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

'S HhO VI ehO ichcS, anu L dld not see him
any more; ne was going toward 'sSea View.u
the plank walk leads beyond "Sea View to
the dock; ne had not got as far.as "Sea Vieww
when saw him last; think this was about s
o'clock in the morning.
Cross-examined.- nothing in his (Don.
nellys) hand; did not see him throw ANYTHING
away; had light-colored coat on; | under.
stood Munter had been stopping at Schenk's
during the season; Donnelly stepped up Oh the
platform going toward the river.
Mary Giffney sworn:-I live at Sea View
House." act in capacity of second cook; rot
up at five o'clock in the morning. or few
minutes after; got up before Ellen Hurley:
hrst saw Donnelly as | came down from nv
room; saw him at Moses door: could not have
been much nearer without being against it: no
person could pass between him and the door.
he was only standing there; had on light
coat and white pants: / went to the kitchen:
saw him about an hour after coming down the
back stairs on the side end of the house facing
lhompson's; he came into the yard; had on
the same clothes; went into gents water-closet:.
he came down stairs as though frightened; he
ran down; never saw a person come down,
so quick; saw him coming back and passed by
the kitchen window; few minutes after 3
saw him at the water-closet; he looked quite
pale: in going from the stairs to the water
closet he ran in as hard as he could.
Crossexamined- got up few minutes afler s: 2
think 1t was after s. and not before; some one called
me, but do not know who the first know Of being
called was by Mary, the head wash-girl who slept
next to me; did not hear the persons voice who call
ed the girls up; heard no laugh among the girls. af
Ter was walked no ole called; the in which we.
slept is about yards from the head of the stairs,
do not know whether Donnely followed me down
stairs not down quick and did not notice.
the stairs came down lead down into the entry
where this man (Moses) slept did not go out of nv
way in going down stairs; Mosess door was next to
the stairs in the third story; knew it was Moses's
room; was not chamber maid; the first girl
who went there did the houSework till the honse
got boardecs and was then made second cook.
| State resumed-l recollect the numbers of rooms
81 and SO; did not the body until it was in the
wagon going to be buried; have seen blood on the
walls; have not been III any Of the rooms
| Mary Ann Lannin sworn: Lived at Sea View House.
on lst OF August last was waiter; got up about a
m, on LIST August at that time of my getting up
heard shutting down in the entry was about half
dressed; next heard means; told the girl who Silent
me with NE that heard moan in tie entry. and
that something dreadful must be there ard asked
her to go out with and what it was; we slept
on the third floor; went out; it was about three
minutes afer we heard the scufiing and noise then
VIC 10 Tie 1CUt OF TIE STAIRS: the
entry with his throat cut he was running all along
catching against the wallis it on the floor that his
room was on not far from the stairs he was not
dressed but i'll his night clothes stood there about
two minutes; he was covered with blood; left him
there and went up stairs.
| Cross eXamiled-Did not see any one else he was
in about the centre of the entry; do not know who
called me; thought it was Mr.. Donnelly; man came
to the door and told us to get up-said it was late
cannot safely say it was Mr. Donnelly but think it
was do not recoect any laughing among the girls
State resunied-all the girls got up as soon called
some get dressed sooner than others, and get down
stairs
! Characterization resumed-I was about half
dressed when heard the shutting.
Bernard Mclaughlin sworn.-Lived at Sea-
view House last Summer, and was there ON
the LIST of August in the capacity of second
waiter; | saw Moses on the morning of the
lst Of August, after he was hurt; saw Mum
ter come into the Office; he came in before
Connery, believe; did not see Connery come;
saw Moses before Munter came; saw him in
room No. "a; he was lying on the bed; he
was IN weak condition; he was covered with
blood; asked him how he felt; said he felt
weak; asked him if he felt like dying; said he
did.
CrosS-examined-W second waiter at>Ses
View; slept Oh the fourth floor; there are three
separate apartments on this floor; one used for
nurses, another for female servants and the
third for part of the men help; | arose about
10 minutes of 5 o'clock on that morning: Jas.
Maxwell woke me up; he was head waiter;
slept in same bed with me; the last saw of
MIN, he was on the Highlands; understand he
is now in New York: | could not tell where to
find him; James Maxwell told me he woke up
the girls before he woke me; Donnelly came
up to wake me before came down. he came
up about o'clock; saw him; believe he
knocked at the girls door; he came in about
three steps; saw us dressing and went out, az
ter which heard knocking at the girls door;
some of the men had gone down when he came
in; we did not inform him Of that; Maxwell
told him it was pretty time in the morning
to be coming to call US; this was as he turned
to leave; there was nothing unusual IN bis
manner; he had on pants and shirt; did not
hear him go down stairs; about six or seven
minutes after heard knocking at the girls
door as | went down stairs; went down to the
Office, and then to the dining room; Francis b.
AMI Donnelly were in the Office when went
down; Francis is the porter; went from the Of
fee to the dining room; staid there some 10
/ IllUuIeSi WSuG HUlu tHclC W tHC ohiOOf ! va"
talking to Maxwell in the dining room; he told
me something had happened up stairs; he came
from out of the office; in consequence OF that
l went to the Office; there was no one there;
staid there a few minutes; Donnelly came to
the Office by the front door, and Smith came
down stairs; they came in about the same time;
Donnelly seemed much agitated; Smith seem
ed as usual; Smith was in the Office when l
left, Donnely also; / went up stairs alone; L
went to Moses'S room; Smith had been in Mo
ses's room; there was no one in the room when
| went in; Francis came in little before l
left; | was in about or minutes; no one
else came in while was there; went down.
the back way to the kitchen, ont OF room No
"a, through the hall of the third atbry; there
were several in the hall as l came out OF the
room--Ellen Hinley and some other OF the
! girls, and some Of the boarders; it was after
this saw Munter; staid in the Kitchen but
a short time; went from the Office to Thomp-
sons and back before saw Munter: he was
lust coming into the Office; that was about half
an hour after had been in Moses's room; left
Francis in the room when left; did not see
any one else 60 in; Smith was in the dthce
when he sent me to Thompson's; can't say
whether Donney was there; Munter stood