The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-09


room when we went out or the honse; hs Thomas
shaw say esIy on Sunday m.nipg that he tho, gh ht
wife had the "borrors" be did so give reason Why
he thought so; deceased very inemperate her hug
band WAS aho very nemp-rai" have known him 10
srise decea, while he iutoxicaed
Thomas Shaw. the hus band Of deceased WAS then ex
amiDed ~ follow 3-ihceaed Is wife; engaged
most OF last evening IN with Francis and William
Shaw Francis Jarkson had three drinks together
about twelve O'clock they len go hone with then
far az Twenty md returned home
OIL nv boots and cat preparatory 10 gong to bed my
wife requested ne bed 10 lay the child by
me; while was undressing, the three men with whom
spent The evening returned they said that Jackson was
"hign, and was no, wiring Ia bome they remained
there six or feven mnutes hen went with hem As
10 get jackson home jackson appeared TO be drunk
no. out in all above an hour; when ret&ned S,nnd
tnat The door wal patty open the canof, burr ing ON
the montel pece vent tote the bedroom, ,o-ioe to
fnd my wife there; law the lady ising Pc bed but
rot seeing my wife, went out again, thinking tina
she bad gone out to meet me; l wat 70 her sis
ter's house, thnl ing that She rupht be there:
told them my wife was out, when thew
told me to look upon the stairs; went home and agan
went INTO he hoase the candle Vas standing the
tel piece not eepg her vent out az AIM aud on nv re-
turn saw someb,ae the fY; put my hand dowS apd
found ina, Vas blood ten gave alarm the pex
the house ysas full OF blyod that could not DID her:
they all Game back witt me; we arrived there one
inc gss house mep told me that the body of my wife
ros,ns when left TO accompany the young
men mel -. home Ss my, wife drinking woman;
sne pas been rsving for the Inst days wake
out OF her sle and kiss the child and say bless
~" she won ID then do the me; she has drank
heavy Tor Sic las six eight month";; brought in gl
Of brandy yesterday noon she drss the half Of it, do
not know. that she drank any mor,.
e1gs ant Marks, Of the Ebseenh ward police, deposed
Iov ows:-Aboat two ~ kaf O'Clock this moraing
heart the cry of "waiCb approached the spos froo,
whs nee the sound proceeded, saw Mr.. Elliot in his
En- ri sleeves be talc tkat q woman had been
oered he brought ne to the spot, and there I
saw deceased lyng upon the sidewalk there
psrd and then went band Of the de-
ceased; say htn wandng at the station house door
| w@ coming IN, Idei not knew him at nrst asked him
wbst he wanted, when he said sis wife was missing;
asked him where his wife was, when be sAd he did
house and, slowing him the corpse, asked him it
mat OF NV spe be Immediately fell upoa and kissed
IT. told dim get up then asked him long previous
nad no mtseed his wife; he sad he hal left her
about IN hour BEFORE be appeared 10 very ex-
cited, and showed good ceal Of natural feeling
saw The rody of deceased II abo feet from the
owe ling deceased partly on her right sde and
dir ecty under the third story window blood
uyon DE stairs wheu went int ,he room say q pool OF
tloodon the floor cen re OF tie room and abnx
eight Zine feet from the window: there blood
b6v this pool and the wndo there were some msrks
OF blood the window siE the window was open
thrre did not sppear to be aay bloody foot trucks
the room except near the edge Of the pool
De lay beede the pool esoeome plates
Glass searched the room thoroughly, but did net find
any bloody clothing, or any traces Of blood upon the
could wipe their bloody hands bloody Gnger marks
upon the table cloth Of table which STOOD between the
| window and rhe door.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Drs FfDneti and DonagEe made post naorten exAmna
ton OF the body OF deceased and exnmi,ed fol
lows DR.. VIM r. Donsghe deposed that be examined
the occupied by deceased, there pool q
blood; no blood was scattered about The room; no
mined the wounds infic.ed upon deceased; found
marks Of violence the body exce gns Ia the uppe,
portion q the neck, commencing at the len side
apple and ndng across ether side 10 within a.
N ID and half Of angle OF the jaw the right eide
the edges Of the wound appeared sar.ewhat jagged
ment, but became deeper aud completely serere.
the lAxynr and then gradually became superficial ual
reached the opposite side
O. Could that have beop nj nv de~@
A. could
@ Could decearet she did cut her throat, res f,ou
The door after shedding much blood AID throw hersc
ont Of the Window A. II Is quite possible could
Although don't nean to, that she did so the
arsery on the rThl sde the snguiar vein. lei
carotid artery, with all Is branches, unipvred on
ofhe exer pi branches Of the right carotid artery
cut In two the cutting OF the last mentioned wou
rot produce death she might have b7ed time ATE
ouch YES sci had been severc think that afr losing
| much blood she faiDted and fell
O. Could 'hehave recovered and zone 10 TIE wins,os
after thstcufS A. think she might
| Examination resumed--here Q on the rrh
side OF The head above the temple at the other side
the head, exactly opposite the cot 'is mentioned
fracture OF the skull from he effects tho bIox
received the opposite rde of ,ho h. there was
good deal ofcr.rava3,cd blood, extending cu
all over the tor Of the heel To the fractures oppo
site slee; orr OF the rbs the n ht side bro
and he liver was torn N by the points o. these broker
ribs; IN the cavity Of he add there good dea
Of blood which douet from the rupturo o. the
| liver; the stomach was rc pretty good order
l Q Gould tie aied bieoi have formed ofter
dtatm A No, could not for the circulats would
and prevent the no~ 81 blood; led blood lie
\ vital process, and cannc, be formed after death.
| Dr. Fnnei was then examined lie ooircided w.s the
previous WITH ess In oil be said The decess could ave
arisen from tie floor after bleeding three rnts OF blood
and rrcopiiated herself from v.e wndc-s Il Ia cutie
evident that ,he stye when sho put ou
Of the window. The wound In the neck IL Just where
suloecs are n tho habe Of making hcm they Ally
cut Tie lirynx. and iher think eat they have
in the attempt when HUb h not really TO -ase; whcr
socce succes Do the car qua or The ueusr nust be
ed; as these arteries baS, from the larycx, the
suicide does not often CIT them think Me wound
The ltf 10 the rght the injuries to the skr
body were produced b. the fat from On, window, and
THO al, IN ny opinion, took pace while deceased
ave extravfsaed blood vital pycs 49, ana could
| no; DC formed after M shad depcried
Corsner Perry here ar1ouncec Inst he would adjoCrp
the inquest uptl nine O'Clock tho foo~trc morning.
Thoc Shaw the husband OF tke deceased rotAis
ir cuscdy bs all tho eaer witnesses allowed 70
| a largo.