The New York herald., 1876-12-16
MARY KELLY'S WOUNDS.
The Victim Of Eugene Christ Still Alive
AT Her Bedside.
THE ASSASSIN'S DECLARATION

The unfortunate Victim Of the sxteenth street
tragedy, Mary Kelly, st slivc at late hour last
night bu, the doctors who IN attendance upon her
entertain but little hope OF her recovery. From al
accounts the poor young girl was pure and Innocent
until fell under tho baneiul influence OF her would
be murderer, Eugene Christ and that - was because
she had determined herself IRON ,a,s influence
that she was shot down on Thursday.
WIDOWED norHEE
reporter Of the HERALD called last evening AZ the
homo OF the dying girl 10 see her mother and learn
what she knew OF the circumstances preceding tho
tragedy. No. ASS West Sixlecn,h street is dingy,
tumble c-down wooden tenement house, three
high. Pushing open a narrow door and ascending two
flights Of rickety stairs she reporter made his way
along dark and narrow hall and knocked the door
OF the back room. which the family had lived II
opened by lad OF nineteen. brother Of tho
wounded girl The y miserable little apart
mcnt, about eight feet square. furnished with four
Aooden chairs, a straw bed made up .
the floor and stove diminuve that Il appeared
like toy tor . child Tho bitter winter wind blew
through several broken panes IN tho dingy windows
which looked out into courtyard. The loor was
partly with odds and ends carpets and oil
cloths which had, no doubt been picked up by the old
woman tho houses where shc worked char
woman.
Mrs Kelly, the boy said was at Bellevue by the SIDE
or hor dying daughter where she had been almost
tnuously from tho time tho latter admitted.
sTherc." sa,d tho boy, pointing a small round hole
in the neatly whtcwashed wall opposite the door,
sthcre whore OF tho shots struck which Christ
fred my sistor on Tuesday Shc was sitting
low stool Dcsido tho stovo at the time, and thcrc
present except my helpless
old mother. no pushed the door open and
fired at her, the shot taxing effect there.
Then got up, grasping him By tho throat AZ
tempted to snatch tho pistol from his hand. In the
struggle he placed It TO her breast and FREQ; but
she sprapg aside ana tho ball went there" and
tho lad pointed out another hole n the WALL near
the door. "wnen came home and heard OF IT," no
continued, IL at once went 10 the Twentieth precinct
station house and informed tho officers OF the
renee. Two OF them detailed 10 arrest Christ,
and went around with them al! night trying find
HIM, but did not succeed. He not heard OF again
until no shot my sister yesterday
The boy Indignantly denied tnat his sister had kept
man alleged by Christ 10 have boen on intimate terms
with her tho brother stated old schoolmate OF
his own, and used to como TO the house 70 sec him
only
| TheJeporter next made his way to Bellevue Hospi-
dying girl ne Iound DR.. George u. Hope,
who has charge. Of tho case. IN consultation
acovc separated from the rest Of the ward by muslin
and her broad forehead yero pale the linen on
| which the dark brown HAIR thrown back Her
eyos closed and her breast heavcd quickly she
breathed. eve giving her morpnia enough 10
Keep hcr out Of pain said Dr. Hope, ''and supply
her with nu.rimenL That's all We can do al present
II would bc highly dangerous TO probe for
the balls. Tncre arc two wounds on the right
side that are dangerous One Of the balls
Of the liver, aud the other has, Ibcavo wounded the
kidney. third wound upon the breast hns probably
'nicked the diaphragm, and The fourth, In the left
1 haS q
gentlemen seemed TO have any hope Of the poor girls
hands, and at times muttcring 10 herself paintive
tone. she Is a woman OF very slight figure, much
below The medium height, and was dressed in
punched and wrlnked with the cares and labors Incl
dental to fourteen years of widowhood, during
she has supported her two children, sngu
ary refined Tor woman in her position IN lie. her
hair, prematuroy gray from care and anxiety, was
story OF the tragedy Substantially that given
IN the HERALD yesterday Tho girl. she said,
mother mSs s Would not permit her. my s"s ohilsS a..
said the old woman, she sat down repressing with
a
old next March, She was one OF the best children
that over lived When my sister, over in centrevle
N J., taken sick last spring, went TO take
day until she died Then kept house ior my
domestic in the hotel there sho was a
very clever waitress Meanwhile kept her child
with my brothcr-in-laws family, and my got en-
ployment there, and we had no tronbe from Christ 1
thought would mover sec him again, but last
mer was taken sick with rheumatism, which caught
long ago doing washing and days work" | was
obliged 20 into Tho Paterson Hospital, and my
brother-in- law got married, that ho would havc
some look aitcr his children. OF
course my girl had to take away her child
aud, she could not bring 4 to the hotel,
she obliged to leave her place and
SO lett the hospital, and we all back TO New
| YORK and hirca the place who're now vo and took
care OF my giri's child whlc she out work. If
1t had bccn Tor tho child OF her murderer my poor
girl would be living yet Al CcntrcviIc .Oh may God
| spare ner l;fc" tho old woman exclaimed. ..Oh,
! always was afraid OF Christ He had
murder hero" she addcd, touching her wrinkcd
forehead with her bony hand, ''and my heart always
Ru,tcrcd when he was around always Thought he
| would kill my poor enid. she was innocent except
Tor wnat he made her sin, and ho was bad, bad! and
the old woman moancd prayer rs shc swayed her
body to aud ro ~ her chair
! WHAT THE SAYS ABOUT
Christ occupies cell No. 81 on the second tier in the
Tornbs prison. HExALD reporter called him yes
terday and iound him quito disposed 10 talk. He SAID
that be was passionatey fond oil Mary Kelly aud IL
excited his jealousy when ho found she 10
parties, nnd kept company with young men whom
no did like. "a lew weeks ago. hc said, .'sho
u ball In West TwcntyHrst street, ana did
come homo until midnight; was IN bed when she
came home. said Mary. Whist does this mean
why do you stay away from tho bnbyy' She replied,
''lps mono OF your business; can 70 when and
her 10 shoot yse The time, and that both
should die together; but when fired tho first shot
/ all tho loaded chambers. when turned to
! shoot myself ihorc WAS no charge LETT. am
7 na,vc OF Asacc and have no relatives that know Of
in this country II Mary should dc l sup
nose Il Will 70 hard with me, but II she
should suryl7o think she'll no, be much against
me. could iiyc without her; she
more than all the world 10 me iclt that this
foolish sentiment to have about any girl, but could
noi control H."
Christ appears TO be perfectly cool, but not alto.
Ecthcr Indifferent for hcro IS an unonsy twinkle IN his