The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-12
TEE JERSEY CITY MURDER.
Continuation Of the Trial Of John Doris-The
prisoner on the stand-Ie Admits
the Shooting-A Constable Pays
Dearly for His Whistle.

L
| the Shooting-A Constable Pays
| Dearly for His Whistle.
me trial OF John Doris TOR the murder of Thomas
Donelan. was resumed at Jersey CITY Yesterday.
| Dr. W. J. Scott, house surgeon in the CITY Uoa-
pltai' testined-i recoect Donellan being brought
TO the hospital 1t was one O'Clock In the morning.
| examined nun ana found small wound in the ab.
domen, apparently inflicted with proecti,e. or
amined the wound found no other external inurv.
| gave him anodynes and kept him quiet; he died az
ten O'CLOCK on the night of November 49, he died of
the wound, and suffering from no other disease.
| Dr. Buck made post-mortem examination
DIR. Buck testified am County Physician ar
Hudson county; made post-mortem examination
OF Donellans body, in the afternoon. twelve hours
after DEATH the body was notified with livid spots
blood and roth Oozed from the mouth and nostrils:
bullet wound was found two inches to the left Of
the navel prObed the wound, which entered thu
abdominal cavity in the direction of the right
kidney; blood was found in the cavity; a bullet
hole was found In fold OF the small intestine pass.
Ing through the intestines; neither intestine was
perforated In one OF its waIls the bullet was found
In the abdominal cavity behind the liver; there was
great engagement in the abdominal cavity, ana
gangrenous appearance OF the wall of the abdomen
In vicinity OF right kidney; the other organs of the
andomen anu cnest were in healthy condition
hemOrrhaQa
shock of the wound, and the indirect cause was the
wound itself.
DR.: Eddy corroborated the testimony of DR..
Buck. Drs. Hunt and Morris, Of the City Hos.
John Newman, Thomas Nc Mahon, &lchaei Donsg-
Dalton, McGOwan and Donnely testified with re-
gard to the conveyance Of Donellan to the City
| the prisoner by the deceased.
Justice Davis was examined in relation to the
ante-mortem statement OF Donellan, after which
| ATTORNEY
| dence
Mr. Albeit objected, but the Court admitted the
| statement.
Mr.. Benson, reporter of local paper, gave some
evidence in regard to the d i scene when
The case for the state vas here closed.
| --~----- ''s-- - THE DEFENCE. - .ss''' ,- = /
Counsel for the defence. without any ceremony
or iOrmaltty, called their witnesses. The first
James Kelly, who knew Doris since his childhood.
and who testified as to his good conduct. Peter
Curran related conversation between him and
DORIS in Doghertys saloon the morning after
the murder Bernard. STAIRS testified that Doris
disposition; but on cross Summation he admitted
that at the time Doris left his employment he
he knew both the prisoner and the deceased. and
| to- the former he gave good character. When
asked about the character OF DOnellan he replied
| "We, am always prepared to speak Of the living,
and like to say to mans face what think
OF him; but decline to speak Of the dead"
THE PRISONERS STATEMENT
John Doris was placed on the stand and gave his
testimony as follows:-I was born in Ireland am
in August, 1870; left Ireland because of political
difficulties; went to tend bar In New YORK; came
%ok q N Nike July or August ana s %sn
until this unfortunate occurrence, except
three weeks when | was SICK in the hosptali
halEpast eleven O'Clock; slept with DOgherty dur
ing the week previous to the occurrence; had q
pistol in my possession that night as did on pre-
viOus occasions; the pistol belonged to the store;
was little sharp's pistol four chambered lpis-
| toll shown and identihedl; when first went to
work for Dogherty heard there was bad gang
| around there; Roche once borrowed pistol from
at was
| billy; Pat Carroll was also struck, and saw his
| pastered head; considered that the gang was
ara AND ha %,SSt be
Gould not get away so easy as old resident;
Dogherty and left the store that night and walked
| reached opposite our house when had occasion
to stop on the street, saw man running down
thing to Dogherty about policeman; the man came
over to me; didn't know who he was at the time;
asked what was doing there with an old frieze
| coat about me- and pushed me back about step;
sidered he was going to strike me; when pushed
him he moved out into the street and walked along
no oe ms saTq sa
and said something, and then came back to me and
said, young fellow, didn't intend to do you any
HARM" DOgherty and went into ROche's to have
drink; Donelan came in almost Immediately
afterwards; he pulled of his coat, threw it the
BAR and asked me II was as good man now az
was outside; ne wanted to know il we could lick
him there as we did outside; put out my hand
and told him to go away; called for drinks for
Dogherty and myself DOnellan hauled of and
struck me In the nose; the Blow brought me
round; l fired; did not know what was doing
conclusion was going to get beat bad l had
known DOnellan to belong to the Morgan street
gang; had no luminosity against him; after the
shooting went to DOgherty's, and stayed there
all night; l wrapped up the revolver in some
soled shirts; had intended to give myself up at
the police station.
The prisoner was cross-examined by the Dis
trict Attorney, who piled him remOrseessly with
"COntrairy" questions and elected from him many
damaging admissions. The Court next questioned
him as to whether he had been drinking on the
day OF the murder, and he said he always had
"mOre or less in" Counsel on both sides will sum
up to-day, and the case will be conclAded during
the afternoon.
great deal OF amusement was created when the
prisoner was being removed by the Sheriff and
ordered the cOnstables not to allow any person TO
leave the Court till the prisoner had been removed.
The gallery at one side, however, was being empted
rapidly, and search was made for the officer who
had been detailed to guard 1t. He was found
stretched at full length and snoring like TROMBONE
in the jury room. That officer Will be officially de-
capitated this morning. and his fate will he warn
ing to all who imbbe appleack not distilled in Mon
mouth county
THE ROCK SHANTY MURDER.