The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-09
friends as were him 10 come forward and shake LIS
hand for the last time
DONlELLYis SPEECH

DOfEELLSS SPEECH
Having bade al his friends adeu the culprt procoedsi
to address the spectators in clear voice. as follows
To my friends around me; my friends in New Jersey,
TO my friends IN New York. To my friends in Buhao. Anu
to my friends in my much beloved hens, Washington
address these last words My friends exend over vas.
country but my dying words shall reach tenn when
Donnely has breathed his last / feel that; here sur
rounded by the of justice, by my fcsns by
such military display that the inevitable decroes Of JUS
hcc are about 10 be carried and that am st aiding on
copeecrated ground when look back and when re-
fleet upon the lro have spent and when lok above
me- beyond the darkness of tho future feel that stand
ulon the throne Of consecrated groundground conse.
Grated 10 justice calef 70 martyr-to man innocent
IN The sight of God When reflect upon my youth when
| reflect upon those who gathered areun me-
should not be impressed with the sancty OF this hoyr2
Anything that may say now will be said in the
ton TO any mans hearbsone; but believe me in my dy
rR hour, when say that there are persons yet wing
sight Of God. have no animosy-no i'll feel.
ins-po revenge TO satiate at this moment If
ny past ifs has been spent in sin, ! have
ust in Christ fee: that there is happiness in store 70
me- God knows my father, the con:essor here, know;
that am not guilty Of the murder imputed TO nc. You
see before you not an Indifferent callous There
is he'll wide and gaping, ready 70 grasp all within its
reach There is heaven, those REALMS grace where
mother beckonipg to to her, re.dy to
receive her child Truly, this is conzecrated ground
and came 10 New York for the purpose Of preparing
myself TOR a change in life there and then procured
place shortly afterwards was uniortnnate enough TO
wher murder was committed. You have al heard of
it. Each and every one of you have heard and
stand here the of the scaold 20 suffer for that
murder and ]: is due TO myself and TO my friends
me 10 say few words concerning the occurrence Nr.
s*s stands before God with brand worse than Cam
ever wore. bave few questions 10 put TO that I
am not carried away by the reality Of my position but
have scme questions for him which he must answer
before the great God. In the west passage of the
Sea v VIEW S oSss tracks OF bloody rect are found Don
| pers. Albert Moses was in that passage Who
10 we then know was IN that passage in his bare feet
| that mornipg2 Why, Mr. &&%@*. Perhaps it is
wrong rake up some circumstances connected
with this matter, but do it only for my friends
sake, that is all. When the fearful cry of 'mur-
der" was heard, Donnelly rushed down stars
He saw the form Of the murdered rushing through
the passage him fall the hall tho fiat of his back
ard became terrified at the spectacle. II the most
natural thing in the world for him to say ~ he dead"
The testimony that most esnablo lady Mrs Bradford
was the most truthful piece of evidence adduced any
other met Moses the passage would he be judged
as ann TN the morning Of the LIST August Jas p Donney
according TO the evidence dressed IN white clothes
he bad on aght coat vest and pair OF white panta
| looms. The room in which the man murdered a
small apartment nine feet by six lighted by the fanght
over the door OF an adjoining ROOM When Donnelly
tered that room on the morning Of the murder,
twenty live minutes after It's occurrence Moses expires
sion TO him was the-"Oh son of b. wish TO the Lord
Jesus Christ had pistol and would shoot you" The
dying declaration Of man with such expression
that his lips received in evidence against
Donney then went on 10 that he did everything that
he could to save the life Of Moses, and asked the
| ton did such conduct imply gullp He aro endeavor-
ed tocast suspicion upon the veracy Muner German
barber by saying that the latter told fasehooi when
swore he tied the external vcn for OF tho phys
clans who made subsequent examination of the body
found the gature which should have been the wound
Munter had done he said he did He then referred
to spot of blood which found at the foot Moses
bed and wanted 70 know how possible for the
BE- there Moses Jumped out Of bed in the stated
in the evidence When Moses after rece ,ing ihe fatal
stab rushed out into the hall and met Donney the latter
retreaed as any one would under no matter what cir
cumstanccs Then that the suspicion flashed across
Moses mind that Donney was the murderer Tho idea
fastened on his mind No after idea could remove
IA .xf MIA nd l.ad,s. anr
The dying man, dong all he could 10 the life that
was then fast expiring Did that Indicate guilt When
the latter, without knowing what had happened, SAIL "
horrible; but keep COOL all that wanted physician"
indcatcY
Dcnnelly then referred to Judge yrcdchbur's charg
70 the jury and commented upon severely.
