The New York herald., 1870-10-06
THE MATHEWs-M,CALL HcMlCleE.

The trial Of Patrick Mathews, charged with the
homicide Of Hugh Mccall on the 18th OF August last
was commenced yesterday In the Court of General
Sessions, before Recorder Hackct The facts OF the
case were fully reported In the HERALD ut the rime
but brief review thereof, taken from the evidence
given in the case YESTERDAY may be or interest to the
general reader.
Assistant District Attorney Fellows appeared for
the people, and Mr.. Spencer represented the pris
0ner, a lab0ring man.
THE PROSECUTION.
The testimony for the prosecution was very brief
the witnesses being Bridget Cannon Sarah Mccall
and Mary Ann C0nnell, VINO testified that the de-
ceased and the defendant lived in a tenement house
at 222 Cherry street; that on the day in question
Mccall was In the hallway and showed Mrs. Cannon
away from him, and then went into Mrs. Mathews
room, who said If he did not 90 out OF her
room she would have his life; Mathews
had an axe In his hand and his wife
had hammer; Mrs. Cannon ran up stairs.
and upon returning shortly afterwards she saw Nc
Call lying outside the door bleeding AT the head:
the deceased used vile epithets to Mrs. Mathews
while 10 the ROOM The widow Of Mccall testified
tnat ne was very drunk on the day OF the difficulty
and that when he went INTO Mrs. Mathews room to
excuse himself IOr using bad language she told her
LILLE n, H,r' 20 nIlng me hammer; she gave him a
D0w on the mead with It, and ner husband struck
him two blows on the head with an axe; ne was
taken 70 tne station Louse on stretcher, and from
there 10 the hospital whore he DIED eight DAYS
Afterwards. Upon cross examination she said tnat
the deceased followed Mrs. Mathews to the grocery
store.
Mary Ann Connell, n little girl who was in
Mathews' room. testified that Mccall was standing
a. the door and was ordered from 1t by Mrs.
Matthew's; ne refused TO leave and struck her In the
eye, whereupon she hit him with hammer ana Mr..
Mathews struck MIN with an axe which his little
daughter procured az the freplace: the deceased
went 10 Mrs McBr1des ". Gerry and she drove MIN
away This was the peoples case.
FOR rue DEfEScE-NATHEws' STATEMENT
Patrick Mathews gave his version OF the occur
renee. lie testified that he lived In New York for
twenty years, and was never arrested Tor any OF.
fence on the day OF the diIicuty he came home, as
wiie sitting IN chair, crying; she SAID Mccall
struck her ana tore her sacA in the hail. and fol-
loved her Into Mrs. McBndes room: he SAID
"Blame tie muss; give me my dinner;, he picked up
an axe 70 spnt piece OF wood 10 cook something,
whereupon Mccall came TO the door, turned the
KNOT. went away aud came back again, ana said he
would have 10 come In; Mrs Mathews told MIN to
clear out, and on refusing 10 20 she, aided by GIRL
pushed him out; The deceased took ner by the hands
her; he next grabbed the axe IN his iMa;newsI
hand. dragged him from the moor TO the
doc and said, Now / will k,Il Won
you son OF b-n; viii KICK the
puddns our OF your wiie;' he made
nancy. when ne Mathews, made a nil al aim with
The axe, infIcting only one blow, believing at the
time that his vile was In danger OF being serOusy
hurt. Mathews sad he knew Mccall was i bad man
and nad seen hun about tue noor drunk.
Susan Welsh, the little step-daughter OF the prjs-
oner. Described how 4dcCall pursued ner motner 10
the grocery store and punched her IN Ihe eve and
kicked her In tue side, whereupon Mr. and AIRS
Mathews struck MN with the axe and hammer.
MI Spencer admitted Inat Tine Dhysiclan would. II