The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-22

The H0boken Murder,
TRIAL OF JOHN DUNN FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE,
ANNE DUNN, ON JULY 18TH, 1919, AT HoBoKEN,
NEW JERSEY.
Before Chisf Justice Green and Judges Cooper Thomas
Van Wink, Griffith, and Garrettson.
Counsel for the State, Seudder and Gchrist for the
defendant, Zabriskie and Gen Wright.
The jury empannelled were named follows w.
Rider, @ Van Worst J. stursis, Andrew Prin, John
W. Fields, j. Clsndsnning Peter Yrseland, and r. A.
Brown.
Mr. scvpprn Attorney for the State opened the case
on the part Of the State and made brief statement Of
the facts Of the murder they happened on the 18th
Of July, which have been fully related in the Herald
CATHERINE GREGORY, the first witness. This was the
daughter Of the deceased Mrs Dunn, by former hus-
gent child She testified as follows Dunn was nv
mother was IL years of age on the 10th Of May
we lived at No Garden street Hoboken, at the time
Of the murder; the prisoner left home for about
10 O'Clock that day. at about 4S O'Clock he retarr
ed home; mother was then at home he stopped about
ten minutes, and then went out; he 1t mother
he said God damn your soul after he returned to
the house. he sat down on the sill Of the door thinking
he said he had worked three Quarters Of day. mother
went out few minutes, and returned again; he said
Anne get some tea" mother set the table, and told
Jane Dunn to put some water In the pot Jane fetched
the tea and mother poured some out to see If it
strong enough; mother told her 1t too strong aud
Jane poured more water the tea Dunn the prisoner
and mother then sat down to tea opposite each other
at the table, Dunn got UP and went to the end of the
mantel piece, on the side where mother sat- he said
nothing them he took the iron and struck her the
side OF the cheek he struck her six times counted
them; he pounded her on the head; mother slid down
beneath him. she asked him If he would not stop; he
sad Anne, this Is the last hour you shall ve;' he
then struck her Fix different times on the head she
slid down alongside Of him on the floor; somebody
came in; don't know who came in FIRST two men ar
rested him; he had the iron in both hands when he
pounded her on the head he got the iron from the
mantel. piece: | was in the house when mother died.
while he was striking her. mother only said, John,
stop
Crosse Witness was just out Of place and
was home to see her mother had been living in Jersey
n her nj hat
and mother, except his saying hurry and get tes'
that was before mother went out short time; went
minutes; returned, and mother then came into the
room again.
nation Of this Witness it being concluded the Court
toek recess at half past l for dinner, whereupon
judges, counsel and reporters adjourned to dinner.
Court met ut half past O'Clock.
The direct examination Of Catharine Gregory
daughter Of the deceased, was resumed.
w. w. CHRIsrINE (csled the reverend) resides at
Hobokep; went to live there In May; boarded with
named Hiram Towles; then went to board with David
wetmore, at No. Garden street, (ths house Of the
murder) Mr. Wetmore occupied the upper part of the
house on the 18th Of July he David wstmore) went
into tbs country Witness then went to Charles Hdel
few clothes with me- left all my books at Mr. wetmores
and most Of my clothes; the family composed of
myself MIR. Wetmore, his wife, and . small child
the 18th Of July in the afternoon wanted two books
from my bookcase, and went to the house; went in at
On sa;mn ats ana a. front door, as dd and
ed fer some Of the children to open the me-
could not see any Of hem went from the door, and to
gate up the alley way to the Kitchen door saw Mr.
and Mrs. Dunn sitting In the door; saw one else;
spoke "Wi you be kind TO open the front door,
IL is looked want TO get wish to 90 up to my room
to get a couple Of books Mrs Dunn replied ayes,
sir' then returned way TO the front door, she
had opened the door thanked her. and went up stairs
to my room; went to my book case, got the books
wished, eat down In the rocking chair and commenced
reading; In about i've minutes Catherine to the
Mr. Dunn arrested, for he attempted to xiii her last
night;' the little girl while Catharine speaking,
came to the front door in about two three mnutss
and called Cathsrne, and said, Mr.. Dunn is gone to
the store Catharine said, -" will 60 down stairs and
get msthers things she has gone to MIR. Haynes to
have him arrested;" In few minutes heard screams
from the lower part Of the house, down stairs out
OF the front door, up the alley way to Mr. Dunns ktch
coming from the back gate; Mr. Dunn was standing at
the kitchen door, with his hands upon his hips Mr.
