The New York herald., 1874-12-31
THE LATEST WIFE MURDER.

coRoNER's INQUEST ON MARGARET WALLACE
THE HUSBAND FULLY COMMITTED.
At noon yesterday the inquest into the cause
OF the death of Margaret Wallace. alleged to have
been killed by her husband, was begun by CO. oner
L. A. Wnltehi at the Fifth precinct station house,
Brooklyn, (. b.
The BODY oil the woman having been removed
10 the Morgue. on the corner OF North First street
and Union avenue, the Jury called there IN q body,
viewed the remains and then repaired to the sta
tion house.
The prisoner, Patrick wallace, was put upon the
stand. His testimony was given In 'hesitatlng
and doubtful manner, and never Tor momsnt
bore the impress OF TRUTH and in all Its material
points was directly contradicted by that OF the
otner witnesses.
Walace's testimony is that on Monday ne could
not work on account OF the rain, ne being en-
gagged as a aborer on some new buildings, and
spent the day walking around the neighoorhood
calling in his apar rtments every and then his
family consisted OF himself and vile only, and
they had visitors that day or evening; his
wife mad been out from sunday noon TO Monday
evening, and when she came IN she was intoxi
cated; after she came 10 she fell down and he
went out Tor walk. not liking TO stay with her
because she was tight; after remaining out three
quarters OF an hour he returned TO lind her sui
lying on the noor; he then made a cup OF tea and
drank 1t, Offering ner some; sne did nos take IL,
80 he picked her up and put ner on the bed;
ne tnen went and called on SWeeny, who
lived In the 'front.' basement, VINO came In
aad told bun TO go Tor priest at once,
winch he did, and when he got back his vile was
dead on SUNDAY sue went out at noon and re-
turned In the evening drunk; ne locked ner IN the
room ana went out, and wnen he came oack she
was gone anu the window was open; during sun
day night he heard some moaning in tue cellar
and thought IL was his wIie Dut ala not go to see
about her, because sne was IN tie house and all
right; on Monday evening she came In drunk, and
when he found ault with her sne tei TO crying; ne
lett her crying to go and ask Sweeny what he
should do, and was recommended 10 put her TO
bed he mad never had blows with her; mad often
found ault with her, out had never struck her.
Mlchael Sweeny tnen testified tnat Wallace came
TO his door about fifteen minutes TO eleven O'Clock,
and SAID he nad been throwing water over his
vile.
Wallace here said ne did not recollect throwing
any water on his wife AT all
oweeny continued his testimony by saying nat
Wallace told him he had gwen his wife u Datn OF
water 10 SOBER ner; when he went into Wallace's
room the woman was dead he haC frequently
heard them qu irrelllDg but never heard any blows
struck; he had known the WaIaces SIX weeks.
Mrs Bridget Sweeny ann several otBer wit
nesses gave similar testimony, and DIR. Joseph
Creamer detailed the results OF the post.m0rtem
violence, the skuu fractured and several rios
broken. He attributed death TO shock from OK.
treme violence.
Tne Jury retired, and In about twenty minutes
returned the following
VERDICT.
"Margaset Wallace died from shock, resulting
rom violence at the hands OF her husband, Patrick
Wallace, on the night oil Monday, December rs,
1874, at No. 10 North Fifth street.p
on the rendition oil the verdict wallace was
formally commiLted TO jail by Corouer WnitebiD 10
await ihe ACTON oj the Grand Jury.