The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-22
WHERE is MRS. GILLIGAN?

Sheriff Reilly called last Monday night at the Seven
teenth precinct station house and asked Captain
McCullagh The captain absent, but called at Mr.
Relly's house tho day. There the Sheriff solemnly
informed him that oil hts tenants, named Michael
Boylan. living at No 216 First avenue suspected
Of numbering his aged Tho captain. horriaed
a. this intelligence asked the grounds Of this sus
picon Boylan's sister, Mrs Bridget Ghlgan, lived,
1t appears with her brother who had several times
beaten her. Some time last April she had myster.
ously disappeared, aud no one had found out
what had become of her
Captain McCullagh accompanied by Sergeant Rooney
and Sheriff Reilly went to the house question and
broke open the door Of the old mans Near the
window was found old letter press. On unsorewing
this there found tightly pressed in It four bank
books wrapped up in an old piece Of newspaper. Two
OF the books the Blocker Street Savings
Bank aud the other two certified to Of money ut
various times deposited with the Archbishop OF New
York The total amount in all the books was about
$4,000, credited to Mrs. Bridget GIgan. Sheriff
RcilIys suspicious most positively confirmed by
the discovery of old dress and shawl belonging to
the deceased woman
Michael Boylan was not at home when his visitors
called but he arrested returning to his habta.
ton HIS brother Thomas Boylan. made q charge OF
insanity against him, and he was locked up in tho
Seventeenth precinct station house. He asked If
ne had money about him. and replied that he had
not On being searched, however, the sum of 500 20
and pants Captain McCuagh asked him about his sis.
ter, but he denied all knowledge Of her whereabouts
He was brought before Justice Murray, in the Essex
Market Police Court, yesterday morning. The testi-
mony was TO the effect that Michael imagining that
he had bought tho house In which he lived refused
pay any rent for his room. 1t was then remem-
bcred for the first time that his sister, Mrs. GiIligan,
had suddenly disappeared last April Justice Murray
decided 10 place the old man In the care Of Mrs Della
Woodruff, another married sister OF his, residing ut
No. Is ST. Marks place.
NOT so DANGEROUS AFTER ALL
n scr man In had
excited such terrible suspicious. To his surprise
instead OF the tall muscular dangerous eyed lunatc
he expected to meet, he was greeted with pleasant
childish smile by decrept, white haired man about
sxty-nve years Of age. He could scarcely walk and
appeared TO be very weak Az the first he spoke
IL was evident that the man was In his dotagc He
spoke and reasoned about everything a child would
have There traces of dangerous insanity
about him, but merely weakness OF intellect often
When asked how long il had been since
he his sister he said 1t was about
weeks ago, then he hesitated and said IL might
been louger; then at last, If recognizing his
inability to grapple with dates and incidents, said,
TASK my brother, he will tell you" When asked u
he had killed his he replied crossing his arms on
his breast while an affecting smile played over his
fcaturcs:--'Oh! no; never killed anybody loved
my sister. wouIdn't hurt a child They ali loved md
in New York. Every ono loves me" Some Of his re-
plies showed that his not all gone. When
the reporter took his leave the old pressed
hand and babe him goodby with the tono and
same chdlike smile that seemed 10 mark him.
But what became OF the missing woman IL
nsccrtaincd that she was very parsmonous in her
habits and whenever sick in trouble would apply
to public charities instead Of helping herself with the
money she had saved up. II was finally learned that
about tho timc of her disappearance a woman giving
the name Of Bridget Gilgan and answering exactly
nor description admitted to Bellevue Hospital.
She aftcrward ranscrre to the Charity Hospital,
on Backwcll's Island and there died. She was buried
in the Pottors' Field Her relatives lecl confident that
this must be the long missing woman, and Captain
her identity or # this DO disproved, to clear up the
mystery that still may hang about the case.