, 1877-02-14
THE MURPHY MURDER.
Second Days Proceedings in the Coro.
ner's Inquest.
Theop1lilc Stcrcns Held for Manslaugh.
ter.

At tho Aru,ory yesterday afternoon. the Coroner
resumed the lu1ueat on the body Of Thomas alus.
phy. who was shot at the tnloon No. no Indiana
nscnuc Friday by Theopht3e Stevens.
Mark DE Moulin testlaed: live in MArlcwood;
IN, an expres.raan. Friday afternoon ! met
eteyens OFT The cufner Of Adams and Clark streets.
lie nslcd the to taeo him riding. / objected at
1rst, but he sa!d ho would pay nc, and took him
to lc 1iruns sauon. There he paid mr, and treated
all around. THcn we nat down to play Ramo OF
ehchre. White playing we raw man tMurphy)
gtt Into my wagon asld tako hold OF tho rcint. We
did not know whet.ct le wns going to hteaI 1t
os Mos. lie had started oA. Lc Drsn,
Strvcns, md ] started ont ! caught
boll OF the rclna. anl L. 1run and Stevens told
Murphy To gct ont Of the wagon. lie didn't 60
down right Of, saylng, awe will take n ride. i"
Stevens said, t'1f you don't e1me down ] will
shoot" lie hadn't revolver In bis lnnd then;
Int Mored l,ls hand 10 his pocket. saw tho re.
voIrcf. had ncyer seen Murphy. before. jlu
tootel drunk. Murphy called Stevenson 49,
-. and sald. ~ sil cut yous CUTS ont Of Jour
body" lie had nothing In his bands, Ono hand
thu lets-waa In ita pocket. Before he tot OF tic
wagon he strntk Stevens with the reln.. That was
before Stevens Eati hu would shoot.
The Jury didn't wnnl to hear tho facts Of the
shooting gonu oyer again. since other w!taea-es
bud given the details, and Il nimost Impossible
TO understand DO lfoulin's Canadian dialect.
DIR, HOLDEN,
tho County Physician, testified TINT to made most,
mottcn examination OF the tody Of deceased.
Thcrc was one runshut wound IN tho left side,
nbont two Inches ~ tho right Of the superior
nnltFtos process OF thr hlp.b bunc tho b1l passlnE
downwarla and backwards and through shs bind
der, and lodging In tho lower part Of sbs apinal
column. There was anuthpf wound on the right
side directly over the junction of the elx rib and
tho cartilage In frunt The bali fractIfpf ths rlb
nm oh thA nrnr mil thn
rlJ breaking IT, ana irabcddIng tsclf In the muscles
Of the back. This wound was tho cause of death.
,,1s sTs. e.; M;Sspay Gf hs 1D5lsna s creme tss
wssn b. as atoa.
siartny tor home lie saw L. p.un going out Of lie
door. lie followed him ont, and tlien Jaw Sfurpay
ysar.. III s.pre..n,an fool hold os Tue rens aai
taid. get out; yon don't want to drive OF that
vi m h. 5 e eos doWn soe s Me6t
70 help him. aud told him that man inside owued
,. 3he wase.: a, aud M. not to make Funnn':
':,What hare you GOT to say, abont it1F ssessas
sn Rs rsat s 81 'se S
pai iii, oa. murphy :auek s,ssen. scrot: 70 the se
hnst child: Murphy tried 70 get down. and woali
have fallen hs! no. held him: Stevens pat hs
hand down In hls revolver pocket and said, I'd
TWILL snoor rou.''
rot hSla 81 slescns and l.o ,sun got hold Of Mus:
@ 'a'a e IT, sss s sG.1 nss
drunk" Toid him . phi up IL rssorsf. - h.
msSa1 nasS g., INN tropbe' LIN saa T In r.,
Steven. haS drawn revolver IN him ansa he h.i"'t
dune anything to hitn. Stevens and II utuu shcu
wv 4 ~ @ IT. ,a ST. aszAZ L
lin, away, but ha wouldn't 20. Then witness went
lIUnry watertov, Of 10. Il Kramer street, wa,
NexI called, Aul began EClE UyGF the ttDry that