The New York herald., 1851-10-08
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Before the Honorable Henry W. areeu Chief Justice
and hsssrs Hsinss, Davis, Craul, Andrus, and King
g. Associates.
Ocr. Tt will Be recollected that on the evening Of
the fourth day Of August last, young woman, named
Margaret Gsnity assaulted Edward Drum, in Plane
street, Newark, innicting wound in the pit Of the
stomach with large knife, thereby causing immediate
death The prisoner Is about twenty two Of
and native Of Ireland she Is Of middle stature and her
face dses not indicate the appearance Of capable Of
committing such crime. She was attired
In half mourning dress, with black veil drawn down
closely her face The court densely thronsed
with large numbsr of citizens Newark, including
about ONE hundred and nifty respectfully dressed young
and old ladies, who provided with seats specially
Get apart for their accommodation
The following gentlemen answered to their names, and
as Jurers to thy the prisoner Aaron II
James Il. Camp, ELIAS Wilcox, Peter Gooshing John NJ
Prudsn, Charss H. Ross, Joseph ores silas Miller and
William Dunn
The counsel were-Bepjamin Williamson, ESQ, for the
state Ex Governor Pennington, Asa Whitehead and
CourtlsIdt Parker. Esquires, Tor the prisoner
The District A torney. Mr.. Williamson, proceeded to
read the Indictment and the case to the jury
which will be shown by the annexed evidence -
The trst witness called Anne Drum, the wife Of
the murdered apd having been sworn deposed as
follows ~ ss the wife Of Edward Drum with him
last On the evening Of fourth Of August about
o'clock left her sister house in Maiden lane, to 60
their boarding house, corner Of Plane and Warren
streets proceeded along Plane far New
woman came up them and seized hold Of Edward
Drum By the arm, ana CRIED out, Damn you, Drum"
and stabbed him; lie exclaimed :. Marysret Margaret
you have murdt red m@ - witness first ing
up New street. cid not anything in her hand after
graspiDg Drum by the hand she ran Oh, as quickly as
she could rum could cay how far OF she when
witness hrst her; did any In the street.
at The time when deceased OUT murder blood
flowing; deceased held Witness Tor rome distance
before he dropped knew the voice, when she
spoke; hat, with veil drawn down over her
prisoner ian up Orange street when the deceas
fell witness stopped him, and otstey after
wards back TO her sisters house in Maid ans,
and was accompanied back by Matthew Mcguire and
Hugh DOYLE; took them to where deceased lying;
standing around deceased; he dead III
the time; witness ana her husband boarded with Mr..
Mack the body Drum moved 10 the watch Aouse
Gross examined by ths District Attorney-witusss
married by the Rev Mr. ssnsz, sunday previous
TO the murder had known her husband for about twelve
months engaged be married for any length Of
time previous; was living at Mr. Ogdens; her husband
Lived her house Maiden lane previous
their marriage; aware that Drum was acquainted
with Margaret Clarity had not u seen them
had Margaret al her sister house o,cssions
did not know d Drum having been engaged to be mar
ried to Margsleti the nigat OF the muIoer dark
one; could say how tar of she could person.
how long she rema,ed where Drum was stabbed his
body taken TO the watch house, witness boarded at
the corner OF Plane aud Orange streets
Drs Dousherry and Grant were next called, bu. did
not answer to Il cir pames.
Alexander Ts, Tor was then called Witness lives
at 73 PlaLe street, about kuaIred yards from
the Of New STREE and the distance from
Bleeeker stIet at home Monday evening the 4th
Of August; his attention sttracted bJ noise OF
gro3piDg in the TO whA. IL and
beard taiSng proceeded to where he herd the
sounds; found ing his eide with his face the
middle OF the side walk when be the body; young
Bsued Liam came Gp and asked hum what
the matter witness said he not know d ceasei was
lying on his eide; witness asked him 10 get up but
ceived answer. then removed ain 10 the stoop of
Mr. Bskers groceryrstore fted his head, be still
breatheo deceased rad pair IF in his hand held
item while beirg moved stood by deceased five
minutes heard some one approaching; went and
ught watchman Who felt rin and said be was coit
then brought d Light ard dead: saw blood
his cothes other Of blood bsseen bleecker
New Steets; ola MT notice the steps OF tue
door where the bocy iaia, the body taken in
wheelbsrrow To the watch house when Mrs Drum and
two up.
