The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-03
THE ALLEGED WIFE MURDER In WASHING
TON STREET.

Coroner keenan, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Discharged.
Coroner keenan, yesterday afternoon held an IN
quest in the City Hall in the Of Catharne Kir
wan, late OF 81 washington street, whose death in
the Centre Street Hospital last Friday evening, it
had been alleged, was the result OF O kick other
violence rendered at the hands Of her husband,
Matthew Kirwan The prisoner, a respectable-ap-
pearing labOring man, neatly dressed, was In Court
beside his counsel, and seemed fully prepared to
establish his innocence to the satisfaction OF the
Coroner and the jury. Below will be found brief
report of the evidence and the verdict OF the jury
Catharine Burnett OF VI Washington street, de-
posed that she boarded for two weeks with prisoner
and his wife, and remained in the house all that
time; went away and came back again last Friday;
deceased showed the witness where she had been
injured; she had black and blue marks on the mp
and other portions OF her body; deceased after
wards said that she had been injured by her hus-
! band; witness saw prisoner beat his wife while
deceased; witness went away at one O'Clock p. NJ,
leaving prisoner and his wife alone IN the room.
Catharine Tuliy, OF 81 washington street, de-
posed that at six O'Clock last Friday evening in
coming down stairs she saw deceased lying on her
face In the room, with blood about her and blood
running out Of the door; called one Of the neigh
bOrs and then went down stairs; Mrs. Krwan
could not Or did not nc reply when spoken to; de-
or quarrelling in deceased's room previous to ind
ing her; Krwan was not at home when his wife
Ann Moloney, living in the basement OF SO Wash
ington street, deposed that Friday evening after
five O'Clock she saw Kirwan passing the house
| towards home, but don't know where he went.
Thomas Keenan,, OF "A Washington street. testl-
| fed that he and the prisoner worked together on
| Fsiday last and knocked OF at five O'Clock p NJ.
| Matthew Kirwan the prisoner, was called TO the
| stand and said that on Friday last he went home
| to his dinner, but found none cooked; took some
| bread and butter which the children had not took
and glass Of ale; went 30 work again knocked
| of at i've O'Clock; went to two places and drank
and had some singing; returned home at hali-Ias
seven O'Clock P. NJ, and was told his wife was
| found in blood on the i0or and had gone to the
| hospital; did not kick or beat her that day.
Wooster Beach, M. d., testified that he made q
| pOst-mortem examination on the body OF deceased
| and found that death resulted from hemorrhage,
caused by rupture OF the internal predic artery,
! the result of violence.
! The case WAS then given to the jury, who rem
| dered the following
! VERDICT.
That Catharine Kirwan came to her death from
rupture OF blood vessel, the result OF violence,
ceived, In some manner to US unknown, at 81 Wash
ington street on the 10Th day OF March. 1873.
On the finding OF the jury Coroner keenan, DIS
charged Kirwan from custody, whereupon he lett
the Court with mis- friends who had assembled to
witness the proceedings.