The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-03
A WIFE BURNED TO DEATH.
SUSPECTED HtSBtND CoMMITTED
TO IJfE TOMHS
Womnn'r Devotion Again Circumstances nj
recily Pointing to n Terrible Tragedy In a
Scven-StOry sixth Ward Tenement.

Woman'r Devotion Again Circumstances Nj
recily Pointing to Terrible Tragedy IN q
Scven-Story sixth ward Tenement.
Patrick Twohcy and his wife Margaret
have for two years occupied apartments In the
seventh story OF tho tenement at n Y. rk street,
ana thoir drunken uunrrcls had become so fire.
qucnt that the ncishbors hid como to nay no
attention TO them. Al about l.. NJ. on We'd
nesda", a co-tcnant OF the story In which the
Twphcys lived ran down stoirs much alarmed.
into Costello's saloon on the ground story and
said that the smell OF hre In Twohcv's rooms
was so overpowering that he feared their bed
dlng had been set ante in their orgies. Rob rrt
Lawrence Of s. lIdxt,r street and Edward Mnoy
OF 5lO II arl street who were In the saloon, bur
tcu 70 lW"hrNs rooms and John Hart ~ l01
Na-hinyton street went TO mai "A policeman
Mii and Lawrence broke the fastcnings OF
lWOheN = door and FOUND Marearet rwOhey sit
thk hpt upright on the ilnur. the upper
pfrt o. rdrcss arc. 4 smell - burning flesh
pcrNalCd the room, hut Mrs. Twuhry uttered no
cry Of pain. Tier husband was leaning on his
elbow "a bed looking upon his wifc's slficrings
thrown around her, and the flames were eNtln-
rui-hed. Patrick lwuheY uelued the strangers
do ms. but when Mira. rwohcy recovered the
y Wcf OF speech shc charged that her nus baud
hhu poured u yer her clothiur and then set IL
ati as inca iure " marital discipline.
At this iuncture Hart entered with Officer
- ~ IL leu 10. he ciiiccr cndeayored to ques-
lion MIR. iWuhcv about the cig 'umst iuces ante
cedcnt Go the burning nut she was suffering too
,hucn to make connected replies. lie could see,
how YER. that the IRE had burned the riuthtnr
Ct u tho uifutr p.r. ~ her tOdV ard that what
shrrds OF skirt were left were s.turated with
kerosene.
An amrulance took Mrs Twohey To- the Cham-
b'rs street hospital. Her hush nd " locked
un ~ the Ftank'A street police .titiun. IRE
surgeon found the upper part OF Mira. TwohcV' y
d. Nv iurlN chHrred. II was clear thai She cuul 1
not I'VE. ana they 50 informcd her. She fingered
until tlb a. NJ. yesterday, and tiien died.
Ieiore Mrs. Iwohey's death Dr. Savage took
FER deposition. : he sold that her Injuries were
accidental. Some time in the cv. ning she or
her hust and spllcd some lercsonc ou the floor.
tier nus. and liEhtiug a pine threw q hgntcd
sratchci tue Blankets and bedding to smother 1t
out. Nut set tfc to- hcls.lf.
This last clause of Mrs. Twohcy's deposition
Is REGARDED hv the uolice as only another IN
TMuhcN was comm. tt"d to the Iombs by Jus
til flaUrIyr YESTERDAY 20 answer TIA" charge OF
wife murder. The reporter saw him Ia his &c II
NeSterd tv. lie l. an understood, stupid diss j.
patct lrisnnl % e ABOUT ~ years. his story
ely travcrscs mis- wife's q ing deciari-
lions. lie SAYS th u having been uriuking ne tell
asleep > on at ur lac went home. and ht ana his
wife had 10 quarrel Alter ne had been asleep
lie suVIos"s Tor hours, no was awakened 10y a
noise ara the smell u fm 80. sitting M In
bot be SAW his wif" lying ON the floor enve uped
10y flame. Before hc could get oIt IT ned tuo
door WIS broken IN ana tne strangers g tered.
Ihey ala must scfvicc in cXtinEuishing the
names, but he insisted tn ui, actu ~ wuneing
the oil out uf VIZ. lwphey @kirts.
II thi- story he true, then the declaration =
Mrs iwohey To Dr. savage a worthless. Tor shc
distinctly aid tnat patrck. while Hguti his
act asleep and smoking too. II he had only
just ne to- slvcu. 10 Is hi-hN impfot IT, IA 4
tN' h"~c made hy his vile would not hlvc
.l~ru~i hin. an 3 those who entered the rlo4n
10 3D. luc1. declare That lie sat in his bed
srcIiiu -lf Nvi'r awake. without au EXPRESSION
OF tenor, sympathy. or alarm ON ni, face.