The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-09

: woman Found with her Throat Cut and /
Body Horribly Matilated-Arrest OF the /
Husband Of Deceased Suspici0n-COro- |
ncr's Inquest.
me citizens the Eighteenth ward, residing In First
yenue Twenty FIRST street, thrown into great
Of excitement yesterday morning In consequence Oh
orrible tragedy which enacted in their midst Mrs'
xA Shaw, wife Of Thomas Shaw living at No. 3o3 FIRST
Vsuue, found dead with her throat cut from eur
& In the yard at the rear of her dwelling The deceased
nd been thrown from one of the upper story windows,
I'd when found by the police her body presented nor
d spectacle
ne circumstances attending the horrible aiar as re-
,rted BY Captain Wines of the Eighteenth ward police,
ne Chief OF Police, are as follows
Ahn o,cock ye terday morning. Sergeant Marks, OF
above district, vas petroing hs beat IN First avenue,
n deccssed informed him that she was lying In the
ARD with her throat cut and body horribly mutt
tea. The officer accompanied the man to the spot,
anA soon ascertaued hat the story but too true
hsw he husband OF deceased) stated that upon reafn.
home late st nigh; he found his child crying In bed.
vito absent ifsm the room, aud this led him to
earch for her. he found drops OF blood upon the floor
sadng 10 the wiedow which open Upon looking into
he yard he the body OF the missing woman lying
Don TIE pavement he then went down stairs, he says
and examined the body, and found that life was extinct
ssrdngy arrested until the matter should be thoroughly
Investigated by the Coroner Three oiher namely
rsucis snd william Shaw, brothers OF the prisoner, and
<Ancs Jackson subsequently, arrested as Witnesses
melody of The deceased was conveyed tho Eighteenth
ssrd station house, where Coroner Perry notified 70
~ an inquest
Cur reporter visited the Of the tragedy yesterday
sernoon and found immense concourse Of people
sunding the dwelling house OF the deceased and the sta
on house where the inquest was progressing before Ooro
YER Perry. In the where the pool OF blood was
band as referred above, covered with gore
discovered the spot where Is supposed the body ay
wevious being put out Of the window; also Der
plates and broken pieces Of glass. There did NOT
pesr be much blood about the room, areund
pss already referred TO- The window sill and The wall
nnediaiey underneath II, wss dAubed with blood, as
y dress Of deceased che jumped or thrust
4 the window. On the sidewalk beneath thero scarce
any blood, showing evidently that tho must have
ND quite freely before she cft the room.
Drs Finnen and Donaghe visited tho room, and
pon inspecting the Aoor they judged that
n least q quart or a quart and . half q blood
must have been spilled upon the floor Of tie After
making post norton examination Of the body, yhe ply
scians the conclusion that death caused
by Me wound the throat but had been produced by the
nh frem the window Upon opening the skull they found
large clot Of exavasated blood upon the BRAIN Is
zrsvasatiou Of blood vital process they cncs
soovnocd that the deceased alive when she fell rcrs
MI ed suicide, although the impression among the nosi
ssrs and police just the other way. The theory ae
surgeons is olows:That aner deceased had cut oer
throat she tainted from loss of blood that she reyi red
nd finding that the cash not sufficient cause ,ath
,he made her way the window and preciptaed erself
Me ground beneath. The wound In the neck, tho, said
ppeared jagged, II made by person, or one
rho afraid commit suicide In consequence of the
pain attending the operation.
Tho evidence ~ sdduced on the inquest Is ,mewhsS
cnnictipg, especially In reference The char .cer and
abis Of deceased Some OF the witnesses STATE that Mrs
nav a very mild, temperate woman whih others nj
eye she frequently In the habit Of ges Ting drunk
ne husband OF deceased appears to tell pr y straight
tory, and is corroborated 10 certain .ent BY bis
src<hers and other Witnesses
The police examined the person Of the pris closely
cut found marks OF blood The PROMISE ocorrcd by
ann ard deceased also thoroughly mined with
Ike result The little child spoken Of above Is tee young
give any statement whatever being only two years old.
Notwithstanding the Coroner was busily employed all
ny, but little sht could be thrown upon the mysterious
tragedy Macy Of opinion that the NO committed
suicide, but majority of the neghbcr st III adhere to Tho
belief that che murdered.
The following II q report OF the
coRoSSRs INQUEST
Francis shaw, brother II the prisoner residing at No.
222 EAtTwenyhd street. posed Th'i aooe, 10 O'Clock
ncmas shaw and apother mes sitting the tagging with
. man Marshall; joiu,d their com apy, after
sitting with them awhile Jaotson easrl up and ioined
also: after taking a while all into the shamrock
and took nk then took another there, and ther
went 10 Twenty eighth street and took another; three
Young men came 10 there ara began 80 DO qusrrcome
vhen we left; they foowcG u.s. started home; thc-y
three wcat ahead q u.s. an. stood tpon the corner, a.
and went around 10 svci them; wet
70 "Icn'sD hclse, ed wen, up stairs to do
seassds room; when W. went IN / saw deooasod
Standing on the foor; ste left tie amer
We In, and think sbc went NO the betoom;
spu ef 10 20 boe Thours shaw as In the room when
entered he hsvne stared aheadof "a ON our way 10
M hovsc and arrived tero before ss; he sitting In
his with his tooas on when VIC left no pat on Tvs
Tweoty third street. where We live; he DID come 10
with us. bu, merely homo and then retracei his
Me- riscoer ard said that his wife could
be found told hIra 10 go5aok and ook In tho yard he
rearssd IN few moments and sag tnai he saw blood
arrivpg nj the kouse ~e saw q crowd there; DO.
eeased vas lying oe The sidewalk undernssh the win
FraDcis Jackson, residing at 222 Eat Twenty third
street, being duly sworn, ecposed a. follows II have
nG went 10 church rctuSncd homo about s O'Clock;
remained IN the house abor, fifteen mi1ucs when vent
down 70 the Shamrock In Ers, between, rwsrty
ARA and Twenty second streets there met
wilAm Shsw, FraEcis sas and Thomas shaw
nsa sos sSa sen .ssa 10 the ssa.s Of 1s,e
soascd We found no one bore except Tho deceased
remained there eve or zen minutes, when three etoiu
while at homo undressing my self Tbos shaw
into the and said thai hts wife dead we all
three back with him 70 his house upos reaching The
house We cav decs ssed lyng dead upon the sidewalk
she lying on her side there we're Of the
neenbore prese1t three o. went 40 stairs
With q policeman and blsod upcn the noor
~e had fogr drinks In all before parted vhsn was
up stairs deceased did no, appeal be drunk she In
gosd spirin have known decessfd and her husoand
have frequent QUAR- Il with each 0her; hare known
monas sha to beu the dcceased waen ef, accsasds
house was In her company excep, her husband.
Mchard F1hct depesed-Tnat he vesidef In the same
with deccs ed heard Ter ard the prisoner guar
rel quite frequeniy he the habn OF beating her, he
beat her q week age Sunday nigh. witness a~oke
By the prisoner who knocked h door and said that hs
wife lost witness got out OF bed and went 10 the
NATION house. III looked In deceaseds room" said the
witness, snd blood there tue rsonec seemed 10 be
worry muct troubled and excited his coat or At
vs time. deceased has been some shat stupid
for the 5st two months, as II IRON drinking;
1have deceased drink qucr; saw her drink tw
three occaSon have knovn them 70 quarrd after and
have him beating her and kicking her about she body
deceased gipg the floor when I the prsonsr
beating her; Tho prisoner ssid che had pa-eeS all his