The New York herald., 1875-07-14
THE KEHOE WIFE MURDER.

FURTHER TESTIMONY CONCERNING KEHoE's
THKEATs TO KILL ELS wRE-THE COURT DE-
cIDEs THE JURY HAvE'A RIGHT TO READ THE
NEWSPAPERS.
The trial of Patrick Kehoe for the alleged mur-
der of his wife was resumed at Jersey City yester-
terday.
,Mrs. Harris, colored woman, testified IL re-
member the night on which Mrs. Kehoe died;
saw ner that afternoon sitting in-the doorway; lt
was between three and 1ve O'Clock; did not see
her afterward; about seven O'Clock heard noise
OF breaking glass, and saw some glass falling
from one OF Kehoe's windows; between half-past
ten and eleven O'Clock was sitting on my stoop
and my sister called me; went in her house;
heard somebody groaning In Kehoe's rooms;
it continued about hall an hour; Kehoe was sit
ting on the landing; heard Kehoe say, "Kate, get
In my arms;' she did not answer; heard two loud
groans from her, which were the last; heard
noise as If something was being dragged from the
sofa TO the bed; then the boy came down for
water; In a few moments Kehoe me out OF his
room, mutterlng something; he came down stairs
ana said, ''Mrs. Johnson go up and see what is
the matter with Kate, Itnink she is dead u went
up stairs with some neighbors; saw Mrs. Kehoe
lying on the bed covered with blood; Kehoe came
up and said. 'she fell or the sofa, and the baby is
dying, too;r saw blood In several places ON the
floor and sofa; al one place on the floor the blood
was mixed with water, as though an attempt had
been made to wipe 1t up; saw Kenoe carry pail
OF clothes to the hydrant; he turned ths water on
and left 1t running; do not know whether there
was any blood on Kehoe's feet when he came
down stairs have heard him threaten his wife
about q week before her death, heard him say that
ne intended to Kill her, and get her out OF the
way; have seen him strike her. cannot say how
many times, ne did 1t 80 often; nave never seen
har him. StruCk hla Ia
once with hammer.
DR.. Stout County Physician, testified tnat he
made q pOst-morlem eXamln alton on the body Of
Catharine Kehoe; the head and face were covered
with blood the arms and legs were bruised, ap-
parently old bruises, inflicted perhaps a week or
ten days before: there was a scalp wound on the
back OF the head an incn and half in length; the
lungs. liver kidneys ana the other internal organs
were In very healthy condition.; death resulted
from congestion OF the brain the wound might
have been caused by fall against some sharp
substance; don't see how fall from the lounge
: would produce such wound there was no trace
OF liquor in the stomach, nor was there any evi-
dence that she had been drinEing.
Of1cer CTeech testified that his attention was
called to tho affray in Kehoe's house; he went
into the room; saw little boy sitting In a rock
ing chair, with a baby in his arms; saw Mrs.
Kehoe lying on bed, partly naked; placed his
hand on her head and found she was dead; the
arms, cnest and face were very much discoored;
examined the room; saw a SKIRT saturated with
blood; the lounge was covered with blood, some
cots OF blood under tile lounge, and the wall was
despatched with blood and showed the prints OF
bloody fingers; did not see the prisoner at all that
night.
0ficer Michael Doyle corroborated the foregoing
testimony, ana testified that fifteen minutes alter
he was placed In charge OF the tOuse by Creech
the prisoner came In; ne placed him under arrest;
the prisoner sad tnat his wife was drunk ana :ei
Oh the lounge; found bucket In the yard at the
hydrant, nearly 1led with water there was a
bloody skirt IN 1t; pane ol glass was broken in
the II ont window.
While Ofhcer Williams was testfyinp, on cross
examination, In relation 10. Mrs. Kehoe's habits,
Judge Knapp remarked Sharply to counsel for the
defence, HAS The counsel understood the ruling
OF the Court on this question: Testimony that
the deceased drank liquor and whipped ner boy
week previous TO ner death cannot be admitted In
this case. Is counsel disposed 10 respect the
ruling OF this CourtSv (Mr. seymour re plled In
the anirmative.) "Then let IL be understood