The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-18
crime UNDER THE PALISADES.
THE BOMBAY HOOK UxORlClDE.
Second Days Proceedings in the Dickey
Trial at Hackensack, N. j., for the
Murder Of His notwithstanding
Testimony - The Prisoners
Daughter in Court.

The trnl Of John Dickey for the murder OF his wife,
Mary Ann Dckey, at Bombay Hook n. j., under the
palisades, on the "a Of November last, was continued
yesterday In the Bergen county Court OF oyer ana
Terminer, at HacKensack, n. j., Judge Bedle pre-
siding, with associate Judges Green and Post on the
Bench The prisoner maintained the same non
chalant air as cnaracterzed his demeanor the first
day OF the trial, only broken by a shadow which
crossed his features when Margaret, his eldest
living daughter entered the court room and took
the seat assigned her, without noticing him. The
testimony adduced was IN substance as snp|osned.
The direct
EXAMINATION OF WILLIAM j.. MOONEY
being continued, he deposed that Mrs. Dickey had
only been IN the room about five minutes, after
bringing in the bread and meat, when the prisoner
came in; she was standing IN the middle OF the
room speaking TO Colquhun, with the stove between
them; witness was sitting ut the table with her back
toward the river, Coquhun with his face toward
the door, ana Mrs. Dickey's face fronting
the river; when Dickey point ed the pistol
he was the width Of the room from Colquhun (pIsol
shown ana recognized Dy witness, az he saw Dckey
'.puting six buiiets' into II day the Dock;
when he saw him charge it on that occasion 1t was
about q week before the night OF November 2; did
not again see the weapon until he came i'll, the
door al That time, pointing IT towards Colquhun az
arms len9th wltness showing Dickey's action; Col
quhun was sitting AT the time first saw tile pistol
and Mrs. Dickey standing win per back TO an od
shot went on; returned 10 the house aole In about
hail an hour afterward, anu going to the door look
ed In and saw Colquhun living on the floor very near
II, with his BACK ard me and his head toward the
river; Margaret, DlCkey's daughter, told me Col
quhun was dead, but her mother was alive yet.
wnen he heard The second shot fred, was ABOUT ten
or twelve feet from the door outside; didn't know
that Mrs. Dcke was sh0t TIL lie came back; Colquhun
tbat night TOOK OH one o. his boots before Mrs
Dckey came IN, and was not out OF his seat near tile
stove aur.ng the time: Solgnfnn got the water lie
wanted. Mrs. Dickey handing ii to him: she was
partly dressed aid not see Ier SIT down. at the time
witness went and raped ut Airs Dickeys door did
not Know that any OF the lamy IA bed: usually
water lett In their rooms but not that nignS
ana nothing 10 get IN from tue well near the rae
tory.
lii the
CRoss-RxAMINATIoN
or this witness 1t was Shown that Colqulun was q
married man, and had left his family In the Old
country; that he was about twenty seven years OF
age; that on All Ha.ow Eve, the night he was shot,
he appeared troubled THINKING how hard 1t was
that he and his wile should be separated; that sit
ting III their apartments IL tile south front room,
they could not near what was said III Dckey's apart
ment front room north; that while taking his sup
per IN the latter place Couunun had on his coat.
SHIRT vest, pantaloOES ana boots, but when he went
to his room took oil MS coat ana vest and hung them
up. 1t was also established that the tnree-Coqtl-
nun, Mooney and uicKey-went occasionally 10 You-
kers, aud haa pleasant times there, once or twice
bringing liquor back with item; but the main point
OF moneys evidence was not shaken.
DIR. CRARY'S EVIDENCE.
DR.. H. A. Crary, OF Glolsser Bergen county testl-
Or tive years; that lie examined the bodies OF Coqu
hun and Mrs. hickey on the Sd OF November: made
q post mortem examination OF each; opened the
BODY Of Mrs. hickey; there was q bullet wound ap
pareDtiy, III the lower part OF the body; no exit
wound: did not trace the wound as far as IT was
traceabe, or lie extent OF IL, but traced IL to
that It was mortal wound II perforated the inies
tines IN a number OF places, entering the angle Of
the thigh and lower external genital organs: the
wound was upward and forward, ana II the same
line had Continued 90 an exit 1T would have been
near tie lower part OF the breast bone the walls OF
Mrs. Dlckeys boay where The incisiohs were made
were only about one-half inch thick; she was q
me hum II woman, iather thin, light complexion,
nervous temperament weighed ABOUT lis pounds
and aged about forty-lve or Hlty years;
she no doubt died OF that wognd ner position, ia
my opinion, when the bullet hit her, was that OF
partly down on the door, lace downwards, lower
portion OF body higher than her head, aud feet con-
slderaDy distended; did NOT THINK that such q
wound could be gwen, II at the time OF receiving
the shot the lower part OF the body was higher than
che shoulders, falln2 backward over chair Tor in-
stance. as 1t en.ered tue boGy too low down to be
received IN thai condition; my opinion Is that the
shot was received from behind, while she
her knees Here many questions relative to the
course or bullet under such condition OF q body
falling over CHAIR was asked by MIR. Knapp OF the
witness who at iast Admitted tina. person might,
under some circumstance, fall over char, the
lower port on or the body being higher than the
shoulders and receive wound in the lower part OF
the abdomen, ana not pass to the back but ue1ecC
toward The heart
Tine Court here rested until to-day.