The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-10
THE SECOND AVENUE HOMICIDE.

Trial of Michael Martin for the Alleged 7yur-
| der Of Patrick WalsIi-Thc Case to be Sub
| mittcd to the Jury day by Judge Bed.
| ford.
After the transaction OF preliminary business yesel
day the Court Sessions City Judge Bed
ford Assistant District Attorney Sullivan the tris
OF Michael Martini indicted for the Patrick Walsh
on the 18th of March, 1870 when, alleged by pro
secuon the took the life OF the deceased by
bling him with knife Counsel opening address to the
jury claimed that he would such
wold in his Judgment clearly establish the dei5er.
and wlful murder
TESTIMONY PROSECUTION.
The first witness called for the prosecution Eliza
Welsh wife Of the deceased who testified follows:My
husband the morning OF the day of the murder went TO
work usual, and home about two o'clock in the
aernoon witness out to get deceased to light
his pipe and stepped into Mrs. Mahonys room
0oo for that purpose stepped her prisoner
came up and said here the witness violently agtate)
husband for me- and went down the stairs
about three steps, the next thing heard
''rM STABBED IN MuEDInEDi Oh, M LITTLE onIL-
my he W.: stabbed and a. he did
MahonYs the prisoner down stairs went After
with Sa's % Ss
answered, land ri KIN you TOO"
between my husband and Martin before The murder on ac
s iaasas
S c as ab s w e there DIM
Drinking my husband did not want her 10 into our
put Mrs. out Of hs he %
saepce e. au9r Martin and bis VIE used to
the quarrel about the falling Of the ceiling passed
after husband and Martin had several called
Counsel Cor defence here asked some questions cacu-
lated to annoy The witness and rake long buried domestic
Cs. very properly informed the counsel that the witness
Jane Antsr:on who lived the floor with Welsh
ss s
lis & the M $ r and & I On
there blood also on hat Mrs Welsh took The hat
sass Asv s
ossT That when hs wa. standing on the cor;
Of March, he lo Of following pri.
S 'ss and Rs s ere after
hlm AM caught hold 81 him the Officer asked him If he Killed
@ Is nsa a s pocket S he w we
na Tsi IT, IT s n thai there s e
upon the blade was about as long a: an ordinary sized
hour perceived that 10
had woa!d u The left Sn wheh The doctor was then
that q Vas % ss .p ono @
han % ;'as Ss
body q h o. Nay SS sRa.
ny conseas Mr. sullivan read the deposition of Terence
HaIdgrave inmate of the ten who
the afternoon Of the stabbng heard the
out to named Anderson, who lived the loof,
open the door, that ! he Was nn stabbed hearing this he
opening saw the deceased standing at Andersons door,
and he saw the prisoner Martin) pass out.
THE DEFENCE
S ss, es The s b.
and that while he placed both hands upon mis- neck he at
tempted strange him. Then the order
tect his e drew ordinary pocket knife out OF his
pocket and stabbsd the deceased.
lvce al the time OF the stabbng at 523 Second
the l7th March, 1870, Mr.. Winters
40 Twenty ninth street 20 work, and going from
room, not intending 10 quarrel with this man met
Tweptynnth street 10 the OF seventh
returned back 10 my room; every the house
drunk except Mrs. Anderson; when was returning
from my own room TO go to work Walsh uhc de-
struck with kind OF weapon, the
s he twisted his hand In woollen scarf that round
my neck, Iosted Andersons door, had against the
wall with two hands on my neck could not breathe at the
hands that shape he said Now, you son Of bh you
cockroach, will Kick 10 the Third avenue viii pull
the head Oh you and take to the Third after TAX
ing the head of " stabbed him, but had hard feeling
after stabbed him saw the boodon my kns the minute
he let 10 went out told the officer when him the
knife that did whether he dead when
stabbed Walsh believed my life 10 be In dangers he said
he would take my ha before he would let me go -,
The accused subjected TO exhaustive and searching
cross examinatonby Assistant Dtstrict Attorney Sullivan
1aty denied material statement made by the wit
for The prosecution stating that all the time Wash
that he would kill him. but tb. In the
house too drunk to hear H. ne contradced the officer
denied that the time In to
question put By Judg Cedord The prisoner sad he did Dos