, 1876-08-26
a Family Jar in Jersey City with
Awful Consequences.
A wife Pounded Nearly to Death
by Her Husband.
rl,c Husband Eventually Thrown from d
Tourtll.Story Window.
clover Escape Of II Michigan Dsfanlter
from His Furguers.



rit,, several others, coming TO wedding party
,n,l desiring to force an entrance. They were
ordered away by Dawson, anl afterwards III
rrrcngc. they cnticcd hin, from the llall where
thc narty Was held, into the street, where he WIS
nj upon by them. In the midst Of the strslg-
vle Murply drew dagger aul ran It into Daw-
sons heart. 1Icwas captured by the police, and
Ind two trials, being convicted aud sentenced on
,bc a5th of May last.
THE COMPRESSION.
rhls morning ut o'clock Murphy notified Ills
rounsc that he dcstrctl to make full confession
If lis participationin the crime. Thcymct at the
tal IN tile prcsc1lce Of Afcssra. Warrcn Munger
and Elihu Thompson, md tho following state-
ntnt was made by lIHl:
sgs1Son5aSr arrtn GnsxnT a5;r 1; ea a "
son. nv dtiorntys: l will now sny 10 you anl the
T rulic IN gcncrnl That since yoa beeaMc NY attpf.
naw ni@ 1 nsier sentence of death, Th!s atatement
,s sds so ys n s ssfsa sss sn Gf ss sss .
tic blame IN anottler rerson, Charles TEcdsfn.
Now that al ops Ea t. EGane H. lvc M =. ~ 1say an yo
Ind tlut feel satisfied with your corts OIL my be.
az, willing nov to n,nke pnlle all tnow nls'ut
thc murder of Col. W!llium Duwson, md drstrc
10 mike sateneGt ior an T., now , nnnYt % it, IT, ale
Ind desire nso that jnHticc rny be done Meyers,
wlo Is entirely Innocent nnt wus not cunnectcd In
INV way Will, the killing Vt Dawson.
'fhc following are The facta; on The evening OF
!lo murder, Jim Allen, John petty, t'eofio & resiy:
Msu}asc 'sfss tu .trcet Frans thcre, and looyen and
Hcorgc Petty went down. the street to Earlo''s
Which We did mt know until we asefscl there. VIC
went In, went up to the bur, and hui drink OF
About attecn minutes a'te, lh!s oer.'es md !
sarcsi ~ to gct Into tho Iaii;roon l'at osfotc
.asted line Petty a,a rrettn aa az fn' ,n 9I Up
,taIrway n,et lru,.e., thrn On duty US doorkeep.
s;Ssa s rs i hes 1S, live ID toa o o@n eim
ffaocd n'1; hold . ." me ana rad :'act down, .: I'll
T s5e yqs @ md Isn se oNn sTay y.ass G" 4hsa f
Grrdc* ant | went a,'d saw thu man who got mar
ia, unl asked lin T. he couldn't 1T me ,@r;;
ti.rn tssa', wsnt nj NJ, with 0craes mud tho man who
gus uaarriea aul told Bruncs IT, let
e r. III %s ss rfH ps ss 's :aaa %sss Tss fr
iaII, .:WAcrcs tiat, biz sun nf i b-t',a waH
gung to throw you au'sn AatIsI Ants ! sa'!.
want sia, Il 10 Know" Thcn ra!a ''Thers h. IT,
Whatever, yoN want to say 70 Him. Say H. Then
staIrt IL tho bar-rounl. ticrtles. rrs,ti'. and
kltns cams down t'!src where saw t!,sm; ,:n nns
Kitue rcttY, aud drank bcct. together, Wv all
Gye then went buck I'LL stair. lfnWnou and Meyers
followed On dow, anti Went out Of The tils dur On
thu street. Ne then begun ta1klnt: abnut ihp oc-
currcuce IN tc Aia!rway between i,lwss,n an my
rclf and some onu rail- hut .ln.t recolcct WHO
1t wns,-" D-u him; vel gct him bc50ro Morn-
don't rc:ollcet TINT there WI. anything marc
sn!t Meyers wus not viii, us then tn ts street. OF
Ut atl III my way cnnncctctl with Iii or our party
th4t evening. All nye Ut III then wH1t hlck to-
EetItr IN rttira, wl,rrp VII nuw Meyer and Dawson.
No stayed thcre snmo five or ten sn'nutss when We
We iiyc fu!lnxuti after t.onl mn. saw them 70 out
pf thp side door On 10 tic street, snd followed
Kinc sald 10 me and Petty, nrar tho corner Of
tile short street anh 'Ifth street: fougo down this
,s Of e stfeS nn ;a WI. /" down 3 thp no" otasr;
soms Distance brl.ln.l thcn while Kline. .Gcrslrr,
Ind Trcittn went ucross to tho II orth side ot tue
'tsst an4 went NJ, t1wn !y,' ss, wess ,. ,. var,.. m
Dawson try to ret In ut The big gate ut Wcldners.
lnl then they turned and camc east toward pctt,
4ntl myself. We luet them 1ctHecn Nc.IneE's ntlt
Pearl street, When We came tugether Dawson sor
o'turned around. and struck him with buth lstt
letty struck Meyers. aud Meyers caught hold o.
rost md pssveuiet! amtcIf Ifon fnIlng into lhs
rattcr, ani then stsaghtcncd hts.self M and rhs
arcast staggered him, ind lu tliIa't recover simsel
e @ baws 1tss Mtysss sq y IT, ks Ill., un I'll
Ny passnns yscre now aronsca; / draw my knit
ant VI my Inside breast c1at.rocket and sabbe'
/ did. Il un tho instant, nud took no aecon,
ns .ay a apyax beie9s o. atter e"t S ha pa
uay have aail soineh!, but did nut heur hin,
The s sy S AK ss dsn M fGNw 9a
.aw tierues ubtt tlle ltltlle Ut thu btrcut comm
tsw'r ,n IT, 1 b. s s.n sS1 " q ns wills
tun sturted east IN t'ifth ntrcet on d run. WI
fac!ny t,r EAST Wien cut Daws0M
hltrr dawson run was a!!'fn on the sidewalk
Ehnn Ftf,t. II EfruCk may vii /, ~ ri