The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-16

COURT or OYER AND rERMINgR.

COURT or OYER AND rERMINgR
Before hef Justice Edmonds and Aldermen Kelly aad
Chapman
stsrEnsfe 15-Elen Doyle was indicted for the
murder OF Catherine Sullivan in the Sixth ward on the
26th June last by striking her the head wi,h an iron
pt, Of which wound she died the arst day Of July
The metal pot produced in Court and portion Z
Il vas broken CT at the hanec Of the feet va, iry
in ty the vic ence OF the blow
The District Attorney briefly stated tina particulars OF
th' which after wards detailed in evidence II
appeared that between and eight oc,ss o. ths
evening Of the Goth June the deceased was taadny on
the pa torn Of tae bouse, No 10 Orange street The
priiener occupied room the ars landing cfths sans
house the deceased was standing near a child who WAS
wahDg; the prisoner from the room with lie, tle
OF soup and threw the contents over the deceased abe
then retired aud came out again with iron kettle sn
ssd"Dsmn you here is something for you and q. che
same time she struck the deceased with tde kettle break
ing it OIL and leaving Of the feet sticking in her skull
Eliza sullivan was then called and examined by the
Distrct At,orney-Is a married woman lives a. IL
0rarge street. lived there the Goth June last my ia
my cons lists CT myself my husband and four children
Catherine Sullivan relation Of mi ae never saw
her before the 2t Of jane have kno the prisoner
since lived in that house she occupied ths back room
on the same landing with mo don't know where Catha
zine Sullivan lived her brother lived in the house
with us in the rear Of the court Honors Murphy had
was washing for me on the landing, outside my door
Mrs Doyle (hs prsoner) began jswing aonora Murphy
this about quarter OF hour before the
tion hap ned to Catharre deceased came out on the
said Mrs Doyle ia abusing me . Mira Doyle had beeo
making soup; Honora, Cathsrtre aud two OF my chill
S ro we're on the % nrs Dgye came out WITH an
child came to NE and eid. Mrs Doyls had scaded her
MA Doyle went into her room when my child
her room with Q pot in her hand; Catharine Houors
Murphy and myself were together the prboner lifted
the pot up ard said, "D--n you here Is something for
you. and at the same time she struck Catherine in
the forehead with the pot; not word said at the
time the deceased came into my room, and Mrs Doyle
went into hers Cstharine fell in my room; she called
Honora to and take the pot out Of her head Ho
nora tried to pull the piece the pot out Of her fore
that stuck in her head Mrs Doyle again from
her room, and went to lonora tub and began to tear
the ecthes carried the deceased down stairs to take
her TO doctors shop; uopora assisted mo- when
got to the door Cathasine told she would try and
walk and she did so from the apothecary's she was
taken to the hospital did Hot her afterwards until
the day she died. the body the body of Catha
line sullivan two policemen came 10 my house. and the
prisoner legged very hard not to be taken they took
her While CsihaIine was in the apothecary's shop.
The witness was cross examined by Mr. a. A. Phillips
The prisoner married woman aud has four children;
ire eldest about fourteen years OF age and the young
est three and hale years. the prisoner very much
excited .: the time nnd in great passion.
stefan Of the New York Hospital; Catharine Sullivan
was admitted to the hospital 26th June; her at
the influence o. ether there hole in her forehead
about two inches above the eye; 1t small hole
about the 'ize Of sIpence; at the bottom of the hole
were pieces OF bone 1t made with blunt instru
ment; she was not sensible the bone raised
from tie brain and taken OUT (he pieces produced
the bones extracted from the deceaseds forehead she
recovered her consciousness after the influence Of ether
hsd passed away; she remained until the first OF July
when she died; there was POS. norton examination
made by me; on removing the Uranium, We found that
the blow lad fractured the skull and HAD injured the
covering Of the brain and some Of the brain protruded
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the pop
whether the skull Of the deceased was Of more or less
tsn the ordinary thickness she appeared to be about
u ear OF age; she had slight fever she continued ia
der the influence CT ether for hour have not heard
instances o. death being caused by administering ether
l have heard Ct it being caused by chloroform
uontra Murphy deposed that the deceased native
of Ireard and bad teen In this city only four 7e
days; she lived with Of her brothers in Gross street
On the day in question lived with Mrs Sullivan 1.-THE
first witpess); was present when Catharine sullivan
1.-THE decensedl was struck; was washing the land
ing outside Mrs. suhvans door; no words had passed
blow struck. except that Mrs Doyle was abusing
me; ste called me names; said nothing to her; her
huland came in and wanted his supper but DIDN'T get
IL he vent cut and said 20 Mrs Doy Don't let the
decent people hear you she replied "D-n the decent
without my saying thing - her; Caharine the de-
CEASED came out aud said to me What IL the matter "
and ssid Mrs Doyle has been abusing me Mrs Doyls
then came out and threw some hot soup Cathnrns
Sullivan and myself AMI On Mrs. Sullivans ehl ren
60 not know whether Il out of pot pail she
threw the soup did not say thing 20 her for that
Mrs Sullivan (the fret witness was in her own room at
The tine; Mrs SIS child cried out another I'm scald
ed Mrs Doyle then went in and afterwards came out
ard brought iron POI With her in her hand she said
"D-n3ou, here's something for ycu,' striking Catha
rEe in the orshead she tool II BY the handle, and as
che struck the blow IL trrned in her hand the pot
Whole before that broke by falling on the oor after
her striking the blow the prisoner struck me with
broom stick and broke IT. there had been dioculty
previous TO that time, between and Mrs. Doyle;
never had any difficulty with her
Some police officers examined and deposed TO the
arrest Il tie pIisoI One Of them said that the
soner complained OF bci abused and annoyed by the
other people Of tie house washing and keeping fire
TIE landing.
Mr. A. A Philips said, that without troubling the
Court with any evidence he and associate agreed TO
submit verdict Of slaughter in the fourth de-
gree.
TIE District Attorney would not consent TO this
course and sad &c would under tho second sub dvi
si6n q the section CT the Revised Statutes for murder
Ter the defence Mrs Grumpy late wards mistress Of
the Tombs, dsposed that when the prisoner was
brought there she complained OF being much bruised
Ccupsc, then summed