The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-01
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

DiStEiot Court-Judge Hare Hunt vs.. Brun-
Verdict s for glsnt,tf, s2O42 25 - = " "''''s'
hoop knabe VS. William III. Mayberry An
acton ioi goods sold and delivered. Defense was
~, Una, sne goods were never received BY defendant
Court Of Oyer and Termlner-Judges AM.
son and Ludlow.-A jury having been empanp peiIod
the trial Of Newton champion charged vita M.
killing Of Mary Kearney on the 10 of Ausust Mas
begun this mo ning The prisoner was arraiened
WcMch1yu,, 9no T, pleaded not guilty. William
Commonwea tn, aud stated the facts he Intended to
prove TO me jury, tho Commonwealth Intending
10 press Tor conviction of murder In the fir-f
degree. '
Dr. ShapleIgh sworn-I am the Coroner,s pbvsi.
clan made post m0rfem examination of the hodv
OF Mary KeaTnty the 10th DAY Of August. iSss ~
II O'Clock T. M at the Ninth Ward Station House.
In Fbert street, Fifteenth; the body was IN an
ice. box, wlicn was IN yard connected with the
Station House; there was an incised wound one
caused by sharp instrument; there was another
wound exit ndlng across the throat below the
two inches below the angle of the law ON pObe tbe
lett SIDE; this wound was from the muscle on the
leit side through the corresponding muscle on the
otner sidei the Nindplpe VEINS and arteries were all
cut; the instrument penetrated to the bone the de-
ceased came TO her death IN consequence Of the
wound in the throat; this wound also caused by
sharp instrument; should think the deceased
was about twenty-iour years old.
n. Eleventh str. ct in August last; my house is on
the corner OF Marks lane; II Is on the lett side of
the prisoner he came to %y ho@se on bs rec S o
August, about noon-time the day: he came IN
company company with syoang woman; the servant let
came to the house then IN company with tue same
young woman and with another; he came on Friday
in, l was on the landing OF the first
stars. and showed them into room in
overlooked the yard; they weut into the room;
next saw him about hour Afterwards In the entry
Linn; he passed my door to 90 down stairs: as he
passeo he said the aoy was lying do Sn, ana to let
neF sSp % and not no N GSrp ~ he5 has as she wanted to
smoking At the tmei he then left; looked out the
window and saw him 20 up Marks lane, towards
Twelfth; while talking 10 me 1 didn'G see any
? thing unusual in h appearance; remained in the
hcose about an hour and half, and then went out;
. remained cut about two hours; didn't have any
90. versstion with my colored servant in his pre-
sence any direonoas gave her were IN his absence;
'front.' room: can't say how long PROBABLY an hour,
or probably less time The entry IN the second
IT, Sen
wges ,ges ts, got uR went ntghs Yard IN
there; went mp sairs after Chat e,nversaf;on: :si
went into the room in the second story Bag
S Of IL, shutters found sSs IN woman s3ss fsIsw
bed crossways; il was the SAME Woman .iat went
IN with the prisoner; found her lying ON her
% haIds and face ana wrapped tightly in sheet; the
body was ent rely covered; there was nothing over
her but that raised part of the sheet, and saw
blood; then called Tor the servant to come up
the colorcd woman to feel her feet and She
did so; l dido't touch the Woman; the coIored
body TO Iii was wounded the blood was r, the
mddle OF the bed and on one pillow; the pillow
was seIting up Again s. the hea 'board; leia the
went 10 the room when Mr. Lamon, the detectiye
came; 1T was about O'Clock in the evening; saw
went to the Detective Office 10 say that there Ind
b en- murder commit in my house; the Coroner
aDoe ,S oSSSk bnSS IN ihe evening; he went INTO
Upon being eross,examined, she said-There are
TWO front door. TO 'he house, did not see any cut
tered at the side door; the man left by the same
SeoT he lett in about an hour from the time he came
IN was on the same f0Or while the parties were
IN the room did not hear any noise in that room:
was about eight or len 1eet from 1t L should judges
servant let them in. The front doors were coseS
alter went out: The one ON Eleventh street is
2 dead-la Oh the servant had charge of the
house when l was away; 1 keep only one
with dead. .latch key that / know Of; It a was sa
ordinary desd-latch; persons sometimes enter and
rooms, men and women sometimes men come tbeSe
alone, and women come alone; the pillow was
was in the house that day from The me 1%ooCay % else
until he went out; there were no strangers in the
mouse ,nt except & the deceased and prisoners when
went in.
VIM Taylor, late Coroner sworn-I held an inquest
upon the Dedy OF Mary hearney; l went TO Mrs
Lyons house about O'Clock ON the evening of
August 10, 1865; saw the lady OF the house there
add went up INTO the room with her; 1 saw a
female lying ON the bed with the head towards the
back wall OF the room; the heaaboard was on the
south aide of the room, the bed not near the wall:
when W mt into the room L didn't know
WHAT wnas ,he ,ta cause a.. wasi l hadn't Leen in
pulled the bed out from the wall, and PISSED mn
TO the head of the bed and turned bedY 0ver IL
was lying on the face when first went up TO it, the
partially dressed-only chimIsette on 1t the body
was covered with a sheet; examined if.
menCsd TO search for the weaOon SIu or wSSa- Eom
ever it wss done with, sup osing it was a sui
de; found none; searched the bed and every
hole, corner, recess, cupboard, and closet in the
room the throat of the woman was; cut up to that
time had asked no questions in reference to the
case; the person was dead and cold when rot
Il ere; sent for my wagon and ice box and ordered
II remoVed the prisoner was not az the house when
the wound IN the neck was the onIV i"t ONE Ilei0
noticed, as everything was covered with blood;
saw II on the edge OF me pillow on The sheet; thore
also blood oRthe floor and on the wall opposite the
head, which was abent four or five inches from the
abolt the width of the pillow, and a few inches
more ffom the head-boardi the tip of the pillow
shoulder saw the Dodv afterwards at the
Ninth Ward Station House, in F.lbert street
above Fifteenth ! saw DR.; Shapleish make a post
ihere noticed the cut in the throat bat in every
other respect the bo6y was IN the same condition;
the chemisette she had on was filed with blood;
when l examined the body ON tse bed didn't
notice anything to show that these had been q
struggle.
Cress.examined- The Inquest was held at my
office; the jury were swoIn at Eleventh and Marks
day to meet at nv once; the body was removed
about O'clock on the evening OF the day on which
u was ioundi made EN- no c search IN the yard that
Robert Peacock sw0rn--I got che body from the
led in the room on the night OF tho 10th OF August
the direetie n OF the Coroner, aud put it ia tho
lce-box and packed IL in ice; took IL over 10 khe