The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-14
The O,Shay Homicide,

COURT OF OYER ANo TERMINER-Jufges
AIt9rpey called for .lial the case Of the Common:
we2lth VS., Patrick Burns. John Grace, and Michael
the 8Olh OF August last The prisoners demsidsd
% ons sd e aas Come S he
represented by Charles w, Brooke and Rufus Il.
par ei and was sw ofn aud The oommoSWeaishs case
was opened by Assistant District Attorney HEgert
who briefly narrated the tacs as he expected to
them. ana at once proceeded to the examination OF
DR.. shapleigh, the Coroner's physciau sworn-I
made E post-moriem examination OF the body Of
August thtr were many brulses about the head and
the blood vessels Of the ain wers conses ed, oress
Ing the base of the brain found Ee cot of
SoSde SSy cosse and Se pS ae 9ean s
tuted; the de ceased came to his desth fro, cot
have caused at hemorrhsse OF the brain or severe
blows upon the bloodvessels Of the neck might have
MIS-: Mary Ann o'shay sworn-I am the widow of
and upon returning home for nd my husba nd the
and Ri xii him and let his father take il up he Was
%as SPs he %s U
a9d as was a6opt going in he caught me BY the back
aGne great GaSy rSGy then
his hand on my neck wSe with se ,he
other he beat him over the head; rushed IN. aud
notice me then scraped harder and he letting SS s
dS nGf @ 90 @ snS 6oSEed
back by y Harai my husband got away from Them,
sSs ad found him ehere he ala po1 ST
asn 70 9a at the the ess ST,
band, who had come down. went back, and sat
Where my husband was saying he would T XIII Kim
before morning; wentto the station House for a
Grace standing at the wlnd9y; asked him What my
had on he Sedan f hss
struck him. and went on about o'clock. or it mlghL
walked towards South street, and came back ana and
s1nss to wSsn Fs1o he
to se SS SSSr of mn next door
called me to him; somebody .noned the name Sne Of e
Eur Burns ITrned ,C around "a and saw HIN come
saw him go into Graces house; wanted
,SysrDi my husbsnS a1Sce to row come out of th9
Burns behind him no one else came with them en-
tried to pick quarrel with my husband; Grace came
out and advanced towards me. and stepped out on
'ssS TO- aS Esi
e Pns by the .hr0Si my Pyol husband started towards
Rim; was So stFHsgIng % with GAIA, h'nSSi %nd
my BY % the hrOa the ass@Pf noTa saw G C
them they were coming ont of the tavern Grace hsv
to, where John Grace and my husband were strug-
0,Rara had hold OF me all the time beating me- and
lost all consciousness tn 70 next thing remember
my side srappiinE when fell came E to Sss SS
senses SOD one came behind me and dragged me
by the back OF my neck.
fSTph HeTe ,he ~ Court ~ to3k & recess Srour.
This morning specla session of this court was b.
gun by Judge Peirce and the jury for the RELIEF OF the
oyer-orow6ed prison calendar, Assistant District
Attorney De ebert prosecuting the COmmonwealth's
pleas There was o large number of delIuquents In
the dock, whose cases were disposed OF in the order
following:
Philip Flnnegan larceny. guilty. Sentenced to the
County Prison Tor one month.
George Hardy larceny. guilty. Sentenced to the
County Prison for one year.
Carson Emers larceny, guilty Sentenced to the
County Prison for Six months.
Samuel ChildG larceny, guilty. Sentenced to the
County Prison for year.
Michael Develin, larceny, guilty. Sentenced to the
County Prison for six months,
Charles Hesser larceny guilty. Sentenced TO the
County Prison for six months.