The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

The steps were four feet from the gate
which is double and sets in little
The gate next the house was open and
the other closed. Martin Gerry and
Croghan were both duruk-both had
enough. Nothing said until Croghan
said he must have q smoke. When
Croghan came back from across the ]
bridge, he said, Martin, why don't
you come along aud don't listen to
that trash--that is a d---d rascal !
II was in good humor--witness took
it as a jokc-he did not seem to he
mad. The reason why witness thought
he meant Michael, was because he
threw out his hand towards Connoll. !
| think when Patrick threw out his
hand, it was open aud had nothing in
il that | could see. When Patrick
said "that's d--d rascal. he
spoke to Martin, and then Conncll
jumped up for a stone or brick
There was quite pile Of bricks the C.
When Michael was striking Patrick,
| saw Patrick strike his hand out but
could see nothing in the hands ofci
thcr one. IL was a moon light night.
When Michael was hitting Patrick
over the head, Patrick was kind OF
sitting down aud Michael was holding
| him with one hand and striking him
with the other. | hallowcd to Mi
chael to quit two or three times
When they quit, Michael staggered
from Patrick, aud Patrick started up
street smartly, both going different
ways.
JouN w. CuRoNIsTER,-Camc to
the Gas Works heard Croghan say
something and thon went across the
strcct--saw Patrick fall and Michael
Conuell on top-saw Pat get up and
strike down on Connell, with his fist.
., Pat then went over towards Henry
Blasius, aud came back. Witness
staid around there until the Marshal
came.
Du. E.J. McCoLLoN-S Saw Connell Nftc'
he was dead-fouud him lying ON his face. -
There was wouui on the inside OF tn
thigh, cut one half inch deep and two inche
Ilong-artery cut-would not live over fron
two to five minutes. Another wound was ol
leit breast, and one on shoulder; neither o
the wounds were dangerous save that on tn
thigh. On the breast rib was struck, %
shoulder the scAruLAg--saw only that he wa
dead aud staid but n few minutes.
CRoss- Ex AHMED Thinks Conncil was
muscular man, 30 or 30 years Of age, nn'
would weigh 80 pounds--a lahorng man
lany sized knife might have made the wounds
blood would run to the amount OF IL or %
|, pounds
RISALpo J. FirE-Acquaintcd with IN,
priSoncr--ahuui three or four weeks before III,
allrny; on Sunday witness was at breakfast
and heard loud talking in the street, got nj
aud went 70 front door aud saw Croghd
, walking up and down street quarrclmg will
deceased, Councils saying that il he woul'
no. come out and fight, he, the prisoner, wou''
} have satisfaction hereafter. Croglmn had I
knife in his right hand swinging 10y his side
Conncll was making sport OF Croghan, wilt
walked back and forth II or 90 minutes
Cnoss. .ExAMISED.-W Witness was boarding
at Mr. Arnods for while in the Jail. II,
did not tell Patrick that he saw Michael will
gas pipe in his hands, hut Patrick said tha
to witness. Witness did not tell Patrick il
presence Of Scncy, that Michael was more {,
blame than Patrick Don't know whether
Michael had gas pipe in his hand or not
don't know what Michael said TO Patrick, hui
! he was hallowng nt him and seemed TO II
tsntaliLing him and made Patrick litU,
wrathy, aud then Patrick told Conncll il h'
did not come out aud fight he PATRICK woul'
have satisfaction afterwards.
MICHAEL MyRRu-llcard Patrick and Mi
chael quarrclng about two months before tn
E ARRAY, on Sunday evening; were ahusini
each other with bad language, aud both wcr
in bad humor. Patrick was drunk and Mi
, chacl was sober; one dared the other to com
out and fight, and the other dared him t
come in.
, JouS A. RgMELE-Saw Patrick at Philli
Grummels en- 3Oth August, got beer there
drew knife at witness, (rulcd from Jury
heard Patrick say something about Connel
that evening.
[ Ross-ExLNISED-T Patrick was in
toxicated.
WALTER BLOOM, saw Patrick at Grummcl
. on 3Oth Of August; had n small pocket knil
, in his hand, saw but the ends of il out, II va
not open.
DPEENcE.--DR. McCoLLUM, recalled; So
Patrick that night with the officers and ais
next day. Patricks clothing in front We,
; completely saturated with blood from bose
l and waist down examined wound on Patri,
next day, which looked like it was made wi
rough, hard substance, as n brick or stone
K don't know whether to the skull or not, Il
wound could not have been made with fist.
WV. McFARLAN, corroborated the testmo,
t oi the Doctor; he saw particles of brick du
q mixed with the hair, he saw enough to kno
that he had been struck with brick. Pa
: rick told witness he had been struck with
brick.
JoHN ToMp-Saw Pat that oyebi"g come Tol
/, Dr McEarIand,a = oHIcc and ask for NAT wines
> ,ye.r sss house and got n hat. Witness aske
William Mcfarland what CrOghan said, and h
, replied that he told him that ho or his fathC
should 40 down to the Gas Factory, for he WI
= afraid that he had killed man.
= Some Of the witnesses for the prosecution, Il
= some reason, were not forthcoming, and the cal
WAS rested here. Witnesses were examined y
p gardlng the character OF the accused.
The defence urged that the deed was commit,
q while the prisoner was intoxicated and was dor
through fear of bodily harm to himself, and wit
no malice upon his part. The jury returned
verdict of not guilty." and the prisoner W,
discharged from custody.
McCauley 4 Landon appeared for prosecution
and Seney n Noble for defence.