The Morning herald., 1875-10-27
TRIAL OF ODONNELL.


THE SUPPOSED wIFE-MURDERER BEFoEl
THE MAYORS cOURT-EXAMINATION OF
WITNESSES.
William O'Donnell, the alleged murdere
of his wife, Catherine O 'Donnell, who dice
on Friday morning, Oct. ed, at 233 E
Liberty street, was again arraigned, at
O'Clock last evening, before Mayor White
ley.
Levi c. Bird, Esq, appeared for the de-
fense. The prisoner was brought to the
bar when the following witnesses were
examined f:
John Graves, (col. sworn: know Vim
O'Donnell live under the same roof
knew Catharine O'Donnell she died Friday
night week he was at no ne saw O'Dor-
nell throw his wife out of the back door on
her face-the day before she died; he
struck her with his fist; struck her on the
head didn't stay to see who picked her
up; she said. when down., "don't kill me;;''
afterwards O'Donnell threw her down
stairs and jumped on her with both feet
saw this Though crack in the door; she
cried out murder - the last 1 saw of it
O,Donnell was standing over her that's all
I know.
Gross examined by Mr.. Bird-"Where do
you live" In Liberty street; rent the
house from Mr. Hammond; had been at
home four days when this happened; It was
about o'clock when O'Dunnell struck his
wife; O'Donnell did not seem to have been
drinking; Mrs. O'Donnell had been drink
ing; She didn't get his dinner, and it arose
from that; was within few feet at the
time; about 9 o'clock same night heard
O'D. say Cd d-n you, I'll throw you
down stairs; saw her as she came down:
said nothing about it to anybody until the
other day,
Mary Jane Hynson (col. J sworv i know
O'Donnell; live in the same house on Lib
erty street; l knew Catharine; on Satur-
day night week O'Donnell thrashed his wife
ne blacked her eye; the night before she
died she hallooed murder" three or four
times; saw him knock her out of the door
this was between and Q O'Clock; never saw
Mrs. O'Donnell drunk; saw the throwing
down stairs and the kicking; O'Donnell was
kicking her in the side; Mrs. O'Donnell
said, con, my Lord; you're killing me,
your father killed your mother and you re
trying to kill me talked to her the Sun
day following, her face was bruised and
marked; she undressed and showed me
where ODonnen had kicked her; saw her
every day subsequently until her death: on
Thursday she was very weak; Bridget Keho
called me Friday morning; went up stairs
and found her dead on the floor.
Mr.. Bird cross examined witness and
elected the fact that witness saw Mrs.
ODonnell drunk once. Witness seemed to
pc reticent on this point. Witness lives
with John Graves and says she is his wife.
Louisa Craig, (col, sworn: I saw Mrs.
ODonncll when she fell. was going up the
alley on Saturday night week; she fell in the
back yard; heard O'D, say "d-n you, I'll
knock your brains OUT" left her lying in
the alley; know that she lay there at least
five minutes; Mrs. OD called me in and
showed her side; it was black and blue;
saw her Thursday before she died. she stag
gered against the fence saying: 81 believe /
shall dle;;" didn't seem as if she had been
drinking. ~ rr'' ''.
Witness was then cross xa.nincd by Mr..
Bird.
Margaret Ellis, (col.) sworn: Testified
That she saw O'Donnell strike her on Satur-
day night week and on the following Mon
day, they were in the back door of the
house; he struck her between the eyes and
knocked her down;' she called him "old
drunken Johnnie" and he went at her
again.; heard her fall down and cry murder:
Mrs. O'D was out in the back yard; saw her
and talked with her Monday afternoon; her
Eyes were blacked: Mrs. O'Donnell showed
ler side to witness and complained of it |
saying that she was nearly Killed; witness
had seen O'D. knock her down often. drag.
ler into the alley and let the water run over
lcr; witness never had but one quarrel with
)D. y ri k~V N s..TI ,AI''09. :
Cross-examined-Mrs. Collins was called
)ut was found absent. ,.... II
Sarah Heritage, swOrn-I do not know
)'Donnell and wife, but went over to the
louse before the Coroner' came, carrying
ONE. undcr-garments for the body; Mrs.
).D:s face was black; you couldn't have
old that she wasa whitew0man; her breast
nd side down to her waist were black and
'lue; both arms were bruised. At the cross
Mrs. Heritage stated that she
lid not gobefore the Coroner at the inquest,
hat she told them Of two or three witnes-
es but they didn't take the trouble to get
hem. &" & "a" EiH' '' V7.'
Nate conner, Mrs. }ROcksbOrOugh and
ohn Ash, Jr., were called but not sworn
Annie e. Jones, sWOrn-testifed that she
ad seen Mrs. O'Donnell twice; the body
.as in bad conditions she saw her at III
CLOCK Friday morning last, lying, on the
oor with her hand cleiiched IN her hair,
,eblood running from her moilth: her
lce aud eyes We're SO black that, YOU would
OF know her for a. white woman, The
lther of Mrs. OsD. lives at Stanton and is
amed Chandler. Crosse xamined.
Perry Hamilton ma (eolD ysworn-Saw !,
'Donnl Eck Lis wife last Saturday 9
eek; h kicked her in the side. 20. !!
Further hearing of the case was post !
oped until, + o'clock this afternoon. -, !
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