New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-03

/ View House; Il was present on the morning OF the
let Of August, in Room No. ~; l heard the cry OF
murder. and did not leave my room at that time
abe ut 30 minutes after left my room ana went down
to the office with the key ofmy room Mr. smith sns
proprietor Of the house sent me up TO Moses room,
telling me ! would be wanted as juror; went up 20
The room and found Coroner CoDnery OF New lOrk
swearing jnry served a. juror and examined tue
body; he was alive at that time; from the evidence
IL female in the house, who saw Dophelly running
toward the river went in search OF dagger or such
other things a. he might have thrown away: found
Si60 in torn bills Of various determinations thrown in
the passage leading to the privy found nothing else
where: l returned the money found to MIR. Smith.
Peter Sladen. being sworn, says-I am barber at
the Atlantic Pavilion and reside at the corner Of
Capal street and Broadway, N T.; heard a rumor
tbat some man had his throat cut at the Sea View
House and proceeded TO the house TO learn the truth
| went to room No. 80 occupied by Moses, aud found
him with wound in his neck; asked him who gave
him the cut ard he said the bookkeeper; he per.
feotlv sane at the time asked him such question:;
asked Lin the cause, and he sad DC had won $'o at
play Of Donnelly and that he, d. had cut his throat.
Augustus Munter, being sworn deposes and says
ain surgeon and physician residing in the City OF
New. York; was called upon on the morning Of Aug.
!, at or 5. O'Clock, to visit gentleman that was
dying; l went 10 the Sea View House, and found A.
S. Moses with his throat cut; the left ventrcle OF the
jugulsr vein was severed asked Moses il he did tue
Geed himself, and he said no, DOnneuy, the book
keeper did it, found Donnelly in the oihce OF the
i
NE the sck nan; he replied that he would be there IN
n few minutes Donnely came up in about i've min-
utes but refused TO go into the rooms he wanted to go
in the other door; Moses stated TO me- five different
times, thar Donuelly did the deed; the wound in
Noses neck bled profusey and was the cause OF his
eath: Donney appeared TO be very much excited;
asked him ii he did it, but he turned his head away
think thst the wound was made with razor or q
dirk knife: Moses could not have made the wound In
his neck; found razor case in his room slightly
stained with bic cd, but no razor.
Francis BOugh, being sworn, deposes and says-l
am porter at the Sea View House. on the evening OF
Tie isi Of July closed the house at about III clock
tie docrs were bolted ard locked sew Donnely at
the time about five minutes before closing the house;
be went up stairs toward his room MIR. Moses was on
the Stairs believe just ahead Of Donnelly; occupy
Dom No. 49, near the room occupied Dy Donneuy.
which is 49, did not see Donnely 20 to his room and
cid rot see any light in his room; saw nothing OF
Moses after seeing him the stairs called Don.
Iely on the morning of the lst about o clock, and
be answered me; | went down to the office, and hve
minutes aier Donnelly came down; when the murder
was discovered Donnelly appeared much excited;
persons could have entered the house from the lower
Dosage, but found everything in the morning as
left it the night previous.
Several other witnesses were examined, and testified
to seeing the accused 60 down toward the beach aud
throw something in the water.
The evidence being now closed the Jury, after
brief charge from the Coroner, retired and rendered
the following verdict:
VERDICT.
An nquisiton indened and taken at the Highlands of
Neyersipk in the County Of Monmouth: State OF New
Jersey, on the LIST day OF August 1871, before ME,
Waiter C. Parsons of the Justices vi the Peace OF
said county, upon he view of the body of Alfred 5
Moses, then and there lying dead, upon the oaths OF
Twelve coed and lawful men OF the county Aforesaid
VINO berg sworn and charged to Inquire on the
mart of the State of New-Jersey when, where, how
and after what manner the said Alfred s. Moses came
t. his death do cay upon their Osths that one James
F. Donnelly OF the City Of New-fork, did, on this
aforessc, wllluy and clOniously kill and murder the
said Alfred 5. Moses, by eating or siabbing hin IN
'i' "e'A WIZ" " WIN SIGNED BY THE JURY.
Previous to Coroner Parsons commencing his exam
nation of witnesses Coroner COnrery caue into the
room and handed Mr.. ParsODs the evidence he had
taken On the ante-mortem examination, and stated
what he had done otherwise for the relief OF the de-
ceased. The Jury impannelsd by Coroner Parsons
returned Dr. Connery vote Of thanks for his services
10 the mater.
Coroner Copnery made speech to the Jury, thank
ing them for the honor they had conferred upon him,
and asserting that he always ready to do his duty
Tpon the rendition of the verdict Coroner Psrson
made the usual examination of the prisoner He said
bis name was James +. Donnelly; that he was about
20 years of age he was born in New-York, and in
regard to the charge preferred against him. he had
nothing to say; lie was innocent.
The Coroner then made out a commitment and gave
into the hands OF constable. that he might convey
he prisoner TO Jail.
TIE County Jail is located at Freehold, - miles from
Newark AID tbither the prisoner was remanded Pre-
vious to leaving the home, DOnnely asked to have
supper, which was given him. All the windows about
the room were crowded from the outside, and notwith-
standing the many that gazed in through open
sashes upon him, DonDelly did not seem at all discom.
posed but took his supper if nothing had happened
lie conversed freely with every one around him.
About O'Clock in the evening the prisoner was
handcuffed and placed in wagon with four constabes
1t having been rumored that party Of his friends mad
set of abe ad with view of rescung the prisoner al
escort was got up, the party all being well armed and
prepared to re siss any attack that might be made.
Donpely, upon leaving the house, said, GOOD
might, ladies and gentlemen" but none replied, and
he took his departure from the of his brutal out
rage in silence.
Late in the evening, Mr. Curtis the friend of Moses,
had his remains removed from the house and decenty
inferred in the graveyard attached to Chapel Hill
Church.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISONER.
DODnelly appears to be some twenty or twenty
eight years of age. He is above the medium size, but
very heavily built. He has long hair inclined to be
curly, light complexion inclined to be pale, and
apifestly very excitable and mpulsive. Under the
yiDg circumstaAces Of his situation he bore himself
very well. He was neither stolidly Indifferent nor
abect nor eonfued, but seemed to feel'at orce be-
coming regret for the deed he had committed, and the
necessity of keeping awake all his faculties in his own