New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-06
Shocking Murder at Hartford, Coma
Husband Kills His Wifc's Parn'nonr
He stabs Him With n Pochet-E<nife-
His Confession-A Tnie Of Domestic
InfeIicity-Judicinir nvestig Cation.
from Tbe HartfoId Times of Sept. .

apparently asleep be overheard conversation In an
adjoining room between his wife and William Dwyer
ylch reused his suspicious, and fcighing sleep. be
listened. After some ptnuasion by Dwyer, who as.
sGrod the wife that her husband was asleep tic two
came into the bedroom and got npon the bed. Finding
that tier cOndnet criminal Sullivan jumped up
and dealt several blows upon Dryers head with bis
fist Dryer showed fight. when Sullivan stabbed him
IN the abdomen with pockctkniIe and then knocked
him down stars. where he was found shortly after
quite dead. This isS1llvan's own story. lie has two
children the eldest daughter, aged about IL.
Sullivan went ut once 20 the police ard gave himself
up making las own statement as tn the killing.
DR.. jackson examined tho bog of Dwyer. aud found
cut 10 the lower part Of the abdomen, from which the
intestines proruded This cut was sufficient to cause
death. 'I
coaoyERs ISQUET.
ooroner's Jury was summoned. who heard the story
Of sullivan, and collected such fGcs could DO gath
cred. They returned the following
NERDlcr-We, the undersigned, having been sun.
mOned Jurors D inquire iutJ the of Inc death
Of William Dwycr Who was found stabbed 10 death on
the evening of September B. at 20 o'clock y. M. do
Gnd on duo inquiry and examination. that The said
William Dryer came 70 his death from a wouod in the
abdomen Inflicted by knife IN tue hands OF Daniel
Sullivan j. {. Jackson. Foreman. Rawson Reed,
WIN. 2. Fuller. VIM. ii. Goodrich, T. Flynn. Loren s.
CoWiea ..f...
Tho body was then taken In cb,rge by Lis brother
who Is joiner ard resides on Neles IT.
Sullivan. BIS wife, md a maa named james GoR, who
wac present IN the house Of the time OF the airay, were
locked up In tbs station house.
THE EXAMINATION.
Sullivan was before tic Police curt this morning
and frankly admitted tael 10 killed DIVER Prev
ously stated. Iie was quite calm. ard Appeared to
roaze the sefioGs nature II the net which he had
United. His dsmeanor was NOT hat Of bray1do. bat
he seemed Tal0r ~ Do Impressed with TIE conviction
that he had committed jusiliable set bul ono wsch
lie nevertheless regretted he did not look Ike bad
nan. who hod murder in his heart, although
Gfald Juror Ne Manus who appeared TO prosecute tho
case sta ed that bis reputation lot that OF III VI
aid lnOfeus.ve nan which biz appearance ind'cr'ef.
lie raid had bscn reported TO him that no wns sucot
auAf a4i. lfu ok
dangerous man. lie had bceo kuovn, he said. 70
lbieatea solcnce 20 pareswhh whom he hed dlCGl'y
aud IN one cnc had iIcd pi9tcl
bali through the foot OF a on.nIei voiGna. This h.
ttNsed the authority OF reports that bad been IL e
- lin. but tho iinpFcssion which ihe rdsones made
% the court abe rerefso OF thls. lie appeared
without cOunso' and Goo q. Sil. csl. undertook his
case. and after consutiion with tie prisoner asked
ios adjournment 10 wednesday, Scp;eJ9ber u.s..
Which was grated. TIE CONT stated that 1t was a
balAblc case but no oio Appearing 10 give bal! oG!ii
yAn went % jiil.
SulliInss VITO wns brought into court and charged
with sGu.IeTE with Duysr. She was barcheadrd and
Die Impression npon the court She issuali IN stature
but assumed bold md defant air and told tie judge
sle "enuad Ike to know who's b. prove tho charge Of
herself quite satisfied" that tic charge ooI be
proved. She pat 1nder sotO bonds for her appear
gnce "a tic latA inst. aud vont " JaiL .f f.. "A.
James COL was neat aITaigAed on a charge OF sdn
tcfy WITH Mrs Sullivan IL was stated that The accused
Wa lyilg the sane bed Whica DEyer aud Mira SAIL
van NNfh ihN HA1hh4h uiahN t' N9o4"' tPN"
deoousec. IL j. said however, Tint be was 80 much IN
guOr at the time of the assault that Lo could not have
known Of anything that was transprng at least prior
g. The assault lie appeared excited from some cause,
but gave bonds the san Of $50 for hs appearance
the l3ih in aud being released seemed TO experi
elce a sense Of relief
THE MUEDERED MAN.
Dryer. the murdered mar. was about forty years OF
age war single and had sustained good character.
10 was formerly in thu employ Of Mr frank sI9cuu,
and had tho general supervision OF his rag warehouse
on COmmcror.st At the time - his dcnth he was IN
tie employ Of Sir. SoeDm's successor, W. J. Mclean.
and was regarded Trustworthy and industrious CIT
zen. lie resided with bis mother on frontsL