New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-26
DRUNKEN wIFEs HORRIBLE CRIME.

A WIFE RRPRoyED FOR DRUNKENNESS ATTACKS
urp rrspAND-A DESPERATE FIGHT ESDI>G
WITH THE MURDER OF THE MAN AND TIE
PROBABLE DEATH OF THE WOMAN.
Thomas McGrath deck hand on the Jcr-
sey CITY Ferry went to his home On Montgonci! ST.
near BruusWicEst, Jersey City, about p H. OH lhIS
dsy for supper His wife not at home anc tAe
children told hin that she out somewhere drunk
Alter eating his supper lac slept Gu the lounge M the
font room used as parlor for short tiDc, when ne
was aroused by the reiuru OF his wife lie eNpOsateu
with her and she rctortcd in an nsolent manner ne
left her and went the residence OF Father smith, the
,astor OF st. Bridsets Church. short distance below
bis own house TO ask him his influence with the
woman Father Smith consented and returned with nun
about 10 o'clock The clergyman spent nearly an honf
talking 10 the husband and wife. ana went away ABOUT
IL o'clock thinking there would be no more dIhcuity
At l3O McGrath uDdTessed his wife doing inc SAME
nreparstory to retiring Before going into the bedroom
he asked her 10 cents with which to get e0ee and
cakes as he had go duty at the ferry too carly In
the morning to get breakfast at home This request re-
newed the quarrel McGrath took Kerosene lamp from
the table and started for the bedroom one OF the emil
dren Thomas McGrath age IL, says: They were quar-
relng when father took the lamp and SAID he was gong
10 bed Mother toward him and seized the lamp IN
the struggle the lamp fell 10 the floor ana was Droken
and In the darkness heard father cursing and he and
mother fgnting They fought all the way into the par
ior got out Of bed and IN 10 see, but my sister
made me como back, and didn't see any more AFTER
while went out again and mother lying on the ioor
and father pounding her the head with something
that looked Ike broom"
Some people returning from Summer night festival
head the struggle and stopped in front OF the house
listening 10 the sounds OF blows and the and
curses that came from the inside Between 12l2 and
O'Clock the crowd the body Of man suddenly pro
ected from the fourth-story window. IL turned over
times in the descent Of over f0feet ana struck
the stone Tagging The crowd gathered around the
shapeless heap and found that the apparently
dead with nothing but torn and bloody night gar
ment boy named Stier, who lives In lower
story was the ryt TO run mp stairs He shouted 10 Mrs.
McGrath that her husband was down on the sidewalk
dead Ate. some delay she answered, "Lct him lie
there" Tho children dressed in haste one run
Mug for the priest, while tho others stood around
crying. Inspector Murphy and Capt McKaig
the first TO reach the house and sent messengers
for the ambulance and the City Physician, r. M Petrte
When the oi,ers went up starr, they examiner the
Mrs MeGrath found saturated With blood and
the waits and ceiling were covered with red biOtcbcs
IRE passae from the bedroom to The p3ior was covered
WIFI bloody nSer marss. broken chair showed by lts
STAINS VIA naa been used az weapon at TIE Deehnng
OF the ARRAY There had evdeUtY been desperate
stI7gac 10 reach an old carbine. which suspended
the broken Off ard the barrel hent the damaged
weapon being covered with oots ~ blood and
Dr. Perie examined Mr. McGrS, WHO was stiil on he
sidewalk. He found large shelving fracture OF the
and bruises on the body Tie doctor saw that he was
dying and hurried him of TO st. Francis Hospita which
he reached Al o'clock yesterday morning Fifteen min
ues later he died Dr. Pctrie aigo examined bIrs Me
Grath. She said her arm was broken while us:ng
guard against her husbands blows with the earbinc
Der bead was II bruises, and sae clothed
only in her night dress She removed 70 St. Francis
Hospital where she Ia IN precariois condition, and
the ssterp stated last evening that they had no hopes OF
her recovery.
Thomas McGrath served three years In the army. BE
married and had seyeD children, the youngest being
syen years ola About year ago ms WE aed ana nc
married Bridget BOylan woman about 40 years OF age
bne had fOndness for liquor, ana mere were frequent
gerfels between them. Her 5tep-chdren stated yeste-
da5 that abe had not been sober TO! week she Ia
much stronger and heavier than her nus
band. who was a small. slim man. The p0-
Nee made critical examination Of the house yesterday
The apartments occupied by the MeGratl family COLI
listed OF front parlor aud two bedrooms on the sans
Eoor, with Kitchen Ia the rear The window In the
ffent through which McGrath fell or wac thrown In low
and Was opsn Before Mrs. AcGratL removed 10
voc hospital, Father Smith spent short time taking 10
DEP Capt McKaig then asked her 70 10 H. the hospital
sa she dressed herself without assistance and walked
20 ambulance. When the captain told her that
bLcale dead sle sac He ought 10 lie dead, he