The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-31

defined against the horizon On the east seeming 90
din and shAdowy that naturally one gathered th I'M
10 without being Confronted BY any obstacle dense
than the NIGHT air half lighted b. the moon within
which II seemed rather 10 have curdsd into form than
10 have been erected . verltsbe sdnce with iron
gates and barred windows for the holding OF criminal
tenantry.
During This time the prisoner locked In her
cell and toieraoy quiet, being attended BY the
priest; end at ten O'clock At niU. when all visitors
we're dismissed the Jail quiet Is . tonb the
paci OK up and down OF single guard In the corridor
Al ten o'clock the prison closed. aud from that
time until sunrise silence ana darkness reigned over ias
prison aud the tall ghasily and spectral gibbet In
ths repose Of The night save within single cell there
Indication OF the tragedy about 70 be enacted on
In ths meantime owing TO an influx OF strangers,
mostly deputy sheTifs, IL was difficult 10 fnd rooms In
where 70 lay his head and compelled 10 We der
from hotel TO hotel seeking for some sort Of Sc
dat.ons--tbough IL should be only blanket vI<on some
friendly floor. Tho greater innux oil sranr ~ however
occurred In the morning. There eame people In car.
rages and people on foot aud people "A every conceva
bic style Ct hsveiiins-a canvas%g In various Englsn
coming tate OF t,,e doomed m,<rdcrsss.
New Brensw ok and al ,As vi unity had woke mp with
ncksna, with sors 81 consciousness that something
cansns was to happen at the jaynrd and very esrly
secure favey aud before The police came Some kind
= rospion or, possible, elicit from the ShsrG by
prayers or greenbak Ike, temporary asputyship That
finct0nary, however, attended By the jaor.
prudcntly driven ont early in the morning and did not
snac return until the police had cleared the ground
Of all stragrsrs. The police ipexorable declared
that hundred aud aiy commercials N the OF
tickets had already got scirculation and that the
sso sa Mou deal o.
audience tho gentlemen with tho isaden oolored
stars. bot ubiquitous and efficient a lev; and the
down the grass tho jail yard wall and
listening attitude and others depending the sO't OF
the deputies for information Of what Vas transacted
within.
At TIN ~ THE MORNING.
At ten o'clock 10 announced bv The Deputies that
the prsener was beneath the gallows ana the sensation
among ho four hundred outside waved erce and feser
Vsin pts were made pass The Gordon Of
bAyonets dsIossd around the square, and some few,
through favortism, permitted 70 pass, only, how
ever to nod that the square presented no facilities for
obtain M glimpse or what Was going on within the en-
closure Some half dozen Also spite Of The fact that
the deputies shook their wands omnousy and s,on,ed
Of 'he Gbbet few minute. be- the signal va given.
The minutes seemed TO lag law feet from ten O'Clock
the Suspense Even .LoS..sr hsd ceased TO .jaculss
tho solitary wit'ics, "A very nne day upon witch TO
be hapged-verv Doe indeed" and seemed to be aWsd
int silence BY the general hush II The assemb'age.
0OSB OUT WIN I'VE TIDE
One, tws, three four. nvs minutes. and from Avs
to ten one miah, have heard the rusng Of lace veil,
motionisss the crowd, - II saca had been
frozen where no stood and for ten minutes siatue
Of sS the :S. o. ID, w
"-he's gone up" and the spell suddenly broken.
snd everybody went on taking - usual sens turn'na
~as DIS rted and ~ eleven o'cincx not vestiss
left Tell OF the breatness whlch had held the
Bridget Durgau had gone 90, with the tideout into the
soubdlesa unknown corrse, black cap and coffin,
with corooer's iuq'est. aud the drama Of the tsv-s
cenune Zegbrssin drama with far TOO many deputies,
was over.
Tho following 4. the only authentic confession made
BY the condemned. There have been 10 crcuIa.
tion Of which Tor SALE Ike the confession Of
The negro wNliamA The following one comes from heI
am nearly twenty. three years Of age ny nal name
IL Bridget Darnan Ny fathers name Is Patrick ana my
county s Sligo. Ireland. 1 was born thee. ! hsv.
