The New York herald., 1867-05-24
THE coRIErL MURDER.


-ssy THE C0RIELL MURDER.
eouaI Of OYER AND TERMsEn. NEW BRUNSWICK. 4. J.
Trial Of Bridget Derses for the Alleged Mar
der Of Mrs. Mary Ellen Corioii.
Ths trial OF Bridget Dergen for the alleged murder Of
Mrs. Mary Ellen corisll Newmarket in the county Of
Aiddssex, was resumed yesterday in The Court Of Oyer
and Termner. Sew Brunswick. J., before Judge PesI
vredsnburgh. -r--,.. \.
Az the opening Of the there few spectators
prssont: bus - the day wore on the auditors became
more numcrous The interest in the remains un-
diminished. II is regarded cause csIsbre In middle
SCI county The pepexing mystery that surrounds the
whole AFFAIR has made II topic OF conversation among
AL classes wa &N
The prisoner sti maintains what may be called h.
represslbe self possession Yesterday divested her
sslf Of her dark gray cloak and in place Of Il
plaid shawl She laid aside her blue silk bonnet, and
placed on table just behind The chair upon which se
vas sitting M 9fT ,eFihe
George H. Cook sworn and examined live in New
brunswick; am professor OF chemistry and natural
philosophy in Rutgers College; have lived here thr-
teen years lwiness shown underskirt already pro-
duced; have seen this before it was handed TO me
by the prosecuting attorney Mr. Herbert he asked
Va examine the spots upon II; that was more than
spots to see II they blood examined the spots frs.
with microscope and then by soaking the spots in
wator and examining the nud that came from them;
examined them by the ordinary primary tests the spots
turned out 70 be blood. O. What character OF blood
A. examined first to see II could got specimens OF
dried blood; arteral blood cots readily whom drawn
Q. What Is the received opinion Of science? A. That
the blood OF the system clots and that blood from
natural causes docs not; there two spots tho
garment hold in my hand; they are coagulated, and
apparent to tho naked eye coaguated blood Is
apparent to the eye, II looked At with smssnfying
spots. Q. When the garment handed to you how
was that leather attached 10 1t! II was stuck 10 the
blood. N
The Court-by the coaguation 70 the garmentY
Witness-Yes; stuck pin over the feather to hold
y where y was when first saw 10; tried specimen Of
that very blood in my teaS took out little piece OF the
cloth, and between the threads you could with glass
gee the CONSULTATION 9 On what side Of the garment
ID on The outside judging from tss hem of iae garment
O. Those lighter stains what they, in your judgment
A. They look like blood and water stains but did not
examine them closely; examined this q white night
The Court--Is this yet proveds 4
Attorney Generai-No; am obliged 10 call Proies sor
Cook out Of order, a. he obliged 10 so away official
Mr. Leupp-po you orer ii a.ihe dress OF child an
adultf
Attorney General-we insead to prove Il belongs to
Bridget
Witness-I examined this garment and ascertained bv
the Same tests that there II blood upon H. ,Chds fan-
mel pettcoat produccdt cut piece out Of the mark
this and sscsrained that il stained with blood
have never attended ladies IN hsr Sickness the books
say that healthy action natural blood would flow from
natural caussa q Tell the difference between blood
that s nearly dry and ooagulated biood2 A. When there
coagulaton the blood may Dry into the cloth and
therc may be the appearance OF stain.
ruary last a. Abraham vsis; went to Dr. Corel on
that day after four O'Clock; Mrs. Coreil cutting
rasns for mince pie; got knife TO help her; cut
somsthing for the Doctor and took the butcher knife
she had been using remained there about half an hour
and vent . The Pos ONCE 70 post letter. the knife
Sovss ssaD. and remained about i.s Or Ten mianses
T. 4 ri 1ss
caene there about month after lefts s. A..l.sIf h
Cross s1amnedI have used tine knife sor over three
rusryf A. would know she knife by the bsndle, BY
sharp Mr. Vail lives about two miles from tho doctor:
went thst day TO Newmarket 10 post letter FOR home,
and called q e I sss MA o9s.sl' ~ slxsys thought
done the washing that day. and that Bridget did the
ironing. Mrs Corsu told me thai she had done Of
mot examine the shirts did say there shirts
saw Bridget IN the kitchen, and banded her three
cents j oSsd re ner Sra no Sas a not waa n,
TO Bridget; ncvor 70 my knowledge Isked who're she
had from in the old country: when lett BrdEel
WAS WAS n putting the ra,sas % into ID she mncemes, NJ s
saw Bridget next morning o. Mr. Littles citing on
su Do ao % Zoe
Corel xas there and also Mr. and Mrs. Little did nos
speak 10 Bridget she did not speak 70 mo- the only con-
versafi0n had With her whom / went there IN The
morning was 70 tell her 70 get some milk for the baby
who seemed to be hungry.
from Bridget at The store and hearing sho was going
away, went in 70 pay IL 10 her. ~ 7sf 81
TO Counsel for the Prisonsr-she lent me the hres
Isaac Hliyer recalled He depossd that shsrs was
cut In the bed tick forward towards the head Of the
With blood ali over. thee were some feathers covered
with blood: had some Of them IN my hand; the pillows
were bloody. M
70 Ja.or-I did nst notice has The nre. burned
10 the cours-Thsre we're great many fesshon about
10 Jurcr-Tbe ropes Of The bed had burned through,
and the bead of he bed lay on The floor. -. 4
To the CourtI think there wa straw bed under the
burned; presumed the feathers came from The bed
because the tick was cus the tick was saturated with
blood al the Gus; my attention drawn 70
psrs q he lamp sss found Il Ss room was nos
6rOken can't say y n was empty q fall dd nos SEE
saw shs IN ths Ichsa garrett supposed to BE- Br1gsps
coriss death this think, found bed in tkss
room; there va other bed In the room that saw;
think Mr.. Morris brought this skiri down, and asked
Bridget 70 whcm " belonged; she said u was hers-
shaa shs had vorn u The week before, when she was
r. he Attorney Censral-Exannsd the bed altar Il
US brought out g the yard.
wss nads with knife o. scissors - clean, straight
cross.sninsd-- cut Was sss along ne seam; !
TO The Court noticed the bed being bloody can
not w that We bed presented the appearance of being
av n, r~vpp-r I ,vdss shss n vse cus 4. sAs s,o,