Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-27
SHOCKING MURDER IN NEW YORK.
A Girl Shot Dead ny her Rejected
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John Doyle, patrolmsn Of the fifteenth nre-
einet shot and killed yesterday young ~onsn
named Mary Elizabeth Lswler. ct her place oil
employ ment. We. - south Jth avenue Do,le
had been pay ins attention 70 MIS- Lssler iOr
on the police force. in June last, he has been
addicted 10 occasional drunkenness, and fire.
qHeht Engagements between himself and bis
sweetheart had arisen in consequence. A week
OF two ago he invited her 20 80 20 the thester.
but failed TO keep the appointment. On Friday
iss, De repeated his invitation, and again failed
TO meet her. oNing 10 these circamStances
and his freQuent nts Of drunkenness Miss Law.
Ter declared she would have nothing more 40 40
VIII him, and be Il not knosn 20 have visited
her since, until
THE DAY OF TIE MURDER.
On TUESDAY afternoon between I and O'clocl
be presented himself At No ~ South Fiflh
Avenue, snd asked for Miss Iawier. but A. he
was intoxicated he WAS not admitted. he VS.
on duty yesterday morning In the Fifteenth
Precinct, and VA relieved AZ O'clock tor din
Der. AT few moments before o'c1osk he
egain pre- nted himself At No. 81 and asked a.
the door tor the proprietor. The store 4. A small
skirt making establishment kept 10y q. BorT-
man, and nine or ten girls are employed there
Mary LAWYER was working At table near the
door, and recognizing nOyles voice. left her
work and Joined hum. Mary went out into the
front hallway, AMI remained there several
min utes, both of them talking eNcitediv. one
OF the girls said she heaid DOYLE say: sI'u
shoot thst man yet, and the woman replied.
20 the work-TcOm, but appeared 10 be vers
much excited, and almost Immediately qui.
WORK, put on her water proof. and depart q.
In the hallway DOYLE still awaited her. The
girls inside heard Lo sound, from the couIls
during the last iuteryie~, and did not know
that they were there at all until they heard the
report OF
PISTOL sHor AND PAIL.
This occurred fully twenty inmates alter Mary
had gone. Della - OuOr one OF the work girls
Al once rushed TO the hallway and fo1nd the
unfortunate woman living on the hOor with
blood on her face, aud pistol shot wound under
the lett eve. Doyle was sitting against the front
door, NTlnging his hands, swearing ana moan
ing. Mis- oConor put her arm under the
wounded wOmHn's head 90 raise her A sllght
throbbing In the throat alone gave evidence of
life, and that &C ased a Utmost mmediately Iloyle
reused from his stuPor by the cries OF Miss
o'Conor, made a dash 81 the corpse pulling N
away from Della by the hair, aud putting his
pohceman's cap over Its face. Then he made
an onslaught on Della o'ConOr, tearing her
dress ana threatening 20 strike her. She became
frightened and retrested with the other girls
into the inner room Doyle then threw himself
on the body and rocked himself back and form
meaning, and crying that he would die with
her.
TBR ARREST.
Officers Regan and Bliss went immediats,v "a
the scene OF the murder. They found D0yle
sun beside the corpse moaning aud swearing.
he resisted the officers, and it MAS necessary 10
send for additional aid. Officers Martin aod
MORAN were sent TO their assistance, aud the
murderer WAS then taken 90 the eighth precinct
stauon-h ouSe. The father and mother of the
murdered woman, being Informed OF her
death, came 10 the station house, aud we're
tranuc with grief. They live At IS3 West HOus-
ton street, the father, Thomas LAWYER heinz
employed as Waterman in the National n
pres company. lie had been sick in bed for
Two months, and had with difficulty risen from
his couch TO go and see the remains OF his
daughter. Mrs. LAWYER said that the girl vs.
= YEAR, old, and had always been a good aud
Obedient daughter, she having helpea 20 suT,-
~ her
were seven children-siN girls and a bOy-in the
family, OF whom the murdered girl was the Old
est, her parents bad known OF Doyle's atten-
tons but they had bOtL warned her against him
as drunken yagabond. Mary's employers
testified 20 the girls good beh svior ana he
otheI eIls said They never knew OF her having
dhother lover. Doyle was brought up from the
cells al the station house 10 make lis Statement
before a coroner, but lie resisted 30 desnerat,ly
that SIX men were required TO bring him 40
stairs, and two policemen were severely bruised
IN the Scuitie. The prisoner seemed 20 he Vii
with drink. He still wore his uniform When
he was brought 10 the body the mother of the
l HII1ettd woman became maddened at the
sight OF him, and demanded In frenz led accents
mat some one should "give her a pistol 10 shoot
him" Doyle suddenly quieted when he saw the
body ana clOted his eyes. lie made no answer
70 the ccroner's Inquiries, and WAS carried back
10 his cell, 80 limp and mOtionless that he might
have been I'm a swOOn. After the body had been
viewed il was taken home.
10y was Policeman several years ago. and
served faithfully, except that he could not re-
sst liquor, and he was Induced 20 tender his
resignation because Of this unfortunate failing
In June last be was reappointed, and up 20 the
present occurrence he had made an almost ex-
ceptlOnally good record. He was given .shon-
orabie mention" by the board OF police about
TWO weeks ago for his herOism in rescuing three
boys from burning store in 18th street and
had otherwee distinguished himself. His supe-
riors, however, had always felt a lack of CONT
dence IN him because of his love of liquor AMI
Capt. WashbuTne, under whom he had former
tefNed, wsrn' him only week ago against
his weakness. DOYLE n - wears OF AZ an
lrishman, lives at No. % King-st, has been a
dock -builder by trade, and supports an aged
mother aud slster.-N. Y. TrtbUns, 2Gth.