New-York tribune., 1867-05-24
Won Hagen, M" ss,7oa
Vanderhoof, z. n. s2,673 !
CRIME.
TIE KANE ARSON CASE.

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February George A. sheehan detailed the circumstances
attending the fire at the corner OF Second ave ond IhTy
first the evening OF the 18th OF December htthe
time he was Kanes barkeepGr. and told by him to
close up the hQuorstoro az ii O'Clock, or three hours
earlier the usual tme and tho prisoner, on hndng
the store not closed, said D-n YOU haynt you cose1
up yet" The store then closed and Kane proceeded
nv The barkecper as of the moving OF barrels This
kent up about feeen minutes, when Kane returned ana
ssd D. yon 90 into the hallway and stay there until
tell you 20 out Kane then went into the cellar
time he was when he returned he went STAIRS
Intending to n go 5 Sed Sd hs u OK tho
hallway was prevented by the smoke and was obged "
the street KS9e on ee meeting ne m aT Ser anS rtnSsatr S
the request TO HIM the next day sheehan furtner cs
estimated above their real value. IL also proven
that Kane intoxicated on the nlght OF the nre I
case will BE- continued to-day when the testimony ior o
defense will be offered
THE DERGAN MURDER TRIAL
The courtroom was again crowded yesterday moni-
ing and the interest the OF this cause appears 10
increase as the evidence for the State Is rapidly approach
ing its elimination. The girl Ann and the two men
whom Bridget charged with the murder are yet bo
brought forward IL Is understood that the counsel Tor
the defendant will insist upon the fact Of insanity and
the previous reputable character OF the prisoner and
they are close conference with professional gentle
men and standard medical works I'm order to subsantac
these points The prevalent opinion the residents
Of New Brunswick, and contiguous villages -, that
George H. Cook Professor of Chemistry and Natural
History in Rutgers College, was the nrst witness exam
ned Yesterday morning aud testified that he could ident
ify the skirt brought from Brdgets room by the Rev
Mr. Little, containing number OF bloody spots to whch
several small feathers attached; that at the nsIga
ton of the Prosecuting Attorney he had made careful
examination Of the skirt to see the spots were those OF
blood / examined them with microscope, and after,
ward by soaking little piece or the coth IN water anu
testing the fluid pressed out; believe that Is the primary
test Of blood those spots found 70 DE p9od eAaheu
the skirt carefully il could find blood corpusclesi
had got the blood OF OK OF some chickens, ana on
human body left il for several days to become dried 10
see il | could identify blood when 1t was dry IT ~ SAID
menstrual blood the blood Of the system readily forms
into cots IL is the received opinion OF Science thal e
blood OF the system readily eoaguates-the menstrual
blood does not made the examination by getting some
menstrual blood; the specimen had had no clots IN
these spots noticed that feather OF the spots
when the skirt handed to me by looking at piece
cut from that skirt the coagulatOn between the
threads ] examined that night-lacket; cut thali
fragment from IT. asceItaned these spots To De oooa
also ascerained II by the same process examined
spots the child's flannel peticoat tried them by
the same test, and knew they were blsod.
Cross examned-Blood may be mixed with the men
strual ow the books say that in healthy action may
How with the menstrual discharge in unhealthy con.
don the blood usually flows with the mensruation and
was mixture in the menstrual blood II may dry all to
gether the whole mass, aud when there no cohguaton
II sOaks into the bers and threads, ana theh IL more
Ellen Doyle dcposed that she went from her home in
GreenbrOOk DR. COTielfs house ia Newmarket about4
o'clock the afternoon of the 25th o. February last tbat
for mince pies; got knife ana determined 10 he her
Mrs C. shortly after got mp to do something Tor the Doctor
used stayed until Lad finished the Iasns tahd thch
went out To post % letter
examined know This is the knife we used, he
cause IL had brass spot upon ~ would know the KNIFE
anywhere could not tell whether il sharp dun
called AT the Doctors when went To- Newmarket
Isaac Hillyer recalled: noticed the bodcotnug after
there cash cut the clothing FROM u to 10 inches
long; IN the bedtick and IN the pillow there We're 0iher
of about the length the most Of the blood
seemed TO he about the head where The pillow had oe,n
mi am not
blood all over; some feathers there the morning
more than two holes in the bed tick pillow; my aten-
tiOn drawn 10 these cuts noticed that there
great many feathers about the room, as u they had
been scattered around saw the g"ss Pnrt 81 the lamp
did not notice any Kerosene upon the floor; that
skirt in said bc Bridgets room; Mr. Martin
blood got II she said She wore u the week before she
ai sek & b6e se NJ sIln S We nee wn t hecane Il Was o @Sn
and straight should judge that the hole wac cut rather
James II. House testified that he busy throwing
water upon the fire. that he encountered the prisoner
standing in of the bedroom; that he inquired OF
her Are the vauabes all safe the Jewelry and silver
2" she replied they were.
Bridget at house Of Mr.. Little deponent asked her
what time the men had come the evening previous,
where the child when they were there, and what
kind Of knife she used while pairing the apples AZ DR.
COrells; she replied used short knife with dark
hande deponent saw her III the Jury room ana handed
her knifeboH requesting her to pQnt out the KNIFE she
had used upon me apples she sad u was not IN ,Ie 1oA
the child the 2lih at Mr. sguress saw the childs
Crosse xamned-Bridgct made no objections TO my ex
aminng her when shown the knife afterward she said
James NJ. Gaskel George C. Ronnell Joseph Magraw
George W. MosOn, and Simeon Dayton were then exam
was was obtained @ ed 4 '''''''l' ~
Gail \. Nevins Ccolored deposed that he had been
called upon 10 search the pryy for the knife; that after
he had dipped out the water about foot aud six inches
youth standing by pointed out me k1fe te handle OF
gave to Mr. Magaw he knew this 10 be the knife there
found by the handle being dark and having brass rvets
"A
before he found the knife he bunch OF hair Oh the
SILL where the knife went down the pit the hair
OF pretty good length, was wadded up and hanging
susan Neyins Ccolored) being sworn said: "Tlc day
after the murder went TO clean mp the bedroom |
picked up the clothing from the feathers the floor
l picked up thin bedspread, two or three pieces OF
chds clothing, aud tabceloth, partly unolded there
some blood on the spread and IL was partly hrned;
did not examine It closely; picked up pillow case;
there was some blood and water the pillow; found
inches long It: picked up two bloody petticoat
was burned very much; | picked np plain black rep
leading from the sittingroom into the bedroom; had
some blood upon IT, and was broken this Is the chair
blood smoared the door that opens In the sitting
il all the lower panel the little chair M OF
feathers and great deal OF blood on 4; put AL the
carelessly the noor the peticoats were hanging
partly over chair when found them"
time of the ire that the bureau was tipped. aud
that OF the drawers had been partially drawn
OF the body OF Mrs Corie with DR. Stllmain. for the
purpose Of asceTtaiDnR II there had been attempt
made 70 violate her person. and both 10 the
clusion that nothing OF the KIND had been done.
Albert Runyon dep0sed that he had examined the cuts
made in the bolster and pillow, aud thought they
done with sharp knife they straight and c.ean
deponent further stated that he heard be-
tween Bridget and DR. coriel in which the DoctG said
to Bridget II believe that you are the murderess of my
WIFE" dep0nent the prisoner the inquest when
she told to point out the men who had called for the
Doctor; after looking while. she stepped up to Barney
Doyle placed her hand his shoulder and said he
one OF them did not see her point out the other
mani forget whether she pointed him out not she
would look all the jury anu then stop when she
TO the other man, who was brought in Inn was there