New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-12


acquainted with Laurence Reilly nearly five years live
tthe Isl folsth ST rscollect about the Of the
muicefs IN Williamsburg. the prisNer a. my house
few days before hat at the be came in w.s in the
BACK room eating breakfast he sad he would had
nu eaten snYlhns for two days sand ne did I fee well
OF tned IN bis mind when got my breakfast he sat
down. and was alrals talking about chastity; went out
a,h 20 wa some MIX pans. and tod the old woman to
get dinner when dinner ready went out to To- for
MN iorDd hm 10 The privy ss; asleep; woke up and
took bun IN he to bed. ard kept
way mat no ole could understand. Then weutoGt with
my mi A. and found HMM the bed when came back the
90 woman was frightened. and told me to wake HIN;
zen woke nm up. and he went away
CroSs-ezonigSfon II never Reilly after that am
no, reIaiedto him saw him about twenty times before
neg oeeh acquainted with him going on i've years
Caortes Cosnarchfy, svorn-Am acquainted with the
prisoner have kne ID HIM for three and half years
RESIDE In 9TH St. Wamshurgh and recoect the time
the women killed; saw prisoner NJ nv honse the
morning me murders were committed he came cheer
hsnetd her about the child smed thought he
scNhS strange gave hlm pipe, which tie laid down and
some water, that all he then weu 10 the glass and
squared himself and acted very strangely. That's about
al that dene then; ahon, ten dsys previous 10 the
murders VAS ns with him on he b,nS Of the river
man met us and asked Reilly where he worked he an
swefea ~ Brooklsn asked him whether his a,hsrn- law
st MN thht ob ne made some answer, don't Tec0lect
what was IN the habit Of seeing Reilly frequently; he
eiteh cSsu my house about week or ten days pre-
vlous 70 wat he was working IN Brooklyn heard others
lassins remarks about him previous to quitting work
BIookbn thought there was something the matter with
MS u re would say something one minute and speak
night contrary lmmed lately after.
ciaied -''e
Alone man only asked him concerning his sanity
Cross-eramaqfion-I have heard Reilly speak of Mrs.
COOLING he always exc slmed OF her said on
Mrs God keeping the house in disturbances
anO destroying the house Reilly went and looked out INTO
he prosecution reamed-Dr. Csasncey L. Cook. of
WillsmsbuIgh, physician and surgeon, sworn rccoleas
he cncumsst ces ofihe case saw LawIerce hei.y Gay
IN the cells asked him some questions IN regarf TO the
transactions Reilly inclined 10 talk much said he
49, ltEo bv and harY M ar
to the question " ny do you XII the mother tia. 1t
because she had nseae ms Wife, he sad he had struck
' Wd si' because 'h' "''F''''a "h'n ms was N"s ''
Q-whstwas his condition during the couversasonl
A-IIs under state Of excitement incident 20 an
ger appeared be Indifferent to the consequences and
SAID he I'D 10 live his Judgment appeared T. nave
anger he acted regardless of consequences.
Cross cramiHei-Consider ,he wound inflicted upon
Ehzaieih COnrCy critical: she voml'ed blood andu
evident that the wound had penetrated the stomach
tad paid but tde atteIton 10 the study Of insanity had
bestowed attention enough to know that insanity proceed
ed from extreme anger as the hrst development IN some
cares. FEM VIII oh violence had proceeded
Charles Henry swoTn-Has known Reilly for sit years :
conversed with prisoner about two hours on me afternoon
previous to the murder Reilly sand he had been Work AZ
the Navy Yard he did not feel well and quit Work saw
hothlDg unusual or unnatural, or indicating doruereo
nd.
Cross erom,natOn-Did what particular he
uLwell Reilly had worked for witness sou m-iaw IN
Waiamsbureh witness had worked with nm ABOUT Two
A B. HODGES Sheriff, sworn-KnOw Laurence Reilly.
