Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-12


ever convict DonueIy;" and hence their testi-
his immortal soul, saying Donnelly stood at the
corner of the porch Another witness says,,as
Donnelly does, that Donnelly was standing in (
the doorway opposite the door. when talking to
Smith, thus proving, to use vulgar simile, the
sight ofDonnelly must have been like the Irish
mans rifle, which shot at right angles. hope
have created doubt in the minds of some of
my friends who may have had difficulty about
the slipper movement or door.
Not knowing the ground, Donnelly went into
a ravine, and the briars of bush tore his coat
1t wasn't torn as man would tear it, but by
bush. Donnelly did not answer Truesdnle like
n murderer, when he asked him who did it
Miller, too, took a roundabout way to go forthe
doctor. dolnot believe breath of suspicion
should lighton him, but if it had, he would have
benin the same position that amin. j asked
Miller "what room is he in ?m That was per-
fectly natural. know man by his room, and
not by his name, like any other hotel clerk
There was here considerable noise among the
crowd outside, and an order was given TO have
them removed from the front of theCourt House.
Smith found me in the bar-room. Smith said.
"Donnelly, can't you do something for that man?"
Said "Yes, !" mo" Isaid it right off Smith
said, $50 up stairs" 'tNo," said he, Stay
I'll go up" event up, and soon followed,
too. The speaker described what occurred in
Moses room, and how he assisted the dying
man. His shirts were examined and no blood
was found upon them. Connery, he continued,
said the man couldn not live. said Sect a fork;
let's try to do something for him." And if
had scalpel or a fork / could have saved him !;
but older men overruled me. (Dr. Taylor was
among the spectators; Donnelly addressed hirn.)
Was there. Doctor-let me ask you as dying
man was there ligature in the wound9
DIR Taylor don't recollect it.
Donnelly-Were the ends of the artery tied
tyrn
Taylor's reply was inaudible) All right, said
Donnelly; yet it was said tied them together
What Munter said was base, infamous decep-
tion-it takes my life, ruins my once happy
home, my grey haired father, my bleeding heart
cd sisters. Whoever was the first cause. Munter
was the second, and Connery helped. He is
still alive, and publishes a paper in New York,
and may he live long. DIR. Finnell was brought
down from New York, who dug up my deed
He would never have been brought down if 1
had killed the man. hope have stated moth.
ing but stubborn facts, which cannot be got
round. 1t should be considered that Donnely
was surrounded by circumstances he could not
control Every effort having failed to save him,
Moses grasped my hand-never will forget the
grasp of that hand. 1t is not egotistical to say
that what was done to save that man / did. I've
got the ignominy-Pve got the death, but give
that to Donnelly-give it to him-give It to
hitn-he deserves it. l want the reporter to
| take this down; Connery said to me, "Donnelly
don't give any detailed answer to any question:
answer yes or no." But every conceivable ques.
| ton that could be asked of me was asked and
[ answered 1t. Smith said he spoke to me about
knifc-oh! the accomplished villain! Speak
to me about knife! Connery asked me what
had become of my knife? / said, ~ don't
know" "Have you got it?" 81 don't know !"
He did not ask me what had done with it, or
should have answered This was after he had
told me to answer yes or ''No" to everything.
Smith said, "What about that knife?" Oh, YOU
know as much about it as do.
Then take, oh friends, the dying declaration
of your friend Donnclly, given after having re-
ceived all the rights of the Christian Church,
made with an awful appreciation of his fate
Take my dying declaration and weigh it Oh
people of Monnouth! people of the good old
County OF Monmouth, you have cause to be
proud of your ancestors, but oh, if Monmouth
was ever disgraced, if ever blot was cast upon
the bright escutcheon of New Jersey, you'll be-
hold it when you sec me dangling between hca-
ven and earth. Oh, yes, there is more than the
ghost of the shadow of a doubt. Oh Vrcnden-
burg, you've got your WISH but the people of
Monmouth County can rise superior to the
Courts, OF the Courts themselves above the po-
lltical quIcksands, or they will never prove wor
thy of themselves.
| Gentlemen, the Judge has proved himself q
man of irreproachable character, but that should
not shield him for running my character Oh,
am cut down at the very threshold of my young
manhood by an infamous but an unjust charge.
A Judge goes on with charge of three.quar-
ter of an hour; oh, point to single word that
can prove him in favor of Donney. have
numerous friends of responsibility. Since |
have been in these cells hundreds of letters
have reached me from those who know me-
those who love me-tliat pure, angelic creature,
who is at this moment on her knees implorine
1 God to spare me-ste will never believe that
Donnelly is guilty. Oh, receive my poor
body Tomorrow morning-place it in the
holy sepulchre-never be afraid to go
to the grave-never be startled at the
whispering of the winds, oh, Melhessa! Oh,
my friends cherish my name receive INV
dying declaration-receive it and lay it to your
souls as precious JUNCTION. Obi always vote;
value your franchise now. Remember, by force
of one vote Donnelly lost his life-three votes
for, four against The Chancellor of Ncw-Jersey
was for giving me new trial. Oh, while that
opinion is on record, Donnelly never should have
suffered. The Sheriff here, through one Of the
clergymen, reminded Donnelly to be brief1 Oh,
let me say my last-let me say all I've got to
say, and then Tn ready to suffer Five out Of
eight of the Judges of the Court of Pardons are
in favor of granting me pardon, but there is a
little proyiso in the Constitution of New.Jersey
saying the Governor must sign all bills Oh,