The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-19
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A JURY,s SYWPI1HY FOR 4 HUSBdND
81 WIN 4 FdITHLESS WIFE.

a ~ OhIS y ~ W ran ~ u fNh - ~
WIN 4 FdITHLESS WIFE.
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Plaiu aud Palpubic Perjury before the Corr
oncr-Mrs. Shcridan's Three Lovcrs-in-
taivicw VITA Her MOihcr-Ihc Babe That
bns Become % ward of the PulIic.
The inquest over the body of Mrs. Mary Sheri-
dan, who was Killed by her husband, Thomas sheri-
dam on the evening OF the 10Th, was held BY CoTo-
ner Flynn in the Yves, Thirty.hth street police sta
ton yes ,rdly afternoon. Sheridan when taxi n into
| the examination room. was ralc and very nervous,
! hui soon rallied and listened with marked attention
| to the testimony:
| MICHAEL Pownns testified as follows: reside at
No. 517 West Forty-6rst street; am laborer; since
last May boarded with deceased Last "wednesday
night at about eight O'Clock, was sitting In the room
| reading q newspaper; deceased was In her bed IN
tile next room, and her niece Jane Webb was IN inc
front room with me wien the prisoner into the
house; her niece went Into the bed room and told
| Mrs Sheridan that her husband was outside Mira.
\ Sheridan then came out and asked him II he had
| come to execute his threats upon her; no answered
"what threats ;" sho then said that the last time
be WIS there ho had presented pistol at her head
| and said,
"YoUR doom Is SEALED"
| lie then told her he did not believe no had said
any such thing he then turned to the little gir and
| said " Did 1, Dollie 2" she answered. "Yes, you
you are III give you enough;" size cried out "see
Mike, he's got ono |" when prisoner fired; witness
jumped up and grasped MIN, and before lac got hold
Of him well prisoner Cred again: don't know In what
| part Of body deceased was shot; from the time
| Of the killing TO that in wnch Sheridan
first entered 4 was not i've minutes.
| night Of the murder, when graspcd prisoner and
held on to him until the officers came witness Silent
In the kitchen sometimes on the floor With the chill
drfn CUln1t4d with degrased. don KNOW
the age of the baby; have paid deceased 60 week
the Daby deceased slept IN the back room with her
niece; 0rst knew deceased in Wcstchestcr couut,
| did not board with her there; was not home when
the baby was born; did not ask who WAS the father.
because It VAS rot my busiuessi never heard that
| was accused being
THE FAInER or The CHILD,
bat 1t might have been talked about by the neigh-
Jane wobb's testimony vas substantially the
| same az the above
murder Her tcsiiunny was the SANE as above in
regard te the murder, bit with respcet to the ,ime
Powers had lived with motaer, and taeir habits,
| utterly refuted the previous testimony.
| TIE MURDERER
was permitted 10 tell his own story nc said that
murder he accused her Of tor cction wit Pow.
| crs. She was not AFRAID ~ him asked her 70 come
with him, and implored her " she wOuld not he his
wife, at least to he mother 10 his children. On the
night of the murder he called there, and she began
TO abuse him.. lie intended to drive Powers from
the house. She called him rascal and seized one
| OF the lids OF the stove. she droDped Il. how vcr
aud lie fired two shot- IN quick succession She had
| ago she slil Mary had no shoes and he gave her
three dollars To buy pair for her. She has had one
| child. he knows, since their separation.
