The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-26
MIrBDERED AT WEST POINT.
. womiN's IyCONsTANCY AGAIN. THE
rtr,E or SHEDDING BLOOD.
.,,.r Tobin'. Jeaiousy-A Fellow soldiers
I,,,macy with hi. wife-Peter Aibers
Uut,d nt hi. Burh In the bnrrncks-
m. Nurierer's Very Peculiar Marriage.

.,cer battalion, stationed AT West lOlht, got
-, from the blanket on the noor ot the guard
snuse Yesterday to tell the story Of the shooting
=, cou,radc in the barracks on Sunday morn
,ae Heavy manaccs clanked on his feet. He
,'sh,u, "a years old. and has the appearance OF
:. honest simple-mindod Irish soldier. Il |
20. in Company X Of the Third United |
s,a,ea Infanty.' he said. when they led |
ms way into the city OF Mexico under |
An scott | was wounded at Ccrro Gordo |
,,d fought az Chepultcpcc Contrcras. and Cher |
sNrsco | was member OF the Thirty-nrst |
Mssouri Volunteers and took part in the first |
,uack on Nirk-burg. and was also at Lookout |
u,nntnin. ~ Dallas and at other battles in the |
W., var never boasted OF my record before.
A,tTwan, il TO do me a good turn now. My
,i,e was the rausc Of my killing Peter Albcrs.
,be lives at Highland Falls, milo and half
,elow here Her first husband Magrath liv-
sc somewhere out West Three years ago we
ranted to be married. but the Catho-
tc Church. you know won't marry
roman unless her first husband IL
i,ad. So she went down to st. Joseph's Church
IN New York and told them that my name was
Nacrath. she did this because she thought
hat the priest Of our church here might have
written to thn Bishop TO stop our getting mar
,iei ehc picked out the name Magrath be-
auso it was the name Of her first husband.
When went down with her 10 -. Josephs
Church it was all nXcd. We were regularly
married ami signed the certificate as Michael
Magrath Her first husband has never troubled
Us.
"Id been suspicious Of her for long time.
llbers Is a member Of the same company with
me- and he used to call there sometimes when |
Eas at home. and thought he called when
gas away. H. was detailed as cook OF the COM
pary. and am IA ffer. He didn't have 20 attend
roll call. while | had TO be on hand at the bar
ncks at all times Of the day. | could only
Zip the guard at night. but he could
yet away at all times Of the day.
md nobody would be tho wiser. About four
months ago happened to have ms heal out Of
Ne ewlnlow of my house one evening when |
beard her little boy. Willie. II years ola. say
Mr. Pct WAS hero to-day She turned and
mappcd him up. saying it WAS no such thing.
| went NJ stairs in the room where the boy
Iopt and found some pennies lying on the floor
Ipirkod them up and put them in my pocket.
Then went down and asked her whether Pete
Albers hal been there. She denied II up
md down. | said nothing about the pen
nies because | thought that II they be-
longed TO the hoy he would be nquir.ng about
hom. aud II They belonged To- nay wife she
would make ulise about them. Neither Of
them said word. After waiting few days
went into the barracks where Alb-rs WAS. 4
man named Costello who had ne.n cook. hut
whose time WAS up. happened - DE there. l
hll 10 AlpgrS n a quiet way
Pete, d,d you lose any money when you
He turned rs pale rs sheet. Finally he
Well il dia it must have hcen some PEN
ries. be- nUs that WIS all that | hnd.'
home. anit.ii m, MI. that ikfiew Aihcrs fai
l0aIf . hH ga tlf 4-I. Hl he
about H. SIe SAID wuS Il lie. and asked me-
bow couil -ly ~ 30 thing.
4"i q from hi- own ius ! said
don't h.li'ye IT, sh- said.
VIII you believe II # Costello tells you /
with tha, -le went and sat down, and. shak-
lur her fist n the air sand; L 10 Alh.'-. you re-
AN ,e-heal,d Duth oundrt
" INt mad. IN" crrta thut there WIS some
hing WRONG. So | won't ha u o. th' barracks
Ihr u"At duy ana told Albers tnU he must never
,eain a. - icl,re ri until as Saiuriay cvcnine.
Eh"n smppmi ~" guard "s usual ana won't
I'nehow. and took the lamp anu started 10 20
- Fctch tha, lamp back again down stairs
But went right on NJ stairs with the light.
