The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-18
THE MURDER OF MARGARET HAMMILL.
coND DAY OF THE TRIAL OF MRS SARAH
c. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EVIDENCE

BRooKLYN COURT or OYER AND TERSINER-sE-
coND DAY OF THE TRIAL OF MRS. SARAH
c. MEREIaAN-oRcUMsTANr EVIDENCE
FoR THE PROSECUTION
Before Judges Pratt, wolfert and Voorhees,
The trial OF Mrs. Sarah q. MerrIgan for the al
legged murder OF Margaret Hammin was resumed
yesterday morning, IN the Kings county Court OF
oyer ana zermner Mrs. Merrigan was present.
with her little daughter. She looked mach better
than on the first day OF her trial There was q
large number OF iectAlors In attendance.
Mrs. Matilfa Knowles was recalled ana cross
examined by General Tracy. she testified that
the prisoner called at her apartments in the house
on Niuta street, on September 8, 1873 and gave
her daughter the RUSSIA Leather reiiculo winch
belonged 20 Miss fammil; did not 90 to MRS. Mer.
rigan's rooms on that day. the prisoner CON-
planned or being al on Wednesday and Thursday
SEPTEMBER and !; witness went with her on
one &C aston 10 Nine. La Rosa, q fortune teller In
New YORK; did not know whether Mrs.
Merrigan had her fortune told or not; the
prisoner appeared 10 be excited on the "a
OF september, but did not complain or feeling Al;
about three weeks Defore the lre and the 1nding
or the body Mrs. merrigan became careless in her
dress, so much so that Il became a subject OF re-
marx among the neignbors; she was also moody
In her manner; previous TO this she had been
cheerful ana neat IN her appearance; Mrs. Merri-
gaa explained her depression Of spirits by saying
tnat her circumstances were not 50 good as they
nad been witness did not remember whether
sne or Mrs. Merrigan had received a bottle OF
medicine from Nine. la Rosa; Mrs Merrigan had
talked with ner about playing policy.
mary Jaae Knowles daughter OF the last witness
tesuded that on September Mrs. Merrigan
left the retcule NJ her house; she afterward went
10 the prisoners rooms TO return H. but found
nj a. moi eno Mar
I'll tho night Of the 4th Of september, after the
Ore; dia not sec ner after tnaG Till the COToner's
inquest Inc witness was not cr0ss-examIned.
DaylaC Q. Coe testified that he boarded wltn Mrs.
Ktpp IN the mouse on Ninth street; ON the night
81 september the lanGlady Knocked on the door
aud told him that Mrs. Merrgan's room was on
fire; ne up with pail OF wafer, but could not
get IN until some one unlocked the door; wnen ne
was going up stairs Mrs. Merrigan, who was IN
toe yard, called 70 MN not TO go up, ms there was
kerosene up there and he might get hurt ne said
ne would 90 up; went down after another pail Of
vita 1t on account Of the smoke; then
got into the window and put the fire out; saw
had been also found hre IN the closet leading
from the front room ana put II cut; went down
stairs and told Mrs. Merrigan that there was
dead BODY In her room; sne SAID she guessed not,
and II teere was she knew nothing about a.; saw
Mrs. MerriQan ana her mother go up stairs on
tue preceding Tuesday; LAID down 10 sleep at
one O'Clock on that day and was awakened
shortly aterWard by Mrs. kipp, who said there
was lighting up stars went into the hall and
heard a scufnng noise, which lasted about fifteen
minutes.
Adolph Guiauer testified that on the "a or sep.
TENDER ne llyed IN the mont house or No. 100
ninth street; Mrs. Merngan lived in the rear
house remembered the nr on the Atm OF Septem.
Der, 1913; on the preceding Tuesday ne saw amid
ole sized lady, with lght suit 90 into Mrs. MGR
rigans house she hed an umbrella IN one hand
ana q brown belt, with Dockes IN 40, around her
Of he ore; saw the smoke and went
I'D stairs; the room was iuli Oh smoke tried TO
nnen the shutters. but thsT were tied with ropes;