The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-21
ecuaT pr GENERAL srssluSs

Trial Of Margaret Walsh for the Alleged
Murder OF OGicsr alcchr~nes-Oprpinsa Adj
.dsess et Mr.. Bedford-Scntcnce of Dennis
sali.van.
before Recorder Hackett
The trial OF Margaret WASH charged With tho murder
Of olcer Roberts ycchesncy or The 18Th Of October,
by stabbng him IN tho neck, was commenced yester.
day afternoon A Jury was emrsnelied without much
delay dbculty. Mr. Townsend defended tho prsopcr
whils yr. Bedford conducted the prosecution.
Mr. cunning s. Bedford. J, Assistant District A,tor
ncy behalf Of the people addressed tho jury In thc
following mannrr;--
Mar Vt PrEAsE rrK Counr-Csvrrrrx or rnx yrsr-
the prisoner a the bar, Margaret Walsh stands Indicted
for murder being charged with having wiifuly ard
malciousy taken tho life OF Robert 4 hcChesncy on
the evening Of the 10th OF October last bv stahinr
and simple story dcncnstratsne In melancholy TRUTH
not only an indifference 70 human no. bui at the
which 10 the isw abiding citizen i,, Indeed. sppans
Now gentlemen o. sas iufy you VII p'sase rsasmbcf
the unfortunate prisoner At the bar whoss hands hive
been vel with human blood, by d-pri,iDy withcu, a
moments werning fellow being az hls iits The other
party, the deceased Robert g NcChosncy, . NOM
oPu Of the Metropolitan police and w an knos aud
Tony APPRECIATE the cbgstoa imposed on this ecmpla-
iniy BY the attention vigilance sna Increasing dsvosoa
n OF those men, both nRht and day. They are, in
deed, the true guardians Of the people. and Il ~ on
thsm u.As the romnun,ty rsly FOR rr,scsion In The
d1y; and with that conviction our sleep Il quiet and
unols,ubsi II matters not how the storm rage or
the winds blow, Ne know that our guardians by ght
at their post ever wachiu for protection Now
one word ~ 10 the prisoner she, genusmen Of the
jury, woman. She ecarcely needs advocated for
all ncr ser, ~ 70 werc plead her cause Tho sympa-
thies Irstnc,ively enlisted in her bons II tE1e
q tho evidence Gil show yof. shss this unfortunate
woman had long since parted with hsr virtue; she v,
rsars 70 say, "a The true sense Of ne tsrm faisa
woman sne hss been robbed Of hes vrsus-the bright
e hottest AMI most preoIous gem IN the Slsdem Of
woman. surrounded a. she y by ~ the es,dences of
guilt, sti gentlemen, ict " vmembsr enc ss emitted 10
Justice The fscs 70 which deere breezy 70 direct
attention are trs following ;0s Ne svenlnx OF tho
l0th Of ucsotes tns the dsseNssd Robert = ntCbesney
poicsw an sta I'D oct " perform tho duties devosirg
upon hin ter the sghL He only csjecs cas- proectica
tyr tho ccr1nsosty Lula dM no think a. he
walked aong ID the disctsrgs u ouy that his end
wss 40 near. WHEN In CApsl ssest bet&~sn Ereadway
ard Mercer, about rins U11cok he o1Dutlcn waa a.
iractad b. the disovtwys conduct u > womau--ths
plscnee He spproaohS1 snl iaf0fNs6 hsr that she
d't NOT oehave lsceatly would Income his duty 70
Nks ss y sAra Instead OF needing this advice she
eros moD ehssdsdy; ~ qunxfolsoGo dI1 she become
tMs ths dsssssd wss obliged - mp fcs esssiancs A.
~ aeopoe 70 DO she eutoky dfsw knifs from hss
mssa sd plsnssd deep nSo ~ usek o. be- ussus
Dtseing vesm, csssisg aiSnsa inslsss death On -
~ seesss1 en1 vnlls o.. - vsy 3 Ne -,
~ house. - ~ ks14 - wssn vito
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WORDS such sesss scA vsssss4 TOO, " WOMAN,
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