New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-24
ALLEGED BRUTAL HIFE MURDER-ES-
CARE or THE PERPET TRAITOR.


Thursday mc.a.se. about three o'clock. officer Law
renee Of the Fourth Ward. then being pos, duty,
received inform .,ien tia, woman was lying on the
fsggils in the Of premises No 81 James-street,
kept d, por;el-lolse. Sc, by Matthew McPa.i.n, IN
state Of nsen-biity. lie went to the plsce desig-
ated and found wousn who proved 10 b, Mary
Mcliiyre, married woman about Thirty years OF
age, WHO lived &; No57 Park-street. AT tha; time
she was supposed to be grossly intoxicated and the
,ficer procuring a conveyance, conveyed her to the
House. After being in 4 cell short time it
discovered tia, she was bleeding at the and
DR.. Fitch was called immediately, and, after
doirg what be though; Necessary. directed that
M. Mcintyre be sent to the Nev-YoIk Hospital.
This done, aud in three or four hours
sitter admission she died. Or Hooker, the House
Surgeon beirg unable TO restore her to consciousness
A. consistent Sergeau, Williams of the Fourth
Precinct proceeded to No. % James street. and there
learned that Michael Mcintyre. the husband of de-
ceased, kept junk shop in Park street. About
week since, Mcintyre beat one of the Sixth Ward
officers very severely, and, fearing arrest and punish
meut for tie otfense, secrcted himself IN McParins
place. Wednesday evening he sen, word to his wife
where he was, and requested her 10 cal and see him.
She complied and durirg the night, it Is alleged they
several powerful blows over the head with a heavy
tabe-leg, and OF knocked her senScless. She
was somewhat intoxicated at tie time OF the trouble,
according to all accounts. After ntiictIng the vO
lerce, McIntyre escaped, and has not yet been al.
rested. The Foulth Precinct Police are in hot
pursuit, and hope to secure him. There is ruinor
about the premises where the murder occurred
that Mcintyre was awakened by hearing wrangle in
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ran back and according to the rumor her in close
proximity to man, which so ncensed the husband
that he wrenched leg from table and went at the
man and bis wife at the time, dealing them
heavy blows. The man escaped, and has not since
made his appearance but Mcintyre dealt fatal violence
to his wife, The fugitive is large powerful man. and
had he struck any one with the weapon designated
zerious consequences have ensed 1t ls thought
two three witnesses to the beating of Mrs. Mcintyre
BY her husband can be secured. Coroner Hills was
notified to hold an inquest, when Dr. Hooker and other
Hospital physicians mnde post-mortem examination
of the body. bad fracture of the base of the skull
was discovered and the medical gentlemen of the
opinion that Mrs McIrtyre had received blow on the
head with some heavy weapon. Slight marks of vio-
lence discovered various parts of the body.
Tie witnesses not being present, Coroner Hills az
journed the investigation till to-day The deceased has
left five small and helpless children in Park street
among total Strangers aui wha, ia to become of hem
uress provided for by the charitable, is difficult to
determine.
Since writing the above, we learn that Mcintyre has
surrendered himself to Inspector Downg of ths Sixth
Precinct, and il detained in the Station-lIouse, to
swat the result of the Coroners inquisition.
Mcintyre conesses that he struck his wife with a
table leg, and in justification of the act, says he
caught her having criminal intercourse with strange
man in the yard, when, being unable to control his
| arger Re broke leg from n table and went at the
guilty parties. The man received blow or two and
made bis escape into the street.