The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-22
TIE STOHEY HOLLOW MURDER.
4 Wife Brutality Murdered BY Drunken and
Jealous Husband-The Verdict Of Lawlsss
Jury Set Aside by Police Justice Cooper
The Prisoner Held to Await the Ac-
ton Of the Grand Jury-Exciting
Scenes at the Coroner's Inquest.

stoney Hollow is situated about six miles from
Kingston Is wild rocky region and is inhabited by
a low class OF lrish who find employment in the
stone quarres located in that secuon. 1t has been
the held OF many outrages, and long ago acquired
most unenvlable reputation. During the war It was
iavorte retreat for deserters aud criminals who
always found safe asylum In its rocks ana caves
and protection nom its 0 utaws
THE MURDER
most cruel and fendish In its conception was pcr-
petrated about midnight ON Thursday Thomas
Bennett, notorious, bad man, returning to
his home from Kingston at late hour,
much intoxicated, found his wife waiting up
for him. quarrel arose between them,
when he Knocked her down, kicked her in the
side and chest until her body was entirely black nd
blue and them while down, demon like. stabbed her
In the generative organs with long, blunt piece OF
ron severing one OF the larger arteries causing her
death In q few moments After the niicting OF the
wounds Mrs. Bennett succeeded IN getting away
ran into bedroom adjoining, closely foil owed by
Bennett, the blood flowing IN torrents, in pools
upon the moor, presenting most sickening sight
not to beat her any more, died in . few moments. I.
THE INQUEST.
coroner Hagerty was summoned early on Friday
morning and fastened TO the spot impaneei jury
from the lawless inhabitants and began taking esti-
mony.
THE PRISONERS STATEMENT
was TO the effect that he had long lived miserable
life with his wife; that she was bad woman aud
had not been true TO her marriage vows; that she
was IN the habit Of getting intoxicated; that upon
arriving home on Thursday night he found his wife
drunk, his children half naked crying from hunger
and neglect that he. was angry and hit her IN the
face two or three times that she took the Youngest
chlld aud ran into an adj dining ROOM that shortly
after, hearing the little one cry, he went to the ROOM
and he found his wife crying; saw her staQger and
Iali 10 the n0or. lie asked ner what was the mat
Ter ana she told him to go away. He became fright
ened and ran out for assistance retur ning in few
minutes. and found her dead. He thinks she died
by her own hands.
Drs. Van Renken and harrington. who made a
po3t-m0rteln examination OF the body, say she came
to her death from hemmorrhage OF the omb, caused
Dy wound severing the main artery OF the genera
tive organs and, in their opinion 1t was done by q
hard, blunt instrument, and that 1t could not have
been done Ivy her own hand. Aiso there was evil
dence TO show that Bennett had told her, week or
so ago. that he would Kill her II she ever got intOxi-
Gated again.
But, to the surprise OF every one the jury found
verdict "Died rom causes unknown" AS soon as
the verdict was made known great excitement pre-
vailed. The Coroner, much excited, threatened TO
arrest the jury, saying they bad the muir
derer himself; that they had gone against law and
JUSTICE against their sworn OATH and that they were
lawless band OF ruifians, fearing neither God nor
man. and that he would not sign any such verdict.
Fastening to Kingston, the Coroner consulted with
the District Attorney, and the necessary papers were
at once issued, and Bennett was again arrested
ON saturday was brought before Justice Cooper, who
pronounced the inquest fraud, and committed the
prisoner TO the Kingston jail to await the action OF
a rand