The Portland daily press., 1869-09-22
stairs, a. though something fell; I looked
down as quick as could, I saw at the foot OF

l stairs, AZ though something fell looked
| down as quick as could 1saw at the foot OF
! the stairs Patrick Murray.
| q. Where was Shea and Murphy? A. They
We're at the top of the stairs looking down.
Q. Then between your stepping forward
and whirling round hurry had been separat-
| ed from them? A. Yes, sir; Cannot say that
l heard any talk or words. Inere was no
| and Shea had their hands on the railing at the
| top of the stairs looking down. They were close
| together and just in front of the head of the
stairs. hurry had landed before ! saw him.
| q. How near up had he got? A. He was
| pretty near on his feet, near straight up.
@. Did he say anything? A. not that 1
heard.
A. Did not hear anything, only when he fell
that is all heard.
@. As they were coming along the passage
did they say anything to you? A. No, sir I
did not speak to them; they were coming pretty
quick when saw them. hurry was strue.
Cling to get away as hard as lie could, but
whether he was in the middle or on one side of
them, cannot tell, Cannot say how Murphy
had hold OF him. / am sure Shea had hold OF
MN MN. Mq s;r was pretty straight up on his
was trying to twist himself cut of their grip,
and trying to get back.
q. His action reasted their motion? A.
Yes, holding back, they were just coming,
round the corner when got to the head of the
stairs. cannot tell how Murray went, he was
holding back the last saw of him until I
turned; then went up the next flight, where
slept and remained there two or three min
utes, and then came down stairs and looked
ntO the bar-room, 1 saw hurry sitting in a
chair and Murphy standing by the side Of him.
could see them talking but could not tell
what they said did not see Shea after that.
Saw Murray and Murphy there until two po-
'icemen came and took Murray away. They
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ing to each other, cannot tell whether Murray
made any complaint that he was hurt or not
Did not see Murray put bis hands to his neck
II head, Murray went in to tea that night just
IS came out, came out about quarter to 7.
This affair took place about 20 minutes alter
wards should think, I should think the po-
iicemen came and took him about 5 minutes
after the affair occurred. He went off quietly
without any trouble. did not hear Murphy
say anything abont lit afterwards: / went
straight up to my room.
Cross Examined. did not turn round in
time TO see Murray begin to fall.
q. You said you turned round instantly?
A. Well went three or four steps and then
turned round instantly, did not see who had
hold of him when he began to fall.
=. How long was it after he got to the bot
tom OF the stairs before he got mp? A. One
or two seconds perhaps, did not SEQ him walk
away, but saw him standing there. There was
good deal of excitement at the time and
running round, after the man was down stairs
q. Did this mans struggles to get away con-
tlnue as long as you saw him? A. Yes, he was
struggling as hard as he could, and Murphy
and Shea were bringing him along.
@. Where did it appear he wanted to get to?
A. Back to the end of the passage way
y. Is it not true that he was trying to get
back towards No. 10 and they were trying to
get him away? A. He was trying to get back
to the end OF the passage way; he did not make
any effort to get in the direction of the stair
way.
Q. If he got back into the passage way there
was no way of escape, was there? A. No sir.
sworn, and testified:
L am printer. came here the 2lst or 22d
of last August; my age is between 16 and IT,
had seen Patrick Murray in Bradley's Hotel
room sitting down; think it was sometime
Thursday, but it might have been Friday
morning. He came out of the dining room; /
was done my dinner; he took chair and took
his pipe out and asked me for a match; lit
his pipe and went to smoking.
q. What first attracted your attention to
| this afray? A. heard scream, but did not
| pay much attention to it, for thought it was
| children out on the sidewalk. I went outside
to see il it was down stairs, but could not see
anything; came back and saw them running
up stairs, and was going to run up stairs,
when saw two men at the head of the stairs
and one of them had hold of the other SEEM
! ed to have hold of tho back of his neck 1
back again. l then turned round and looked
| up and saw this man Murray coming down;
| he was coming head first, and his face was
/ turned up. 'tt
@. Where did he first strike? A. Three or
| four feet from the bottom of tho stairs.