The Jury retired TO anotnor room aud returned the
| verdict:
That Secca.od came to seT es fTr pistol 'S,
| husband. Thomas sheridan,
They also
RrcoMsENDEp HIN TO MEpCY
The prisoner WIS, In accordance with the verdict,
| committed to the Tombs to await The aetion al the
was the child Mary shcra.", wcr, ss,'I 10 S'' the
House Of Detention in deOult OF $1,000 bail
SHERIDAN, N MS cru.
docs not look like ! murderer he 10 very plainlv
dressed has q light mpUstache aud iuir rial. bno
| eyes ard light brown hair. The Ir'sh accent
| his wic's parsmouts hPd been numerous, among
| whom were Hainoy brow, ra'rck Broy, and
| Wamsbridgc; that shc alwaes hnG been a very
| vioent woman. ofien C.lus tie most abusive lam
inc n, him whatever c,'ne nenr"'t to hand Had II
| not oeon tor hrs chd,en, he never would have re-.
turned to her from TIE army. lie SAID that he had
ne gave her b Sou1,y H. a,cd AZ" ~, /, N,d Scn
Tor long time lns iondcst desire to gain possession
of his children, especially he did not wisb 20 have
them reared IN the same house with his NDe's pila
| mour
on rug yIour up Inv cRrrr.
| which he bitterly lincpted, he thought he would
ca, IN any see Ms W. and cndta tPct uade her
| into the she out and met him saying THAT
size supposed he h,d cane thcre u execute his
| threats" which was news 10 Nm: MT Nor " H.,
mnTtcs' coryr-s5i,,n .ln r,issS ~ 90, -r ~
toward the stove Get SON arir, win which 10
sr Ike him; o. N" some Tine Pos rs spgJng forward,
when hc fired and 7, ltj hor
The prisoner o,r'l co7run ~ fc.rr-- m '.nr-r.
! but ehspny hi- hards uron ni- brow N agony be
broke into prolonged, pltcous wall
Mcu,El ruvtEs,
nc rrncip-l with, N'os. U,tr,y.l pf Tic wife of
s-Crlan Was the IN l'rcct cause Of the tragedy
aud who now relu~ee to provide Tor the lclncs.
little cld of which ha !. tho rcoutci ,thcr. is 81
mcdium - ure' "yIrcp', OF about forty years ~
age. with no,i'nr q ~ that cin be called attractive
in NJ, FEATURES, agi,as Mrs Nuycy says las always
| horne the character OF an dlc Wur.h,cs. fellow
fe WAS v-, us 3r,i ,prr S made y.sJcrs2I
the usnal salutiuon Of " Good morning" Alter
an interval Of few mnU.os he raised himself
nhei TO tho rrccur. thls: don't Know Won
What IN TIE dcyil did you come hcrr 10 bother mo
forl' To which was answered, hat no Interior.
enco VIII ms pri, cy was in tended" After several
unimpCr,,ant gres',ons 10 w''ch h. rave vcrv
lie had been ,iNlIy Tor about ten months Ris tine
WIZ Mnab mn Nc s sas the c I u ~, ne d n9 kag
the interview with dcsire To he let aioue."
MOTHERS srouY
Mrs. Ann Muiyey, the mother Of the dead woman.
porter. Mr.. MGycy said have a sore hear, s'r,
but am sorry to say t.l.t an The mother OF that
lying on It's bler) s,oriian has done real deal
against her u Is true he has mnrj,rcl her ana shr
: my daughter. Slow, tut ior-iye him aud opg
tat ever lad, AMI that Is great jcol iai he
killed that runmi Powers, also. My urltcr de-
sct,cd her husband simpy because he had gone To
the army, lie sent Oh his earnings wac IN The ser
vice home 70 her, though She d.d not need them ;
she had plenty, Wien Sheridan cane back no
found her ANlng With anUthCi man. she then, after
treating her husband with mu. Ia violence, sent him
away doubtless brosen-hrHrind. ShCrlsn was of.
ways good husband to Ter, and thought A great
deal of her, until size clucly turned mm AWAY lie
loved her, sir, u much ms any mIn could love 4
wife and IL WAS NOT uuti that man Powers. aud
Barney, and paricS Brow ad, vita tpr too Wilhul
consent Of a.! dYu .htyr, rImrd h.s u,ace OF mud,
that, maddCnpl 10 dc~pcrlNon ts / suppose. lc va.
induced To commit the aW'ul deco. Ma, God forgive
hml l do do nom the bottom Of NY heart
poor man