The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-30
TIE sHEr1rr ENTERS THE oEL1.

Ito o'clock everything was ready, and the
Sheriff waited on her In her cell Whom he
told her that the time had come, she exclaimed
"God help u.s."
ON THE WAY TO THE soAFFoLD.
At five minutes after ten she was led out and
lnl9 ln9 tne prison ya5u accoInpanleu Dy me Sherln
She was dressed in a brown frock, narrow white
collar, and white gloves.
AS she appeared there was n loud cry of that's
offp' and Down in froutp The crowd surged
back and forth, and acted in the most unseemy
manner AS Bridget walked TO the fatal spot
her face was down-cast though composed, and
AT THE GALLOws.
The religious exercises at the gallows were
very short, and as the priests were holding the
crucifx before her. and whispering words Of
consolation, she exclaimed, Don't let any
Protestant hear what say"
THE DEATH.
At fifteen minutes past 10. while the priests
Were Hd WHISPERING in her ear the r1Pe was cut
Bridget Durgan was no morel
THE REMAINS.
Her remains were subsequently consigned TO
the care of Father Rodgers for burial.
LRIer-COnfessIOn of Bird get Durgan-A
HORRIBLE story.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N j., August 3O.-Yester-
day afternoon MIR. Herbert, the District At
.orney, called upon Bridget at the JAIL to bid
against him whatever; that he had done what
he thought was b s duty, and then added-"Yon
her that he would only do what was his duty in
the case. Bridget replied that Mary Gilroy was
"entirely innocent" In answer TO a question
from Mr. Herbert, If Mary did not know
that something was going on, she said that
murder @ m than MT the % rest Of S tne % people % Of New
market, and upon being asked why Mary
GilIoy should say to her room mate. Della
Coyne, that Bridget must be numbering Mrs.
Coriell," +" answered that 1t must have come from
her ugly temper. Mr. Herbert then asked her
Bridget replied Not at that time.S She further
stated that she did not know Mary Gilroy until
the Policeman Dennitt on the trial, about see-
ing her in New York with Mary Gllroy, was
marked that she would do her best to save
Mary GilIoy.
BR1DeErs CONFESSION.
In regard to Bridget's confession, her state
ments made from time to time to the jailor,
and by him detailed to Mr.. Herbert, the Dis
trlct Attordey, are substantially folows:-
Bridget denies that her motive in commit
ting the murder was robbery, but says, in eff
household that she could not reach while Mrs.
Coriell lived; and TO succeed in her wishes, she
fixed in her mind, she heard that the Doctor
was going away that night, and would not re-
turn until morning. In the evening she got
the bulcher' knife and placed 1t In convenient
spot on the table, and then sat down to talk
with Mrs. Coriell, who changed her clean dress
for the old one she had on during the day, and
threw herself on TO the lounge After convers-
ing for while, Mrs. Coriell fell asleep. Bridget
then got up and seized the small chair and
hit her over the head Mrs Corieu jumped up
from the lounge, took up large chair to defend
nersef se @ ana S sTqck rue at Brdge5 breaking PieGe
found, Bridget then grasped the knife and
rushed upon her; Mrs. Coriell ran to the door to
Bridget caught her and drew her back, and
as she came into the room she saw her little
"Oh my poor babyv' In the struggle the knife
had been drawn through her hand, and when
Bridget forced her through the sitting-rOom
door she seized hold of the jamb and also of the
knob, leaving the bloody marks OF her hands,
then suceeeded in forcinE H her into the
and there stabbed her with a knife and beat
aer wlIh IN cnalr nnSlt sne snppose1 % , Sae was
over Mrs Coriell and the bed, and set tre to the
latter using as torch baoy's calico frock
changed her clothing, and the babys, up stairs,
and tipped over and rummaged the bureau, to
had had been committed. Coming down into the
! sitting room, she heard Mrs. Coriell raise the
running round outside of the house. saw her
| standing in front of the window. She dashed
| blind, and left with the child. The knife she
| secreted in the clubhouse In the morning.
Executions of Women in New Jersey.
The first woman executed In New Jersey, OF
whom we have any record, was Mary Cole, a
| young married woman who was hanged at
| 1872, fifty five years ago. Mary, with her hus-
| band and mother, had, but year or two before,
| come to that county from Paterson, and the
mother had purchased small place near La
| fayette upon which they lived as one family.
| Early in February the mother suddenly dsap-
| peared and, soon after, the place was sold by
| the Coles at sacrifice, and they removed to
| another place few miles distant. The pur-
chaser of the Coles property soon became SC
annoyed by slcKening stencil. that he caused
| the floor of the house to be taken up; and there
| discovered the dead body of Marys mother
| bearing such marks as lett no doubt in the
minds OF all who saw IL that she had been mur
dered The county authorities were i'm
| mediately informed, and Mary and heI
| husband were arrested and tmprison ed
| AT the April term of the County
Courts, they were placed on trial, and Mary
| (having confessed that to get possession OF hel
mothers property, she had murdered her by
first knocking her down with an axe and ther
cutting her throat) was found guilty of murder
in the hrst degree, ana her husband was con
Victed as an accessory after the fact, she being
sentenced to be hanged, and he to confinement
in the State Prison for three years. The execu
ton took place In public, upon the spot where
the Sussex Railroad now stands, and the
doomed woman was driven under the scaffolC
| upon cart, which, after the rope was adjusted
about her neck was driven from under her, anC
her body left swinging in the air. The spot still
bears the name of the "Mary Cole Hollow"
| The second case was that of Eliza Freeman
| who was hanged at Mount Holly in 1882 for the
murder of her husband, Thomas Freeman; anC
the third and last was that of q colored servant
| ton, Cumberland county, April 20, 1874, for (ht
murder, by poison, of her MASTER the Hon
Enog Seeley, who had at one time been ActinI
Governor OF the state.
New Jersey Election.
Senators will have to be elected next fall il
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