The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-22
The Hyde-watson Tragedy,
THE LATE WIFE MURDER.
The Seventeenth street Tragedy-Com.
initial of Flaniga to the Tombs.

Yesterday afternoon Coroner keenan, held an in
quest in the Of Mrs. Catharine Flanagan, late
OF No. 405 East Seventeenth street, who ON the
evening Of the 18th instant was fearfuy and fatally
stabbed in the neck and side with shoe knife in
the hands of her inebriate husband, full report OF
which has heretofore appeared in the HERALD.
Assistant District Attorney Algernon S. Sullivan
appeared on behalf of the people, while the in
terests OF the prisoner protected by his coun
eel, Mr.. Knitting. Below will be found the most
important portions OF the testimony elected.
James Flanagan, a son Of deceased, testified that
about six O'Clock last Thursday evening he was at
home with his father and mother and the other
children; the prisoner asked his wife for some
money to get beer, and she said she had none !;
the prisoner then pulled off his coat and the wit
ness went out on the fire escape; heard quarrelling
in the room, and going back saw his mother lying
on the floor and his father leaning down on her
body; saw q knife in the prisoners hands, and in
trying to take it from him cut his fingers; saw
blood on the floor, but did not see the stabbing:
the witness ran out and cried for help, and re-
turning again the witness saw his mother in the
back room with blood upon her; saw knife in his
fathers hands, the knife here shown "a shoe
makers knife the witness thinks is the one he
saw In his fathers hands.
Mrs. Mary Graham living at No. 405 East Seven
teenth street, testified that last Thursday even
ing she heard trouble between deceased and
prisoner, and going up. stairs pushed open their
door; she was STOPPING down and he stood over her
with knife In his hand; caught hold OF Flanagan by
the shoulder and shouted to him, and he looking ut
the witness very Wild let his wife go and went into
the hall Mrs. Buckley then cried out "She Is stab
bed,r meaning deceased; then looked at deceased
and saw she was stabbed in the breast blood ss,I-
ing from the wounds; Flanagan then came In and,
taking bottle from the closet containing mixture
used for cleaning leather, drank heavily OF IT, and
said he had poisoned himself; he then ran into the
front room and down stairs, saying as he did 80,
I'm going to drown myself;n the witness
caught hold Of and showed him into
closet; he came out again, and, raising his
foot kicked deceased on the side OF the head: he
then tried to stamp on the body but the witness
prevented HIM from doing SO; the witness detained
flanagan In the bedroom till the officer came and
arrested him: has not seen the prisoner drink
much since last New Years. about six months ago
prisoner did not appear to be In his right senses;
he was under the treatment OF Dr. Smith for some
trouble In his head
Peter Sheridan. an officer OF the Eighteenth pre-
cnct testified that he was called to the prisoners
house and in their room found him standing over
his wife he said his wife had driven him mad, and
he said he had been crazy for the last four months.
The post mortem exapination was made by Dr.
Cushman and his testimony showed that deceased
had received four or five stab wounds. The steel
had penetrated the right lung, causing internal
hemorrhage, which was the cause OF death.
The case was then given TO the jury, who found
that deceased came TO her death by hemorrhage
from stab wound at the hands or Mark Flanagan,
her husband on the 10th day Of August 1872, at 40j
East seventeenth street."
Flanagan is fortyive years OF age and was born
In Ireland. BY advice OF his counsel the prisoner
had nothing TO say relative TO the charge, and
coroner Keenan, committed him TO the Tombs to
await his trial.