, 1873-10-16
THE MORRISON MURDER.
0oroner'a Inquest on the Body Of
tho Victim.
John N1cIkelycy Proved 10 Be tho
Murderer by Tho Testimony.
The Jury Render Verdict ID Accord
ance with the Evidence.

Tho inqnest on tlo body Of Alexander Morrl-
son, who was killed on tho night Of tho loth
Inst, III trout OF Ills house, No. 10 Mary stfoos.
was held at Lis lato residence yesterday alter
noon. Aawas expected, tho following testimony
and tho verdict Of the jury fasten the crime on
tho party arrosted for it's con'nitta'. john Alc-
Kolyoy: . H..
Dr.. EMAoNs,
County Physician, testified that ho held post
morton examination Oh tho body OF deceasod at
No. 40 Mary strcct do found a wound In tho
abdomen and another In tho mouth and throat
Tho lattor was tho canBo Of death. Tho wound
was caused by somo sharp instrument, probably
knife.
1fns. EL1zA bIonRlGoN,
mother OF tho dcccnsed, was the next witness
sworn, She testified that on last Monday evon-
ing her son Alexander camo home for supper
md nftorward went out. Ho returned about IL
o'clock at night, mud BOT down Oh chair TO
take OF his boots. Slo got out Of bed ana lookoa
out through tho front door, sho nav man
lying on tho sidewalk opposite tho door. sho
spoke to tho man and naked him to come ln'
thinking it was a friend nalaed Robert Mont
gomery. Her aon said it was not Robert,
but John McKolyey. Her son thou went out
and aslsod AtcKolyey 10 go into tho house and
stny. McKolyey got up and waikod nway and
into tle house. Mcl{elvoy theu turned around
a-of a b-.if you want anything Of mo
YOU can havo it, Hor son dcfondcd himself as
we'll ns ho could. mud got AWAY II short distance
from his assailaut. b1cKolyey thon nlado
another rush at him and struck him again. sho
tton took hold Of her son BY tho coat-sloovo and
nol him toward the house. When he reaonod u, y
ho sat down on the front stop and commenced to
t14uow up blood Witness tAon woke up ilof
husband and man named Patterson, and h1a
her son carried into tho llouee, rs ho was unable
to walk. Ho died about twouty minutes alter
ward. ..-..-
JAMES PATTERSON,
being sworn, dcposed TINT nj about half-past III
III tho evening OF Monday last, 18th Of Octobori
be vas III bed Mt Mrs. AIorriaon'B, aud heard
Alexander Morrison enter the house, and his
mother asked him to Take off his bootH Did not
know whether he did 80 or not Flo thon hoard
Mr. M MS19on as SSr ea ana III It Is
Bob; It ia John. Don't you know John No
Kolvoy 2" Next thing ho heard was strange
vo'cq saying You You C.. aa = ma3 d. 9on o,n
syo en7tns eS You xysnt yn% %As inate or 50 af-
tor. s,rf. Morrison wont to witncss' bedand ask
ed him TO get up, Ho wont, to the doorstep
and tonAd Alexander Morrison sitting there,
was removed to tho house, and hug mother
spread vet cloth undor him. He dioa In about
fifteen or twenty minutes after. ~
JAMES REGAIN
u0G069u uB lo6lAtd ~ AN0s oVD tlAeAVt
nue.. On Monday last, ut about half-pnst IL at
night. John AlcKelyey entered bis saloon and
asked him to keep n knife for him. (Iho
knife was ten-inch trimming knife, buck han- t
die, Wilson's make.) IIo callod again at half
past 8 in the eyouing aud asked for his knife.
and took it away. At q few minutes after Il
while witnosa was closing up his place, Nickel
vpy called again and asked him to kcop 4 knife
for him. Witness did 30. Tho next morning
Police Officer James Bergen called for tho knife,
and witness gaye 1t to him.
A knife was here shown to tho witness and
;ful1s identified by him US the one lott With him
y t. OFFICER JAMES BERGEN
d.-r--od that he and Ohicora Cfogan anu Gt
right we're detailed to arrost john MchelVey a
L O'clock on Tncaday morning Inst. They ar-
rived at hie house at Q o'clock. but found TIM
he was not at home. They looked for him al
night without succeeding in finding him. 4
about quarter to G they were Ut Mrs. Morrison
ihouse, talking to Mrs. AEorrisol.; when Joh1
!McKefvey came along and waB immediately ar
-restad Flo asked what Ao was arrested Tor
tf,ud on being informed. he said: "Why, di'
mot kill Alexander Morrison"
OFFICERS CnogAN AND ENR11HT
Er{lorsod tho previous testimony the latter stat
ing int, when arrested Mckelvoy said, 11ay
buried Alexander MorrBon7" and aldea, after
wards. ~ Ho ,was the last man thought OF Hi!
ing"
After'brief elaboration, tue jury rendered
verdict that Alexairler Morrison CAME to "
death on tho 18Th Of pctober,, 1879 from gu
effects of wound in tho mouth and throat, ~
fictad by o knife, OF sotao otnor shafp ahstzu
mens, in til bands Of John MohelVey.