New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-09
A MURDER OR SUICIDE.

by Sergeant Marks, on suspicion Of having murdered
hi. wife Eliza. Deceased was discovered by man
working the gas house, lying the pavement near
the front door. with her throat cut from ear to ear
snd upon further investigation in the front room on
the third floor was found large pool OF blood, and
The window sill was also besmeared by which il
was inferred that deceased Wa first murdered and
then thrown out Of the window. The two
brother. Of Shaw, William and Francis were
also arrested on suspicion Of being implicated or
having some knowledge Of the MURDER and the three
we're locked up in the Eighteenth Wsri Station House
and the remains were also removed to the same slace
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Perry impanneled Jury
and commenced an examination, and from the evidence
ELECTED from the witnesses and the medical testimony
the Coroner felt convinced that the woman had de-
stroved her own lie. Drs. VIM. r. Donaghe and
Thomas c. Finnen Of opinion that deceased
cut her throat with razor which was found
living upon the floor. large quality If blood flowed
from the wound, aud finally she tainted away. While
insepsible the blood coagulated aud upon recovering
II j. supposed she vert to the window and threw her,
self out in order to hasten the termination Of her exist,
ence. There was the impression Of a bloody hand
uron the white tablecoth which in the direction
OF the window, but no drops of blood between where
she had lain and the window. From the floor to the top
of the window.sil the wall Wa be>ucarcd BY the
b oody garments.
From the testimony of the husband and others. II
wa, slown that lie spent most Of the evening out III
company with his two brothers and a named
Jackson. He returned home about l. clock, and
went TO bed but shortly after his brothers came in
and said jackson drunk they requested him to
as,it them in getting him nome. He dld So and,
upon returning, time after astou>hed not 10
find her in. Supposing she had gone down 70 his sis
tiers after him, Shaw followed. AMI found that she
had not been there. Returning home, Shaw G.scov-
cred the blood upon the floor, when he again visited
lis sisters house and informed them and when him
self and others were proceeding back again, they
were told that his wife lying dead the door
Upon coming up lie Frustrated himself upon the life
less remains and gave way to his grief.
The following is the medical testimony and also
thet Of the husband
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Dr. VIM K. Donaghe, sworn reside AT No. iO2
Fourth sveuue have made pos; examination IT de-
ceased Eliza shaw having examined the occupied
s W.: S there SoSa i bau' three S P
nsIi Of violence about the body excepting large cut in
upper portion Of the neck commencing The left side Just
below tho angle Of The jaw the cut extended to within an
inch Of the angie the on the other side the edges OF the
wound appeared 10 be somewhat hsled the depth was quite
superficial at the nceuent aud became deeper com
Ptey seyerr The and gradually became more 'Prtn
srteIy on the itt nd, ana az n' 9ranches "ste
uniujurcdi also the deep Jusglar veins on the
arteI, two the main trunk uutonched this wound
would not have produced instant death dcces.d Hs, nave
" of blood she must have fsen from becoming FAINT think
she have gone tie window after the cut even a"r
ainiirg ,ht might enough TO- do discovered cut
the head the night temple but the sk was not rae
tnrd OF this see but there fracture the opposite side
there was great extayssion Of blood extending from the
wound the top Of the he9d tour nos on INC sh
was extensively tom in tie cavity of the abdomen there
some tx ounces blood that evidently from this erup
ton The rHtrsvasaton spoken 81 could only hlve asr p.ce
during life exraNasation l. vital process peculiar 90 lie the
tI1st Iis tbr a.. "a was cut from The let to the rights
il look, Ike one thst could be inflicted by herself
DR.. Thomas &. Finnell, being sworn, says-l have
s...t TO examine the body Of deceased concur with Dr.
Donsghs statement Ia every respect tue wound las the aP
IRON the len the right concur entirely with Dr. nashe
dee-cd soing the window atcr the cut ne could not
th injuries to the skull aud liver were produced by the fall aud
Thomas Shaw, bus band of deceased, swcrn-De-
ceased II wifi; l engaged most of last night
in company with Francis and William Shaw aud Fran
els Jack som We took two three drinks aud about II
o'clock they left TO 60 home went with them a. far
as Twcuty-second street, when | returned home and
took off ny boots and coat for the purpose of going
by me- VRs wa undressing h. three MN with whom
spent the evening returned and laid ia kson was hsh and
unwilling home; they remained xix seven minutes
When en ont with them jackson home; jackson
appeared drunk after leaving i'm and the other
ther own door iuTned o. me- and vas out in 81 about an
hour, when returned found ny door partly oPen aud the
the bed room, surprising to find my wife there saw
'le babv living on the bed. but not seeing my wife
again thinking she hal gone ont 70 meet me- went
10 sisters house where left evening com
psu;ors thinking wifi there told them that wife
not at they ,ad b. she IL in Of tue
s'orcs; home agau into the house aud found
the candle burning out again and returned
and saw something the floor put my fingers in II and tound
II blood the alarm TO the next door neighbours
and AT again wires sisters and told them that the
house was IN Il blood aud could not find hr they all came
back with ne when back, Of the gahousc ntn
told that the body Of wife lying under the window
DO reron in ny when left To accompany the youns
men home IL, vile has been drinking she has been
rsps the past few dy. she would wake out Of her sleep and
Ing tie ia God help II - she would say the
to drank heavy for the last six or eitht months
brought gill brandy yesterday noon and she drank the
hsf II il: | o know that she drank any tlote
Coroner Perry was disposed to close the evidence,
as the statement of the husband was coroborated by
other witnesses, but objections were raised by one
or two Of the jurymen from the fact that some OF
the evidence went to show that the husband had on
former occasions, when intoxicated, threatened his
wifes life. Tie further investigation was accordingly
postponed until this forenoon. Shaw was retained in
custody and the two brothers were discharged.