The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-18
The Young Widow Of the Murdered Man
BIS Him a Last Farewell.
SIMMONS REFUSES TO SPEAK.
lie Is Confined to the Centre Street Hospital
with Fractured Leg.
Additional Particulars Of the
ARRAY.

O'Clock the corpse was removed to 81 Sixth ave
nue., the undertaken shop OF Henry Wilson. The
face was still covered with blood and mud and
Mr.. Wilson'S assistants spent several hours In
washing the body. AS soon as the shop was
opened the friends and relatives OF the murdered
man came to look at the remains. Some OF these
friends had seen him but twenty-four hours ago;
had laughed and chatted with him. "P0or Nick ~
they said, as they bent over the CONN to look at
the familiar features, that now looked SO mex
pressibly sad. His hand had returned their grip
now 1t was cold, lifcless. His eyes had kindled
with fIiendshp-n0w they were closed forever.
THE sADDEsT SCENE
was when Mrs. Duryea came. But o few hours
ago she was wife, beloved by her husband, and
now she was widow, and his blood-stained corpse
lay before her. Mrs. Duryea il prepossessing
lady. She is young and good looking, OF medium
height, with beautiful dark eyes, How sad she
looked she was dressed in black. long black
veil covered her face. AS she entered the Beck
man street police station Captain Gallery imme-
diately thought that this was Mrs. Duryea.
"Where is my husband ~ she said. in a trem-
bling voice. She supported herself on the railing
she was scarce able to stand.
Captain CafTery informed Mrs. Duryea politely
that the body had been removed to 81 Sixth ave-
nue.. She thanked him, and, accompanied by her
nephew, she went to the undertaker's shop. She
was overwhelmed with grief. Her husband had
left her the day before with smile anu kiss
and now
SHE WAS TO SEE HIS CoRPsEl
HERALD reporter conversed with her. She
said. with tears trickng down her cheeks, that
she had never thought her husband would die 80
terrible death. He kissed her affectionately be-
fore going out, and said, III 1t is very rough to.
night think I'll stay in New York; She followed
hi tct tho onA
rough, and then you'll come home, won't you Y'
He gave her another afectionate kiss, and said,
Eyes, Will; goodbye
These were the last words she heard him say. As
he shut the door she did not think that she never
would hear the sound Of that voice again, OF that
voice which had spoken 30 many words Of love and
Kindness. She remained at her residence In Port
Richmond, Staten Island, all day. She thought
about him and about
THE MERRY HAPPY TINE
they would have in Christmas. How greatly
pleased he will be- she said to herself, "when he
Night came; HE Will probably stay IN New
York over night. she said to her servant girl. At
Hnockea a. the door He said ne wanted 70 see
Mrs. Duryea." He asked her il her husband had re-
turned, and when she said MO- he said he was
afraid something dreadful had happened. This was
oil he said She passed a sleepless night. What
could have happened to her husband In q few
came and told her that her husband was dead,
that he had been murdered by John E. simmons
She tainted. After few minutes she arose and
said she would Immediately start for New York.
Perhaps he was alive yet, perhaps he was yet
breathing, perhaps she could catch his dying
There he lay before her-cold, lifeless, stained
with blood. She stopped over him and took his
SHE KISSED TT AND KISSED IT AGAIN
and looked earnestly at his features. His eyes
were half open-it seemed as though he was look.
ing at her. She gazed at him as though she could
not believe her ewes.
"My husbandf" she said, passonately my dear,
good husbandp'
times. She could not speak-her voice was
drowned in tears. She kissed his lips, his hair, his
inflicted. And finally she laid down her head on
his and put her hands round his neck as though
she wanted to ( ID her dead husband to her heart.
The tears trickcd down her cheeks and mingled
with the blood that was still on his face.
"My good kind husbands" she cried; "and this
ia my Christmas, this is my New Yearln
She opened his eyes, anu they looked at her so
coldly She called him by hundred pet names
she put his hand to her heart; she kissed him pas
sionatey;
SIZE WAS WILD WITH DESPAIR.
She was asked to go, but said that she would
never leave his corpse-that she would follow him
n cannot live without him." she cried, and she
added, as though speaking TO her dead husband,
you are, dead and cold,
She was told that il would be better for her to
leave. "Let me kiss him once more" she cried,
her face oonvulsed with grief and her whole body
trembling; '1et me Kiss him once more.n
1t was her last adleu. She took his hand and
kissed it affectonately, and then she imprinted one
long kiss, iul Of love and Sadness his cold lips.
InGn she was dragged s poo
water and Knox made post norton examination
on the body of the murdered man, on which they
found no less than fourteen incised and penetrating
wounds, on the face, hands, arms and body only
three OF them, however, being necessarily fatal in
their character.
THE WOUND WHICH DOUBTLESS CAUSED DEATH
In q few minutes was about two inches in length
and located on the left side OF the neck, the steel
passing inwards and severing the carotid artery.
There was an incscd wound two inches in
length behind the lower part of the left ear, the
steel passing through the occiptal bone. The blow
causing this wound must have been given with
tremendous force to have passed through the thick
ness OF bone at the point of entrance.
The only other serious wound was that over the
eft hip bone, the blade having passed through into
the cavity OF the abdomen, but without wounding
the intcstines or other organs Of the body
Most OF the Internal organs were in O healthy
condition. The stomach contained about
QUART or FLUID, MIXED WITH BLOOD,
being woandcd had swallowed a large auannty OF
blood. Several clots OF blood were found in the
lower portion Of the abdomen, and an oblique
commnuted fracture OF right tibia was discovered.
Death, in the opinion OF the doctors, was the re-
suit Of hemorrhage caused by the sevcring Of the
Tue wounds in the head and abdomen would not
have cansed speedy death, but might have done SO
eventually.
Duryea was a handsome man, and even In his
death there was nothing repulsyc in his look. His
face was white as marble. The eyes looked life
IKE, natural; they seemed to glance at you, when
living. His mouth was half open, so that his
white teeth could be seen. The hair was
dark and still cloted with blood. The
heavy mustache showed also marks OF blood. Al
together the expression OF the face was tranquil,
peaceful; he looked like a man who had laid down
to rest 1t was only when you looked at the four
teen terrible gashes that the impression became
one OF horror
"what a horrible butchery,n exclaimed gentle.
man who stood by the conin, "when
YOU COMMENCE TO CARVE A MANU-
1t really looked as though Simmons had literally
carved Duryea. Fourteen times he must have
plunged the kne into the neck, arms face and
moved to the residence OF Mrs. Duryea. The faith
fu wife watched at the collins side till twelve
O'Clock last night.
IT was the rivalry between Duryea and simmons
that led to the death OF the wealthy
policy dealer. Mr.. Peter Duryea, q nephew
OF the deceased states that Simmons told him three
weeks ago he would Kill Nicholas w. Duryea .as
soon as he got chance.n Peter Duryea told his
uncle OF simmons, threats: hnt the murdered man