, 1875-12-08

clro will pfoDably TO appointed Tor that purpose.
A MYSTERIOUS TR.CEoY,
4Hem lork Htrati, Dtt.
About o'c|ork On Wc1nosieY night. ae Officer
JD1n 1lsteE, Of tho Franklin attcnt f0fco, was
III Park street, uenr Centre. l,o heard loud cries
mud qnatrellpB 10 tho at1th story Of tbs house
M 81 raik street. lilo Immediately vent UP
ttairs to tho rooinA occupied ty = labnrer named
Patrick Tuohey nad lis wife. To biH horror ard
nnszemeut ho saw Margaret Tuol,uy. tho wife,
lying OIL the door Iearly In nude ssa!e and her
Lody buried almost to I cinder. With much
difficulty tha pretchod sutrerer wsa restored to
conscousne~s. bno theu told the officer That
her ht1EhAnd returned lInme about b o'cloca,
iaucl uI,dur the intiunnce Of h4nor. khe waH
preparing hlA supper aud ilc Iuatfoled NIth her
becantn hvolntcak which hho Val rooAltg dId
mol suit tlla innte.
I'll" quarrel continued until the husband be-
cano 1uttouu. In his rAle lls psufe1 car fni
oI heruBeho oi ovar her clothes. S,a screamed
With tt,1or ntId prayed ~ him for Qod'A ankle not
to approach her w.th light Hor aupplcationn
wcre unheode1. and The fafiouh taan Eatd - 1'y
God. yhu shall die, yoH fle devil" Tle oil got
into hor eyes 50 that rho oua not soc to defend
herEelf. lIe ove1camo her struggles, AID ap-
3tleA lighted match Ia her tireas.
Tho victim "as instantly enrtloped IN flame.
Her ar0niXiHg RcEGaEs mere fearful aud aoosi
Aroueo3 The other lhnatoa OF tho house. Whou
Uf1iccl NAIefrl found Ler Mrs. TuoiItv present.
ed dupIorabte siaht. ilor arms, breasts, and
lands ."elo cruelty burned; large. pieces
OF bltcaened aud charred flosh hung fran her
hody. and hcr faco pnd stomach "cro horribly
s,lpckencd and buinfd. NE1t With the sn1,or
OF thu burning oil a4d Tho sueil ot cllarfoI hu-
man hcsh, the stencil Of tho room was fright
ful. M women wero lsese. allhoIgh tao
noiel'hoshood had been alarmed by tho now
dying wife. Tho frs must IIayo nsse5 about
ten minutes. lilo room IN which Mira TNuhey
lay was bAro Of decent furniture. Tha foor whs
uEclr peteh. thcre WBa notwithstanding bed
aud = fow roliRfons pictures hurg on tho wai!t.
Tuuhoy Rtootl tj,cechless over htE poor partners
body. Iha dY!ug Moman occaHouaily cast her
eyes upon her huBeapl; her looks, Iu& not her
tougue, Represented tim. 6lo was removed to tho
hospital. wIleEo. about ! clock yeetalday tnorn-
uE. death relieved hcr flom Der aHnorlngB. Tho
oncar arrosted Tuuhoy, and took him to tho
Sixth pleciuct Station. Yesterday ho wah up TOT
preliminary examination. and al committed 70
tho Iolnhs, where ho At rreHeat awaits bis tias.
Nhon Officer ttaIeigh said 70 unhcy n his room,
"You are MY prisoner, Tnohes," lu replied,
With IN natl1, 'ion don't take ne your pris-
oncr." The officer then took him d1wn-BtArs
ls fo1co, and tho peishbotn yn''n. out At !iin,
| that be WAS guing whero ho ought to have been
soug ago, mid shat hanging Vas too good for
h1ml. lilo eayo back curse for curso, Several
citizens offered aa -ittanco to Ohcer Raleigh but
| lie declined 1t aud gaTo Tuohcy rap or two
With his club over bis t!heorx while the prisoner
| WAS cnginE to The ban!ater. fho prisoner de-
| nied tho Charge against Linn aud ea'd ho inew
nothing at oil about II.
Tho nr1ser chilled yesterday At tho Tomba
| rriEon aud aaw Tnohey. Tie Prisoner tho" cd
| no Discrimination to talk about tho horrible
manner at hiH wlfos dosth He eYinccd good
| deal Of emotion, anl appeared deairons to have
It untIeratuod tAht beforu hes death his vie had
| excuIrated him ftom all blame. He Bud that
| tie Coroner had been there to toll him 40.
Tho accused wlfe.bu.ner stated yesterday that
ho and hts late mlfo weIo egLteen years mni ried.
Bho Ind borne him Two si'ti,en, Aesther OF
E.1.x, la - trr& a
| pRl1 had lived at No. 81 Park etreek, wtIcru tho
dreadful event aboya doscsiecd took place, aud
shey had always pceu happy together. excopt'
ing wheu now mud then Mrs. Tuohey "toos q
| Sup Of dlink."
| Tuohcy says that Aia .ifo WAS very much sd
detnA 10 drink. and when she indu!ged in
liquor. he, too, aomettaca gave way to t4o temp
| tstion; 70 shnt botlI Of them ~cro occasionally
TWO zoo.ns. one Of Ahicn Was l. bedroom and
Bitung-roum. "Wednesday afternoon, TuoheY
coulu not say what tlcae, ho wont lnto the bed
rootn aud lay down 10 hccI'. llo lal been
drinking, aud DO, too, had hia wife. lilo loca
not remember how aong he might have been
| aaleap, bu: rcoosects that upon awasing no Baw
that Ills wife's d,oss was on Grs. Ho spruna
out Of bea aal triod TO cxtinEnish tho harooa. II
dong which Lis haudB sud eyebrows wore patty
buruad. Do.h hts vito aud Ae ~ele crying OF!
loudly when policeman came IN aud ar. este1
him. Tuohoy prolsssob ignol anoe As to -Whal
lo wna doing just when tho oifloeE eutered tho
rom. 1le had learned that his vito was dead
but said a,lh gomo vohomenco: II did nut dc
It; oon1d bover do such thing" liz a'ns
sRld that sno was In tho hnbis OF amoklng, ate
might hayo set lira to her cloth,ng with bpari
from ler pipo.
Bafo1e Mrs. Tuol,ey's dontli sho made state
munt 10 Dr. japue Ut tho Ne" Iprh Hospital
completely exoneestlng ller husband lrom tn,
! s!ightebt bane. She said thRt ~hep aho lillet
t her lamp with kerosene oil IL over1owed. Ant
fone OF tho oil went OH ,he floor Boou ate
hor husband camo in. and lighting bis pipe, in
advettantly throw the match stump. which wh
still bu,n,ns. Into the spilled o.1. Witch q: onc'
igntod aul bsgan TO burn. 1n stsonpt!pr t.
caught fire, aud she WAS fatally burned. TIL
.oreAms which, the nsiRhboss Aeasd weEe thos
caused By her fright.