81" was iL'rr alonr hui from III" looks ,9i
Scr"s- lad lnm I'm in he hous, a.,in. al,oun, , my my
VIE denied 10 and tried 20 ua6" me- lorsot tn
yer by mas,rn- two bowI- oi pun h ior me-
wrnt To- II. barracks Just in tur for NJ.
r.vrillc. hal u pistol that Costello had
d NOT ,.arry It an the timc. My purlro-o was
b shoot Aiher~ # | ever caught hm with nay
wife. but not Otherwise. After rrv"ill". went
- the larTnekS AMI enter d room 2 where |
t"longei. soon came oui without saying any
n4ug f. anynoIy, ana M"lk"i M" room !.
10 appear Ht reVrllr | snw hln nilng beside
li- trunk partly dr'ss d. without word
raised my pis.pl ana ir,i. H. turned pale
geri, Th"n my l. sto ~ls taken rom me ana
""1 - s"su' ,,l., drnt kn,aw
tN lntnd &" shoot him when l went to the
Corporal H. L. Ripley. in charge Of Room /.
II the room Priytis, P,ttrr and Woods. 1t was
ure mnut past O'Clock when the shooting
occurred. ktN~lll" WIS over, and AN 90 the COM
Iany might havr r'turued hy the tmo that To-
In entered. L tt"r. Woods md himself were
a. opl.F'd 10 attend reyeille. It was. evident
~ T"0n lni come direct to The
bhrrWh-. lUIry was aware WHEN he
entered nu' ld not give heed 70 him. Not a
M'td wn- spoken hy ethrr I"Nn or Alh"rs.
Ilr ir-t tn ny mat attracted tl- attention WAS
" sAoi, II 'Hrn'! and saw Iulin lowering
/, hsnl W.. tIr pistol 10 ii.nnd Ainer- rlut'h-
IL 40 thc bunk post ho-ldr viii oh he had h"en
a. l,-'. H. appeared dH1vl, and soon alter
gari stass red ans fell. E.I..y sprans at
l... 10 tr' same time tlkIng the
f9ln n ig R,@ iae .,i'.s eay woll, ys T@1.a
ENe It t'}"u,' meaning thut iowould give NJ
tA' pistol Corporal Ripley enNr hlm into ne
oNtfs" ~ ih" HlrINra ln charEr If room ?. The
\ ~ Ni Wa u-"N % shooter O' small HIlir-. one
barr had l..n discouraged. Tine iprrrl next
t'N hui r'NpiN,i pH-t tu" hammer. which was
e''krfi oyer the thlrd barrel showing tnat the
ir'pf"r hal n,"n snapped AItrr the dis 'halse
hAl then rcrp ked.
A'b.r,N Mas -hot under the right eye. the hu-
iN passing ln'otl" BRAIN a. lagOuully toward the
Irt side. AIi"rs wins unconscious from the
l., n"ii he Wis hit until he deed. al SEQ A. NJ.
" mh"n ~" Shot ~ a- fired the men were not more
man ihrr" iUrlH lHp4rt.
lIH Io-t-inDit"m examination was hold yes
tllay morning. and the body WIS buried yes
Vflhy ait runon, about 100 feet irnu the grave
" Zen, Custer. Tho oai't- were not reurrsrnted
y tAe funeral A llie Of eight m n from Company
= Nni,r thH charge of corporal attended the
funeral, an fired salute over the grave.
thp- q H. Ernst and Lieut.. THh"r, both Of
company J.. wrr" pr"-"ut rhere WIS band.
hh4 most ~ IA" iHValrNinrn and urt lirrymrn nj
" i1ri marched ia runk. hut LOl under orders.
,"ly Iti" rA .trmrnt whs Wis bic among the
bh'nlng To- ln. Alprr- WAS spok u of hy them
INlihi wfs lnsiu ned bscnusf ne hud no relatives
" lAl- pali OF the country Whose ARRIVAL Was 10
H. awaited, HIS r-latv's are sand 10 1--we in
rlihenurl H. WIS - years 81 age and had
fought at lookout Mountain and IN other bat
~ Ia tn South and West
+, lhe case was reported yesterday to United
h,ales Diatrlrt Attorney Stewart l.. WOOdtord
uultf the regulation that cases Of homicide
vpnmitrd hy soldiers ia time Ot poace shall be
irwerfrd ~ IA" nearest District Attorney. The