The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-23
THE ALLEGED SUSPICIOUS DEATH.

THE ALLEGED SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
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The examination Of witnesses IN the 7eeuan use
with the particulars OF which the readers Of he asaALr
have already been made familiar. took place before
Justice Dodge the Jefferson Market Police Court YES.
terday. Assistant District Attorney Cunning s. Bedford
appeared on behalf OF the people. The nrst witness
placed upon the stand was Mrs. Ann Gum who was
living In the house with deceased This witness belna
placed the stand, testified Substantially as foows:
TESTIMONY OF MIRA ANN GuHN.
Ann Gum testified that she lived In the same house
with deceased the same hoor think that deceased
june IA heard . Il moan in Mira Heenan's room and
the exclamation "Ohl' twice very loudly: the voice
said Rise up in Inc bed" about three times or "Put
me on the floor; she sald, Take out OF here"
ce decided 90 and raise her up In bed shnk-
ing her husband and sister-inaw must BE- sleeping;
returned in a few minutes brlnging ars Garner With
him; heard deceased say, Mrs Garner, raise up 10
bed " there was perisc. silence ior about twenty min
and spoke to MIRA Griffin and asked how was Mrs.
Keenan,; she said she was dead; At the time heard
there ten mouths, and Mrs Heenan has lived there
daring that time; during the time heard Heenan 90 up
viii you leave me sof' or words similar; heard
Mr.. Heenan say "Whist," or "Wl you whist"
ss SAD IN weeks before hs as
good, kind-natured man; saw Heenan the day
deceased died and think be was slightly under NE in
fuence OF liquor had any difficulty with either:
saw deceased about three hours after her DEATH mes
him going OF the street door, he said she dead,
hoped she out Of trouble the night before she
died asked how she felt; she said she suffered
good deal and wished she was dead she also said she
wished she was in the hospital she thought she
too much rouble Keenan, IN II the time and
asked her how could she say ~ she had everything
she wanted; during her Ire noticed no cuts on her.
ceased; Mrs Heenan's bedslead was near the wall;
there was table between The bedstead and the wall
towards the head OF her bed there little stand
table with little flower vase on Is; never noticed par
tcularly.
DR.. Duggan says he 10 q practising physician; saw
Mrs Keenan, deceased, alive the LIST Of June for
the last time; saw her on the morning Of her death
after the lst of June told her on that day that her
lungs bad that II would be useless 70 take any
medicine, and gave her certificate TO get clergyman
TO have the rites Of the Church she was sitting
in char tho last time saw her alive; examined her
arm after her death asked what they wanted Of me
when she was dead; those in the room said she was
bleeding asked when died. and informed about
four clock said she could not possibly be bleeding
died TOUR O'Clock; woman in the room said she
burst blood vessel did not know the woman; see nor
in court; there were three women; can't say which
or the women said IT, Mrs. Horton and Mrs. Stevens
were there; they desired me TO examine the woman,
and told them strip the arm in order to examine H.;
there q bandage 1t; saw an incision about an
inch and half in length across the ARM desired them
to cover 1t up immediately some OF them asked mo to
give certificate; said 1t would be time enough in the
afternoon the incison the bend Of che arm
the anterior portion OF the ARM seemed TO be very
supercialoniy The skin cut mus. have been made y
made it, she was lying on the floor AFTER Deing washed;
she had long robe her in the same room when
she aive she was then in chair and there was no
bedstead in the room at that time; on examining The
wound no blood on the floor cannot tell what de-
died Of cannot tell whether she died OF the In
csion or Of her disease which chronic bronchitis
or phthisis consumption; the effect OF such .
cut she lost much blood would nas.en 4e. csatn 40
notify the Coroner OF the case noticed only !hs CUT
saw other cut or abrasion on her arm only cram
ined that portion of the arm; think there bad been
any would have noticed them aid not particularly o..
anime: my attention was simply directed 20 the cut on
the woman should Judge il only few hours previ-
Gus; gave certificate to her husband that she was IN
EVEN 80 thai sbo might oOsn the rites Of sns church
from the clergyman; saw Mrs Keenan, whom sne was
dead; Mrs. Stevens sent for me from the stable and
was paper around il; there was blood the paper,
the blade and the handle On being crosssxamined
akin and bones; did mot examine 70 sec il the veins
cut severed II cut deep to the bone could have
ner would make post norton eIamiDason; 70 The
best OF my belief do not think the artery severed
IN reply 70 % ~ JSdss
by herself or any other person.
TESTIMONY or THOMAS Il. WHITE.
Thomas H. White, pract sbg physician attached 70
the Board Of HEALTH states that he made examination
OF the body Of deceased yesterday by direction Of Dr.
Dalton, Sanitary Superintendent The testimony OF ths
witness substantially as foiows:-On examining the
body found the anterior aspect OF the left arm just
cuar about three-quarlers Of an inch in diameter the
sephartic vein found crossing the wound and was
found 10 be partially divided IN two places veiu here
produced other vessels OF the bend of the
cut or div ded, tho principal artery being entire;
my opinion that wound Of thai kind would be attended
by considerable hemorhhage, which would necessarily
exhaust the patient and accelerate death: should say
the wound was made by a sharp INSTRUMENTATION =
wound as physician would make with sharp instru-
ment noticed no wounds on The wrist
Crossexamined, says:-Saw no cuts on the wrist the
deceased might have lost half pint Of blood more;
the wound quarter Of inch deep; the VEN was
certainly severed, but not completely.
After taking the testimony Anarew Mcbride, under
taker and Ellen Horton the evidence OF both being IN
important the examination concluded both sides
The counsel for defencs, Mr. Sedgwick, In brief
ming up Of the case thought that there evidence
adduced on which TO hold the accused and desired to
hear the views OF the counsel Tor the people.
Mr. Bedford believed that from the nature OF The
testimony adduced tho peculinres Of the case were
such that he satisfied leave the papers in the
hands Of the presiding mag sra,c who due nvesti-
CATION would render hrs decision 70 the holding Of the
parties for trial. He had objection TO taking bail for
the future appearance Of tns accused parties and set hs
amount at 5000 each.
Elisha Baker aud Henry r. Perepont became the
bondsmen OF James Hocnan and Ellen Grimm, and the
proceedings we're brought 10 o close