The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-05
TEE NEWARK TRAGEDY.

Thrilling Theme for Temperance Lees
turcrs and u Terrible Warming To
"Jawing" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Al
legged Murderer still ut Largc-Coro<
ncr's Inquest Yesterday.
In Newark, where they have had but two out and
out really murders OF the coldblOoded, brutal type
during eighteen months and one executi0ns
whereas In New York there were during the same
period some seventy murders and but one on
two hangings. the terrible tragedy at 81 Jackson
street. In that city, briefly reported in yesterdays
HERALD is considered there something really
worthy Of public consideration. A murders
is rare novelty there, and the people
make much OF the sensation created by one.
81 Jackson street is q low groggery, kept BY
one James Murphy, the perpetrat0r OF the appalling
deed OF Thursday afternoon, for it now appears
that the murder took place then and not late at
night, though not known to the police until Friday
noon. The story Of the tragedy, condensed from
the sworn testimony taken at the Coroner's in
quest yesterday, was as follows:-Mrs Mary Ann
Kane, q widow Of about fifty-fve, visited hen
daughter Mrs. Murphy wife OF James, on New
Years night, and stayed there till next
day. On Thursday all three, husband, wife
and motner-in-la drank considerably, and, as
usual with Murphy when drunk, he was quarrel>
some and tyrannicaL He abused and struck his
wife, and then when the mother-in-law began
"jawing'' him, as Mary Pryor, an eye witness, ex+
pressed 1t, he turned on her with the fury
Of q tiger and dealt her q terrific blow on
the side of the head with stove lid litter,
She sank into chair bleeding profusely when, as
alleged, the brute attacked her again, crushing Ing
the whole side OF her face. He seemed determined
to do all the 'awing" that was possible in the case
OF the unfOrtuna woman She
FELL TO THE FLOOR DYING.
Murphy had actually broken the litter across her
face and head. The murderer appears to have
fully realized what he had done, for he sO0n
gathered some things together and made good hia
escape This was between four and five o'clock
on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Kane died about
midnight. Her daughter Mrs. Murphy
In her statement yesterday, said that
Murphy had often quarrelled with her mother and
frequently threatened to take her life and hers too
He was regular wife beater when drunk All the
"JOhn, what are you doing?" This was In remOns2
trance OF his striking his wife,
ONE OF THE QUEEREsT FACTS
Is that Murphy commenced the row because nia
wife had been drinking, he himself being scarcely
able to walk steady. Alter the row, when Murphy
floor in her gore, the daughter, It appears retired
to an inner room and fell asleep. 1t was
by the merest accident that the police%
man on duty in the vicinity OF Jackson
street heard Of the murder on Friday, about
noon, some twenty hours or so after 1t occurred
the disturbance in the Murphy groggery excited NO
surprise whatever.
TIE MURDERER AND HIS VICTIM
Murphy, his wife and the murdered woman were
all well known to the police. Mrs. Kane had been
repeatedly locked up for drunkenness and Murphy
was noted rowdy. Yesterday Mrs. Murphy, who
had been taken into custody as witness, was res
leased by order OF the Coroner The inquest was
adjourned TIL Monday The police are strainin0
every effort to capture Murphy.