The New York herald., 1851-12-10
The Wiliiamsb sburg Tragedy.
TRIAL OF LAWRENCE RELY FOR The MURDE
HIS WIFE AND HER MOTHER.

Before Judge Barculo and Justices Stlwen and Wright
Gaze adjourned the District Attorney appeared for
the prosecution and John Diksman, Esq (sx-Judge)
Ths prisoner appeared to be in exceen health
Ny better than before his Incarceration. He very
respectfully, and even srefuly dressed and to
appearance betokenng the awful position in which he
stands The Sheriff attended ia person.
The court before stated meets in the Governors
seom (Cty Hail. Brooklyn for the present term, which
was tied BY audience apparently composed Of all
two being in the box the court ordered two tails
Aen TO be sworL, making the pannel of twenty four
The jurors on being called euccessvey examined
by M on behalf OF the prisoner as to whether
they had Termed any opinion TO his guilt or nno
cence and by the District Attorney touching any CON
Involving the punishment Of death.
The prisoners counsel exercised their right TO chal
xenge peremporily in four One ected hsv
ing formed an opinion the prisoners guilt and two
rejected the ground Of entertaining scruples
spressed the same with respect to the law
but said they would nevertheless render verdict &C
Cording 70 evidence
! William L. Cozne, JOS. johnson,
! John Jaeger, Geo. W. Lee
Bernard Boyle, John D. Warren,
R j. Dodge, Joseph l. Brewer,
reply the Court the the would
at least occupy to- day and tomorrow, and the Jurors
and witnesses in all civil and ether criminal cAses were
discharged TIN Thursday morning.
The prisoner during the examination Of witnesses
drew up to his counsels table sitting to confront
them and preserved an extreme degree Of self
Throughout much than the witnesses themselves
who being principally very young girls were much Ag
lated their testimony being scarcely audible till repeated
by the counsel either side
Rely WINGED occasionally, however particularly
while Elizabeth Conroy was giving her evidences and
when 0odng took the stand be avoided his glance with
The District Attorney then opened the case-Though
Their occurrence doubtless still fresh in the
recollection Of Of readers his brief statement
will TO elucdate the following testimony After
briefly defining crime of murder and stating the in
dcinsnt to be tried, charged the prisoner with the
on the 2sth day of june last He recspitulatei the
facts Lawrence RELY the prisoner, had asn married
40 q very young gir Ann, or Annie doldin s. and had
supposed to be some Disagreement between them,
between him and Mrs. Goding, her mother.
About five months before this rsgical occurrence Mr.
Goldipg invited him and he to reside there with
no very eorgenial feelings towards any OF the parties
1t not perhaps essential to know the precise
of difference between these parties, but there
cause which was followed up BY determination on the
part OF Rely to put an end to bis wife and perhaps but
that they had see Of his mother inlaw he purchased
dirk knife, ard kept II till be had opportunity Of
carrying out his plan Of taking their lives On the morn
ing stated in the Indictment the 2sth Of June last he
shaving in adj TO that containing nis wife
mother in law and Elizabeth conroy He seems then to
bsvs 20 the determination Of executing his pur-
pose and advancing from the place where he was shay
sog LIE inflicted mortal stab on Mrs Goding in the
breast; he then went into the towards his Wife
and Elizabeth Conroy interfering between them, get
ner avaJ from him, he stabbed Elizabeth aud then
stabbed his wife in half dozen places. about the breast
ndlungs 60 that she died in few moments He then
down airs and arrested They the prosecu-
zion supposed The hostility that had been snysndsred
between the parties the explanation Of this act and
would proceed TO call their witnesses rney supposed
thre would be No contest about the actual murder but
lhe deegp, whether the prisoner at the time
abe Of designing at all must be the turning point Of
case
Elixabath eonroy called and examned--Knew Law
rrnoe Rely had known him two or three years she re-
