Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-18
The NeyaSink Tragedy.

The trial Of Dr. James T. Donnelly, formerly of
this city, charged with the murder of Moses, at
the Sea View House, New Jersey. was continued
on Tuesday, at Freehold, M
Medical testimony was received relative to the
nature of the wound, and witnesses were EXAM
ined as to the circumstances connected with the
death of Moses
William A. Smith proprietor of the Sea View
House, testified that he called Donnelly about J.
a. m, the morning of the LIST Of August and told
him 1t was time to get up and call the servants;
DOnnelly answered All right;n after he called
him he returned to his room, No %, on the sec
ond toor; there was rooted piazza on the second
floor, in front Of his room, the steps from which
led to the yard returned 10 his room he partially
dressed himself and went down STAIRS asked the
porter If Donnelly had come down vet; he had
not; the porter went up to call him. and came
down again; Donnelly came down shortly after
at five o'clock-perhaps a little later; Donnelly
when he came down, unlocked the safe, took the
books out and laid them on the desk witness lett
him doing this, and went up TO his own room and
finished dressing himself; he stad in his room
| aboutten minutes, when he heard a stifed cry Of
| murder, and Il great noise on the floor above as
OF persons running around he went out into the
hall, and the FIST thing he saw was Donnelly,
some ten or fifteen feet from his room door; he
was coming towards the witness, running; he
ran into the back piazza, on the second floor: as
he passed, witness spoke to him and told him to
stop; he did not stop until he got on the piazza;
witness went out after him; Donnelly appeared
matter was, repeatedly, before he received a re-
ply-ffteen or twenty times during this time the
prisoner was walking backwards and forwards
across the end OF the piazza, near the kitchen;
witness stood on the piazza between the steps and
the prisoner; the latter acted like a madman-ap-
peared to be perfectly crazy; they were on the pi
azza i've or ten minutes; the first words Of the
prisoner were, " He's dead, he's dead" witness
asked "Who,n Donnelly said he did not know:
witness then went up stairs, leaving Donnelly on
the piazza; there was blood in the hail. on the
thiId floor Of the back building; witness went up
the back stairs, and found Moses lying on the
bed, bleeding profusely.
Witness went out for a physician, and on his
return he saw Donnelly at the top of the front
steps OF the house leading from the yard to the Of
fce he was just going up these steps; he stepDed
into the floor of the hall and leaned against the
frame OF the front door he looked very white
and rather excited; witness asked him ..Mr Don
nelly, can't you do something for the diving man?
His first reply was eyes," afterwards he said
NO" Nothing more was then said, TO witness
knowledge; Donnelly was dressed in white pants
and gray coat when witness first met him in the
entry; early in the morning when he came down
to the office he had the suit on and the same
when he was leaning against the doorway; about
half an hour afterwards he noticed that he had
other clothes On-a black coat and dark brown
pants-at this time he wore thick clothes before
he had on thin clothes
Witness further testified that the prisoner had
previously dirk in his possession, which could
not be found after the tragedy
The New York Times, SAYS:
1.-The trial creates no excitement at Freehold
although, of course, good deal of interest is
manifested by the spectators, by whom the Court
room is par tally filed. The fair and most GU
rious sex Is well represented, occupying the gal
lery. The prisoner sits by his counsel with an
air exceedingly nOnehaiani, reads the newspapers
with avidity, occasionally looks over the pa pers
in the case, and laughs easily whenever ANYTHING
laughable is said by either Of the counsel He
appears to be either careless of the result or GER
tain Of an acquttal. He is man of medium
size, with long, dark, curly hair and blue ewes
He is dressed in a new suit of black DurinD
some parts of the important testimony of the
proprietor of the Seaview House. the prisoner
was very pale, but there were no other external
evidences OF its effect upon him. Mr. Smiths
testimony will be continued during the after