New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-06

gerald now under Of death for the murder of bis
wife:
went 10 market for fresh meat and poultry Va nome
by O'Clock. and my wife d unk b-f,re me- in me
back room, and no one to take Of her place did
no, say much 70 her then until Mr. Hardy cane 10 the
house the afternoon. said to Mrs Hardy that
rot thankful to ber-hat understood that she and my
wife drank too much Ny wife and Mrs ardy got so
mad hat sss obliged 10 leave the house NJ wife swors
that She would get drunk she Tas day she
of with Mrs Hsroy, and did come unul
day Saturday Ny vii, quarreled with for sp-sk
ing "a Mrs Hardy about her lmy wfel drinking With
her She struck with every hing she could get hold Of
weights glasses, and fat irons Mrs. Rolrke in my
old not res. mt IT, My wife went of then snd did
Dot come home until Sunday Size came in al thu back
door. and commenced qu2rreling with for the sane
before Ny wife out again and returned
with two men-Thomas ard and Roach My wife made at
me like a crazy wOmsD and took my hat and went out IN
the ball. stamped on and tore II 10 pieces never re-
serted it Thomas Ward came 10 my room my wife was
ID the hall with Mrs Dolon Mrs Roich and Mrs ROurke
When Thomas Ward left my room closed the door my
wife burst open that the way Of getting iu As there
lock the door and but hbge the back Of
chair was leaning against It The Sunday night after my
wife broke the door she left the hail. an spoke 20 the
three women there and told them the As did Mrs
Hsrdy-tbat my wife told me it Mrs Dolon that got
AL Tia. drUnk-that she ceebr4 iing her brh
day Mrs Roufke made mat my wife might SPEAK
Of her conduct and let others alone My vile cane
into her own room after that, and | left the house
thinking sbe might 60 10 bed; but when l came
home my wife kOt there before me did NOT
my wife again until late IN the evening IS l
Of the back window did not 90 out and do not know
what she did tn il She DID in and that
the last of her until Monday morning Mrs II ,nlon
came my early for coal which could not give 10
her told Mrs Hanon that my wife was out and hao the
key of the coal bin My wife At the same came from Mrs
HARDY and asked her for the Key. She dill not speak
10 e. but threw the Key the sidewalk and took DIS
Hsnon away aud did not let her get the coal prepared
my brt akfast ana was eating H. about IL o'clock when my
vii. came in she toward and struck with her nst
gave a push, threw Of the chairs on the hOpr by
the eide of the bed and she would stamp my
out She then gave two or three kicks and struck me-
with fatiron from the stove the next thing she get ho
OF the pistol from of the mantepecs Inc first hold
that got OF dress, TO get up the second was OF
her night that held The pistol she wanted u Set u
away ith the o;hr hand and thai the tune the pistol
went Of. This by the side OF the bed. She leaned
the side of the bed and the pistol dropped on the
floor toOkit up and put in my pocket did not think
he was burt That the way in when Michael
Dolon came in aud took me to the StatlOn-liouse.
want, Doon not to take from NY place until he could
get some office take charge of the place Ihey took
off instantly and would not hear to what said There
were 81 in the till that Mrs Griffith PAD on back
count there $50 in the bureau pocket that
all the money that knew 10 be in the house My vile
the habit Of putting money She would have IN one
of her gser that she kept ia the lower drawer OF tue
bureau Mrs Hardy has large silk shawl and ne dress
borrowed from my wife and dress she was MAKING tor
her The shaw and dress that she borrowed worth $780,
s. back account that can prove by her own state
mtnt As to the that the German woman speaks OF,
that some time previous To this. wssgoipg out to
my carl with of the ruDgs in my hand; WAS saying
thing TO my wife and this German SAID ~
i'll quarrel that they had that had the Ak & strlAe
her h which my wife cOnuted and tod mr. sh- He'd IN
the presence OF the in the house As hope to
God, this is correct statement.
