National Republican., 1873-10-02
THE PISTOL AGAIN.
MALACHI GArELY SHOOTS HIS WIFE.

MALACHI GATELY SHOOTS HIS WIFE.
ruii Particular. ef tho Anair-Thc shsetcr
and r,s Victim Prsneuscc u m Acct
deat-An Eye witsess Declares u n
Murdrr-Fusht aad Arrest Of ostety-
Weapon.
This morning the readers Of the REruBLI-
TAN are again startled with the details Of a
crime which but adds another TO the long list
Of terrible offences which for the past eigh-
leen months at regular intervals horrincd the
Why the tragedy was enacted,
what feelings filled the heart Of the man who
In a moment Of passion aimed and hred q
deadly weapon at the bosom OF his wife, and
with the same shot which endangered her life
the birth Of an unborn babe, can
not now and probably never will be told.
Suffice Il TO say the deed was done, and the
following facts cleaned from the would-bc
murderer and his victim, from the only wit.
ness, and from the excited crowd which sur
rounded the premises, are all that. can be
given this morning.
THE CRIME.
D About Ave o'clock yesterday afternoon
some OF the ncighbors and workmen en-
ployed on B street, near Third northeast,
heard the report Of q pistol and the scream
Of woman issuing from the rear yard Of the
house located at the southeast corner Of B
aud Third streets northeast. This was fol-
lowed by the shout Of woman, This man
n. r. In , .as.ff ma n
made rush for the front door, but before
they reached II the man had closed and locked
1t, and was OF through the rear way. IL did
not take long 10 ascertain that Malachi
Gateiy, the proprietor Of the store at the cor
ncr, had shot and fatally injured his wife.
Some Of the nclghbors at once went 70 the
house, and found the Injured woman sitting
on a chair near the door, suffering Intensely,
and declaring that she was shot,
Medical assistance was at once summoned,
and Drs. Mccoy and Fisher promptly re-
sponded. Mrs. q. was then taken TO her room
and an examination made, which developed
the fact that the ball had entered the right
aide of the abdomen and, crossing In q down
ward course, lodged In the left groin. soe
was at the time In the most Intense agony,
which was necessarily aggravated by the
probing In the attempt to find the ball
AZ the outward oritice there was tiny spot
Of blood, the hemorrhage being entirely In
ternal. After q labor Of half an hour the
rhysicians were compelled to desist, and ap-
piled such remedies as were suited 70 the
case.
In the meantime the husband had made
good his escape and was fleeing whittier none
knew. Word was at once sent to the Eighth
police precinct, and Lieutenant Austin sent
OAiror q. W. Bianford 10 take charge Of the
premises, which he did.
STATEMENT OF AN EYEWITNESS.
When the reporter Of the REPUBLICAN
reached the premises he found and conyerscd
with Mrs. Lucy Jones, a very Intelligent
young colored woman, who lives al No. 305
h street, the yard Of which adjolns that Of
Gatcly. She was rather excited, but stated
that the house In which she resides was the
property Of Mr.. Gately; that she had lived
there for some time, nnd that Mr.. @. was In
the habit Of getting drunk frequently and
abusing his wife. She Is Of rather nervous
temperament, and as often as she heard the
disturbances she ran TO the fence and looked
In. Yesterday afternoon, between $50 and 5
o'clock, sho heard the quarrcling between
Mr.. and Mrs. Gately, and at once ran TO the
fence and looked over.
At the time Mr.. Gaiely was standing In his
shirt sleeves In the yard, about ten feet from
tho back door, and Mrs. @. was In the door.
Just as she reached tho fence she heard the
reports Of pistol held In the hand Of the man.
At the time he was directly facing his wife
and after the second shot was 1rcdthe wife
and she both screamed. She Mrs. Jones)
ran to the door aud cried out to the men on
the street that Mr.. q. had killed his wife.
She then entered the yard in time to sec him
lock the front door, grab a coat and pass out
the rear way through an adjoining yard to
the alley.
She al once turned to render such assist
nnce as was possible to the wounded woman,
who had sunk on a chair near tho door.
Some other neighbors soon arrived, and the
physicians were sent for. A remarkable
coincidence In this case is the fact that this
woman who claims to be the only witness Of
the deed Is the mother Of Daniel Peck, the
principal witness In the Slater case.
AFTER THE HUSBAND.
Aspromptly rs possible full description
Of the man and O statement Of the offence
was telegraphed to headquarters, and soon
thereafter the police In all precincts were In
structed to keep sharp lookout for him,
and II seen at once arrest him.
By this time very large party had gath
cred about the premises, and from them 9
minute description Of his dress was obtained
to further aid in the pursuit. Nothing, how.
ever, was heard from him until about seven
o'clock, when he entered the house and was
at once placed under arrest. He was at the
tine weeping bitterly, and asked that he be
allowed to see his wife. By the consent OF
the physician then present, the request was
complied with, and the meeting took place.
II Is said by those who were present TO have
been most affecting. Both cried bitterly, the
wife showing the most feeling, asserting that
the act was done accidentally, that her hus-
band was not TO blame, and begging piteously
that he be not arrested, but allowed TO re-
main.
The request could not be compiled with;
and after kissing one OF the weeping chill
dren, he descended the stairs, and was about
TO be taken TO the station when he met Rev.
Father Rabbi, assistant pastor Of 81. Peters
church, who had been with his wife. To him
he stated that the shooting was purely acci-
dental, and that In the excitement he had
thrown the pistol against the wall Of the ad-
joining house and fed. To other persons
he said that he had been shooting chickens,
and that his wife happened IN the way just
rs he fired shot, and 1t struck her. He ex-
pressed the deepest regret for the occurrence,
and prayed that 1t might not prove fatal.
He was then taken to the Eighth precinct
station and locked up.
THE WEAPON FOUND.
About 1880 o'clock Detective McElfresh ar
rived, and after hearing all the facts he could,
at once proceeded TO search for the weapon.
After q close and careful look, with the aid
of lights, IL was found under huge tomato
vine, about the middle Of the yard, where 1t
had evidently been placed previous TO the
departure of the man. The weapon Is an
Allen seven-shooter, pocket size, and an eI-
animation showed that only two chambers
had been discharged and they showed eyi-
dencc Of their recent use.
Mr.. McElfresh then had q talk with Lucy
Jones, the principal witness, and In view OF
the Importance OF her statements concluded
that, as she was the only eye witness Of the
event, she might possibly be prevailed upon
by the friends Of Gately to either forget her
testimony or leave the city and for the bene-
ut OF the case he arrested her as q witness,
and she was taken by an officer to the sta
tiou-house.
THE ISFANricIDE.
Dr. Grouse, who has been the family ply
sician for some time, called In the evening
and made careful examination. lie states
that the woman Is encie,its, and that he Is
satisfied from the symptoms ~ stated by the
patient that the ball In Its passage passed
through and killed the unborn babe, and that
the mother could not possibly survive. The
hemorrhago Is entirely internal, and the ball
could not be found. In his Judgment she
would not survive until this morning..
THE PARTIES
to this affair have been married about ten
wears and have four children, three girls and
one boy. Gately is about forty-nve years OF