The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-21

| Escaped Drowning
| What . Workman
| Saw Her Hus-
| band Do.
| Tie trial OF John Dickey for the murder OF MS
wife, Mary Ann Dicxey, 1T Bombay Hook, N. j., the
| morning Of November 2 last, was resumed In the
Bergen Court OF Oyer and Terminer, at Hackensack,
| yesterday morning, Judge Bedo presiding. Again
the little court room was thron9ed to sunocation.
aud the greatest interest manifested in the examine
ton Of the prisoners daughter, Margaret But few
criminal trials ever presented scene similar to
that-a daughter clearly, composedly and modestly,
In her garD OF mourning indicative OF o mothers
oss testifying against the father whom she assever
| ates brutally and f0ully murdered her. ae
| the following Is the evidence adduced:--
| cR0ss-ExAMIEATIoN OF MARGARET JANA DIcxEY
| RBsUMED.
Did not see MONEYS face wnen he went out OF our
apartments; he had teacup IN hts hand, nothing
ese not plate; remained at the head OF the stairs
until mother went out with the bread and meat and
| q tin Upper; when she went from The top OF the
| stairs to bed father asked me "Where's motherW
| replied first "Sbe is In bed.n and then once "She Is
down stairs;' he said nothing else; did not hear him
| get up; this was but few minutes from the time
| when mother went down; he moved rapidly; did not
| hear any noise conversation fom the time that
| father went down until the first shot was fred;
when chat was heard did not hear any scream; did
not hear anything fall; brother and sister did not
then awake; got up then Immediately and ran down
/ stairs; did not put on anything; there
was light In the living rooms; noticed II IN
passing; that door and the outside door were wide
open; ran to the mems room; did not meet anybody
ON the stoop or in the hail. saw Coquhun and father
| at the same time when looked In the mems apart
ment heard no other shot from the time or the rst
report to this; first Colquhun three feet or and
father I've feet or; got into the room after Colqu
hun fell; saw mother when got up TO father; Col
quhun had fallen before father turned; mother was
inside OF tho pantry door, which was wide open; she
| was standing towards the east side; father was
her than witness at that time; he had
pistol at his side or III his hand and then drew II
out and pointed II at her; ne had At that time moved
over. from tne place ! frst saw HIM to The
had moved about three feet from wners
whether mother ie before or after fathers firing;
she fell backward with her knees drawn up; could
not mother just the instant OF tie report for
| the smoke; think Sue fell before the smoke; from
the time saw Colquhun until the moment mother
have seen fathers pistol before, and although do not
| recollecr how many years he has had IT, think II 10
frst spoke TO her mother; mooney was not IN the
| room ut all during this times father staid IN the
tSnR I he went I out came back IN ave minutes,
dressed and think he said TO witness he was going
70 sec & d m ~ send ~
I the conversation between Kane and father In the
room where mother was lying the former said; Ut
| he was gone about Ialr an hour or an hour; when
they came to the room father told Kei!y that he
next after taking the cup OF water on Tuesday nights
| could not tell toward what part OF my mothers
body father pointed the pistOl her nghtgOwn and
chemise were buried with her; had next ner SKIN
red chemse, because she suffered the rheuma-
% nsss wss ss was oae s red at
I was AGAIN snowm: W,tness tesS,ed to one rather
ragged IT contained, ana explained that II
done by the action OF soda while her mother on
was Washing @ ss ana smaller mole
had never before seen, was also shown. aud exam
and spread upon tue nOor, when IL was found be
| cntire); mother had but one red pcttcoat; since
mothers death have been part OF the time at Mrs.
Guidors. neghDor, and part or the time at Mrs.
Heay's, III New York, where she went TO get her
dress made; after leaving there came TO Hackensack.
The Court here concluded to allow the state 10
proceed approximately in regard TO the attempted
! showing Of malice by Dickey toward his wife,
extending from the time OF the murder back for
| In this connection Margaret, his daughter, test
| ned:-D0 not remember OF any dlficuty between
father and a day two before she was shot;
| do remember. TWO or three months before that at
| had been out SAILING with one Frank Roach TO Hast
ings that father, after their return, when they
the house;S she answered she woad.n and as Sue
was going INTO the door he took her by the shoulders
punihea her WITH his ast nave heard at a
l make threats to mother, Us on one occa-
SION at home during thus year ne SAID,
was .ns re- thak that Il was one night when es he
came from ionkers; they had some angry words;
think mothef answered. 81 know you would get rid
Of me II you could;' this was IN the month OF May
thu years remember other trouble IN boat; mother
was gong down to q dressmaker, but did not; she
took the boat from the factory dock and father had
been over to Rooney's quarry, and. supposlng he
| saw her get In ran down to the dock and rot into
l
see her, but heard her scream; Roach aud Qulgey,
who were up e the house with witness, went down,
| ran into the water where she was, fol-
ner with Ms oMn boat ana Roach and ouS
ley put her into IL; did not see how she got into
Inc water aer sne got s out and on the dock mother
the first boating difficulty; have known father 10
strike mother several times; when mother was taken
| from the river she was wet; her head was wet.
Margaret then took her seat, and the audience
seemed TO experience great relief, leaning back in
| their places wping their forebeads anu tutoring
MICHAEL ourarBY's EVIDENCE. q
Have known prisoner seven or eight yeara; worked
for ham last year from the nth Of april she Atm
August, In McNeuls factory, 1t Bombay Hook; re-
ss o s @nr
was about four feet; was building wall with Frank
Roaeni bota OF US worked IN the factory together:
no one else was there; Mrs. Dickey had 4 parcel
under her arms, and taxing oars from tho dock got
into boat wnsn Dckey was coming down from, the
| and followed her; who's he came up to her
! no caught her Dy the shoulder and puhed
her into the water from the boat, when
| Roach ana witness ran down TO The water and
/ Jumped In waded out and Dickey had hold OF his
wife BY her dress IN the back; her body and face
above her bead was under the water; they got her
at last the deck, and after resting herself she
went home: Dckey said he wished ''he had her fQr-
| tod this TO witness and Roach, And further said
that ~ he had her further out the water ne could
have drowned her'' excitement In the court roon)
waded TO his srmpits INTO the water for Mrs DicseJ
prisoner gave no reason for this work or what ne
| had said; boarded at Bombay HOOK; saw Mooney