Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-01-08
DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT WIFE
MURDER IN SOUTH BOSTON.

Shakeshaft's yard, as it is called, is
one of those dirty, dangerous and vice
producing localities such as are found in
every great city, and generally about
such districts as are represented by the
Five Points of New York, and the South
Cove or Black Sea neighborhoods of Bos-
ton. 1t leads out Of Gold street, South
Boston, and is in the immediate neigh
borhood of one of the toughest and most
dlsorderly places of the peninsula. There
are but few families living in this ward,
the members of most of which. through
their Incorporate habits, are reported to
be good representatives of the dangerous
classes. Among this class may fairly
rank thin, rum-bleached and desperate
looking man about 50 years of age,
named Michael McCarty, who is now in
custody for an attempt to murder his
wife, Bridget McCarty, who is said to be
an industrious woman, the mother of
three children, one nursing babe, and
also woman who tries to do the best
she can for her family; and the husband,
perhaps, would be of some assistance to
her but for the demon rum. About s
o'clock last night he was quietly seated
in his kitchen, after hard spell of
drinking, apparently rejecting. His
little children were about the room, while
his wife was busy at work over her wash
boiler. They had had no words and no
severe quarrels of late While thus seat
ed in deep meditation, he suddenly
sprang up, rushed for his wife, seized
her round the neck and with great force
pressed her head under his left arm, with
her face crowded down upon his left
breast. He then exclaimed, with the
voice and raving madness of the maniac,
"Now, Bridget, [ have got you At
the same instant he seized heavy iron
kettle cover and commenced to beat out
her brains. She screamed and struggled
with all her might. But murder was in
his heart, and with heavy blows and a
deadly weapon he proceeded to beat in
the head of his suffering wife in a most
brutal manner. Five very severe and
dangerous gashes were cut in her head,
that may yet prove fatal. In trying to
protect her head she received a severe
blow between the fingers of the left hand,
opening an artery and making a very
severe wound, which bled very freely.
Before he had proceeded any further with
his work of murder, for he had a razor
in his pocket and an axe close at hand
for use if necessary, he was apprehended
by officer Geo. H. Johnson of the Sixth
Station and led away to the station
house, the little children having given
the alarm. On his way to the station
he kept his head constantly turned il
the direction of his home and in grum
bling tone of voice constantly breathed
forth threats of vengeance.
Such was the desperate and apparent
" determined efforts of this husband
and father to murder the wife of his bo
som and the mother of his children The
woman was promptly attended by DIR
Ingalls,, who rendered her every assist
ance in his power. She bled very pro
fGsely, the shirt bosom of her murderou
husband, where her head rested as h,
pounded it with the deadly weapon, be
ing completely saturated with blood
When he was called in court this morn
ing to answer an assault upon his wife
with intent to kill and murder, there
was still sullen and wicked expression
about his face as he rose to answer to the
charge Being informed that the cour
had no jurisdiction in his case, he waiv
ed an examination and, in default of bal
in the sum of $4,000, was committed t.
Jail to await tn e action of the grand jur,