The New York herald., 1873-12-20
THE HIGHBRIDGE IN. j. TRAGEDY.
Further Testimony ON the Trial-scenes
Immediately Preceding the Death OF

Further Testimony ON the Trfal-Scenes
Immediately Preceding the Death OF
Mrs. Brennan.
The Highbridge IN. J.) wife murder case was res
sumed yesterday at Pennington.
Lizzie Campbell, sprightly-looking mulatto OF
about Is summers, testified that she lived In High
bridge right opposite Brennans house; was
there helping deceased to wash on the Day
OF her death; went in the morning about eleven
O'Clock and stayed I'LL halfpast i've in the AFTER
noon, when we got through with the washing:
could give no idea OF the number OF pieces we
washed; Mrs. Brennan washed in tub OF her own
and borrowed my sisters tub had my meals aU
my sisters that day; Mrs. Brennan worked
all day; the prisoner was home all day
but did not stop in the house all the
time; the deceased and prisoner had some words
on that day; prisoner called Mrs. Brennan q
damned old st" and 'sbacge;n he did not cali
her anything else; this was about six O'Clock;
deceased said, .Bad luck to you, Ed !" he said IL
she did not keep stin he would make her; saw
prisoner shortly after Mrs. Brennans death; /
asked what was the matter, and he said,
skate is dead,n and that she was "bursted;'
don't know what time in the evening
this was; he was crying; he was coming out or
the door on the porch and seemed to be In great M
house from my sisters; went IN on the porch 70
Mrs. Brady's room; went from there mp to
NSSS"SSt
women; saw her body at the top OF the
stairs and came down again to Mrs. Brady's room.
home for Jane Blanchard to come over, bat she
would not come. so came back again myself; two
easements the day on which Mrs Brennan died
she had three drinks OF whiskey.
Marietta Pool testified that when Mrs. Brennan
was going up stairs the prisoner said he heard her
stumble; he then said, Kate, go to bed;' she re-
her.; her; he then went behind her and put his hands
under her arms and helped her up the steps; when
she got nearly to the top she sat down. he told her
she must 20 to bed and not sit there; she then
said 81 cannot get there;' he undertook to carry
her; she told him to call his sisters she then called
the lght;D prisoner told John Sculiy to go for
the doctor, and, thinking Scully would not go quick
came back Mrs. Brennan was dead; asked Bren-
nan what was the matter with his wle, ana
carriage, that the doctor had said so;
prisoner said alter ne came back he fetched the
did not answer him; he SAID "Kate, here is the
baby - the deceased then moved ner hand slightly.
,Sa epsq @ TO eped ~
the bruises on her body; about two months before
the day Of her death saw the prisoner ana de-
John Brady testified tnat he boarded with Ed
ward Brennan for II months while mis- iwitness)
last st July " a year ago; went to New York and came
back again last Fourth Of July on the day Of Mrs.
evening and came home to Brennan's house;
heard prisoner tell his vile to go to bed; he went
ai0ng with her up STAIRS; l stopped III tne DASe-
ment; after some minutes went for my
own apartment; afterwards brought pitcher
OF water to Mrs. Brennan to where she was stand
ing about eight Ieet from the head OF the stairs;
she was in a half-stooped position with her hus-
band (the prisoner, bearing her up with his arms
around her; between the Danlster and the wall
is not two and half feet wide; she was faced
toward the banster; prisoner continued to
when ] relieved him by supporting her myseli;
saw blood coming out from her stockings; after
wards saw blood the hall; the prisoner said that
he heard the doctor say tnat deceased died OF
miscarriage; did not hear him make any other
statement about his wIfe's death; saw no weapon
or instrument OF any kind in the house, except
couple OF old axes; asked deceased what was the
matter; she said she was "bleeding;" she SAID
nothing