The New York herald., 1875-07-15
THE KEHoE WIFE MURDER.

HE DENIES THE CHARGE POSITIVELY.
The trial OF Patrick Kehoe Tor the alleged mur-
der OF his vile was resumed In the Court OF oyer
and Terminer at Jersey City yesterday.
Judge Knapp called 30 the witness box Peter
Kehoe, The little son OF the prisoner, and asked
him several questions. he said he was eight
years old, attended sunday school, knew that he
would be punished for telling lies, and that he
would tell the truth In this case- The ClerK was
then directed TO read tue oath slowly, and the
Court having explained it the boy was sworn.
He testified as folows:-I have nved with my
aunt, Mrs. Henley, since my mother died; thar Is
my father sitting over there; mother died on
Friday; don't remember the day OF the month she
dsd saw her sitting on the stairs, near Mrs.
Johnsons door, at three O'Clock In the afternoon;
the baby was asleep uD stairs; father came IN
alter went up stairs and told me TO take OF his
shoes; my mother was sitting on the SOFA; after
took or his shoes he hit mother In the head with
one Of them; she was then standing up; she fell
down when he hit her; she tell near the stove;
he hit her on the side Of the head asked him II
could go out and play; he said yes; went out and
stay ed out an hour; mother rose from the nOor
aud sat on the sofa; there was blood on ner
head when | went out; he struck her with his
right shoe; he put 1t on after he struck ner; when
came back mother was lying on the lounge and
father sitting In the rocking chair; she died when
came in | know she died because the neighbors
said SO; spoke TO her when l came In; she made
no answer; she was lying on her side; her eyes
were closed; asked father what the matter was
win her, and he said she fell of the lounge; he
said, "I'n 60 for a coroner or doctor;" he sent
me for water as soon as | came in; brought up
seven cans full and washed her head; father took
his clothes OIL; there was blood on The noor; l
wiped Il up with a noor cloth; father told me
10 do IL; after washing her caught hold OF her
feet, father caught hold OF her head, and we
put her in bed he struck her with the heel of his
Shoe; only struck her once as far as saw; was
holding the baby IN the rocking chair when he
struck ner; heard some one knock at the door
during the evening; mother was then on the sofa
and iather in the rocking chair; ne did not say
anything 10 her before he struck her; when took
OF his shoes he was sitting at the window;
mother arose from tne sofa ana he ran at her and
struck her with tDe shoe; the BODY was Wasned
near the window; he dragged her there from the
lounge; T. took OF her shoes while she was on the
lounge; she asked me 70 90 so; TINS was aIter
came In the second time; when FIRST came in
mothers hair was all fixed up; 1t ieli down when
1ather struck her; when he hit her she said,
''What are you doing this TORI" when
came in mother grOaned twice; when sne asked
nm what he ala IL for ne made no reply; when
came in fTOm play mo ther asked me for a drink OF
water; when was bringing 1T stepped In the
blood called TO tatner telling him she was bleed
ing; he was lying On the bed he came out ana
asked her what the matter was; placed his arm
under her head and washed her with water; he
commenced to cry and said she was dying; he said
she w0uld feel better In the morning; when the
water got bloody ne made me threw 1t out; the
pail | brought 1t in was smaller than
dinner pail father sent the neighbors up;
they said mother was dead ana that he had
struck her with shoe; do not know What KIND
OF shoes mother had on; think they were an old
pair OF iather's; put them under the lounge;
when saw the blood soaking through the lounge
put the shoes in the other room; when father
took her from the lounge ne tried 10 make her
walk: she could not, and he dragged her to the
chotr
backward, ana they were b0th faclng the same
way she was alive wnen he lifted ner from the sofa;
she died while he was washing her; my custom
was TO take OF father's shees when he came home
from work; am sure be struck her with his rlgnt
shoe; the shoe was heavy one; mother drank
the water | brought TO her after came in rom
play; there was O light in he room when
came in, bat IL was very DIM; aiter stepped In
the blood and called to Iatner he turned rne Wick
up; ne was sitting on chalr when came In, but
laid down on the bed before | stepped In the
blood; he ala not undress; held the water to
mOLher's lips; she only drank mouthful; when
the officers came In one oil them asked me " nat
was the matter with mother; told him father
struck her before father went our, and While
mother was bleeding he told me TO tell any one
VINO should ask me about 1t that mother fell
on tne lounge aud hurt herself; asked MIN II IL
was true and he said yes; when he struck her
with the shoe the blood ran over her neck there
was a great zeal OF H.
Mr. Seymour then opened for the defence and
stated MS case as follows:- on the night OF
Mrs. KehOe's death she was laborlng under an
affection OF the BRAIN produced 10y excessive use
O liquor. Suffering from. such disease she rose
u
striking her head'on the edge OF the wasntuD, be-
tween The lounge and the stove Five on six
months previous she was dellyeted OF cnlid, ana
the defence would show that since that time she
had been suffering from nervous prostratoR.
several witnesses were examined TO snow that
MRS. Kehoe was addic ed to liquor.
The prisoner Patrick Kehoe, took the stand and
made the following sJatement:-l live at No. 329
Third street, Jersey CITY; am blacksmith; on the
2lst Of May was WORKING Tor Patrick Hanley, ia
Provost street; got up that morning at i've
O'Clock and went 10 work; cooked my own break
a ~ N 10 u nrK
aoout SIX O'Clock; when came home my vile was
living ON the lounge; called in my BOY Pete who
was any food for the baby; he got syme in can
and then got some bread and herring for sup
per for him and me; my vile lay on the lounge al
the time; IN cooking the herring Pete let
the lid OF the stove fall and the window
ieli at the same time; took on my
with the baby; had almost fallen asleep when
heard fall OF the lounge; Pete mad been out
playing and came UP stars at this time; my wife
asked MIN to give her drink and hand her
the baby; caught her, lifted her up
and brought her toward the window; asked her
what was the matter; there was cut IN her
head, caused suppose by the a from the lounge;
she breatned naturally or some time while she
Iali; Pete barst out crying and told him 10 keep
quiet, that she would be all right; 1 washed
hsr face and carried her into bed;
then went down stairs and asked Mrs.
Johnson TO 20 up ana see my wife, as | thought
she was dead she went up and said sne was
dead; / then sald, "Well she has gone to hell at
last; 1 always told her she would get drunkard's
grave - these are the WORDS 1 SAID, 50 help me
God: before my God today never raised hand or
foot 10 that woman always was too KIND to her
and nld her faults (here the prisoner became
anected) when found she was dead went out
for DR.. 0'Calaghan, then 10 Brady's Morgue,
then TO Coroner Lynch; in going out placed the
bucket under the hydrant, and | cannot say
whether 1 turned on the water or not, | was
so excited; 1 drank some that day, bat
not much sent my boy out to the nydrant
for wafer that evening because knew would be
dry after eating the herring; never knew my vile
was bleeding till Pete told me; she never stirred
cn the lounge from the time entered the house
till | lifted her on the lounge; In the meantime,
while was lying on the bed, heard pop as II
A CORK was pulled out Of a bottle then heard the
bottle fall, after which heard the body iall still
remained on the bed half an honr aiterward
Pete came up stairs, ard after inmate or two ne
came IN to me and said that his mamma was
bleeding; he mad stepped in the blood.
COuTt-Was there sny light In the r0omY A. No,
cir.
A. Well, suppose his feet stuck IN II my wife
drank great deal; frequently threw bottles out
or the window; could smell lqaor or her the night
she died some OF the contents OF the bottle she
mad was spilled on the noOr ana mixed with the
blood picked up the bottle but can't say wnat