New-York tribune., 1867-03-23
CRIME.
THE sKEEHAN MURDER CAsE-vERDIcT or MURDER IN
THE SECOND DEGREE.

| THE sKEEHAN MURDER CAsE-yERDICr0 or MURDER IN
THE SECOND DEGREE.
John j. Skeean's trial for murder of the first Do
| gree which was commenced on Thursday. oomcud
| yesterday and verdict rendered. The prisoner " 3
charged with stabbing Thomas Weight employe in .
Chemical Bank the evening of the 18th Of August &
about - o'clock in Eighthave., between Twentyeigf n
and Twenty ninthsts with pocket knife which enter
near the T6srs 1 %ers osp
to the occurrence whose version Of differ a.
were of the dcceaseds party testified that the deed
unprOyoked; that they were quietly walking along, b
ss Which Sas the motto Of White Star so
Club to which they belonged when the prisoner who.
| passing turned aud inquired il the remark alluded
him, and on being told by Sweeney that it did not,
that they were taking him deceased home: ne 81,
| prisoner was unknown to the party
testified that he followed and scoffed and sneered {
by the deceased and those with him. that the decea
Officer Thomas Mccormick Of the Twentieth Preci {
Police testified that he within 100 yards Of the
saw saw no scufe or fighting: he discovered the decea
covered with blood and arrested the prisoner in vb 20
Thomas Flynn testified that he was with the prisoner
at the place named on the evening IN question, whe
party passed them, OF whom called OUT "Oh, on
fellow with the sleek hat hold up there this saluta
on was repeated while viii they mere looking for car The
II he would sell that hat the prisoner asked u be as
called from the prisoner the REMARK %e think p@o
pie ought to be allowed to go along the streets wthout
quarrel, when he was struck at by the decesseds
party; the stabbing followed and policeman
up the witness thought the deceased must have
been drunk he the most anxious TO fight In tae
ss, fespees the eSdense % OF Fynn was n
but Dsmores who was at the scene Of the aray and
police officer who was near by, swore positively thsS
The prisoner was proven be person Of good char'
ter by several witnesses.
court. the ease went TO the jury: whose verdict
Murder in the second degree" accompanied py
He was then sentenced by the court TO the saIe rsV
Rsdsoy m sstant pstret Attorney Mr. John sed
wick acted for the defense.
BURGLARY IN BROADWAY
Early yesterday morning party OF burglars Droks
into the cigar and sample OF John T. BancAn
A Co., No. $50 Broadway aud stole cigars and meer'
schaum pipes valued in the aggregate at about so and
a email amount OF fractional currency The thieves
Sg @tans Of ssps ON to Of the
Messrs Blancan Cos estabiishment and then enteres
by breaking the skylight and again lowering them
selves by means OF the rope
TIE FITZPATRICK MuRDER-coNTNUANCE OF THE
coRoNER's INQUEST.
Coroner Smith and jury reassembled at Firemens
Hail. Fourth-st, Brooklyn, E. d.. yesterday sftsrnooD
and TOOK additional testimony In relation 10 Cd"
murder Of John Fitzpatrick. which took place Monday
night last The evidence was not Of positive ehfrsc,
ans re E to sSs o.
to-day as at the hour the victim found staggering
on tuesday yR sRenns a nss s .i fs' sp % %adasD
mony that may be forthcoming Meanwhile the CorOne'
and Police viii continue their search for the nnruSr
SENTENCED FOR BRIBERY.
~ yHu raispxE 4U
CASASpAIGuA. N. Y, March 2.-SoienAon ~ be'ree.
who convicted of bribery Of the JAY IN reosn
trial against insurance companies, "
pay ffns or 81 900
ArrRMPY TO pEFRAUp A LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
CHICAGO, March ss.-An attempt to swindle Lie
rpsuranss Company ous of scoo was brought to hsns
this morning The plan embraced the bogus death he'i
sious w stolen CORPSE &c The party insured and VINO
was renorted "a dead, u named RcharQ kanIotsp
Two rersons DIR. Charles Kendall and LAWYER nsmea
r. W. Muller both OF th oity. supposed 70 be imp
Gated In tho affair, which sooa to undergo invcsuss
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