The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-16
MURDER IN NEW YORK.

DRUNKEN HUSBAND SHOOTS AND CHoKEs HIS
wIFE-HBR DEATH-HGs ARREST ON THE CHARGE
OF MURDER, ETC.
On Tuesday evening" at halfpast nine o'clock
the Inhabitants of the tenement house No. go
Tenth avenue were startled by the report OF a
revolver. The inmates OF the building at once
suspected that the room occupied by James
McCaffTay and his wife Annie was the scene of
the the difficulty, and on repairing there found
one OF the female occupants proceeded
TO Twenty-seventh street, where friend
of McCaffray, named John Smith, resides
and returned in his company. The door was
forced in, when McCahray was found in bed
beside a child, aged about five months, and the
wife lying on the floor OF the bedroom in an
apparently insensible condition. McCafray
was sleeping soundly, and on examining the
bed large navy revolver, empty, was found
beside him, which was taken possession of by
Smith. Word was at once sent TO the Sixteenth
precinct headquarters, and officer Perkins re-
paired TO the scene of the tragedy and arrested
McCaffray, who denied all knowledge OF the
shooting The officer represented that he was
then quite drunk. On directing his attention
10 the woman, Officer Perkins found her lying
upon the floor moaning piteously. Sne des-
cribed the particulars of the difficulty, and
stated that McCaffray had choked her aud fired
at her, but she was not aware that the ball had
On observing blood the officer examined the
woman, and found that the ball had entered the
left shoulder and taken a downward direction.
Dr. smith was called in and probed the wound,
but failed TO discover the lodgment of the bali.
The woman was at once removed to the Jewish
Mount Sinai) hospital, when the doctor again
probed the W aud; but failed to reach the ball.
At this time about IL o'clock) Mrs. McCaffray
was suffering much pain, but IL was believed
she was not mortally wounded. McCaffray was
lodged in the Station House, and was YESTERDAY
brought before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson
James Perkins, OF the Sixteenth Precinct DO
lice, appeared before Justice Dodge yesterday
morning and made a complaint against James
McCaffray, on the suggestion OF his wife, charg-
ing him with having committed violent
"that the said James is the husband of Annie
and that they reside at No 25O Tenth avenue;
that most OF the day (the l4th instantly James
remained in the house at nome, quarreiiing
with his wife. and several times threatened To
shoot her with huge navy revolver; that at
about 10 o'clock at night the accused became
very violent, and drew the repolveT, which
was loaded with powder ard ball, and
levelled 1t at Annie, and fired and dis
charged the same at her, the ball thereof
taking effect in said Annie's left shoulder
taking a downward course; the said James then
choked the said Annie until she fell in a sense-
less condition on The floor; that he then locked
the door; that while she so lay there, bleeding
profusely, the neighbors heard the affray, and
In about an hour succeeded in opening the
door of the room, and Officers Smith and
Suthard were called, and deponent also; that
deponent arrested said James, and the said
Suthard took said Annie TO the Jews Hospital
in Twenty-elghth steeet, where she now lies
in dying condition. the surgeon in atten-
dance having probed the wound but mad not
been able TO tnd the bail"
Coroner Wlldey was then notified to hold an
ante-mortem examination; hut before The
Coroner arrived the woman died w
An inquest Will be held this morning at half
past eight O'Clock at the hospital,
The statements regarding the murder seem
10 De very conflicting. One OF the female ocou-
pants OF the house says she heard the report of
three pistol shots The facts as near as thew
can De ascertained at this writing, are as given
SSOoXe, S Inc murderer, McCanray, is represented
oy Ihose who knew him we'll as an Industrious
and devoted husband ana father when not
under the influence of liquor; hut when drunk
as very quaFrelsome ana passionate. He has
been IN the employ of Flanagan q Wallace,
brewers, OF this city, and was twenty-four years
OF age. Deceased is twenty-eight years NJ age.
The neighbors report that Mrs MoCaffcaY was
also so drunk that she was compelled 70 retire
~ X Herald.