The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-04

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sAs Would only Do :. rT.assy told ID ss &. n, =.
son. and had intercepted his shirts whom coming in 70
him with bis BROTHER; told him to go in and write
Cross examined by Mr. Blunt II have got another Let
ter received this dsy, nearly counterpart OF that you
have just read WIZ you compare yours ~ readf
Mr. Blunt read the letter, which only differed very
The District Attorney requested reporter not to
Witness continued-I think had at the trial proved
have been made out his father confessor the priest
told me that he something Disconnected about him.
he told that enets of his church would not per-
NIT him to dvulge thing that Neary said under
fessiop; this Father Wett he said that apart from
his religious oice and citizen meeting citizen be had
perceived rome wandering about the convict he did not
tell me that the NAB in fitting state for
Heaven than he would be perhaps at another time he told
wiet this pquisition the priest told that Neary
ssid be had heard whisperngs around his CELL he SEEM
ed to have repueDance to attend here; had free
murioati with the prisoner before the trial, but
never heard the Of Peter Tansey mentioned then
there was not word then about this insanity, but
did set up defence Of de'irium trenseas; ! proved
two Of de,irium hemens his part-one
the passage from Liverpool and another the summer
preyc u.s. had all his friends here then but failed by
ibe verdict the rry to prove derum tren,ens
ing at the time of the murder visited Dr. Rene at the
lunatc as, ium, and he told me to ask the man f hs
thought persons coming to take his life as that
would be the first proof Of oelirum tremens; did ask
him. but did not discover besdeusion regarding Tusey
did not tell this before the trial. he repliedhat he
feated the shame and scandal of 1t; Father Wlet. did
NOT appear reluctant to and give his testimony
cep would CHI pom his line Of duty towards
the Catholic faith, If he did.
The convict Neary then placed before the jury and
replied thus 10 Mr. Bunt-You ask ed questions
opcenDg Tansey; you called him Patsey, and said
did rot know him; you asked me il had been robbed
by him then recollected it, told you that did
not wish 10 bril- snch matters forward at the trial but
that after execution outline Of 1t would be Rven
t,sd YOU did not wish him harmed; recolected
tEt hat had rn% l. l.<aI
saw me wrote you the letter about him which you
read now mir there was gentlemen with You at the
distinctly tell you the exact snswers made you; the
ccpirel ces were all arranged in mind and hence the
lawyer don't recolect telling you that Tansey
and got unk and that the way the 50 went that
was the way the IS did CO.
To Mr.. M'rrison-To my confederation Tansey
around the house the night of the murder do think
he there that night, and heard the EXPIRE sons,
smy life and that Ct the three children would be taken
and the woman spared saw him there previously with
in bis hard, at the window my wife always
kept in contempt aud disafection OF mind; he was
there outside three nights before the murder and hal
loed out "that he would take my life; mind when he
was at the resr Of McDermotts house; to under
stand that be had taken interference wth my wife
my alb ence knew it from her abusive language to Inc;
did rot wish to tell this before my trial
uIyman thought it ST. apee that the convict did not
take means 10 drive Tansey away.
3Ir Morri replied that he commended that the
labored an baucnstiop to this Tansey.
To the District Attorney and discharged
for drinking, from the yard recoect the clerk Of the
Court ts,s IT, calling q, upon me after my conviction
trial saying had dragged my deceased wife from the
To Mr.. Morrison i did tell you that Tansey had
taken my shirts from my brother when coming TO the
prison thought that he lowering round the prison
still l thought often heard him there giving me
abusive language and calling me ridiculous names;
consider heard him ray q devil but do rot
mind The other things he said it may have been
one in the prison that spoke this.
To Juror-It after Christmas that Ta,sey took
the SIS from me.
in the prison. that Tauscy away from the time Of
the robbery; that bad not him since and that
did rot know where he was
To Mr. Morriscn-when thought that Tansey ~asout-
side with axe, to kill me and the children jumped
up in fit of irritation and seized the uallet and killed
my wife; cannot account for doing it now had ard
Tsnses say in lovd tone Of voice that it bet.ec
take tAe life Of and the three children and spare
herr was in bed WI en- heard his voice on the night Of
the murder; be kept behind partition; tormeated
in mind for weeks before it, owing to the ndety of
my wife.
To q JUROR am sorry for the crime; have not
seen Tar for long tine took drink all the
day Of the murder, nor the day before
To District Attorney bad beeu drunk st Patricks
day; rccoect attackire M wife with a knife in the
before that the first time that Tansey had
taken advantage of me with her. reoollect wifes
brother being in the house upon the evening OF the muir
der mind taking my supper; mind opening the door
for the German woman afer killed my wife; DO not
recolect if it vas she had in her hand pot
remember gcipg back then and locking the door, re.
men ber the pol officers coming there and opened the
door told of them that killed her for oiencen
To Mr. Morrison-I consider that the first tire Tsnsey
was intimate with my wife was upon one night io the
ysrd previous to the murder months rested badly
that night; the next morning found her not bsf ready
viii the breakfast and made attempt upon her life
with buife then taken t, Doctor Cadnlus ADD he
recommended me to be sent to the asylum certain
that saw two men with nv wife in the yarc who took
advantage Of me with her then did not wish to tell
these matters on the Trial
The ipquisition Court now adourned--bar past
seven o'clock-to meet again this evening at in
order TO nodate the jury Sheriff and District At
torney, who will be engaged during the day.