| O.. What did he strike on? A. thought
his feet struck the banisters; it might have
been on the stairs. did not see it, for T went
to step back at that moment, and turned my
| eyes away from him.
| O. Did you see him as he was passing
through the air? A. Yes, once; his head was
| foremost and his face towards the ceiling. He
| struck on his neck and shoulders; did not sec
| him strike on his head at ALL The man was
| Patrick Murray. l saw him in the watch
house afterwards, when his head was cut.
| know it was the same man. After comm g
| down stairs he sat up and said something about
| his neck being broken; he got up upon his
feet; did not appear to be hurt at all, and walk
| ed into the bar-room. I did not see the men
up stairs after that. Murray was five or six
| steps down from the top when first caught
sight of him. He did not strike anywhere
but once; that was all heard. don't know
whether Murphy followed him into the bar
| room or not; when the man went to go out,
| Murphy was there and said to Murray, "here
| Isl man who will attend to your wounds y
The doctor examined him and said he WAS not
| hurt.
| @. Did Murphy and Murray have any con :
versation? A. heard Murray say he wante
| to see his wife, or something; 1 did not tax e
notice what Murphy said Murphy told a young
man to 60 and get policeman; he came and
| took him away; he went away peaceably; did
not appear to be hurt except his nose was bleed
| ing.
Cross eranained-I heard noise up there but
| did not notice anything until got up five or
six steps from the bottom; then 1 saw two or
three men up there and one was holding on to
| the other.
@. What first made you turn back? A. I
| saw them at the head OF the stairs and thought
| something was going to happen, and turned
| and run back, and then saw the man coming
y. Do you mean he was topping forward ?
| A. No, sir.
O. You do not mean he was floating through
the air? A. Yes, sir; be was pretty close to
the steps; should judge about two feet above
| them.
| Q. Was it not very much like a man who
bad fallen forward, and so pitched down? A
Yes, sir, that is what took it to be; I did not
| get up when first heard the screams; I heard
| 1t twice; it sounded like child's or females
| voice; did not notice when the boy came in or
when Murphy went out of the bar room; some
part of Murray's body struck the stairs or rail-
ing before he came to the floor; heard that
| .; Did it seem to be striking that would
the banisters, but he might have struck the
| wall; am positive that it was his neck and
| shoulders that struck first.
Thomas Mm.ay, called by government,
| I am not related to Patrick Murray. Twas
in Bradley's hotel the night of this affair; L
| was in the front part reading a newspaper call
ed the Nation. The first heard was the scream
| of woman. did not take any notice of it at
| first until heard it again, and then went
| out on to the balcony: found it was up stairs;
| l went back through the office and got to the
| foot of the stairs in the main entry, and I saw
| this man coming down the stairs. He struck
the bannisters just as got there. The ban
nisters Jared and shook. thought he came
sideways, that is a little turned on one side -
He was coming head first. did not see him
| before he struck the bannisters. 1 saw him
| the moment he struck the bannisters, and the
moment he fell on to the floor.
@. How far from him we're you when he
| struck the floor? A. Twenty feet. did not
| go to him. / saw him in the Office after he got
| up; there was doctor with him. Did not
| hear any conversation between him and MUIR
ply. Did not hear Murray mako any COM
plant. Did not hear him say anything about
| his wife. After the affair was over did not
hear Murphy make any statements in regard
to it. went up stairs to write letter. There
| were number standing there recognized
Mrs. Murphy and servant girl
John III Very, called by Government, sworn 4,
| aud testfied-I am police officer in thj city;
was called in to arrest Patrick Murry;
| he was sitting on chair with his head inclin-
ed forward in this way. Witness places both
hands to his face. Murphy said he had been
| making disturbance in the house, and said he
wanted me to take him away.
@. Did Murphy say anything more? A.
No, sir.
hurry went with me; he did not offer any
resistance at all; he did not fall down and was
not disorderly; called him sober.
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