The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-31
Trial and Prison Life Of The
Condemned.
Confession Of the OrSae and
It's Motives.
THE LAST HOURS ON EARTH.
The Crowd and the Scenes at
the HiOdersa Tyburn.


vSllows tee jail yard q New Brunsvask N j. where
few wsekp ago, the ps5ro Williams had has last REL
cious ecstacy miserable coarse 4sat MINDED speci
Of tbs fair truly but enc Who had rslaver aad
Trends across the and homo where che once
DsAled and paysdsn innocent cfAsd or all The crimes
that have been committed n New jersey the murder Of
Mr. corsn BY ,es ~rs,cbsd weI~n Bridget Durgan
H. perhaps, the most strocioun a kind Mistress q
ssau'ifuI accomplished wo,naa, . loving wife and
mother crrey b1chcred ose night by tho servan.
Gri TO whom ESQ and her hus6srs, Dr. Core bad been
20 kind ysv cases in the criminal calendar have ex-
sised much attentoi and borvor
MURDER s,sr FOUL.
The scc1cs Of tho MONT OF February IS 1867
vfil never be forgotten bs see people Of Newmarket
NE DOCTORS servant girleanoring eghbor's door
Cor admiv,ance and holding the little child OF her vic
I'm IN ber arms: tho dense cloud Of smoke issuing
from tho where ,hs horrible tragedy took place.
Me loud changing Of alarm bell and the hirying
- aud fro Of the villas ers the bed with posts black
sAsd Aad charred; The bed clothes. which had been
1f~gged 70 the hoos ana lay hudded here and there
II ragged bsspa stained with blood and gore; matted
feathers torn from tie pillows the kerosene lamp
Ken into fragments under The half consumed CRIB in
vhch the htts child had that night been pot sleep
~ s mother; the broken ehairs with the splIuters
ssased with eoaguIs,sd blood and the upturned
tangled face Of tue unfortunsts lady oil indeioy
photographed the memories Of the peaceful vii.
hGsfs Of Newmarket.
xuPpm WAS COMMITTED
Dr. Cor'ell left the house that afternoon visit pa
tent ami returned aud his beautiful wife bdsous
sorpss go, inch Of nesh the forehead 70 the
breast bat covered with frghtui gashss jugu-
hS vein torn out cut and twenty -tlrrs st~bs
tsf' their bloody marks the mu,ilaied body. Thus
Dsrsned lady whose gentle nature goodness OF heart
tsau and accomplishments sndeared 70 every one
Who knew r
Tns pncovysy psEApruL DEED
the murd-rsss gave The alarm and concoctsd plaus-
Ne story about two visiting the house aud commit
ing Tho dresdfa deed bi the circumstances we're TOO
enspicious for Der 70 The verdict Of coso-
bsrs jury her into tho hands OF the law and the
PRISON doors elosed upon her evil countsnsncA
THE BRIDGET DURHAM
me trial Of tho accused commenced In the Court az
Vysr and ermluor New Brunswick May 90 and resulted
y her cow eiop There . ercumstancs cor nsctsd
With her trial which may b related here The shocking
nA,urs Of The crime excited the minds Of the Now.
HsEkst and Nes Brunsw ck people that they looked
viii susp con upon every servant girl OF her religion
end country. This prejudice strong that when I
became known that the foreman OF the jury
GnbmsD, Of Irish descent, Of dlssaiisfac-
0en raised The dissnters therefore surprised
tnsp they found that no was the FIRST TO condemn
Sapcs against her The fearful sentence Of Tho court
vss pr. bounced upon her aud Bridge, Duryea's was
c
~ leave II except for the gaiowa
THs ACCUSED PARTIALLY NsASEf
There singular connected with the
lntroducioo OF murdercss into DR.. Corels family
which has never been extlained she was subject 70
tore s,lend.d her and prescribed for her ~hle she
wss suffering under The influence OF these ntA Knew
20 nssn " , .ns esa Of sna ns~
esrainy sin=uisr that medical msn would admit Der
i.,o bis Ismy ~. a.ss'ioDs to Ter as medical I'd
hSas md that she became attached TO him. and
Thought his VIE %, was removed she might take her
dreadful tragedy which has noi Jet bsen satisfactorily
World CURIOSITY or TIE rrorLs
Tho sun ner passed away and the condemned woman
slug 70 no. IN the last Tho usual uorbd -ymprthy
Cad absurd py Of csr,sn class Of people excited,
end every mrans TO procure mmuiGlnn OF sentence
vas tired. one BY one. hosese. each plank OF hops
s~sp, away aud Tue ast days OF August found her
sitins 10 her bleak csl. with ths dread reality before
her tust must de-
Her courso, Mr. Adrain, made hard ight for bis
seut aud iefi 90 means untried from lhe
scntod. IL ~H all IA vsn. commu,sticn OF sen
s<acs the Of Ne Jersey ts speedy
so@psuon of prof .able official jab IN this CITY.