PATRICK S. FITZGERALD.
RFM,RKAB1E CASE OF FRAUD-A trial has been going
on within few days in Boston, in which the following
state of facts has been developed In November last
young named \. T. Fitzpatrick, established himself As
grocer the OF Boylsion and Fremontsts AMI
applied to many of our well known merchants purchase
goods lie stated that he had been doing business in New
Yoik single entirely out of debt and that he
had a capital of about 200 deposited in tine Gooer's
Bank lie bought goods and went prosperousy in his
business until middle Of the present month"; when he
failed His creditors looked into his affairs and found that
be owed between 50 coo and $4,000 aud had only 500 or
$500 worth Of stock in his store When called upon
count for his losses Fitzpatrick declared himself unable to
account for them unless ne had been robbed by his clerks
His creditors not satisfied with the explanation aud
arrested HIM and committed him 20 prison lie then gave
notice to swear out OF JAIL and bis creditors appeared to
prevent it, ard filed charge, Of fraud against him. alleging
hat he bad concealed his property. The examination.
which was continued for days gave clue the mystery
Fitzpatrick ash ed about his affairs and at first gave
substantially the account above gwen but step by
step he forced to dyuge his true hi'tory Instead oi
beng in New ork be had lived rr several yers II IN Ia
dephia, where he had been in business as grocer AMI
where he failed a short time before he came ID tins city;
instead Of being out of debt he nyoyent there, and
owed twelve to fifteen hundred dollars and instead OF
being single man. be stated that he had wife and T. nlly
living III Philadelphia The deficit in the stock fully
accounted for appeared that man named 70 vler was
clerk for Fitzpatrick when he first went into bus
here but that after short time he established himself
ert Ger in Charles It, and had large dealings with FirZ
patrick When fitzpatrick hrst asked no iul this Mr.
Fowler he said he had met in NeSIork but hal
quainance with him until he t. Boston X finally
appeared that Fowler and Fitzpatrick DO married into
tie same family and lived together in Philadelphia that
when Fitzpatrick failed in Philadelphia, he made sale
either resl or fictitious TO Fowler of al his stock in trae
and that they had been very intimate pr long period
The COUNSEL for the pre- secuon, upon this state OF fIc
charged hat this conspiracy the part OF these
ntu the Boston merchants of their goods thai
they bad taken the funds obtained from he fraudulent
failure in Philadelphia to enable fitzpatrick 10 Obt.in 10
this way and 10y false and fraudulent representations
as 70 his position credit and that spOn as their
plan was ripe tor execution Fowler had taken the store
in Chsres-st in order IL deposit and sell there the
goods which Fitzpatrick bought for the BOyst0n 81
store and then Fitzpatrick To give up the little
remnant Of the stock and settle with his creditors for
ing per cent, the plea that he had been robbed by
his clerks. Many circumtAnces were developed bssring
very heavily upon the prisoner X appeared hat goods
were bought for the Boystcnt store and without being
unoaoed carried the store IN Charles St, that c
tons charges made upon the books 70 up the
Transaction, that Fowler had acquautnces here and no
credit snd that be sought buy any goods Of any
but Fitzpatrick and az an adjournn NJ during tls
trial both Cf the parties offered % up the goods IN tbs
Charies s. il the creditors would discharge Fitz
patrick The creditors would hoy accept the ODER bat AID
they resolved 70 make example Of both and they
sted Fowler also during the trial and seized the prop
erty in the Charles-st The RS lt OF the trial
that the justices not only refused 20 allow Fitzpatrick 20
swear cut OF jail, but found HIN guilty Of the frauds
charged upon hm and sentenced bin 20 Z months hard
abor in the House OF Correction. Ii u SAID that oher
proceed urs in the criminal courts VIII be com nenced
against beu the parties concerned
FiRE-At four O'Clock Saturday morning fire occurred
IN a. W. Hints Packing House in WashingtOns- near
Spring. The remen early the groant but before