The New York herald., 1877-09-04
SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD.
4 WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN SIXTH WAR;
BASEMENT WITH HER FACE SHATTERED

WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN SIXTH WARD
BASEMENT WITH HER FACE SHATTERED
WHO FIRED THE SHOT?
woman whose name 10 unknown, but who has for
some time lived with named Carr in mean old
rooksry in the Sixth ward, killed yesterday by
gun shot, but yet the identity Of her murderer 10
not positively fixed
FATAL DEBAucH
The deceased was engaged n drunken debauch
with Carr and another man, and while all three were
together In the house the snot fred. but by which
of the men no one Is able say But witness out
side OF Carr, who arrested for the commission OF
the deed has information to impart that Is likely
to throw any light upon the case, but coroner Volt
man, who has 1t In hand, believes that he Will be ablo
to get at the facts without much trouble
THE MURDER.
About three O'Clock yesterday afternoon while
Oncer William Palmer patrolling his beat the
loud report oil a gun attracted his attention. He
at once hurried In the direction from whonce 1t
came, and reached the apartment which The men
and women had occupied through tho day 1t is low,
squalid basement located In the rear OF No. ii Pell
street. All around 1t are evidences oil poverty and
wre,nednes and the place 10 reputed to be the haunt
OF the lowest and vilest characters that inlest
the neghborhood When tho officer appeared
him was the dead body of the woman,
the blood streaming from CHASTITY wound IN her head
Tho ball had shattered both jaws, and Inc dead lace
smeared with blood ana irighuly torn that II
quite beyond recognition. There were no evil
dences OF struggle IN the place, though lis being
almost entirely destitute OF furniture and any NOV
abes thai could become displaced IN such an event
may account for that. The man Carr who was
found in room, and who has lived win the
deceased for some time was OF course Deiieved al
first to be the murderer, aud as no was
greatly excited, anu could give only very
incohercnt account o the affair TIL brought to the
station house, effort was made TO apprehend any
one else Carr clams however that the shooting was
done by his uss0cla.e, whose name, IL ~ pears ~
kecnan. He says he was in bed and Keenan, was IN
the outer with the deceased, when he was
startled by the snot aud on 90 ng Out saw tho woman
lying upon the loor the ONES OF death. Keenan,,
he says, alter while madc of.
STATEMENT OF ANAEYE-wITNEss
Thomas keenan,, u brotner OF the missing man, and
a witness stated that no lived with his mother and
brother on the same floor and Immediately opposite
the rooms OF Carr and his MISTRESS or wiie.
Night leore last his brother John aud Carr had
goue Brooklyn GU spree ana returned
early n the morning The home wien
the Two men came 10. He heard them laughing and
talking across the hail, and after awhile heard gun
shot followed by scream. Rushing into the room ne
saw Carr aud ms br0tner holding up the wo-
man ho was moaning family ana bleeding proiusely
THE CORoNERs ACTION
During the afternoon Coroner Woltman visited the
scene OF the tragedy and examined the body He was
OF the opinion that the charge entered the lett Jaw,
coming out Of the right Tho teeth which were false,
we're broken and forced through the cheek.
Tho womun stone dead when the Coroner reached
the place, and presented most shocking and ghasty
appearance.
All DAY yesterday the police prosecuted an active
search Keenan, but up to late hour last night his
Whereabouts had not been discovered