The New York herald., 1878-11-23
RESTORED TO FREEDOM.

MICHAEL MURPHY, CONVICTED OF MURDER ON
CIRCUMsrANTIAL EVIDENCE, PARDoNED BY
GOVERNOR ROBINSON SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE
OF HIS INNOCENCE.
The Governor yesterday parsioned Michael Murphy
who serving life sentence in the Penitcntiary
for the murder Of Mrs. Matilda Hujus, at Manuel,
Rockand county. N. u. the 18th OF April. 1874.
1t will be remembered by the readers of the
HERALD that after Murphys trial and conviction he
sentenced to be hanged. and stay of his
ton was had upon appeal to the General Term OF
the court, whcreat the sentence affirmed. He
was then resentenccd before the Brooklyn Court
which tried him, and that terrible occasion
stood up before the full Bench and eryrnly called
God to witness that he innocent Of the prime for
which he TO die. His sentence was rpnimutcd
to penal servtude for life by Governor 1ildar. in
order to afford an opportunity for the friends Of the
unfortunate man to have his more thoroughly
investigated. Governor Robinson took the matter
under atviseInent had IL sifted to the bottom. and
the result is a fun pardon to Murphy. who now re-
turns to the bosom of his family vindicatcd and cx-
oncrated. His counsel. Mr. Henry J. DAILY. was I'M
sparing of his time and efforts behalf OF Murphy.
whom he always held to be innocent
STORY THE
The circumstances OF the murder for which Michael
Murphy sentenced are briefly these: AT fifteen
minutes after eight o'clock on Sunday evening. April
49, 1874 Mrs. Matilda Hujus forty years OF age; Rob-
ert Gamble, aged forty four and Kathrna Bonthomy,
bohemian servant, were sitting around stove In
street Of Manuel conversing together Though Mrs.
HUNS husband living she appears to
Rumor Rum had it that Robert Gamble was
on terms of criminal intimacy with her.
Suddenly, while the three persons were conversing
together, Ared fash was seen aud loud vibrating
port heard in the direction of the arthcst window I'm
corner Of the room and Mrs. Hujus fell forward on
the carpeted floor in dying condition. riddod with
lar her
agony. her eyes rolling wildly, exclaimed ''Uh
Jesus!' fell to tho floor again, and died within an
hour from the time she shot. Gamble who
sitting in direct line with Mrs. Huius, received
seven Of the leaden pellets in the face Wounded and
bleeding, he made his way to his bedroom, leaned
against the wall and staggering round slid his hands
down the door and then fell on his knees to look for
girl ran into the adjoining room, and little boy
Albert who had in the meantime come in. cried out
in his fright Don't shoot, papal Don't shoot any
more" Gamble said that he crossed the street to n
house kept by man named Corsa, and tavern
keeper named Kidncr stated that he found greasy
cap and red and yellow paper mask outside the
house and under the window whence the shot came.
Two arrests on suspicion were mAle--Michael
Murphy the man who wus pardoned yesterday, and
his brother Thomas. the former blacksmith and
the latter truckmnn both OF them residents Of Hud-
city. Nj, and both reported TO be of excellent
character. The only possible for their arrest
the bare fact that their sister Margaret Fulton
then attractive young widow, married Robert Gam
Bile in 1856. and lived with him for two years s7O0
farm bought with Mrs. CANDLES money. Gamble
took Mrs. Hnjns into the house agnnst the express
wishes Ot his wire. Mrs. Gamble brought her hls-
band $125.OuU. left by her former husband and died
suddenly, under suspicious circumstance the 7d
of August, 1868, while Mrs. Huius living scan
daluusly in company with Gamble. Her burial was
sudden. secret and withoutans religious ceremonies
that IL only through the New York press that
her relatives heard of her tad fate Meantime Gamble
had, through reconvcyancc made of supposed viii
of his wife, acquired possession of her property.
Her relatives had the body disntcrred ami after ex
animation Gamble and Mrs. Huius arrested ON
charge of completely in causing her death traces OF
mcconic acid and crude morphia having been dis
covered in her stomach. MIR. Hujus, book can.
yasser. husband OF the deceased, WAS i'm
the habit Of being absent tor long pc
RODS from home The Murphy brothers
contested in court the possession of their deceased
sisters money by Gamble and Mrs. Hujus. Gamble
said he had To blame for the murder but tho
Murphys, because of the pending law suit. The up-
shot IL all that not of circu evidence
was woven round the Murphys in such manner as to
lead to the conviction of Michael who. after years of
confinement FOR crime which IL il clear le never
committed |. returned - free and M unimpeachcd
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