The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-04

prisoner and WORK ed ut the store No Stone street;
his ho 0 o New Years. nSS
open the store in the morning. the police had the pris
oner in charge when took the key from his house.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY. n
DR.. David Uhl residing at No 5 Bond street. who had
made post norton examination of the body Of the de-
ceased testified that he found two confused wounds on
the back Of the head penetrating to the boneone four
inches the left Of tie right the other two and
ahalf inches to the right Of the left each wound
being two and half inches in length; the right
nearly torn off, and there irregular acerated
wound four inches in circumference the right temple
exposing the bone also confused wound the fore
head, inch along the right eye and one inch in
enp tn the lett badly lacerated aud there was
confused wound the left Temples penetrating to the
right side Of the chin, and half inches in length;
there two punctured wounds in the left groin Ons
depth the and chest and limbs covered with
bruises, the lungs collapsed and somewhat
affected with tuoeroles the heart empty but healthy
the other vscera Of the body in healthy condi
ton; the brain healthy and there fracture
Of the cranum the injuries above described we're the
Cause-Ot her death.
Christopher wettje NJ D., residing at No. II Green
wich street. had also made post mortem examination,
and testified to substantially the same state OF facts
TESTIMONY OF JAMES LANE.
James Lane, of 2S Trinity place, being sworn deposed
that he kept liquor store at the place; New
into his store and took drink and went out again the
trisoner not drunk, but partially under the in
auence Of liquor he did not see the deceased on that
day.
TESTIMONY OF JANE SMITH.
Jane Smith (he referred to in McCarthys evil
aence being duly sworn dspos'ed that she lived with
lyn for tme she boarded there and a cap
ker by trade while she lived with the prisoners family
in Brooklyn she paid her board but not having any work
to do while in New York. she did not pay anything, but
did work around the house the prisoner and deceased
IN s and
occasions; witness in the house of the prisoner
New Years day, between the hours of IL and o'clock
she left the room about O'Clock and did not return
that day; she went to Mrs Lynchs, in Washington
street, and staid there for the remainder of the
day; the prisoner struck witness about eleven
and the with whom he quarrellins;
knew nothing about the death of Mrs. Hammond until
Malone came to her the night of the while
she staying at Mrs Lynchs, and told her that Mrs.
Hammond was dead, and had been killed by her hus
breakfast on New Years day. he was very druak the
night previous and had not got sober the morning.
the deceased under the influence of liquor when wit
ness left their rooms, at IL O'Clock A. NJ the day Of
the murder.
TESTIMONY OF OFFICER pwYER.
on the afternoon Of NewsYears day about Ave minutes
before O'Clock he standing at the of Green
wich and Rector streets little boy came to him and
said there woman lying drunk in Mrs. McCarthy's
house; IN few minutes after Mrs. Mccarthy and
she told me that the decea,ed, Eliza Hammond, was
dead Invent into the occupied by the prisoner and
found his wife lying on the bed the prisoner was
there also, and arrested him. and took him to the sta
ton house Here the witnesses testimony was zorro
borative of Mrs. McCarthy's testimony. On wit
ness's arresting the prisoner, and asking him what
he killed his wife for he replied that she mad been
out all the night previous and that the that
he killed ber In the morning witness took the prisoner
to the Tombs and his way thther he said that he
struck the deceased twice. and that she fell against the
stove ard cut herself
Coroner 0Donnell then addressed the jury upon the
evidence elected and after few very sensible remarks
consideration, rendered the following
VERDICT.
That Eliza Hammond came to her death from wounds
inflicted by her husband, Thomas Hammond.
Upon the rendition of the verdict the prisoner, who is
about forty years OF committed to the Tombs
to await the action of the Grand Inquest The deceased
was native of Ireland and about thirty years of age