Mott went into the kitchen, and spoke to Mr. Dunn,
saying my friend you have killed your wife; he
Piled, j know I've done 1t, I've killed herr" then
went to the front gate and called two young from
the street who arrested him; MIR. Dunn made resist
ance; Dunn pointed TO me- and said III killed her and
there's the priest" witness IL Methodist minister at
Hobossni vs. never acquainted at all with Mr. and
had seen them never got look at them before that
day to have been able recognize them again;
thsrins had been assisting Mrs We.msrs some
three or four days, because her child sick;
This completely overthrows the theory of erin con
r,t set sfoat 20 account for the horrible murder In
Hoboken, when Methodist minister Is said to have
taken his flight out Of the window rhis all, evil
and evidently honest testimony, Of this witness who
1t appears was most unustly Inculpatec aud mixed
up with the sfair--Reporfer Herald When witness
nj hearing the screams down he met Catha-
rine Gregory nearly crazy wringipg her hands, aud
one In the house but Dunn nj the kitchen dsor when
Dunn arrested and taken away witness aud others
went into the kitchen the children ali crying
the whole Transaction altogether occupied only about
five minutes Dunn had no weapons In his hand,
did notify TO escape Dunn looked perfectly composed
with bis hands on his hips, Standing at the door and
2 ha ed I
know have killed herr
Groser Morr was the next witness cslied-Resdes
at 100 Meadow street, Hoboken knew Dunn BY sight
only; the 18th OF July q very hot day after got
through my morning business was Mt home the whole
OF The Day at half past four o'clock, my daughter
looking out Of the windo~ in Garden street and she
says, There goes Mr. Dunn ~ looked out Of the
window and saw him 80 by he vent by to his own
house where he lived little while after say him
turn the corner and towards the Baptist church,
little while after that, rs sat In my back kitchen,
heard screams and cries my daughter said, Father
Mr. Dunn IL beating his wife 20 ran down stairs and
vent to the fence ut the back OF garden and through
gateway in the fence into Dunnis yard, which hap
psned TO be open ran up the yard aud met MIR Chris
in can't say II Mr.. Christine followed me or not
middle Of the room I turned my hesd and q
woman lying In the corner Of the said to Dunn,
Ny friend you have killed your wife 4" he ssd, 81
bsyeI have done IL ~ turned to look ct the woman
again, and then turned to Dunn and said She dad
and no mistake y but as turned towards her second
time. ssw her draw q breath out once thus It APP
pesred TO me she was not quite dead when fret
tered the room Mr. lden and SIR. Polk then came
into the room, and said Mir Dunn, you must 20 with
us - he went very quietly and made no resistance at
all when they left vent 60 the woman her hair
was all over her face she vas bleeding very much
called for some water lifted up her head and she
was dead.
The cross-examination, by Gen. Wright, elected
nothing te Offset this testimony.
DR. ELDEr, physician, OF Hoboken then gave his tes
timopy and explained TO the jury the nature and cha
racter OF the wounds which he found upon the de-
ceased, amounting to six In number, upon the head
and face all Of them fatal and sufficient TO cause and
also causing death
Dr JoHs NJ. JylIrs then gave evidence In relation
TO the nature Of the wounds discovered the post
moien examination, precisely similar TO the evidence
Of DIR. Elder
BsrsY ALBERT was the next witness called Witness
knews MIR. Dunn; him on the day Of this fatal
event.
After brief consultation ss TO the proprety me-
cestity Of introducing the two young chdron Of the
deceased, who could testify TO the previous Ill treat
ment Of the unfortunate woman, the counsel for the
State concluded TO rest reserving the evidence, II
necessary, In rebuttsl
General wReur opened for the defence. Mr. Dunn
was an old resident OF Hoboken lie went sixteen
years ago 20 Michigan, where his wife died Ann
Gregory and her husband lived there. Her husband,
William Gregory, vent s-sy and then Dunn aud this