, 1873-07-12
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Haorrlbfo Murder OF n Vile nnd S,,lcahn
of the AgslaEln lNushnnd

,l1oston tJy 81 Dt.lw,eh to the Es.o lorE Htra,d.
This attornoon, Michael Desmond, Of South
Boaton, shot !ia wife and killed hor instnntly.
Then he put bullet through his own body. md
the two ceased breathing at about tie SAND nm.
mont. "@'|''' f"'
The r11nors are to tho oifcct that for abont r.
month Desmond had been ont Of employment.
10y ho was laboror, aud has, sinco being out Of
abuBtyo to big family. His vito, to whom ho
waa married three yohrs ago, at tho lima aha
was married had two chiliron, boy and a pirl
,lb about 10 and II yeara Old on Saturday night
10 1s 1nffn tnfnoa ,.rta .nem from his house. No:
Second stroct, whero John Smith, q relative
OF tho murdered vito, lived. Thero tho7
remained till this morning. In tie meantime
Alra. Desmond lad obtained a warrant for Ills At.
foro the Municipal Court, hut was lot on and nd ro-
t'irned homo to u Tufts street. His wife won't
with him. 1ie got into bod, but soon turned his
vito and tho boy Joseph ont Of tho house, thoy
going sgain to Second street: The little girl re-.
NAMED with him and advi6od him to separato
from her mother, and thus cenao tho accustomed
fighting, ETC., which rendered tho houee ycrv mn.
ploaaant. Ho said to tho littlo girl, ia moi
., .hat nice !, "ay now, for to run OF and loayo
Very soon ho got up aud left tho house With
the Htto girl, aaynr Tint hc was going to SEQ hia
vito. lie drank ono glass Of bcor on the way
Arriving at tho reatdanco Of Smith, he wont IN
stairs with tho girl to = front room, where hin
wife was sitting IN . bay window. Ho eaid, Il Ia
this "haro yon aro :" and before Bhe could eoi
up or reply ho draw a royolyor, Btoopod down,
aud discharged It four times at her.
The little girl ran doun-stars at once, and
she and loE brother called for tho neighbora. On
returning they found him lying on the floor.
gaaptng in agony, and III q few moments he was
dead. But two balls have beon found in Mrs,
Diamonds body,-ono behind the left shoulder
hado and one On the check nnder tho loft eye.
Either shot would have caused deatl.
Making my way into tho back room / found
tho two childran Of tho deceased woman and
stop-chlldren Of tho nun who ia dead
Once, {, pretty aud modest little girl of 12
years said: Ny namo iB Sarah Jano Lane aud
Lane, and he died in 1866. Ono day, MioIaai
Desmond, my etepfathor, who lies dcad in tho
other room, came to my mother, whom she was
widow md sold her bluo and white bead neck
iaco. That was the way she got acquainted with
Saturday night Desmond got drunk and pitched
things oil around the house. 1Io turned mothor
and me and Joc my little brother, out of doora
and We Blcptat neighbor'slouse. Mother snamn
was Evoaa Smith hoforo sho was married to auy-
body, and sllo Was Of Irish descent, but Protes-
tant. Mother got out o warrant for fnther's ar-
rest, and ho waa locked up, but afterwards aha
accurcd his roleaso. He camo homo to Tufta
street stroet. The next morning she wont into tho
up tho room. He told her to take hor things and
loaye. Then mother and packed up our little
things and went out. She put all tho dnlos in
tho boiler before 7o went, aud made up tho bed.
desmond aat ut tho door. He told Joe that ha
could como over to big nnclos, in Second street,
where wo are now, aud atay two nights. Joo went
outand followed Joe mud Desmond followed me,
Desmond was not drunk hut he had been taking
BONE beer. Flo refused to lot mother 20 out o{
tho house, aud locked the door against hor.
Finally she got out and came over hero. Then
Fc nut pistol in hiB cont and etnrtcd nftar hor
lie Inns uned us worry badly. When lle vas sobo1
he used to givo Lis wages to mother but when
ho Was drunk he was worry bad man, and hc was
drunk very often. Last winter he used to coma
home sometimes at a very late hour and turn ua
oil outdoors in Gill night-drcsRas, barefootedx
aud We wore compelled to seek refuge at neighs
boris house. Hum caused all this difficulty"
Joseph Lane, q staunch little fellow Of 9, told hid
story in straightforward manner, hardly aeen1-
ing to roa1ize his mother1ess condition. Flo aaid:
ntcs before Desmond arrived. 6ho told mo that
no had cleared her out, md would hayo killed
!lor If it had not been for Sarah Desmond. Ha
lickod sarah, and when sho told him that ho
ought not jaw and abuse mother, ho used to re-
lncnbor what sho enid but he didn't do what SHE
told him to. anyway mother and I cot in the
window, whero We could Ree the street. Pretty
soou Willie Schmidt camo running up-stalrs, and
said that Desmond was coming up tho streot.
Mother WAS frightened. Ble said. { Ho may kill
me-, and then she buried hor hcad in her hand
Dosmond came into tho room in moment.
Horo you arc, are you 2 he said, and bofore
mother could say word, fired pistol at lor.
Mother dropped into the corner Of tho room on
The floor, aud cuddlcd herself all up. Desmond
fred again, and mother WAS dead. Thon he
dropped dead, too. Mother used to work for
George II. Cavo, in tailor shop on b1ilk street,
before sho knew Desmond, and earned her own
living. Lie was very jealous Of her."