The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-21
THE FOURTH WARD TRAGEDY.

Shot Down at Her OWN DOOr-Bigamy ana
Jealousy-The Pistol Identified as the Pro-
perty Of the Alleged HOmicide-COroner's
Inquest-The Accused Held for Trial.
Yesterday morning Coroner Schrmer held an in
quest at the Oak street police station the body OF
Theresa Nicholson, the German woman, who was
shot through the brain and almost instantly killed by
pistol in the hands Of Patrick Nicholson, her hus-
band as already reported in the HERALD. Below
will be found in full the testimony Of Ffedericls
Cartin the man with deceased and her husband at
the time Of the tragic occurrence, and the most im<
pOrtant evidence elected from the other Witnesses
together with the verdict Of the jury.
The deceased, who was about thirty years or
age was an exceedingly presentabe woman.
o pure blonde, and rather inclined to tha9
tulness Of figure which is decatey described
by the epithet enabonpotnt. She was native
the last seventeen years. and in this city fer the last
five she was employed as one OF the pretty waiter
She had one Child by the prisoner Nichol-
son, handsome little girl OF four years.
Whom she Kept with hT ana ~
man, whose general cast Of features is mild and the
reverse OF murderous looking. He is native OF the
cotton operator. He arrived in this country
nine years ago. About six or seven years ago he
was employed as bartender at liquor saloon ON the
Sixth ward side Of the corner of Pearl and Chatham
streets, and was very generally known. While there
ne made the acqnainnance OF deceased; After h
ceased. After some years OF comparatively quiet
married life, she charged him with having anOtheg
wife living. who It Is said is still living In Pearl
street. From that time forward they quarreed and
eventually separated. Recently he has followed her.
lmpOrtuning her to return and live with him; sh0
refused and he became very dssipated in his habits
followed no business, but 'l0aled" round with re-
puted thieves ana burglars
Frederick Cartin being duly sworn deposed and
said:-l reside at 16 Baxter street; became &C
quainted with deceased some six or seven weeks
ago, when she was living with the prisoner;
l then asked what became of him, and She said he
Nicholson) was married to another woman; visited
her afterwards and took her home several tmes the
house she lived In is tenement house; two or three
weeks ago she told me her husband the prisOner)
was IN s city g ana eoen av aer n good aea o
cause he was IN destitute circumstances; three
weeks weeks ago ! met the prisoner, and we had Ia
had with him there he said he was not living with
the woman; yesterday he came down where worked,
and asked him what he wanted there; he said,
"How long before you go OUT" answered, ~ Will
go out now If you have anything to say" when we
with deceased: / told him had not; he then asked
me II intended living with deceased, and told him
no; he said that was right, and we then went down
to a saloon; he asked me there to meet him at the
corner OF Baxter and Chatham streets and tell de.
ceased had no intention Of living with her..
and asked her II she had seen the prisoner,
she said yes, and then 1 told her Of the agree
requested me not to meet him. as it would interfere
with her business and she would only suffer after
wards; she asked me to come and see her home that
evening; met the prisoner at the appointed time
and told him what deceased said about the meeting,
and also told hun was going to see her home, and
that he could meet her at the door and they might
then have an explanation; he asked what time we
would be there and told him about twelve O'Clock;
at night met the deceased and told her the prisoner
was down at the door waiting to see herj just We
got to the door saw him in the hail. and as deceased
came In she endeavored to go up stairs but the.
prisoner detained her; told the prisoner not to
interfere with her while she was in my company; "a
/ said this she said ~ dare him to strike me-IwilI
have him arrested; he NicholsOn) then asked her IL
she would live with him and she said sNo' the pris-
oner then tried to get hold OF her, but prevented
him, and as was doing so he said, "You won't You
WontT' sne made no answer, and just then a pistol
was nred alongside my head and cried out, "YOu
the ha took hold OF the prisoner and he cried out
"No, l have not shot your cried "Watch'' and
held on to him; the police then came and took the
pistol from prisoner and arrested him. saw the de-
ceased by the fash Of the pistol; recognize the prs-
oner as the man who shot the woman. a
Thomas H. Boan, Of 4S Chatham street, recognized
the pistol taken from the accused as one he bought
from him some weeks ago.
Ofllcer Michael NJ. Rooney Of the Fourth precinct,
deposed 10 arresting the prisoner at 800 Water
street, when he (Nicholson) remarked In reply to
question asked him about the shooting eyes, shot
her. No one else is to blame but me, suppose
will have to suffer for 1t now"
George w. Howe, M. D., deputy Coronerl made
Nicholson, and found pistol shot wound Just be-
hind the right ear. The ball entered and lodged in
the brain. The wound was the cause OF death.
The case was then submitted to the Jury who rem
son, the deceased, came to her death by pistol shot
wound which was inflicted by the prisoner, Patrick
Nicholson, on the morning OF June 70, 1865"
Nicholson, who was arraigned and formally ex-
of Ireland lives at the Atlantic Hotel and is cotton
operative by occupation. He had nothing to say
relative 10 the charge against him. He was commit
ted to the Iombs to await his trial for murder.