The New York herald., 1876-12-15
A SEQUEL TO SIN.
Mary Kelly Shot Three Times
by Eugene Christ.
"SHE SHALL NOT MARRY ANOTHER


At half-past nine O'Clock yesterday morning young
girl named Mary Kelly. was shot and PROBABLY fatally
wounded in West Twentieth street. Tenth avenue
by Eugene Christ, her rejected lover. The circum-
stances Of the tragedy place in the well filled cate
CORY in which jealousy aud crime perform the
Offices OF cause and effect II appears that
the two had been intimate for some years. and
both resided ut No. s55 West Sixteenth street Tho
girl Is native OF Ireland, and not quite seventeen
years OF age while Christ emigratcd this country
from France about tive years ago. He worked u day
aborer among the docks OF this city and about three
years ago took lodgings at the mouse OF the Kelly
family He became strongly attached 10 Nary and an
Illicit intimacy soon sprung up between them. She
has child years OF age, Christ being the father
OF IL Al the time OF its birth he proposed
10 marry her, but the girls mother objected,
and his repeated offers were rejected. Christ still per-
sisted in his attentions, and recently annoyed the
girl much tina: she discarded hm entirely. He had
also got out OF employment and had money with
which pay his board. Lass Thursday Mary Kelly's
brother ordered him 10 leave and, he about to
60 from tho room, he Iurned about quickly, drew u
pistol and tired two shots at Mary neither Of which,
fortunately, took effect Her brother gave chase 10
the would.oe assassin but failed TO overlake him.
THE MURDER.
Miss Kelly left her home IN West sixtconth street
yesterday morning to look Tor employment rs q
some private family. She proceeded up Tenth
avenue, and ut tho corner OF Eighteenth street met
her desperate lover. He asked some questions about
,he,r child and again urged her to marry HIM
They walked 10 Twentieth street, where at Christs
request, they turned toward Ninth avenue After
passing along snort distance from the Christ
turned suddenly, and drawing "a small revolver nrcd
tour shots at his companion. Mary cried out Tor
help and started to run. Becoming weak from loss or
blood she caught hold Of u hicning post opposite
store by and thus supported herself Christ
did not run away but followed his VICTIM cxcaimng,
me, y then suddenly he lung himself upon her pros
tralc form and kissed her lips passionatcly After
this ne made no attempt 10 escape, but himself
up 10 onccr Mcclure OF the Sxteenth precinct who.
took HIM to the station house in Twentieth street
Ihe srl was taken up bleeding proiuseIy from hor
Police surgeon Mcleod was soon called
HOSPITAL
At half past O'Clock she taken to Bellevue
Hospital IN charge OF an ambulance surgeon and at
tcndcd by her mother. She was placed ward T.
where she remained during the afternoon and evening
very critical but conscious condition.
Dr. Hope took charge OF her case, aud
npon hrst dis ycrcd three bullet wounds
One was tn. breast bone; the others were upon
the right sdc near the Gth and tenth ribs. later
examination developed fourth wounc upon the lett
eic, the ninth RIB; but in the opinion Of DR..
Hope, this may be the point of escape OF OF the
sufferer relieved OF pam by the administration or
opatcs, but the doctor did not think jusiilable to
,carch ior tho bullets in her then present condiuon
Up TO ten O'Clock last night pcrItons had IN,
but the expresses little hope OF her recovery
The girls mother remained by the bedside all the
her At o'clock yesterday afternoon Coroner
irokcr called 10 take her antcmor,em statement. At
The time the attempted murderer Christ,
brought to the hospital tor Identification. Pale, hag
gard and heavily manacled, he was led oy an oicer
the bed which his victim lay Tho mother
VI the girl became wildly excited the
sight OF the prisoner, and but Tor the
oficer's precautions might have attempted an
assault upon him. Even under these trying crcum-
stances Christ preserved the same asonisnipg cool
that hascharacicrized him since the shooting 5Hc
seemed moved by feelings OF curiosity than
morse, and NJ the bedside leaned forward TO catch
sight Of the girls lace. Tho latter only opened her
eyes when asked II she recognized her mnrucrer and
aitcr hasty, quiet glance u his face answered in very
faint tones that she knew him. The immovabie prIs
then conducted from the wari, followed by
tho muttcrcd im prccations OF his victims mother.
VICTIMS ANrE-MoRTEM STATEMENT
Coroner Croker, when that girls wounds
were probably fatal, Immediately proceeded TO the
hospital with his deputy, Or Marsh, when The ciri
made the following dyns dcciaration:-
sThis morning, between nine ana ten O'clock ! left
ms house to 20 10 The Ninth avenue, ana when at
Eighteenth street noticed Enecle Cariss following
me. | looked for policeman 10 notify HIM,
but couldn't see. Que. was AFRAID OF
eugene Christ When between Ninth and
Tenth avenues, Twcnteth street. opposite
10 The feed store, he came up 10 re aud asked TO
marry him. said, NO" lie thea pulled ps-
me and ircu shot at me- kept on running and he
after me ard kept firing al lie fired our shots
a. nc but don't think received the last shot
know three shots ioIi at The fourth shot
some parties came 10 my assistance aud WAS taken to
the sixteenth precinct station house and aiterWard TO
Bellevue Hospital
al have known Eugene Christ for four years We
didn't 1.-Two together and wife, but had child
by HIM years Last tuesday he tried TO shoot
my house because would marry h:m, and
only sch by running up to MIN and catching
hold OF the pistol he said then that bulls would
do Tor him and me- He exctcd
at that tmc and was sober He was not
excited this morning when he asked
marry him, and he then sober
NJ other words than his asking TO marry hun and
my refusing him passed between US previous TO my
being shot this morning. | became pregnant BY
Eugene Cnrist about three months ago. and &c rot
medicine Tor do away with the cnild. Kept no
nrnt my a unx tth M rl~l Ia
Jcaious Of young man named James Clifford.
who used TO 10 my house TO VISIT my brothcr.n
alter looking al him steadily, ,he girl said II identity
Eugene Christ here present the who shot me-"
Deputy Coroner Marsh then stated that he nad made
. examination Of Mary Kelly and found her suffering
IRON shock from pistol shot wounds OF ahe chest aud
back. he considered her condition critical
VERDICT OF TiIE JURY.
The jury brought in iict that "Mary Kelly
came her present dangerous condition in consc-
Queuce of pistol shot wounds received at tho hands
Eugene Christ IN Twentieth street. between Nntn and
Tenth avenues on December H.
Christ taken To the ombs after the Coroner had
conciuded the antc-m -mortcm examination. He seems
show but little sorrow Tor act and refused TO
speak about the tragedy when It was alluded TO by
The HERALD reporter.
Up TO u rate hour last night the condition OF Miss
Kelly had not improved. Her death will bo sur
priso 10 physclan charge