New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-20
Trial Of Thomas Ncnry for the Murder of his Wife

came into Court about o'clock p. NJ Monday, with
a verdict of Guilty of Murder.
Trial of Thomas Ncnry for the Murder of his Wife.
The of Thomas Neary, indicted for the murder Of
his wife Mary Neary, in March last by intctng blows
upon her person with malet %c was called ana the
enpannelling OF jury proceeded ill., Mes,rs >. T. Nash
and Morrison appeared in his behalf and the District Ator
ney for the prosecution.
The following gentlemen were sworn as Jurors William
Floyd, Geo Godfrey, Charles Grifen, john H. Beadlc
Robt Campbell, Peter Keller Albert G. Cowell Albert h.
Conkn, Charles l. Morgan, Adm. W Martin, Archer C.
MARITIME Jacob Xipp.
The District Attorney stated that the prisoner Is stone
cutter He is charged with having killed his wife with
peated blows of nalet and chse The District Attorney
stated what he expected to prove and proceeded 90 call
witnesses
lima Dorr sworn-Am wife of Henry Dorr on eth
March lived corner Twenty seventh T. and FIRST occu
pied front and back rooms nUu i-ohcr Hnd hs
wife lived in the same house near To- us on the same Moor
opposite side the entry they had and bed
they had three chdren-twO boys and one girl the
eldest and Youngest were boys about II clock at night
the dog woke up then heard screaming but did not
know whence it came; / went into the entry opposite
their door heard no noise then; found some OF the
folks up stairs listening at the door and listened too we
did not hear ANYTHING | wenttO bed again did not near
any could not sleep and got up again, Knocked al
their door but he would not open 1t went back ana GOT
an aXe | told him 20 open the door; ne ala moi answer
and told him if he did not open would get something
and break omen he opened the door and came out and
had stone cutters chissel in each hand he not
much dressed he looked al me very cross and mad but
did not say anything was frightened and told HIN not 10
after would Kill MN l saw DlOou on MS
shirt and hands and think on the chsscs too; had
Hght in my hand cried out to my husband to get up rs
soon rs he could that prisoner was full OF blood prisoner
then went in and shut the door their then came IN
from the ward and said he had Jumped of the window
nv husband went and brought officers they went in
and TO Mrs. NeaIy was lying on the bedroom MOOR
covered with blood she had signs OF life except moving
her head Neary in the sitting room when we went III
he was in his night clothes.
Crosscrqmined-I first had poker and knocked at the
door then thought something the matterand went in and
cot the axe when he ont he had the chsse IN each
hand: he looked very angry afraid he would come
after me bu he did not and he did not say anything he
won't in and shut the door, and opened again when the
officers came when went 10 bed after beng mp the first
time remained but minute or 80, the dog made such
noise could not lie; when he opened the door haa the
light in hand and the axe IN the other tnere was no
Ih in his room; when went IN after the officers came
the little girl come crying into the room the young 81
child was in the bed in the bed room do not recoect
having seen him the day before the day previous TO
that do not recolect when saw HIM
THE malle-a very large stone cutter malet-and TWO
stone cutter chisels were shown IN Court
T6ilGHdcr Warden swon.-kecp oyster saloon under
where they lived Friday night heard NOISE mere
hoard them so frequently objected TO- seemed Ike
,I,r,,;n A. of something falling AFTER the oihcers came
rent mn Mrs Neary lay the bedroom hoor bleeding
and The blood had half across the room there was
some blood also the bed asked prisoner ne was nor
ha,ncd If himself: he said if he had killed her he was
ino 10 be hung for IT, she stirred little her head AMI
one ann he said very little besides what stated nave
nterfcred previously objected TO but allowed 10 Pefe
violence between prisoner and his wife was about lor
mr. i've months ago obected 10 a remote ana WaNedl
cramned-I keep oyster saloon and sen hluor
have refused twenty times to sell the prisoner hFn hnu
hove mt him out: he stood IN the corner OF inc OeuIVo
ben went in she lay partially under the pea ne soVu
within FIVE or six feet OF her the ocerS h'd MN III GIA -
he asked the officers to let him get MS coal lney ou III,
IN stand back; he said there was some money III IN
darstood there nine or ten cents IN II they lei MN ger
- did not see much difference IN his appearance ne sid
he hoped he had klHedher' anu IL i'o ''''A 0 ~ ~ "
ing 10 be hung right up - 800. t
Michael MqliOH, sworn-pccfdsed was my S,''ei' s!e
- Lont 40 wears of age; had been married - years Ia
;,.ri il, Christmas: my sister sober industrious
l,, ,b.v had three children my sister came 10 TINS
c;,, wear 20 last Christmas; prl,"nerWs Stone cutter,
coled at their rooms as returned rom my ""tS ~
- that Friday evening Neary ana wiie ana chlfrn
80 ~, was sober Ncarv asked me had been 20
~ all day | replied had, and sat down my 'Ser got
ou tea and asked him 10 take some supper anu ne made
rc,ll. am a cutter and worked IN the sam yard
ih Stary when she had asked INN 10 tAe yea le'' It
manner was kind and there was nothing thai indicated an
l,y between them their little glr came running cI!S
10 nv, bou.e about II clock that n-h ana NY >ci anu ne
,y,r; ., the bouse: went the bedroom and saw my SIS
ter sooped down to she would kno" me- Q' se ld
not speak looked round and saw Neary N uie corler
with iwouolice officers ran toward MN ana s you nave
klcd nv sister; the police officers KEPT me on my wie
fold them rot to let me be in the room my sister spoAf be-
fre she died and said she kne" me she maze no uscir@
lions. -
sober AT the sine when she asked him take in the
evening they had laid table they had no table lived in
moor state h. sai nothing 10 me In the evening except
AZ ed me if had been 10 work he usually talked 10
other times though saw something uneasy about him.
in consequence of his having been dsempoyed that week
when his wife asked him take did not hear any reply
did not think anything particular about it, as had the
same thing different times when got there al ii clock
he was i'm custody | said TO him. when they taking
him away il he had taken my advice he would not be
going for the murder OF his wife ne said he did not
TO murder her o. you did, said and you will hang for it
he said we'll if did willing 10 suffer for il my wife
Commenced to dress the children went for clergyman
10 nv sister but she taken away before got back he
appeared in the evening" as uneasy at being dsemployed
To Juror-He had been quiet usually 10 his wife, but did
not provide for her the children spending his money
drink.
Nv Mr. Monison-He was taken up three four months
before that for stabbng his wife he had been disturbed by