New-York tribune., 1882-02-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THREE MEN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.

The trial of John O'ConnOr, indicted for the mur-
der of his wife in October last, was continued yes
terday i'll the Court of Oyer ana Iermlner, oH mInH
Morrison a sister of Mrs. OConnor, vas recalled
and testified that the prisoner had confessed 10 her
that he had shot his wife, and that he had conceac
the pistol in the place where was aiterwalu iouu'
Theodore H. Swift opened the case for the prisoner
lie said he expected to prove that OConn0r was not
at home when his wife was killed, ana ihat lne
murderer was Patrick Angelan the dect ased
womanS SON. OConnOr then testified that on the
afternoon of the murder he went nome nome
and found several "[ouens hanglhg ar aPoet n%est
and put il on shelf IN closet. lie
then went out and did not return until 1880 p IN;
He found his wife and her son tARgelan) drunk and
ouarreng He left the house. but went back
about midnight, and found his wife lying dead on
the floor. Angelan was on the floor asleep. he he
wife. He did not hide his pistol, and never told
anyone that he had done so. James OC0n-
nell testified that on, the afternoon OF ORR, me
murder he went home with Mrs. OConnor. There
they found Angelan. They al drank beer together,
and Mrs. OConnor and Angelan got drunk. Alter
ward OConnOr came in, but soon went out agaih.
The witness saw some rough men standing in front
of the house. Angelan went to closet III the room
and took out something which he put IN hrs packet
with the renark that he would = nX those fellows
Several witnesses said they had seen Angclan as
sault his mother. Other witnesses said that
O%onnor had always been IN sdI npIless hai
and hard working man. After the counsel hah
summed up Judge Barrett said that he WOulu ad-
jOurn the case until te-day: .u.i,,,,
the Fitzpatrick murder trial to prove ihstahcesoi
brutality the part OF Norton, the policeman VINO
was killed. The ante-mortem statement OF Norton
was not received, it was not made under tear OF
death. Inspector Byrnes testified for the defence
that when Fitzpatrick surrendered himself three
DAYS after the shooting, his lett eye and left check
were bruised, and he had cut across the nose
Michael Roach, of No 553 Grcenwich-st who saw
the prisoner a few hours after the shooting. test-
lied that hls coat was torn and bis face bruised.
The District-Attorney called in rebuttal Michael \.
Ryckman and another policeman, who testified mat
they had seen Fitzpatrick soon after tine shooting,
and that he SAID his bruises had been received III an
encounter with highway1uen. Nelson ID. Plerson,
the uuor seller at No. "A Delancey-s was recalled
TO testify that he heard no lighting IN the hall OF
the house lust before the shooting. The taking OF
testimony was then closed. lhe arguments OF
counsel will be heard to-day.
The trial of Francis Mckenna on the charge OF
shooting w. b. Wilse was continued Yesterday be
fore Recorder Smyth. After few witnesses had
testified 10 the good character OF the defendant cN
Judge Nelson J. Waterbury made an argument Tor
the defence claiming that the evidence haH hot
shown that the fatal shot was fired by fr2lcls
McKenna The Assistant Dlsrlc'- Attorney occu-
ped the afternoon with an argument Tor the prose-
cu,iOn The case will be given 10 the jury to-day.