prisor delivered nay charge AZ the County JAN GA
tons with him the night thst the prisoner arrived,
Of the keepers told witness that Reilly was hs-e and
was handcufed witness asked the priscne- he wished
the handouts removed the keeper sad he had hand
cufed him suicide SAID ne had no ea
had aTeaCy done bad enough four five days aerward
asked the prisoner why he did the act prisoner
said his mother had not used hum well he regretted
striking the er sad lie had bought the knife three or
four days previous TO the murder for this purpose pms
eebt dsS, AID Inew the Consequences saw nothing
l. judgment, indicating insanity or aheraton OF mni h
Cross ergmiHsd Il think am not mistaken as to the
NE If the first conversation was ~ ne evening" wnsn
saw him he appeared excited lt,ihA sA,e mn SSie
brady TO allay his excitement when talked TO hin
aboutih crc qmsances he appealed to An9" Ms m'hef
in law was killed. =,
Edsn K Colston swcrn-I saw Laurence Reilly about
two days after he put IN JAIL had somo cnveIsa-
non in company wrh others with him he stated that ne
vous, when she Was about years oil age ne @ ~
much IN love with her, and her mother bad induced ma
many her he had saved about S3D By ms earnings
his mother naw and wife got the money taey
tuned aeau,t him that his arIage was published IN
lsw went 10 tie Office and coniradctef 1t the dsy after
Reilly the editor and showed him the cerihcate
been asocisr with ms wife hs he compelled to
he & Of masns lien en- aSd ey 1 %daG Their
tsntslizn remarks: that ON that morning ~hle shaving
himself they said they wished he would CUT bs throas anu
Circumstance raised his Jealousy and he again
solved 90 do and dd don't he SAID he srY he struck
he APPEARED griatfed when lie was told likely
he la the blame principally upon ms
cross eronsnafon Don't rsoollect having heard PRISON
Cf a
Nm c Benedict, swOrn-i am physican at ths Jhi :,
| was attached to lunatc a.ylum Philadelphia for
shout YEAR have never noticed anyihhs IN prisoner
-eranirotionI had 70 occasion to prescribe for
HeIly ice be has teen jail have not been IN ms
cell bu, have been at it; had several conversations
wiih Inn and asked HIM questions to which doAf
Robert Anderson TscalledThe prisoner came before me
on examination before COroner's Jury, ABOUT /. or
o'clock when he was r.t brought IN ne s
he ASKED for glass u water; his mama was quie ae
,ous and embed not Under me ana isS
afterwaId he explained 10 me concerning as jealousy
he answered all questions pa ts nm cos,ao. bs,,s me
on the whetheI he was add ed 10 aiiakhs
c.y the best of my reco sc9n the SUB ect oil aus san
ity not CURED about Mrs bles asked somethns
lived believe, in the basement Of Mr. Godmss house
Owen 6OHegaH, s~On-ls acquainted Win prisoner !
saw him on tho morning of the day the murder was COM
mitied nothing IN hn md eating INSANITY never "a"
yihne HIM At any tins indicating insAsiy. ...s
Cross Hinq0n-I spoke to HIM that morning P,sseo
the Us ual c. mrln eps and that all that was sad
Elizabeth Coaroy re- called by Defenie- "as %
before Justice Bowel On bo same uay sne ans soss
place during he previous days Of 'ha. Wees ns -
he house the time he Is temperate man ne com
f. N nj he acted any ways strangely have recol
lection that stuffed before the magistrate th1 ne acles
,traneey RIO recollection of saying he was insane re
menboI Of man pa nuug tne houss nis nie y ,g
hobbs lie used visit tue house Aftr he st'ppeu paihDs
H. saw Inn there when Reilly was about On Slhaay pre-
yious Hobbs put Anhss bonnet on pa. u On ~"
.tsls and went c1ne down lheh anu "tu "
hts.St m and a Ieck hb0u went INTO the woOdshed
ArIe was on back she called Hobbs sad
.arfed nm he vent her Reilly staId IN woodhOuse
Ucbb, ALne my sNter, Bridget Rourke and myself wero
dnrrlr IN shed ns ht sot great while before
the trg: Hobbs At the house one Or TWO evenings
er "a ntug there Rel = sae HOBBS mus De drunk OF
ne would rot TODD Anne what Reil SAID Anne
tervsr. told Reilly that Hobbs more drnHA tnan
ne vas on the morning Of he killing hehy asked of avs
razor MIS- Goldng told hlm II was IN me woDInouse
where be had left d, lad befoIe that seen razor IN
sboe 4 tie woOchOUse -. -.
No,oSy,f Conyov recared-I heard something about
ps,y t.ik about drowning himself. but don't kn1" VINO
ueyeT ard AZ, said ABOUT his cuttins her
Mr Diksmsn by pet Nilsson of District Att9ney tnsn
70 nj an extract from the deposition OF Ez tbsIh CynIl
before Jsstce Boswell IN which she stated ths hsy nai
not oil ed uch that week ne was ABOUT ths h1ass
great deal ard comgl3IEed q beng SICK ne "nNsl
a. Der and temperate an acted very STRANGELY ne tae
of ssT gthe DAY before asd said De "saia no, cue ne
a. drowned hat he often sao ,hai he "shed ne "s'
dead - - o.,
Or Bacon wss then Teci ed-sa1 irsorer on the sun
Nm he was asraes he todd then and repeated sfncs
that he I'D embsr that he nsn khiea as @ -