New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-02
THE FoRTIETH.sT. MURDER.

Coroner Rollins yesterday, at the MOrgue, held
an inquest over Mrs. Bridget Woods, who fatally
beaten Tuesday morning IN front OF her shanty.in
West Fortiethst near Tenthave by her husband full
account OF which given II THE TRIBUNE of yester-
day. There present number OF the witnesses OK
the ARRAY. The following testimony given:
Mary Deyus living in West Fort ,hI, ethave 'e'ad
ib 5 ne fS Scra JaRa on My together Mn ES
lived With them witness 'a heH curing The da7 "
$, much seriously dEro tie p' Of 'ho'e hirg n tho
] Oh, "S. got NJ aud sss Mis- running
" s~I by hef tG.b Mo overlook seidug BY h.
h1o'y o. Over GsS 's ~ n 1, went .o & sh,ry ai
No d mere ne w y and a Mr.. WOODS as 1seTse On
door bleeding fom "ogas The bead Ms IlFs TIo vas ,u ~
@ w. "a f us Wss wa, sot there al The lime on
o@caoa Of the raised bis FOO ssnO kk deceased bat
Vile Mai'n saio eight year, living ia Of the ,hia,es in
ceased add strike her with sck he also saR owen Glars
Ins. Short distance irsm assault the auae q
Woods, .hau, been taHcgs aal masa none pretty mlte al
mule e9 b CLARK aul While a shauty that Woods
also hoI % her dgse Der @ The s5aG agd took be,
to Woods; sha' ~ee 50. va" o. sl' ISS, sns G 1 T
there blood issuing from her ear ard nom TIE wound "a tc a
Woods wituss. vent back TO his worn. ,.,..,.,,.,.
MARY Heury living alley In the rr II the one occupied ny ne
Woods that Mt shout a w she heard cries q" nod
watch and getting ny projected ' ae GaSs IO,p i
her steps aul found proceeded ' the saut oup4 by We
MOGdi these . cries eSs'S"f he'll. SS m r G Is o %ar.
e witness Recognized the tat u Mrs Woods vita "nen
she wss very acquainted At the end OF twenty minutes te enc.
bad ceased these were iolNei ~ moalHSi waa asa
in light clothing sppneruy hSe uGF worn ,a' 'T rsI'
Spi p,"cpslrd in the direction II Foy6,st; witness
ns,tn5,i h. was going for beer; witness
and vas soon Nc. Woods ding Sc ne0t % the
is Ss, G' s9 ae .si' ss '1 s a'S N Woods 3.
nogs both we drunk occupants habusl durtss.
ani disturbances Of frequent occurrences hd .o r- NJ ~
that she had 6sdh time previous by Clarke ~ %
9S ag r.. adjacent shny bearI .hs
disturbance. aud aroused be. husband On. be ~ morn.
ply and not wishing 20 disturb nm re 1' %. & Sou ia tho
head and also hou the mouth While there Voc % nv tbe oRcsr
who had been called In; lad Clara IA Shat vicinity since ''
ocsr Thomas Murphy Of the Tscuteh Precinct test aea sn
,,sr az tba c 10 said that her lister bad oeeh
dsl; he accompanied her 70 tue ' 80 Who Was Ssry
irtoeI WAS rone the one who had len heI
.v In he Ind dor III be hosrysS 70 much eeS .ss ,ts
Of liquor that lie could give no nte 49, t ~ t,,ins saaseI
death Of Mrs Woods, on tbs o. d. NSs ee MOSS
b The witness Mrs Burr VINO 49, wa NE he. leALI
disappeared soon AFTER 'ue A''e'' ~ '' 49,
'1T 6 also occupying ssanty the veny sfet that
~, go netting OF ARRAY is orgni she was h''hS =, ,sa
S as,sfton shu Aes all about ,hs ~, b,
h, uss with lis South Brooaya ne sst osa,a =,
] m know edso Of lsash Of his sister unA a'~'i CIV ~
" ,bs deceased lie ound aer,tons ~ tue bach OF the
.1 the In ear fracturng the a o., opening INTO 'o
,sa ss N tho rpurel In the oP no1 o. ~.
B..eh death result Of compressor 0' '1' 0''An
violence described H. ,on,oroa
. go ,,,c, " mat the deceased camo to her death from
nression OF the brain. the result OF violence at te
- opbor husband James Woods" The prisoner
WI waa examined by the Coroner, He stated mat ne
-, ,otvc of ireland, aged 40 years, aud by ocenpa
ron iaborer In response 10 the question vi nc 5o
| ho said aia guilty, II Was ~ oa S0eo"n' " "auN