The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-25

CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST ON
JOSEPH MURPHY.-The Coroners inquest on the
body of Joseph Murphy, who died from the
effects OF stab received at Girard Park, on
Monday week, was resumed yesterday
Oscar Allison, sworn.-I reside at No. 7l8
North Nineteenth street; was at Girard Park on
Monday, week; don't know the prisoner nor the
deceased personally; the affair at the Park was
about O'Clock in the evening, and it occurred
between the gate and the house; there was
party of men there, and one OF them struck
woman; don't know who the woman was;
man then took 1t up for the woman; don't know
if it was Murphy; left the Park and went
towards the gate, and saw police officer; called
to HIM, and told him there was gong to be a
fight; he said it was none OF my business; don't
know the policeman; his number was 557; he
turned and went towards the road; got on car
and rode off; returned TO the scene of the fight,
saw defendant strike woman; man 1nteriered;
he had moustache and side whiskers; he was
pointed out as Murphy; man then pulled out
knife, and he made stab at the man who
struck the woman; stab was then made at
Murphy; don't know If he was struck or not;
Murphy fell when Burns made the stab at him;
don't knowtwhat became of Burns: there were
twelve or thiiteen men in the fight; the knife
was long one with a narrow handle; Burns
took the knife out of his pocket. / saw him
do it.
William Richardson, sworn-I was at the Park.
and think / saw Burns; know Murphy; had
been in his company once or twice before; there
was fight half way up the lane; l went up and
asked who it was; saw two men on the ground
together; one was Murphy, but the other was
not Burns; both men were covered with blood; /;
defendant kicked at Murphy; pushed him away,
and he drew knife, and swore he would use IL;
did not see him use it on any one; knocked
Burns down; don't know what became of him
after that; all the male friends OF Burns were in
the at ack on Murphy, and kicked him once in a
while; don't know when Murphy was cut.
John r. Denny, bricklayer, testified that he
was at the Park and saw the whole OF the row;
saw several men on the man who had the quar-
rel with the woman; saw Richardson, the former
witness, reach over, take the Park police officer
by the hair and tell him that if he was not quiet
he would smack his mouth; saw Burns knocked
down and fall with his head against tree; he
tried to get away and ran into field; was toll
lowed and struck again; did not see knife in
Burns hand, and did not believe Murphy was
stabbed during the fight.
Anna Gearing testified TO seeing a knife in
Burns hand while the fight was going on, and
saw him go into the fight with it; some one
called out that he had a knife, and one of Muir.
phys friends followed him in; he came out soon
after; saw no one else with knife.
jacob Dunnet, policeman, sworn-l am NO.
557; have no regular station; was on duty on
that day at the Girard Avenue Stables, three
or four squares from the Park; l was in the
Park twice; did not see Burns there; | was told
that there was fight in the Park as / was Just
outside OF 1t, ana sald had no business to
attend to anything in the Park without war
rant; admit in going into the Park | was
where ha6 no business to be; l was new
hand, and didn't know.
VI
verdict that Murphy died from the effects OF
a stab inflicted by Owen Burns. The accused
was thereupon committed for trial.
A SAD ACCOMMODATIONS Recorder Eneu
Yesterday, a hearing was had In the case o
Aaron s. Blackman, Captain of the schoone
Daniel j. Birch, which ran into a rowboat ol
Monday afternoon, off Windmill Island causn
the drowning of Michael Rourk. The testimon
showed that the boat, which contained dteel
or sixteen men, was coming from the island
I'D IS kI.aI tfunfr or
bow Of it, that the schooner was tacking, an
that the Captain was at the wheel; he was calle
to sheer of, but did not do so until it was to
late. Rourk was knocked into the water an
came up near the stern, but sunk before b
could be reached. All the men IN the boat Du
one got upon the schooner, and were put ashoI
by the Captain. As the casualty seemed TO
accidental, the Captain was discharged.
A DRUNKEN FREAK.-James Phillips Wi
arrested for driving the horse and wagon OF M
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