The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-23
NEW YORK.


| New YORK, June 21.-In the case of Will
liam j. Sharkey, on trial for the murder of
Robert Dunn, by shooting him in a Hudson
street saloon. Recorder Hackett charged the
jury at 1890 a. m. He said the evidence was
not that the prisoner was drunk, hut that he
had been drinking and was excited, and the
law was that intoxication did not exclude pre-
meditation. After forty minutes the jury sent
for the pistol to judge how easily it would go
off by striking it against the arm, but the Re-
corder would not allow them to see it now. The
widow OF the murdered man is in court await
ing the verdict
Murder in the First Degree
A later dispatch says the jury in the Sharkey
trial have brought in a verdict of murder in the
first degree at about twenty minutes to one
o'clock. The jury recommended the murderer
to mercy Sentence was deferred till Monday.
when his counsel will apply for new trial
Serious Accident.
About 2 o'clock while Nathan Harsh and
porter named Charles Leonard were breaking
up old cartridges in Harsh Bros ordnance store
No. 40 Dey street, a terrific explosion occur
red of over 1000 cartridges strewn over the floor.
The front and back windows were blown out
and two men sitting in front of the store were
blown into the street, but not seriously injured.
The Messrs. Harsh, the porter Leonard and
Mr.. Harsh's three little sons were found fright .
fully injured.
The Polaris Search Expedition.
New YORK, June 21.-The steamer Juniata
Her crew has been reduced from 210 to $780,
She takes $50 tons of coal for the use of the
steamer Tigress when the latter reaches Disco
The Juniata also takes two steam launches.
The Tigress is expected to reach the BROOKLYN
navy yard on Monday, where the work of fit
ting her out will be Immediately commenced in
order that she may leave here for the cruise on
the Attn or 9Th of July, The Tigress will be pro-
vision for two years
In Earnest.
r. &c clio tod hat bo l..
government counsel for an injunction restrain
ing certain defendants in the forthcoming suit
against the Union Pacific Railroad from dis
posing of property until the case is decided will
be argued before Judge Hunt at Canandaigu,
N. Y, in few days.
Fire.
ROCHESTER, June 22-An incendiary fire oc-
CURED at Mt Morris, Livingston County, at /
o'clock this morning, which destroyed all the
brick stores between the American Hotel and
Phelps House. Loss estimated at $4,000.
Stokes.
Stokes. new trial will not occur during the
present term of Oyer and Terminer which
throws it over to October. His counsel has de-
cided to make no effort to bail the prisoner. 1t
is said the defence will rely upon the medical
testimony so effective in the first trial, and will
raise the plea of self-defense.
Various Matters.
There were seven cases of sunstroke yester-
day.
The President is reported as saying he will
select chief justice among the present judges
of the Supreme Court.
The number of deaths during the week were
474.
: Base ball Mutuals s, Resolutes l. 81"
The Western Union Telegraph Company
passed resolutions of respect in memory of Hor-
ace f. Clark.
The canoe club regatta on Bayonne Bay was
won by Chip" which sailed five miles in 80 m.
and 80 sec. Seven canoes started but five came
to grief before the race was over.
Schooner Cyrus Dow, from Cherryfield, lost a
piece of the keel by striking Hogsback in He'll
Gate to-day
New YORK, June 22.--The yacht Nancy of
Green Point was run down this evening by
ferry boat and two men drowned.