The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-20

C0Tkr OF NyEn AND rxKMfNFH.
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Arx ~ Thomas sssr.y. = miserable sed care ~orn
y ss.sy s s aps s. az s s@ 90 ss
1h March ss ssths corner u r~.n'y seventh street
native Of shs sesnsy 4 ws.sps4iA, Ireland sstose.
cutter By trade ssa fortf-i~e years % Ase
ths Erisensrs eounasl an oh~ss sxcaaea he
grounds n considerations scFup@- ard tso ~ three Tor
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The ns,ric, A,,orpsy thsp prooses 70 opcn me
DIR the prosscutiop And sad that the ercumstancss
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e.ss vas the 500 q he prsoner - about .ssissa
{.n.,c,ise rs,sss - eirs stsm.rsa The prisassr
had been mas q ntemrsfate h@bits ct - ne Ceca
,sS n aSss.s 3 "a a. l i'a a a. ana lsss
about hree years q fhs eldest sen, sho sieFt
40 y, 60 go ~, - Ia "a
nslet He, the boy going to his mothers relel.
was threatened by the prisoner add hs then amaed
of . wndoS ard gave thu alarm. The dcceas. was
lying on the noor, ~ith her bead literally saA he'd.
thoagh, strange 70 say she survived for some days
Annie Dorr eepofed that IN March hst he resided A.
the Of Tweniy seventh aud FIRST sveals
knew MARY Nearey and he prisoner they occupied
on the same floor with the opposite sde u 10
entry they had three children boys. al girl
vac IN bed the night she killed u dog that
first woke me up, Il between 10 Rrd IL cock. u
heard screaming bat didn't kno~ what 4 "a ~
up and went into the entry ! some other people
listening a. NesTeys aoor ana astsass tog u. -
anything after that, could not sleep Rni Sol
up sgain struck light, and knocked a NeareS Z,
Asnr tnf lin wUFM ANIaa
got axe; ! then told Neirey % opan M dor
or would get something to break y opea h. ofenei
hand he was not much dressed he lookod A ms very
and mad but did not say anything vcry much
frightened and told him not 70 come after me = wad
hill him blood his shirt and hand and think
the chsses too; then called my husband apd NeA-ey
went into his and shut the door alter that Nea
rey's boy in thei entry door and told me he had
jumped out OF the window when the oteers came Reat
in, and Mrs. Nearey Lying in blood o. he door,
Nearey in also he then much dressed, Mr.
Eearey in the bed room he not a0e 20 speak
she had signs OF life but moving her bead
Cross examined by Mr. Aorrson-Iic looked Ike very
angry and pale. od Nearey What ~ hst done, aa4
he MADE no reply, he stood perfectly stu his eyes
wild, and his manner Wild
Philanier Warden deposei i resided n the sane
Friday night, The 10Th salth ! heard noise ake
humping; il about II clock ny store Was ,t.l
open; went up after bead Nearey he'd siei IA Wfs
noor bleeding, aud The blood running / saoaA a
half across the room. there blood al-o the bel
ashamed of him Ell he replied that Il he had kilcl
her he was willing to be hung she stirred her bead
little and one OF her arms. q Did you interfere
to prevent violence the wife from the prisoner.
Objected to, ADMITTED exception,
A. did, about fonr or i've months
Cross. examined keep oyster and sell liquor;
have sold Netrey very little liquor, have reia I'd 20
sell him liquor and have turned hun Oat o. store,
he asked of the officers le him get his they
told him to stand back; he said here money Ia
heard some one saw there sas nine or ten cent. N II
the prisoner seemed very Indifferent very cool and col
Beeted; he said be willing 70 be hung RICH, away
Michael hanion-I live Al 222 T~eniy THIRD street
hrAfh nI aha he If
age she had been twenty year, married 20 the pr
soner last Christmas; she sas sober Industrious
man; she bad three children: twelve months last
Christmas she came to this city going home from my
work the Friday evening she killed. ! called
children there, Nearey sober he asked me "
had worked that day said yes my sister got tea ready
and said to Nearey, "Tem will you take your supper
he made reply am storecutter ard Nearey ked
IN the same yard Sh me went out aud didn't wait 70
zee them have supper her manner was Kind 10 him
knew 'ha portha of i'll from her; heard
nothing more Of her till that night when her little girl
70 my door and told me her mother killed
went down the officers were there ran at Nearey aud
said $50 have killed my sister. the officers pre-
vented me; deceased at Bellevue Hospital the
Sunday night before she died; asked her il she knew
me and she said She did saw her boiy after death.
Gross examinsd-she was an afectionate and kind
wife to him have charge OF her children noF; have
doubt Nearey sober when was there think he
feemed uneasy in consequence Of being out Of work
when the officers there be did try to away
he said TO me that he didn't murder her; said, You
did and you viii hang for i he then said didn't In
tend to bill her and If did I'm willing to hang for 1t
To juror-He was quiet enough but he gave her bad
support since he came TO New York be did very little Tor
her or the children; last summer ] thought he
little out OF his mind by brandy drinking.
To the District AtorneyI know Of his beating her be-
fore he struck her before with knife and as arrested
for it.
To Mr. Morrison--That was three four months be.
fore that he had been disturbed in his mind az that
time from drink that he could neither drink work
Ibeard that he little disturbed in his mind ng
over in the vessel: took him to doctor who told me
there was nothing matter with him but from brandy
drinking he him bottle for which paid SO cents
about two months after that he stuck her with knife
don't uwbpth tbp iipar
tendant of drug store the prisoner in the habit Of
drinking bad brandy
brandy drinking he left his wife and faey destitute.
Henry porr husband Of Mrs. Annie Dorr corroborate
ice
John Fl. Stevens, NJ D.. surgeon of Bellevue Hospital
deposed-Mrs Nearey brought to the hospital
Friday in March last she died the following Monday
morning at four O'Clock she spoke but not consciously
made post naorten examination Tuesday; her head
and shoulders were very much bruised her skull
fractured and brain congested; the wounds ap-
peared to be made with heavy instrument.
and also cutting but not sharp instrument; her
face neck and head almost covered with bruises;
there ten eleven different wounds the scalp
the brain very much congeted and marks of inf am
nation in other respects the brain healthy Icannot
sa positively what instrument used but appeared
70 be heavy instrument (mallett produced instru
nent such as that would produce them (chisses pro
duced Instruments such those would inact Of
the wounds do not know the number Of wounds but
the injuries we're sufficient to death.
Cross examined by Mr. Nash.
TESTIMONY PRISONERS SON.
Edward Neary, poorly clad but very intelligent boy
the son of the prisoner and the deceased then
amned by the District Attorney and depoed- am about
Id Of before my mothers death lived at the
corner OF Twenty seventh street and First with
my parents; have brother and sister nv sister Il
about ten of brother is between three and
four; slept in the with my mother there
two beds in it, my sister slept with me my little
brother slept in the bed with my mother the night
my mother injured went to bed between and
o'clock my little sister did not go to bed until after
was asleep when she came to bed when went TO bed
my father was at home in the sitting he had been
ut home all day he not out in the that
after had gone to bed and asleep awakened BY
the cries of my sister; started up in fright; looked
out and my father standing in his shirt hitting my
mother, she lying down in bed; there was moon
light through the window my father did not say any
thing while he beating her in bed she was
moaning | didH't hear her speak I could not
distinctly see what my father had first he was
away over IN the room; | began to haloo murder, and
my father came to with maliet in his hand-fa
Large mallet produced which weighs seven or eight
poundsl-witness continued-that il it, he sad If didn't
Lie down be would murder me. was afrnid and laid