The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-03
The PeekskiII Murder.

The following particulars Of the horrd murder near
PsekskA, an account Of WHICH was given yestsrtAy ~
/, appears that on Friday afternoon last james Con-
st,nson Of vsrpaneks, and his son, Lad aged about
II years, started their journey TO this village A
RsnSs on By HH
ny. They got as far as the Lower Dock, where they
obtained two sassss of brandy EACH they then proceed
ed to another house, where they obtained some more
coming up into the yi'isgs, and after Travelling
around for sometime they started for home On their
way down they met the KeInys whsn the tragedy os-
euired which is narrated in thetestimony Of Coansys
Pstrck Connolly sworn, Hays-I am the SON Of the de-
ceassd; bye On Vsrpanek's Point; my fathers name
Jsmes Connolly; lived the Point he wszked Tor
John Stir at tee brick business; was with him last
night; went to Peekshil little after o'clock With
HIN; got home 1t H. it was aftsr DARK shen We left
ana my father lett Peekhi alone; went by tho post
road to barn where he dogs wele we tanned OH Of the
post road on the railroads we dc not go a. =, - the
Kerry and William Kenny sitting down They mad bot.
tic wh GIN IT. they spoke to my father and We SGT
with them they sat there six seven minutes,
and vent down the railroad, talking about lighting.
fgDt; Michael Kenny hit ny father With bis st II the
face and William Kenny hit my father in the face with
m We '0i's ss shd hs licking father. ss
hall an hour getting home thsse men told noe
ola not g homo they would ae lick, me- that
Ferry Frank FAIRY and Dennis Mcclure, and saw my
father and laying sead on the side OF the track
when coming back the we're coming from
Feeb Michael Kenny wors cd the yard with
my father my mother M living; have two brothers
ther down the road from where lett them aghtng;
wlea they struck my father they hacked HAM down;
DID net see him get up, they woui net lot him. they
were hcsing him IN the face he had two dosys when
he csme to PeeksiI; were In Cassdys; Michael was
with us; they drank twice st Csssdy's; William
twice; don't know whose house: and my father isH
and went up street, Michael was with us; mo and my
father started for home and left Michael 70 house up
stres ny father haliooed when they had him down 70
let him np; tasy did r0t have thing In thsr hAnds
Shsn they vrss beating him s.osP. the bottle thai
got up ueSs1 1s.W Michael o. WssS u.1ssi siss
Hsnds .A'' Dsi''' n''n's' A0o my 'As''' wore s'0a
After the little fellow srtsd for home they continued
they Conserved the project Of leaving him on the track,
30 that the NEXT tram which was almost due, would
oyer him. and thus help 70 shield them from Ia charge
nd the body completely cutting oil the head.
We subjoln the follow ns testimony of tbs snsiaser
Jacob r. Neluis swcrn-1 live In New Vera; am
ineer the Hudxon River Railroad; trs down milk
train down hst night xe leit Psskskil forty thrse
hat train; about . mile down thought s.w man
laying across the track 1--we were within two rods whsn
notion SOM.S 70
VI toppsd in the nsighborhsod Of fifteen twenty
rods took the light vsnt back and the body hay
ng the west track, With his head oil thxes OF four
oct from the track did not take hold Of BODY the
raism took him Oh the track; the blood was drop
ping when yaised up; think he lay about on
the spot frat saw him; the body laid out.
side Of the track the CONDUCTOR Ssyes there and
the hrakemen We then backed down to Pee4nA station
and reported to Mr. Walker; then went down with
the tram TO Now York. think the breaks struck the
wheels before struck the man; IL raining Little;
thtnk be vas yiDg his back think he lay nearly
straight with hs head cutade Of the track bis head
vac four five feet from the bcdy his hssd taken
of clos TO his shoulders; We felt the jar We went
ever him DID not examiae wherher his legs were
rangled judged the head was cut OF by the car
wheels; saw two nftesn rods below or south
Of the body was sitting stone steps, the ether
stanctng by him; spoke to them after had been to
the body; the one {Wm. kenny Is the one that was
stan ding rp; ed them II there any body
with them, they said no; l told them there was nan
billed; he said !. all right then be Was killed:
the men seen cd to be int0xcstcd and could not get
any satisfaction out Of them; left them there and
backed down to Peetskiil; when went again did
not ace them we stayed In Peeksli far IRON hale
an hour; Weat Th,rtieth street, 2e5, IYesids.
On tstuydsy morn toe prisoners Arrested and
aIofoner's jusy empannsnsd, who, after examaIng
ceased came t. bis death by "bicws nGi:ted By the
hands Of Michael Ksnny and William Kenny AMI Being
placed By them (whst In . state OF inssnsibiisy, OF
desd,) on the Hudson River Rai,roAd track, In such
position a. 70 be by the train Of SAID
thereby tai en- off,
The prisoners were them committed to the loekrp
untn NGpday, whom they had hsarieg before s. w.
Hurd, ksq Juetce Of tee Peace, Who committed than
10 the county jail to await their trial tbs charge II
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