The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-02
MAUD MERRILL'S MURDER.

Blcakley's Trial OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Evidence for the Prosecution.
Another large crowd was present yesterday In
the Court OF Oyer and Terminer, before Judge
Brady to witness the continuation OF the Bleakiey
trial. The prosecution called only four additional
witnesses, which closed their case but the last two
of these were most lengthily and rigidy cross-ex-
amined BY Messrs. A. Oakley Hall and William F.
Howe, the prisoners counsel
Captain Byrnes, the first witness testified to going
to No 10 Nelson place after the shooting where ne
saw the dead body OF Maud Merrill and found
bullet In the wall He saw Bleakey the next day
after his surrender to the police, and heard his
statement Of the shooting and the circumstances
leading to It, as published at the time in the
Police Surgeon Steele testified that he assisted in
the p0st-mortem examination OF the body OF de-
ceased, and that the cause OF death was pistol
shot bullet through the heart.
Miss Annie Weaver, boarder OF ia West Twen-
ty-sixth street, testified that she knew the de-
ceased when she boarded at that house; saw the
prisoner there several times; on one occasion he
told witness he wanted TO see Maud Merrill ana
that ne should get $50 from her; he asked also II
she had made any money the previous night; he
said he would take from SIS to $50, and that he
would have the house pulled II he did net get 1t !;
the deceased never saw the prisoner while he was
in that house, she always refusing to see him. On
her cross-examination by Mr.. Hall she was entan-
gled in perfect maze OF contradictions and incon-
gruities, and the accuracy OF her testimony was
Lottie Smith, sister OF the deceased, the last
witness called. She was dressed In mourning and
deeply yelled, and gave her testimony with great
emotion, and in so low tone that Mr.. Phelps, the
District Attorney THE examination IN chief being
conducted by Assistant District Attorney Rollins),
had to report her evidence to the jury. She told
how her sister, Mary Ann, whose pet name was.
Polly, married o man named Foley; how he
abandoned her; how she finally came to this coun-
try at the solicitation Of the prisoner her uncle;
procured for them by her uncle; how disagree
ment arose between her sister and the prisoner;
how her sister finally became an inmate
OF a disreputable house in Twenty-siXth
street; how the intelligence to her
mother OF her course OF life broke
place. and there met her death at the hands OF her
uncle, as confessed by HIM to her. She said. fur
Their, that when he shot her he knew perfectly what
he was about and shot her because she had
dsgraced the family In her CrOss-examination
Mr.. Hall brought out the entire history. Of
mother and family; how he sent them money and
paid them two visits from this country: how he
wept over her sisters course OF life; how his entire
nature was changed by 1t; how, once gentle
and peaceful, he became wild and furious;
how proud his nature was, and how ne
once, on account OF 1t, he put pistol to his head
and but for her urgent entreaties and the inter-
position OF others he would have shot himself;
how he frequently sought interviews with ner
sister, and she would not see him, and how finally
on the day Of the shooting, she started to come
strange conduct, and, being afraid OF her life,
turned back, and would not go with him.
On the conclusion Of Miss Smiths testimony
Judge Brady repeated his previous cautions to the
jury and then adjourned till this morning, when
Mr.. Howe will open Tor the defence.