The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-16
MRS. HARRIGAN'S DEATH
a TERRIBLE TALE TOLD nv HER
THREE DAUGHTERS.
New city physician aesrd Spoiled . Sup
ppseb Murder.

yaa,ayler ~ " o'clock the naiehhn,s LIVING
,p the vicinity nf Gaienne and Constance
etrpeta we're thrown into quite an excitement
nv seeing n little girl rush out " her paranfs
house. CRYING aa q to break her hesrt and sob
hing aloud NY mamma ie dead mF man ma
IL dead my rapa has killed my mamma
The little girl wee named Julia Harrisen,
and wac the dauehtf Of an individual naBad
Pete Harrlpan. who u known IN The neiRhbe-
hood by the gentle epithet Of q brute.
TIE nelehhora rushed Into the house to see
what waa the matter ard were hertinel 90 IND
tbet the little girl had good cause for her tears
for on the floor lpv her mother In She embrace
az death her TEXTURES made more CHASTITY by n
black we which bal been given her the night
before By her husband
Tha children consisting of three little girls.
were Interviewed separately and th4y made
their resuactive statements. The first was Mel
lie Harrigen, aged thifeer years. She said
Saturday night wac returning home and
when few steps from the house heard my
little sister CRYING; ! went tc her and asked her
mamma we're lighting Atthat moment mamma
with me aud my Sister, went 10 Mrs purke's
who lives iust eorosa the street, and che gave
iIs A place 10 sleep for the night
The trouble was NIL about the furniture. Pa
wanted 10 sell II AND ma would rot let him.
When ma was dying che sent for me btu he
fore could get 10 her ahe dead
Marx hatrs 9 yas he next op gS qnesttl9nad
Ing simple hi, terrible tale:
My name 10
NARY uARRfatN
and I Am sis, going on seven yearR II was
Saturday about or o'clock think II was |
about that time. NV IA asked my mamma 10
go out and get some whisky and she refused to
90, saying that he had enough whisky In his
stomach already
lie then went ~ The door. where The broom
s ',"s wss and getting 1a IT, struck her on the
ilpwa- tyvfG wi II
the broomsiick and once with his nst The |
kick was In the stomach. He stayed In the |
When II was night he told mn to % oct 81 |
the house ne he would have nc. good luck with |
her. Ma never said nothing TO this"
Ma attempted to 90 out and aa she was |
going out be kicked her In the stomach When |
he kicked her she iell. aud hid Il not been for
face by falling m the hananrtta.
Ma, me and Ellen went over to Mrs nurkea. !
who lived aefces the street When we got over |
r. Mrs. Rurke's she uut my ma W stairs to |
bed. and ma mnanei oil night, saying TINT sha |
VINE going "a lie. and was always asking for
water
tine called Ellen to her and said Ellie nm |
hfraid Yen nnd the children won't gee me any |
more aiter y night hi You keep away from
'Neyt morning my IN came over tn Mrs |
purkns and nut my mn II . hheir and took her
home. After he wac taken into the room she
did almost instantly,
This ainl the first time ma and ia have
fallen out About four weeks, ago ,uana came
terribly when he is drunk; aud when he came
into the house hn said
you nID wtrCH
You say there is no hell on earth, but am
going to show you there is hell on narih II
When he sni this he ran his hind Into tho
stove and burnt HE arm NJ tu the elbow Then
he was sorry for what ha Ind dome
After NIL of his cruel treatment to mamma
abe put him ~ bed and dressed ha arm and
nursed him until lie got we'll
Katie Harriean, aged twelve years, corroho-
OIL
When the neighhnrs were put In possession
OF the abnye iacs. and feeling confident that
the woman had been fouliy dealt with ma the
marks of violence ON her person cnrrphorntnd
the statements made Nv the children they sent
for Coroner Marley.
The coroner called Mt the house and while
he was viewing the body Of the dead woman
mouse, and sneaking out. lost no time In get
ting out Of sight The coroner, when informed
Of the fact. started In pursuit If him and sue
ceaded IN making him prisoner on Magazine /
street. Aft-r placing him under arrest be was
taken to the Central Station. where he was taken
charge Of Nv Cant. Manning. 1
In the evening CITY Physician Beard held d | |
post mottem examination on the body and n
found that death was caused from heart tiiaansa
In statement to the reporter of ihia panpr ba
said that Der death may have been sunprin
uuced by the excitement Of the difI1pulty with |
her husband the night before '
The accused was released from oustndv No
soon ne Or. Beard gave hia certificate ~ death q
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