New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-22


drol he never Joined in their conversation that beard
nor oked with any oherperson 20 my knowledge ne was
always SUI and woud just do what he was told tn 40
TOOK no part in the amusement OF Others, nor haf ne
any amusements of his own he always that way as
long az | knew him.
II was one O'Clock and the Court took recess for
an hour when the Jurors. except those were dis
charged for the term The Jurors this trial got special
directions communicate with any person, and the Of
fcers strictly directed not allow any talk with
them.
After the recess the Court again assembled aeT
o'clock r. NJ when tie crosse Examination of O'Brien
proceeded with.
g. You said this morning that eating not in the habit
OF taking amusements with any person was he in the
habit of ever telling stories, anything about old times or
saying anything Of his father or mother!
4. No. | never heard him tsn any stories
nor speak Of his father or mother or ask about
them; he used 10 laugh sometimes when somebody else
was talking TO him when he would come from work he
often told how wei the people he with liked MIN
he always took care Of the children when with and was
often left TO take Of them by myself and WIFE, as have
thought they would be- safe under his as our own
he used to be attentive 70 them he liked the work and
when employed he fond of being with the children
his sister was married she had two three children she
little like himself but never heard anything
particular OF Lis father and mother.
O. What did you do with the money he gave you Nhen
be to live with Won last time
4. He gave it to he told that II and all he would
would be mine, he only wanted 70 live near me-
and have house beside me- he gave me fourteen SOW
eregns S70) when he came 10 me- and after ne gave me
money up 10 500, and he gave put II IN the
Savings Bank he did not desire me 10 put IN the SAVINGS
Bank any place else and said be only wanted 10 nave
house and home by told him to come with me ana
that would put the money in the Savings Bank as he was
sign his paper, and he refused going with me- ana
said he did have anything 10 do with the money
but 10 have living by and TO do myself rs a was ior
prove he said this before Daniel Heay VINO gave
the current money To put IN to the bank never knew
Heay before came to this country Cahng knows nun IS
well a. do this conversation was in New York he was to
sign his name he put in much money signed my name
Iar,ku made my tl.
he had S25 in his pocket hear when ne went away from
me; he able 60 month and board never
knew him TO be sick or day unWe ne Is IS wen aoie 10
work now rs ever he was lie was sOou WI.he ol ucse
years without work and all he earnedhe mostly gave me
his sister quite often IN the old country ne tlOuBhl
great deal OF the children and he seemed 10 IKE anu nave
great affection them and always liked hln mere ana
the old country, and myself thought good deaI o m
PTisoner-I was always fond OF the children n
Mr. GarreH s. Defaaresk, swOTn-I am Coroner OF Der
gen County saw the murdered girl at about IL CLOCK az
night when went the house OF the last witness saw
her living in the bedroom inside the door good many en-
tered there together and If not the FIRST was among tle
first the only examination made on the body was on the
neck which nearly severed from the BODY the cut
was from point of the jaw bone, under the ear 10 inc
other and got deeper in the middle when took hoid oil
the head in my hand quite loose and yOu could turn
any way you'd want it, just You could turn round me
head of slaughtered calf; there quite pool oil OoOd
round the body the the neck was ZgZag ana
Jagged and did not appear TO be done with one cut
might or might not have been done with an AK there was
found within about LOO yards OF inc house
which had blood on it. saw the defendant on ms arrest
three DAYS aferth murder there knife found IN MS
pocket; il common pocket knife II was wet ahd
bloody he was examined before me- and took the exam
nations against him. there was some cloed blood az
tached to the and think some hair saw no ci'1ttd
blood about the room only what was around the body
Lido not think the body removed from the place where
the murder was committed the bed in The room where inc
body found not made am sure oil thati saw no
marks of blood on the doors do not recolect noticing
ANYTHING particular about them; felt particularly ANXIOUS
TO see if there other wounds but the one across tue
neck but there was not; the boy was found IN bushes
10 no
his arm under his head and his cap IN his nand tnce were
wounds on the side OF the head and neck when brought
before for examination the prisoner was wet all over
first thought he had fever and put HIM by the ire 10 airy
often him around but had no Acquaintance WIN num-
cannot tell who was at my house when he was brought
prisoner for the house was c wded IN SNORT time Siter ne
came i'm before examined the prisoner told HIM ne need
not answer any questionhe did wish he volunteer
anything and merely answered the questions asked l
found no difficulty in conversing with hn-he understood
and him.
The examinations and confessions taken before the Coro
ner in which the prisoner Acknowledged the murder were
then read
January 1883 walking from the woods toward the road
| waited till he came mp to me, and then asked hin
where he had been for the last few days he sa;d
he was in the woods; | saw a wound on MS neck
and asked him what he had been doing when he answered
that he did wrong down there below that he hau Killed
the children he would be honest and tel the uuth they
thought he said, to wrong him out of his money and II
made him mad and he killed Them and was sahed 10 de
for II he came with me 10 Mr.. Demare> without any d
IN the night before that which he committed the murder
he answered that he in the habit of doing so and had
no bad intention in going there he was asked why ne dd
not put the money in the bank in his own name and ne
said he did not know but he could draw IL out
himself AZ any time; he made the same ackn0w-
Judgements at Mr. Demarests he had before made 10 me-
CrosscraminedHe did not shun me- or attempt 20 run
away: he came up to me and said" Good morning sir;
he was pale, cold looking and his clothes were wet the
wound on his neck was bleeding at the time; asked
him nothing about the children but he spoke about them
himself; On the way to Mr. Demarests asked him what
he Thought about killing those innocent children, and
he was sorry and he said yes sir he CID not complain OF
any suffering but said he had not eaten or slept since he
seemed agated when he said did that down there, his
voice trembed -
0hH d. Dt DGdTeSt SWoInfilS evidence WAS III COTVOoI"
ton of Mr.. Hoppers. 80
cross craaiied-Ihe prisoner said he was satisfied with
what he had done and he was willing TO DE ana we might
if we liked kill him On the spot
Iobu y smith sworn-TimOthy O'Brien worked at my
house on the of December last he lived about mile
from my residence the house IN winch Brien ved was
mine the key Of the outer door OF mat mouse IN Inc
nsoners possession after he was arrested had some
conversation respecting Bren with the prisoner on the
o+th of December; he asked me IL he could draw the
money in the bal and told him ne could not but that
Tim c,ud and would whenever he wanted H. and he said
Tim had refused TO 20 with him TO put money he had
in the bank for him he told me- he would have to fall
ont with Tim now, and leave him for ever, but for my
life not 10 speak word oi IL 10 Iin as you
Epow tell Won everything | had no more conversation
will him from that till him at Mr. Demerests, when
he said he had his revenge now and he was SATISFIED 10 de
asked him what made him get the Thursday night be-
fore Il murder and he SAID he was IN me habt OF dong
50 asked him if he intended TO kill Tin h answered
no. asked him If Tim had gone 70 New ork, aS he
wished he should and that the wife stad az home, would
he have killed the wife but he did not answer me- ne sad
that nothing would have happened the BOY lie ilaa not
follow ed him I'D the hill when went 10 Brens house
saw The mark Of bloody fingers the door the prisoner
worked for me he has been in the hborhood two years;
have often conversed with him saw nothing peculiar
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