The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-08
City Intelligence.


City Intelligence.
HORRIBLE MURDER OF WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.
In the vicinity Of Ridge and Delaney streets about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, the inhabitants were
thrown into great state Of alarm and terror on the
fact becoming knewn that a man by the name Of
Robert Mofatt blacksmith by trade resi- ding at No
67 Ridge street between Delaney and Stanton streets
had killed his wife by beating her to death with barrel
slaves and glass tumbler.
This Mofatt, and his wife Ann, occupied base
ment room in the rear Of 81 Ridge street with family
Of four children, the Oldest twelve years, and the
youngest not yet two years, who was lying In the
cradle asleep, when the dreadful affair took place
The wife it seems was woman Of incorporate habits
and the husband also addicted to drinking occs-
sionally and when both In liquor, quarrel and
fight would be the result and according to the state
ments OF the neighbors that would occur about
a week during the year.
On Sunday, the quarrel began between them about
IL o'clock and continued for nearly an hour during
which time MoGatt beat his wife in most terrible
manner, cutting her face and head, legs, body and
arms; in fact the unfortunate woman dreadfully
mangled and CHASTITY sight to look upon, and finally
left the floor insenibe. The cousin Of the wifea
man by the name Of Patrick Campbell-was present
during the murdsrous work OF the husband, and yet
did not interfere to prevent the assault but in fact
assisted the husband TO make his escape, by placing
his clothes In trunk, and helping him TO carry 1t
away. In this way, while the wife lay on the floor
breathing her last, Aofatt and Campbell left the
house, taking with them the trunk OF clothing BY
this time, Capt Tny, the efficient Captain OF police,
ssesrtained some of the facts pursued the husband
and Campbell and found them, several blocks OF In
Attorney street They both taken into custody,
and conveyed to the station house Capt. lilly then
procured medical aid, who dressed the wounds OF the
poor woman, but without the desired effect she
pired in less than hour after.
The room, when first visited by the police, was in
dsordersd state blood all the floor and WALL
number Of broken barrel slaves strswsd about with
broken tumblers and plates, chairs, &c, and the de-
ceased ypg the floor saturated from head to foot
in her blood. The one Of ap-
paing nature; the poor children weeping over the
dying body Of their mother sIslainisg oh! father
knl' mother :" Coroner Gser sent for, to hold
inquest the murdered body and yesterday after
noon, DR. Holmes made the post norton examination,
and found the following wounds to have been inflicted
on the deceased On the forehead, in the centre,
we're two cuts penetrating to the skull running down
to the nose, and two inches each way;
one deep eat the left eye extending three quarters
Of an inch; the end Of the nose cut extending
over inch sevsring the nose penetrating very deep
three deep cuts under the right eye about inch in
to the teeth; under the chin, the right side deep
cut extending an inch aud half the left severed
In two; the left the side Of the head was
q cut penetrating TO the skull from these the blood
flowed pr'fusely and soon produesdadeath. In sddi-
ton 10 the above named wounds, any one Of which
was possibly enough to death the poor creature
vas covered with bruises, her hands and arms were
black and blue, caused by blows her body likewise az
IL the result Of kicks Her left leg exhibited three
puncture wounds about an inch in length the lower
one, near the ankle had when Inflicted fractured the
IN I'm ~ 81 ts.tW
chest he discovered that the deceased had, some
previous occasion three ribs the right side and ave
on the left broken which had grown together again
This evidently the effect Of previous IN treat
ment The brain was also much congested. The OPT
MEN ot Or Holmes was that the deceased came to her
death by wounds inflicted the face aud head. A
jury will be empapeed by the Coroner this forenoon
and the facts will then be shown by whsm the deceased
vst murdered The husband was closely ironed and
guard placed HIM by order Of Capt Tilly until
the r,sult Of the inquest.
liar Pr,RL srbErr.-At Eve o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Ere broke out In the garnet story Of
building In Dunamar's lane Pearl street bet wesn
Gross and Chatham IL was ertinguished in half an
smoke than Gre.
F.LsK AL.Rs-At seven o'clock last evening there !
wss alarm ef Ere for the Third district II turned
out TO be tar barrel lighted by some boys at the foot
Of Twelfth street
ISr,Sr Fovsp ~ rrs Fuiros FER,r Housr-on
Saturday well dressed infant about three weeks old
vas ionnd IN tht fulton Terry house IL vas sent By
the police Of the Second ward to the Almshouse.
R.LRolp Acctussr.-The coroner. on Saturday az |
tsrpoon, held an inquest the body Of q child so
years Of age. son Of Abraham Riley, who acct
dsntally run by the Harlem railroad ears be-
tween Thrtieth and Thirty. fret streets The poor /
child Was terribly manged and expired almost imme.
diately Verdict, accidental death.
sUpurs DTaru or GroReE wasHtreros-An old /
negro named George Washington, fell down suddenly,
In West Broad~ay, en- Saturday, and Instantly sI- |
pires
Dt.D Tsv,sr FovSp.-At IL o'clock on Saturday |
dead infant was found in Nineteenth |
street corner Of Avenue A. by boys Who brought
II to the station house.
sriHrrse iftssLr-On Saturday afternoon, between
and o'clock. some angry words passed between
Patrick Dolsny aud Mary McIntse 40 Mulberry street,
With whom he boarded He seised knife and stabbed
Der In three different places, In the abdomen DR..
Hugh swscny was In attendance and had her removed
10 the City Hospital
THRowfSe Gatraat TVS srpsyr.-Bridret Master
lon and Mary A. Hoffman we're arrested on Saturday,
Tor throwing garbage, ofsl ke in the streets They
we're taken TO Esssy street and fined dollar Zach,
md locked up till paid.
RrscUEp FROM Observation-Disclosures Wright rec
sued from rning saturday morning, at clock,
named VILLAIN Alexander, who fell int the
liver at the foot Of Dey street
THr LyHIcH Cousrr BASE pat the last sessios
" the Lehgh County Court, the Grand Jury, upon
eeel proot being brought before them found an in
LIFETIME Mt against Moses Y. Reach. Of New York, a.
and operator Of the Lehigh County Bank which
plOded a r. NJ he cirsn- |