Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-10-01
THE SEA-VIEW HOUSE
MURDER.
TRIAL OF JAMES p. DONNELLY.
IN THE MONMOUTH COUNTY COURT.

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son in the ROOM also Mrs. Bradford; cannot
say precisely when she came; when Moses
accused Donnelly of doing it. asked wheth
er he did, and he replied, Its no such thing
when / first went Moses asked me if could
stop the bleeding; asked me if was doc
tor; told him / was sent for as being one
i told him would do all could for him; a
few minutes after | told rim he could moi
live; told the porter slept in an attic at
Schenck's; said he had been to look for me
before he said Donnely had been there for
me; Donnelly did not say he had been for
me; he was not by when Francis told me he
had been for me came TO Schenck's on the
9th of July; previous to that was at Sea
View House: kept BARRIERS shop there; /
had been there since 9th Of June; had new
er slept over the Office at Srhenck's; shop
was there; called for light TO heat plas-
tiers; Barney Mclaughlin went down stairs
and got candle,
State resumed-Have had experience in
wounds previously studied surgery in Ger
many was surgeon in the Prussan army ;
have had experience in this country; was in
the United States army in the Florida war,
and part of the Mexican war; it is customa-
nv in Germany to connect the business Of
surgeon and barber; | went through regular
college course of study.
Cross Er-When I went into the room, a
man appeared TO have been wounded near 9
hours: Judge from the amount of blood lost !:
wound looked dark, as though it had been
done so time.
IVm. w. Saith, recalled.-1n the room
,llx,v off coll
of Jury, while was mailing windows, TASK
ed Donnelly how this occurred said he knew
nothing about it, said he came up stairs for
his shirt collar, and first thing he knew, he
met this young man, who rushed upon him,
caught him by the coat, and tore it {: said he
was running around the hall with his arms
spread open, bleeding: in the afternoon, be-
fore Parsons he said he had played cards
with Moses on Friday night had lest SIS with
him. and had lent HIM $50 TO go TO the Ocean
House, and was to be paid $40 for the use of
that $50; he went to the Ocean House on
Friday night: he also said he had S45 in his
pocket: was asked why he had not given it
up. said he had not been asked for il | then
asked him for it: took his pocket b ook and
gave me S45: t was all in gold gave the
money to Mr.. Botelle, the owner 4: when he
was shown the worthless and torn money
Dunnelly said he had h d that money in his
possession: said "a few days before This oc-
currence he had torn and scattered it about
the premises as it was useless to Garry it any
longer was in Mosess room that morning:
he seemed glad to see me; held up his hands
and called me by name; repeated in success
sion, he had been stabhed-he had b en- muir
aered-his throat had been cut | asked who
by. and what was the cause ; he said. Don
nelly, your book keeper; then said will
go look for doctor: then went to Thomp-
suns; when | returned, | Went up stairs
with Connery; found Munter, Mr.. Allen,
Rowan. and others DIR. Munter was attend
ing to Moses and requested him to let Com
merry take charge ofhim, as he was a regular
physician; Connery took charge; saw Don
nelly come in the room shortly after; Moses
noticed him the instant he entered the room;
says he "that's the man. and pointed to
him; keep him away. don't let him come
near me-" Connery told Moses TO keep quiet
he would he properly taken care of ;.he lived
about an hour or an hour and quarter aft
Connery came; during that time | heard
Moses say. "Donnelly the bar-keeper had
killed him. said it during that period fen or
twenty times; he said the first thing he knew
that morning, he awoke by the force of some
one stabhing him; saw Donnelly jumped
ont of bed and ran after him; caught hold OF
his coat and tore it; and that was the reason
he knew it was Donnely; Connerys jury
had access to Moses's room.
Cross-e~omfaed-Hea Moses say in
Donnely's presence that Dennelly did it
he replied, my dear fellow. you are miStak-
EN- had no occasion to hurt you;" Moses
said, : Donnely, you know you are the man,
Donnely made no reply; was not calm in
manner; was excited when Moses said this ;
never heard Moses express any idea in re-
gard to a future state did not ask any one
to pray with him; it struck me as singular
fact that he made no reference to that sub
ject; Connery and number of others were
present when Donnelly told Moses he was
mistaken.
Duect- Eramiaation-S Mrs Bradford
in the room about three or FIVE minutes before
he died; first saw her about Is or 20 minutes
before he died; Mrs. B. asked him how he
could be sure, 50 early in the morning, about
who stabbed him; he told her he woke III
anu saw nun utinit nlin, Juiilpeu OUT OF pa
ran after him around the hall. and caught
bold of him; she said he might be mistaken
it was ear'y-She Thought it impossible for
him to be certain; Moses appeared quite an
cry with her, to think she should try to make
him say what be didn't think. and Turned over
on his side from her. and said he d answer no
more questions she was talking to him about
five ninntes
Peter Staden. sworn--Kept barher's shon
a. Thompson's on the LIST Of August last ]
was at the Sea View on that morning: Con
merry was there when | got there; he came
out OF the room next to SO when was com
ing up stairs | went in the door where Con
merry came out; Moses was lying in the room;
Wilson was there, and Schenck was c~ming
IN; felt Moses's pulse it was very low:
Informed him that he was in diving condi-
ton; told him that his time was very short
told limit would be too bad to die that wpy
and leave behind such name for Donnelly.
he said Donnelly, the book keeper cut his
throat.
Dr.. Edtcard Tay1or. smorn-Am phvsi-
clan; have practiced some thirty years re-
side at Middletown; was called on to make
an examination of the body of Moses saw
the body at Chapel Hill burying ground after