The New York herald., 1870-05-19
MADDENED TO MURDER.
THE MFARLAND CASE REVERSED
Another Deadly Bullet Gone Home for Adul-
tery-A Wife Shot by Her Husband-A
Visit to the Tombs, Bellevue Hos
pital and the BOARDING House
OF the Victim

! free love- WIN murderous revenge, has enacted
announcer uomca'c Tragedy. Scarcely have the echoes
OF an appaudins multitude the rec mt Mcfarland
trial died away from the memo Y OF ,he commnni,v
when the public ear is starrlei by the firing Of an
other bullet, the victim s.rstched In all probability
upon her deathbed aud the aBassil 1cke up IN the
the rombs to await the result OF her Injuries
Samuel r. Broadwell. native of this city, a track
layer on railroads, came TO New YORK on Tuesday
after being absent residen for scvsn years. aud
found out his wife, who left him two years ago. She
was residing at No. a2s Pearl street. On Tuesday
they had angry conversation, out he Left peace
ably. Yesterday afternoon he CO led there again,
and, after some little quarreng, deliberately shot
her while she was standing In the hallway. The ball
lodged IN her stomach and inflicted, It Is believed,
wound that must prove fatal.
WHAT BRoADwELL SAYS.
HERALD reporter visited Broad sell In his cell last
evening. He Il neither dissolute, drunken nor de-
pravel In his appearance. He was respectfully
at ired IN u black broaiclotn suit and had moved
his coat for comfortable stretch on hs bed when
our reporter made his visit Broadwell is about
fortynine years OF age aud has been married 10 hts
wiIc twenty-five Yeas His lathec and mother were
born IN this STATE and he ~ also i've. Ills wife
| wai about eighteen wnen she WIS married TO hun.
| The have sevsn chdrea, three Of whlm are
married. For several Years past Br1adwell has
wei says that he nad te son &, DOUBT his wiie's
fd;ilty To her IN lrrlage vow aal n ttimates that
sh, was encouraged IN by her relatives He had,
now ever, no satisfactory proof unit ne came To New
York on Tu stay. AMI then h. says he was quite
satisfied, and not ony SAT slel, buC
hAopEStD wirn RAGE BY HIS DISCOVERIES.
The uniaithlulness or hs vile TO tue lnarr ago
vow was, noweve NOT hlS oay cu,e OF irritation
| ana ulaudening excitem, nj. He charges his wife
| W n desertng the tEo youlgc chidren In u most
o si nry wne zane 20 ns e sns s
80 iestln n mscl on MS cou IN az to hide his face
tom his list .ner, old the incident with broken
90 an mi l,l.i is hp
sta cs, carried hese young ch.l ren from his house.
one of whom IS TIRE. yelrs Of age, aud
wax at YonHers tn re DIES tted them. These
chliren were &c tored to I'M out tue bitter
evl lenily tanned all the better disposition
OF the man. Win tn. memory OF tn wrong raaK ng
| savril OF h rea Ion, an I ien is went to where
his VIE was accustomef to ard, but did not nnd
| her there. lie Acknowledges tlat ne had few
drinks on Tuesday, and alleges tnat he discovered
| further proofs OF
he then wen to the boarding horse N Pearl street
and found ms vie gh"rc, and alter short alte Ca
that that part ,a Of III the , SGy " where herr the baet that
Ri Lea Richardson ~, was lodge y WIN IN all prob
aSe Sa s sassvor a'a % ms rs
onease py any excuse either Of drunkenness or
r ny wr n, camp % en- enc ,s ana deo rateness
I'm he told lle sory OF the firing and heard the
announcement OF tl,e sageoa opinion as
any surprise or grief. Whatever OF the mot he
seemed 10 intimate that 1t was well elrnod leath.
All love Tor the WOJiln VINO had been his vile Tor
twenty-five years see ned to have besn bl tied out.
