The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-23
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
The Inquest I'm the Case OF Mary Pagan,
Who Was Beaten TO Death-Important


Who Was Beaten TO Death-Important
Testimony.
The murder OF Mary Pagan, the poor woman who
was beaten TO death some five weeks ago, is still
shrouded IN mystery. Coroner Young held the in
quest at the Twentieth precinct police station,
Th!rty-seventh street. between Ninth and Tenth
avenues yesterday. The inquest has been de-
ayed because the principal witness, Mathew Morri-
son. who was supposed TO be the murderer, lay
SICK at Bellevue Hospital. Morrison 10 dead now,
and his wife, at the inquest yesterday, seemed I'M
willing to nnrave the mystery. The facts were
published in the HERALD at the time the murder
was discovered. Mary Pagan was a very poor
woman, drunkard too, and on the night OF the
10th OF March sought shelter in the house. or rather
in the rooms, OF Morrison, 515 West Thirty-eighth
street. she was an old acquaintanc OF Mrs. Nor
rison, and the latter allowed her to stay for the
night. On the following day Mary Pagan was found
dead in the room in which she had slept. she was
terribly bruised most Of her ribs being broken and
the Jagged ends OF the ribs on the right side hav-
ing penetrated the right lung and liver, had acera
ted both organs Ia terrible manner.
The first witness examined yesterday was Mrs.
Jane Morrison who Ii q short, stout woman, with
rather shrewd face she testified that she did
not know what Mary Pagan died Of: she did not
know where she got the terrible beating; she mad
known Mary Pagan i've years; there had been no
Know whether her bow " Hamton 1wso I Il sum- mn.
posed to know everything about the case, but has
all OF sudden disappeared, slept In the place that
night; she protested she knew absolutely nothing
about the murder. She identified a smeething
iron, which was found in the room stained with
blood, as her own, but said she did not know who
could have taken 1t out OF the closet.
Mrs. Eliza Crosby, who lived with the Morrison
family, testifef she was drunk that
particular evening" and that she remem-
bered seeing the boy. Hamilton, in the house
between seven and eight O'Clock in the evening.
Mrs Farley, who occupied the adjoining room,
testified that Morrison and his wife used quarrel
frequently; she had frequently seen both with black
eyes; when Mrs. Morrison got beating she took 1t
very quietly; she never made much fuss about it,
the most important witness was Mrs. Garrity
VINO lived IN the same house. She testified that she
heard quarrel between them she heard Morrison
swear and also heard blows and duh noise. as II
somebody was falling down; she heard a woman
moan as II In terrible pain; next day she saw the
body OF Mary Pagan and believed that Morrison
had beaten her TO death.
The jury retired and brought in the following
verdict:-"We believe that Mary Pagan died IRON
injuries received at the hands OF Mathew Morri-
son. and that Jane Morrison was an accessory
thereto"
Coroner Young sent Mrs. Morrison to the Tombs
TO await the action OF the Grand jury. In answer
to the question what she had to say in regard to
the charge against her she c0olly replied, ~ have
nothing to say"