The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-20
Her Maiden Name Was Jose.
phine A. Pagan.
Her Aliases Were Mrs. Josephine A. MeCarty,
Mrs. Virginia Seymour and Mrs.
Dr.. Emma Burleigh.
She Was Formerly a Mistress Of q
Well.KnOwn Politician
At One Time a Notorious Lob
byist in Albany. .s

byist in Albany.
UTICA. N. Y, Jan. Is, 1s7a
The woman who wounded Milton H. Thomson
md killed Henry H. Hall In street car In this city
yesterday is remarkable female. Over forty years
pf age, se still fresh and handsome. Her manner
md speech denote refinement and intelligence.
Bhe is well acquainted with the French language /
md has, without doubt, received an exceptionally |
good education. Her three little children accom-
panied her to this city They are now at the Butter
Aed House, where they attract much attention. |
They display the effects Of careful training and
exhibit a childish soricitude concerning the
welfare Of their 'dear mamms'' that Ii painfully
teucning aa1 -vaA, .Ha
At an early hour to-day the Coroner's inquest was
commenced. The tragedy had produced such an
eject on the public MIND that the Court House was
thronged from the door to the Coronera desk. The
cid and young were there OF both sexes the friends
Of the man Thompson were there In Forces and It
cured but half eye to see that strong sympathy
had been aroused for the woman and that the feel
ing In her favor was growing. 4al.at19 mai ,s.ss
m THE CONDUCTOR OF THE STREET CAR all
q which the shooting t0ok place was the nrst wit
moss called. His testimony was mainly given you
u my letter OF yesterday. Oficer Supple who made
the arrest, and Chief OF Police Luce into whose
tody she was transferred, were sworn. Tho Chief
toeti1ed to finding the revolver on her person. It
was six-shooter, with one barrel discharged. She
was much panied when informed that she had shot
Hail. and exclaimed frantically, my God have
killed an innocent mani Hang me at once "
Pf nAL THE MOST IMPORTANT WITNESS
MAS Mr.. A. Q. Schultz, who swore that the woman
ppoke 10 Thomson before firing. and that he sho~k
his head. He further testines as fonows.--
standing bsore Mr. Thomson had her hands
a. - 70 seize him be was pushing her back with his
ass.inn and attention next attracted them BY the
-. e rsIns woman then stood opposite Mr. TOn
80, THoMsoN's STATEMENT.
subsequently the jurors proceeded to the resdence
Of the wounded man and took his statement 1
1--WE the material points Of his testimony as
Sonows:- Nr c1t & 81,
When found was Mrs. McCarty told her she had
s:e my lawyer sSou. the matter "a raised
Is;.d o % sOa ely s ynas - IN
!Sx:d aSa q Snis found myself Wounded; Hsh
&..raek her hand as raised mine; II al an
was remarkable female. Having had an Interview
with her this evening have no desire to modify
that statement On the occasion Of my first visit
she was laboring under intense excitement To-
nght the frenzied assassin Of yesterday hardly
secoRnxable In the quiet polite and pleasant
spoken woman. sne is ''smarL" in the Yankee
Acceptance OF that WORD. With
NONE BEAUTY THAN MRS. MANSFIELD,
Win more brains than Mrs. Fair. she Is distin-
gutsned BY that ladyike manner said to be charac-
teristic Of Mrs. Wharton. She converses with
singular nuency, and In illusions to the shooting
Of yesterday expresses solcltude only for her chill
aron TO these three little she Is devotedly at
sached. i.In.EEso
iYeu VIII observe that the verdict practically re.
neves the woman from the legal responsibility for
young Halps death.
Considering the importance and remarkable fea-
cures of the case, the whole Of the testimony up.
pended
o.d Testimony in the shooting Case.
John F. Reed duly sworn-I resido at SO Mary street.
gnoa; am street conductor, running between New
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8ssei came 70 the car At the Bu,erged House. not
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heard was that %sn Mas shot
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rss. they n were then By Williams store going toward
poa ss osar rs sAf
Ss hen l p. asSes 10: 70 90 le who
sss ID rather Confused way told her wa. 'olIes~an
sSer Il.
Via. trouble that man had caused her Mr. Tapping said
Sosss; she had only ma her hand then; made no
&. @ a ns had h'
DO DG 1S he hi hs BE s @ her 81 %
TO me ihsfcocked one chamber discharsed the
s s.s 10 &. 5s 81 is. 4. am S
loaded WITH percussion cartridge and pointed Oss do no.
vas done with her after that S s In Ii. station house
she dtd not give her name my hearing have not the
IvfprsoE OF cnI.v OF POLICE LUCE
A. Charles Luce sworn--Am chief of police Utica;
hoard Of this about twenty minutes NJ