The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-21
THE NEWMARKET MURDER.
YRIAL oF gRIpaET pEReAN roR TnE NuRpER

MIS- III. OOflell AT NeWmarRet, New Jersey, on
the night Of the 25th of February last, was
taken up in the Middlesex County Court of
Oyer and Terminer, yesterday morning Judge
Vredenburgh presiding. Messrs. Garnet B.
Adrian and William H Leupp appeared on
behalf of the prisoner, and Major Charles Nj.
heLDeItI the newly appointed ana etncient
Vars was the first witness examined, who rem
dered testimony bearing mainly upon the
fact OF his having made wooden model
of the house where the murder was
perpetrated, showing the apartments and
furniture therein, and of having prepared
q diagram OF the neighborhood. Considerable
time having been consumed in impannelling
the jury and by the deposition of the Surveyor,
the Court adjourned until 2lS p M. Upon re-
assembling, DIR. William w. Coriell, husband
Si the deceased, was called 70 the stand, and
the 18th of February last, in Newmarket, Mid
dl6sex county, my family comprised my wife,
self my wifes name was Mary Ellen Ooriell;
left home that day about 81 o'clock in the
Dergan, and / think Ellen Doyle; Bridget
Dergan came to my house on the I'D of October
e GT 'ha Sont the & Of wh
sSsepSa 81 Sew q Two 9Fee sSs was dsys m
my employ up to that time as domestic or
SCI want; discharged her; L told my wife to
tell her TO leave when the month was up Job
jected to, and the objection was sustainedG
did not hear anything said about BridgeCs dis
charge in her presence; have never heard
Bridget say anything about it since; when
left my house that night my wife was alive.
CA wooden model of the dwelling was here
shown to witness. who gave a description of
position of the different doors and passages.)
The bedroom of the defendant was In the gar
ret, over the sitting-room; there Is no connec-
ton between the bedroom of the defendant
and the main part of the house., UPSTAIRS in
the room in which witness and his wife slept
there was o bureau, upon which the lamp was
usually placed; the bureau contained some
papers, and some clothing; it contained on the
26th of February last two or three books,
ledger, some miscellaneous books, and about
& so sedreerT & not RnoW ybetBer tSa o a
was known to the defendant; do not know as
have ever taken money from the secretary In
her presence; my child usually retired about
half-past Z O'Clock at night. "a dress ragged,
dirty, and covered with small feathers was
before; it was my wife's dress; it was the dress
she had on that day while pasting some paper;
house she had removed that dress. "a knife
was presented to DR.. Coriell, the blade of
which was about five inches in length, and
considerably bent) 1 remember 1 saw that
knife on the 25th OF February last;
used it that day to cut some ham with for
cooking; at that time IL was not bent as IL is
now; had had IT ground by one of the butchers
to cut meat with; left word when going away
return until morning; this was said in the pre-
sence of the defendant, who was in the kitchen,
went to Louis Cuff's, about two miles below
Newmarket; returned because received word
Rutan brought me word; it was about mid
night; returned to my house, and inquired for
my wife, and was shown the bed; they said
they had removed her to a neighbours, Mr..
Hillyer's; ! went there, and saw the body of
my wife; remained afew moments; my wife was
then dead; when went in l inquired for the
child, and saw Bridget have the child in her
arms: Inquired of Bridget about the murder of
my wife; she told me that Two men had called
there about ~ o'clock In the evening; they in
quired for me; my wife told them l had gone
was; these men said they would go and find me;
they returned at about lOH O'Clock; Bridget
aalla cd doctor.
asked Bridget If she went back to the room after
that and she said no. 96edd dG her d If the same me
would recognize one of then; had another
conversation with her before daylight the next
told her that she knew something about the
murder, but she made no direct reply; L
began to have suspicious that she knew some-
thing about the transaction; l was then
at Mr.. Littles house; they said there were
81 teedh n bpnses Gn 9 SHOWING that it had
q long struggle, and the work of a woman;
Bridget said the men were Barney Doyle and
- Hunt; saw her on the following day. the
26th OF February; she sent for me to come to her
cell in the jail, that she wanted to make state
Morris; asked Bridget If she had anything to
say +? she simply told me that She did not say
ali; that there was another girl, Ann, who lived
at the railroad station, who did the deed: 1
said, you told me that Doyle and Hunt were
there. ana now she said M Ann & was there too she
the Others stood by; the last conversation was
on the Goth, In the presence OF Mr. Morris; she
said that Ann had come for drink of water,
had gone to the pail, got drink, seized the
butcher-knife, and then attacked Mrs. Coriell,
courSgenaent oE se to the trahsaction; / went
TO the prison on the 18th or 10th of March, in
company with Mr.. Squire and Mr. Runyon;
asked Bridget where she had lived before, and
she said in Brooklyn; waited some time, but
she only told the same story-that she met
DOYLE and Hunt in the street, that they had
taken several oaths and kissed the Bible that
they would never divulge anything Of that
transaction; my wife was thirty.two years OF
aQe had been married nine years, and had
lived In Newmarket since L came from the
army. Upon his cross sexainination witness
said:-Bridget had lived with us four months
and three days; she was quiet and peaceable
during that time; she had been quite sick With
suppression OF the menses; my wife had done
everything for her, and furnished medicine;
we had talked of her leaving, and she did not
want to go she would rather stay at lower
salary; my wife did not like her, as she was too
filthy In her habits; told my wife to tell hersh
had better stay a few days longer, until she got
perfectly well, before Venturing TO New York;
had confidence in her honesty, and had left her
several times In charge of my child and the
house; I did not form my suspicion by any
thing / had been told, but thought from her
aetions ana hesitation in answering my ques-
lions she knew ali about the occurrence she
had been troubled with oaialepsy, caused by
the suppression, and II the now was strong
enough. the blood might have stained her
skirts: She had five or six fits during the three
days she remained with us, ana atter they
passed off she was perfectly wen againi hau mac
and she had the fits then; they were removed
with slight remedies, and she recovered after
two three fo dsys Il may re hRs
tion was held to determine tne eondlIlon
in which these hts would =. leave
the patient DIR. Coriell thought IL only
produced loss of muscular power and con-
acfousness: IL was an action by eccentric acts
and was produced by sympatnetic, irTitati0n
his cousin, Israel II. Cortell, was placed upon
fhe stand, and deposed mainly OF his being
called up AZ "a Qfioch @ "a aet .ne Who said fheTe