Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-24
THE SEA-vEIW HOUSE
MURDER.
TRIAL OF JAMES p. DONNELL1
IN THE MONMOUTH COUNTY COURT.
r1psT DAY's PROCEEDINGS.

H.,
er living; have had one living. Last saw
him alive the I'd or Sd day of june in Rich
mond, Va; parted from him at the Railroad
Depot; he went North; got ticket for
Philadelphia. He was 10 years OF age on the
22d of last November his mother was liv-
inc in Philadelphia Her name is Matilda
Concklin; her letters are directed Isl Lo-
ean street, Philadelphia. TSleeve buttons
shown. Said he saw them on his brother
when he was in Richmond Mrs. Smith gave
them to me on the Thursday after the LIST Of
August, at the Sea View House; at that
time a man by the name of Bennett took me
ND into some of the rooms to show me some
clothes; said they were my brothers., gave
them to Mr.. Thompson. found in the poe
ket his pocket-booa and letter from my
mother to him. l have got the rest of AL
bert's clothes, some from Newark and some
from the place where he stayed. He had
been canvassing for a book.
Cross Er-I never saw the book. He
wrote to me that he was going to canvass,
No mark on the sleeve buttons by which |
know them; the name of my brother, was
Albert S. Moses. My brother was taller,
stouter, larger man than myself; he hal
been about the United States a good deal
about .he Southern States. | saw DR.. Fin
nell once; have not made any threats to him
as | remember; went to see him about
putting card in the paper; / complained
TO him about making the post mortem exam
nation; went to see him about putting card
in the paper, saving thatmy brother died with
delerium tremems Ny mother is not in Free
hold.
Ea. BIZ Pros.-I took particular notice of
the buttons never saw any like them
Ohrera BoteNe Sworm-I live in New
York, SIS West 25th st; my family was at
the Highlands this summer. l was at the
Sea View House this summer; went there
the 2Sth of the month of July; went back
on the Friday next in the morning left
children and nurses there. My wife went
with me; came back on Saturday that was
the next day saw Donnelly at the Sea View
Don't know what business Donnelly was do
ing there The day before | went to New
York, | left 500 with Donnelly; told Mr.
Donnelly would be back the day after;
that was Saturday. The money left was,
IL IS gold pieces, 2 $40, and one twenty
dollar bill. Came back on Saturday even
ipg came by the boat got the money again
Mg Smith the proprietor, gave me the mon
ey; it was the same money that let Mr.
DonEelly have.
Cross E1-I counted the money that
left Donnelly only once. DON'T reccollec
whether Donnelly counted the money or not
suppose he counted the money; Donnell,
did not say at the time ninety dollars;
talked with Donnelly in the Spanish Language
know it was the same kind of money tn
bill was the same the money was the sam
SPECIE the bill / supposed was the same
some persons were around there at the time
no persons attention was called to the amour
of money! went to New York, on Friday
suppose it was the day before that / CAV
the money, Wednesday evening or Thursda,
morning; did not see Donnelly write tn
amount of money on a card told him t,
put the amount of money on the book; hat
no more gold in my hands at the time, blu
had some in my pockets had no more in m,
hand am sure; first counted out this 500 il
my room; when went away l told him
would come back; it was in the front entry
where told him; don't recollect that Don
nelly went with me to the steamboat; | in
tended to stay at the House month; en-
gagged room of Mr.. Donnelly supposed Mr.
d. was one of the proprietors Mr.. Smith an(
Mr.. Donnelly were together; Mr.. Donnelly
went to show me the room; met them frs
together in the front entrances am sure o
that; My intention was to pay with that mon
ey; I gave it to him because did not know
any one else; / was to pay for board frs
week, $40, then after $55. / made that bar
gain with Mr.. Donnelly, second with Mr.
Smith; my intention was not to ask him fol
the money, but to use it for board; did MOI
tell him to make any memorandum of it
Don't know whether any other persons tool
notice of this or not; did not take any receip
for the money no one was called to witness
this transaction; it was between Donnelly
and myself. When counted that money il
my room l brought down just that money
alone; had about $40 in my pocket at tn,
time; / brought the money down stairs in m.
hand.
Ea. By Pros.-Did not tell Donnelly tina
] did not mean to call for the money again
Dounelly was in the Office and some person
were around in the front door; mean by tn
specie, that same kird of money; gave bacl
IL SIS, 2 $50, $40 bill.
Cross- Er- Did not tell Donnelly, that
meant to pay my board with it; if a strane
er there, it is customary to give the hote
keeper $500 or $500; only knew one lady b.
sight. BY Pros. ri am from Portugal
DR. b. e. Taylor, sooym.-I am praetis
Ing physician in Middletown; have been i
practice, 5 or years, about or 9 mile
from the Highlands; was at the Sea VieN
House on the 1st of August last it is i
Middletown township, Monmouth County
NJ. Arrived at the S. v. House betwee
and 10 o'clock, Pm. saw said body Their
then; in the third story, think in room "a
there was wound upon the back side OF tn
neck of the body; made an examination,
was puncture wound; its depth was abou
6, and width about % inches wound passe
obliquely in an upward direction; entere
sterno nastoid muscle, passed along obllque
? ly under the wind pipe, touched the cartilage
of it; struck the juncture OF the fourth an.
fifth yertebra, and passed toward the Shout
der; wounded the gullet in its course, mad
an opening in it, but did not sever it; tn
wind pipe was not cut through, merl.
wounded; am under the impression that tn
jugular vein was severed; the earotold arter.
was not touched; the thiroid branch wa
cut. ! elongated the wound for the purpos'
of getting its clots out, and viewing the wount
;o+n.ooil,-g. tl,o raNfl, frnm the external or