Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-24

House, MAP Is 6efe prSented, and wit
ness examined al length y regard to locali-
ties. ~ f
Wm. wilson. Hlor1..-I Reside in New
York City; was hopping at Thompson
Highlands, on list Of August was at the
" Sea View" that morning was in rooms
"a and SO Coroner Connery and Donnelly
were in the room; man was lying on the
bed with stab in Ms throat his name was
Moses; this was aHDat o'clock; Donnelly
and Connery wee assisting the wounded
man; don't ree6lle& hunters being there
mint have been, bit | should not have no.
ticed him if be was; | asked where the knife
or dagger was tkat cut the man. no one
knew; asked, ifAo weapon could be found,
how it could be that he cut his own throat !;
] o ed to see if a GOULD find any weapon, and
told others to looE; could not find or b ar Of
any remarked That it was strange no wea-
pom could be tounH; Connery turned around
and pointed to Donnelly; the manner in
which he pointed led me to suppose Donnel-
" did it.; it surprised me, as he appeared to
be taking as muSk interest as any one; ask
ed Connery if Ddhnelly was suspected; he
said he was, and that Moses told him Don
nelly did it Iasked him more particularly,
and hesajl he hsal organized Jury and ia
Ken testnpon III hIm-if that was tire case
Donnelly shoihd be confined; it was done !;
after this ConnerS oI ganized another Jury,
and staid in the room with Moses; preyi-
Gus to Connery's leaving the room he told
Moses he eould. not live, and ought to pre-
pare himself foF another world; Connery left
and [ staid in tie rooms there was lady in
the room, the two BARRIERS and Mr.. Schenck !;
there may have been others there l left
the room when he died; did not notice
whether others came in and went out; this
old lady stood at the foot of the bed she
told Moses he was about to die, and ought
to be careful what he said about accusin' any
person who killed him warned him very
strongly about accusing Donnelly, as he
might be mistaken, in getting up out of his
sleep; told him he had a soul to save; talked
70 him about religion: endeavored to impress
Tue awful thing Of q man agoing to die ant
accusing man wrongfnlly: repeatedly asked
him to think over again and see if he was no
mistaken: she said that in consequence of thei
being together late last night, thinking of TIL
man whUrsessyss ss,-bSea, his face being strong
ly impressed upon his memory, rising out o
his sleep he might be mistaken in the man:
was watching him while she spoke: he looke'
at her and looked vexed that she should asl
him and talk to him so much: said he had toll
her a dozen times Donnelly is the who stab
bed me-" told her he did not wish her to asI
him any more: this was about quarter of al
non hufopa h<, iaa. cbo fha IN,
more about preparing himself for death: a fain
smile came over his face and he turned away
IS though in dersion at the idea of dying: in
mediately after, complained of his legs gettn
cold, and said, rub my legs with vinegar:
lady looked for vinegar and asked for it, SD
said she could not find any, but she had
pitcher Of water; said that would do if any
thing she poured some on his feet, and rut
bed his legs: he said 1t made him feel better
said to the small barber he will die soon
| then asked Moses if he would tell me VIII
stabbed him: this barber was also asking biz
questions, be answered my question by saying
/" Dopnall& 90 sssksd him. WHAT DonpelIy
the ookkeepgr?" he said, Yes, the boob
keeper" asked, WAS it the man with lon
curly hair" asked, How he could tell
a-a dasas ys~5is ~ not?r he said, mo, it wa
not darn, lt'whs Night enough TO dstinguiS
his features" | think he said nothing more t
any person. he died about five minutes after
myself and the little barber were holding him
Mr.. Schenck and the other barber might hav
been in the room at the time
augustus lHuntey sworn- spell my nam,
Munter; lived at Schenck's ON LIST August
kept barber shop; slept in the main building
in the attic; slept there on the night of til,
31st July had not slept in any other place
previously; was at " Sea View" on the morn
ing of the Est of August: went away little
after five o'clock; Francis, the porter, came
after me; went up to and went in room No
"a at Sea View; the porter went up with
me; Francis stood outside; he stood there
till gave him directions what to bring me
he went to get thread, needle and plaster;
was alone IN the room 10 or Is mirutes;
looked bRtss&ksDpm door during this time ;
saw DonnelIy standing at door Of No. So
stood up to the door and looked through the
key hole: he stood as though watching: be
requested NERO go into No. SO and unbolt
the door and let him come in: | asked him
to come into No. "a: he told me he might
soil his feet on the floor; did not open the
door of No. SO took hold of his arm and re-
quested him to come in and assist me in
dressing the wound he seemed at first to
refuse, but afterward came with ME he came
in behind me, and as soon as Moses saw him
he pointed to him and told me that was the
man that did it: asked Donnelly if he had
any adhesive plaster threaded needle
afresh for himto sow up the wound when |
first came in took up external jugular vein
and tied it together after that | prepared
for stitchings Connery came in and l gave
up to him: the vein was severed no one was
present when took it up took my probe
and probed the wound it extended for about
four inches IN longitudinal was and about Ii
inch. in dig2Egr Gonnery sewed up the
wound: DOnnelly was absent for plaster
about five or ten minutes, can't tell exactly:
when he was4olBg to assist in putting on silp
of plaster Icut, Moses said: Keep that mai
away-he hasyeone enough for me . after Con
merry came in and asked who done this, he sale
Donnely did it; Connery asked if he had any
request TO make, telling him if he had any re
quest to MAXI telling him he could not lIy,
long, and wo6ld soon appear before his God
he said he had some money between two mat
tresses, which he requested Connery to send t
his mother ID Philadelphia No. ISL Locust st
Mrs. Matilda Uohklin; the money was brougb
out by DIR. Walls the money was counted.
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