New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-21
THE ToRMEY MURDER TRIAL AT NEWARK.

Within few minutes after the opening OF
the doors Saturday morning the Cont room al New
ark densely packed The prisoners Welsh and Far
ley indicted for the murder OF Tormey the evening OF
the 18th July brought seated between
their council, Messrs Guild and Runyon. Boin are
young III years but old in dissipation and crime Wels'
who is about % years OF has long borne bad char
aeer and although his face IL not that OF hardened
criminal yet the traces OF dissipation there Farley
is an orphan not yet 10 years Old and with the exception
Of two sisters, who were present in the Court ROOM
dressed IN the baments OF mournng had no near rea.
He quite intelligent and during parts OF
the arguments evineed feelings Of the most intense
anxiety, even percepiby trembling when the Attorney
General seemed 10 remove the hope OF acQutta After
the Court called TO order Mr. Guild council for the
prisoners. reviewed the testimony and was fol,
that as the men were intoxicated, and that
the killing occurred in the consequence
Of fight it was not premeditated, and therefore, not
murder but manslaughter The case was closed by At
Orney General Robinson the part OF the State after
which having been charged by Judge Depue, the jury re-
tired The circumstances Of the murder as brought out
by the trial follows: Welsh and Farley mad been
spending day in drinking and carousing, and at night
were intoxicated. AT about 10y o'clock, welsh whose
worst passions had been reused by the bad rum which he
had drunk made an attack upon one AZde with alar9e
knife which he carried in his pocket and not seriously
niuring him. Welsh and Farley turned up the street. and
Tonney, stranger, with whom they had some words,
which resulted in fight, during which Welsh dealt
TOrmey blows with his knife, one on the head and
the side causing his death They were both ar
rested the afternoon OF the day following the murder
At about o'clock Saturday afternoon the jury re.
tired and the accused removed to the prisoners
room, the windows OF which look out upon Ranknpace,
n
sheriffs posse cleared the courtroom, and ne
people who had been in attendance during the
day repaired TO Rankin'place, IN rear OF tne
courthouse, and remained In considerable numbers
throughout The night anxously awaiting the announce,
earlier part of the night some persons who synpathzed
with the prisoners Welsh and Farley amused themselves
by throwing tobacco and cigars TO them through the
barred but open windows This conduct suggested tothe
sheriff the proprety of greater vigilance lest the prison.
the means Of selfdestr1ction, and he there
fore ordered the entire force OF deputies
laid down Oh benches III the ro0m-there are no beds
and fell asleep, slumbering soundy until about
o'clock in the morning about the time when the ry had
announced to tue officer in charge OF them Al about
whose presence was required and at g. o'clock all were
quite a COLLECTION Of people gathered The Court
was opened in usual form, the Jury responded to
whether they had agreed upon a verdict. and
the reply was 1--WE find the prisoners guilty IN manner
and the Foreman replied 6fmurder in the frstdegree
responded in the language OF the Foreman. The
Court then adjourned until % o'clock this morning
emotion, but looked and listened with apparent III
difference Soon aferward the men were taken 10 the
jail aud lodged IN cells on the lower CORRIDOR convenient
To the Wardens desk While on the way 70 prison fary
gl obtain permission for himself and associate
granted In the afternoon Sheriff Ricord visited the
prisoners at their cells and conversed with them In tie
Of conversation, Farley said that his situation
might be worse that he had been tried as an Access
sorry the murder and found guilty such Indictment
he could hanged The Sheriff explained the verdict,
Murder in the first degree" but Farley seemed
not to comprehend Welsh seemed TO realize his situa
tio said he quite % years OF age could neither
read write and mad been canal boat since he was
years old that he did not begin the quarrel which re-
suited in TOrmlcy's DEATH that himself and Farley were
going up the street and fOrmey down; the last named
passed Farley said something TO him. when ne turned ana
struck Farley; the three became involved and during
the struggle Welsh suppOses that he himself drew the
knife and inflicted the fatal wound, but about this he has
10 distinct recollection.