New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-11
UOAAN MURDERED BY BYSTRANGULATIOX

Dr. Jsnes Greere, Coronsr Of Union Coas,y New
Jersey has for several day pact been engaged in hol
iug inquest upon the body Of = womsn nsane Mary
K,lksIy wlo died suddenly on the frs OF the north.
urder crcums,srces which led the ph,bt,u,s of ,he
vicinity 70 suspect that she had been murdered by hcr
husband. Edward KikMy The woman was barrel
before sn inquest was held and without ccrti6cs,s
havng tesn given by a physician. kdk>ry and his
vie occupied house owned by lease Rol wealthy
farmer IN Railway Township. ard the husband wss in
hs employ. kiksiy ard hi, wife were quite in'em.
rera'e and al various times hsd druoken Qrarel one
of which occurred on Sunday the 9Sth cf Nosc nbef
On the f. 10 sng afternoon deVased bought in sqnsrt
OF rum, and in the eveuh < became somewhs in,ox-
csted hom ff,qu,rt potations. Desessod said 10
David Roll. bother OF Issacs who was bosriliy
there, Shall kll him l-rei.fring to her hu,bsni.
who WAS lyrg upon the bed drunk. R,ll soon sit.r
weLt to bed aud heard nothing further uttil be WAS
woke mp, about , CT 3o'ccck, by Klksry, Nho 'ai
lie believed Mary wss dead. RoV advised him T. 60
erd nct, some Of Tie neighbors, but kslssry du.ly
concluded thst size was crly chilled by lying tho
door, aud dirsly threw some Blankets over her
body ard remarked that he guessed she would como
to when she get warm and then went to bel AMI
slept until after daylight.
foully dealt with Coroner Greene caused the body To
be- exhuned on Tuesday last, ard held an inquost,
which was concluded on Thursday night and resulted
in Klkary' being committed en- suspicion Of having
murdered lis Wife,
David Roll testified that he slept at kdksry's on
the night of her death deceased brought in quart
of rum the afternoon previous. srd early in the even
irg appeared to be intOxcated her husband was lying
upon tie bed drunk: deceased sitting 10y the ,blc
for some time snd finally said, shall Kill him, (re-
ferrrg to her husbands Roll toll her she had better
not le then ", Ut to bed and heard nothing until be-
tween aud o clock, when k,lkaiy woke him ant
said " believe Mary is deah'; witness advised hun
to go and notify of the neisbbors. klkary en-
d.agored to find candle, but not succeeding, sail
that Mary was probably chilled and would come
to-; be then covered her with some blankets AMI
went to bed where he remained until after daylight;
they then discovered that she was dead Kilkary aud
lis wife were both in the habit Of drinkiag
Mary Lurtz, servant girl residing with the family
of kaac Roll testified to going to the house OF accused
ON the morning after the death. Mrs. K,lksry wa,
living upon the floor face upward with her legs dou
bed under her. che noticed marks upon the neck Of
deceased that resenbled finger marks a. though shs
had been stIanged.
Issac Roll testified that he went up 10 the house and
saw deceased lying Upon the hoor BE- saw marks upon
her nsok but did not take particular notice Of them.
be advised them TO have the body buried. ani did not
consder that it necessary for inquest to b. held
A granddaughter of Isaac Rol! estfed that kllkuy
aud his wife often quareed and fought and that her
grandfather, after coming home from viewing tho
BODY aarked that "there had been fou play
post.mortem examination was mad, by Dn
SlyeIs, Housh, Cook and Grier and they were unao-
nous IA the opinion that the camo to her death
by sprngulation.
The Jury rendered verdict thst deceased csme TO
her sth by stlansuaion at the hands Of some per-
son to II EN- unknown, but believe that her death WA
caused by her husband, Elsard Kilkary.
The husband accordingly committed T. await
the action of the Grand Jury.
II = accused and deceased from forty 10 forty
five years Of age, and lave family Of five cLiiien.