The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-20


him again; jumped up and saw blood all over him;
"My gracious" sad, he has out his THROAT" and
went 70 the window and haloed "hurderi murderl
O we'll, who oamsf A We'll. donp know who they
O Who opened the door Of the COLT A. suppose the
man with the key; could mot recognize HIM wsll one
Of them came afterwards and opened the door Gddngs
O. The doctor arrived about how long after you made
the slarms A. It seems 70 mo II must have been or.
teen minutes or So
o Was he dead whom the doctor arrvsdf A. Yes,
sir they say ho was lying still and had stopped his
grooming there great quantity Of blood on tho
floor; he was shaking all the time before
Q. You have had conversation with him more or less
every day since he has been confined in tho celis
O. what has been the general conversation In relation
TO this charge that preferred against him A. All
be spoke Was that he felt WE'LL would get the best
o. What else has he saidf A. That ne was very sure
be would como gu. all right; yesterday afternoon no
WHAT oa 4. ssy Thss ne had got on ws
and that he would como out all right.
O. Did you hear him ever say that 10 would commit
suicidef A. never heard him mention word Of IT,
O. Was he in the habit Of shaving himself in me cell
A. Yes, sir.
sefY A. Two three times week.
O. Have you shaved while he has been In the ocli :
A. Yes. sir. with this razor
O. Whose razor Is thiss A. ,Skdmore's
O. Who brought II into the coll and gave IL TO him
A. don't know. sir.
SIR used altogether TO shave myself; he asked mo 70
sharpen IL good. for he wanted TO shave good.
sJSrorw s time yesssrdsyi Just after dinner
O. What time In the afternoon do you thinks A.
About three or four O'Clock.
Q This Is whom he asked you to dol III A. Yes sir !;
when he asked moi he used TO ask me, 10 faot every
day just TO rub u up, for foar would 60 out
afternoon after he came back from courtp A. No, sir
BY another Juror-When did he shave himself last :
A. Yesterday, think, between breakfast and noon
Nv Txrnr duHr hnuo INV una inn n nj
going to commit suicidcf No sir; not at ALL hs was
talking TO good nauredy; he spoke 10 me dur
ing the night once or twice, saying "You can got 70
sleep we'll enough"
O Had he ever made tho remark to you before about
up hi: rIz9, so0s Yes sir once before
You never had suspicion that no was going to COM
init suicdef A. No. sir.
The Coroner-when did he commence TO write these
iettersf A. After no ate his supper no up nearly
all night and every time woke up he was writing and
I wondered what he was writing much for.
o. Did YOU have any conversation with him while he
was writing these lettess What was ~ A. woke up
and ssd:7"What up and yet ,writing" 10 said,
@ You don't remember when he got through WRIT
mgr A. No, was asleep
last spoke to you during the nights A. About two
oclock-one or two O'Clock.
@ That was the time whom he said you could get
asleepi A. Yes, sir; that was the time.
BY Juror-From that time you didn't wake up until
you heard this noisei A. No. sir; about daylight
and woke up and could him tho light out then
looked down the floor and saw II bloody, and
got up and began 70 halloo then he had not stopped
By the coronsr-rasn you don't know whether he
brought this Handling the razor to the jail or not
A. No sir do not; he had II when nrs came there.
Q. How many days had he been confined before he
commenced shsvinsi a. ! don't know; he was there
the razor he could not sharpen good he gos nae
The corcnsr-Anything further. gentlemen. with this
A Juror wish 70 call the keeper again. Are they
aIovcd light in the cell 10 Mr.. Giddingal A Yes
sir. 81 rT.si4 s.N sanH eo h st
Andrew J. Wietts sworn. ss
By the Coronsr-You physician 4 Tam.
Q. Also Jail physicianf 4 am, CIR.
O. Just state when your aatsntion Was called TO Mr.
Skidmore this morning, and what you foundf A. was
between and siI O'Clock being Informed that the
prisoner 6kidm0ro had CUT hts throat; came tmmed-
s.sy and upon the body found ": extinct
ssSsrss he s. iosSd q. ssIo.s out pa:s!ns nom
i: ta 81 he s =: = sSss "a. y:
blood IN any othsr part df ths osl. = e -
L Q nscr Of this description would produce wound
@ Va. e.:
with great deal or liberalization che right sds Of
the e. s = sss depth q Tire: noss
tho right side or the neck this wound Unlisted
should imagine he probably did y while he vas lying
then rolled over against the wall because the sscking
was saturated with blood; he probably ploughsd the
,.so, IN On TIM h sas q u: neck and = q: rs.os
There being no other testimony Coroner Lynch reed
the letters found in Skdmorss call Of which che follow
ing are verbatim oopios:-- lesaa vsle-r.s-sa
ms LATTER TO THE rusLic-0RArRruL ALLusioK
.rr03 BRoo.lrs JAIL. o,lI Ner.,
To M FsIExps AND the Puslac-I hope andasf you 70
forgive me fos the er. and La. crime hst ever committed
@ no I'M 3 ss1Ss s' M,
berv Bursiar pstts thief god forgive those
g.: a. s :: s:S'
day sS s 4. O. ss Of ossr
minded msu NJ. q he done s his b.: duty |! should
Ia. he acting .a:gssa. ior half hour .ss
he a rs S have been more 2 his credit
was doing there and he could not give good q
saved % n f4
~ Other ss 3. one
the night key TO the hous lire in and the big Key
viii
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York rish Parents that is not true
s s:y sCs s
S ss ere s h 9 n
any truth in that for Oldest Boy going years
;s:a::5 e
they msn. by ~ and they told me thsy thought
there had been foul play aud wanted 10 know n will
ing that the Body should DO taken up aud told yes
a med 10 ' not & md msas s
folks then whent TO coroner lynch and stated
whole thing to him and begged him % have
up clear OF that Most foul SANDER but
done but am placed where can't defend
they come out on me like snake After saw lynch
Mr. c. Kicks In Grand II. and be denies
ever saying any such thing but 1 am in
jail be bites 81 III the meanest Of . snake.
Vow wish my Trend van make a proper :ssr . have
and folks and DO ask samuel d. Morris II he
assist An he refused and said that II should
done do Mr. Morris do have u done for the sake OF
poor old mother children, for Il IL faseh
Now win for the last time that not Killed fers
his money and wish return sincere thanks
jerks and for the able In they have
Quoted they with u aud hope
wont think hard Of for whaf have done this night
have not done this Of the fear Of being because
fer Death before going 10 stags prison.
Now shall asa youio forgive hope god win now
shall bid you Farewell wM r. skIDM0Rk.
LErrrR
BRooKLrr JAN. CxLL No. IL June
DRAR MorurR hope you forgive me for this last act