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

"p'"" mo ihvis-y III MY pTtScHcej several
1 questions We're asked Donnelly in the other
room, to which he replied without hesita-
ton; | remember asking him several qnes-
tinns and warned him not to answer unless
he chose; he replied he was awar of his
position he answered calmly and without
hesitation; said he had had dirk knife, hut
! it wa not then in his possession; produced
a pocket knife which examined but saw no
blood don't recol ct that any one asked
! him what he had dpne with it; thr.k saw
/ Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Smith. az | was
going in the room where the investigation
i was held; did not examine Moses clothes,
nor see anything that was taken from his
packets; he had some SO /, besides this SCI
when | saw Moses. he was CRYING. "mnr-
der" and bring dDctor;" saw blood on
the floor Of No 36 but did not examine
minntely when first seeing the man | was
very much frightened, so much so, that |
would not approach him; think from his
appearance my first impulse would have
been to have fled from him.
Henry Miller, reca1lcd When | went in
MoseS's room asked him what was the
matter; he said, 'D,nnelly has killed me
-he has ruined me-"
The State here rested, and the Court
then adjourned till 8 o'clock on Tuesda
morning.
TUESDAY 22nd Mr. AMI Mclean opened
the case of the Defence. Mr.. Bradley Of
fered bound copy of Thompson's Bank
N, te Reporter in evidence in 1852, all the
hanks on which the spurious bills were, are
therein mentioned.
Mrs. Mary Bradtord, rife Of A. W
Brudford, Swofn-Was ssayiny at the Sea
View House on the lst of Aug; occupied 16.
IL, Is 20; l6, Is, 20 on one side. II oppo
site; was on the same side that Mrs Smiths
was. / heard the alarm in the morning at
past five; was up at the time; | awoke
shortly before and looked at my watch ;
heard heavy leaps up stairs ana coming
down stairs, and muffled cry which sounded
like cry of mercy; suppose | opened the
door instantly; saw Mr.. D,nnelly standing
in the doorway in the back door at the end
of the hall, as if he had just stepped on the
door sill his back was toward me-; he was
standing with his rig arm up leaning
against the door post aud his left down by
his side; his position was a natural one as
far as | could perceive; it appeared a posi-
ton Of rest; no compression If the arm as if
holding something; saw Mr. Smith on the
other side about as far as Mr. Donnelv was:
he was an one side and Dhnnelly on the 9th
er; it was ahont 80 Or 40 feet to the back
door; Mr.. Smith passed me; have no dulbt
about it; heard Mr.. Smith ask Mr.. D1nnellv
| H.. .s.1
was very much agitated Mr.. Donnely
seemed natural | think | could have per
celved if he was agitated; did not seem as
much agtated Mr.. Smith; Smith was
nearest to me; Smith walked to Dunnen
very fast and had time to ask two or three
times before he came up; this occurance
created excitement through the house Smith
and Donnelly went out of the door ON the
piazza; did not notice Mrs. Smith take hold
Of his arm; did not stay To see how long
they staid. In few mUmpnts one of the
servants came down the front steps saving
tina man was bleeding to death; Smith
then went past my door towards the front of
the door; | opened my donr and saw him !;
then Francis ran t,waid Smith and whispered
something to him and then he Went upstairs;
then dressed myself should think it was
half an hour from the time | first heard the
mise until 1 dressed myself; the room was
Then full IF people; Connery, Donneily,
Mnntrr and Aid. Wilson We're there; great
many persons were in the room; Went
>hurt distance into the room just at The door
way, and returned and Went into the room
adjoining it was the room &, m nuuicating
with "a heard Donnelly inquirlhg for fan
neIS; told him had some soft cashmere
which he said would do full as well; Dor
nelly was dressing the wounds; he moved ~
towards me when he spoke 10 me; lie was
standing at the head of the bed | went to
get the cloths; was gone only few minutes;
1 took up ammonia when | fret went up;
some one took this; | think Dr. Cunnery.-
went through 36 when | returned; some
one reached their hand over and took the
cloth; think it was Donnrlly | staid there
after Connery heard Moses declaration was
there when he died went out in the hall
and also into Dpnnelly's room VITA Mrs
Smith, but was in all the rest of the time
The jury were in ahother room when went
out wllh Mrs. Smith; when in the room |
had con 'ersation with Noses respecting this
deed this was after he made the Deposition
10 the Coroner and the people left there was
some one III the room; might have been two
but doubt if there was more than one | re-
gretted lie had accused Mr.. Donnelly of the.
rhine, as ! thought he was scarcely in Il con
dltion to recognise the one that did it; said
IN Il meditative manner, as if he was think
my over it-''yes, [ think he did," Spoke
this more as if h was speaking to HIMSELF
repeated the word think, and said, do you
only think SO and he said, " am sure of it,
know it" He then turned round with his
face toward me and said, | will tell you
The whole story and you may judge for your
self was asleep and was woke up by some
me cutting at my throat; it was done with
pen knife, and if you could see Mr. Don
aelly's pen knife think you will see the
Seapun that did IT. tfIen stepped out.
into the hall-Donnelly was there-and
asked him to show it to me it was perfect
" clean and bright; told Mr.. Moses that
thu could not be the instrument; SAID if il
vas not that it was something else; he then
said he jumped up aud caught hold and
struggled with him. expressed surprise
that he could struggle with any one +" Well"
lie said, g caught hold of him and he broke
away from me-" appeared to doubt him
suppose, and he sa d, 81 if you don't believe