The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-30

change having oee brought about b. vichey end thns
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World O reason Why no wanted money wss inss Ms
sghs q voe FIRST named imaginary l.sy spoke p nla
about hs poverty and degraasron. She did uos was1
HIM TO rich, but would pleased " 600 nm 60
70 deS ructon rbs prisoner woct ON IN scn ssn sof
peey w. and a. tho dms preserving s>e zioss ing ar
taY gable gravity Of couUtensnoe.
sid ne never had the hea sache Sut hae hamrr
ears. Hs sight was quite clear and no could zee any
x,r ,Sa examination sAs prisoner war coreeysd back
tho city by Capt. Combs and xn,er Bsin, AMI the
csner proceeded 70 the house 81 deceased shout NO
ss dnian where the inquest vas hold tofore the fol-
''. .s:.s sssy s ;s ssuus, ball,
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ISNs 0snnets. AudrewU. Badey
ma following istae ev,doEre -
Jssp.hsa ssul sworn.-Rsades in Forty ninth street;
waD D0qsAirted wath deoossed had Known him six or
soyeA PEARS since ne fr Ireland; HIM soout
o. isck SUNDAY riding with Ma Hattnewsou IN va.
go ,eSout nal past IL O'Clock saw him pallng up
m n avenue Fifty second street. when be took the
Sr s.ner IN; WAS shout two huadred yards distant.
Dchs W. Krebs sworn -kesdes IN Pniadelpnia, aud Ia
= - visit 10 Jacob Williams 10 Go~anu.; going down
Z srd rvenue raw . wagon going to.ards Fort HAul
hey were shooting birds; wagon na. passed hiu
- road took NO psEucnar NOTES Of the prisoners was
when the shos was Aired; / passed oo and saw . man
syne n the road be was lying In the gutter his head 70
wards the fence legs towards me ROAD thought he
yss drunk and passet Oh; picked up whip, (Which wM
Mortified ~ belonging 70 deceased
Peter T Reegan sworn.-Resides corner Of Thirty Sc
my house about O'Clock Sunday morning he stoodon
no stoop about ten minutes, and looked in q. tue win
Aow opened the door, and ne lOoktc 81 me; ne tToe
- In hanos in his pockets and noticed strangcnoss
n his manner came out the second time, and be watch
Thirty sixth street; he recognized 10 Court
1bn morning, and said was the mar he intended 70
shoot, but thought had not enough money about ns
Abraham D. groff sworn RenIde ct Bay RIDGE wss
sanding II Holdings gate Third avenue, near the Epis
sspsl church, about noon Sunday; saw horse and Va
kathewson; two men were in IT. did not know them;
sitting up driving, and the other man. had his
sasns forward shoueht hs rs in.oIieassd Tue driver
lad his legs his shoulders 70 keep him seefy; did
recognise him. could mot see his face the driver sat
Dr. C. G. Rothe sworn-Am . physician and surgeon;
rnide u Fort Hamilton assisted In tho post norton ex-
mk stisn Of the body OF Cornelius Cannon with Dr. B,r
ae ssw the body In tho road yesterday as was disco
vsred; detected in she book part OF the SKULL
small round wound oneshird Of an in diameter;
Nero NO fracture Of toe skull introduced probe In
wore AL With cossaatsd blood no other marks Of vo-
bnoe 70 be found the body In mixing the post NOR
Ne found that the ball had cut smooth round hole
through she 0ccipal bone about insh from the
dunn hne and immedisey above toe occpstai ridge; on
opeI the sku the membranes Of the brain appeared
somowhat couxcsted about n6h from the woand In
no ssull round piece Of bone found In the brain
which fitted the hole In the skull the ball. which had
ussyed the Left posteror lobe the just about the
ssreSelun, had pased In straight hne through the
sssr tns ,ronsl bone, which hsa no. touched IN
BAnaleous death must have been the result Of this
wound; had conversation with the. prisoner TO day,
Del cannot form definite opinion toe state OF his
nod, he has some queer ideas about sptrtuasm, but
= ssher respects he reasons Nike any other rational
would require cioser examination 70 deCidc upon
A1acak matter, the deception 10 % very easy.
NJ. a. l.. Bartlett sworn-Am physcian and surgeon;
lssrrosorate the medical testimony Of preceding wit
aess 10 the condition Of the prisoner think he 10 In
1nDe; have doubt he deranged, aud for
Same tine; he Is In state ci alienation OF the mad In
ssssequence Of physical disease and religious mental alb
% the Juyy-The nature Of the physical disease 10
nervous debility, consequent upon self suse, which
10 have been practiced By for years
Pest and that enough TO make any crazy accord
his p1lse reRulAr-At IS when felt H. which 10 extra
GAnary In young man placed In the position he 10; he
seks ~ csImy ~ any one can; don't think possible
obst no could oissimulate so much.
John Pope sworp-Reside at Bay Ridge; testified 70
seemG prisoner drive his house u wards For! HAmi
I'M thought the othoe sick noticed good ZEAL
g blood on the back part o. the wagon; fo'oved them
1an dying; whom about half mite from my house
60 man got out and ran around the wagon two
- three times ] pan towards them; lost sight OF
wns getting In tho waec1 and drove on thought Sas
IN right; that no going 70 the doctor's and
bacA the girl came homo shortly after and told me
6ssd man vas lying IN the road and she tnoughs was
esvneIus Cannon; went mp and identified him then
ec~ed IN the track AZ Aho murderer, and iouud hin In
DDhoken: DO was then IN The custody OF the odicers
John Mc6iynr-I rsde II Fort Hamilton; saw the
Phoner Sunday Il nfecu minutes 70 twelve O'Clock,
n lace through tho windoe: ne drove on; he Was
aasoe; identified him TO DAY ~ toe
Thm concluded tho evidence and the Jury found thai
re deceased Cornelius Cannon. naf boon uilfny
aorfd by John Wesley lay man
The deceased vas forty ave years Of age, aud leaves
whe and two children.