The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-28

been altered somewhat Is not that downcast look
effort Of nature to shield tho eye from the effect Of
70 Mr. Adrain-I said that downoast look might
arise from sense OF shame; never saw anything
DR. Newell recaed-I never saw Bridget In q a, in the
jail when Isaw her in tho Jail the Ut was said 70 be
over; have examined her from twelve 70 twenty
times had been physician to the jail for twentysx
years; she was lying on the cot in the prison. have
10 the Court was there after she had It, as
told did not see her In one she was lying on the cot
ssnsibls week after she had been arrested did not
give her 0ny treatment q did not think any neces-
10 tho Attorney General did not any symptom
Of At upon her in oil my attendance upon her Did
she appear 70 be suffering under any alteration OF the
pleasantly and intclligen.ly
Coz 90 keeper Of the jail whom Bridget was brought
there she had fits in prison shortly AFTER perhaps day
be sitting on IL boz she would fall on and be senseess
for some tme witness would ask her how she felt she
would she felt good then she would also say she
had headache; another at would soon after on,
her ft would sometimes continue minute two ten
minutes II she wac standing up when the f came on
dangerous and therefore he would pay much aten
ton to them; when she had those nte she uncon-
scious long they lasted when she rst had Thorn
became alarmed and sent for the Doctor who came
her falling down IN the At alarmed
o. Of that kind before do not remember her face
give two jerks with her shoulders and then talk
have been taking to her when OF these fits came
OF these fits have endeavored to lift her up and IL
she could maintain herself by her own action; she
tongue generally froh from her mouth, but il
che bit her tongue froth and blood would come she
TO the Attorney Ger"ralf left the Jail on the I'd Of
April as keeper; NJ. randolph succeeded me- when
lifted her UP $40 was uos stiff OF rigid she fen over
quietly and did EIt make any noise II took her hand
and held 1t out toworId remain never any ns
like those before when ~ had the dts sent for
Dr.. Newell; never H. .ag one in his presence
.ebe was In the sDabto ~ ress her teeth, which bed
largely.
To Mr. Adrain--fwo o. tl,. or sometimes five min.
utes would eiapee betwcen W as; day two might
elapse between series o.. - attacks. @ Did two or
three weeks intervene between these atacksf A. Not
y 90 long; . week or ten days, perhaps.
William NJ Cox, sworn--was former sheriff OF this
county; had charge OF the prison when Bridget
brought 10 the prison. few days after she had
fs; whom abe had the first 1T think abe was in the
cell; Was present when she was in IT. she seemed TO
sblood upon her mouth; her eyes shut come
times they would Dc open suppose she must have had
OF April the nss we're periodical; shinr have come
by her door whsushe fell over she would remain there
ior hours her limbs were rather pliable the first time
she had fit; never noticed much difference in the
ch1hge of her ccuntenance itmght have been little
paier; have felt her pulse; her pulse. was
on her. @ when she feil did you notice a
have little spasm, then and answer you
then she would go OF again. could say that there
been subject these ats she said they were not nis
but slubes; asked her what was tho cause OF them
che said she had them ct the Doctors
DR.. Clifford Merrogh, sworn-I live In this city am
three years; have practiced In New Brunswick for
twenty years. Ikave had or caislcpsy
@ % &. Writer'S s 'ass
heard the testimony OF Dr. Coriell Mr. Allen and Mr.
Cox Brdset's fits from the facts am cons
trained 70 believe that these fits were epllcp-
can be no biting OF the tongue; epilepsy Is common
cause Of the disarrangemcnt Of the mind; epiepc fits
mental Alienation Sometimes INSANITY s comes s0 on IN
various ways in the OF epieptic's life; blood
flowing from natural causes In females would coagulaie
To the Attorney General think in epilepsy there are
many in which the face becomes ivd pale
does red; think redness Is OF the secondary
symptoms: insanity comes sometimes after epilepsy
has prevailed in person for lew years, aud
attended patient within distance OF tins Court
House who gets insane either before or alter hs epepc
seizure.
10 Mr. Leupp--An tho mental powers arc generally
weakened BY epilepsy II affects all the powers Of
DR.. Hecry r. Baldwin, or New Brunswick, practising
for eleven years. deposcd that he had heard the
mony 70 Bridget having FITS; should hyste
mot occur IA eaaepsy have attended cases OF epilepsy
one Of the afs results Of cpepsy is an impair OF
epsy; blood from natural causes In women, would
der certain circumstances, coaguatc and clot
The witness was briefly cross-examined after which
the court took recess Mt O'Clock for hours
EVENING SESSION.
At three O'Clock the court resumed DR. TAYLOR de-
posed that he believed the hts spoken Of by the
neses, cpdeptc; in the Of time they pro-
ducs insanity and would lead parties suddenly TO CON-
Alexander wiley exam,ned-Dsposcd ,ha, he lived q,
Paned and that the prisoner ago worked for hun
at housewor for about month; nothing wrong in
her conduct. and heard no complaints against her.
Mary GIroy recalled for the defenccI never said 10
Della Coyne that thought there somebody killing
who killed Mrs Corisii witness told her 10 tell: Annie
Linnen said, LET them find ~ witness does not
know what the gir meant for she took hts; she took
f1 and fell aseep-fiaug hterl-the girl said q great
many things that were silly 81 the time said she
knew who killed Mrs. Coris, but would not toll there
a coored boy named Fam present. did net believe
Mrs. Coriell was dead when she heard IL
Cross.examined-A man came IA the morning 1t six
wanted: that was the fr.i heard Of n became sr.,
acquainted with Bridget Mt the Docors had never ssen
her u New York wss never with her N New York
u here; do not know that have ever heard Of Mar
sArst Soa nor. a-
and the words "keep away from me- J had The bed.
clothes over my head; after heard the words keep
Away away from mel thought heard Mrs. core say
man was here produced in court ana the Attorney
General asked witness II had this bsorss
seen him In Washington Market, New York she had
not often occasion 70 90 there she he'd been In this
TO me Cours-ssx Bridget the Monday morning be-
fore the MURDER that the last she saw OF Bridget
before she WAS In jail; Bridget and Della wsrs 'sk..
ing 81 ~. Vars; Della complained OF something mai
Mrs Vail had said done TO her, and Bridget said that
the Doctor and Mrs Corel bad treated her % well that
she ought never DO anything 70 them.
sam SMITH q coIOred boy, was toe next witness He
depossd that in the kitchen the prison Mary Groy said
she knew Who the who killed Mrx Coricll and
that she not going 70 tell Annie Lnnen said that
she knew and that she w not gong 70 tell thas was
last week the week BEFORE heard her say that only
once
killed Mrs. Corieli and then Annie said IT,
The case for the defence here rested
THs STATE.
John r. Pearson depossd that he boarded with Mrs
ChIlds ths depot a Newmarket; Anne linnen was
there; her there the night OF the murder,
tho doors and windows bolted from the inside;
Annie slept up sairs wItnessH3room; a quarter
past eleven the doors were boltcd
To Mr. AdranT saw her 70 10 stairs At half past ten
To the Attorney Gsnsral--lf she out twelve |
o'clock, she could not have got in
samuel y. Randolph recallsdI have been keeper Of
the Jail two months Bridget 70 my knowledge has not
had any hts since came 70 the jail ii time when
said she had nt shook her. but could get no