Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-10-01

TO Mr.. Sinln TO come up, lHefe was MAJ
bleeding in the hall; Mr.. S, had gone up b,
ire back stairs and come do n by the front
came toward me in The hall asked him wha
was the matter; he said there was a y0un,
man up stairs with bis throat cut; Mrs
Mount Mrs. Bradford, and others, fastene,
their doors and asked what was the matter
returned to my room and dressed; went u,
stars-there were several girls and seyera
hoarders there; Miller and Rowan were ais,
there; Connery was mott did not 90 int,
the room may have gone in before Conner,
came, but am not certain; when first en-
tered the room the young man who was "
ing on the bed, looked at me and said, I" Oh
Mrs. Smith, Mrs Smith, I'm sorry I" re
piled. .' I'm sorry too; what is he matter 2
he said Donnely had cut his throat; said
+ i" 1t amt possible; can hardly believe Mr.
Donnel', would do sueh a thing perhaps h,
might he mistaken, and had Fetter think il
over again, and see if some one else didn't
do it," be said he was certain it was Don
nelly; said he awoke from the stab and saw
Donnelly starding oves him; chased him to
the back of the hall told him heard Con.
merry and others say he had hut few mo.
ments TO live, and to be sure he was telling
the truth, to try and saw. Donnelly if h
could, and not die saying he did it; he said
| Donnelly did il; | was in after that; was
was in number of times before he died he
said about ten mhu- es before he died, that
Mr.. Donnelly did it. WITNESS identifies
Esleeve buttons belong4ng tc Moses) There
was some blood on the bed in room No. SO;
the head Of the bed is toward the hall.
Cross Er-The weather was warm not
excessively warm; the rooms are single. and
of ordinary size; Dnnnely may have been
talking with my husband TN the stnop five
or ten minutes don't know where Donnely
went afte" that; think be had light dress on;
saw no blood; don't know hat / should have
noticed it if there was blond; he had coat
on Dennelly had always appeared to be "a
quiet, peaceable man; don't know anything
about MNses's character; seldom saw him T;
should think he was stnuter than Donnt lily
s.w nothing in Donnely's hand DonnclIy
loaned me bad bill to detect suspected
servant; said could have mere if wanted
it; never heard of his passing or attempting
o pass any Mrs. Bradford was in End ont
of Moses $ room great deal she is the wife
of the Surrogate ofNew York; believe my
husband depended good deal on Dnnnely
in assisting. and had confidence in Iii n ST.
want girls hour teaget up was eve; dan't
know "a great deal a ,out time men get up ;
Donuelly changed his clothes that morning /;
had ON black clothes when helping Cnnnerv:
did not notice what ondition they were in !;
4 | was in Donnelly's r"om looking for ley of
safe; think Mrs Bradford went with me +;
found a pair of white pants lying on the bed;
don't know whether this was after he chang
ed his clio hes or not; did not find key in hiS
pocket; D.nnelly was in MoseS's room al
this time; did not find knife in his pocket :;
have seen Donnelly's bunch of keys: tried
them Oh 81 and SO: they would not open
these rooms don't know the number of lis
pass KEY they were cha lged so often: there
were seperate keys to all of the rooms, save
few that h I'd been lost: Donnely told me
he was charged with the murder he did not
say anyth ny mere; told him that | had
heard 50.
Jonrt here adjourned till 3o'clock P. NJ
8 o'cRoCK. P. Thomas Mount svorn.
Live at Chapel Hill; have seen Mr. Curtis
! Lent.
G. Lent recal7ed.-Did not introduce No,
SEES as Mr.. Brown, or any other name: Only
knew him by the name of Moses don't know
| in what name he sent his clnthes to the wash:
don't know who took the clothes at the wash.
/ Iho's MINT recuHed-Mr. Lent brought
a body up 10 Chapel Hill /: buried if:
examined it it has been taken up again
since that: ii WAS the same body that the
physicians examined.
| D,niei d. C0nnery, suorn.-WaS at the
Highlands on the 1St of August last; | was
at Mr.. ThompSon's. and was called upon BY
some one. about half-past six o'cloek: ask
ed what was the matter, and the person out
side said a man had fallen down. or some
words to that effect; then asked if there
was medicine and Instruments at the Sea
View received no reply got up and found
the person had gone: then dressed myself
and reached the Sea View in about Is min.
utes when arrived there, | believe it was
Mr.. Smith came up stairs with me: heard
there Was do, tor in the room: | went in !.
saw a man lying on his right side and on his
back this wound seemed to me about 2, ~
to 2 = inches in length, dividing the sterno
mast0id muscle: asked Munter what he
had done: :old me he had tied up the bleed
ing vessels: asked him why he did not
stitch up tn. neck: got needle: took tie
needle and sewed it up: asked if there was
any adhcs We plaster in the house Il e stw
Donnelly in : he brought a plaster, cut it up
in the usual manner physicians do: a ne
over to the bedside and put on those plas.
tiers with the precision and neatness of a
physician was called upon BY several per-
sons there, whom did not know, To HI Id an
ante -mortenl examination: when Dunnplv
was putting on the third plaster, he said d,n't
let him come near me: | asked him why :
that Mr.. Donnelly was acting the part If a
| friend in rendering him assistance when he
said he had DIN. ennngh; finding the man
was pulsel's s, followed the artery up to the
clavlcle: found no pulse; / felt the extrem
tiles, and they were perfectly cold the lips
were pale and the whole features proclaimed
am state, which clearly proved to me
that the --- had entirely ceased -
believing the man was about to die, and being
requested to take his dying testimony, got
six persons a, jurors, and affirmed them hy
raising their hands: then used The san e
matters towards Albert S. Moses: asked
this man, told him he was dying, and told
him what pity it was to accuse such fine
young man, using all the means in his power
/ l.