The sun., 1873-05-02
THE END OF MAUD MERRILL.
THE CLOSE OFTHE TESTIMONY FOR
THE PROSECp7TON


Robert T.. Bienhicys Brbavo or Amer the
shooting of his Niece DESCRIBED bv Capt.
Byrncs The tucIc's VISITS to the Girl Pre-
vieus to the Tragedy.
Capt. Thos. Byrucs of the Mercer street
police was the first witness called yest erday in
the Blcakley trial. He testified that lie W. Et to
~ Nelson place on the afternoon of the homi-
eide, and found the body Of Maud Merrill on a
ted. He found bullet in the wall about three
feet from the door and about four feet from
the floor. There was the mark Of another she /
nearer the door and lower down on the wall.
From the shape OF the indentstions made BIZ the
bullets and their relative locations the witness
was certain that the pcrson who fred the shots
changed positions while firing. The last could
have been fred only by person standing at the
door Of the room. The intent Of the prosecu-
tioD in bringing out these facts was to show that
the prisoner intercepted his niece In an at
tempted escare by springing To the door and
placing his back against IL.
The Captain WAS also required to report several
conversations with the prisoner, the style Of e1-
am nation necessarily presuppo,ing that his
hlnd was supposed with phOuOgraphc depart
ment viii, would enable him Ia reproduce the
exact LANGUAGE OF both the prisoner and himself
at all their Interviews.
NOT SORRY.
Capt. Byrnes also repeated a conve rsation be-
tween the prisoner and an old gentleman who
was curious to see him and called Tor that rur-
succeeding his Incarceration in n cell The old
gentleman was inclined To remonstratc with the
answered Beakley. [ would do IL again un-
ever dis;raced my family, and for that deter
mined that she should not live" The Captain
added that he seemed proud OF his act.
The ecrnss-exnmnation was searching. Mr. Hall
elected from II the 3ris ner's story a. to how
he had spent the time intervening between his
leaving Nelson place and his surrender to Ser
nrOpklNn Ia Wi hat
he went home, left his pistol In his trunk, and
about 9 o'clock went odt because he was rest
room and went to sleep. He arose In the morn
ing early, went to a barber and was shaved. then
fore he finished reading TIIL SUN account Of the
homicide he determined To- go to the only
policeman he knew and give himself up.
DEMANDS FOR hONHY
Annie Weaver testified that she knew Maud
merrill Intimately for year before she was
Killed They lived awhile In the SAME house, ia
there about two months the prisoner called for
her one day. and witness met him in company
with the housekeeper In the room Of the latter.
Maud. meanwhile. was locked up in the room Of
witness having leaned over the balusters and
caught sight q her uncle a he entered. Wit
ness told him Maud was not at home. He asked
witness and the housckeepet To tell Maud that
he demanded SO. lie would take II IS and 40
at time, but If was no, forthcoming he would
have ths house pulled" lie gave witness
BROOKLYN address to which the money was to
De forwarded. lie called at the house four or
again asking for money. but never seeing Maud.
who had told witness that she feared that he
might take her life and who took precautions
to avoid him.
AArD NERKILLs SISTER.
Charlotte Smith, Maud MerriIs sister, was
the next witness She stepped to the stand
with two heavy wells almost entirely Concealing
her face. She was accompanied by two ladies,
Frieudicss, where she has lived since the
trde dy. She testified that she had been
eighteen years old Her sister She said,
came later. arriving two years ago last Nuvem-
het witness saw her sister ast on the Friday
before she died. Ht 10 Nelson place. The pris-
oner her ungle. went with her that day, aud 1t
was arranged that she should induce Polly tho
family nickname " her sister, to come out ard
sec the uncle, who waited on a street corner.
Witness was with Folly ten or fifteen minutes,
and the Latter pleaded Illness a. an excuse for
not going out % see her uncle. She promised.
however. to give him an interview the ne 1t day.
and accordingly the uncle and niece went back
on saturday, and the uncle waited outside a.
before. As witness was going up stairs a scr
Want met her and handed her note, which she
which was offered In evidence. reads ~ follows
50, LoIrlr You win have 10 Ie your uncle 20 e1cusa
The witness and her uncle then arranged for
another attempt nj an interview on the follow
ing TUESDAY. She continues
UHGING MAUD TO REF'sM
ON that Friday a.ked her for dead mothers sake
spared up'il thristmns hut enc coul a. IL nm.
u'0ift y. mt told bee On the preceding Wednesday
ui niuthcrs fc ~. and gave her paper containing
notice Of %. what said 60 her communicated to my
for h.m 10 leave POy g. ne, shc thought more 1f
word from u than she Clt u an ne could cav on the
morning ~ a., DAY which he tici Polly he came o.
ne al my boarding house N Brooklyn and asked
De rcasy io 80 with him % the afternoon. lie came
again a. zen nnuies 70 g't ready and star ell with
while going down FULTON street he said to me Iottie
nt you ihats h cr!ng your sister from seeing me"
Then said, II you thEk IN not 90 vita YOU and
ynull not see her" lie said he dGnt want me 10 20
Win him. rejected. and said ould go hut he per.
ssted in going alone, and turned back hen were
two or trec blocks from the ferry. Was afraid II
him, aud didn't think he could zee Polly without me-
didn't drink often, hut AZ long rtrrv4 he would drink
very hard aud always when drinking very cross.
He always carried pistol.
17is concluded the examination in chief and
Mr.. Hall took the witness in hand. His qtIes-
tioEs required her 10 narrate the history oi the
ftmiy in Ireland, since 1863 with giett particu-
Arity, aud t. de; al what the prisoner had done
for her sister, herself. and mother. An account
Of the prisoners behavior when drunk was elicit
ed by the redirect examination. with a narrative
Of an incident when he had nut his pistol To hi.
head and Threatened t. blow his brains out hut
cutiOn considered the Introduction Of farther
testimony Il this stage unnecessary. Mr. Hall
said the defence did not expect the prosecution
I" close 80 soon. aud were not exactly prepared
to q" ON. Consequently the Court adjourned
until to-day.