs said to George Lamhdiu, "YoU
damned son Of Il bitch, h,vo Killed Your
bully son Of hitch = deceased was in his
usual good health.
Cross craD,inui-W When Ia', saw them
with their pistols drawn; was on the boiler
deck of the steamboat about 100 feet from
them. at that time deceased was ON the foot
board, standing up with his pistol drawn ;;
both had their pistols drawn; did MOI hear
pistol before saw them; heard a cap sn,p;
Cullen jumped round ard Pacoy rytrcat,d Till
he got behind the box, then both come to-
gcAcr; they came mp the steps of the s,e1u-
boat nearly together; did not see either of
them fall down did not notice to see wheth-
er deceased had pistol or not; don't know
whether deceased struck with his pistol |
threw trunk which passed between them !;
deceased fell aud Pacey got down and com
menced striking him. At the - Nicholas
could not hear what doecascG aaid did moi
hear him speak first TO racoy. At the time
OF the stahbng | was within feet started
to interfere, and some one caught me; saw Il
chair, and then went down alf-way of the
saloon; dill not see Paccy FALL
d. d. OsGorn--I know the defendant; vas
on the levy on Sunday morning when the al
fair first began; | was standing on Falls
bridge; heard pistol then another pistol;
did not see who shot them; heard some one
hollow, then saw Cullen getting off his omni-
bus and ran round the head Of his horses with
his pistol; then saw raccy rotreating he ran
around q box and then disappeared; then
heard two or three more shots Of pistols; then
saw them coming, Cullen retreating and
Pacey following; near the stairs Paccy fen,
raised, and pursued Cullen ran betN ecu 3
men saw Pacey strike with his knife man
followed, lord, help me; he fell and pacey
Jumped on him and stabbed him several
Ines, then went at him again and stabbed
nm great many times; afterwards said he
was shot; was put on his Express wagon and
taken to town; saw Culen afterwards gasp
ing his last; ; Cullen's omnibus was 30 paces
from the steps of the boat: don't know where
racey's omnibus was last Sunday little be-
iore six A. M in this county; deceaseds name
NG. p Cullen.
d, s. ArUaStrong i saw the sh >oting and
cutting did not see the beginning; two shots
from each after noticed them; | was on the
boat near the bar; heard the firing and
turned round and saw them they were near
together, on the ground; when them came
on the beat, Pacey after him; Pacey fell and
the other ran up stairs; Pacey ran up to him
with his knife and struck deceased on his
back when deceased ran up stairs he had
his pistol; did not see his nistol afterwards.