New-York daily tribune., 1851-09-24

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tine = the dfftcuity was gyllg Ty men then tin
ner tne frsifoor here we're four other boarders
I ny husband and nv two sons. grown Bows, and Two
Young children. were also there heard noise up
I stars. as u there wsS soueth ng 4eaklnr asked
Fitzgerald, cne o tue ooarierS 20 20 up St.I> then
sac ] SAD / would 90 up s:alrs myself - make
/ peace net Ms sullivan AZ her own room door,
fs.ct or ne landing saw SULLIVAN spoke 10
bis wife. and she said Go IN. 10. n the name ol
God and ahe peace, AMI went N Sullivan ha
some cepol ~ hs let hand. about tae substance ot
d sml! poker De- Was breaking some things that
were ~ the table crockey no one was n the
room boz HIN ! tOl HIM II he did not respect him.
sci. 20 reSpeci the house he raised his night hand
nd slapped on the cheek nv husband then
called he dOwn stars. and wen. sullivan dld not
say ANYTHING io me his vie told him not 20 hurt
Mr. Ftul> ! "ent 20 nv own room and stood at
the door could not then see >ulivaas room the
next thing heirl was smith coming down stars
with b. hand To rs sd ne went 70 the dining
room he salc he was stabbed, and was going be-
fore as Gof that IS al heard HIM say he died
Iu about ten or fifteen minutes Afterwards he
died IN the dnlng-rOom | had not seen him before
he came down stars Slnce II o'clock the ieht be
fore. when ne went up stars 70 bed this was about
J O'Clock N the lay dld not know Smith was IN the
house after came down heard a noise on The
landing could not tell the voice /, the same A.
iostling, and also heard things breaking at irSj
the >cuilng and difficulty continued about hali-an-
hour ] was much frightened when Smith came
down there was blood al over him. and blood also
on the staT> some person went for an officer I
sent after came down stairs and before Smith was
TIL Smith came down when | first saw Capt. Leo
naTt | went up stars with an officer Mrs sullivan
was standing on the landing, and the door locked
and sullivan inside they we're told # the door was
not opened Il would De broke open Mrs. sullivan
handed the officer the KEY, who opened 1t and went
IN and seized sullivan who was standing near the
door the officer took him of the weapon sullivan
held N his hand when went up was Ike the poker
for the CRATE of stove the blood after Smith came
down. WAS on all the stars from the top down into
the dining.
Mary Moran, swom-Sullvan Is first cousin Of
mine tlved with HIM his wife and two children.
ana sullivan aud myself We had only one room
had lived with him al this time two months knew
Edward Smith sullivan and his wife were gong 10
set down 10 dinner the ntt.e girl wanted money.
and sullivan SAID he had none Mrs. : told hun he
was able 20 spend hi> money himself the child was
five wears 0d sullivan TUNED round, then, ana 0e-
gan 10 break the dishes that were on the table ne
toOA hold OF plate and heAyed t after his wife, who
began - CRY. and went on the landing then Mrs.
Ferris came no and told Sullivan not 10 break any
more she took hold Of his handto prevent HIM break
ing and he slaQpcdher IN the face he then TOOK
SKINNER from the wall and commenced TO break the
dishes AGAIN Then went To prevent HIM, and he
gave me slap | took the baoy from the cradle and
carried II INTO the front room ! had not seen smith
when went INTO The front room me mrs. Sd" OF
HIM be was Standing with his back u the wall be-
tween the front and back room doors sullivan was
then ,n his own room he began again 10 break the
ihngs, and smith sad I was shame for HIM 10
break the dishes >ulllyan'S door Was open. smith
m the entry sullivan said The things were ms own
and le had night 20 90 what he pleased with them
Mr. sullivan WAS then ~ the door Of Mrs. Martins
room smith sald hc no decent man 20 do 80.
