The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-17
TOUGH MURPHY'S BRIDE
The Republican Heeler
Sent to Snake Hill for
Wife Beating.
HERE'S A CAMPAIGN DISASTER.
He Will Not Vote Early and Often
This Year-The Woman
Young and Pretty.

Patrick, alias "Tough," Murphy will
not vote the Republican or any other
ticket next month. for today he was con-
victed of wife beating and was sent to
the Snake Hill Penitentiary for six
months.
Bridget Murphy. the wife of though"
is more than usually prepossessing in ap-
pearance, and when she testified, she did
not look to be more than twenty years
old. 1t was appal ent from the beginning
of the trial that Murphy aud his wife had
concocted a story for the benefit of Mur-
ply, and that she did not want the no.
torions ruffian again sent to prison.
On July 90 Mrs. Murphy went to the
office of Justice Martinez and exhibiting
a cut and swollen mouth, complained
that her brutal husband, the dav before,
had hit her on the mouth, and after
knocking her down. kicked her iu the side
She said the kicks LIFT discolored bruises
on her body. She demanded that
"Tough" be arrested and swore to the
complaint she had made.
did your husband assault you on July
22?' asked the Assistant Prosecutor OF
Il don't know. II he did it was as
much my fault as his.p
How was that?'
II threw "a stove litter at him when he
was going cut "
"And then he hit you," insinuated the
Assistant Prosecutor.
81 am not sure of that, my memory is
very bad. don't know whether he hit me
or not"
"DId not you complain before Justice
Martinez that your husband beat and
kicked your"
Eyes, but was excited then"
'This is your signature?" said the
lawyer pointing to the name signed to
the complaint.
mo, sir"
"What?"
'I don't remember writing that, I
didn't have pen in my hand while was
there-that is not The way to spell
Bridget" answered the witness, hesita-
tingly.
''Are you sure you did not write your
name to that complaint?'
My memory is very poor and don't
know. don't think did,"
At this point Judge Lippiucott told the
witness to be careful and cautioned her
not TO commit perjury.
"Why did you make the complaint
against your husbandH continued Mr..
Nconan.
My father forced me to get warrant
for him."
"Dld your father force you to swear
that your husband beat and kicked you?'
81 don't remember. l told you before
my memory is very poor" replied the
w0ruEn.
A BROAD HINT.
ST think" said Judge Lippincott, "that
this witness had better 90 to jail for a
week or two; it may sharpen her mem
ory."
II don't want her to go to jail, Judge. u
interjected ''Tough" Murphy, land ]
would rather plead guilty than have her
sent up"
After considerable more evasive testi.
mony, Mrs. Murphy left the stand. Judge
Lippincott oadered her to be Eept in Gus
to1y. Justice Martinez testified that the
complaint made before him was
regular, and that Mrs. Murphy
signed-and swore to it. though" Mur.
ply next testified. He said in reply to a
question that when arrested by Constable
Peter DAILY he was employed by the
Government.
''In what capacityf' he was asked.
"I was in the Bureau of Animal In.
dustry until was taken to JAIL"
Continuing his story he said his wife
had thrown stove litter at him, and he
pushed her. When he did 80 her head
struck the door and it was hurt. When
the Jury convicted Murphy, Judge Lip.
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