New-York tribune., 1873-01-16
A BRUTAL MURDER.
WOMAN HORRIBLY MUTILATED WITH TABLE
KNiFE-INTEMPERANC AND sQUALOR AT
THEIR wORsT-ARREsT OF THE ALLEGED
MURDERER.

WOMAN HORRIBLY MUTiLATED WITH TABLE
KNiFE-INTEMPERANCE AND sQUALoR AT
THEIR wORST-ARREST OF THE ALLEGED
MURDERER.
At about 1890 D. m, yesterday, while Rounds
man Riley of the Seventeenth Police Precinct was
passing through East Eleventhst he was informed by
a stranger that woman had been murdered In the
tenement-house No HI OF the same street. summoning
another officer accompany him, the roundsman imne-
datey proceeded to the house, where in small dark
bedroom on the Of the irst door, he found the
dead body of Maria she6n. age go lying entirely nude,
upon filthy bloodsaturated heap of straw shaving
In corner Of the room. Upon an examination Of the
corpse found that the scalp had been partly cut
and partly torn of from the forehead TO point behind
the ears The eyes and face were horribly bruised ana
swollen and the apparently broken. There was.
also an ncised wound the left hip and bruises upon
other parts Of the body, which was found an old,
rustv tabelnlfe besmeared with blood. There no
yestge of furniture the apartment, which was ex-
tremely saualid and its walls were spattered with
blood on all Sides showing that most desperate strug
gle had taken place.
In an adjoining and scarcely less miserable room,
law helplessly intoxicated, upon the unswept floor,
Ann shefHn, age about TO- mother-in-law Of
the deceased, and, by her side. also in
drunken stupor Mary Moore, age 25, sister OF the
murdered woman Neither OF the drunken women was
able TO make a statement, and they were, therefore,
carried TO the satonhouse at F1rstaye and Fifthst,
and locked up neghbors it aseertained that
the husband Of the deceased, George shefn, 49,
plasterer, who had not been living with his
wife, had passed the night in the apart
ments which were those OF his mother,
with whom his wife had resided. One person stated
that the husband left the premises about hours
before arrival OF the officers, after having told the
informant that had had trouble with his wife and was
going to surrender himself to the police. Immediately
upon the receipt of this information Police Captain
had fed and afterward Inspector waing detailed
Detective Bennett of Police Headquarters join in the
search.
subsequently IL discovered that the fugitive had
boarded at the house OF John Fisher in Thrdave
One-hundred thrdst and that during the forenoon
he had returned his clearinghouse but had again
disappeared after having told Fisher that his wife was
dead and asked him send notice TO the Cor0ner's
office. In compliance with this request, Fisher sent
boy to the Coroners Office with simple statement that
the woman had died suddenly. Coroner Kesser went
10 the house, suppOsng that the Of death
from natural causes but learning the facts Of the
ordered the removal of the body the Morgue where
Deputy Coroner Leo will perform an autopsy.
A MAUDLIN STATEMENT.
After having slept several hours IN her CELL the mother
of Shen made incoherent statement, Of which the
following is the substances
sheflin married the deceased, who his second
wife, abou six years ago and had by her one child VINO
died in infancy About four months he separated
from his wife, in consequence OF her habitua nebrey
On Tuesday evening he came to see his mother 20 make
inquiries regarding his father, decrepid old
man. who had been sent 10 st. Francis
Hospital that afternoon for treatment for IN
hrmlties superinduced by extreme old age Upon enter
ing his mothers apartments Sheflln found his wife
lying drunk upon the floor OF the bedroom. with man
in the room. He summarily elected the stranger and
lifting his wife from the floor, struck her the side OF
her head with his DIST After receiving the blow the wo
man was seized with fits, TO which she subject and
at about IN, yesterday, she was found dead by her
mOherinaw. who disclalms all further knowledge OF
When asked if the inmates were drunk during the
evening she said that they were not but admitted that
all had drinking When asked why she did not in
form the pohce upon the hnding OF the body she SAID
with strong lrlsh accent; On! dldnt want 10
IT'S not Tor me 10 bring harm to him."
The woman Moore continued in drunken sleep all day,
could he aroused During the afternoon bright
lad Of about years OF shefn by lhis first wife,
called at house and inquired for his grandfather.
An officer who had been left in charge OF the premises
sent the boy the satOnhOuse. where he told Capt
Walsh that he had visited the house to give to
his grandfather pay the rent He SAID that his father
had given him the money for that purpose. on Monday.
but that he had unable TO deliver 1t that day.
He was permitted to leave the stationhOuse after
having closely questioned relative to his father.
ARREST OF THE HUSBAND.
At late hour the afternoon Fisher entered the Cor
Oners office and said that he had been sent by ShelG
to inquire If had gone to take charge Of the
body He stated TO John I. Toal, Clerk OF the Board
that sheln then asleep in his boardine-house Mr.
Toal promptly telegraphed this information 10 Police
Headquarters Detectives Bennett aud Clapp upon
going to the house. found shen fast asleep IN bed, in
his own roOm The detectives took him TO the
seventeenth Precinct. stalOn-bOuse, where he
is now locked mp. awaiting the action OF the
Coroner. He admits having beaten and kicked his wife,
and says did because he found her drunk and
with a strange man. He says that he had been drinking
at the time, but strenuously denies having used any
weapon
IL is stated that his mother before becoming intOx
Gated tried to remove blood stains from the floor OF
her apartments.