The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-08
MAUD MERRILL'S MURDER.

matter.
MAUD MERRILLS MURDER.
Eighth Day or tho Blcakley Trial
Bleakley Tells His Own story-Conclu-
sion OF tho Testimony-Counsel Conn
mencing to Sum UP.
At length, after reaching its eighth day the Bcakiey
trial in the Court o. Oyer and Termner before Judge
brady, begins to draw TO q close. Notwithstanding it
has been proracted long, there is abatement the
interest Of the but the court usual
terday overwhelmingly crowded.
pLEAKLKY's OWN STATEMENT.
The feature of the day. and In fact OF the trial. the
placing OF Beakey the stand testify in his
half AS Mr.. william F. Howe, his counsel, called on
him to take the witness stand he looked bcwidercd,
rolled his eyes about adjusted position his
right arm, which, from the effects of his two late neec
tual attempts at suicide he still carries in sling,
slowly, and, leaning Deputy Sheriff Shields came for
ward and, with almost seeming helplessness, sunk into
the witness chair. To Mr.. Howes questions he gave
some responsive and some very irresponsve an
swers After stating that he was thrtyfve years old
and native Of Ireland he tried various
injuries on his head, aud particularly those received
ship launch at the St Mare Navy Yard could give
no Ineligible account Of them
O. Do You remember when Polly was shot A. never
was in the house before remember going up stairs;
.e%ember shooting pistol and then down stairs
tered oams my sister 10, this she nroug me to this
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God now declare before everybody believe in God;
ldon,t care whether person Is Catholic Protest
an A. nq ~ an ph ,ntds -. nsr,.,
nF ] un ne sp e eqy M
n EARLIER ss his S Rus
this country and in various navy yards On
TOOK him n. great stress on the fact Of this
@ ana SiIas s Gsy ass
sbusiye LANGUAGE toward him, when eli IL Of 's1 sud-
H @ about %hr himself ad With ns shH
the simple freshness OF child, making conceal
he sha s sedds not drink
anything the day he shot Polly until after the shooting
snsey painfully pathetic Then he told Of his going to
pistol his o going
% s s % SDua ct ss an% e
coming to this city and going hotel and taking bed
aRs
@ snd A peE To
az OF e me- hat h. S Sa 3 n At 1
ydh cared ed on him when no one else would Il
have T sSiss interrupted Mr. Phelps
a ,h eah as even STgys the P n
BY an officer, retired to his Old seat N me corner o. ne
and fell into his old stcssncss.
paying no attention TO the subsequent proceedings
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William Mcneil testified that he boarded at tho same
house With could to a e seg At
In his he said that Bleakley behaved
John Ivory had worked for years with Bleakley and
ne seea aaa via" @ hard
be had never known Bleakley outside the Navy Yard
Dr. Hammond it as his opinion that the prisoner
COMMENCEMENT on SUMMING ur
nesscs to cali and sheTeugoa exSsyoT proceeded 70
n Up Sf ee lie sy s"s
g The great eloausnee ne late lanes BRADY asa
holiness Gf Sc sr e cab,e St I, &
country there had been where prejudice had been
F. s rea az D%
paper depicting the hideousness Of living alleged
az a. s
sS he OF e s aas
and the proceedings at the Coroners inquest and they
ss hs Belief n @sss
On me sr h ssas to ns
able and learned father, who craced the bench before
with this hs Of s 1sSs pS'S
ns he aSe ns1f he
ant DstrIc Attorney. Popular camor asked for blood
fell mat hs would give al the money he thought e
RHp1 to sEsn had II Kan
IL they should find tho prisoner they were now trying sane
he sU .dw 1s and
Justice lie a Wish ~a se Gne to eosaer
themselves official auoma,ons, the opponents
Of public samG Or but that they we're They
the altar Of Justice The other size might say he
men Of sympathy IN tins case that his learned
n always be- tho
Shut s9a
day her on sac he nsa
In the days OF her budding womanhood he had cared
saoiIimenis " OF her Shame No man waking up
busy Broadway today would like 70 have presented
upon life Of shame and from The bagnio 70 the hos
esS and tSs hospital 70 s e w sy
az au NE to take 9 ns y ,es s
SoSae a % sam wss he
only witness making any such statement and when she
world was Jun Of devils This embodiment of the
i%os the was
OF This emae demon e1 or % hve 10 long 1se months
would MOI allow the uncle and niece TO each other
Weaver showing alike aiseness to the Jury and its
cruelty ahe S2png girl IN her meshes These bagnios
stirring and impassioned that It seemed but few mo.
JUSTICE CHASE
After Judge Brady had reminded Mr.. Hall that the
peeeh e resume u tai; morning be took MS
the decease Of Chief Justice chase a1d meVeS bs 20
an appropriate entry be made on the minutes Of the
touching and opposite speech Judge Brady said he univ
endorsed what had been said after commenting on
directed that such an order suggested be entered on
the minutes of the Court,