Cross examin.d witness remained uutn the body
tsktn to the waichhcuse. MIS- Drum also
there she not present when witness nrst the
body-tsw hut won coi.d not say which way tae
went, that be heard ,slGirg
Joseph Squire examined - AiLess live. in Bread
street lived in Plare tn. ita August. Heard
loud grosnii nois- the gns Of the Attn August.
Vas in bed a. he time IA ard two groans wentt, the
window and looked cut heard pessons talking wnen
psssing by his huuse. Could say what they
esying witIess went to bed and in abous fifteen r3
utes afterwards, Eesl woman cry cut murder when
young IN tie hcuse into his room and asked
him II he heard The OF nuIdeI when he said Yes
They Immediately went out, ami TOOK lantern with
thsm and stv man lying on the stoop They heard II
said that 9 woman had murdered hum saw traces or
flood en- the sidewalk oia not hear any sound Ii e
that Of persons qusrreiiiIg AIRS. Drum when wit
pess hist went there. Witness looked out Of the via
and besrd cry murder, supposed IL for
sssiftsnce Isaac Ogden AID some Others went out with
witness.
Cross examined Gould not say what side Of the
etre,t the woman was When witness first her;
believed the have been the Of tn.
murdered man. it about fifteen minutes after be
heard the that he heard the murder; did
not more than
The ceuIt adjourned at obe o'clock till half pas. two
when the Jurors committed to the of officers
who were sworn tor the purpose.
EVENING SESSION.
At half IsEt two O'Clock the Court assembled and
the names q tn. jurors called over
Doctor D. ugherty was sworn and deposed-That he
wns called to examine the body Of the deceased about
eleven o'clock On the night OF the murder; Mr.
Bruen the Coroner At the watch house; Doctor era
was also there the stab inflicted the body that
night the body preseIted the appearance the
day when he examined It and E. und the wound ab Dut
en inch tpg lopgtudipay, iatJ upper part Of
pitof the stomach On opening Lhe abdomen, found
arge quantity 81 clotted blood examining the wound
AZ ww foupc TO psss backwards little downwsris,
piercing the liver at thu junction OF the right aud LETT
lobes puncturne its veeees grszny the pancress aud
shaving CT part Of the right side Of the frst lumber
vstebrs; the point Of the knife TO have been
steJped BY process bone; knife
within halt an inch Of passing through the body
the wound about quarter a incn below the
breast bore tuch wound would necessarily b. fatal;
(the knife vas bsre produced, which was q common.
large sized caIvls kDife;) It would require 6 violent
Gross tIsmiD.d-s ud think great amount Of ply
ricsi strength would b- r.cesssry inct such wound
vould cay that the Murdered vas po,seseei Of
large amount OF muscular vigor be about ave feet
ten inches In height that the knife glanced against the
side Of the bone, ana not directly against H.
Abrsm DcraDtz PersoDett exsmDsd-Lived at No. 50
Plsne street the LIT of Augut, with Mr. HEWLETT be-
tween IL and ~ clock that Dsh lying his bed
street; cculd only distinguish that Of murder the
tcunds II there many voices; only heard one
voice cry murder mmedstey went out into toe street
accc mpanied by Joseph squirss Thomas Adams, and
Cbses Van Ryer; vent to The corner Of Bl-ecksr and
Plane streets aud lying dead; thence to the
wstcb house aud the doctor there certain 10 vss
the came body does not recolest whether Drum had
not
Crosss xsmined ed-sav female At the watch house; was
sod It Mrs Drum the cries heard for help.
Matthew Mcguire examined D.posed that he was at
Msiden lane the sth Of August last aud az the solicit
d n Wer.t. lied
Hugh Dow h. Plane where they found the body Of
Drum which was dressed 10 thin frock coat; cannot
cay vbethei he had q MT. who opened
Drums clothes; kpo~ the that wheeled the
barrow which contained Drums body; NAMED
ct the watch house nearly all night
Cross exsmined--W itpess bOnrded a, Mrs Gilham's
house in den lane has ben there time; did
not hear Drum and his wife mention Margaret name;
did not know Msrpsret Gsrr;y had her time
r.rrxto,s IN he