The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-01-13
TRIAL FOR MURDER.

Daniel Sullivan was put to the bar, for the wu and
malicious murder of his wife, Ellen. The following is
list of the Jurors empanelled for the tral-Henry s.
Thorpe, Alfred G. Wells, Joseph B. Tooker, John r.
Sturteyant, Samuel Valentine, Reuben Smith, George
w. 81. John, VIM Rutherford, Michael Dougheriy,
john III. Talman, Robert X. Johnson Jacob Dwyra.
The prisoner looked very much disprted and ANXIOUS
and appeared much worried the Indictment read
After short charge from the District Attorney,
Margaret Callahan, mother of the deceased, was call
ed-knows the prisoner and wie-her name was Ellen
Sullivan. Witness helped to bury her. When she
first deceased she was lying her back in her
own room, near the fire place-it vas between and
o'cock-deceased lay thus for quarters of hour,
until she was remoyed-cannot recoect the month.
Cross examined-does not recollect who in the
room-was not there when the doctor came-the doc
was not sent for allowed to come.
CaIharine Callahan, sister Of the deceased, very
interesting looking woman, testified that she her
after she dead-did not prisoner beat her-de
ceased was laying the floor in her her
back, when witness first saw her, the Ii Of September
about Z. Nj.
Cross-examined-D was laying on her back
when witness first her, near the fire place. sideways
to it, and head towards the window-about the middle
Of the room. between fire place and door. Deceased
lay thus about hour her head towards the bed
door, Two officers removed the body, and il lay in the
place where officers put it, until next morning at 10
o'cock-she drank sometimes-was not Incorporate,
and Sullivan helped her frequently-wa examined be-
fore Coroner's jury-somemes drank 10 excess-never
saw her incapable of attending to the business of the
house.
John A. Lyon aged IL years-(Defendant's counsel
excepted to his iestimony)-lved l46 Suffolk in
September-knew the prisoner al that time-knew
his wife, had seen her oensaw prisoner and wife the
day before her death together-saw them the
morning at o'clock-she ran of the gate hard
as she coud-prisoner chased her out-she cried out
men, don't let him catch me, John Lyon, Jr stopped
prisoner he chasing her-saw prisoner and wife
together at night day-be had her the soop in
the yard and had her down-saw her into the prvy
short time before he had her down, and fastcn her
self in-prisoner in the house at that timedid not
Sullivan at that time all-haf hour after,
them fighting on the stoop-prsoner had deceased by
the halg and was beating her in the face. He then
twisted her neck far he could with both hands
he hauled her in the gaag way and pot her bead on
step-dragged her in by the hair-heard nottrQ at that
tme-did not see her stir afterwards-witfess
standing by her feet looking her two three minutes
witness was in me yard at the tme-John Lutz
looking over the .fenrc-Mr. Reynolds wished to send
boy for the doctor, but prisoner refused, saying he
should not go. Deceased dead in the entry-died
at about quarter past was just dying when Rey
nolds wished to send for a docor-heard nothing said
while they were 6ghtng-wtnessed lived next door but
one from prisoner.
Cross-examined-Wa on the walk when he saw her
in the morning-deceased down to the corner-his
father and two three others around the door
that time-two three Duichmenwere in the yard at
the same time wtness-remaned IN the yard the
whole time during the hght-beieyes the Dutchmen
also remainedhis hands the side of her head
when he twisted her neck-she lay dead in the entry
about FIVE minutes before she was removed INTO the
rooul-does not know who removed her.
Uel Reynolds, lives l45 Suffolk street, Immediately
opposite-prsoner lived back of Witnesses stable
deceased about dusk in the entry with her head on
one of the.steRs-blood was running from her mouth
and nose-was alive when witness first her-left
the house and came back in half hour, and she
was dyng-told prisoner so-prisoner refused TO send
for doctor-prsoner helped to clean her face of the
blood-prisoner said deceased would take his money
and spend it for instead of paving his debts, and
he could not live in peace, and not sorry IL
il was and would abide by the consequences-prsone
was in the room when witness came in the last time
deceased was in the entry at that time.
ss-examined-Thought deceased was intoxicated
the first time he her-has her in the groce-
res-deceased was in the habit of drinking too much
has seen her incapable Of taking care Of herself
j. A. Lyons recalled-never the deceased lay
finger upon the prsoner-prisoner striking her in
the face with his 6st-sruck her three four times
did prisoner strike her where but in the
face.
John Lyon Jr.-knows prisoner and wiie-saw them
in the morning sx-saw deceased running out and she
exclaimed, For Gods sake men, don't let him catch
me'-her clothes were partly over her head, and her
hair hanging down-when witness attempted to stop
him and asked him why he chased her. prisoner replied
On you, that's none of your business"
Cross-examined-Has seen her intoxicated-did not
see her the day previous.
John Lutte lives in Suffolk sfreet-knew the prisoner
and wife-saw her the day of her deah-was in the
house supper and hearing the children crying came
out into the yard-saw prisoner strike deceased in the
face-pued her in the house by The hair and kic ksd
her in the chest-saw the who lives up stairs drag
her into the house-was looking over the fence-did
not see prisoner knock her head on the soop-saw pr
soner with his hands on her throat irving TO choke
her-prsoner being able pull her in by the hair
put his hands under her and dragged her in, and
beat her face until the blood flew from her mouth and
prisoner stamp on her chest-did not stamp