The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-05
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ALLEGED WIFE MURDER.
A Woman Alleged To Have Been MUIR
dered I'm Twenty fifth Street.-The Hus-
band and Son Arrested on Suspicion
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A Woman Alleged To Have Been MUIR
dered I'm Twenty-fn Street.-The Hus-
band and Son Arrested ON Suspicion
Post Mortem Ex Examination.
Shortly after three O'Clock yesterday morning
0fcer Carson OF the Eighteenth precinct, reported
to the sergeant in charge at the station house that
Mary McCabe an Irish woman, forty -one years OF
age, had died at her residence. ST East Twenty
NTH street, from the effects OF injuries to
the head and stomach, alleged to have been
inflicted at the hands Of her husband
John Mccabe, nifty Years Of age and ner son John,
aged seventeen. The suspected son states that he
left home at one O'Clock Thursday afternoon, and
returning at six O'Clock in the evening, found his
mother lying on the floor, bleeding from the nose.
He says he lifted her to the bed, and, going away
again, did not return till midnight, when he found
his mother in the position he had lett her, but
quite dead.
Edward McCabe, nine years Of age son OF
deceased, on being questioned In relation to the
matter. said that at about nine O'Clock in the even
ing his father came in and spoke to Mrs. McCabe.
but receiving no reply, struck her several blows in
near the stomach. EDWARD further states that
q short time previous to his father coming home
young John struck his mother in the lace. DR..
Sanborn was called In, and expressed the opinion
violence. Both father and son were arrested and
locked up to await the action Of the Coroner.
EDWARD McCabe, the boy, was detained as wit
ness
Eliza McGovern, a woman living in the next
room to deceased, stated that she saw Mrs. McCabe
about eleven O'Clock on Thursday morning with
bloody nose which she said was caused by her son
John striking her on the nose with a shoe brush
McCabe his wife and John, Jr., were In the habit OF
Thursday afternoon after which Mrs. McGovern
saw deceased lying on the moor with blood on her
race and also on the floor. At that time McCabe
was sitting at the window with the baby IN his
arms, and appeared quite unconcerned, as though
nothing troubled him.
Mrs. McGovern soon saw young John McCabe,
and told him he had better go In and look after his
mother, to which he replied, 'l'l let her lie and
sleep 1t on meaning the liquor she had drank.
Since their arrest the prisoners deny having as
saulted deceased and say they knew nothing con-
corning her death. Coroner Kessen took charge
OF the case and Will hold an inquest on the case on
Monday next.
P0STMORTEM EXAMINATION.
An autopsy was made by Deputy Coroner Leo
at the residence OF deceased about five O'Clock
last evening" the body presenting disgusting
| appearance, and showing plainly the violence to
which the unfortunate woman had been subjected.
Under the chin was q small incised cut; the right
was swollen; directly over the nose was bruse.
| The rear part of the scalp was ecchymosed.
Removing the calvarium the dura mater was found
congested and beneath 1t, covering the whole side
| Of the left hemisphere Of the brain, was large
clot of eXtravasated blood causing compression OF
the brain and death--in the doct0r's opinion the
result OF violence. The various internal organs
would seem to indicate the woman had been ad-
dicted to an excessive use OF alcoholic stmulant.