The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-21
MURDER IN PRINCE STREET.
A MaA Murders HIS Mistress anA At
tempts 20 Cut IIls Own Throat.

MaA Murders His Mistress and At
| tempts 20 Cat IIis Own Throat.
me residence Of Mas AmaOda Cutler No i2S Prince
street, was last night the OF OF tho most
c0wArdly and brutal murders which the annals OF crime
give any account Miss Cutler has furnished rooms
to let 10 ladies and gentlemen, With board only
for the lady. Tho victim Of tho dAstardly crime
Mas Kate Smith, Of tho occupants Of her fur
nished rooms The who pcpe,raied tho cri me had
since the coming Of Mis- Smith board there been In
the habit Of sharing her with her getting his
meals elsewhere aftsr the most approved style Kate
had been there since the ss Of Nay and shown hrsef
aquist orderly girl and paid her board promptly she
was about twenty ycAssof age, and came from Pos
dencs 10 Now York.
JERRY o'BRrKN,
the murderer native OF Ireland and gives his age
nineteen, though he Is believed DO much cider than
that He has been enthusiastic Fcnian. and was one
OF the adventurous spirits who advanced tho frontier
whom the war cry sounded against Canada That
enterprise proving Q failure he returned - this
city only to nnd his possessions made
desoiate and that the invader grown insoient with
triumph, was boosting Of tho conquests he had made.
The heart Of Kate had been torn away from It's cd
fealty In the absence Of 0Brcn and given TO Joeg0
Allen, notorious thief living IN that vicinity.
AN Assault.
Goaded by jealousy, OBrien hal no sooner returned
suffered Ho sought not however wrcak his vengence
upon tho man who brought upon him his woe but upon
money 70 support On saturday night o. last week he
net her upon the street aud a.sailcd her with
club or knife with tho Intention Of killing her
BN IN this he was hwarted by tho timely Interference
OF rhe police by whom no arrested and conveyed
aboat halfpast twelve O'Clock to the Eighth precinct
station house. Too girl mado charge against him OF
assault and batcry, which 10 have been tried last
Tuesday, but Kate allied TO appear against him Yester
day he was releasea giving bail 70 appear to-day
when h5 have been tried
THE CAUSE.
The reason why 0'bnen WAS sent adrft BY Kate was
that he hal no money for her. and as Jesse Allen was
very munrrent the bountics brstowcd upon her she
naturally preferred ALVIN and a. naturally refused To
have anything further TO do with o'fncn. To all tho
entrcatics OF 0I,rien, which many, she turned
deaf ear; for all hrs protcetatons Of love, which
no declared 70 be great she had only cold
heart; by all hts insnuatons Of the dark crme
committed. winch no did not attempt 10 conceal she
not shaken In the least RON her stubborn resolve
sho could not be induced 10 revoke hcr decision; no
moro could no Not being able 10 have her himself,
he VAS determined that hts rival should have her
lougor. MISSIONER was he released from confinement
yesterday than he hogan 20 cnst about him to how
the fatal deed might be accomplished.
now 1T WAS DosE.
In the vicinity OF tho q the tragedy is nsh
market The monsrous knives that hshmon.ers for
hacking 20 pieces their merchandise well known To
everybody BY some means or other how u 10 profound
mystery now 0'Brien got possession Of of those
knives II frightul thing TO look Mt when thinks
OF s being plunged into human flesh and Of ts dripping
prepared for his work Tho next step was 10
get at his victim. He has y means ready at
hand and tool ready to do hi. bidding;
The means n letter, tho tool low browod
thief who TO convey II 10 hsr Tie took It and
went to the house Of Miss Cutler tho basement bell
and sent up the letter All that IL desired To know
wns found out Katc WAS In. O'Bricn has n,ght key
Unknown any he sneaks up stairs with hrs huge
knife concealed In his clothing He opens tho door 10
tho little attic where Kate slept and found her At
her toilette. Hor ony garments were chemisc and a
floor below words rung from heart usmu,oua wrh fear
and Wild with despair. They went TO tho room
The poor girl was mon hor knees befo the monster
You know 1T 10 die. For Gods sake don't KIN
mot Such wcro her words. Herr half dozen voices
startled fawn Kate sprang feet oindcd foe
bounded the door, ncd down tho rs staircase and
about go down the when the fcnd by sud
den leap overlook her plunged the grea, knife into her
back far that appeared nj tho brcastbonc and she
fell headlong upon tho landing and almost instantly en-
pred
AFTER the DEED
the murderer scratched his neck little with Tho knife
and laid down the floor with rug under his head
and fcigncd 10 be dead. But he made appear
tna, he wa. not quite gone for on the appearance q
He taken 70 Bellevue Hospital bu, will bs given up
to-day Captain Miller has commitment for him.
which will be enforced this morning
10 which aTlusion has bcen made IL given below In
heen minutes after scnt Kate lay upon the stairs
bleeding with a mortal wound
Kart down for trial ys.,s,asy and !,
.abpes.ssa III. aon, mount nothing
oay 70 se wss.ne 70. w.ns 70 essss sn.n e ~
lived only tho night hit and cd told me
that you did not do any thing 20 wen met yn and Jesse
did what done have found out that
girl and told you that ssd with Toppy when
herd how you felt; felt dit and went
10 get square; aud atm Thought never liked you there
but let that Wow think VIII hit
me % try and live with gri that don't want mo;
only she Il small for shaIne's sake would
break her back kat felt 80 In ife DO
for hitting and making fool OF myself: bat IL all
done and u be helped don think went with Jssss
be~aa.e you thought
stsd with Toppy. Kat. don't fown 70 court 10
morrow for my sake and II yon dii hve IL, me
VIII stand Trial viii walt for right
hofe you viii answer w. JENNY OhHlfN.
Give Dor the