The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-20
IoRRlBLR TRAGEDY IN THE SIXTH WARD.

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN THE SNfH WABD.
A VIM Alleged % Have Been Murdered by
Hsr Husband : Jsroaer's Inquest.
Yesterday morzdng about O'Clock, the neghbofAood
81 Ne Baxter strsst lsts Orange street vAs thrown
ntss great state 81 mt In consequence OF hor
rbs tragedy that hAd been psrpetrAtsd on the second
aesr Of that building. AZ that hour the screams OF
wosaa in dstrsss aroused inmates from their BEDS
who made an sot 10 obtain entrance to the room OF
Edward McDo.nan . shoem aser, from which tbs noise
ana cries Of murder In few minutes oihcer
Dykes hssrDg The disturbance, rushed into ths prsm
SEES. sad succeeded efsctiog entrance TO hcpon
NAILS room Here horri3 spsstacle was prssensed-tae
wifs-sf Mcdonald hay the floor, gAspins IN tne
asssieS 81 dssh, IRON a large wound In her
throat, out Of which Hes blood flowed rapidly
Tbs oeayulsive effort made Dy the woman to breathe
While wsltering In her blood, sent . cold
Audder through ths veins Of Al who witness to
the hs<rid scene fhs husoaad during the co,fussn
lstt the room, and sasdsrsd 9as into the s''---
~ --snsr OF Chatham street, he wont up to
ioer Conner, Of the Sixth police and telling him
that no had murdered his wife gave himself iato
custody.
Ths officer conveyed him to the station house. and
immediately west back to the scene Of the drea iful
the dying body 81 Mrs acDoanall lAmsnsiny in loud
cries her untimely end. The brother OF the prsoae
who was employed by MIN in the workshop, was also
witness to the hsrrd spectacle. razor al covered
with blood found tine bed by the pohcenen,
showing evidently that tDe deed had besn pe.psratsd
by the aid Of this instrpmspt
Ths unfortunate woman placed ON the bed In
dying condition, and sent for to dress
tAs wounds; bat all earhl, aid Of avail she
h~o~ 49, ~.k t. aofta ha
kcDsnnan il thought by many to DO insane, and Il is
supposed chat In Of hts mad fits he got cut OF bed
= the night time and cred his wife by cutting
her throat with . BE is man Of come respec-
by and property, and has three children living with
him, who now are orphans, ny fathers hand.
osRoNER's INQUEST.
Yesterday forenoon. Coroner Wilhelm held an inquest
upcn this body II the de cd, Margaret Mcdonald
Tho Csronsrs Office It's utmost ca sciy
with witnesses and spectators. The following jurors
we're duiy sworn On tae inquest
John Deady, Michael Mcguire,
Walter Sears, william P. Wall,
CsArisss CAiskhsus, Patrick Gsuey,
LEWIS 0'fs n.r...J o,br o y man,
The prisoner who is we'll sds man, between forty
aad ffy years Of age durisg the progress
Il the inquest attended by counsel He seemed much
aeprsesed In Spirits doubt, fully Of
the awful positisn he placed in On the table lay
the with which the deed was committed,
completely covered wih tee blood Of the victim 1t
generally believed that prlsoasr insane His ap
pssrance yesterday warfsAsed that presumption.
Tho frst witnsss paosa upon the stand WAS
That hs resided IS. Vas
a BY Mr. and Mrs McDosnan rs q servant; has been
quiet asner they quarrelsd and never
drank intoxicating quors 10 TER knowledge;
them intoxicated; aaout three weeks ago the prisoner
VA 0nt m bur C.Va n at
at home, bat oonasnauy wanted to go out,
he std to buy clota's, be raving 1. tois
per, and had TO be held bed by two mon; when he
could get cut Of bed be- would break the windows in try
to get ont; he tried TO nJure any ct that
sad got quite wen IN = abort time noticed nothing
particular about him that time until yesterday
sskiss he had some mts ~or, ing for him at shosmss
ing IN tho basenent where be went after dinner when
he came in as above staten DC remained quite quiet
about hah an bour and vent out again he came
back at supper De loosing quite natural; he stayed
homo an the evening :hsrs, also his wife
tho svsnipg was spent usual none Of us went to
bod that night until Il O'Clock, slept the
with tho prisoner .ie all went to bed abou
the time; the prisoner and his wife knelt down by
the bedside and sad their together just
al; absat two O'Clock nornios was swskeasa By
noise, and stsrt.a up It = cry of soms kind tia
woke ne up; there Was candle burning ON th
table, which hsd PLACED there previous to ny re
a.d his wife the deceased ing By the bed
speak 10 him touch her bat went out steathuy to
can In ssme the D.ighbors, found that the door
from the throat called brother of the prisoner
did discover 'hat the prisoner had anything in his
hands bu. his elsshcs; dont which side Of the
bed be generally slept he did not speak to me- after
calling the brother the prison from the basement
lived bsif an hour but speak; when got back
the prisoner had Jeff the room; never saw the razor
new shown me heiore the prisoner always got shaved
the children slept with but did not wake mp; enc
visited them last night, never saw q racer in the
house never heard him threaten to take her lifs a.
ter ths brother pri into the room, Mrs
Murphy alss in and present with me when the
deceased died; this about "a o'clock about three
s;cIoci en- officer came and showed me the razor which
he said he lad fsund the bed; deceased did nst on
any ~ss so the n.
10 went down 20 his worn men after supper and came
up again about 1ik o'clock and after sitting In the
ross about half hour went to bed the noise that
wsko me up that something falling on the foor
which suppose must have been caused by the de-
Patrick McDonpsn residing At No. Baxter street,
being duly sworn, depos-d folowsI am brother OF
TIE am oy n% ss soe oS
10 o'clock he prisoner was In the habit Of drinking
but never saw him intoxicated; know that no was
cut Of his mind, stated by the preceding wtness
deaf the cause of it, did not notice anything
partouisr about him yesterday; he seemed to act -
On the Il ont stoop along with his wife; At II o'clock
went to bed n the bssenept; heard and saw nothing
immedsely and found the deceased lying On the oer
and blood ali the bed cid not notice tbs out ..
hx throat; my brother was rot in the roem turned
back and went ont immediately for Dr. O'Riley, but
vSe. got down In the street overlook my brother
~ corner OF Chatham and Baxter streets, where he
was talking with policeman; did not speak 70 my
bster bat went for the DOCTOR did NOS succeed In
getting the doctor and my return found my brother
lad been taken away he not where had left him
Whea I 70 entered the room my sister In law was
stin aAve the preceding witness Was IN the room
when sbe died; excited could not tell who else
was 10 The room; never the razor now shown me
before never sav the deceased dak any intoxicating
liquor.
svoep depesed a. follows-I have occupied the room
aSsye deceaseds fer three years past; well
quaintsd With them and thought they were as fond
couple lived; she ted he the prisoner) was
q very kind husband; never her intoxicated, but
have seen him eighty the influence of liquor
keep stand In Chatham street and did not come In
unt 10 O'Clock that did not ses them st all Last