His words last night we tiat tue truta wne II
was told wonid justify hi or nee aud gool deal
OF tn truth h should withho mt the pr per time
came. H. distinctly declares that u was MOI Dir nix
when ne fired the shot AMI thi he did IL deliber-
ately and with q steady purpoie ID take revenge.
| Mks. BR ADwELi,
the vi3ttm OF this infr1l ed rage ana jealousy
toss my TO ana fro on her bel o bell ;v4e Hospital
about eight oelo.k ast night, com pa,ning oi tesri-
dark eve and tie wv nins OF hes pali ia e, which
In repose lad ev,d nty tough iul and int l.resiing
express she was much 100 exnau tel TO he
qu st Oned about re shooting an It's cause. A. the
nt le 9 .oup Of waIdr n irse aAd HtRALp re-
each face with ptying, bsseeching look, as though
PALLIATIVE FOR HER PAIN.
Her head, W tn her long. nowllg ct back hair,
rolled from side to SHE OF TIE prov restlessy and
pt co as al neH ND pesn pss ma ~ for ner maj
sadly away with sal 'GOod rtshf," which was
res onacd a T. to in family spoken Goo ny" Mrs
aura Ons and In heal NUT have had COM
man ling appearance. Sne Is now about thirty
eight or thirty.nine ye ~ Of &C. aud TO be struck
down to deith so ignomlniolsiy aud with so
little notice. IN Inc fuil tide ier wJmanh life
STAN hy her u;n. If ony for a lew " moments. !.
Dr. McBurney, VINO dressed the wound says that In
is nke.y To sci in, and unless tie wound lakes the
same favorable % course that sum ar wond did with
death must inevitably be the resul.
TIE BOARDING MOUSE.
|
recen ly been Mt ed up. AMI Il was intc lded by Mrs.
Mcconnell that a. Broa well should take the entire
manaReme u OF II: that she -uo IA, IN ftct be the
board ny hOusekecper. Mrs. BrOaiwe was not TO be
known the G under nat name. aud for this purpose
had taken the name Of Milier Mrs.. N Council SAYS
that she had known Mrs. BrOa ell for time.
The later had boarded wnn her IN City Hall pl ce
w,rs W. n,,ar ne snpporsd herself by ng ma nine
tn, inuu ty Oi Mr.. BrOadwell al Il lie ali the
allegation OF ner husband ~ TO unfaii lfu n
She does not believe In u, ca lse she says she
knows That Bro daell Nas "a drum iard aud left both
n wife and children to starve and tnat the wi
Was driven TO leave him TO prevent herself bting
| STARVED TO DEATH.
ErOadwell was IN the nubit OF coming to City Hall
place ana annoying MS WI q Will his threats and
| abuse. On Tuesday lic found 1T VIII re his wife
was. and went to r ar street. and there had long
ana angry alteration with her. TAey Jared. how
ever, tn0ut any other dem nstration than that OF
hafd and excitei language. Yesterday afternoon he
W~ht 10 Pedri street again. 5lw his wife, anil
men ell a SIN lar rim Of abuse. bu. was induced
to leave The door was lOseL upon hlm, but nc
tOok an opportun " OF entering the hal way again.
| as Il young man wh) boarded there threw open tho
door VITA night key. lie we { alO " he hallway
u the dining roo n, asking for nj WIFE. she met
nm anu they had furth r angry talk. Mrs. Nc
Broadweli, and tried TO paCify the man. Broalweli
| Went towards the door, uttered
SOME THREATENING WORDS
! Mrs. Mcconnell aud Mrs. Broadwcll standing
! together about the middle OF the ma way. B Dad.
we thea fired. and tine bal struck NJ, $. Broadwel
III the stomach The pistO shot al IN d the house,
| and young man rushed pas BrJadwell a. he tried
| 10 open the door. Uete tive Fnr, or the Fourn
| lreclnct, who was In tue neigh lOah od mmedt.
| atey apprehe ID d Is 0sdwel. He found The
vover contained two more ils, and h: also took
| 10m MS prisoner rather more eieven dol ara.
| He was taken to the Tom Police Count and was
! committed by Alderman Moore ~ await Inc action
| OF the Coroner.