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Terminer at Pittsburgh have been engaged for se-
veral days in the trial of Neal Gallagher, indicted
for the murder Of John w. McGillls, on the even
ing OF the I'd of August last The principal points
elected we-e from the testimony Of John 8. Pope.
bar-keeper at the United States Hotel. where the
prisoner and deceased met, and the affray origna.
ted. Gallagher became offended at McGilIis' refu.
sing to drink with him became irritablc-was pul
ont, and, after consenting to 60 home went part OF


the way but returned and fingered about the house
came into collision with McGillis, after having 3


us,ie with witness; The struggle continued, whilst
Gallagher retreated, defending himself against Nc
illlis-in the course OF which the wound was in
fcted by knife, which caused the death of de.
ceased IN about TWO days. 1t was elected upon
evidence that prisoner was under the influence OF


liquor al the time. At the latest accounts the tes
charged


SAlexander s. Butler was put upon his trial before
the Supreme Court at Boston on Tuesday last on a
charge OF murder. From the evidence. Of Mary
A. Batchelder, u appeared that a young woman
named Mary A. Aldrich came to her house ON The
4th OF July to board. according to previous agree
ment with another person-asked to be shown to
her lodgings and to have some one to do message
TOR her. Procured some hot water and was found
by witness shortly after sick in her chamber-com.
planned OF feeling strangely, and showed the re-
malnder Of some medicine she had been taking =
Late that evening Miss Aldrich called witness to
her room ard confessed she had been delivered OF
aIchid. Next day the prisoner called, said he was
the physician and had given her the prescription
From thus illness the deceased never recovered ;
was removed from the house Of witness to the hos.
ptal about the 9th or 9th Of July, where she died
The defence argue that the evidence is too cir.
cHmstantlal TO convict upon, but by the last ac-
counts the testimony OF defence had not closed.