New-York tribune., 1878-04-12
CRIMES AGAINST LIFE.

MALPRACTICE. -
Ful details Of the terrible tragedy in West Forty
tocond-st., early yesterday morning SHOW 'na'
Foaarty attempted 20 kin his wife by pouring
,tr,no acid in her ear. and that falling murdered
her with a knife. He then cut his own throat.
Several other cases of suicide in New-lOrk ana
Brooklyu were discovered yesterday. Mrs. Worces-
Ter who IA accused Of criminal malpractice IN the
ease Of Mrs MCLAUGHLIN, now dying al the New
York Hospital, was held for trial yesterday
KILLING HIS WIFE AND THEN HIMSELF.
THE CHASTITY CRIME or AUNCELOr FoGARIi-A
srcKFNING SPECTACLE Al THE PLACE OF IhE
TRACEDY-DoMEsT1c QUARREls LEADING 10
MURDER AND SUICIDE
West Forty -second-st., between Eighth ana
NYn,b.,ves.. presented scene Of Wild excitement
Yesterday morning. when TRIBUNE reporter Wis
ted the place OF the Fogary murder anu SUI
eide. brief mention Of which appeareu III 'o
late editions Of Yesterdays morning papers lnmcul-
atey I'm front Of the house No $780, an excited cfO"uo
men women and children surged t0 and fro, all anxious
10 Get view OF the dead bodies, and pushing against
each other udey their attempts 10 get closer 70 lhe
door Of the building within which the double crime was
committed The conclusion Of early mass ~ the Ihuch
OF the Holy Cross opposite swced the crowd 10 nun
areds who lined the sidewalks % Nuthave and eagerly
Aanued every newcomer In the hope that the Coroner
had arrived and that the bodies would be removed to
the Morgue, and thus afford them a glimpse OF the
CHASTITY oorpses
fastened and an officer guarded the door Within those
who were admitted found another officer, and beyond
him IN pools Of blood the oor Law the bodies OF the
murderer and his victim. The store in mont was IN the
same condition ~ when 20 closed the night before.
The Htc stock had been carefully arranged ana partly
novered up Immediately IN tho rear OF the store,
small dark room contained the childrcns bed quau-
v of iron rust ON the bcdcothng had the appearance
of blood nj first sight hut closer examination revealed
only q single drop Of blood tRC cdyc OF the bed In
tho next room the bed OF the murdered woman
The bedelothing was pushed aside in confusion, aud on
he inflow were largo dark stains which were cvidenuy
az acd OF some kind which had eaton through the pill
low.case ana into the ticking Little blood was found
An the bed but the hOOr of the room
the deep crimson stains could be traced TO
tbo entrance 90 the back room, in the doorway
60 which lay the body Of the murdered woman.
Dressed onb In her night garment with brown shawl
Thrown careossy her, she lay with her head sup
borted on her arm, and that resting ona pillow Her
face was urned toward The floor and vhCu lifted up %
ba a,, profsei3 nom deep stab iu the back Of
neck. and bad completely shtuieltd nor cpahg q" pc,
nor on fho IN of the rgut car. and ON the shoulder
below dluls 0t the san5t htld Iuuu" ia .. In | H..
At T fct from her n 40 on hts face ard hands Tie
murderer and suioide lay On Cront mnss % blood lt
had on a hs clothingWtn tbc exception oi collar coat
bna Do9t, - mn sS Si y. ~ we're pressed re- ran. the
Vail Close beside him Lad been fguud bookbihde.
lnifc vita a narrow hlauo and Keen edge Au
imprint of tins WEAPON was stIl visible ln
he clottod blood, where tho murderer hid
dropped t after killing his VIE ana cu'lng us
own throat The wound in his throat was de,p Que
and extended about four inches Hr Diond nom J.. -oq
flowed iu al directions around him, aud M stNera.
