The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-18

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sne man vas cut over his right eve In the shape Of
csoss and was cut in tho side BY sharp instruments
''i h %us g I n no. struggle but easily died
~ IN, vas on the force on the night Of the Fourth
o. '9y lAss; was sent up the csrusT Of Chatham
sno warren Streets about half past two on the morning
OF me 9TH relieved several ofcsrs there. ofcev Ns-
some waslone; there Vas dead man there; he was
yils on The cornsrof Chatham and wares ssrssss:
oo NOT Know nim was sent there for the purpose Of
tssng care OF the body; len about or 9 o'osek:
thsbody was taken tolshs dsadheuss OF Foliss vres
no corner Of Chatham and warren streets: ss.ssd
ofhssrs brant and Smith; l assisted In tasius
=: boy s o.: Of u. wagon d. d.ss
while was there did 70 could and suv clue
70 be perpetrators Of the deed found two hax: one
wass black, stif brim hat found II near the curb
about halfpast Two, before dayhgh, inas shown
wit,sss) that the soft black hst; found that In an
acospls % sps going o. down from the Sidewalk
thar the other hat ihs one found in the y.rdi
found the hat about six feet inside Of the gate.
Stewart NJ. Brant being duly sworn. testiaed-I am
detective the Newark police: was on the force ths
1th July ! assisted IN removing the body OF dead
man the dead house Ia Market street; It was about
SIX o'clock on the morning; delivered It in the Same
condition at the dead house that took 1t from the
ner Chatham and Warren stFeeta y.
Behuei L. Dodd being duly sworn, testined-I am
couny physician; was the 9th OF July last; made
pot norton examination on the body Of Patrick Tor
may on the morning OF the 9th; found various
scrarhes on the neck. II BY finger nail scratches,
abov the cravat; found . stabilize wound the
some
meuhad hit him. the right eye. about inch and
hal was wound a. II cut by sharp instrument the
mldde Of : being through the scalp OF the skull;
on ne right side about SIX inches below the
uppe margin OF tho armpit between the
slevOth and twelfth ribs little 70 the rear. was .
puntured wound about inch IN length about three
incss into the liver and about OF an inch
int the walls OF the abdomen II passed upward for
wad and inward; the abdominal in which the liver 10
plEed was filled with black blood tho wound NOR
tai believe the man died from the effects Of the
wond witness shown knife with open biade); believe
tc,thes shown witness, which be identified, and he
slows the cut made By the knife; saw no other
wound.
cross.examined-In my opinion the man was in an
erct position. he witness gave his reasons for form
I'M this opinion Deceased was man about five feet
MIN inches-what We would call wry built Tor ia
use, and his muscles were well developed I should
NOT have thought no was very powerful man think
he ras lifted for endurance he had no
OF 1T; the clothes very much soed With mud and
blod; think there was NO coat on him.
PHILIP Riley. being sworn. tsstied-My business on
woriad on Thomas walsh's boat I was hired by him;
hadworked for him from the LIST OF June; Isaw Walsh
q hlsfa.nc.s house on the An Of July We LEFT the
went nth us: we went to the corner OF Hudson and
warrc, streets; left and went home; left Far
reilly il company with Walsh; Walsh Was dressed in
dark cat and pants that night; he wore black.
soft Kssuth hat that shown wtnessl; . hat like
that; saw knife while ! worked on his
boat; called IL a penknife (witness looks asa
large pitcher looking knife that looks like the knife
and tie knife TO the best Of my knowledge It
on the 81 Of Juy looked for the knife the 9th Of
July and could nd u pair OF pants shown wit
as y .ors them the an Of saw
and Faely on tho morning OF 9th; they came TO the
boat about SIX O'Clock in morning the boat was lying
railroad.
