The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-28
1r'.ipoET DUR AN.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TINE HERALD.

oYttiAl LuhntSfu"ut"tS W lnI nbhtlus
Tho Approaching Ex~catiow-srhe Prisoners
Various Observation-Disclosures Expected-Its
Supposed Purport-she Refuses TO See WIS.,
New Bwrssw1cK, y. J., August q, 1857.
TIE approaching execution OF Bridget Durgan. which
will undoubtedly take place Friday next At noon 10
creating greater interest than any other Of the
Kind that occurred in this country. The interest
centres upon the woman herself, sympathy for
her but arises from strong and desire 10 know
the whole Of the truth of that fearful nights tragedy
ihe 25th OF February last There il consequently, so
much anxiety know the details Of the that
sinp,s statement Of IT, matter how brief, is for
vario - reasons, very desirable
Tie woman has made three very verbose confessions
tb AT might he termed dying Declarations but they
Al contradictory, and n iusuuatons are given by
son - ~ ou 1 ay,us % VII % M.sn ca'
sions are In the meantime hold back rather sup-
pressed Her last confession In respects varies
little from the hrst beng merely long history OF her
domestic life and her little peccadilloes in the Kitchen
and when comes TO the real point OF the tragedy she
y very retioent She solemnv AYERS that she did the
deed all alone; that she and hor mistress had
words; she struck her. ADD whom ordered out Of the
room, her temper her, she herself
the devil possessed her. and not until she her mis-
tress lying feless huddled up in her blood did she
and has done all along any completely the part Of the
woman GiIr0v n tho murder
From Information recently obtained, however, Il 10
evident tha, she has concealed the truth all the
ments that she has made The murder not
night although SUCH ' 10 fac. resulted House. Robbery
Was tho object but, on discovery, murder became Q
necessity: Bridget had besn in the house some time
band Of her victim was called from home and not
likely to return unit. far in The morning The mistress
supposed 10 have retired bed but instead Of that
she had only thrown heraelf upoS the lounge after
putting tho child to sleep. All quiet in ,ss house,
were ransackipg II for monev and valuabiss when
,hsy were interup,sa. and th.n ne bloody
desire to learn anything Of him. No doubt
that sti lowering in the vicinity Of where the
crime was committed in fancisd security far there
nothing 10 mpcAe him in tho decd except the state.
ment OF woman who could be believed even under
the sallows with the hater around ner neck.
foar is the fact that ihero NAV be domestic Bridget
Durean In every household, and compelled to
class OF professional burglars who conne themseyes to
house robbery, in which they asssted by female
accomplice who has obtained the situation OF domes
tic In tho family There, however thew seldom resort
to the knife; for IL discovered OF sandbag s used
and the victim knocked san'eess but not deprived Of
pistol IL invariably used.
It is the fear that this may become Epidemic as
dd the garottc Few years ago-anoher foreign etyIe
OF robberythat increases the desire to know a truth
fl version of the affair from Bridget herself she has
given three accounts has been already mentioned
whe her the promised FORTH account will be
more truthful remains to be if 1t has tho stamp OF
honesty.
All the accounts published OF this woman that she Is
Al idotic, irresponsible creaturo much trash
She is beauty by any means; but she ia a rpssona-
bic thinking crafty woman; donbly bad. be,arse in
addition TO being passionate she has consde-
rable low cunning She clngs t. life ike a sensible
woman, but labors under tho imrress ION that il she
keeps the public ignorant Of the details of that fearful
be he or procrasnatug tho haur of Der death
or the alleged accomnlice OF Bridget the woman
ion Market pckpockct, nothing bad IL known very
good likeness OF her has been detectives Of
this city and others that would he nkaIv IN yacoonza
AZ ttQVr nf 4, Tho, la-
face IS familiar to them sne boon indicted yet
and according 10 report she VIII be srharced when tho
Grand Jury meets in September. Ofthe two the woman
Gilr,v s the most iorhddng and apparently OF the
quickest intellect. Ia short she IS no,-commtal and
wiz hold no conversation with any but her nme-
dato friends and her without permission
from the Sheriff. This seems to be rather stringent
RUE 70 aaopt towards an alleged offender who has not
Since the Incarceration OF Bridge. Durgan a. the c
called 10 see her; but her own request all curiosity
seekers now shut Out. Having made up her mind
she wishes 10 be much alone possible with her
spiritual advisers Heretofore she busted herself listen
ing 20 the spec ations Of visitors concerning her case
and reading every item that published relative TO
her Now as the day OF execution draws near she
The keeper OF tho jail saya that but for tho
various articles tina, have appeared in tho pspe-s,
which, by some means, invariably reached her, he /
would have had, this full confession That seems
TO be rather at Illogical conclusion. II three
confessions When he gets the fourth he neither |
say that Bridget sIingy that The press has sed
his path
woman -enizeS her rOsitiOn and bears
up we'll under II; out IL has not affected her appetite
her rest at night She does 60 mopiny about her
coll bcwan, her fate but Characteristic the woman
fondy and falsely hopes that something will turn IN to
avert tho doom awaiting her Although she may not
realize II as SONS OF her sympathzers would have her
she has common sense han believe that Friday
h. obllterated from the record time that
can jump into the middle Of next week She has had
so many mawkish condolers since her Incarceration
that she would be moro than woman II she DID not
now begin 10 think that she a sain. instead
sinner On Monday last four ladies' nnd a child were |
seen 10 leave her tn weeping The oldest in the
company would probablv he seventy the child a Girl |
not over sevon u seemed rather strange place 10
take child and rather early age to famiarize her
with crime.
Showing the likeness Of Bridget Durgan 10 a gentle
man engaged in the pawnbroklng business he imne- |
dstely recognized It. when asked tho reason he no.
piled his Office patronz' a very much by helps He
had reason 10 believe that the majority OF articles
usually pledged were stolen but u he did taks them
others would. Domestcs from Newark " j. Yorkers |
in Wes;chessr county and ohsr places SOM distance
away he has known 10 come aud pledge wearing ap-
rarel 10 him The excuse generally given by help
ployed long OF that they had got on burst
IN the city, aud they wanted to got home The same
gentleman, however, did not recognize the woman |
Giroy.