The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-21
Court OF Cerernl s.s.Ions.

Court OF General Sessions.
Before Judge Beebe and Aldermen Griffin aud bAu
TRIAL OF ANN MEEIIAS, INDICTED FOR MANsI.AuoH-
TER, IN CAUSING THE DEATH or SERVANT GIRL,
BY ILL TREATMENT.
MAY 20-This case which has occupied several
days, resumed.
Samuel Baldwin called and for the
live at No 10 Front street; go TO school, know Mrs
Meehsn; knew Ann McGowan; recoleot hearing Of
her DEATH lived at that time At No 10 Front street;
artificial flowers: was AZ WORK With her when Ann died.
had worked with her about at that time, At l5o
William street; know Of Ann having been beaten by
Mrs. Meehan twice three times heard her: the last
time heard her beat her about week before her
death; raw her strike her with her fist, and almost
she went Of an Grand and de could not very fast
and Mrs Meehan struck her aud called her btch they
then went into Mrs Meehan $ room; l saw Mrs..
heehan whip her strike her at any other time have
heard Mrs Meehap beating her and the girl crying the
first time heard this about month before AIMS
DEATH heard blows which sounded as if they given
with club: heard the girl say something; think she
said, am fallng;n Mrs Meehan said, III make you
stand up did not hear her beat her after that till the
time she struck her the stairs have seen Ann have
black and cuts upon the face these cuts were
her cheeks, and looked like scratches; last saw Ann
about two days before she went away; did not at that
time observe any marks upon her
By the Court-The marks that at different
times were not the same they were different marks.
Crossexamined Il am going on fourteen years Of age
live with my sitter she Is married; her husband keeps
tally freight gentleman came to this morning
this trial Of the girls in the shop spoke
me about Ann, and asked me II did not Bee Mrs Nee
han beat her; | told them believed had have seen
the marks upon her face 1--WE six times about two
three months before her DEATH first her with black
eye. The crossexaninaton Of this witness was co.,
tnued at considerable length. He deposed that
raj occasions be had the deceased with black eyes
she thin delicate girl, but thinner the last
time he her than she had been before
Mary Ann Stone swOrn.-I am one of the nurses at
the City Hospitals have been for twenythrec years.
recolleet Ann McGowar; she brought to the Hos
pta in the middle of the day and placed in No o. OF the
Surgical Depart nent; observed she very feeble
going to the chair in which she sitting found that
she had great difficulty in sitting down. asked hor what
had caustd her pain. This was not allowed] She
complained Of pain on touching her arm or almost any
part OF her person. first gave her BROTH can't
collect whether she fed herself or fed herr she lean
ing clward undressed her. and found that Of her
ty that the deceased had marks her back indicating
bruises she had long mark her chest; she died
on The evening Of the day on which she was brought to
Margaret Kelly sworn-I reside in Eighteenth street.
the sixth avenue; in ls40 worked FOR Mrs Wech
at l59 W ilam street; know Mrs Meehan; knew
Ann McGowan l have heard her Sob never heard her
beat have heard her cry sob three four times
recoect the time that party given Mrs Welchs
il in October Of ls49; heard noise in AIRS Nee
hans room; thought sLe splitting wood; severa.
others room Elizabeth Schneider was looking
through the key hole into Mira. Meehan ROOM did
hear anything else but these noises, which sounded like
splitting wood recollect the time when the furnace
room at that time have seen Ann McGowan with "A
black eye; always recollect her having black eye
Ann used to wear veil when she had black eye; be-
lieve il was double veil; when Mrs Meehan away
Ann used to sing ana appear Iyey never noticed her
much.
Cross-examned-The party have mentioned was
given in the latter part OF ocober don't recoect the
DAY OF the week; Mrs Wclcn put in mind Of it in
consCrsation we had III which determining how
long after the party it that sick; this
sation was held between Mrs Wech and myself month
or two ago.
Elizabeth Schneider swcrn-Workcd for Mrs welch in
1919; was at Mrs. Welchs party; knew Ann McGowan
looked through the kcyhole into Mrs Meehans room
heard noise as if she crying; l looking
through the key hole, and all the girls king me
what she was doing did not much. but heard
AtryN a.I fI.a 81,
in the drawer without dusting will whip you again.
heard another noise b. sides tie crying 1t sounded like
stick; don't know whether it the of blows
Mary schnedcr.-l am the sister of the last witness
rteolect the party AT Mrs. Wechs; IL took place in
October ls49; my sister looked through the keyhole
heard Ann crying and sounds. II II splitting wood
these sounds did not continue long il than
minute; there the time the furnace upset:
did not rec her whipped on thai OCCASION have seen
her have black eyes aud scratches her face
The eross-, examination did not vary in any material
point from the direct examination
Catharine Kelly sworn-I am the sister Of Margaret
Kelly irtcocct the time Of the party ut Mrs Wcchs:
II wus in the last week Of October: heard noise as
was scrubblng the door leading from Mrs Wc!chs
into the entry; the noise sounded like Uplifting
wood; heard sort 81 cry at the time: the cry
came from Ann McGowan; 1 recolect Elizabeth
Schneider locking through the keyhole recollect the
time when the furnace upset: | heard Ann cry on
that occasion; heard other noise but the cries re-
collect AIMS having black eyes; | the scratch on
her face; doubled AIMS veil the stairs; she asked
me to double IT, because she had black eyes; her
often with black Eyes; she Of lively disposition
when Mrs. Meehan wa away; she frequently sing.
ing when Mrs Mcehan was there she was always very
still
kaac Cocsefair sworn.-wGs Assistant Coroner under
DR. Walters in 1S49 recolcced holding the inquest at
the New York Hos pital thr body bf Ann McGowan:
witness e ed to the external appearance Of the boiy
and sad there bruises the small Of the back on
the left breast and aims.
Frederick ID. Lent NJ. d., sworn.-Witness i house
surgeon at the New York Hospitals made a post ,-or,m
examination q the body Il Ann hcGowan in November
1872 there bruises the small OF the back on or
just under the shoulder blade be inside arm
and cNtt n>yc bfuisc the cft witness
described the heal lungs and brain being Of rather
pale color and bearng the appearance Of having been
soaked In water; the appearances which presented
themselves might be brought on by any facilitating
causes; the most natural cause would be internal
dchliiang disease; there might be causes diseases
which would leave no trace Of Themselves. Q-Were
you able from the To aorieR examination to arrive
n conclusion TO the Oft the clli's death Dob
jcctcd 10 and overrulsd) Al did arrive at con
cuson In my own mind alt hough II might be the
true one. Q,-What was and Il your opinion, as me.
deal man, derived from that post morton examination
NJ IT, What was the cause ~ the cbilds death Job
Jcesd to- and the point reserved till morning)
Hfdicisd ~ the Grand Juy-The Grand Jury came into
court and delivered several bills Of Indictment Among
them was one indicng Dewitt G. Graham and Alexander
u. simmsns, for an assault and battery Benjamin
Galbraith. Esq.. on the I'D Of February last