New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-10
TRIAL FOR MURDER.

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NEwHAvES Conn. Wednesday. Feb. :, 1851.
The trial of Michael Jennings for the murder of Mrs
Esther Bradley Of North Haven the ah OF July last
has occupied the Superior Court judges Ellsworth and Hin
man presidrg for the last days The circumstances Of
the murder ore briefly these On Sunday July 1882 about
10 o'clock A NJ Nj Bszlaf Bradley with his two boys
left home for the purpose Of attending church az their usual
place of worship in North Haven ihey eit hrs pradey
IN charge of the house Upon their return in the afternoon
about clock they found her in pool OF blood lying
with her feet toward the outside door She was edss
and cold There marks OF blood upon the VANS ana
door and upon bureau which contained thirty dol
lars in money and other yauables Mrs Bradley was nor
rby mueed by cuts slabs upon her bead isce hecs
arms and chest The cut entirely on The neck
was pierced quite through by knife which passed just
back of the wRdppe Several severe slabs were upon
the head. two or three penetrated to tho lungs
aud one Just pierced the heart In all there were some
fifty s;abs upon herperson. The neghbors were aroused
ard dgent Inquiries made for the villain who perPera'ed
this atrocious Oifonse.
Susrcions were fastened upon person who had been
seen BY several individuals approaching the house in tho
forenoon about lO o'clock and by Others going IN an c
r.site direction about l o'clock =. NJ. Some who saw
lin approach also him walking very rapidly IN the
opposite direction in the afternoon . :. 81,
The Witnesses were mostly at the distance OF halt male
or more from the house, and not in view OF H.
they all cIuan,ed with the person wnom hey
saw passing but from the description which they gave
Mr Bradley and Others supposed might be the prisoner
who had worked for him a few weeks before and who
rrobably knew where he kept the money and who had
reason TO suppose that the rho family would DO gone 70
church at that time the usual custom when he ea
ia the family $500 . -
Monday at about O'Clock, A. NJ. a young man named
Samuel b. Miner who waiting the cars 70 the New
Haven station coming on the railroad trsoA
who the description OF the supposed murderer 80
well that he determined to address him by his supposed
name. 10 which he gave hestating assent Jennings
soon after acknowledged to Mr. Miner that he passed the
house of Mr. bradley the day before Miner than pro
epred his arrest knife three inches IN length
and between twenty and thirty dollars IN money were
taken from his pockets. Ills travelling Dag was eAa"
ired and found to cObein some wet garments
The point of tho kniio missing. and the KNIFE anu
Roots were taken 10 North Haven by the surgeons anu
officer, who conducted tho post morton examination DIS
Knight ard Jewett who made the post morem examna
ton searched infinitely the wounds wnich orcou 'eo
until thew provdentiay discovered the point In fracture
of the skull This point exactly matched the broken blade
which was broken by an irregular fracture leaving spur
mon one piece and corresponding cavity upon inc DINER
The enetho the knife correponded with the stao
the neck and the width with most OF the stabs ~ the
bsat Tie physicians concurred in the opinion that no
one Of the wounds would have caused instant death OI
that was from the loss of blood the result OF the wounds
taken In the aggregate and that there was Doubtless
long struggle, in which the murderer held nor hom
behind.
Tho boots Gted tracks from the house through neigh
boring field and tho money correspondent in deuomna
ton and character with that found upoa individuals who
sworo that Jennings exchanged with them onuet thls
state of circumstances the Jury alter an hour an nan
con,uatiOp returned verdict OF gHHy0 murder Ia INC
Jennings not set eighteen and attended during tue
loe trial By his father fine benevolent anu hsn rs
stectahle locking Irhman, siding in Brooklyn ~ L.
m son had aig avs been obedent and dutiui ana prop
ably little thought upon that Saooa'n uiornns .u 20
fore noon he should have committed the highest oShSe
,or, IN our laws in manner the most horrible and AZ
'tSvn.irg of any which has of late come within our
Wedge.