aud the next he broke he would suiferOr n sullivan
continued breaking, and Smith TOOK hold of sullivan
ne took hold Of hm by the halT of the head and
slappcC his head down against the wall and sullivan
TOOK hold OF Smith by the HAIR oi his head also ihey
were sappng each other about when Mrs. Martin
closed her door too, and was inside Mrs sullivan
was outside on the landing. where smith and her
husband were ! didnOt sc anything from that time
uu heard Smith cry ont murder-Im killed
Mrs sullivan wa>on The landing AZ the time saw
Mrs sullivan take hold OF Smith by the hair OF tho
head also, when she saw smith getting the upper
hand of her husband Mrs. Sullivan gave me a NIiie
after sullivan was - zen down by the officer until al
after he was taken, dld net 20 INTO the back room
the knife was pcnkni'e, not open ! lett the Anlfe
in a bag that was hanging inside OF the room
had never seen the knife before she sad nothing
when she handed NE the knife | nd not want the
KNIFE ID my possession 10 not KNOW whethel
the knife had been used on sullivan / thlnk "
had a dark cOlored handle DO not recollect seeing
m the room piece Of cloth covered with blood the
bag in which put the knife hung up INSIDE oi the
closet | dld not see II Afterwards Was taken mp
a. "a witness ana have been IN the fOmoS ever since
think the knife had larger htndle than the one
shown. IA small pocket-knlic D the blade Vas vide
like tins sullivan had "A hight handkerchief ON that
day. such shown after he got 10 the station
House having 1t on saw httle mark of blood on H.
cross erapmed-Saw every ddy what was IN ,he
closet the skinner hung by the walt
Richarf Brennan, sNorn.-BOaTdeI az No 'Au-
u had boarded there ii weeks at this time smith
Mad boarded four or hye weeks. slept 10 the same
r0om with him n third story Smith had lusi clean
dressed himself, bat dd not have ms coat on had
been fO dinner and went up he had not been 10 an
ner heard the breaking of crOckery IN SullIans
room before and after gong up Smith asSec me
what the deuce sullivan was about told nan y
and his wife were Quauelmg. and smith sai1 - ne
went down 20 dinner he would go IN ana try u >etN
u as hc went down. Sullyaus door seing Open Ge
stood, with his knee against one SIDE OF SULLIVAN
room Mrs. sullivan was then IN the ironI room
smith ,ald 10 he ought 10 be ashamed OF himsti,
making such d noise on the Sabbath day-he hd1
good sober wife, and ought not 20 90 on - ne sald
they were his own, ana ne would co "hat ne liAtu
with his own property. ana began breaking the things
again / had followed Smith down 10 the landing
as sullivan SAID he would do what ne liked, 10,
Smith went 10 prevent HIM, ana also stopped NJ
the door 10 demonstrate sullivan threw something
down all seemed to get quiet, and passed down to
the kitchen and came up again, siw MIS- ; come
cut OF the front room cylng ! told her she hii
better go hide herself and believe she went ihtOthe
front room again Smith was IN >ulhyans room !
went up stars and Immediately afterwards heard
great noise and on coming down, saw prisoner and
deceased lymg Oh the floor together >mlih toii MN
not 10 tear his SHIRT and dld ilOl "an' 10 ot Win
HIM, but Sullivan kept hold OF him Mrs sullivan
then came out and got Clawlng Smith ABOUT the
face Mary Moran also came ont with child on
one arm. and claeed Smith also about the mead
Mr. Walsh, who there, aud myself separated
them deceased had avery valuable "atch "hlch
assured would get huH and took II Oh ms hecA
the two women tneI came ont Win Hmith gra,plhS
and muZLlng hlln, ana Nuil4Fdh Idh Oul ali etiuo
smith A blow smith got angry and tore himself
away from the WOm Il, and made bl5" al Sulll' an,
but ! DO not know whether he struck hln or not
Mrs Ferns came up and beseeched me % come
Gown. which / did, and Mr. Walsh followed
me smith then came down Win MS shlrt
torn of and very much mussed | told hlm
not to 20 up again, BAT BE- persisted IN dong 50
he incurred where was his watch, and told nm !
had II he went mp as ne was gong, thinking 10
deter HIM | cried ont 20 HIM. " Look out for the
knife dld not suppose there a knife ne went
un and almost instantly came down again, saying
Oh. I'm stabbed. I'm stab5edIm dead, I'm dy-
ng 9" he must have been strucN the moment hs 90.
to the head of the stairs Il, Was there the blood hrst
showed | DO not know who was Al the head OF the
stairs heard a voice but. N the confusion, could
not SAY whose Il was u vas a mans voice yOuAS
woman came down Immediately aher.ard FAINT,
and | thought she Vas stabbed too smith was ad-
vlsed . ay down IN the dInng-ToOm, and he lay on
the foor and died 10 ten OF fifteen minutes "a"