the HEuIsNISo ~ iur sNn
The 3oih or Aa approached, and tho preparations
for the euii,n were made the gAiows the
s.ed on The occssou OF tire crecuuon or William. II
"a. then descr.Dol. and ttts shout
a. except I5sl IL was subssuuGi and primitive and not
Q vsfy elegant specimen CT sichitecture.
fckSts AROUND IA scAffoLp
Sheriff Cisrksn Who ass ~ charge VI TIE entire r1at
se had az unenyaos ofacs yesterday aud oos Which
required u,ueh snd ,utios 10 discharge its
dates properly Applications for admission 10 the
poured in from qaSrers eide the stse.
sri crowd OF va tors besiegcd Ina doors shs aud
say. A. QUO Tins newspa er reportors noiab 10
hand wandered around the jail uneasy, seeking nfor.
naiion prisoners ialos AK and 90 the qsi
Tor the ri ghtess scund from toe doomed Somo
would interpret ghius OF tie stsnt breeze ITO
enr.ks sud ycis ard hasly them down a. sucn
Asnp saios faced ierners freeboders aud other county
os,cers congeg Ted around the unfortunate slsf drv-
ing hisn 10 distraction ~ elevsaL iuqures
ytvs hundred tickets VI admission ~sre sged tue
4 IN srff "A.
pary ~hss irresistible powers o. Attraction
sulion possesses, sld ho" men. women aud children
witi dock to zoe fellow teng swung toto |
srfnity The mot ingenious devices were rssorsd TO
~ eager Applicant, 70 SAN admission. No less tasn
shreo hundred couuterfet lcksts Of admission In
s.rcra Ion, and deruy sherrs were the
mosquitoes vi's 70 toe prison GA the asht before |
he rxscaIoa eli cd oosbns O. particular isls.ssl
Isiors cvsoLIroN
Her spiritual sdyissr. Father Rogers st'euded her |
korlzons seemed ~ have brpefcis effect upon Der
n,sd, Tor sas Wa pssfecy euiet durug THE entire
perform. for tns weak mind OF the prisoner wss
esgipoiHs last 70 reasc tic terrors az Der s,rsoa
religion aud ne sOnsolslOus; for When her thoughts
wandered zoe usaut tao dreadful scene ON Der sst
esh a. Nexmsrtst and tbs form Of her predecessor
lns galosa sAs ussto Williams were pictured on her
osssAyos cs rns c,xpsxSrp.
Her MISTRESS poinung 20 the hieoas sHshss which |
esf moroc'oss hand indicted tnd the nssro, 9Th pia-
tonea srp aud back cap sbroaans his black face. we're
soirc ssncent 70 drive ete 70 her position 10 frenzy
bu, on Bridget Durssn the effect nos 90 great ~
nisht bs supposed mind OF her esisrs has ~.
lie OF % tmssssitou, I'D che sat 10 her coll IN sort
81 ssml-id c,ic tuco knowing that shs wGs 10 q bal
AArdiy feeling Toe ful forOs o. esr s,oatioa-
woasfNs ttEcurtos
rbs slept gostdy fora isw hours, snd awosss q, ave
is usornirs apparently refreshed 81, sst. hearty
ercakfAs, saa vac Immediately alter vintsf by Fsners
xgxNn ADgegs aud Mabel. Who reua0ed Win her
pnt took lace aad she pl.ccd N sac
tnn. Tbcss eieIgymen, BY their prayers and aivics
teproflsi ber through Tbs trying ordeal onos che |
Altered aud sbo~si " mpoms Of az stack oisplspsT.
Tten shsksy was sdDnls,srst 20 her ia large qcsnt.
s-s Jua - from her appearance bsneath tue Gsowa
Che na1 an incrvisw with hsry Ghroy at her ovn re-
<GstL duHlg which sbe tass her farewell End expressed
hope that there wond be no other person punished for
te murier OF nrs Corei TAe sharp ferret eyes OF |
ne old SEEMED % hsve sieam or rIcstsrs IN
Neo ~ 'hc prospect Of hef re'eafe and she said nef
wards that shs no ed abe worldnt have u 20 trs fams
NJ - MAJ sks" IDTilsss pausrb and shs' shs vos-