The New York herald., 1877-11-18
A DRUNKEN PASSION.

WOMAN IS THE VICTIM M-THE ATHOCIOCd
MURDER IN SOUTH BosroN-rHE GULLY
WRETCH PnoBABLI ~ ARREsr-N PALLIAT.
ING INCIDENT.
From the Boston Globe, Nov. IT,
Last evening was enacted another tragedy in the
long list that has occurred n South Boston, In which
o young lady foully murdered Ia a most mys.
terious manner Tho victim was Miss Bridget Frances
Kcnneaily respectable Irish lady Of thirty years,
who employed coat baster al tho Continental
Clothing House and lived At No. l3S Hudson street,
where che has boarded Tor about threo years. Sho
was OF medium stature, Of good appearance and u
represented by her friends estimable young lady
In every way She has a sister residing at No. lag
Wcs Sixth street, south Boston, In the porson OF Nrs.
Edward Lynch, and has been her custom, account
another sister who lies sick tho house. To call Ia
the evening. after work, four or hvo times week.
Shc usually rode to her SISTERS residence In horse
car, but occasionally walked and would rcurn to hei
boarding place at about nine O'Clock. Last evening
she lott her work at about hafpas nvc O'Clock in OK
ccent spirits. and after going TO her room prepared
To visit her sisters rs usual For this purpose she
aud boarded Bay Wow car sho was seon BY passers-
by TO agnt from the car III front OF her SISTERS rosi
dcnce on Sixth street and pass into the house. but
when next seon she appeared as the victim OF ter
riblc murder.
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
Mr.. Lynch with his family, occupy the rooms
tho second 1oor and he sitting in the kitch at
about twenty minutes TO six O'Clock, when the door
aud fell at iu cngth the loor face downward.
MRS Lynch. VINO was in another ro0m heard the
OF tho fall and fastened TO the kitchen, and
supposng that she was tho victim OF a murier, and
thinking that she had tainted, they procured some
this did no. have the desired efrsc. thew applied
small quantity of brandy TO her lips, but this she
could not swallow. Her head and hands were icy
cold, anu she cOnvulsed several times as though IN
death throcs ana on iaying back hor garments they
behcd stab IN her breast nttc TO the right Of the
brcastbono The blood was oozing from tho wound,
Immediately sent Tor physician. They then placed
her on lounge and did everything in their power Ia
restore nor, but sho expired before a physician
rived, without boing ablc to explain the shocking
affair.
MISS Kcnneally was dressed IN thick sacdue, ani
Mr.. and Mrs Lynch both noticed blood on this bciors
caused by nor striking against a table in her fall
which bruised her chin 10 cause 1t to bleed
slightly. Tho wound appeared TO have been made BY
common jnckknic, which penetrated four folds OF
cotn and inflicted cut about half inch In width.
The cut just at tho base Of the sernum, directly
over the heart, which was doubtless reached by the
knife In the fatal plunge. The police were not made
aware of tho tragedy Tor about halt an hour, and 70
all the affair appeared to be a most mysterious one.
Sergeant Joseph B. Emerson and Special Onicer
Clough. OF station o, took charge OF the case ans
began IN investigation On tho lower floor OF the
house where the murder occurred live o family
by tho namc OF Fitzgerald, VINO known
10 their ncishbors as rather disordery set
Oh Tuesday evening they had q christening
ard the usual olliacatlon which was very noisy One
OF the participants was Peter Mah0ney, brother-in-
law fitzgerdd, who Hvcd In the house opposite.
Mahoney, or 'Mai,aney.n NJ he Is called by his nc
quaintsnccs IS about oriy years OF age and spends
most Of hts tmc IN drinking. At the christening on
Tuesday evening IL is understood that he intox-
Gated as usual created disturbance. which a.
tracled the attention OF tho police IL is said that
during the his sstcr-inl law struck by party
and that Mxhoacy resented tho injury and that late
yesterday afternoon hs went to Ftzgeralds house,
ne said, 'to about It, He In q state Of bcasty
intoxlcation, ana previous to gong there, " Is said,
nourisncd knife and threatened TO stab some ono
ARRKsT or THE SUSPECTED MURDERER
1t is uBder-tood that resulted from his visit
and that he was elected from the house, for which i'll
treatment hs resorted 30 threatening language Then
II Was that the tragedy is believed TO have taken
place Mahoney, 1t IS thought stood outside the doci
In a rage and that when MISS Kcnncay entered he
drew the knife and Inflicted the fatal wound. Mr. Lynch
heard no door opened below but did any Other
sound until mis- sister entered ms described above and
80 Is OF the opinion that the affair took place on tho
sidewalk. He never had any Intercourse with tho
Fizgcralds and did not know nahouey by sight This
police on learning these facts went search OF
Mahoney. and ON ers Gully and Leighton arrested
him 10 John J. Tcevan's liquor saloon No. las Wcst
Sixth street. about hour and ha alter the affair.
He was much under the effects 0f liquor ms TO have
almost deliIiu tremcns ana when taken into GUS
tody muttered some incohorent words. He taken
TO tho station and searched and on hts person was
found jackknic, on one blade oil which were marks
which had the appearance ot blood stains On OK
animation was found that the bladc OF tho
width the wound III tho breast of tho unfortunate
woman. To-day the MARKS on tho blade will be sub
jccted to analysis. Mahoney rs wcll known TO tho
South Boston police as hard character, and mr.
not long ago for drunkcrn noss or Assuit at
which time he biz thumb OF Ofncer Marks 90 badly
as 10 cause severe wound