The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-18

OF Captain Curtis, and by other residents N squau VI
lage Indeed too much credit cannot be sd 70 Cap
tain Curtis who noby acquitted himself this ~ on
many Former occasions He IL always hand - render
assistance and relief when most needed and oft >ntimos
as it happens when quite despared Of He at ss head
OF gang OF able and well selected who like hi uso
are young but experienced who delight in DANGER and
who are always proud and ready TO exert themsevc in
acquisition the Board Of Underwriters and to tho IA
rine Iifesaving Association
Two More Murders In Now York.
A WOMAN MURDERED by HER HUsBANp-ARRAsr
OF TIE ACCUSED BY THE POLICE.
We have to record another of blood and horror
perpetrated yesterday morning in the Third avenue.
man named Patrick Fitzgerald, keeper of small gro
cery store at No. 4s8 Third avenue near Thrtysixth
street, shot his wife Margaret through the head with
pistol, causing immediate death. The facts in this
melancholy tragedy could be asccrtsned prior
TO the Coroncr's inquest, follows The Eighteenth
ward police have been much annoyed Of late by the dis
orderly conduct of Fitzgerald, who frequently became
intoxicated and would then beat and abuse his wife, for
which offence he has been arrested and punished.
On Saturday night quarrel ensued between FtzgersM
and his wife, which compelled her to house and
take refuge with of tho neghbors She remained A.
sent from the premises until Monday morning about tn
O'Clock when she turned to the store As soon aha
entered Fitzgerald boed the door and in the back room
off from the store, quarrel and fight onsued bctwesa
them the persons in the adjoining room heard tho noise
and heard her cry out Murder and after pissd
Dolan residing door, attracted the room b.
the discharge OF the pistol and finding the door fastened
he broke it open and entering the apartment he ~
held the dead body of the WIFE lying by the fireplace
across two pas the blood was flowing freely from the
cheek medaey nm below the eye and iosS in s.
head. Mr.. Dolan exclaimed what have you done 70
your wifes' Fitzgerald replied 'Therc she lie deal"
You have killed her said Dolan, 'And you'll be huas
for it," 80 much the better, replied Fitzgerald thsa
there will be an end to both Of US"
The room bore the appearance Of much dsorder-tuu-
bers broken chairs upset together with the blood Of hs
victim dashed about the mante and other parts 4
taken place Mr. Doan and one or two other citizens ar
rested Fitzgerald and conveyed him to the Eightesath
ward police station in Twenty ninth street Assistant
Captain Fandreau took charge of the murderer and
searching his person double barreed brass pistol
found in his pocket One barrel discharged and ths
other loaded Tho captain asked him how the matter
Cured, when he made the following statement
'siy wife Margaret is drinking woman and destroys
pistol and threatened to shoot herself attempted =
take 1t away from her when 1t went oil. l do mot
in AND man ss and took ms out
the pistol about two weeks ago. and was in the habit
Of keeping i on the mante st the head Of the
secured him Ia CELL to await the coroners inquest The
deccssad Il seems is native of Ireland about forty
years OF ese AID ID said to be from Albany. 1t is said
she for years in the Gansevoort family Aheuy
wbe sege ber piece OF land which she cultivated and
their sryal in this city Fitzgerald became dissipatsd
spent the money and now has pcrpetrated the crme Il
murder which in all probability will terminate his earth
Coroner Hilton will TO hold the inquest this
forenoon, al the Eighteenth ward station house. in Tween
ty ninth street. Fitzgerald is native Of Ireland and
about fifty years Of age
HOMICIDE or JOHN HINEs-CORORERs INQUEST.
