, 1869-12-20
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
A Wife Breaks the Skull Of Her
husband With q Club,
Ektzl Ec.ust oi lhe B1sW-An Inquest Over
the Body Yesterday.

The ralt:cn'ars Of 4 terrible doneattc trsSes1y
c4oe 10 l1Rht nt an lnQaeat held 1t the County
Hospital Yesterday, the vtcslm being an Il.h IL
boEer Lannco PAtllck C2Ilan, End the psrpettatol
hts osn vile. Margaret. The compile lived 1t No,
20 OHIO stEcst- 1t spptarb that on lss. Tout<daJ
evening both ipdugcd rather freely IN the t1toxI.
eating cup. anr, between AID O'Clock, began a
dispute about nlscen ceBiA which Mn.
CA1.ao accused her husrand OF steal
log. uc denied tna charge, and alter
beth had exnsctted thelr rri~rtoi5e o. hlllsng.-
atd ceait her adsenarJ terrible hlo1 over The
head, Ietp1srE IN fracture Of she sAuti. Soose-
urn scpd 1srisn Se,sr1nE ID saoood, @ md 10 .ops M
hIm 10 the Huron STREET SsauoH. Belore they 1t-
nsed thtls the Injured man became IN
aEd dsorder,J." NrA cat,4n wss srrs,:et oa
police that she acted IN re:t-defsnce. cs1hn
pred se a. o. arasy W nisas cosopsf cssSss "a. 10
ttncd ot 1ne oeatr, and hrid an !tqae,r over the
eody. 1t which the following testimony was 3D.
On1cer Michael Setback testified: On ThuEsday
Light was called bS Toy VINO iufoEnta ne thss,
on Market eittet, MAn had been Killed by =
Nomsn- Went 10 TIE house and iousd y locked
Ksppen and Mir. Carlan cane down. nud lsked
htf il she l1rtd therr. Sac answered, Yes =
Told her to oren the dooE. but she aaii ahs dHl
not h8se The ke}. said tho key N4sAt her AuntF,
ana that she o.:l go AID &c, II. WITH that ehe
ran through m alley at the rear. mounted psa'-
iampsd oyera higa fsnce Ito rscanr ioL
DuALy c1ptufed her. aud took her TO her Auot's
h1u.e ssEcd her nunt fcr the Key Of Af3 Car.
IAns houte. and hhe dca!ed having u shrn
took Ar1- Csr!2u over 10 The house, forced my
Way ip, folnd the stove pipe kpockud dowa. III
suewn on lhe 1oor, and tae house 10 crest dlsor-
ctF. MI. EAFIan Oh the bed, bis face aud per-
sen coveted auh blood lie Hppearel to he some.
what Intoxicated, a. was a.so his vile. bat h1d
poteefs'on cf his btnee1, arres'e.i Mr. csFl.u
md walked With hin 10 within a block OF tae
uusun Street sssI,or. fru1 wacn t'o.nt was
osliEtd 10 ca1EJ Lin. because u violent sou,.tug
aud Of ~ IL erslo1ltJ. After iooelas hin IN the
Al ehset cd the house Ean tollnWea me. aud
told ne That MIS-. Carlan cad struck Ar. .ss,tAn
krocked htn down. Uo not kno1 VINO the ma
WaB hat ibEorn4el n.e. Coulu not lni Mrs. Gar
lao that night: discovered her oa Friday night
p Atfolm sga.n, but secured her aud sooE her 10
The station. When WAS tsk.ng her to the statt,n
the anmttsa stsiAt.g her husoano, but after Sarda
Jonn Flzgerald tes.ioed that 10 occupied No.
u Ol,o s.rctr, and bad saue Ea1o with deceased
On Tbursday Eight, between atd o'clock. heard
lev mn1tr. ,ater saw Mra. Carl4n come down
and enter ber own house She WAS followed IN u
lew u.inntts h} L.r hassand. A. soon ns hn had
cents f:tn he1. lie denied INC charge. Sac r.
tt1ascu ths a1cutasoa. They called escn
o.htr terrible ra1e., and she Enahy sstd:
-' Then the5 cumnereed fighting. Heard
the noise but law 10 blowA allneE- ME- CarIan
nAalIy shouted "murdet" aud ran duKu stzlIs.
SEC stepped on tbs way and called hin more nard
ramea They here oosn In the hAoit OF drinking,
al d qpanelsA 1rtqcruilJ.
Mia Ettdces Mxfer testified that tha hear.l nosse
ord raw MIS-. Eallan come doan ststIA aith clu.
| 10 be. haIa. A woman told ber man hac beer
Killed Did not Know the wouaus h.nr. There
were present a the house a ptf1 pATef ha'lt
| Curry ard pe51ou xhom do not kuow.
| Or. + Powell testced toa he WINS present :!
the ro.f pIortem examination Sunday, At tue hospl
tai; found fracture It the skull on The left slie
! coHneLclpg Bbovt and III trout Of the ear, nnt
extei dig 10 the base oi the hra!n. Found clol
die lobe. In his oplL.on, oeaIn WAS cAufed oJ
The flactufe. ... -...
The tury returned verdict 10 tho esstct thai
Cn.tAn came to his death from t3a effects Of !
tlow with club, believed to havn tcen IN TIT
he Cotorer ,ssued a warrant for h.T arrest, ant
| ste IVES lodged IN the County jail. on tho ca2rg'
OF ual slaughter.