The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-30
C0rOner's Inquest.

IN TwINrY-sEvENrH sTREET-ooRONER's INQUEST
UPON THE BODY OF MARY FEAREY-ARRBsT AND
DESCRIPTION OF HER HUSBAND, THOMAS NEARBY
THE TESTIMONY AND VERDICT.
Coroner Hilton proceeded to Bellevue Hospital at half
past ten O'Clock yesterday morning. in order to inves
gate all the circumstances connected with this most
voting and very extraordinary murder by which the
life Of sacrificed to crafty the passion Of
man, and that man her own husba nd. We published
the first account Of the dreadful deed in the HERALD Of
Sunday morning, expressing, at the same time, our
opinion that the unfortunate could not long
vive the extensive injuries inflicted upon her by repeated
blows, given with heavy wooden malst. The scalp
acerated to such extent that the wounds communi
Gated with the bone of the skull which deeply
tured part The unfortunate woman conveyed
the Hospital at Bellevue immediately. She was then
in nsensble state and continued the time Of
her DEATH which event took place at four O'Clock Mon
Cay morning. The husband-Tho mas Nearsy-was, in
the meantime arrested by officers Heath and Grovensen
Of the Eighteenth ward police and detained in their
tody from Friday naht until yesterday morning They
then removed him to the Hospital in order to await the
result Of the inquiry Our reporter in attendance
and has furnished the following
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRHoxM.
Thomas Nearey is man Of, apparently, AZ years Of
age measuring only about Eve feet five inches In height
and Weighing about ia pounds. He has . sallow and
careworn counenance with prominent cheek bones, dull
surken eyes, and long, thick hair which has been
Of adark color but is turned almost entirely gray.
Es forehead projects Immediately above the eyebrows
but suddenly recedes and is contracted to blunt apex
at the top directly under the hair His eyes Of
gray color, giving inanimate, enervated and
feeble expression to his immovabe countenance and
weakly locking frame His dress is Of the description
usually by the poorest class of Irish emigrans. 1t
consists of linen Shirt soiled and bar
ragen vest gray tweed pants round about jacket Of
blue cloth-nuch worp-an old pair Of cotton socks
and shoes He had On diney, rusty coored and long
worn hat with narrow, tnrned up leaf and battered
crown, which realized the complete idea OF the "Cau
BEEN described by. Lever and Lover. He is stone
by trade and to this country from the town
Of Roscommon in the province Of Connsught Ireland.
The maiden Of his unfortunate wife Mary
Nanisn, ard they married about twenty-five
years. Nearey Of Incorporate habits, bu.
not confirmed drunkard, and failing to get work
at home his brother-inaw, Michael Manion, sent
from this city money sufficient to bring himself with his
late wife and family, America They arrived mere
about December, 1851 and having lived for time in
the houee of the brother ia law Nearey got employment
in the yard OF the Empire Stone Dressing Company in
Twenty ninth street. when he took in the at
the of Twenty seventh street and First avenue
in which he remained they became the scene Of the
late tragedy He brought yesterday In charge Of
the faoe Officer by whom he was arrested, placed in
chair and listened with much attention to the details
developed in evidence against him In point his
resembled that OF Spring in Philadelphia the chief
witnes against him being his only lad between IF
teen and sixteen years Of age Of exceeding intelligence
and great propriety of demeanor. The room filed
with relatives Of the husband and wife the Witnesses in
the case, and neghbors anxious to know the result
There brother Of Nearys present. and Mr. Manion
brother Of the deceased The Coroner having taken
his seat, the following gentlemen we're sworn
TIE JURY.
George Tugnot.... No. 109 Twenty fourth street.
Joseph Ducel. No. 2s6 Twenty Sixth street.
oswel Mathews 49,. No. 2Ss Seventeenth street.
Reuben Philips. -. No. co.. Houston street.
VIM. a. Gardiner. No. l48 Twenty fourth street.
Anthory Deeyer :. No. 2os Twenty sixth street.
Joseph Warren Corner Twenty-sixth street and e.
cond avenue.
The gentlemen proceeded to view the body which lay
in the dead house was in mangled condition. which
will be clearly understood from the testimony Of
the surgeon. What renders this douby deporable
is the fact that Mrs. Nearey ecn and expected to
be confined in ak weeks from the time at which she
killed Uron the return Of the jury from the dead house
the Coroner recorded the following
TESTIMONY.
Edward Nearey being duly sworn, deposed-I now re
side with my uncle at No. 222 Twenty third street; his
is Michael Manion have living there since
Friday night previous to that night lived with my pa
rents at the corner Of Twenty seventh street and First
avenue; my father perfectly sober last Thursday
and Friday his is Thomas Ncarey; he is the pri
present. mysfather had been drinking all the
week previous 70 that week my mother and father did
not quarrel appear to be offended with each other
upon bat Friday my father did not discourse much with
my mother during that day went to bed upon Friday
night about nine o'clock unwell during the day
before got to sleep my mother went to her bed which
in the my father in the sitting ROOM
which Is Immediately of the bed ROOM when she to
bcd after this went to sleep and continued until
about half past ten o'clock when awakened by the
cries Of my sister who in bed with me- when awoke
my father the prisoner standing alongside of the
bed where my mother laying beating her upon the
bead either with the tool (chise) the maet heard
the blows very distinctly and they appeared given by
heavy wespon did not hear my mother speak, but she
moened heavily at this time my father had no part of
his dress except his Shirt there light in the
room, but could the motion Of his raising up
the weapon and hitting her; little light in
upon the bedroom window; could not see the weapon
distinctly at this time very much frightened and
set up In the bed and began TO hallow murder upon
this he to and sad, 1" lie down III
der you, too he held the mallet in the bed
then 1t mallet which he had in his hand
Here witness identified large wooden maet and two
iron chsel the weapons. and continued IL think he
he bad Of the tools in his left hand he held the NAL
let IN his right hand then lay down and after did
he returned and hit my mother again in the bed he
hit her apon the head with the mallet she still
moaning In the bed thsn he went sod looked out
from the bedroom into the sitting and immediately
turned round upon his heel and said she means very
strong had better give her some more he then seized
her with his left hand and pulled her 70 sitting po
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