New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-25
TUr TBrRrTE1GHrE-SE FIFE MURDER

,-.nor Roltns Yesterday, at Bellevue Hos
,,.l Ned an inquest the body OF hepeo0" .n
ho sed from the effects Of injuries IoCeI,ou -. .ho
hands OF her husband, John Carson tHo M 80. ON
substance OF the testimony taken d bs wife lived in
Seing sworn said that the prisoner any with her;
he same house NO COS West no nrisonef
they had occupied aGo9t bestnS and abusing his
WIFE scarcely night passed tat ne III woman:
nc atnTdav iast the prisoner came home anu CO.. ne
Get into his room his wife was aDsens IL basket and
ba ho mad come money for her he LETT ms passo. ~
snxeI with witness and went away on inc TEA sniS.
MIS- Carson witness told her what her huspah sSe
% sSe6 n M was drunk; told her thought hSt' snS
I'D he had only given her loaf OF bIeau tnaI os
had bottle Of liquor under his head on de 9 She
,xenld either murder him or be murdered tnas ~ In
advised her be quiet and even ne ws ~ cS time
aGence Of liquor not 10 quar- ;n iei'"i'" "'' "
DID not agad an inmate of the same house corrob.
td tbc testimony with reference to the Dr1tally OF
the prsoner toward his wife, and sald that on &
ho1t "a clock tho prisoner came TO the door OF me
hoo' ~ coed 70 his wife TO open the door; no answer
wes refnrned although he called seVeiai HtDee, alu
N"suv he hurst open the door and entered; the woman
commenced to scream, and did 80 three times
IN snccesop about 10 minutes later sue sereaheu akaln
md shouted am murdered" this was repeated tnree
~ tonr times. heard nothing more; was alralu 10
leave my rOOm about O'Clock the ponce eane au S
ho anV lighting in the hall after the prisoner was re-
moved entered his room and saw his WE lying h'i'
..,tb nor face covered with blood. ,.
Pnceman John W. Garside OF the Twentieth Precinct
tesfed that Saturday evening he was Inorne4 tSt
man had murdered his wife at No Cos west Anlry-
riehthst: was near the house at the time hghung
that house is such common occurrence o"t nc, O. tS
Was dsncined TO believe the story; the man VINO tou
me OF the was positive that the WOMAN W ~
very badly hur stationed the man a he u9or "a
the room occupied by the prisoner ana ms VIZ anu Soo
him not TO allow any one 70 20 out 9rlu, Iheh To- "a
Tie Station House. and told Sergeant james OF WHAT na
occurred he returned with me 10 the house we khOcAeu
st The door OF prisoners room, and he sad wait III mo
mept after he unfasened and opened the room uoo anu
@ entered tle prisoner stood in the middle Of the ROOM
the stove was upset, and general upsSIts Vi @
onantity of hair asked the prisoner where his VIE
he said she was N the inner rOOm he SAID he wahteu 10
sneak to her went into the bedroom, the door oelhg
closed l found the woman on the floor, IN kneeAhs
nositon her body bent backward her head resting 9e
fween two sticks cOrdwOOd and her bacK supported pl
an old iron pot; she covered with lOt OF 0lu
at could not see her head II was 9eht SO lar Az
ward the Sergeant and myself removed her from lnls
position. and found upon laying heT Out that sHe
was still alive. though nsenslGe; ,d heI ySIg
terribly swollen and bruised, and bloody; the sefgean
arrested Carson and went ior Py s, ,boprSt her
dead and in that condition left her; subsequently tn'
snd she was removed 10 Bellevue Hospitals did not con
sider the prisoner drunk, although ne had Deeh
Sergeant Thomas y. James corrobOrated in the man
The testimony OF the preceding witness IN response
the question OF the witness why he mad beateh MS WI
In such manner the prisoner said he had not touehe'
her ta+ She mad fallen down. and in falling received he
Injuries; he then removed TO the statOhhOuse w
prisoner had evidently had liquor enough 10 MAKE n
on the way the staonHouse; there was blood on th
uppers ard soles Of ms boots especially al 'Ae tues
as though he had been kicking her =, Ill.,. ,r.,i,,l
House Surgeon NJ b. cross OF be y, Hoiina
testified that Mrs Carson was admitted 70 tHe h .
nj "a o'clock a. m. Sunday she was suffering from
number OF l1ceratcd wounds OF lDe hedu anu pOuy CIV
had hemorrhage from her ears and mouth ana wa
pulseoss; she remained unconscious until CLOCK o. III
when She died posmOrteIn revealed fracture OF th'
Ease Of the skull. and other injuries -
The Jury rendered verdict that " Inc qeceaseu CAM
10 her death from fracture OF the skull and compressor
Of the BRAIN result Of violence az the hands OF ne
husband, John Carson, at No. COS West lhIty
on Nov a. 1861 In answer TO the questions OF the COro
ner Carson stated that ms name was John Carson Una
he was native Of ireland, aged IS years and aDoTeI
With reference his guilt he said don't rememDe
beating my wife: either drunk or crazy on satnI
day night. and knew nothing about 1t until was a"3K
next day in the Station House, aud told about IT. IL
possesses peculiarly Tepusive, hardened cOuntenanct
and seemed feel whatever for what he ma
done He was committed TO the TOnbs 10 await the az
lion OF the Grand Jury. The murdered woman was
of Ireland, aged 40 years she presented mO
shocking appearance, the face and body being niue
swollen and dseOOred and the brain eXuding frOI
the fractured skull Taken altogether. it is of IN
revolving OF wfemurder that has occurred in
this city for many years.