~" AZ, .ns . pas
er, and lives with my mother; the other . married
and lives IL Enriand. came here two, wears ago !
lived with Mr. po!an, In Brooklyn: then Mr. KrsDr, at
j.; then with Mr. Corie Of PIainSsid, and anaIiv
liv pR with Dr. Corie was taken sick, and did no,
feel able 70 do the work. and thought would leave.
Mrs corie seemed gratined To hear tina, going
my case. The weather being quite cold. the Doctor
thought the room TOO cold for me 10 SLEEP in; SO
Tnsn =. ' v.n.sa me- me- 70 take *. fron, room
induced By him 70 make my bed in the Kitchen by the
nae: winch did. when he would stop BY mo. and a. he
the sitting room and lay upon 70 watch me. Al this
Mrs. Covill demonstrated with him. aud said that he
ooss . Ss ns "s 10 rS IN: ~
kitch,n where vas .hen mo Docso, got mad ard re-
out Of the way. made mysrf think from this remark
tina, the Doctor liked and did Nv think thst he
wanted 70 ge her ont OF the vay and this proved
thought must kill her, because thought II put to,
out OF tho way would DO al right with the Doctor and
.o s.ny ana Tp ys p care c OF rs
about four months. Mr Corieli was kind 10 mo
never had any qnarsl with her she was very pretty
nm ha nj
February last viii not Be positive as TO tusl Mrs Co
rie was lying on the lounge in the sitting rcom b.
SAID she would not retire, but would throw herself
on the lounge, and wished me TO sit up TO take
10 The sman bedroom. A. MRS. Con- II was iyins
apparently asleep, came out Of the kitchen With
the bread knis in my hand that va. exhibited
table In the sitting no, lighted and coming up
her struck her with the lamp the neck She started
up IN b-sildered manner and Immediately went into
the small bedroom adjoining the string and fol-
lowed sfler She was sitting up at the sds OF the bed,
and a. came near she grasped the knife out o. my
white handle that lay UPON the table in tho bedroom
concealed BY tablecloth winch nat thrown "
Tns knife had placed there, having foupd Il o.
the drawers In the bureau in the bedroom, hen turn
ed upon Mrs Cornell and pushed her back on the bed
edly. The other knife had fsien upon the floor,
she could not H. and I did not use
that night and cannot toll how II became bent sho
made s the resistance she could defending herself viii
the pillows After striking her oiten shc Law
tho bed, and snprosing she was dead picked up little
Many of the cradle and with her iuto tue sit.
tirs room, and sat uron the lounge for . few
NJ nuies l then rosa and went into the
kitchen, having famy in my arms, ard washed
my hands in tho iron pot Of water the then
CO re back into the sitting room. vent Into tho bcd-
ROOM snd found THAI Corcl had left the bed and
gone olt q The house. ! Immediately went oui and
fou I'd Der gouy along 70 tho gate In front Of the house.
soid her to return. She said nothing but went back;
anfa, the VAS passing through the strz She
stopped down and kissed little Aamv who was standing
By the lounge where bad placed her wnon after
Mrs CorslL Nrs. Coriei then eat down on the floor
be; reen tue sitting room and the bsdroon and while
SO was there took tho small cnilds crair which sas
exhibited on thu ira and struck her or three time
the neck. nsver bit her the neck as Nas said on
trial then drew Der Into the bedroom and
lsy her down the noor I then came
hack into thu sitting room. then took Namys dress
aud TOOK IRE aud It IT, Mrs Coran In the bed
but on the floor. lad not change hsmy's dress, but
carried her on, Of the hours with the clothes she
had on whrr put her In iac cradle. then went out
Of the sng door down 10 ths gate in front OF tbs
house and stood there Thought beard coming Mp
from isaac Corsis store; vent into the house and
fee minutes ] then vent down to Israel Coriell's
store, representing that robbers fhsre had on
thu, night, when killed Mrs Corei white skirt ard