The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-21
THE ELEVENTH STREET HORROR.
Continuation Of the Inquest-verdict of Murder
and Suicide by DR.. Connolly While La
boring Under Acute Insanity.

! The interest In the case OF the Connolly family
which met such terrible fate on Sunday last. con
| tinues undated. Crowds mock to the vicinity OF
Eleventh street and Sixth avenue, and gaze at the
house for minutes ct q time with morbid curl
osty repeat the particulars Of the tragic affair. as
already given In the HERALD AMI form various
theories in regard to the circumstances and history
OF tue family.
Mrs. Connolly is still-naturally enough-in q
most critical condition. 1t is feared that her mind
has been completely wrecked. Her nerves, how.
ever severely shattered, ana her physician nnds
It necessary to keep her under the influence OF pow
erful opates.
Coroner Keenan, resumed tho investigation In the
case yesterday, when the following testimony was
taken:-
George Z. Wctmore sworn-I reside at No. las
l was sitting at one OF my 'front.' windows;
heard loud talking In DR.. Connollys house; Mrs.
Was could do she said there was nohng
and disappeared inside; soon she reappeaTed, ana
told me her husband was drunk; she seemed to be
In terror OF her lie. and frequently called out to her
servant to tell her II the Doctor was coming she told
me her husband had locked himself and two chill
dren In his room, and THAT he refused to open the
door; Just then q priest came, aud she exclaimed.
"0h, am so glad the reverend father has come -
ConnolIy's room but could not open IL; advised
that a policeman he called, but Mrs. Connolly OBJ
!ected; ! however ana a. speak to al policeman and
not want the officers to break open the door, because
she feared the Doctor would be so
EXCITED AND DIsORDERLY
that the policeman would arrest him and take him
to the station house shortly afterwards the captain
or the police precinct arrived and ordered the door
forced thus was done ana the bodies discovered.
David COLLINS sworn am fourteen years OF age;
on suaay e the Doctor tod M me ms
exercise the horse and drove II about the streets
short time. after which | returned to the house;
Mrs. CONNOLLY was crying because her husband had
locked himself and the children IN his room; she
told the two servant girls to up stairs and call the
Doctor; they did 50, and got no response; i then
went up and called DR.. Connolly; he came 10 the
door with carving knife III his hand, and looked SO
wild that was afraid OF him; ran away, ami the
Doctor and locked the door; then went after
Judge Quinn, and when returned the officers mad
opeued the door.
George wasnburn sworn-I am captain OF the
Ninth precinct at eight O'Clock on sunday even
ing ofIicer Maxwell came to me and informed me
that there was some trouble In DIR. Connoy's
house: ordered hun to go to the house, and l
would follow him; Us soon as could followed.
door IN regard 10 the propriety OF forcing u way
into the house; opened the front door, and was
house and when refused to go she said she would
20 up stairs with me detained her IN the hail. and
forced the door, and one Of them exclaimed, "Iere
Is the
DOCTOR AND MS CHILDREN. ALL pEADr'
Thomas q. FInnel sw0rn-I reside ut No. 1872
fesslon; | was called 70 attend Mrs. Connolly; she
and was having 6ystericai ITS; | went into the
room where DR.. Connolly and his children we're
lying dead; there was large pool OF blood on the
floor and the bed clothing was saturated with blood
leXamlned the body OF the Doctor ana found O stab
wound on the left breast a little below the nipple
also wound ID the abdomen ana
TWO GASHES ACROSS THE THROAT,
completely severing the windpipe; then examined
the neck OF the oldest child Its throat cut the
wndpipe being severed together with the large arte
ries; tue Younger child was found In q similar cond
ton; large carving knife was lying the floor;
have known DIR. Connolly for several years. he mas
been subject TO frequent attacks Of insanity and ner
v0us prostration considered that at the time ne
committed the crime he was suffering from acute
insanity
The evidence beng concluded the jury, after
brief deliberatiOn rendered the following verdict:
That James J. J. Connolly came TO his death from
wounds inflicted upon himself by his own hands,
while laboring under temporary Mt Of acute IN
sanity at his house, No. las West Eleventh street,
on The 18TH Of June 1871. Also that ms children,
Agnes Connolly and Clara Regina Connolly. came
to their deaths frnm wounds inflicted by him. while
insane, as aforesaid.
The above verdict was signed by the following
jurors:-Dr. T. 3. Bahan, foreman; DR.. NJ. A. FIN
nell. DR.. 8. Clark. Dr. ID. Il. ONel, DR.. II. Murdoch
and Df. ID. Furman.