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


said no-it was ii the moruiug--dayIight /
searched for the weapon in the afternoon, be-
tween three OF four o'clock; first searched in
the bar; searched it thoroughly; also searched
wine cellar adjoining the bar; searched up
stairs in No. So; turned over mattresses; also
searched in No "a, where Moses was lying
dead; looked under the bed, but not between
the mattresses; on the opposite side of the
:" Sea View" and on my hand, is aguIly which
starts about 75teet from Mrs Jarvs's cottage
the bottom of this rayine, near the line fence
S very thickly grown with cedar brush, 50
much so that it would be difficult 10 get
through without being torn or scratched;
about 80 feet uorth of this fence is my bowling
saloon; near that saloon, next to walk, is a
pair of stairs; this walk runs to Thompson's
dock; Oh LIST A ugust heard Smith ask DonneI-
y where the dirk was be had seen in his pos.
session; Donnelly said he did not know; was
theu asked SOME other questions by the Coro-
ner's Jury in regard to The money; think be
was asked how much money he received from
the Spanish gentleman; he said 500; was ask
ed how much money he had when he came to
the Sea View; said about four dollars, said be
had used all of this except a few shillIngs; that
all the money in his possession belonged to the
Spanish gentleman; was asked where it was:
said he lent Moses $50 to go to the Ocean
House with party of gentlemen and that Mo
ses told him ii he was successful he would give
him $40 for the use OF it; if not successful
would return the $50; that was Friday night;
Moses won So Of him on Friday night playing
cards over the bar counter, Mr.. Smith asked
where the balance OF the money was; he said
he had it; Tompkins then asked why he didn't
give it up; said he had not been asked for it;
Smith asked Donnelly for the money; Donnel-
ly counted out $45, and gave it to MIR. Smith;
1 think the Spanish gentleman then came i'll
to the room; told Donnelly he had given him
500 for safe keeping; Donnelly said 1T was on
iy $50, ThompSong then said to Donnelly,
:. You lent $50 to Moses aud he won IS play
ing cards, and $40 you have now given Smith
which makes $780," Donnelly then paused and
said nothing; | think about this time Temp
klns said, /" Donnelly you don't appear to know
anything about the dlrk--the dirk that Smith
speaks of" He said, e l sold it to Moses for
So he asked why Moses wanted it: Donnelly
said, Moses admlredit, anu he sold IL to INN.
another reason why he sold IT, he had lost d
piece off the end OF the scabbard believed he
lost it in the yard:p Smith then said, 1.-THE
point of the scabbard is III the Office drawer, "
Donnelly was asked where the safe key was:
said he did not know: was III the habit of leay
my itn his vest pocket: said, if permitted to
go alone, thought he could find it,
Donnelly said he lost the So with Moses at
i've minutes past Ii O'Clock that night: Don
nelly said he went TO his room; Moses came
there with light; they remained in the room
together five or SIX minutes; saw nothlue
more Of Moses till next morning, near the
landing of stars on third floor, coming from
his Moses's) room, bleeding; Donntlly said
he was frightened, and ran from him
Cross eXanined-I saw no change in an
pearance when he answered these questions III
the afternoon; he appeared rather disturbed
when locked up III has room; it was about 4
O'Clock when these questions were put; these
questions were answered before the Jury
there appeared 10 pc no esnharrAssmeat ~
prisoner then; jury was held by Parsons;
was on Jury; the baroer shop is i'll my yard;
the plank walk is nearer the riyer-about AZ
feet: -barher slnA is alsA44e Sonih Of q
office; do not recolieet his dress when before
the Jury; think he had on black coat aud had
same Oh when first saw, him in Moses room
Jury was held i'll basement by Parsons; Don
nelly took from his pocket-book $45; he hao
one new cent; saw no other money.
The witness is next examined in regard tc
lines, fences and situation of property sur
rounding the Sea- View, Mrs Jarglss cottage
and his own premises-Schenck Pavilion
This portion of testimony consumed consider
time, but it is not of sufficient interest to re
port.
Barber's name is Montague; is the same
person called Munter; do not know that ht
processes to be physician; have heard hin
say something about having some knowledge
of surgery, but do not know that he ls;* y
do not recolect OF ever seeing Donuelly al
my house ORION my premises: have made sew
eral searches, searched along plank walks il
the ravlne: almost every one was searching tt
see if we could fluid anything: nothing was
found: / searched bottom of river from Thorn
pson's dock as far as Iicould see the bottom
searched nearly 80 feet down from high water
mark: the distance from plank road to higf
water mark is about 30 or 100 feet: whel
Connery was trlking to Moses about his sltua
ton, DR.. Wallace, from Thompson's, was pres
ent, aud [ believe assisted IN counting thu
money: Smith was there, | think Munter, anc
a number of others: think there was not q
high board at the foot Of the bed: Donnely
was standing there: think i saw him step to-
ward Moses and do something: cannot say
what it may have been that he was handing
something 70 Connery: did not know Donnely
was suspected until heard him call to thost
present to take notice of his clothes as he hao
been assisting, and stood in very critical sit
uation: there may have been some blood Oh
his clothes or may not: think he had something
III his hand, a rag or towel; 4 locked at his
clothes, but not particularly; did not notice
any blood on them: had Oh black coat: in
spt aking Of Moses IN the entry, Donnelly said
he was afraid he was gong to take hold OF HIM:
did not say he was coming with his hands rails
I'd: he SAID he was Frightened when Moses
came toward him, and lie ran from him: SAID
he was coming up the front STAIRS at the time
of seeing Moses: don't recolltet whether lft
said he was coming up from the office: be
eve there is no other way to get up from the
Office: at the examination | think there were
other persons present: Mr. Tompkins and Mr.
Thompson were the principal persons who
questioned him: he was told by Coroner Par.
sons that he need not answer any questions
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