Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-10-01
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was speaking 10 MIN On The SUBJECT OF rel
gon; Mrs Smith requested me to Look in the
pantaloons pucket of Donnelly / did 30. bui
found nothing; hel9 up the pants to Mrs
| Smith; there was no blood on them; locked
around the floor for the safe KEY, but found
none; the pants were the same as Donnelly
had taken off lpants here shown 4 no blood
| in room IL cd on t d or il was an hOni
or an hour and a half after murder, Mrs
Smith and / visited Dmnelly,s rom thinL
Donnelly's room door was nut omen wnen W.
| went in; don't think Mr. Smith could omen
Ddnnellv,s room with pass key: think thi,
was after Mr.. Smith and Others went in ia
examine; there were good many articles
| lying about; don't recollect whether the he'd
looked az if it had been slept in. Mr. Con.
merry traced tracks of blood 70 Donnellv,s
roonl-that was. after the mans death there
was blood all o~er the hall in every direc.
ton; people had stepp4d in it going n the
footprints were net plainly marked foot.
prints OF both bare feet and boots ther.
was white mating on the floor: saw Mr.
D1nnely after he was locked mn 70 have
conversation with him; nv son and Miss
Smith and Mrs. White were with mo be
protested his innocence Of the CHARGE made
against him; | learned from nv sun that he
was charged with the murder. / hava m.n.
toned 70 persons since tn t that 7 ihonyht
hi department was of the utmost pronrietv
snch as | should expect from an innocent
maa think Moses did MT receive nv con
versation on tn subject of religion ayre4a.
bly, | received no response he seemed nm
concerned; he said the last time spok,
him, "Oh, trouble me no more; let me die
in peace;" there We're persons looking in at
the door the last time my opportunities. I
should judge, We're the best f. hearing what
Moses said ; at the last m lnents If his life
stood at the foot of the bed +; he never asked
Tor minister, or for prayer, or for ANYTHING
OF the kind; did not know any one there !;
know none OF Donnellys connections never
h'ard OF them; was brou rht here as a wit
ness on the part of the State; | never sIepp
very soundly; vent to bed at 12t o'clrck ::
could have heard footsteps in the room,
above; dld not hear any during that night !;
there had been ettenilun during the latter
part OF the evening to a sick child think
went to the Sea View House on the 26tl
OF June; was there befnre Dunnelly came
thought he was of We y quiet dsposition
when persons were 81 k in the house he was
very attentive.
Cross Gam acquainted with Jas. NJ.
Smith. Recordercf New York fletter submit
ted TOR identi cation y that is the writing Of
Mr.. Smith Counsel f r the State wished Ia
read the letter; objected TO; NJ DAYTON
one OF the counsel for the State. said he
merely wished to show that there WAS M
dlScourtesy on the part of Mr.. Parker toward
Mrs. Branford the Judge directed the LET
ter to be handed TO the counsel for the pris
oner; prisoners cuunsel objected to the let.
ter being read; this examination was in re-
ferel ce to The sending for Mrs Branfnrd as
witness j a not see Donnelly lea..ing
against the bdnniSter that morning; did not
see MN leaning against e bannSter at the
foot OF the stairs; saw him leaning against
the wall (rtter submitted for Identification J
tla' Is my name writing; the conversation |
mad WIN Mr. Donnelly may have been while
Mr.. Smith was outside of the door; did not
REQUEST Mr. Smith not to lock Donnely up !;
dld not say tn re Was M danger Of his get
ting away; said he could not get out Of the
vtnillafor; did not hear Moses say at any
1l''ss' 1t was $50 he had won,ef DaAnelly he
may nave sald SlO3 f"r all | know; Mr..
Slnl'h may have passed Trough the room
Wnen was Taking with him; Mrs. Smith
was III 'ne room; Dr. Munfer was in the
room; when met Smith III the hall think
ne i'aa Dark ffock coat ON; Moses seemed
10 Sutfer good deal.
Ezra 4, Osh"fne sporn Am surveyor;
reside al Mlduietown; witness made map
u me Sfa view and surrounding premises !;
Describes map.
a. T. 1ompk'ns recallrd.-Donnelly' 5
clothing Was locked ~ in rom No. AS, on
August part IT clothing | delivered to ID
gentleman representing himself to be Don
neiIy's brother in-Iaw IN the Sunday follow
ing t2d OF Augusta don't know how many
pieces; can't say whether DDnnelly was ad
mltted TO his room after the cothing was
put there; the balance IF the clothes were
kept in the room for a SHIRT time. under Wal
Ter G. Parsons and myself; delivered them
To George Finch, a Justice of the Peace at
Red Bank; [pants and coat submitted for
. .,.' e''h fe'heh'eef Inc pants
,'o ooa; sn'w M u me one sem on saturday ;
:. SAa''."ru 'ao o"at anu '"u'lo no o'ood on
~ .o", was 'o'u ~"eh examined IT, bu'
r'oi ~ 'ne same i'lalher az IL now apPea's !;
| .,'"osN N"'"S Jury "nere .orh d'Hefehtly;J
vi hot lleaSllre tears, Dtlr from recollection