New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-21


Mrs. Nc. is stabbed; did come out, and the door
was then shut by DelaAy there was an old man,
John Dolsn, there lying on the bed 1t was here
said J. ID. was in the Hospital, with sore eyes,
bat has len and cannot be found. Saw her cut
IN three places went to several places looking
for DOCTOR others went for the Police.
Cross eraHined.-I have no hard feelings
against Delany have said II it was in my DOW
er I'd be revenged on him for what he did do;
never threatened to whip him. am q pIssterer
by occupation after the young woman went TO
bed, Delany offered me and took some liquor,
which he went out and got we then had turn
or two round the room dancing after which De-
lany took the jug 10 the bedside ana offered some
Nqnor 10 the Young woman never saw anything
between Mrs Nee. and Deany bat what was per.
feet friendship till this event; was IN kiud oil
slumber when | heard the old man Dolan sing
ing when | heard Delany abuse the woman,
and call her out Of her name, got up; she
called him some name; heard her call hlm
a d-n rufian do not recollect other calling him
ad-n son of b-h; did not hear her say she
would murder him I boarded with Mrs. McE. OF
and for the last four years; believe her husband
is dead over two years believe they had lived
together for the two years before that he was
very hard drinking man. and was up on the lslandi
| slept at one time in the same room with them
| never was called her man; sometimes went out
walking with her saw Ellen Hearns there 4th Of
July; heard of Deany going to the country to her
fathers house; when went to Delany room
saw by the light through the outer window, that
ne was in bed, and he told me not to come in, that
he bad a knife, &c.
Patrick Murphy, sworn-Was an officer of the
Sixth Ward Police, and called near / o'clock
the door was fast; man got into the window and
we then pressed the door open took him to the
station. house; returned and found knife IN the
room; | have lost the knife the clerk OF the Dis
trict Attorney would not take It and put Il In
my pocket and the children must go to my pocket
and take the knife; the window had been partly
boarded up and the knife was between the win
dow and the board; the knife have here is near
" similar; it was four bleded knife, a small
blade open; Delany had no knife upon him;
when first took the knife home | put it in the
clock and my wife removed it, and the children
got it and put it in my pocket, carried 1t to the
District Attorneys office, where they wouldn't
take it, and ] put 1t in my pocket again.
THE Judge asked witness il he belongs to the
Police now. Witness replied thai he had been
superseded that very day
Direct-Hs was stripped when arrested him
all but his shir. brought his psntaloons 10 him
Daniel Scands~s, sworn -Boarded at 40 Mui-
berryst. was there when the knife was found;
it looked like the one shown; gave it to Mr.. Mur-
ply.
Dr. Geer, Coroner, sworn--Held ante norton
examination at the Hospital; prisoner was pres
emit Mrs. Nee. was sensible, but in state OF ex-
IRENE debility she had the appearance Of an in.
temperate woman, affected with trembling and
nervous prostration; her features were swollen,
as if from liquor; she might have been affected
with one Of the stages of delirium tremens.
DR.. Lent, Surgeon at the Hospital, sworn
Was called up in the night. Deceased had two
wounds, which l considered dangerous at least
the lower wound in the abdomen did not consi-
der that Of the chest was could not tell from the
probe how far the wound penetrated; stated in
fho ofid avit hafora the Coronar that the W0unds
did not appear dangerous on the 9TH she APP
peared comfortable, but on the morning Of the
9Th she was in dangerous condition did not
consider she had any symptoms OF delirlum trem-
ems she was In state Of slight mental excite
ment think she always understood everything
/ said to her; think the night she was brought
in she thought it would be fatal termination
on the 9Th she complained of pains in the aldo.
men, in the neishborhood of the wound.
Mr.. Smith objected to the ante mortem exam
ination being read. 1t was made on the 9Th, two
days after her bling brought in. The prisoner
stated to his counsel that deceased told Mr.. Camp
the day after that she wished to get out and to
have prisoner discharged an officer was sent for
Mr.. Camp, and the ante. mortem examination for
the present, not allowed
Daniel Doolfng sworn-Boarded there; Sound
the knife; it was found down in the sill Of the
window; it could have been thrown out OF the
window, but would have been found in the alley;
gut IL Win tDe tOngsi the uOlc was Chusoo " tuc
window sill being off; deceased was not addicted
to intoxication she was quiet woman.
Dr. Lent was .~n-5 n, the 9th the symp.
toms of Inflammation were greater; ss1s
tinued near the wound at the ABDOMEN on she
18th she was better found that the wound had
not united q discharge continued from the wound
till she died Friday before her death symptoms
of deliriem tremens set in 1t was on the alter
noon of the 18th she died on the 18th she
might have shown it before, in the night; found,
on the post mortem examination, that the wound
had not even wounded the muscle 1t had gone
through the integuments and fat it had not pene-
trated the wall Of the abdomen; she was quite
fat, which probably was the reason the knife mad
not penetrated to the walls OF the abdomen there
was an abScess extending all across and separa
ted the fat from the muscle attributed IL 10 IN
fammation caused by the wound in the abdomen
think the death was produced by the effect OF
the wound and delirum tremens; think, Ia
majority of cases, the abscess world cause
death a person Of temperate habits and robust
constitution might have got over II, but IL
would be very dangerous the delirlem tfe-
mems, there being a predisposltion, was mast
ened by the wound much bleeding IN pfeois
position fer delrium tremens has the enecl OF
bringing it on there was very little oieedins "a
the case, and do not think 1t would have produced
that effect the necessary treatment throughout
might have done so when persons come IN al
Aected with delirium tremens we keep giving
them some stmulent; if they have been used to
drinking 20 glasses day, we give them 4 or
glasses q day and if they have been used to
drinking but 6 or glasses, we give them less;
gave her some, or days after she came in, on
discovering delirium tremsnsi she wa: stout
woman think she gave her age 33i dellrlum ire
mems is a disease OF which people frequently die;
have seen persons die OF delirium tremens no
worse than she was the last day delirium tre-
mems interfered with the treatment OF the wound.
The prosecution then rested, and the Court adj
iourned to this forenoon.
Court Of General Sessions. MONDAY jan ~
Before Judge Beebe and Aid. Griffin and Dodge
Trial for B1ugiary.-A lad named John VIII
liams was tried this morning for burglary IN the
81 Ianroa In having On the night OF the goth OIL