The Newtown bee., 1878-07-25
VERDICT:
FAIRFIELD COUNTY Ss.
 Newtown, July 18th, 1877

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 FAIRFIELD COUNTY ss.
 Newtown, July 10th, 1878. ! The undersigned jurors, being duly impannclcd and sworn to inquire of the eau c and manner of tho death of Mar in ] McNamarl, whose death was sudden and untimely, and the cause and manner of which was unknown having viewed the body of said deceased, and consider ed the evidence given 10 us, do on our onths say, that said Martin McNamara came to his death bY wou: ds on the head and face re- eived aL the hands of Michael McNamara. Whereof we subscribe our names:
 WM H. Hoy. AARON SANFORD
 BENNETT BINCKMAN. SAMUEL T. GLOVER. CHAs. MnREHousE GEoRGE B. BIAEsLEE, l.. B. BOuTII, MICHAEL BRADLEY
 GEORGE B. FAIRCHILD EDGAR F. HAwIEY JOHN T. PEARCE. JNO. F. GRIFFIN.
 The jury were then discharged, and the prisoner arraigncd before Justice Betts, who, after taking the testimony of a few witnesses, sent the prisoner on to the August term of the Superior Court, which meets at Bridgeport the fourth Tuesday in the month. The prisoner wa5 t on remanded to the custody of officer Blacknan, who kept him until the , o'clock train arrived, and took him to Bridgeport jail.
 We regret that Dr. F. N. Bennett, who made an examination of the wounds of the deceased, could not be present, as his testimony is very important. There is no questioning of the fact that tho cause of Martin McNamara's death was the result of stab wounds in the head, made by the manure fork. There were four tines to the fork, one of which is broken of at the point (about inches). We understand that pr: Bennett went to the house of the dead man and made another examination, and inserted the tines of the fork into the wounds, and they fitted exactly. On the nose of the deceased was a cut, and this cut was made by the broken tine, showing con- clusiyely that when the stab was made the fork was turned over thus letting the two whole tines into the head, and the other (the broken one) cutting the nose.
 There can be no mstaking the fact that this murder was the most heartless and cruel that ever took place ill this town, and, fortunately, the proof that Michael McNamara did the decd is too plain to admit of questioning; in fact his own statement was damaging to him. The fork used and the one which Michael McNamara swears Martin McNamara broke at the maple tree striking at him, was found in the bushes 25 rods away from the trre and 25 feet from the spot where Martin was found. Lawyer Wilson, of Sandy Hook, found the tines of the fork in the bushes where it had been thrown, and as sworn to by MT. Michael Riley, who saw Michael coming into the lot with the handle in his hand. It looks bad for Michael, who claims to have done the deed in self-defence. The public here have no sympathy for the murderer, who is known to be bad man. It is but short time ago that this man and son beat a gentleman named Wal ter Ruffies almost to death. It is reported that Michael McNamara threat ened to kill man, a neighbor of his, and said he would do it inside of four months. Martin McNamara, who met his death so unnaturally, was fine man and had the respect of all who knew him. He had worked for Mir. San Il I Glover for the past II years. and BIr. Glover says of him that he was good-natured man and a faithful workman. Both men had large families, and were relatives, being cousins.
 The funeral of the murdered man took place Saturday afternoon from St. Roses church, and was largely attended. Rev. Father McCartan conducted the funeral services, which were solemn and deeply impressive.