New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
ALLEGED WIFE MURDER.
A WOMAN BRUTALLY KICKED TO DEATH.

A WOMAN BRUTALLY KICKED TO DEATH.
Catherine Kerwrn, age As, of No. 81 Washing
tonst died in the Park Hospital last night from the
effect of wound IN abdomen, supposed to have been
inflicted by her husband Patrick Kerwin. The deceased
lived in a small room the fifth story OF large tene-
ment house. Both her husband and herself Of In
temperate habits They had two children, boy and
girl, aged respectively two and four years.
The wife was visited yesterday by an old friend,
Mrs Burnett, living in Madison, ~ ]. The two women
were together during the day, and about p. IN.
Mrs. Burnett went home. An hour afterward the
tenants Of the house heard one fan
heavily on the floor in the occupied by the Ker
WINS Several persons fastened TO the room and found
Mrs Kerwn lying upon the floor, and apparently dying
from some hidden A table had been broken to
pieces, and a chair had been upset.
tenant of the house fastened 10 the Twentyseventh
Precinct saton-house in Liberty-s, and informed the
police Of the condition of Mrs. Kerwn. Sergeant Ions
dale and officer Pierce went to the house and found
Mrs Kerwin still lying upon the floor. The
woman was evidently suffering great agony and
needing the of physician. Police-surgeon Nc
Laurie was for, and came 10 the house. He
soon discovered that Mrs Kerwin was bleeding TO death
from large wound in her abdomen and ordered her 10
be taken TO the Park Hospital The wound was again
examined at the hospital, and the injury found TO
be mortal Every taken TO alleviate her suf
ferings, but no hope felt OF her surviving
the effect Of the wound. She died early in the
evening. An examination Of her body after death
showed that within the past three days she had received
severe injuries other parts OF her body From the
nature of bruises IL Is suspected that she was kicked
| about the body by some person. The wound In her
| abdomen was evidently caused IN the same manner.
whether the injuries inflicted by her husband or
| not is not known.
| Kerwn entered the tenementhouse at 8 p. no., and
seemed greatly surprised to find his wife absent. His
told him that she had been taken 10 the Pa.k
Hospital and that the police suspected him OF having
murdered her. He appeared Mortified by this inel-
gence and said that would 60 TO the statoD-hOuse
| and deliver himself up to the police. On his
way 70 statonhouse he met Officer Pierce who told
| him that he was prisoner.
Kerwin on arriving at the station house. was ques
TONED by Sergeant LOnsdale He said that he had left
home early in the morning and worked throughout the
forenoon at his employers stOre-Perce d Co., iron
| merchants, at No "a Broadway.
ON returning home al dinner time he found his wife
intoxicated. She had prepared no food for him. and he
compelled TO the closet and help himself 10 some
yicuals Mrs. Burnett was there. He was about leav
ing the house when his wife asked him TO compel Mrs.
Burnett 10 pay her the prlco OF a shawl she
wife then assailed him with most abusive language,
and also nsuted Mrs Burnett he then ran out of the
house and felt unhappy that he could hardly work
moi al once return home, fearing that his wife would
attack him He had never kicked her OF harmed her IN
any manner. =. -
Tbe daughter OF Mrs Kerwn said that her mother was
walking about in the afternoon, when she sud
denly staggered ana fell against the table The table
broke and her mother then fell on the floor, and the
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