, 1861-09-20

4 MaA Dxsaa1ly M.r4~xsa.

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4 maa naEzed Pdksok Deaaney was found
1t N early haE: 3slferday morning, lying In
N inssossbas md dying oondition It the 'rear
OF hove' south Of Chicago Avenue and near
the wood5a1d Of the n: rthWestern RsIlroad
company. His akul' vas lr.ysn In and frac-
tnred Ina most terrible manner. The p.r.
sons who foaad him md who live Ia that VI
c'nity noffaed the psl.ce, and he was removed
out died About ten o'clock in the forauoon,
remaining insepssb.e during the vhole time.
1he police made dllgslt inquiries in tbs
ne1ghooIhood, and asce1taiued that the houte
IN the rear Ct which the deceased Was found
6as notorious for ars nkcI rows At de5au:ter
les, snd thston the night in ques 1on-We Wednez-
cs5-a brewl had occurred and cries f"uur-
del" were heard issuing from this hogeI. Act
irg upon these suspicious, they at once appre.
Iended the parties. John Murphy, his wife FL
len Murphy, and Ellen Hill. They were all In
etate Of brutal intoxication, and bore upon
their faces unnietakable evidences Of recent
TOW. They protested their innocence, but
were nevertheless afreeted aud conveyed to
the Armory.
The Coroner eDpanneled jury, and held
IN Inquest upon the deceased yesterday after
soon. The following witnesses were called
ard sworn:
Eutn Murphy szoorn.-I live pear Chicago Ave-
rut fricEe; tave Hired there three weeks having
just rttu,ped 1tnm Missouri where rny husband
was emil ted; my husband was st home last night,
d.nlk; he gets,,ssry drunk, asd on Saturday
| Hil, WIS ths1o. and che got blaek eye too; abe
cnE between seren anu eight q clock che came
Gle vent te,, ep tor ,st v m a wn,sa
t. Ok up Of liquor Tsr5 often l1laE the Even
tut Ut IKE huuee laet night until this morning :;
| nj man was Eta etch, ont npnn sup OF AZ In
| hunk aud = hen the policeman came his morning,
thought 1t WAS kccdun1 OF the beating the old
| 1nan gnve NE: know nothing more shout tue
murntr thsu the dead In the grave; there has
been msl;ct II nj hou!e for three 5ears, aad tue
! .joan Eitst1a sace7n-I live at No. is Vest Di-
| rfs3cn et1eet. aud am mem DIR Of PiHzertons Po-
Lee; saw ,he body Of the 6tceasel to-day il 2
| shsnty lear Ogdeu's bri5ge; know the deceased;
I E!e lame Patrick Delaney; have known him 81 <
y.ars; he worked In the Freight Department Of
the Illinois Cet trs1 Railroad ht lived with 1p
10 1he ZINE Of hi. oeathi sa. him Yesterday morn
IL e, alive, atout ha'f.pa.t eight; be was eober,
ettady maui know aothiog about the circum:
etsnc1s; he vac itseanl4r shout ccmieg home of
| nishtt; he vent TO funeral yesterday. aud g"s
| Is o'tmJ wife before be veIti dons think he bad
! ely ancrut If Mr KY ou hin.
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tea. ed, tsetied substantially to tie same facts
;se the previous witness.
Ellen Hill, the wcn an who was IL Murphy 5
lcrse curing the light, tes'ided that she came
fren AuEkegeE. She had . former scquaint-
a.ce with Ma1thy, but Has Ignorant where
lie 1iytd- shs net a stranger On Chicago AZ
eIue and inquired the way, bat he coal5 not
itfo1m heE- TIE balance ct her testimony 8as
Of similar atI1e with that of Mra. Mufp =.
John Norris knew where Murphy livej, and
In Lo psr.cns about the house during the
Light. Between tAe hours Of twelve and one
o'clock ise heard loud talking in the honse,
Betseen 1our and five O'Clock yesterday morn
iut, wleE Ie went out to milk, hc found the
deceased lying in tine mud between his house
AID Mu,phy's- He was alive at the tinre be
saw him. He ditd aboat eleven o'clock.
Join An,rAy testified that the woman Hill
came to his house in the morning, and that
| the went for The liquor io the afternoon. HI
remained in the house all night AMI knew ol
&c quarrel or fight curing that time.
JoscpA Dstledeau1, q Frenchman, testified
tEa1 he saw The deceased alive ct half past five
II the ntrning, and was With him when be
did. H knew Murphy and his wife, and his
attention was called to the deceased By hIa
Eth. The witness testified that his wife told
bin Fhe she had seen the "Whole pack" in
Mu1ph,'s houss fighting, and denied tnat the
77cman csme to his house in the afternoon 70:
liquor. H. also testified. that betwzea twelve
sno che O'Clock, he hesrd cries Of murder IL
tie direction Of Murphy's house,
The post no1fent Examination made by d.
Gore, revealed most terrible fracturlag o.
the skull, showing that he must have beeG
the victim # repeated biows. Upon the righ
EiGe the fractures extended from the top 0
the head to the bsee; upon the left side, frou
tie top Of tie skuli to the ear.
Tie prieeLers under arrest were persons Q
the Very lowest chara @tsr, and filthy aaG dis
gustirg be.ord degree Ttey had hardly rs
GOV, red iron their nights dtb4uch when BE-
.e1e tie G. rsnet's jury.
The jury cid not friah their investigation
yeste1cay, but acjeE1n4d until 10 O'Clock thi
nfinilg.