The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-20

condition, a. only passed her The stairs as | wss
Amanda Cummings sworn--Ir sister Of Last wltness.
was also boarding at Mrs. Weshs in November 1919;
have heard noises In Mrs Meehans apartments; it was
occasion. when with my sister In four,
story; then heard crying in Mrs. Mcehans ROOM ON
another occasion l heard noise and scufhing; 1 was
sitting in back room. the hoor with Mrs MeehSns
room; then heard AIMS voice ii she crying;
heard no blows voice but her own, heard no. as
II some pushed about scufiing together; 4
her about a week before her death did not notice
whether there were any marks about her when last
her; i saw her but seldom
ross-examined The sound Of pushing selfins ill
not last thnn few miuute~ this ia Mrs
Meshans room, front room third loor heard the cry
before heard the sound OF scunlpg.
by Juror-Tlc last occasion have alluded 10 was in
the evening
Harriet Cummings sworn-I am q sister Of the last
witness; also boarded with Mrs WEIGH; heard cries.
which seemed to proceed from Mrs Meehans ROOM tn,
cries seemed proceed from young person. on one oc
casio = wa passing along the hall, and another
Nih IA the back ROOM the cries continued some
minutes say her some four days before her DEATH
William Donneil sworn II am physician; rco-
iect haTpg been CALI to young girl At the Fourth
examined her in hurried manner, in the early part
OF the evening; found her IN side room sitting on
long bench leaa.ps VIII her shoulders against the .ai
ire Haaf f,e officers told me commenced to eysmin.
ner found on the lower part Of her back the s rails
ed and in hardened condition and discolored; il
Of yeowish backish tinge; Il appeared 70 be
of come standing and not Of occurrence; IL ap-
ptsred 10 be induced by external bruises there were
some bruises hands she appeared to be in des
titute PROSTATE condition. pulse feeble there was ne
accommodation st the station hcuse for her advised
that che he sent 10 the hospital the bruises her back
supposed this Gaze had already terminated never
before examined ir th case had go TO the statio
house 20 get the date; Notwithstanding this,
collect the circumstances perfectly tho skin hard
nd had lost ts FEASIBILITY and softncss this hardness
concluded was causei by infammation brought on By
blows, some kind Of bruises did not examine her
lower limbs her fsnis were in swollen condition;
advised that she bc seat to the hospital never her
Crces examned--I hare prsct;.ea medicine in th:s
city eleven years; practed fifteen in Albany peg
viouy; never was engaged in any ether busi IA
this city cannot tell how long tho bruised appearing.
lad existed; perhaps week, or less should not
think tkey had existed month"; did not prescribe foe
the girl but ndyiEed that che b sent immediately the
hospital; did net think her condition immediately
dangerous do net reeoiiec, whether advised that s
b. cent that night the next morning; thought that
che needed noursbment more than nedc, aid
virginia Welrh sworn in November, 1872 re-
in the same house she hired OF my husband she
lived there one year Ann McGowan to the house
with her; she (Ann Metz loohed about the whea
shs came there when she left with the exception OF
black eye notctd scratch her neck short time
b, fore her death; there lump In her ear; first
noticed that lump IN the summer; think have heard
her cry could TO hearing her cry thans
once think it NJ the time she being chassis-
by person in Mrs Meshsn's room: think she Vas
receiving slsps; think could hear them; there may
have been hve six; think havn heart her whipped
two or three times IN the dsytme the sound appeared
Ike that made by the hand the last time heard er
whipped may have ben week Two before her death:
think Mrs Meesnn said, that when che whipped her.
the girl would throw herself her back and kick out
her fee. In most aggrsvating way; have Mrs.
Meehsn sine. New Years she called At my house,
don't recol'cct what We conversed about; don't think
We consersed abot hi trial she may have said aha
wished the trial would come on; the body Of Ann
MCGOWAN after her death: recognized 1t as the body
Of the same child that had lived In my house.
Cross-e1sminedA good deal Of my time spent in
the room in the rear Of Mrs Mecbans; had factory
there two or three months AIMS duties Of do
nestle character-svecpirg cleaning, &c; do not
collect the circumstance Of her upsetting furnace ft
Of Goals don't know where she the night before
she lett the house; shc Of rather melancholy habit
have heard her sing she room but once;
that was the night she took laughing gas ether this
was on Monday or Tuesday evening If she went away
ON Wednesday while under thu influence Of the ether.
gas she asked who she liked best and she naid
Mrs Meehan. She sang Nelly lady" and danced,
don't think she under the influence Of the laughing
gas because she acted differently from others who took
1t; Put the gas on cloth and she brcsthed II.