AND VERDICT OF THE JURY
Early yesterday morning. Coroner Hilton was notified
to hold inquest the body of John Hines who died
ut No 81 Cherry street, yesterday morning, in
luence Of a fracture Of the sku caused by a violent
beating he received Saturday night by throc
four persons who came to his apartment and there In
aicted the injury. It appears, from the evidence "a
duced before the Coroner that the deceased abunx
and beating his wife, and three to the ROOM In
order TO prevent the violence Of the husband the wife,
and in the c they fractured the skull of the deceased
of which he fingered till morning. and then expired
The deceased is thirty years of age native of Ireland
and has left wife and three children The following
is the testimony taken before the Coroner and the
dict
Ann Hines being sworn, says-She is wife of deceased
that Saturday night about ten o'clock her husband
came home with his brother with him, very drunk; Pat
rick Hines very drunk; my husband asked mo il
had any thing TO eat; told him going to put tho
kettle on he then took hold OF my hair and threw mo ON
my back pre- ,ous TO which he slapped nv face with hi,
hand neghbor woman came in and tried TO separate
from him; when this woman came in no let go Of me-
man named Miller came 70 the door, accompanied with
three others they all came ints the room; they all ct
tucked my husband; the three who with Millsr
said they officers and that my husband must -
with them one OF the men put me out OF the room;
trying to grt into the again but one of thu
stcod against the door; the door p6rtly
and looked in and heard the say my husband mus
go with him, as he was an officer; my husband said he
would not go unless lie saw his STAR the three
caps, and ali beat and kicked him; Miller kick do
ceased the side Of the body; whilst they beating
him, number OF other mon came in do not know any
Of the who beat deceaseds them before
TO my knowledge after they went away went into the
room, and found my husband lying his back in the
bed room they heal him ON his head and breast whjoh
covered With blood; spoke TO him. but he did net
answer me- week ago last Friday night he came homs
drnnk and beat me; ran out 10 the neighbors and he
Iafn Il In.
tilae and Knocked my husband down. and they had few
blows together
Edmond Sweeney sworn, says--I reside at No. -
Cherry street agent for the estate of Slas Wood;
collect the renta last Saturday night, about eevon
O'Clock, heard noise as if quarrellng went to the
apartment OF the deceased there in the
except the wife and brother of the deceased and the
children deceased was lying his back the ioor the
brother very drunk do not know the Of tho
disturbance. ] asked the wife who beat him; she saA
she did not strike him. but that persons In
from the street and prevented him from killing her. shs
aid not know who they were; then wen. home, and q
eight O'Clock Monday morning went to the houss,
and found him dead the wife of decea ed told that
man named William Meyers struck the ecea sed the last
blow; on Saturday night met this Meyers in tho
alley way leading TO the apartment Of the deceased
daecaseI and his bSher in grocery store in the vio
nifty quite drunk the deceased fell the store floor:
afterwards the witness them coming up stairs by her
apartment the deceased then fell down fight Of the
stairs.
Dr Tinne made post morten examination Of the body,
and found fracture the top Of the skull thereby
causing pressure the brain from eTusion of blood
In tho opinion of the witness the injury the mme-
- Of death Tho following verdict rendered
hy the jury; That the deceased John Hines came 70
Lis death BY blow blows, the top of the head
inflicted by person persons TO the jury unknown
The Jury fur her add, that called Meyers named
in tie testimony is party concerned in causing ths
death Of the deceased
Charles Miller. who arrested suspicion was,
upon the rendition of the above verdict, liberated fron
custody by the Coroner.
Personal Intelligence.
Arrivals al the Metroroltan-Hon Robert II. Morris
Astoria; Attorney General ChaGeld, Albany Gen. dug
Green, Washington; Austin Savage San Francisco; "
Hene, parfs DR. Woodworth T. ;. NJ Gen. J. y. Cowan,
feun iylSania.
st. Nicholas-Iion X. W. Pecxham, Albany Hon. G.
". Guy ler Palmyra Hon J. T. Ely, Bnghamton Hon. j.
$ Macdonald Speaker OF the House OF Parliament Cant
de- Hen L. u. Washburn, Illinois, Hon. J. A. Collier,