John Johnson, 1824 April 2

FULTON who also identified Johnson as the man with whom Murray had
leftzxthe ship, Johnson was arrested on the morning of Nov, 2lith as
he was returning from Church services, He was taken to the morgue
where he was required to touch the body and afterwards questioned.

At that time, he made a full confession which was used against him

at his trial over the objections of his attorneys who said that it
was not freely given as he had been required to go through the agita-
ting procedure of touching the body beforehand, The evidence against
him, though circumstantial, was overwhelming as Murray's trunk was
found in his room, bloody clothes and the bloody bedding were still
at the house, and the money was recovered when Johnson asked his son
to give it to the officers, After his conviction and death sentence,
Johnson made another confession in which he claimed that a boarder
named Jerry had actually killed Murray and his only guilt was in
helping to dispose of the body and attempting to cover up the crime,
te was hanged on a gallows constructed at Thirteenth Street and
Second Avenue, New York City, on April 2, 182), before a crawd esti-
mated to be §0,000 peophe,

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AMERICAN STATE TRIALS, Edited by Lawson, Vol, II, Pages 512-5)0

FULTON who also identified Johnson as the man with whom Murray had
leftxthe ship, Johnson was arrested on the morning of Nov, 2lth as
he was returning from Church services. He was taken to the morgue
where he was required to touch the body and afterwards questioned.

At that time, he made a full confession which was used against him

at his trial over the objections of his attorneys who said that it
was not freely given as he had been required to go through the agita-
ting procedure of touching the body beforehand, The evidence against
him, though circumstantial, was overwhelming as Murray's trunk was
found in his room, bloody clothes and the bloody bedding were still
at the house, and the money was recovered when Johnson asked his son
to give it to the officers, After his conviction and death sentence,
Johnson made another confession in which he claimed that a boarder
named Jerry had actually killed Murray and his only guilt was in
helping to dispose of the body and attempting to cover up the crime,
te was hanged on a gallows constructed at Thirteenth Street and
Second Avenue, New York City, on April 2, 182, before a crewd esti-
mated to be §0,000 peopte,

BLOODLETTERS AND BAD MEN by Nash, Page 287
522, 523, 52h, 525, 526, 827, 526 McDADE 155-156
AMERICAN’ sf arf TRIALS, Edited by Lawson, Vol, II, Pages 512-5)0

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FULTON who also identified Johnson as the man with whom Murray had
leftxthe ship, Johnson was arrested on the morning of Nov, 2hth as
he was returning from Church services, He was taken to the morgue
where he was required to touch the body and afterwards questioned,

At that time, he made a full confession which was used against hin
at his trial over the objections of his attorneys who said that it
was not freely given as he had been required to go through the agita-
ting procedure of touching the body beforehand, The evidence against
him, though circumstantial, was overwhelming as Murray's trunk was
found in his room, bloody clothes and the bloody bedding were still
at the house, and the money was recovered when Johnson asked his son
to give it to the officers, After his conviction and death sentence,
Johnson made another confession in which he claimed that a boarder
named Jerry had actually killed Murray and his only guilt was in
helping to dispose of the body and attempting to cover up the crime,
He was hanged on a gallows constructed at Thirteenth Street and
Second Avenue, New York City, on April 2, 182h, before a crawd esti-
mated to be $0,000 peopie,

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JOHNSON, John \

Johnson, a 2% l5-year-old native of Ireland, lived in New York City
with his wife and five children, operating a boarding house on Front
Street. On Nov, 19, 1823, a young Irishman named James Murray
arrived in the city on the schooner FULTON. He met Johnson in a
coffee house and when he discovered that they were fellow countrymen,
he accepted Johnson's invitation to board at his house until he went
South where he had friends. They went to the ship on the 21st and
got Murray's trunk which they took to Johnson's home, Mrs. MM#KAX
Johnson was out of town at the time and the only member of Johnson's
family who was present was his daughter Marye During the course of
the evening, Murray commented that he had a large amountof money in
his trunk and that night, after he had gone to sleep, Johnson got the
kéy to the trunk from his pocket and opened it, finding $380 in silver
dollars. He bludgedned his sleeping guest to death with a hatchet,
took the body to the celler and then threw the hatchet and bloody
pillow on which Murray's head had rested into a river. The next

morning he told his daughter what had happened and rave her the mone
which she, in turn, gave to a brother qho Hiatt | That tok Vaunesn |

Carried Murray's body.to a nearby alley and left it where it was dis-
cdvercd tbe next morhing, Thex 4 yas identified by sailors on the

See Safakis! ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIME, p 376-77 (My Library.)
JOENSON, John i

Johnson, a 2M 15-year-old native of Ireland, lived in New York City
with his wife and five children, operating a boarding house on Front
Street. On Nov, 19, 1823, a young Irishman named James Murray
arrived in the city on the schooner FULTON. He met Johnson in a
coffee house and when he discovered that they were fellow countrymen,
he accepted Johnson's invitation to board at his house until he went
South weere he had friends, They went to the ship on the 21st and
got Murray's trunk which they took to Johnson's home, Mrs. MXR#Ajt
Johnson was out of town at the time and the only member of Johnson's
family who was present was his daughter Mary. During the course of
the evening, Murray commented that he had a large amountof money in
his trunk and that night, after he had gone to sleep, Johnson got the
kéy to the trunk from his pocket and opened it, finding $380 in silver
dollars. He bludgedned his sleeping guest to death with a hatchet,
took the body to the celler and then threw the hatchet and bloody
pillow on which Murray's head had rested into a river, The next

morning he told his daughter what had happened and ave her the mon
which she, in turn, gave to a brother who hid it. That night Wahegen ||

carried Murray's body.to a nearby alley and left it where it was dis-
catered based Hexé morhing, Thexbady lent identified by sailors on the

See Safakis' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIMR, p 376-77 (My library.)
JOENSON, John

Johnson, a MK LS-year-old native of Ireland, lived in New York City
with his wife and five children, operating a boarding house on Front
Street. On Nov, 19, 1823, a young Irishman named James Murray
arrived in the city on the schooner FULTON. He met Johnson in a
coffee house and when he discovered that they were fellow countrymen,
he accepted Johnson's invitation to board at his house until he went
South waere he had friends, They went to the ship on the 2lst and
got Murray's trunk which they took to Johnson's home. Mrs.

norning he told his daughter what, had d hi
which ghey incurs govgtst, What, pad Rappens sa Mare May eed
 Satzieg Murray's body to a nearby alley and left it where it was dis-
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