The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-25
THE NEWARK TURNPIKE MURDER.

The Investigation Commenced ar Jersey City
Was Thomas AIahOncy Murdered by His
Brother s-What Another Brother says.
Toe preliminary examination In the Newark turn
pike murder case was commenced yesterday In the
First Precinct Court Jersey City. before Justices
Davis ana Seymour District Attorney Garrctson
and Mr. Magee appeared fl the state ana Messrs.
Winfield and Hoffman Tor the prisoner, John
Manoney. The court room was denscly crowded,
Michael MahOney, another brother OF the murdered
man, being among the crowd.
The first witness John Christopher, OF New
ARK, who testified that the brothers, Thomas and
John Manoney deceased and the prlsoner), were at
hls house, in Bcllevic avenue Newark, on the 4th
OF May ana bought load OF barrels; they left q;
ho-past twelve aud went down the avenue towards
the Morris anu Essex Railroad; there was no
other person with them witness never saw
Thomas afterwards.
Michael tSnandey testified that he had a converse.
ton with the prisoner after the disappearance OF
Thomas Mahoney who, the prisoner said, went
away ron him in Newark with man who offered
TO SEA hin horse The prisoner stated that he
never saw Thomas afterwards.
Bernard McMahon also testified that he had
conversation with the prisoner in relation TO the
disappearance of deceased ana the prisoner stated
that he thought lie bad gone a spree. Tho
plisoner repeated the horse story 10 TINS witness
.am.s Hart, OF IS Bowery street. Newark, deposed
that his house Is adjacent TO the plank road; saw
John ana Thomas Mahoney In Newark looking alter
barrels about three weeks ago did not see either or
| them return.
| Henry Nmdemeyer OF 70 Quarry street, Newark,
| deposed that lie was informed ~ Il man with whom
he Is acquainted IN hudson cry one day some three
weeks ago hat nan waSdrowned on the meadows
the OF the road this SIDE or Jersey City,
near the turn pike road
WillIam rrith, the toll collector on the Passaic,
was examined. but he stated nothing relevant To
the case, except that he J0nn and Thomas
Mahoney pass about the 4th vi May.
Michael MahOney. or 10 sussex street, Jersey City,
brother oil the murdered man, was then examined.
lie saw hts brothers John and Thomas ut nine
o'clock on the attn OF May at the corner OF Market
and Broad streets, Newark: they John and rhomasl
were on the same truck never saw Thomas alive
afterwards; had conversation Win John (the
pIlsonel on Tue first night OF the disappearance OF
Thomas about the latter; in the course or the
again drive the cart for INN. and that he
rfom) was the biggest rogue OF young
fellow he ever came across John asked me II was
going To take his part, ana said would take Toms
WIN anv other man. John aud Tom had quarrcls
occasionally: John brought out stick 10 beat him
on one UccasiOn John always showed hard feel
ing against Tom; lie SAID ~ one time he would six
hun II he were To hang Tor IT." John mad been maxi
Ing threats against the deceased several times
during the past year because Tom, he said, drove
his horse too last; John accounts for Toms absence
after the 4ih or May by saving that somebody had
robbe,l him AMI Killed him; he SAID at another time
tnat Ton had gone to Brooklyn and got married.:
disappearance, as he had Deen last with hin; from
The nrSt day OF Toms disappearance had sus-
pci0n that John had disposed or him; that Is the
reason had John arrested; Tom was steady man;
never saw HIM drunk but twice.
TIE examination was then adjourned till three
O'Clock this afternoon.