placcs showed footprints. some ul these hdiA- htl
been ulds hy bare feet and others showed ht imprint
of stoc,ing' ON @ small tau.t DgIeaIn mlilW mlilW t"v
email Vals were found one ot which contained
hudauum. and the other bore evidence oi having hta
ne acid above referred TO- Bota labels had been
torn on that could not uc lclGucd where they had
been procured On the bureau was quantity Of VIII
llss llsisieF %''''' '~'n' "u'" "'l 'Y'n ''.a '''',
had beard any disturbance during tge preceding hin
All SEEMED 10 cousideF tae qcied woman an lhuu~
frou gart person, and regarded her husband as TOO
much d..u0sed interfere Witu her business. Inc
t6ree children OF the Fogdrtys had gone at early
banr to me homes OF some friends up town. and upon
the arrival OF the Coroner could noi be found No one Oi
the ueghbogs seemed % be well acquainted with
he Fogartys and tho had been open ouy few
months little was known OF their relative, and friends
Tho fret mtimauou of the tragedy was received bl
The police al . a. m. Officer John buckley, while on
duty Iory-second-sL at tIat heui' was h"sii ht-
oosci by William Fogarty the Oldest SON age n,'tsn
years WHO Ureatlessy -tuteo To MN t9e iact OF the
Tbe bow stated that they We're AL asleep az O'Clock
when be Nas awakened 10y knock ON the mont door
let in. lie admitted his father, who passed INTO hs
mothers aud shut the door behind nm; lhe boy
Ihen Law down IN bed. aud had almost fallen asleep
when he heard struggle in the next roon and his htilc
sistT ran creaming into store Forcing his way into the
back room he wasmet by hIs father knife Ia hand. He
hastily awOkC his brother ana me tuice chlfeh fuNh
out OF 'front.' door just IN time 70 save themselves
from tue murderer the circumstances seemed 10 tnd
cate that murderer had eugea'ofed % pour a,d ln0
bis WIios while she was asepi that she ad &"ose
mud cs,,cd him, and tuat he had tnen stricken her 10
The oor With the stab In her neck lie then took his
The causes which led 20 this double crime dis
closed u tae Police Court on Wednesday. About Two
years ago the Fogarys Kept grocery store III N.htn M
Ave nelr Fory-s6cond-si, which they were compelled
10 reInuuish account OF the hard uinca DIT fUErJ
was after Nard employed by fhIp stnrr the tea nie
chant but about year ago he eil hs amiy ana Men 10
(bicaro HIS, wife hearing nohng from hn, started ~
business for herself, and two months ago,
tbe grocery store AT No. $50 West FortyseoOudst.
According the statements Oh her neigDOfs hef buai
ness had Prospesd. On Moauag ias, nvL Iu, ~ piIu ,
returned lie was destOus OF assuming cOhlroi pi Tue
business, but she stOuy opposed TINS she hantalhed
her position until Nodnt sGy, when his peislsJency
forced her 10 apply 10 the courts Tor prOttclIOh At
eordngly they bOth appeared before Justice Duly, at
the Jefferson Market Police Court on tnc day proceed
cifd Ills wife informed the Judge how he had deserted
her and loft without any means OF support fogiry
camed he had LETT er because size received visits
from pcrs0us whom he forbade entering the house SIZE
eaid that after hls loss OF business, lie be
came very irregular in his habits 30 much
Fogarty further claimed that ne had lett her large
ttoeK of goods when he went West, and that hc hau
sent her $3.50. bhe insisted that be lea her
penniless, aud bad sent her only so go
Judge Dufy unable to stO their quarrelling, but
decided that FOgarty had rgGt 70 interfere WITH the
business OF his wife, which had Oeen established 10y her
own excrons. Later IN the day Fogarly again entered
that h wife had locked the door III his face lne judge
Informed him that lac had brought all the trouble on
himsclf and FOgarty departed muttering TO himself.
Coroner Flanagan suninOued aluEy yesterday aIle +,
noon and viewed the remains. No one could ne IOdhd
time 20 give evidence IN the case ana permission
MSS gwen Tor the removal Of the bodies 20 the hOrgue
seemed 10 the Coroner 10 indicate that
the had rst attempted 10 pinon ms ycilm and
Deputy Coroner Miller, tins morning, VIII make post
niOrtem examination 20 determiue tnat question Tue
Inquest In the is set down Tor o'clock to-day by
that time expected that the FOgarty children Will
he fOund. and their testimony will be taken
BREAKING UP A VILE BUSINESS.