The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-16
THE SUICIDE OF xAcDoHALn.

.S-o,.po.itisn OF sae n sdy, SO.
,,ouss, 1. sbs Csc Of Robert MacdoaLd the sui
80 ,.orderer held at tbs city prison yesterday mora
an, n, oroser The proceedings were Interesting
az .eu rorthy attention Of our readers. rne fol-
to~iag 70 full report OF the .I.... -.
TESTIMONY.
Thomas Sullivan beng Gully Sworn, depOsel follows.
am deputy keeper attached 10 the city prsou; have
had charge Of deceased; Mosday In the second
oorr,asr deceased acted worry strange whsn opened his
cell door tps about hit o'clock called mo- and
when GOT there he appeared as though ne had been
drsns; he hse hls inside door open, which
for he always shu, prevent psrsoas look
bS IN told HIN 70 lie aown and shut his door him
two seroe times tho sourse " the mosning
them good d,s about eloven O'Clock ualocked his
cen door, and enAr'ng found him lying the bed
wrong, aeossteiy 70 the office aad reported
whss sss; Dr Summons came up and examlasd dc.
oeased have ncs ose. IN The a.oi. Of go.sg ous With d
tssen han ous Of pfisoai my regular post 10 oa the tard
corridor, but yesterday took NJ. Crosbys pisss and
wont % the second ter whero Macdonald condaod
O BY . Jarcr-Dd ma ORA Gown Aad San nons ssssnd
deceaseA ion uedatey alter you notified themS A. rhey
sorrdSss ros, are iTss saoaxs . sSus q r.v vol
yer o. small bottle being pAaeod thJ ougn
John anmons being sworn, says-Abous .
quarter past eleven ocock ycssrday, a. sittpg at
my desk a the keepers inic tho Office ana sAid
he vas afraid Macdonald hsa raxsu sooeshns
dooeased and found ba insens,bis; pis,cd some
wa.er % his head HAd raoe, ~hea be sad words,
bees oesih bed Of bis sroiher out rslurnod
shortly sfsss he'd applied the ice water; 90 applied
mustard 70 the ohes es and legs, used the stomach
pump without any effect then him snlpnate OF
emo, ana conansed unremiiuog our attentions until
eleven MINUTES sefore ave- O'Clock, when be died;
smeiied IN tomoler winch was Standing Ia the Cell Z
strong odor Of crcosots fsuoapum am OF opnion
that Death the combined enects Of
daoun and creosoe; never had any OCCASION TO give
deceased either lsQoasun be somspncs goi
tcoshacte and he might accidentally
posooed himsei this is merely ssuppcsit,oo Of mns
Peter Cfosby orpoSed as looSs-I the
keepers at the city have ba, charge OF deceased
for the past nootbs; not IN charge Of
deceased yesterday never knew aay one attached to
the prison TO take b. outsiIe o tn building Sunday
deceAsed old me tos he was convicted there wss
q probability OF bus being execnet, hs won d commit
suicsde he Appeared TO be rational then, aai Ia good
spirit adened at him; ne often threatened to com nit
suicide, frequently depressed 10 spirits; aboat
three four weeks Diie shSrpeaet NJ both ends
hike dirk, was found 10 hn possession; II was taken
except occasion, when he got
tooinache; quite . common thing for prisoners sal
he 90, The from out cup osed of the puy
soans gave 70 him; the knife l found IN mis-
pesscssaon sas common dinner knife, shsrpened 50 rs
10 rsenbie euk; suppose he got = o. one OF sh
meats; usual 10 take say all knives fom prisoners,
and nee to allow ,aem retain any kind OF weapon
foio.s.3Sous quarter 80 past s tssivs O'CLOCK
yesseroAy visited deceased In bis cell; he
was tsea very ill., AMI iaooring under the
Effects Of some narcotic poison ALLOW any OF the
prisoners 10 Of the prison with OF officers,
Ss r. mo NE os %ssn :. 20
allowed w or1er OF tpe court 10 10 ouside 10 company
with NJ the coart officers the knife found 10 posses
OF q seeAsed q common dinner knife, sharpened
~ the enc 10 look like DIRK; never had coa
vcrsason h deceased upou the subject Of sucde the
esousb TO sdnit Of the entrance OF large artclss on
tho s- v corridor have cells fitted up
against eli o,mmunc.aou between the prisoners aud vi
utcrs; abo, VI month alter deceased came ID tue pr
negro Who IN the habit Of attending deceased
handed me paper which Macdonald had given him, on
which In Scroed, otrychnioe, two shiings ~ortn
"a poooa dog vnh' sIo~ed tbs negro parcnxse tue
po<ea and pook away from him before he could
gve decs hsed the inscription the paper in'tns
handwriting Mscoonald before trial so~ priso
ncrs v get tn tr meals from persons outside tho prEon
but amer sion supply the meals oorseIvss 40
aevcr ai'os Ayes 70 remain In PRISONERS cells after
hey have vded their meals 20 those aader
osvicton alow any knives forks; from tue
ime Of the ais overy Of ascfonsids suAtoa on Non
az every stuD lion vss paid hun
omas Jenel con Ionos (coloredl deposed hat he ~as
water AZ the metropolitan Hote my wife did Washing
Dr. oeoesscd, nd orouxbs n@ clothes W MIN;
bring him segss from the hotel never
ought any poso zoe aecessed sxcsp, on oae occsoa,
Ihsn gave IN drccsio1s buy him lsu iaaun;
esou; on suo,a. soasxsou handed q paper
M Askeo et him some uychninc; he told me he
louid give 81 sE woul1 get toe him; refused 10
10 Il, told hin ,bsi he would Ask buy posun
cr bun again old not ~st on him any moro,
Fought ham any ssoeots; he TOLD he
enccd committing suicide; saw him last on SAsurdAy,
boot noon hsnc % him box q segsrs; never car
,ed lete, out Of the prison tor deceasei do
os know shs south IN lady with WON hs sssoclAted
ever CARVED Any esssgc 10 any lady for deccassd
John Owl, D, beng duly sworp, ocposed that
. paysscAn Of tho city prison. fscmetoacs furnish
Macdonald with medicine, bat never 10 = sufn ,ent
uansssy 70 DO him harm; have given him ops:es
ocssscaalIy, su, have Alssys been very care
n pos 70 give him than . snse dose
, time; may bau given him . couple OF drops OF
for Dis too.nA Vie; would take bali
eefroy life; / nav ave gwen him about half Q dozen
p<stes sncc have IN him In casfge; deceased was not
good hsalth sud II squ,sssd toe warden 10 slos MIN
90 exercise The Moor N the afternoons mcst %
YER since 10, pisbed deceased with any xnd Of
edcne cell Of ecessed found bottle which
nefIed sroosy OF cree pote, and Another labelled "N5
AIMS eltxsr," which contained . fec drops Of some
rcoto poison.
Al l. ssase o. the pr eednss Coroner J.cknAa read
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