New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-28
NOT GUILTY.
AN IRISH MURDER CASE.

william Graham, Mr.. Jennings Scotch
steward, as ne entered bis comfortable home
in the yard, in winch he had ilNtd Tor ntteen
wears. wish the black Suard Murpiys were
out OF this. for know they will never quit tins
mischief as long as they are here
Sc do |, Bill answered his wife. while
Graham got a Ratchet, hammer, ana some
long nails, with which 70 repair the wOoueil
mailing But had We not better wait and eat
your breakfast before We go out nowf 1t Is
nearly ready
No Viii make the fence right in five
minutes. and then i can eat my breakfast IN
comtor,. mt | wish the master would come
boue and do something abOuc the Murphys 1t
wonId be better TO leave them the bit OF held
than 70 have all this trouble at his yald-gate
II he does not put them out
We'll for Gods sake take care, Bill, and
don't We be gettln' INTO any arguments with
the,n until the master returns!; for they are a
dangerous lot, and We had better let him settle
with them himself ,.,
.Es vIIlauOus county ever bred but don't We
No aid that | am gOln TO enter into any
argument with them. Indeed, they nave Deeh
NOR cvll-hke for the last week than since
thev lost the field aud I'm thinking they see
tIaf lis no use trying threatening letters on me.
.Wiu We have two eggs or three Z the good
woman ca, led after INN, As he went through
+ha beck gate. close outside winch was the
house where lived the Murphys, to whom he
had alluded.
.Three; tor I'm thinking I'll so into the
market the day. he answered, as he looked
back. with n smile.
They were the last words he ever spoke.
Mrs Graham returned TO the comfortable
parlor. where the breakiast-tblngs were laid,
and calculating that he would return In ten
minutes, she had every thing ready Tor nun )
the eggs we're Boiled, and piles of .buttered
toast were carefully laid before the IRE. Bat
twenty minutes passed, and lie ala lot appear
She replaced the eggs In hot water, cracking
the shells that they might not become hard !;
and after waiting another ten minutes she went
to tie ward gate to call hun.
The wooden fence that he had gone to repair
was not hundred yards from tho gate, aud
had been put up TO fence of abOul M acre from
the grass-feld. Immediately behind the yAd.
This acre had been .et TO Michael Murphy about
FIVE years before, as he ilad taken the nome
farm during the absence abroad Oh MI. JtL-
pIngs nd he wanted the accommodation Of tue
small plot. But yeaI before, a. II was required
Tor Mr.. Jennings use, ne was called upon To give
II up and refused pOlnt-biank. Within SIX
months q notice 10 Quit was SeFNeu upon LIN Oy
Graham the steward, and at the next sessions
II wanted bat the legal proof OF tue service OF
the notice 70 obtain. III due cOuIse decree 1OI
p0ssession. Twice before the service OF the
notice Graham had received threatening
letters. aud once since the service had been
effected But, fearless In the performance of
his duty. he took no heed OF tue mIssIveS,
which he placed in his desk.
Mrs Graham walked out of the yard-gate,
the omen door she observed Mis-. Murphy and
her two daughters SIT ing over the tire KNIT
tag None of the men were ABOUT. LOOKING
10 the fence, she saw at once where the Top
and secoId rail bad been displaced No man
stood repairing il, but close by something
that might be bundle OF clothes. 100 wei
she knew what that meant and with ely OF
horror she rushed to the spot, to lind her hus-
band on his face. his arms extended, and the
Ratchet lying beside him. MS. Graham was
m
wav to the loud waliiDg that would nave re-
heved weaker nature. As she gently
turped i'm over, II needed MOI glance at his
pald iace TO show that he was dead. With
stunned despair she sat down. and taking ms
head ie her lal, remained quietly regarding INN
fol a cons .derable tune. She did not sre MIS-.
Murphy come 10 the door, ard, looking over at
the lace where she sat- IN the brl&it Dilze OF
the morning sun, turn io3ck 20 resume her hnIt-
tng III the fire. She dId not sec Their own
workman lOOA cautiously over the garden WALL
and as cautiously disappear. Size saw hOlhnS
but Che dead .acc OF ne. husband, and her mlnd
tlrW back over the many happy years they ial
lived toLe,bei sllce they lett Their northern
home: me wears oil his strong manhood, ana the
las anxious wear OF ms slowly ebbing hte-ior
Ncluf>- had land lis udud upon MN, ana the
dispenser, doctor bad given but slender nope
oil Do, ul iu.tc recovery.
\ ius-h, laying hm down, with her apron
over u.. are. She wa i1cd reoOiIteiy 10 the open
Gc0r 90 Murphy house.
e ml ou. YOU muOeIctS. and lct me i,oA
You !. the face! she shouted. 1"u nave
tle.r..c. Mu long enough, ana now y on nave
killed u.m 80 las, Ike the towards ultI you
ae.
'Tle Lord save us! What Is tle matter,
Ms Graham 2 answer red Ms. Murphy, "Ith
ar Col IL. Crele-i concern.
Matter, We'll Won know Where are yo"r
mmdeua- sons tlat killed nav husband
'Ol, ,Ie cross Of Heaven bee about US. what
o. yOI mean, IJ am sad Mis-. Murphy app
parent almost speeches Wl-h az ltl.l 'l'
While size rcycrnt.y made The sign on the cross
On hei forehead and brc.st
What DO / III al IJeTe-tJere! 10 you
see wrere hc les-Vhrre yoUW muldelcis have
ielt hiu again shouted Mis- Graham, drag- Hg
Bis. 81 hy 90 tho door. %, my poor b,l
by good husband what brought us 10 tn!s
MhGtung country And WILD siHS neg H@Ad7
wildly, s4o tuI.od abruptly, and went back TO
LIE house
All This ! learned afcer my arrival. The
p0Ace had already sent fer the coroner, ana
ION al the surrounding stations adui 'lohaI
.oAsab.es kept dropping IN, until u IeuE'L
th.le were thirty men at tie place. EFciy-
body was ngIdy excluded from the fed, and
thorough S,arcn began for any cue JhaJ
night be discovered. Not ten yards from The
SlOSen lallug was found brass cafJTld ge-case
suid 10 those used IN American bfeech-
~aelng rifles. Ii had been recently discharSu'
s as1 already the police had found mar Two
e.qlets had passed through Grahams BODY.
negut tie spot were found couple Oh rusty
hall', an old tobacco-pipe, a piece OF boot
,ace, tie lion up Of a boot-heel, half horn
ssVsaoulton, and a torn piece from the lcat OF
handbook. Except the cartridge and the leaf |
mn, y were not much but they were caIetuLy |
Clue y "A' '""hNo '"0' 49,
Tho aIe three MuIphys were absent, and from
Wa hnl0imation given by Mrs. Graham there
de,s, NIUE doubt that one or other was the MUIR
hasIl. directed, therefore, that the house
foor. " thoroughly searched ITO" iooh ~
Il cs,, ihe house the police went, and searched
beam passing their hands over every
zee II 1t might not be followed on the