When he to the German barber he wen
there for an instrument 10 take up the artery with
and not to get the assistance of a poor barber in
such an emergency. AS he went across ths
grass plat he seen TO stoop f 10 PICK up some
thing. Well stopped moro than once II wasony pu.
on my slippers. II fpcked up anything must have picket
up two knives, for stopped and put my hand % tho
ground twice; the witness who me stopping and
picking up something could not say what picked up
Then, again. how could knife have got hcre2 should
like TO know could no, have thrown through the side
Of house The Witnesses that Donncy was lean
inc against the piazza when is supposed no threw
the knife upon the grass plat Well, If he did throw the
il up he must have like the rshman's rifle which
shoots at right angles. Then they spoke about my
taking long cut TO Munters chop Anybody liable to
follow the side and base Of triangle, instead Of cut
ting the anglo. When Miller went TO Thompsons
that morning he went the most cut OF the way road that
any white man could have taken. And yet he stands
above all suspicion. u only goes 20 show how easily
man may run around place When Miller came back
and asked me who was murdered, answered What
room is he nf" II common thing or boekkeepers at
hotels TO know their guests by the number Of their
only. II he had told me the number Of bis
o'-o said Come up with mo and secswhat you do
for him" bad been on a mssion and failed. could
get any instruments at hunters, and with the know
ledge Of a physician that Moses was hopeless
20 when he addressed thus my nrst impulse
eyes, and then in the same breath almost said
"no can't do anything for him; have got instru-
ments;" when Municr saw me looking through
trying 20 open H. ana was looking to see the door was
locked the inside when he opened the door. changed
my clothes IL s true but was there any blood on them9
The speaker dwe at length upon the testimony Of Nun
ter, the barber, Coroner Connery, nr. Taylor and
others, with view Of mpoachDg the verscy Of Mmter
remarks to Dr. Taylor personally, asking him several
questions II relation 10 the wound Moses neck
livery effort having failed" continued DonDelly, al
took the hand Of Moses in mine; and will forget
the grasp Of that hand a he instnctvey pressed these
his loom he was grateful 10 me Tor having cnacavored 70
save bis life For my kindness ! have go. gDOminy-I
answers TO the questions he was about 10 put
to me, but TO simply answer yes or no. exclaimed
Coroner, behold before you an innocent havo
done nothing wrong. Ccd Almighty knows am inno-
cent without any preparation 1 answered HIS ques.
tions. They came from me without study. When
askcd whore the knife was said, Il don't know,
sir He told me TO answer yes or no, and ! did |
II he had asked me what became OF the knife, |
then ] could have answered him Al lcasth. |
Mr. a%rse says he ssted me for The knc. oh, the per
iured villain. When they placed In confinement Mr..
efsas came 10 me and said, Donneiy, how about that
knifct' answered him by saying, You know as much
DAYS and half While he the stand the went
poorly FOR Donnely.
Take the dying declarations Of ponney, given after he
has received the rites o the holy sacrament In view OF the
awful moment Of death of who "a going 10 die
man and Christian: Take my dying declaration and /
weigh H. People Of the good old county o Monmouth,
whose plains your orefathcrs blood has been shed like
water while in defence Of their rights ~ freemen, |
ton. A blot has been cast the fsr cscutcheon /
OF New Jersey which time never oblhe-
rate. New Jersey will he dsgreccd when the /
buichercd remains of this poor body shall be dangling
from this rope Judge yrcdenburg said before the trial.
that Dornolly was guilty Oh may God forgive him.