The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-15
THE IRISHT0WN TRAGEDY.
lFhe Story Which Solomon David Moore Tells
of His Wife's Murder.
The Evidence on Both Sides In-summing Up
for the Prosecution and Defence.

of his wife was resumed this morning before Judge
Dalrymple and the associate Judges.
THE DEFENCE.
Mr.. Little opened the case for the defence. He
said evidence consisted OF two kinds-direct and
circumstantiaL' Circumstantial evidence is unre-
liable and uncertain. The evidence produced by
the State in the OF Moore was entirely circum-
stantial, and was OF a very weak kind.
George W. Kennedy was the first witness called
by the defence, and depOsed TO seeing q person
who answered Moores description in Dover the
day succeeding the murder; Moore spoke to the
witness and asked where Squire Gage the Justice,
lived; the prisoner that time wore whiskers and
q long black coat.
Edward II. Travers was the next witness and
testified as follows:-I was at Rose McGarry's on
the morning after Thanksgiving; while was there
Thomas Madden came In it was after breakfast (;
there were some marks upon his forehead; Mrs.
he fell ON Connollys stoop or got scar of knife;
he said he had fight in Terence Connoly's with
David Moore; Mrs. McGarry said he had better
he had come Off victorious, because he had not lost
the other eye.
Rose McGarry testified to Thomas Madden's
coming into her house on Friday morning; he had
some scratches on his face; | cannot recoect
what he saId but he mentioned something about
Dave Moore.
Edward G. Lyon swOrn-I recollect being in the
office of Mr.. Mills on Monday morning last, when
Friday morning the Goth of November, he tell from
COnnOnys steps and scratched his forehead.
William l.. Easton deposed to the finding OF
Moore's naturalization papers, which were deliv..
cred to Mr.. Easton who is Justice, on the day of
the cOmmittal of the prisoner.
The prisoner, David Moore, was then placed
upon the stand to testify In his own behalf. There
were murmurs OF expectation as the prisoner
took his seat and great silence prevailed IN Court
The following Is the story the prisoner tells
THE STORY OF MOORE.
] am sorty-two years old; my name Is Solomon
have been in this country twenty three years: am
a Protestant by religion; am sometimes called an
IN th nse conns about ee
years; on last THANKSGIVING Day ] was at my own
house; was not to work that day it was holt
during the daytime: my wife was in the
house part Of the time, but she went out once
to me- "David, I would like to 60 out after the
boy - said, 'Don't go out; stop in the house ~
she said she would 60 for him; ! said to her, .sit
you go ont you will get liquor, and want to go to
my work in the mornings" went into an inner
was in, she went out; she had got INTO hollow
when got TO the door, saw her go up the hill
and smoked; / went out again two or three times
to see was she coming. hut she did not come back
until dark, when she
CAME HOME PRETTY TIGHT;
she sat down In q cha.r and said, do you know
who saw mp in Terry Connolly'sy'' said did not
know; she said II saw Thomas Madden; he gave
me some whiskey, and he says he viii be dOwn;''
alter bit my boy came in and said, 'Father there
is Thomas Madden;'' he came ia and sat down
upon chair; alter he sat while he threw him
self upon the floor: he asked for something to put
under his head gave him old coat and he put it
under his head; said to him, "Tom you had bet
ter go home; it's a cold night and you will be
frozen here ~ he lay Tor some time, and then he
said TO me, 'Will you 20 for some rums" said no;
wanted to go to my work in the morning, and
that he had enough rum; he gave himself roll on
the floor; he asked again, and the woman said, 'Go
got enough y he said 'sso for some, and Iw,ll 60
home; y he gave me dollar bill, and went for
pint OF liquor; went to Terry Connolly's for the
liquor; Morris Lucas WAS there at the time; he
said, -.Old man, can you treatYn got the liquor
from Mrs Connolly; / came out then and came
home; when came the length OF my own home
HEARD MY WOMAN SHOUT '.MURDER"
and when went In caught Tom Madden with q
and got hold Of butcher knie she t to
tell me how he had abused her, and he came to her
side with ,o the s, knife he gave her two
herr" he drew the butcher knife over her
head, and he said. IF yeu speak an
Off you - went to arrange her clothes he told me
not to come near him or the woman; she Kept talk
ing OF what he had done to her, and SAID ''Hold
your tongue; saw 1t all !" lie cooled or then, and
Thomas Madden stood against the table for little;
he asked me where the liquor was; told him; he
drank the remainder: he filled out another glass
and handed II TO my wife; she drank 1t, and took
a glass, too; he said Come, Moore, let the three
ofus
90 TO BED TOGETHER;
il Ne cold ~ sNo" says l, TON, | am no beast:I
hs sead unasr sns he table, Lay de sUon
after that his brother Jack came stagger-
ing All the , lat latter asked where Tom was;
Jack said, "No, don't bother with that boy" he
went out, and soon after that Madden's mother
WAS there any liquor in tue houses" 1 said mo
Tom had drunk IT, she asked me, "Would j not
Sq Gn v sa time
out she said, go. there Will be nothing done now;
go for the liquor; Tom will give you dol
quart and on my q0 way sat DOWN and s sss
drunk; when got home got to bed and went to
my Clothes on but my boots: there Was no one IN IN
The bed with roe CROPPED around and found her
moaning on the floor near the door; spoke to her
aud found that her limbs were frozen; there was
clammy wetness about her, and lifted her into
bed and tried to warm her. lay there until II got
clear, and looked at her and saw
THE BRUISES ON HER FACE AND
and me cuts began to talk TO herr she made me no
answer; drew on my boots; looked at her again
and found she was in the pangs Of death; there
was blood upon her face; went out to the Kitchen
pals were all frozen, and in despair thought Of
the brook; took her ont; in taking her out slip
ped and ieIi ] came to the brook; Their,
the brook and 1t gave way and i slid
down; lifted some water to wash her blood, and
i put her down by the side Of the brook; went
into the house and drew of my overaiIs and pat on
> coat and went up TO Terry. Connolly's: asked
Mrs Connolly for something to drink;
WAS WEAK AND EXCITED:
Turing the time was drinking the liquor told
1er Mary Anne WAS gone; she said "She will come
Jack again." and i said she never would; !
vent up stairs and heard the report that
dary Anne was dead and that had killed her;
vent out OF the house and heard the report all
ver that had murdered my woman, and that
ught to be strung up withsut either law or justice
went towards Dover TO give mysenup; went
n to Dover, from Dover to Rockaway and from
.oekaway to Newark; stopped In Newark and
erged something to eat; went from there to
ersey City, and into the station house, where j
topped ali night; went the next morningover to
lew York and worked q couple ofdays; came back
Jersey back the same way went, until came to
ny own house !; I stopped there two days and two
lights: my feet were all bloody and frozen; came
0 Morris Lucas and asked him for Cne loan OF 81;
&c said ats bad job that has happened TO you;
lear out. there Is vengeance threatened agalast J