The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-02


The Sabbath stiffness OF YCnkers, Westchester
county, was disturbed yesterday morning by the
startling announcement that revolving murder
had been perpetrated in that proverbially pious
city. The horror, mingled with surprise, which
was felt by the community at the CHASTITY dis
closure was intensified when 1t became known that
the victim was woman, and that the terrible crime
had been committed some days ago 10 the very heart
OF the city, within one short block OF the police sta
ton, and not distant one hundred yards from the
court room, where delinquents OF high and low
degree are often brought to answer for their MIS-
deeds. Surely, 1t was thought that this was the
last spot to be selected by murderer the scene
OF his bloody work. situated, as It is almost in the
shadow OF half dozen churches and passed daily
by thousands on their way to or from the railroad
depot. And there, within sight and sound Of JUS
tice municipal order and religious influences,
strange to relate, the lie Of Q human being had
NOT only been destroyed by violence, but the fes-
ter1ng corpse remained undiscovered for three or
four days, until the ncxious exhalations thererom
tainted the surrounding atmosphere
DISCOVERY OF THE CRIME.
At late hour on saturday evening, while
Roundsman Mclaughlin was passing q low one
story frame house, on the northwest corner OF
warburton and Wells avenues, his olfacteries were
greeted with most offensive smell. Having pre-
viousy noticed that the building "a portion OF
which had been used as cigar and candy store)
had been closed for couple Of days, the ofiicers
suspicious were at once aroused, aud, having
resolved to inspect the premises, he tried
the front door on the Warburton avenue side, hut
found that 1t was locked. He then proceeded to
the rear OF the house, which is entered from
Wells avenue, and finding the back door I'M
fastened. began an inspection Of the filthy in
terror. Leading or from the room into which the
rear door opens, and which seemed to be, from the
dirt and disorder therein, an apology for Kitchen,
was dingy apartment blessed with neither light
nor ventilation, and about eight feet by seven in
dimensions. On q bed, which occupied fully half
the space in the room, the vigilant roundsman dis
covered
THE CORPSE OF A WOMAN
covered with quilt, except one naked foot, which
protruded. Having removed the quilt from the
face the officer was Mortified at the scene.
The features were black as those or a Hot
tentot, swollen and frightfully distorted,
the eyes wide open and protruding, while the
magg0ts were crawling by scores in and around the
sockets, revealing in the fast decomposing nesh
The body lay lace upwards the lower limbs ex-
bosom, indicating that deceased had offered a des-
perate though vain resistance to her slayer. The
body was nude, with the exception OF an under
garment The mattress on which 1t lay was
COVERED WITH GORE,
large portion OF which had soaked through to the
On a table in the 'front.' room were scattered such
remnants OF coarse repast as left no doubt that
previous to the discovery. Having hurried from
the slckenng atmosphere OF the scene, Mclaughlin
reported the circumstances to Captain Mangln,
who at once placed guard around the house. The
body was subsequently identified as that Of Mrs.
Mary Fitzpatrick. wife OF Matthew Fitzpatrick, who
both occupied the house. deceased ostensibly carry
Ing petty business i'll cheap cigars and dele
FERROUS candies, while in another front room con-
meeting with the store and fronting on Warburton
avenue. sne presided over
AN AMBIGUOUS 'sINrELLIGENcE OFFICE
for females suspicion at once pSnted to the s
from the city on Friday, had not before been
noticed, and whose guilt has since been fully estab
lished by note in his handwriting bearing neither
date nor signature, which was found on the cOun-
ter OF the candy shop. The eiiusion, which is adj
dressed to the owner Of the premises is given YER
THE MuRDERER's CONFESSION.
You pay yourself out of this store and give the Rest to
ssd pan sa Mae fSd na the
The telegraph was Immediately put in requlsition,
and information OF the escape OF Fitzpatrick, with
description OF the murderer, forwarded to Police
Headquarters in New York and elsewhere. CorO-
Ner Meeks was also notified OF the affair,
and arrived at Yonkers yesterday morning.
A jury having been empanelled the corpse was
viewed by the members and post-mortem exam
1nation made by two OF the local physicians. These
found evident
MARKS OF srRANGULATIoN
on the neck, and gave II as their opinion that
deceased came to her death accordingly. As this
theory can scarcely account for the large quantity
: OF blood on and under the bed where the corpse
was found, 1t is probable that thorough medical
examination of the remains was not made. The
doctors Of the opinion that the woman had
been dead five days. As the body was rapidly de-
authorities and buried in St JOINTS Cemetery.
The inquest was adjourned until next Wednesday.
A young woman who had BE, been IL known TO the
was traced to Riverdale yesterday, where she was
arrested by Roundsman Mclaughlin, at house
where she had obtained employment. THIS person
who gives her name Mary Perrin, states that
she lett the abode OF the deceased on saturday
the oath ultimo; that she came to the city last
Thursday on visit to the Fitzpatrick, but
FOUND THE DOORS LOCKED
and the window shutters fastened sac also states
and when they came TO blows the woman gen.
orally came out OF the fight VIGOROUSLY In short,
from her account, deceased ito use Hfbernianlsm)
was the sbest man OF the two." Mary is held OH
suspicion OF knowing more about the murder than
she is willing TO reveal.
About year ago 1t appears that the deceased
who had been in business at Cold Spring n.
L., came to ionkers and rented the premises in
which she came to her DEATH IL Is SAID that she
removed to the latter city in order to be away from
her husband, whose habits OF intemperance and
quarrelsome nature were fully equalled by similar
traits in her own character. Matthew Fitzpatrick
remained at Cold Spring, where he followed his oc-
cupatlon OF gardener, until about two weeks ago
when he removed to Yonkers, he having obtained
employment there. Their abode has Tor some time
AN OBJECT OF SUSPICION
to the police authorities and Others, who believed
that gross immoralites were being practised in the
mousse. iHeIe were tenei Oily onc VI IVY solicu
looking nymphs about the premises, who sheltered
themselves from the surmises OF the police behind
a sign displaying the plausible words, Ladies
Employment Agency The TACT OF the store belnl
closed for the past three or four days had not es
capped notice Roundsman Mclaughlin says thai
while he and Ofiicer Coggans were on toul
Of duty about O'Clock, last "wednesday
morning they stopped opposite the house, because
OF aquarrel which they heard going on inside. They
remained until quiet was restored and the light
extnguished. AT two O'Clock, when the rounds
man again passed the house everything was quiet
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closed. ON Friday afternoon Matthew Fitzpatrick
was seen by number OF citizens and some OF the
police sitting outside the 'front.' door OF the house
smoking cigar. totally unconcerned about the
restoring corpse OF his murdered wife, on which
THE WORMS WERE FEEDING INSIDE.
There can be ne doubt OF his eating in the house
that day, as portion OF fresh loaf OF bread
which he had left was found on the table with
other foed. He also took a drink with an ex.dep.