The New York herald., 1874-10-28


my house. she had a door Key In her hand, and
while there said MISS Hummill would be surprised
at her remaining away SO long time.
Rcdnect-At the time went 20 Mrs Merrlgan's
house on tuesday she excused herself ior not per-
mittng me 10 enter her APARTMENT saying. miss
Hammlll is CRYING; her brothers. want to cneat
TESTIMONY or MISS KNOWLES.
Miss Mary Jane Knowles corroUolated the testi-
gan 10 her nouse on tuesday and wednesday
Tecule 70 her one witness and MISS
bunch OF keys which were shown her by the pros
ecuting oficer. The witness testified that the
Ing. and requested her TO take the baby, which
she DID; the prisoner at that time SAID there was
no one IN the house. ON the cross-eXaminatiSa ion
the witness testified that ON the following DAY the
DISCOVERY OF THE CHARRED BODY. 90
Ninth street. l. D., and on the evening oi tne nre
and discovery q the body he was writing 10 Tue
rigan come down stairs aud 60 out; ne was next
told that there was IRE, and was told by MRS;
Msrr,gan not to 80 in there but ne da 80 m aha mo
be carried; he went out Tor more water.
had to get ladder and place 1t against the win
dow shutters from the outside and make his way
threw out OF the window; he then discovered the
dead body OF Miss Hammill disagured by the hre; !;
he told Mr. bMsg whom Ssaa he mss ID DOM
is no dead body. there;" there was . blaze
half.past ten on Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. Mer-
riean Knocked at the hall door, and witness les
them In; on the afternoon OF Tuesday, about TWO
O'Clock. ne heard scu1ie up stairs, but as II was
none of his business he did not interfere the
shutters Leading t9 tue room IN weh sae sae ooay
been an occupant OF the house from Monday until
cross-examined-I am o musician. caller; |;
were Ell three en- members In the family, Mrs and Miss
iudsd continued Tor lev minutes. but i did not
take enough notice OF It; could not tell from the
noise heard in the room on Tuesday whether
there were two or more persons talking; wnen
frst dlcoyered the body the head was resting on
two slats which ran lengthways and had been
saw xases s 9Ga Dsa threw
OF the window was over the body or not was
not at al excited. but Mrs. Merrgan was excited;
testified that the night Of the Tuesday IN ques-
tion she heard noise as II OF some one crying or
winning; heard some one call about half past ten
that night, but did not see who 1t was.
Miss Kate Hayes. being sworn, testified that she
eighth street. New York, and knew Margaret Ham,
mill, who boarded there; know her brothers; re.
membered deceased leaving there one day and
a Charles Blake Of North second street. deposed
that he assisted In carrying out Mrs. Merrigan's
' smell IN the pr premises; mrs. % aerrlsan sent ior
three pints OF beer, which she gave TO the boys
VINO were helping herr ane parook OF two
John Eaqan. the next witness called, assisted
Blake n the removal o. the things and corropo1.
there there ana asfs nuasd BAKE Ssf to DAD call lis
sna sSs Il hSs n mss thai aossa
brought in here two weeks ago;" she told them
not TO go our as she was awfal afraid and that the
Mrs. Goulner proprietor Of the premises where
month rent; she was trst IN the room on the night
Of the fire; Mrs. Merrigan told her not to go In,
but witness less dia not INN mnd ner; On a., wednssday
sitting room ON the nrst aoor but the rent was
not to be any greater.
DR.. 8. J. Brady police surgeon. testified that ne
visited the house and examined the body OF de
ceased; in the front room he saw Q fire In the
closet and on the table was an old broken kerO-
sene oil lamp and a black bottle, which had con-
tained oil; IN the rear room was broken bed, on
the body was rigid, and had evidently been burned
alter death; there was no contortion about the
nead mud BEEN Covered wisa Something and was
very much burned rope, passing around the
neck. clothes line, was subsequently, discovered
was here showed the witness and he
ferredl should Judge the corpse to be that OF q
young woman, apparently strong and powerful.
Cross examined-Ine rope, which was nxed In n .
ends had been newly cut with sharp instrument.
JUDGING from the nature OF the strands; the loop
was At the right side OF the neck behind the ear
the rope was on very tight.
THE UNDERTAKER
John T. Parker, the undertaken, testified that
about midnight he went to the house or Mrs. Aer-
rtgan and found the body OF deceased, as prevl-
were dtsfgured and about the neck was doubled
rope, which witness removed from the body. He
described to the jury the manner In which 1t was
adjusted.
WHAT THE POST MoRTEM SHOWED.
DR.. Joseph Creamer, being sworn, dep0sed mat
he had made post-mortem examination Of the
body OF deceased, and came to the conclusion
tnat she came to her death from strangulation ;
there were marks OF violence on the neck, the eyes
were protruding and efused with blood, the
tongue protruded also; on the external surface Of
deceased suffered death from hanging the
line on the neck would have been more
obuque in direction than horizontal
l say emphatically that this woman
was srranRed; the srranguation was not BY
suspension; as to the potitOn sne was In at the
Time no man can tell do say she was choked,
however. the evidence adduced on the post NOR
tenn clearly demonstrating tnar fact; the stomach
was perfectly empty and there were no indtcat
stomach; the face was blistered as ir heat had
been applied to It; with living body where heat
is applied you have red line encircltng where
the IRE came In contact, but with a dead body 1t
10 mere drying up OF the tissue from the
slight evidences OF decomposition l would say
the body had been dead about sixty or seventy
hours; deceased may have been about twenty.
dve or twenty.stx years OF age. e,8l44
Al half.past tour O'CLOCK the Court adjourned till
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