The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-22
DEATH BEHIND TIE BARS
MYSTERIOUS CASE AT TILE FIRST PRxcIxc1
STATION IN JERSEY CITY

Farck Faiahee, arestdent Of No lss Twelfth street.
Jersey CITY, was found lying 10 Brunswick street, on
"o"asy evening" III state OF int1xication. He VAS
'hro"n on wagon BY officer Murray and conveyed
".'ns s"s' precinct station. Yesterday morning he
seemeo qu'o sooeT when he was taken before yustcs
Davis who sentenced him TO thirty dav. in thu
County JAN Ho was taken back TO tho coll 10 awar,
removal to the jail soon aterward his wife arrived
with breakfast for him. She gave him milk.
which she carried in pail and within a fev
minutes after he drank It he seized with nervou.
trembling his counienance assumed a liyid hue and
BIO sank on the floor. Doorman Mclaughlin called
Sergeant Murphy and the man was taken
and laid the grass In The yard
where he died almost Immediately. He yorn,ted
copiousiy to the moment OF hn death
Sergeant Murphy turned to question Mrs Faliaboe
whom she hastily grasped tho Ito pah emptied It's
copteu,s the door. The sergeant Akcd why sue
did So nj tho lime clutching tho PAIL In which n
small spoonful OF The liquid was still LETT she replied
III had brandy 10 thai m,lk and didn't want you to
know l brought him liquor. 1 got II IN
u dtstinery.' She locked up apparently
to her great surprise. Turning TO the Sergeant
said sharply. 'Do you suppose killed hinf'' When
placed In the cell sue down contentedy wthout any
apparent concern Ap examination OF the body ofHaIlS
ice revealed deep cash on LIE LETT side o the head,
and Captain Jordan and Detective Singleton proceeded
TO unravcl the mystery AZ soon as the body was
removed 10 Brady's Morgnc. MrA FAiahee stated
thai Two weeks ago her husband was working
NJ the tobacco Inspection He rolling u
large hogshcad with Edward Fitzgerald and
James Mcbride when o dispute occurred be-
tween the mon Fitzgerald struck Fallahes
heavy blow on the side OF tho head with what II
known screw stick, and II Is believed his skull
was fractured. Faiahee did wo.k day aftcrwsrd
but crank freely up TO the day when the Officer found
him the street. Whether his death resulted
from tho wound In MS head, by excessive drink.
ing by the liauid gwen by his wife or
nj combined Will be the subject OF a searching In.
vcstigatoD Fitzgerald was arrested by Detective
Singleton and lodged in the First precinct station.
OF the Iracas ard added, ''Oi course I'm sorry Tor
having anything to do with him now that
II has turned out this way. but he struck first
II you were In my place you would do ss l did," The
prisoner Ii v stout hardy looking man, with Sun.
burnt lace, about forty years age Fnllaneo was
lew years older The contents OF the MIX pail
will be analysed, aud post-mortsm will alse
be made to ascertain tho contents o the stomach.
The imperturbabie dcmeanor OF the wife OF do.
the vcrdict OF tho Coreners jary. When asked
ABOUT her husbands quarrel she said tina, after
ceivcd the blow he managed 10 walk home.
On his way he stopped at druggists named
kneupper on tho corner OF Fifteenth and Grove
Streets and asked to have the wound dressed bat
had money with him und the druggist refused 10 do
anything tor tho relief OF the suffering Bleeding
proiusely he staggered TO bis home. and Mrs. Fab
lahce was advised by the ncighbors that the
loss OF blood should 10 stopped She
out to get something for that purpose, but whcu she
returned she discovered that her husband had gone
out to got a drink. She could say his wound
had been dressed Coroner Cannon cmpanecd
jury and adjourned tho inquest 70 procure tss
timony In the case.