aided at 90 North Third street Williamsburg knew Pa
trick Goding had lived in his family; lived there on
the 25th June last Lawrence Rely there at break
fact that morning; Mr. an Mr.. Golding Annie Gold
ing Margaret Conroy, and witness were there tn y
breaaasted between Elk and seven; after breakfast,
Lawrence Rely len the om next him in the same
room-fIont one, second story about seven a little
after b. shayed himself partly shaved himself Aase
Golding was sitting at the window and said Mrs St
Geo<ge coming and sitber she Mrs Goltng told
Rely togo into the bedroom till Mrs 81 George went
out be vent into the bedroom; (she witness here be-
same very much overcomeD / saw him next pass
through into the hall he said nothing he went;
screamed; went to the door and saw Lawrence Rely
in the ball his raised with sharp instrument
key be burst open and then stabbed me- took hold
of Annie Golding and stabbed her several times;
\ .ett the room was stabbed here. The witness ex
histed cut In her dress just below the left breast
saw Mrs Golding In the hall ~ / went down stairs
believe her nrst name was Mary did not see anything
him In the room when locked the dsor there
ether person In the room but myself and Annie and
Rely except, az believe li.te child four years old
In the middle ~ the room wa, about as far from him
ne he entered a. Annis-I On one side Of the room,
brought before the day don't know the times
u vas q Mr. 81 Georgesi walked there I cant az
scribe he instrument IN bic hand any mere thaa ~
o-Hov far were you ffOE Annie at the time you we're
etsbbed
Ans Nearly acres the room
Gross examined BY Mr. Dkemsn-I am unmarried;
don't think Il "a, more thso half an hour was that
after be left the breakfast room I'LL him there
again he shaving 10 was while be was engaged In
shaving vhen his wife Mrs Goldng requested hi to
so into the other till Mrs 81. George vent away
be had hts and soap these he standing before
fbe did not notice his face did not whether
he hsd used the razor; remained in the iii be
IN, aont know whether | ssv her at all ". busy
cewiDg
brsakst vhsn Rely requested to go into the
A-Nr. W Golding Annie Golding. myself and
Lawrence Rely did not notice any other he remained
tn The bed room about Eve ten minutes I said
notni5s % any one vhie Rely was in the bed room
mrs 1oloing told Rely 70 out Of the and
1nish shaving she wss then In the breakfast room
etsndlns ~ near The door leading the bed It
fbe rsx~ with him dd not hssr either Mrs Goldng or
Annie say be may have cut bic throat he dd not come
out immediately be stayed few minutes not over eve
do not rpcollect whether he clo.d the b.droom door
Il Mr. and Mrs Goldings room / don't know
sphsf her the person call Annie ding was the , =,
Rely Mrs Gclding went into the hall when Rely
r-me out Annie Gslding and myself were in the room
vas sitting at The vindow my slae wa towards the
Eben been there about week. / vas there about
month before; Lawrence Rely was there then, .ix
ynonbs before that there Rely was not boarding
Eben but there sometimes In the evenings nothing
That Of at all had occurred to create any
animosty between Rely and myself before he stabbed
sne don't know of that occurred 70 create sn
Dosity between Mrs Goiding Annie and Rely during
Ehe lsst week was there Rely lodged In the sarret
Mr. snd Mrs GcldiDg in the next the breakfast
soom Annie slept in the back room, on the fret floor
slept With Annie Margaret Conroy was there part OF
fhe time hs slept up stsrs IN the ssrret and the rest
q the time with us Bridget Rourk Also there and
Eiept hrst With Margars Conroy and sfer~ards with
az there little child about four years old can Z
ray how many Dghts Margaret and Bridget had
slept In The room with before the 2sth; they had
nnotber bed that brought there for the purpose
the gafre they slept in and the Rely slept IN VS.
81 one room l remember. little while before their
coming down 70 sleep With us, Rieys sister, Bridget,
ConDg there the Monday Tuesday before the stab.
Ling which took place on Saturday believe she slept
With Bridget Rourk either in the gsrret breakfast