The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-27
MURDEROUs LOVE.


The Murder OF Mary Lawior-Omccr
Doyle removed TO the TOmbs-Hc
Realizes Has situation-A Mothers
Grief-The Post-Iortem Examination.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Shine MADE an autopsy
at No. 1873 West Houston street on the body
OF MISS Mary Elizabeth Lawor, the young
woman who was so brutally murdered by police
man Jonn Doyle, OF the Fifteenth precinct, at her
place OF business No. 50 South Fifth avenue. "a
heretofore fully published in the HERALD. pistol
shot wound was discovered on the left side OF the
face half an inch below the eye and half al inch
70 the left of the nose, the face on the left side
being covered with powder marks. probe being
passed the bali was found to have passed through
the eye, through the roof OF the orbit. iracturing
the Orbital plate of the frontal bone. the
eihnod and lower wing OF the sphencid
bones. The calvarium being removed the bullet
was found to nave passed through the interior
lobe fthe left hemisphere OF the brain arriving at
the middle lobe 1t passed slightly 10 the right,
decorating the middle lobe OF the right hemisphere
OF the brain, and was found lying beneath the
dura mater. which membrane was lacerated. There
was an extensive fracture OF the right paretal
bone. close to the suture. Death. in the doctors
opinion, was caused py pistol shot wound OF the
head decorating the brain.
John Doyle was removed to the Tombs at late
nOuT Oh wednesday evening", uHu wac dSsibHcu
cell No. Al. on the second tier. HERALD reporter
called yesterday morning at the prison to elicit
from Doyle some additional particulars OF the MUIR
der but warden Quinn stated that the prisoner
had requested INN to spare him
THE lNFLICTIoN OF ANY INTERVIEWS.
The keeper SAID that Doyle mad not slept all night
ana seemed to realize his terrible situation. He
was extremely downcast all day aud saw no one,
not even his aged mother. who calleo early in the
morning. Mrs. Doyle wept bitterly while waiting
for admission and, wrnglng her hands, said that
haro Of w rat riff
his mother and sister. One OF the attaches OF the
prison. who saw Doyle when he rose from bed,
said that traces OF tears were all over his lace,
and that he had no doubt he had been crying all
night great change had come over him sance
his former air OF stOlid indifference seemed COM
pleUely TO have forsaken him. Doyle shares his
cell with another criminal, and the latter was
kept awake all night by tine hysteric utterances OF
his companion.
In the report published in the HERALD Of yester.
day 1t was stated that Doyle had been drinking
heavily before he committed the murder. Some OF
the girls employ ed IN che skirt mandatory OF G.
Baumann, where Mary Lawlor
MET HER SUDDEN AND TRAGIC DEATH,
controvert this statement and declare that he ap-
peared to be perfectly sober and IN the possession
of all his faculties when he shot the girl he
loved One OF The girls VINO was at work with
Mary Lawlor In the shop just before the latter was
called away by Doyle relates the circumstances as
ave were all working here quietly, when some
in charge went to open the door. Doyle stood out.
side and asked for Mr.. Baumann. He was told
tnat Mr.. Baumann was not in. He hesitated
awhile as If he did not quite know what to do. He
peered into tine room and signed to Mary Lawlor
to come OUT. She was evidently very much an
noyed at his being there, and said, hurriedy. Il
must tell him not to stand there With this she
went out, but returned after minute, saying that
she must go home, as Doyle would not 20 away.
antly 'Goodoy' That was the last time we saw
her alive, iOr when we bened her again
SHE WAS ALREADY A CORPSE.
She might have been away about fifteen min
utes, ana we all supposed tnat she was at home
SHOT and a heavy. duh fall. We ali rushed out in
the hall; behind the street door we saw the poor
girl lying dead on the floor. Doyle was sitting
then he looked up with an ugly stare. He said
something about shooting and put mis- hand into
his pocket as though he wanted to draw his pistol
again, but was prevented from doing so by the
ofilcers, who, fortunately had already arrived by
Killed her and acted ike q wild brute. | saw no
evidences OF ntoXicaton in his appearance.
think he was quite SOBER and Knew perfectly what
one OF the gentlemen connected with the estab-
snment gave the murdered girl an excellent
offensive and gooa-natured girls ever saw" he
said; ''she never said an angry word to any one in
have made her angry. she was such an amiable,
/ kIndhearted young creature" This gentleman
expressed the opinion that Doyle must have gagged
her when she stood in the hallway, else she would
surely have screamed when she saw the pistol.
| The scene at the rooms occupied by the Lawlor
family, at 1873 West Houston street, was heart
rending one. There was such rush Of people who
came to gloat over the remains Of The poor girl
and to
SATISFY MORBID CURIOSITY
that Mr.. LawlOr, the lalher, had to send for pc.
lceman to keep the crowd back. wake was
held night before last and all day yesterday. The
mothers intense grief was expressed by q few
touching words which she uttered while the re-
porter was present. She had that dulled air OF
perfect abstraction OF temporary stupor which
overwhelming mental suffering frequently gives,
and with that vacant expression she rocked her.
self unconsciously in the chair. 90 my poor
beloved daughter IS dead" she said, swaying to
and fro, my poor, dear child is gOne.'
Mary Lawor, on whose support the family prin.
cipally depended, was plump bright-looking girl
OF twentyOne, with a fresh, nOrid complexion,
brown hair and blue eyes. All those who knew
her and with whom the reporter conversed agreed
that she was "a pretty girl" Her body was put
into rude coffin. The lace was sadly distorted
by the wound, and bore still
THE MARKS OF THE POWDER
The eye through which the ball had gone was aw-
fully lacerated and fearful to look at. Mrs. LawOr's
anguish was so keen that when she saw Doyle at
the police station she asked her husband to give
her pistol SO that she might shoot Doyle. COro.
ner Wollman prevented the father from carrying
out her wish.
The funeral will take place to-day, and the re-
mains OF this innocent victim OF lnhumanity will
soon rest in peace In Calvary Cemetery.