The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-21
HOPED SHE WASlN HEAVEN.
THE TRiGICIL END or 4 VERY UN-
marry MARRIAGE.
Strong Drink, Madness, md Murder-rcsii-
mony of London Inspector of Police
Letters that Revealed n Life Of Misery.

From ne Eondon Times.
Charles O'Donneli, n laborer about fifty
years OF age, living NJ 10 Rawlings street. Chel-
police court, before Mr. Arnold, with fclonious-
" killing and shaving Elizabeth, bis wife, ut
Rawlings street, Chelsea. The prisoner. who
seemed very detected and III, and loiled about
the dock with his hoad covered In his hands,
moaning and groaning. ht' been IN custody az
this court for assautlng the deceased, and cen
fenced to term Of impris inment. Size recent
w complained against him. but. on the evidence
OF witnesses who said he WIS penceahlc man
md was worried by the deceased, the summons
was dismissed and the next phase OF their I'M
happy life seems to have been murder, which
the prisoner has unreservcdly confessed.
Charles Christian Scherer, a watch and clock
maker, ~ - Lower George street. Chelsea, do
posed That ON SUNDAY evening. az q1irter 10 D,
the prisoner came to his house. lie mad known
him as lodger M TO three weeks ago he had
stayed as a lodger 1vo months. They partOOk
OF tea togcthcr and In the course - cunyersa.
ton afterward witness asked the prisoner how
bis wife was, and his reply, was " hope she's in
talking rubbish" noticing that he was the worse
for liquur; but after some time he ash ed for u
piece Of paper. and witness gave him the piece
OF paper produced, on which the prisoner wrote,
addressed to Mr.. Scherer:
hope you WIN buried rs soon rs you can. Pay
yourself and give my respects to your wife ami child
{. ID.
Prisoner also EXPRESSED q wish that the wit
ness should be his executor, but witness replied
that he was talking rubbish. and supposed that
he had mad fall out with hts wife. To this the
prisoner made no answer. lie left after staying
more than an hour, and as he shook hands said,
MIR Sci erar, don't suppose yOu'll see me again
good-bv." and he went away.
Mr.. William Marsh, Inspector OF the Divi-
sion OF Police. sid that; IN consequence Of the
panied him TO &c Rawlings street. lie entered
the kitchen occupied by the prisoner and the
deceased. IL had been used as a bed and living
room. Having removed the table, he turned
back the covcr.id aud the bed clothes. and
undoineath a pillow and bolster, noth saturated
| with blood, he came ON the head OF the deceased,
! which was lying on its left side. on the right
side of the bed. The he d and neck were quite
| black, and there was large wound over the
| right eye the bed clothes were saturated with
blood. He left the room and went to
Waters Of Walton street was sent for, and on
| the arrival Of that gentleman closer inspection
was made, ana he found the nose smashed
and.a large wound on the other side OF the head.
| He then searched the room and found a heavy
pair OF tongs In one corner, the handle covered
| with dry blood, aud on the upper part OF the
handle-the knoo-was human hair Of the same
| color as that OF the deceased. Two mirrors in
| the room had been sm ashed, also the glasses Of
| some prints. and in the bed was found some Of
| the mirror and other broken glass, also raz "
ana a pair Of scissors. both clean. The room
| was IN great confusion. He produced several
| articles OF dress which had been handed to hin,
also nine f5 notes and three sOvereigDs, with y
| card Please take care of these for me Mrs
| McDonsld." These he got from u lodger. On
the table he found n Post ONCE bank book IN
the name Of Mrs. +. O'Donnell for 80 and IN d
| book also found on the table was written:
10 MIR. HARDY -st: | trust You will get Us buried
ss lnic asyou can aione no person to Interfere with
]
| People Or persons may come aud claim u Is their
! frifnd-. never knew them. When man Is dad he
w have irlelds, but, living. lac has nothing but enc
mic4
| married a villain called Mrs. -. Her constant
| tlriue VAS deaf husnlnl.
| hat them at breakfast, dinner. and supper could
do nothing right on. II had her two hu bands she
would he attended TO.
The only misfortune man can have Il 10 marry a
| villain u a ---. shall not write the 'ord.
JAcK FiNLocK
sir you viii md In our boxes money sufficient to see
u decenty buried.
Allow no visitors You sell All the things In the plac,
and pay yourself for your trouble.
You VIII mn a good silver watch; sell that also
| Gopdby
| on! God. have mercy upon me. Oh, God. VIVA,
have sun red with this " Re. cannot write DrOv,
| to Madness.
10 Nj. scnERER, IS George street. Chelsea; hope
you Will be- ~ KIM As TO see us buried. You know
Whist villain that woman has been to me search our
boxes and You will mad money enough 10 bury Us d.
this, and will be thankful. {. u. ID.
These were the only things he found that
could In any way boar On tie charge. When he
returned TO the station he found the prisoner In
Adrow-y state and he sent for the surgeon.
/ lie then told the prisoner that he should
charge him with the wilfsl murder of his wife,
| EIZlh tn ut Rawlings street, Chelsea, and be-
gan t. arch him. Prisoner said. 81 Let me
| have Ioace; It's cruelty 10 animals" and wa
| then quiet.