The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-14
SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN BROADWAY.

A Man Shot Dead by His Wife-JeaIousy
the Causc-Arrcst Of tho Pcrpctrator-
Post NIortcm Examinat ton Of tho Body.
shocking affair occurred at No. 256 broadway, third
floor yesterday Afternoon about half past three o'clock
involving the life OF Peter c. Real, we'll known
facurer Of gilt BRAID doing business at the above NUM-
bor The particulars OF the affair. communicated
our reporter last evening, are IS foIiowsMr. Real,
appears was busy engaged work. about three o'clock
when young woman, named Mary Stewart, entered
the workshop, and accused him Of having deserted
her Some exciting language then followed b.
tween them, when, finding that the workmss
were listening 10 the conservation they retired TO the
hall. Hero the excited conversation was renewed
and soon the workmen alarmed by the discharge Of
pistol Upon opening the door to ASCERTAIN the Gauss
of tho explosion they were Mortified TO nnd their
pIoyer lying upon the floor wsterpg In blood. The In
iured man was removed to his ONCE, and physicias
sent for but before medical aid could be procured be
expired.
Tho noise Of the pistol attracted the attention n The
Fifth precinct police who hastensi to the SPOT and
rested Miss Stewart before shs could make her escape
Upon being brought tho Tombs the prisoner satst
that she was the wife OF deceased who abandoned her
and treated her In the most shameful manner. Shs
made this statement in cxtcnuaton Of her crime
and conducted herself with considerable dignity and
sefpossesson for one placed In such an po
sion she also said that she met Real on the Jersey
City forty ths day before IN company wan strange
woman that she sted the latter ano exposed the
real character Of deceased Real retussd TO recog.
nizc her ana denied that any relationship existed be.
tween them persisted that he was hcr husband,
and the lady left Company In order 10 avoid any
Ths ms,tiur between the abandoned wife and hss
husband had the effect OF changing whatever
love she had FOR him into ntonse hass. Burn-
ing with revenge she went straigbtway 70
hardware store and purchased a pistol with
nitv Yesterday morning she waited at this Jersey City
srry nearly hours with The Intention OF nteroeptno
Read as he came BUSINESS but somehow other
he escaped hcr notice and managed to reach his Office
a most norton examination Of tho body. madsby Or.
Robinson showed that the bail entered tho left breast
between the nrst and second ribs, and hnf inch
from the msdlnn line. On opening tne c,vsy q the
upper lobe Of the lsfs lung In downward,
direction, penetrating the Mt pulmonary artery and
lodging the nth as& sixth ribs their srtcu
iaon with the vertebral column On making incison
through the back found ,hs ball and sxastsd The
left cavity OF the hed with coaguAased blood
and the right partially sled Both auricesaad vsnri
ccs OF the heart empty In the opinion or the 7hy
stefan death WINS almost Instantaneous.
The only words that deceased hoard - utter 49,
receiving thu fatal wsnnd were''I ana Killed. am
dead Indssd, suddss his death thoAt weskss
had scarcely seated him In the Office whsn ne expired
The prisoner who In woman Of more than ordtnAry IN.
telligence, Informed tie police that she was masnsed
Real some four years ago that during tho last sir
months he had treated her In the most cruel manner
abandoning her for ether women ana easise her ups
home asr business until late hour nj night, end ire
auenty stayed away from her for week al txs she
thinks that she perfectly Justified 10 the course she
taken and sanguinc OF reganng nor hoerx when ths
| matter comes up for investigation
/ Coroner Collin will hold an inquest up0I the body q
Real a ten O'Clock this morning. when wma interesting
| Developments may be expected