The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-04

a HUSBAND VINO REGRETS THAT HE
DID NOT KILL MS WIFE.


ouarreis Arising from n wife's supportins
Her Mothor and Brother Instead Of Civ
ina Her Money TO Her Husband to spend.
A resident at l8i Eighth avenue sum-
moned Officer Phelsn to the assistance OF resi-
dent OF that tenement early yesterday morning.
Her husband is beating her to DEATH" said the
woman who rave the alarm. The ofncer ascend
ed the rickety stairs OF the rear tenement,
and as he burst the door OF the third story front
room woman covered with blood fell into his
arms. She pointed to her husband, John
Mccarthy who was standing few feet back In
the room. seemingly an unconcerped spectator;
then she gaspcd "a razor; he done It," The
woman then tainted outright and the onicer
having laid her on the bed arrested the man who
had even vet manifested neither interest nor
apprehe nsion. ibid you do thatf 2" Pbelan de.
manded n his prisoner. The man made no re-
piv. "Wheres the razor p the officer next
asked. "FiDd II " you cam" said the prisoner.
The ofhcer saw the razor, still dripping with
blood. living on the mantei Did YOU out that
woman2' Onicer Phelan gain asked. IL did"
Mot arthy answered. And am only sorry that
l Old not XIII her ouln ght.'
Mccarthy and his wife were taken TO the
Thirty-seyeDth street police station, and thence
Mrs. Nee itny was sent To Bellevue Hospital,
wherc size lies In very r. ltIchl condition. Her
meek shows deco razlr cash on eacn side,
nearly meeting nj the wind ioe. Neither any
impoi tant artery nor the windpipe was injured.
hnOthcr cur nearly severed Mrs. NcCIrthy's
numb from her right hand, and blow across
the fridge of her nose had nearly closed both
eyes.
John Mccarthy was taken 1, the Washington
Place Police Court yesterday and fullv commit
ted for trial for murder u his wife dics, or for
assault vi IA intent to XII II size RECEIVERS.
Mrs. Mccarthy ~ apparently thirty 1--WE wears
old. Her husband Is not yet thirty. They were
mart d three years ago. At tuat time he W ~
earn NJ good wages coax IN a BOweTy
taurant. lhey Moved Into the Eighth avenue
nenent only n few weeks ago. Their squalid
lAtiH n I'm asla MT
head httle OF the quarrel that led up t. IT, Ii
h Il been preceucd. however. bv al most daily
chickering's. McCsr by. she told them. W rs v nv
irOtner. hut a. he has oeen uut OF work for
nearly a year, and Ter slender earnings sup
ported the family. she insisted upon dong -
she Mished Once before ne struck her IN
gu trel snd she determined t. abandon him,
slhacq Ienty she fprg We HIM.
Mrs. sullivan. who hv-s In the room above
that occ pied 10y the McCnthys. saws that Mrs.
MCCARTHY entered her room at about O'Clock on
SUNDAY night and begged hard n money enough
70 ouy her husband some beer " He's come
home uelg aud Will nave the beer" she said.
Mrs. illivan let her have a few cents. and soon
az erward she saw Mccarthy going out lie re-
turned soon afterward with he w white stick.
lie had not been IN his room long before quar-
rellinR was heard and Mrs. Mccarthy ran scream
Ing into Mrs. Sullivan's rooms, uer face b airing
marks ~ nard olow and ner eyes fas; closing.
IL was nearly two hours before Mrs. Mccarthy
would again trust herself within re Gu Of her
hush nd. Mrs. Sullivan vent with Nj :. McCar-
thy into the iatter's ap lrtments. Mccarthy be-
lie bad ven her. This Mrs Mccarthy MED,
ana another quarrel being imminent Mrs. Sull-
van went out Of the room. within he next 1--WE
minutes tue tragedy was enacted.
In the lombs, Yesterday, Mccarthy main
tained his uncoucerned demeanpr. When told
mat his wife was still LYNX. he expressed sor-
row. tie would saw nothing OF tue trLcedv, aud
his onlv anxiety seemed To be that he shoulI
have an early uial.