New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-28


every square foot OF the floor searching the
chimney. the fireplace under the hearthstOne
feeling inside the frames vi the bedsteads'
where guns are sometimes hung on hooks; eX-
aiming the beds themselves searching care
fully under them where long wells are often
sunk tor the arms, and covered over Win
board the clay, If a clay floor, being carefully
rammed down on top; looking CLOSELY au 'ne
lambs of the doors and the lintels peerng INTO
every cupboard. box, pail, and jug hitting out
the dresser, behind which Is favorite hdlng-
pace. and generally turning upside down
everything in the house. In the dark corner of
n little cupboard was found an empty cartridge
case. exactly the same as the one found close 10
tine body and on the clay floor OF the room was
the remains OF Il piece OF burnt paper that had
probably been used to llgnt pipe. a small
oval piece remained uncOuSumed. ana had evil
dently rested under the heel of gun stock, the
mark remaining IN the damp floor. THIS was
sll /; and, though afordlng indications IN con-
hrmatiOn OF our suspicious | could not see
much hope of evidence sufficient TO justify an
arrest.
BY this time the coroner had aIrly ed, and the
Jury, having viewed the body, "a post MOI tenn
examination was ordered. TO a person who
has not gone through course OF surgery MOTH
ing can be imagined more horrible than the
post mOrtcm examination necessary IN cases OF
murder With none of the cOnveniences OF
regular disseCtiDg room, everything Is make
SHIFT, from the ordinary dlulng-tahe. pressed
into the sickening duty, 10 the amateur assist
ant. vino is not seldom obliged to be relieved by
man of stronger nerves. The doctor Il the
one person present who rises superior to the
feelings of less-blunted humanity and even IN
the case of Graham, ON whom be had been III
constant attendance, | could discern, az he cut
through tine breast, and removed the heart and
lungs, no feeling OF pity for the man from
whom he mad received many Zee.
The doctor spoke to himself rs he carefully
examined the various organs. Ho, no, Lungs
good heart healthy. Dear me, it's bis liver
that IS gone and have been treating him for
lis lungs! All, WELL well he would not have
lived twelve months anyway; SO l was rlght
after all!
| was present-impelled by extreme anxiety
to know exactly the direction that the bullets
had taken. If the first shot had killed him
dead, then why fire second, except a second
person were present, and thus made hlmsef
principal : If the second shot were fired after
he had fallen, the direction OF the wound would
be Obhque, from back TO font from below up
wards, the shot was fired from behind on
the OUher hand. If Graham did not fall from the
effects of the first shot. the probability was that
the same person reloaded and fired again while
ne was struggling away. | decided that both
shots wete fired by one man, who reloaded :;
aud as both bullets trayeTsed the che st from
back 10 front at the same height, both were
fred when Graham was still standing.
Nothing further Was discovered ar the IN
quest Mrs. Murphy and her three daughters
were examined, and swOre they heard no shots.
The man working III the garden had heard tv
shot, but thought somebody was frightening
crows, so took no notice he did not even look
up nom his work. \ farmer working IN a field
a quarter OF mile away had stated that he
heard the shots, and, ii short time after, saw
man running along the bottom Of his field, and
carving gun. lie was sent Tor, ana sworn,
when he acknowledged that he saw man, but
declared that he could not remember seeing
gun. On lhs pOiut he was pressed. Inc per
son to whom lie had told it was brought for
waId, and sworn. He did not like to say posi-
lively that Conner, the farmer. had told him
there WAS gun. Reminded that but a couple
of hours had passed since the conversation, he
SAID that he would not be positive upon his
oath. Conner sw0re that the man ne saw was
not one Of the Murphys, being much smaller.
The police proved the finding OF the car
tridges A Juror requested that Mrs. Graham
should pe recalled and examined her closely as
to the relations existing between her ana her
husband. After a time the coroner lnterposed,
and suggested that further examination IL that
direction could throw no light upon the murder.
The Juror suggested that Graham might have
shot himself but reluctantly assented 20 the
prOpO>it OH that he could not have afterwards
secreted or carried away the gun. This juror,
with another, appeared to take much deeper
interest in tie evidence than the remainder Of
the Jury who sat stOdly listening TO the wit
nesses with apparent indifference. No tuIther
evidence was forthcoming. and the coroner adj
dressed the jury. saying that there could be no
and though they could not help feeling that the
circumstances with regard to the property, In
which Graham was involved, may nave mad
something to say 10 the crime, there was no EVIL
dence before them 10 throw any light upon the
matter The second Juror objected to the as
sumption that the crime was agrarlan. He de
cared that he had heard whispers OF Graham
name having been coupled with two or three
girls, and suggested that such state OF things
would account for the murder, without assuming
He did not see why the country shonld with
out proof, be cast under such a stigma, and
perhaps. saddled with police tax.
MuTurs Of appreciation followed the speech,
and verdict OF wiltul murder was returned,
stating that by whom or Tor what cause there
was no evidence to show.
After the inquest the two jurors, Burke and
Halloran, walked away together.
IT was well done said Burke, and neatly,
too | am glad the Murphys kept away
Yes, answered Halloran. And you may as
well give me- your subscription now, as the less
meeting the better for q sh rt time
Burke handed him one-pound note without
q word, and at the cross-road they separated,
eacu for his nome.
question 10 which was ANXIOUS 10 have an an
sWer. Nc doubt OOunOr swOlo that man
passed i'm the direction Oh ClareWeli who was
not one of the Murpiys. But thy were all the
iarrer abs.ntl Was not C0En0rs statement one
OF those always luItIcuh.h- .lttI Ut tuti' 10
put The police % tie sceuJi No a-r-run muir
der ever take, place when similar statements
ave NOT made Tor that purpose A. to the OBJ
seryaJion. OF Burke and Hailoran, / mad too
often heard exactly the same line taken to at
tlch ans weight to the observations OF the
latter. 80 man held "a higher character than
Graham, and the idea OF murder by lraie
friends OF Ialen virtue was absurd. But The
fear that, 10 case Of ara agrarin murder
-uorial ull.c. stluon might be established at
tbe spot. and tac expense charged TO- the u.leh-
borh00d, always produces q crop Oh Statements
rerorf. and mnu-ndoes tending towards m-
No trace OF ,he Murphvs could Doe found,
fuf close watch would bee kept upon
thr various hou-.s. That evening every house
was searched within six miles OF haIiJ morley,
..',l,. IKE murder Was committed, but not
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