The New York herald., 1875-06-08
BROOKLYN COURTS.
A SACRIFICE TO RUM-TRIAL OF PATRICK WALL
LACE FOR TIE MURDER OF HIS wIFE-sTRoNG
EVIDENCE AGAINST THE ACCUSED.

SACRIFICE TO RUM-IRIAL OF PATRICK VAL
LACE FOR THE MURDER OF HIS wTE-sTRoNG
EVIDENCE AGAINST THE ACCUSED.
CITY coURT-BEFoRE JUDGE M'cUE.
The trial OF Patrick Wallace, for the alleged
murder OF his wife Margaret on the nignt OF
December 2s, 1874. at their house, No. 70 North
Filth street. Brooklyn, Z. d., was begun yester-
day, IN Part1 OF the Brooklyn CITY Court, before
Judge Mccue. Alter the impeachment OF the Jury
the case for the people was opened by District
Attorney Britton. who briefly stated the cIrcum.
stances surrounding the tragedy.
Bridget Sweeney was the nrst witness sworn.
she testified that in December last she lived in
the same house with Wallace and mis- wife in
North Fifth street. Wallace mad no family; Mrs.
wallace 1aa OF medium height and trlue stout;
the prisoner ana nis vile occupied the pack room
on the nrst story; witness occupied the IroEr
room; Mrs. Wallace was IN the haoit or coming In
ueht anu kickiag UP row; saw Wallace drunk
The District Attorney here produced diagram
showing tue l0cA Ion ~ the rooms. witness recol.
ecied the day Mrs. wallace died; was with her
tnat morning; Mrs. wallace said she had oeen In
toXicsted IN the cellar all nignt; ehe and
her husband went into their room about haf.
past tour o'clock on that afterA Don; about half
an hour aiterward the wi ness heard fall ana /
woman's voice cfyIng out; at a quarter 10 i've
o'clock Wallace came 10 the door OF witness
room and asked ior a matcn ana Tor The time: NJ
sand ms vile was tlgnt ana ne nad tnfown water
on ner 10 sober her; witness gave Wallace Gun
tea Tor MS wife, out he brought II back SAID
tone told Ter TO get up: lttie before ten O'Clock
ne cahe IN ana said his wife was dying.
Mtchaeh sweeney, husband OF the y &c ding wit
ness, tesriHcd that he saw wallace drinking on
the day o. the murder; alter witness had eaten
his supper the prisoner came mo MS apartment,
compiained trat mis- uie .was drung, and SID he
had thrown some water over er To sober Eer; be
had on pair o. oveTas, witA marks oi blood Oh
the knees; aD0ut quarter 70 eleven o'clock that
night Wallace came to the door aud KNOCKED:
witness ordered him away several times. ana ne
tncn SAID his Wis was dsng; witness then
got up. llgHted lamp, vent INTO
tue room aIu lo1nd tne woman ly1nr
OH the bed: ne put MA hand on bcl lorehrasl.it IL
was cold and sne seemed dead; sue seemed 10
be covered win wafer. witness told Wallace to
90 aud get a doctor and the police; the police
came; there was water on the ilonr oi the
room; saw the pohce looking ut cuo when
they found: the woman was washed and there
0f age; wRlle Wallace and ms wile we're In the
roum witness heard nim tell ner to get up ana
make the Ied and also heard nlm call her vile
names la an angry lone OF voice.
Thomas OfBrIen, printer being sworn, testt-
feu that ne was IN Sweeney's apartment on the
night o the muruer; Wallace came IN and sald
hIs wIie was dying; wnen the witness aud
tue bed her face was washed and the bed and
nour were covered with water; there were dark
spats on Watlacels CLONES wnicn looked ike
blood. witness ent to the Fourth street station
and notiued the police who came and iound q
cub covered with poou under the bed.
ton tue crosse xanilnaton, ia reply 10 Mr. Bene.
dict, counsel ior1he prisoner, tne witness stated
he ras Just getting over u Christmas spree, out
was soLer enough TO understand what no saw:
he stayed at Swccney's house tnat night because
he ula not wlsn TO 90 10 ais boarding houso.
william Henbeon testiued that ne tsok tAe body