The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-10
THE CONNlLTY CRIME.
sickssisg Masrieids in the City Of Bingham.
ton-Hsw an Old Lady Used To BE Stoned
and Beaten ~ Her Grandchildren
Her Condition Before Death
Verdict Of tho Jury-Her
Daughter Locked
IN Jail.


Inc hrief Dispatches IN regard TO the Connilty
tragedy IN this city give very little idea OF the
ncndishness 81 the crime the particulars IN de-
tail are a. follows
Rosa connsity. aged seventy years was a widow
lady. nvlnr with her daughter, who IN the wife OF
M. Thomas connfng a. Erie street, near the Scale
Works On Monday night last the old lady died.
Nothing wins thought 81 her death, A. she was very
Old. No burial permit was asked from The author.
ties, and before the remains we're inferred
CERTAIN cIRcussrAScEs
came 20 light which induced the Coroner 10 visit
the house Of Coming, accompanied by two
physicians.
ON the 24th OF nay Df. q. A. Thayer, OF this city,
was called ~ Mr.. coming TO attend sick woman
at his house. ne physician went 20 the house. lie
found mrs. Conniiiy lying IN an insensible con.
ditioh On iouns-. He made an examination of
the SICK person, and found her literally covered
Upon the back Of the head there was a
contnsion three inches long. The breast was badly
bruises. findsns such an unusual exhibition, Dr.
Thayer inquired who the woman was Mrs. Con
ming said she could not tell her name, but the cid
who made periodical visits thereahout; she had
was deranged. They had locked her IN q bedroom
up stairs tho night before and she had
to the ground below receiving the injuries seen
upon her. The woman, she said, was % nlthy that
she would like 10 have her removed nom the prem
fses. superintendent 81 the Poor spauldlng was
notified OF the case by DR.. Tnayer. lie went 10
Conning's saloon and made inquiry as 10 the old
woman's condition. Coming said she getting
better. and suggested 10 the superintendent thai
his visit 10 her be delayed day or two.
Dr; Inayer called twice AFTER ms nrst visit ON
woman being tramp she was The aged mother Of
Mrs. Coming.
THR OLD LADY DYING,
DIR. Thayer informed the authorities OF the state
he found her In, and hence the examination before
the burial lie testified % the examination,
which was concluded Thursday evening. that the
marks on the Old womah's throat were undoubt-
edly finger MARKS aud the other bruises
hal, VINO was called 20 Conning's 20 help lay Ms.
Connity out, testified that Mrs. Coming said her
mother moi, . had died q eryspelss: The witness sad
night at her house.
HER DAUGHTER nepusmG To INT nER N.
Bridget Mack Bridget Murphy ana others stated
that Mrs. Coming ana her children were In the
habit OF treating the deceased most bfutally,
pounding her with cluhs, knocking her down with
known to send her mother out In the yard 90 hang
ont clothes and then send one OF her children ont
10 stone her, knock her down and pound her. Mrs.
Coming herself often beat her old mother TN she
could not stand. ana then
THREW nER OFT DOORS.
This treatment was not occasional, but a com
mon thing OLD mrs. Connity had many tunes been
forced to sleep In the coal house In the severest
weather She was afraid 10 20 % the neighbors as
her daughter threatened 60 XIII her Il she did rhe
neighbors had many times seen the Old lady run
from the house with blood streaming from her face,
followed by a troop OF children stoning and club
bling her, and her unnatural daughter urging them
on, with terrible oaths, TO Kill 1.-The old strump'
the evidence ELECTED provoked the most
INTENSE INDIGNATION
against the brutal daughter. IL appeared that
Mrs. COnntfy was quiet inoffensiye Old lady, hut
her daughter was the terror Of the whole neigh.
borhood.
The verdict Of the Jury was that Mrs. Connllty
came TO her death by injuries inflicted by Mrs.
Al
She took with her al six weeks old child and sick
child under two years. She IN much addicted 10
drink, and is powerfully built woman, OF not un-
attractive features. Her husband keeps saloon
on washington street.
Old Mrs. Connil ~ had in the savings bank scOO,
saved from pension paid her by the government
she having had son Killed In the late war. CON
ming drew the money rom the bank few days
since On authority purporiiDg 10 come from the
deceased