The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-09
SAW The MURDER.
Mamie McGuigan Says
.Sully Threw His Mother
in-Law Out, the Door.
WATCHED ACROSS THE STREET
Witness Testimony Was Not
Shaken in Cross -Examin-
alton Corroborated
By Two Girls.

| William Sully, a boyish looking young
man. is on trial in the General Sessions
Court today for causing the death of
Mary Carroll his mother-in-law. The in
| dictment against him is for granddaughter.
He is represented by Lawyer Mervyn
| Armstrong and Prosecutor Erwin is con-
| Quoting the case for the State.
| AT the request of Mr.. Armstrong the
witnesses for the State were directed by
| Judge Blair to remain outside of the court
room until called. Mr.. Erwin made the
| same request as to the witnesses for the
defence and it was granted.
| The killing was the result of a mixed
ale sociable held in the house on Sunday,
December IS. Luke Carroll and 'his wife
occupied the lower floor of a house at No.
rs Hamilton street. Harrison. Splly and
his wife, who is daughter of the Car
rolls, lived up stairs. Mrs. Carroll was
| sixty years old. On the day that Mrs.
/ Carroll received her mortal injury the
| family had indulged in a large quantity
| of mixed ale and beer during the after
| noon.
A quarrel arose about seven o'clock in
| the evening. The defendant, it is alleged.
| threw his mother-in-law out of the front
door, The old woman fell backward on
l,the sidewalk and her head struck the
| tagging with such force that her skull
| was fractured. About midnight she was
removed to st. Mary's Hospital in New
ark, and she died there the next day with
| out having recovered consciousness.
Thomas McCabe, a bright, intelligent
boy of fourteen, was the first witness
called. He testified that he was coming
out of a candy store on the opposite side
of the street when he heard woman.
scream murder twice. He thought it
| was about eight o'clock. He looked across
| the street and saw Mrs. Carroll lying
across the sidewalk with her feet resting
on the doorsill. The witness did not have
curiosity enough to go across the street.
He remained where he was for two or
three minutes and then went home. Be-
fore he left he saw a girl, whom he after
ward ascertained was Mamie McGuigan,
go across and try to pick Mrs. Carroll
up
County Physician Converse was called
out of the regular order because he had
important business to attend to. He tes-
tilted that he found several abrasions on
Mrs CARROTS body and fracture of the
skull. The fracture was the cause of
death.
Mamie McGuigan, who lives across the
street from the Carroll house, gave very
positive testimony against the defendant.
She and her sister Nellie and Mamie
Buckley were standing across the street.
II think it was about o'clock" the
witness testified, "as the bells of st. Pat
rick's Church were ringing heard
screams of murder in Mrs. Carrolls
house. We went back into our house and
came out again. We were standing there
about three or four minutes when we saw
Willie sully open the door and throw Mrs.
Carroll out.
He had his right hand on her throat
and gave her push. She fell on the
sidewalk and the noise OF her head strlk-
ing could be heard block away. ran
across the street and tried to lift her up,
but she was too heavy. sully tried to
close the door but Mrs. CAROLS feet
were in the way. He kept dragging the
door on her feet and l told him he ought
to be ashamed of himself
.tHe said to hell with the - -.
She ought to be dead long ago. Mrs. Car
roll never spoke. Sully came out and took
her by the shoulders. He turned her
around and dragged her into the house. A
minute or two afterward he came out
again and said. I'll leave the door open
50 that you San M, see syeTy damned thing
The young woman's testimony was not
shaken on cross-exanination. The wit
ness testified that before Mrs. Carroll
wife, came out and tapped her mother on
the cheek. saying Mamma, Mamma, get
up
Mamie Buckley and Nellie McGuigan
corroborated the testimony of Mamie Nc
| Guigan in every respect. There was no
variance whatever, although neither had
heard the testimony of the others. The
tria 1ua ct m. at recess