The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23
mURDERERs AT BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.

The Condition OF Jackson, the Negro
Observation-Disclosures the Wife MUIR
derer, Completely Recovered and To BE
Transferred TO the TOmbs I'm u Few
Days.
Jackson the negro murderer, who Is confined In
Bellevue Hospital for medical treatment is recov-
ering rapidly. The cut on his throat shows tndica-
lions Of healing, and unless pneumonia sets in he
will be fit to go to jail In about three weeks. He
Is still silent, and writhes on his narrow
cot uneasily, now and then drawing long
signs, and sometimes exclaiming, in low
voice. "Uhn Through the windows OF his
cell he could see the drizzing rain falling
all day, and the condition OF the weather had an
effect upon his disposition, for he was goomier
and moro sullen, II possible, than on Wednesday.
His answers were In monosyllables, and at times
he would not condescend to utter even these but
maintained logged silence. He expressed
that he did not succeed in taking his life when he
went about IL, for he thinks II he mad succeeded he
would have saved himself much trouble. Be this
expense. No one has called to see him since his
confinement, not even his relatives, who must have
heard Of his trouble by this time. He ate his meals
yesterday, and is reganing his strength, although
yet very weak rem loss Of blood.
John Mcpermoti, M: :::sariared his wife in a
tenement house at 426 West Filtysecond sffae:, on
Easter Sunday, by MASKING her head into Jelly
WITH u slX-pOuQu SLOue-Hammer, Is cOn1neu Op
posite Jackson. 1t will be remembered that the
cause ne assigned for the murder was that his wife
was unfaithlul to him, and looked with too much
favor upon one Patrick Ryan. cousin OF his, who
Coroner's inquest that there was not the slightest
cause for this jealousy to actuate McDermott to
commit the murder, as his wife was hard-w0rk-
ing and respectable woman; the best Of mothers,
nS Sa for e Rcsss her was %
shortly after the murder, and confined in
the Twenty. second precinct station house, While
head against the iron Washstand which was
fastened in one Of the cell corners, and would have
succeeded mad not the officers entered the cell and
on his head, and for time 1t was doubtful whether
he would recover or not In appearance McDer-
mott bears striking resemblance to Ennis, the
man whs murdered his wife at West Farms last
Winter. McDermett Is short, thin man, with
black eyes, which have peculiar bright sparkle in
them. II . hair Is black and he wears full beard
OF the same color. He has all the appearance OF q
nervous, impusiye man. but does net look ike the
ferocious animal he has proven himself to be.
HE REPRINTS OF HIS ACT,
and Is sorrowfully Indifferent as to the conse-
best friend when he killed his wife. He will be re-
moved to the Tombs in about ten days, and as he
has been indicted for murder In the first degree by
the Grand Jury, his trial will come or during the
Summer.
CASE OF HYDRoPHoBrA
In the cells at Bellevue there Is another man
name is Bendes. He Is about nineteen years OF
age and native OF Germany. He was bitten by a
dog, how long since cannot be ascertained, and he
is now afflicted with that most horrible of all dis
eases, hydr0phobia. The poor fellow is mad, and
howls and screams In most horrible manner. He
does not speak English, and seems to have no
friends, as no one has been to see him since his re-
cepton at the hospital on the Goth inst. He boarded
at 6s West Fortythrd street previous to his attack
OF nydrophObia, but no one from that place has
made application TO see him