The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-16


Attorney.
The Court Teassembled at o'clock yesterday after
noon, when Mr.. Remak concluded his remarks.
Mr.. Mann closed for the Commonwealth.
Judge Allison charged the jury, who, after remain.
Ing out about IS minutes. rendered verdict Of not
guilty on the ground OF insanity at the time of the
commission Of the act
THIS MORNINGS PROCEEDINGS.
The Court assigned this morning to hear testimony
as TO the present condition of Leis' mind.
Col keichlne sworn-Gh cOuversed with and OBJ
served Leis daily and think ne is a man; he
has not given any evidence Whatever OF insanity
him from custody.
from my general knowledge OF the subject of insan,
hy think the temporary derangemeut has passed
At large; saw him this morning and found him per
fecly rational, and calm he was before April,
Or. Smith sworn--I know Lels; visited him in
Think It would be safe to discharge him from Gus
tody; he is entirely sane in my opinion In prison he
The Court directed him TO be released
THE o'TooHILL HOMICIDE.
The case OF John oToohill, charged with shooting
John Murray on Christmas night 1866, was liked for
d. W. O,BFien and A. H. o Brien Esqs, counsel for
jury was obtained In about half an hour, and the
Mr. Dwight Assistant District Attorney, opened
the case for the Commonwealth, stating the facts Of
the different grades OF murder ana the law as applied
party Of young lads % from fourteen to seventeen
years of age were out enjoying themselves accord.
false faces and by getting drum and horn visiting
OIoohis house No zSOS Market @ street. Gn 40 i3T sa Tue
raj other places that evening" oToohill came out Of
SHOT John murray Who. after lying three or four
eeks, died from the effects ofthe wound.
wealth was then ommenced, ,-. - 49,
Coroner Daniels sworn-Held an inquest on the
body Of the deceased at the Pennsylvana Hospital,
on the eth OF February, 1867
eSased ] az the PennsyiyaniS Hospital,
the sixth of February last; found gunshot wound
under the left aTmR the BAL g sn5esG Sye the h
the the SS body Of 0O? the eeSenR Versbra E IO
matIon and sOdening of uhe spinal cord ensled: this
bail (ball shown was found behind the right nipple
deceased to his death from the effects OF the
wound described from inflammation ,,0 ,,,, and
could not say are necessarily fatal l have known
portant thing in case of this kind is quietness.
M1ray ann the sher had cSrsd b
home told of the occurrence: that Is the rst
Know that he was shot until he told me- he was Kept
OF house for nine days. he was then taken 70 the
there; he died there it his body that DR.. shap-
Cross live at No. 2iis Cuthbert street:
It is less than two squares from O,IoohilIs place
him home was John Rafferty,. Edward Coffee; dom!
hln home first didn't get up from the seat, as ]
to let them bring him in; my son was between
eighteen and nineteen.
Re-direct-I do not remember the day when he was
taken away; think 1t was the I'd; do not think
was the 10th.
William Simpson sworn-I am nineteen years old;
with the party on Christmas night the part.
John Murray, Matthew McGoldeck Henri
McLaughlin, Edward - Conner, Chrlstophe
Me9a scns they sroaaS %n M "Sou drum my aSS
horns serenading were in the western part of tn
town; out Market street. at Twenty-frst street; W
started from Twenty first and Filbert; went from
there to Twenty-second and Filbert: from there u
| Twenty-thrd and FilberJ; from there to Twenty
third and CuthberE from there 10 Twenty-frst ant
at, Patrick Tieman's house; from there across
the street to Barnard Doughertys; next to between
Twentieth and Twenty first streets In Market don
know the name OF the man who keeps the house: W.
next went TO OToohilPs; IL was about IL o'clock wheI
we got there: we went into O'TI ohills house, anC
the horns: the defendant wasn't in at the
time but came in shortly afterwards, and went al
once behind the bar, drew revolver out of
drawer, came from behind the bar, and ordered US
out at once began to back out, O'Toohil follow
ing, with the revolver cocked we backed ou
through the door, and when Murray got outside o.
IL OToohlll fired, and Murray fell Immediately
O'Toohill; he was about q foot from the door
when shot; O'TOohill was standing inside of the
when he fired: the door closed after
wards; Murray lay there; a lot of young men
came out from q tavern next door, put him
sign-board and carried him home no other distur
OF the horns and beating the drum; wasstruck
Murray was the last coming out; he taller than
the rest he had horn; had the drum was dressed
usual; did 1t simply because 1t Christmas;
had false faces on.
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