Charles lzdell, being sworn, testlhcd-I In
Newark on The Attn OF July last my boat lay the lock-
near the Nv mile level on the 4h Of July: crossed
Warren nreet bridge several times that night
the prisoner that nights saw them 10 . saloon near
the Warren Arset bridge about ten O'clock went into
the saloon; hveral persons there; called for
glass Of ale one man stepped forward and asked n
around The soon and told him that did not know any
there, and did not know why should treat; l
thought the nen were intoxicated had my boat lamp
on the COUNT drank my ale and picked up my boat
lamp and wa about going out when the same person
said should treat: told HIM would not he then
Sssper ana @kea him hat was tho Conduct 10
lowed in his ace TO strsnger the barkerper checked
him. then termed TO go out when Farrslly put his hand
my shoulder and said, young man, 60 quietly out
and | w:pievent HIM interfering with you;n then
and Walsh tried get up to me; started for
steps behind me turned around and felt sharp In
strument cut my SIDE; when got TO my boat stopped
and examined my side; | found my side was juss
Oicer Deegan recalled, tsstned-i was present when
the knife found: was sent there BY the Chief OF
Police supsrnssnd tho search IN the prvy for the
knife; was there whom tbs knife vas found; Washs
father ",ed on she premises witness identified the
s1 .Sos s's ON:
o'clock on the morning y. - a.. . 80:
FsRrey about O'Clock in the evening Of the 6ehA 81
July found them together ON tho stoop Of 49,.
mers store in Lock street; they were standing there
talking together wnsn arrested them; Walsh had on
dark soft hat when arrested him.
Thomas Clemmens, being duly sworn, testined-l I'VE
At No Condlt street; am the Of Mrs. Clsmmens
who testified here; was home on the 4th OF July;
went tbs evening Of the l,h Of July; went ous
with nv mother; | think u was between ten
and eleven O'Clock; we went % my aunts; Mrs.
Clemmsps l. my aunt; she lives near the cor
Chatham to Warren and down Warren to my aunrs;
was behind her; went down Warren street the same
side my aunt lived IL rained little and hghtened;
a. was coming down Warren street / saw some men
standing on the Of Warren and Chatham Streets
saw some lighting The other side Of the street;
one man came down the street and SAID, Jimmy, you
have gwen him enough the three lying down.
down with his breast and one at his feet; the
down was on his back; the head Of the man was
toward the north the man lying across the sidewalk,
two OF the men looked ike Farreiy and Walsh then ono
Of the men said sm cut, I'm cut" one Of the others
said You ought be cut" they then lot the man up;
tho two men then ran up the street and Walsh
said s.Stand back. OF will push hell out Of you;'
the men then followed the two crying Watch and
s,Aurder:', have known Walsh BEFORE he was fire.
quently al my house; have known him i've or six
years knos Fsrrelly well; at the time rsaw the two
men over the other thought they were rarely ana
and Walsh; familiar with the voices oil the men;
knew the voices tba night; judged they were farey
and Walsh as well by their voices as what saw; 10
lghtened while was there; think Fancy laid up
towards head and Walsh towards the feet before the
down got ne SAN, cut nov os MIC
up; you have done IL :" Pve been detained In the
Jail since tho occurrence.
Robert Isnr being sworn. testi6ed-I searched the
bouse OF Patr.ck Walsh July; am officer Of this
court: the first time | went was 10 lind . hat which
they said hung on a looking glass; didn't ind II;
searched the house also for clohes found coat pro
duccd by witness, bureau on the floor: found
this shirt and pair OF pants aso produced by wi'ncssD
under . bed OF cattails; I found shirt under Mrs.
yucb she was drunk and lyme II; the clothes
vet ana muddy, with blood on them; do not know who
searched tho boat.
or with Walsh; am q boatmau employed on Farreiy 3
boat gave Walsh hat about two months before the
s,h OF July; he had PAIR OF shoes which were too
anna for biz ard he said he would give the shoes
for the hat did that shown TO witnessl tn a the
bat gave him; know u By two tear In Il which had
boon &c we'd up there we're other holes 10 It.
The Court then adjourned until haif-past nine this
morning
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