The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-10
ALLEGED WIFE MURDER.

Additional observation-disclosures q O.
Prisouer-CorOner's Inquest-rhe Verdict.
Charles L. Knollman, the r0undsman OF the SIX.
teenth precinct who arrested John Reilly on sunday
morning. charged with violently assaulting and chok-
ing TO death his wife, Mary Ann Reilly, appeared
before Justice Dodge at the Jefferson Market Police
Court, yesterday morning and gave In evidences
during the preliminary examination held the follow
Ing Particulars
He was informed about half-past ten O'Clock
A. M. Sunday that q mysterious death had
taken place IN the rear house No. 70 Ninth
avenme, ana upon the second moor OF thas
dwelling he found Mrs. Reilly lying on bed. and
q large pool OF blood beside her, while the bed
clothes were perfectly saturated with IT, presenting
woman were found black ana blue marks' a. tho1sh
she had been seized BY the throat and strangled 70
death; Because ssa Of these circumstance oficer
Reilly, which ne did Ut once and conveyed him to
Subseauent to the narration OF the foreoo,no mas,
icuars the Court asked the accused what he had 70
say in relation to the charge, when Reilly made The
II deny The charge made against me; did not LAP
my hands on her; on Saturday night went homo
from Pixies dlstillery, where am employed, VITA
ten dollars, my weeks wages, OF which gave my
wife nine dollars leaving but one dollar to myself
We both left the house together after supper, but
sers aaa to nes
purchased stove, to be paid for when sent homo.
anu BIG, db i 0IJcfWHruB aSCeEl0lneu, DOuguJ Two
shirts Tor me. got back home hrst. but when
she came In she was beasty drunk, so much
80, she could hardly stand up, and finally she
fell on the floor at null length, and In doing So
struck her head against the table, where she laid for
some time; locked the door to prevent her going
out; when she recovered somewhat from this state
OF stupor she got up and attempted TO leave tho
room, but finding the door locked she commenced
calling me all the vile names she could think of and
acting badly was really compelled to open the
door and allow her to go out In that frghtul state;
aJ this time the children and went to bed; during
the night awOke and found my wife lying on the
floor, apparently more intoxicated than when she
left in the evening; then put her to bed when got
up the morning she was still sleeping and with
out awaking her went to the distillery, where
/ remained about two hours: when got home
found my wife still in bed and compelled to get
my own breakfast. After this went to neighbours
and remained q little while, during which time one
OF my wife's friends who had gone to her room TO
give her cup OF tea found that she was dead, when
she came to me instantly and informed me OF the
ported the circumstance 10 the station house. when
was arrested; my wife has been hard drinker Tor
two years; whenever she had money she would gee
drunk and about TWO months since she had the de-
| lirium tremens 80 badly that she nearly died.
After this statement, given with apparent SINGER.
ity the Court committed the accused to await tho
action OF Coroner keenan,, who held an inquest upon
the remains OF the unfortunate woman. Under Inc
direction of that official Drs. Knox, Morton ana
Wooster Beach made post mortem examination Oh
pexy, which was thought TO have been fastened BY
intemperance The evidence however. showed thas
the deceased had been beaten BY her husband, ana
the Jury found that she Came to her death by apo
plexy, superlnduced from excitement from being
beaten by her husband John Riley. on the Sth day
OF November, 1862 The accused will be required
to give bail to answer any indictment the Grand
Jury may find against him.