New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-22
TIE SEA-vIFIV HOUSE MURDER.
TRIAL OF JAMES p. DONNELLY FOR The
MURDER OF ALBERT s. MOSES.
MOSyOf-TU COUNTY COURT.

MoNp,Y MORNING Sept. ~, 1857.
The Court opened al 10 O'Clock. Inc auendacceb
not so large as il has been, owing T. the ucemeny
If TIE We ather.
,or dsv or two past. His sister seems very much
affected His father is not present to-'sy' fae
yiderce thus far elected seems strongly 20 indicate
Donnery's guilt. What the character OF evidence
cffered by defense viii be. we have no idea. .
David c. Lent, sworn-He became acquainted with
o s M him a. ssas c on WSSp ssS On Su s
CIV August l. Moses after lie was laid ogt
C,ossexamind-Saw Moses in Tennessee In June, N6 di
70, see linn again until he met him in New'f9rs
Ellen Hurley sworn-Lived At Sea view let Aug;
heard dreadful the entry that morning; The s who
slept with asked me 10 60 CUT the holse Hhaea ASH TWO
with blood gushing from bis thros. in the hall had
s hsnd the wounds then rsturned 20 nv own Too% ms
o+nns. about twenty minutes before got down staIs
S5n . the person door open and person oked the
room aS don't know who called 1t twenty
minutes after called before got dow 'iars when saw
Moses be coming toward me- ,'s.seIs i huh NH s,
other and looked up and down o1n ns ss & a
,9d ran GTsy ne 1Pg se hs door o,n
the blood could no. yen no d, come far .ponsh IA 20 es
Ersncis Rough, sworn-Lived at Sea View on Let
Annst saw Donney and Moses about IL o'clock the nsht e
o in the Office last Of them they were gong up s.A
T.n.; was 10 Mosess after he was hnrti was
81 O'clock don't know OF any one oef s,e
sir Moses wss on the bed IA No. 81 ssked him what W"
the matter; he said Douuelly had cut bis thIoa . ao..
Crowexsunec-I went for munter. pwen, t'lce; dout
know thai any after him. thinS Donney went
after fn only i S the cs nd upSo might
,oDe for Munter went Muner Immediately after comins
Sdrs both tines found MuDer coming down step, second
time went to the ONCE ooh nnes pissed ~ ,hs
way 10 Sea view the did not meet pounsy com.
back Sa both S1 fee called Donn,
IS minutes past he sHa s inot: called him but
d BIZ sr him get bed can't from his voice wn.her
he Was in bed when he answered me- o, not Tsn. %
Sece moving around usual don't know how ps ne STAYED
the soe don. I ,S.: hs that Would be pS 20 up .
sid finish dressing; don't know whether he had on coat
hTs Explained !. length the hi. room as. Se
o 1Si Sd%t have to p.: Donne didn't
na ah no oGsse 'i h Moss did .nys
before going to bed; don't recoect seeing ms
Ponasy ,Ga .s%' z, ss,::
onp sous cut Of he house scwsrd Moses and DOnnsh
be friendly that night, they Were laughing and tax
could get in without brssIa there blind. wins
dow did not look out; while at Sea View MansI had his
Schenck distance from the main building, and the
rsuk walk the bowling alley and bar in the same
Sshs.: gAS%D;G.'
down the step. front Of the msin buildns don't
eok particularly see whether there light over DOnns.
h.s VI 49, other than any other
loom Smith called that mornings he sent for Munr;
before did when called Dovney in the morning be
ont Of hi. room before got out Of tSs entry cam Witch
him three four yards from his door, supposed he was
Crossexsmination resumedI went down the front stairs
this the take call the girls DOnnely bad about
the hall that Of taow candle in the lamp can't
% . u s%,n %ss.1 Sh
been rer IL o'clock when they went bed went seout
think Moses went up before Donneyj don't remember OF
Cark being in Office at the time. Of hearing him say'
Anna w. Smith. sworn-I am the wife Of VIM. w.
snath proprietor Of the sessiew saw Donnsny on the
Of the house third story seemed coutnas toward
The back stairs. presently heard some one fall On the oor sns
through the hall went to who saw Donney go
several time. what the matter alarmed hearing my
husband ask the question often out the porch aud
pSns y {sd f's. a 70;
fs Ne SAID .pse sfn wont .oa.
70. keep swsy from him, he "" 90 much excisedj
Ached the window TO get cloak of Of hook aud
Don nell. . wss1' Sn sss BO,cG heard .erv.s; gu. IA
bleeding the hall gone up by the back sairs aud
came down by The font came toward me In the hail. asked
him what the matter he said there young
stains with his throat cut Ma Mount Mrs Bradford and 9TH
Err, oSr1ed their door, n5 and asked whs. was II, matter. re-,
sn bosrder. there Miller and o
ScnHe ~ 60 not into &
utsrsd the this who lying bed
looked at and ssid, "Ob, Mrs. Smith Mira smith. la,
-eid Donney had cut bis throat said II amt possible
hardly believe Mr. DoBnely would do such thing; per
hsps h. mst be mistaken and hsd better think over assn
and else did MT do II " he said be was certain
DonDey said he swoke from the stab and Donneuy
standing him chased him TO the back Of the hall told him
heard Conney and others he had but few moments to
DoDney he could and die saying he did IT. he said Doa
nelly did II was la after that In number OF times be
fore ne died. he said about minutes before ne died
Dir Douneliy did Identifies sleeve
lodging Mcses) There blood the bed In
10 50 the head Of this bed IL toward the bell.
Communicable weather warm, not excessively
vsrn the single and Of ordinary size Donpely
nay have been talking with husband soop i've
minutes don't know here Donnely think
had snt blood don't that
notieec If there blood be had lnnely had
thing sbout gosess character him should think
stouter than Donnelly; nothing Donneys hand
DonEey loaned me bad bill TO deecs suspected servant
could have wanted heard Of his passing
Mo'.s room great des she 10 wife OF the Surrogate Of
w-iork: l believe my husband depended q good
deal On Donnelly In assisting. AMI had confidence Ia
him servant girls hoRr TO set up FIVE; DOM knov
clothes that morning had black clothes when helping
very dio not notice what condition they Ia; was In
bonneys room looking Tor hey Of safe, think Mrs Brsdord
went with found pair Of white lying bed;
don't know whether this after he changed his clothes
no did not find key in bis pocket Donnsy Mosess
room o. TINS time did not ind knife his pocket have
DoDney bunch OF keys tried them 81 and G they Sooa
not open these don't the number Of his pass y
hey were changed otten there separate
the rooms few that had been lost Donnely toia nc
ssehated with the murder; he did not srySDt ~
| told him had heard 20.
Count here adjourned till o'clock D. m.
| A MIsi.rEh, EDITOR AID GESERAL ~ o ~
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