The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-11

went TO the room and saw Mrs. Carson
lying down with her throat cut. He knelt
said:-"My husband" Her voice was
strong enough to be heard two feet.
On cross-examination Officer Kelly
would not say whether the woman knew
what she was talking abaut or not.
CAPTAIN FARRIER's EVIDENCE.
Captain Farrier testified that he had a
talk with Carson and Mrs. kerrigan.
Mrs. Kerrigan, when asked who cut the
woman's throat. pointed to Carson, and
said: "There's the man that done it. He
took knife out OF his pocket ana cut
her."
Carson said nothing. except that Ker-
rigan hit him with a pitcher. On cross
examination the Captain said Mr.. Kerri-
gan was under the influence of liquor
when she made the charge, but knew
what she was doing
Superintendent Smith said Carson
made two statements of the occurrence.
Both were reduced to writing the next
morning. The statements were not OF
much consequence. The Superintendent
was not cross-examined.
Policeman William Dawson testified
that Carson told him that Kerrigan had
thrown the pitcher at his wife and struck
her on the head. Detective Pearson cor
roborated Dawson.
County Physician Converse, who made
the post mortem. said he found many
bruises on the body. The wound In the
neck was six ana half inches in length
and continuous. The small jugular vein
was severed as well as a number
of small arteries and veins. In
his opinion the wound was made
by a sharp instrument. This was
piece of crockery lying near. He made
cut on the woman's leg with it, and
found it produced a wound similar to
that on the throat. But he did not think
the piece would produce the wound if a
person fell on it. DR.. Converse said on
cross-exam nation that what he said was
theory. He could not state definitely
how the wound was committed.
Commissioner Feeney. who was present
when Mrs. Kerrigan made her statement
to Captain Farrier corroborated the Cap
tain's testimony. Then the Prosecution
rested.
Judge Hoffman saidIhe was impressed
that the State could not ask for verdict
of anything but manslaughter. Judge
Knapp SAID he was not 80 impressed and
ordered the case to proceed.
Norah Kennedy, the first witness for
the defense, testified that she saw Kerrl-
gan beating Mrs. Carson brutally. He
struck her in the mouth.
THE DEFENDANTS STATEMENT.
Carson was then placed upon the stand.
He said that when he went nome his wife
and little child were all that were
home. Xerrigan and his wife came
ND few minutes afterward. His
wife did not want Kerrigan in the house,
and Kerrigan said no one could put him
out. Carson told him to shut up. He
said he wouldn't Mr.. Carson's wife
callen Kerrigan name they called him
in the old country and he slapped her in
the mouth. Carson told him it was q
shame to hit woman. "He.said he would
hiEme too If / did not shut up. Then
l started to go out, but kerrigan
would not let me, saying that he was
going for an officer to have me arrested.
We then began to scuffie and Kerrigan
picked up the pitcher and knocked me
down, breaking the pitcher. Then my
wife came at him with q broom stick.
He struck her and she fell down among
the broken pieces of the pitcher which lay
on the floor. Then we saw that her
throat WAS cut" On cross-examination
Carson denied that he had told Policeman
Smith that Kerrigan had a knife in his
hand at the time he struck Mrs. Carson.
The Court then took a recess.