The New York herald., 1876-10-14
THE M'GOUGH-EvANs HOMICIDE.

Assistant Dstrct Attorney Rollins called to The bar
Of the Court of General Sessions yesterday. before
Judge Sutherland, tho fourth murderer, tried In
this Court during tho present week Tho court room
as usual crowded. The accused, Thomas oG ough,
was charged with murder In the nrst degree for tho
killing OF Richard Evans tho 9th OF July last In
Madison street, near Cathariae. The details Of the
crime, a. presented by Mr Rollins set forth that on
she night In question McGough entered the salors'
boarding house OF Davy Jones. No 81 Madison street.
and asked Jsnes, who old acquaintance. to find
n,m snip, az no wished 10 60 10 Shortly alter
McGoush entered into conversation with tho
deceased. In the course Of which angry
Aitercation. cnsued and Evans struck AcGough
. heavy blow, telling him to the sround. No
lurther h0stihties however, followed, and the de-
ceased and the prisoner remained togethcs ngiy
amicably,l for upward oi an bour. when Evans ict
Tor home, bong then very much under tho influence
liquor. The prisoner soon after likewise lett Inc
saloon and Was seen TO follow Evans or two blocks
Witnesses said lie saw him pIcx up in front CT Jones
premises. The prisoner drew close to the deceased
near the corn OF Catharin. street, within two is.t,
testified TO- and Was then Ia hurl the
diseased, strkng hIn from behind just at the basc
OF the skull ana kllng him instantly. The prisoners
action, from the circunstancc his pick ny up the
atone just outside the door oil the prc.nscs whore
they had .he previous atcrcaton, Mr. Roi-
Inns commended was evidence suricient 10 show
vengeiul feelings and premedilatcu intent the part
OF tue prisoner. thus being genuine case oi murder
In The nrst degree. Ths evidence oil the medical
lnortcm examination, the effect that the de-
ceased came to his dcah, not from The wound OF IT,
SELL as caused by the injury inflicted by the stone
shrown by the ,r.solcr striking HIM the head, but
from fracture oil mo SKULL consequent upon the tall
which the blow CAUSED.
Nr William T. knz,ug the prisoner $ counsel calca
number OF witnesses - the previous good character
Of tho accused, among whom was the sister OF The
latter The prisoner himself was placed on tue stand
and testified that he forty years ol and had
been all his lie up 10 1885, since which time
he has worked aboror and 'ons sshorcman; ho
80 return TO The SEA- and, desiring TO get snip, had
called on the nisnt IN question ~ Jones' house, and
who promised To md HIM ship tho next day. Here
he met the deceased, whom he had previously known,
and ~ once they resumed old acquaintance. Alter q
little time Evans became quarrcsonc, and snatcned
. pipe from the PRISONERS mouth, and ended In
knocking HIM down Jones, in whose house this &C.
on the sidewalk, whore he (prisoner) demanded
pipe Il two cent clay pipe) from Tho deceased the
latter refusing to give II up and proceeding home
ward The prisouer continusd. that his nose
stil bleeding from The blow ho had
received, and he went behind cart in
blood With his handkerchief he accidentally dropped
The handkerchief ana IN picking t up, he claimed led
ihs wincss 10 suppose tnat was then he picked up
he heavy stouo with which he struck deceased when
be denied he admitted that he did follow dccsased
sevsrs blocks aiterward anu that he again demanded
his pps from him. that the latter still refused give
H. saying, Come little further and will fix you;"
that he then picked up small stone and dung at
him. rns testimony having been concluded Mr.
Kln,xng proceeded 70 sum up The case IN behalf OF iho
prisoner Ho argued the law OF the case at consider
able length coniendng that the act Of the prisoner
not the rcAuit OF prenedaton aud deIbcrstion, but
The rssut OF hasty and ungoverncd passion he made
earnest sppcai 10 the jury 10 save the life oil his
silent Mr.. Rollins followed for the prosecution,
claiming that the evidence made out clear case Of
murder In the first dsgrcs under the statute Tho fact
that the accused had lain wait for tue deceased and
hen followed him Tor two blocks before hurling
leady missile, he thought entitled the people TO
nici Of murder IN the Drst degree Judge sutherland
bncn charged the jury, careiriiy reviewing the facts
and laying the law applicable 10 the case. ne
shsrgo OF the Judge occupied about hour, after
which the jury retired about six NJ TO deliberate
their vcrd.ct A large crowd remained in the court
ANXIOUS to hear tho result Tue prisoner sat by
his counsel evidently somewhat nervous He
rounded by friends who did their utmost keep his
courage up. although knowing well how desperate
were the chances sgainst him. AZ clock woi
having bcsn sent 10 Tho Judge shat the jury
sble 70 agree, be adjourned the TN ten r. NJ,
stating tnst II they mad not agreed by this hour he
sheuld Jock them up for tho nighL