The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-10

whore the deceased and the prisoner were lying: found
ss wa s .Sirt On the doc, sst1I.sd Nth eSod The sta
sueo the psi.onsr put on his shoe: and psntaloons
took him in the morning to Ffsniiin nsrfst
10 the District Attorney-I believe the woman was
Doctor weltjy II Greenwich street. Has been in prac
tce IN New York seven years. assisted Dr. Uh In making
p9st morssm examination in this cass we discovered
head one about four inches and half to the left Of the
right ear one about two inches and hall to the right
OF the lett ear pointB out his head the parts
there was aceratea wonnd the right temple com,
mencing an inch from the the temple bone was ex-
ence the lip was cut right through there was another
wound In the left temple II was clean cut about an
inch and hat or an inch and quarter in lsngth there
two inches in depth and the other half an inch there
was another wound-a cat SIMILAR to the ono on the
confused all over those injuries were the cause Of
death; examined the BRAIN the brain was healthy;
were healthy; these wounds might have been done BY
heavy instruments they might have been done by falls or
Thomas Malone deposed-Thas he works in . bonded
warehouse; knows the prisoner about year. lived
at, No. ss Trinity place.. few doors from the
was steady there; knew his wife about ten
months; sa. prisoner on Monday, LIST Of Janury; he
bad come in few minutes before him; she had no hat
she had frock on; when he came in he did mot say
ANYTHING she sent me out for quart Of beer and the
Of the beer he asked money Of his wife, and she put
her hand her breast and gave to him. he asked her
that ALL and struck her the face twice with
his band he asked her that all the money she had
believe 1t SS he struck her with the open hand when
he asked her that all the money she had ste replied
peaceable AID walked home together went with them,
and went into the house with the but did not
stop there; when out the husband was In the
grocery store next door to his own house; saw him
drinking there did not go into the store went home
stayed there two hours ana came out again. passed
Hamilps house and heard noise, like Hamll leapng
the floor couldn get in and pushed in the door, and
raw Mrs Hamil lying on the foor the broad Of her
bask dead, and her clothes all torn and about her
head; asked the prisoner II he ''meant to make
DER" "did he do its' he said he did, and
that he " sorry he did not do it long
sgo;' whom opened the door he kicking;
the prisoner said it was drunken scrape, as 1t
bed the prisoner had white shirt and pantaloons
he had no hat he had heavy boots ON all her clothes
were torn and up round about her neck; she made
motion when put her in the bed she dead at the
time the floor all covered with blood, and her
head big pot; went out next door for candle
before helped to put her in bed; lifted her feet and
the husband (prisoner) lifted her head; Hamin said
nothing to me when came in with the light after we
put her into bed s:aid there until Haml went to bed
then went out to look for officer but did not find
one; Mrs. Mccarthy went for the officers, and went
back again and there when two officers came I'M
OF them struck the prisoner with club
Croes examined-Both Hamill and his wife drank
Hamill haId drinking man; when he asked her for
the money he said he wanted it for the rent she said
when she handed him the money 'there Is $S;'' he
didn't sppesr to be angry, only he struck her twice
the face he struck her pretty light with the back
of his hand Adjourned.