The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-23
SEVENTH WARD TRAGEDY
THE KILLING or MRS. WILLIAM
GORDON nv HER HUSBAND.

ture rrom Gouyerneur street.
Last evening, st about o'clock, William Cor.
don who has not been living on amcable terms with
is family went to his residence on the fourth floor
Of the large tenement house ysx uouyerneur street
and orierod bis wifi 10 sepd Mrs Catbarine Nc.
ConreI avn, from the bouse. This she refused 10
do. Gordon went fui,y prep,red to enforce bis
orders. and his nire's refusal e.asperated him 90
that h, drew A pepperbox revolver and sbot her in
tn, head Then he ,ur,ed and sbot Mrs. MeCoppen.
in to elbow Of the left arm. Uo then pl,ced the
mp,,le Of the revolver on bis- len breast
and or.a ths cor,,nts NJ o,a b,rrei and
not succeeding In nj, design to kill himself
started to 20 down s,,irs, John Quinn and oeoree
Murnbv two membors of Rooine Comnonv IA bear
ing The shots and screams hurried in the direction
Of the sound and apprehended Gordon az he do
scending the stairs. They took him TO DIR. Jamess
-, - :. " "
uruS store on "fahu street, hoar uouVerheur' anu
had his wound examined; but as 1t proved slight
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ana 'hence no Vas sent 70 .he Madison street polce
,,,c. and IL was round ,h,, Mrs Gordon had be.n
pt' -, wv =" ".' . ouni ','a NJ w w. Us. o.e'
beco received in tn. right temple and eyc Mrs,
m.coa,., 90. ,,o..,., o,,x .,,nsuv Oh. hail ga
sho, iod,,n, 4, ,l,s .,sow Of Tho ian arm The
vomen's wounds wero dressed By Surgeon wykoH
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" pcne'us "osp''a''
Gordon, on being questioned said that he quilt his
home about . month ago beo,use bs could not liys
.,,h ,,s ,.,e. % ,o,n :. rr. u.co,,., ..u..,,.a
WIN h'S wi'e 80 long s Mrs hcoonne" renamed
there. IS she constantly taking liquor into the
aou'e Aaa nAu 'nnu'n''u a'' ""o W p.."'ps'o u
ner orh.ihs earous"s' no maoe c'ear ana aus
inct coh fesson that he got the evover loaded
a with hail c,r,rdv, and .bo, ana had r..o,,.d "a
hin them bo,n II Mrs. Mcdonnell would no, leave.
He has been married to this woman nvo years. and
Iva In Aib,,, ~h.,a an. t.n, . i,,or .,or. ah.
very careless abou, hor business matters and he
expostu,aed with her about giving credit to Al, who
mirst as. IL. He then opened . small grocery and
provision store while she sttended to her store. and
tried TO reform her. but was unable to do 1t on nc
count OF her constant Intimacy win mrs. McCon
nell who was living with Ter when they were mar
ricn una. ne sem nome every uiy rom ns store pro-
visions, groceries. and everything IN abundance but
instead Of andinr his mlfe sober and attending TO
the dutes OF housewife, would invarabV ma her
moved tp dis eity and tried 10 relorm III. wise but
| failed, as her evil spirit Mrs. Mcconnell, followed
her here and took up her residence noiens rolens
with them, and kept up her constant dissipation,
only sorry that he failed in his attempt lie went TO
tho house yesterday and tried TO get his little boy
child two and halt years old, very handsome
to tn. police station with the father and child, but
there they were no! williog to adopt The good old
| way OF dispensing justice, as King solomon once
sen. home with the mother, Se the ,asic. g Ser
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| proper tribunal to gain possession Of the Child.
Gordon Is soou, i've ieet eight inches tall Is rather
dcAe mbsd disOositon s tairly dressed, and keeps
s'.a ss,, No grSaswy ~, and psp
a cold. sra, don't care :, style; He Inquired very
anx9nslI aoou, Tue oenuauon OF the ehila as IL was
| at nrss rumored that y hal M.o been shot;
The sppearanee o, Mts eofdon 80 sI n thas OF woman
who sas lens Gssn ENen 20 as,y~'Tp. T. ,na % .hs
also .ns eass WIZ 'ic me n',,s enlia
| ie ,ny oyas"' '" '"' ''''' '-'1'n was o''o'eu
WIN blood o,y oo-,.. 49,.
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SAID inat hi, s.eglaiher ana mother wsr. always
ansrrsI'ns 900 .nn, tG h,u rGanehhay h abused @ her
@ walk 10 iroat oi lie house" ao sdI, that he orr
hi oths te Tross mo I,ys tnn,gn ;orSon' az, a.,
,ns, he is yeTy ou,ci and ,.posed pcrson'
coa.InniIy aru,S' 1Ii, story "a werides Nv bss
wretcnei appearance, and tie condition and sur
Me- ao,sn were ,ent 10 He',eyue Hosni,nI I''' NV
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su ,.n,r,.r nH AS"T Sas ." sn,,,.," s,U"r' u.
| dcrer, W n. Gordon, Immediately amer the dc "a
lie said taa,he Of age, had been in this
| country twenty or twenty two Years and waa an
| Irishmsn by birth Upon being told by an acquant
ance that a sUs reporter talking to him. he re
| way"
| Keporter-Thot 10 what 1 vsnt, Gordon. Go
uoTdon~f came to tins eountry when / was very
| yoan% Served four years private In tho army
during tie late var Va member Of Company =.
|
| good name as soldier. I came home from the
| army. and went to work at my trade as painter.
| met Ellen, and, amer some talk, we got married,
anu We haa ene oe',1; ne Is no~ a1ou' tMo ana
S;a o,u s n sn H. s.o a,ne aea, NJ, oa nun, H.
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nepSonsns Srao h.po snd 90, On. me- ,,a vnnsn
| sr. 9orI 80 tsn so g.. ~ ~ w
tween them ,hsy made home n beH for ms and II /
| had TO 20 away nom It. ! got Jobs everywhere
| could, and often worked at Weehswken aud other
PLACES In Jersey; indeed, whereyor l could get
work. or late have kept stand on the corner OF
Broadway and 0ouyerneur street: sold papers,
candy, fruit, nuts, and kncknacks-anyt thing could
| MAKE money o. In the season.
| About four weeks ago got sick trom sleeping In
my stand aud wanted my vile TO let her bog 60 and
get my papers for me, so that would not lose the
customers had, ns want able 70 got them yself.
She refused, ant goI mad. ana dd DOT so noaf the
house until last night. wanted TO sec my boy and
got a man 10 keep stall for me while went down.
| l went to the house. went mp stairs. after
having asked for the child and bosn refused,
anc found the child with one shoe and stocking on,
:SSq TOO aSso On % y Knee pa
N. objected. abused rOundly