The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-12
POGAR7Y'S CRIME.
He Brutally Murders His Wife and
Kills Himself
THE KNIFE AND NITRIC ACID.
Shocking Details or the Tragedy
in Forty-second Street.

sacrifice Of human lives and the double crime Of
murder and suicide, enacted In this city yeser-
day. The murderer and suicide was the husband OF
his victim, whose only fault was fidelity 10 him ana
hrs children.
Officer Buckley, OF tho Twentieth precinct was &C
cos,ed. at about O'Clock in the morning, by a boy
about fifteen years old, who. IN excited man
ncr, begged him to come to his home ana
save his mother. He had left her lying on
tho floor with blood upon her bosom. and
his father, he thought, would murder her Tho
officer accompanied tho boy 10 No. $50 West Forty
second street. ono OF row Of four story brick teue
ments the ground floors OF which stores Tho lad
pointed TO tho door II he feared to cnter,
while his pale face told Of the BIO found
within. The officer opened the door Of dark ana
marrow store about twelve feet wide by twenty feet
deep, and passing through an Intervening room par
titoned off from the store beyond him, In tho
dim light from Kerosene lamp, the forms
OF aud woman lying still IN death
upon tho door. Two children their night
clothes, boy and girl sat upon the side OF ascany
cot aud wept bitterly Apool Of blood upon the floor
and the glstenng GLADE OF a small sharp knife lying
near the body Of tho told OF the double crime OF
murder and suicide. Word 10 tho station
aud guard placed ut The door. The three orpbaned
children we're taken care OF by tho police. and the
bodies OF their parents left TO ait the coming
OF Gay and OF the Coroner.
THE WITHIN.
ac did not arrive unit, nearly noon. and during the
morning hours u curious and motley crowd Of men,
women and children gathered in OF prcm
and discussed tho merits Of tho case-some with awe
upon their faces ana otncrs with disgusting lcvity
the attendants OF the Church OF the Holy Cross,
which Is Immediately opposite tho scene Of the
tragedy looked askance ms they passed In OF
the edincc while numerous pairs OF Dyes were TO be
secn peerng from behind huf closed window blinds
The story OF the crimo had already been set.
tied to The satisfaction OF the gathered COS
sips when tho Coroner came. A score OF
reporters standing in the rain welcomed his coming
and followed him into tho house Beck OF the store
the space the ground door divided into three
rooms. The first and second sleeping rooms. and
the last, looking INTO the yard, kitchen dining
room The first room behind the store, where
the children slept was found unoccupied. Lying
side the Lhresnod'oi the between the
sccoud sleeping and tho Kitchen tho body OF
the nurdere woman, the arms aud legs drawn up
tbs head resting upon blood stained pillow. Bvyon
IN the Kitchen. Nat upon ms lace ~ deep pool OF
eide. Everything about tho place suggestsd poverty.
lew chairs Of different patterns, iabc, on which
stood . few dishes, An ordinary cooking stove, u
clpai articles furniture On the table lay an en-.
velopo despatched with blood, upon which writ
ten-"For publication, HERALD Office"
| When opened tho letter was found 70 be a commu-
nication from the muraerer, and II furnishes evidence
of the craxed state OF MUD 10 which he must nave
piunned the viiiany he executed. It gwen without
| The names mentioned IN it:-
$50 WEST FonrY. SECOND srRxxr.,
| . April ~. 1919
him for murder a. y murdered me % .sps...s from
sci Saaa and judge s1 to- So q
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tho pubic but aars ID he Ssn Sl .is
n 80: :: roll sAs Dss hun Z ,s. ga. can ny'.F
owe nothing 60 my children a.. a. VII ham. Mile
n .o,r y or w Wife & s her ssh.pny 0s. 10,
and death hsrIn Ireland put her up to Nh. aes
. ns S my .a and vi. .s: M. an
years 81 age in Msy and vile will be 80
Sy:"'s' tor perjury ''s'Es sSs LIZ .S ;ss. YER
spectacle m m a.. sex nS has s 's re
secrets die with the Patent Tor my
| Tho above was written IA an unsteady ham, which,
when compared WITH another letter il and
toxcated. The second letter read rs iolIows:-
No. $50 wssr toarY SECOND srgsrr /,
:. :, April 10 1873.
sia-I have accepted position In another establishment,
LAUNcELor coxMAcK FoGARTY
n !. AUsriS. No 10 Greenwich street
The above written q clear business hand and
WIS probably nnshcd early In the day before had
become suinclsntiy renzicd with rum form ex
ecute his Durderous designs
TINE MANNER or TnkIR DkATM
The body oi both The murderer victim wero
so covered with blood that there appeared ltc doubt
as ~ tue manner OF their Death. Upon examination
OF The wifvs body, however, tho ony external In
Juries discovered was slight IEcision the back Of
the neck and two wounds on tbe lott breast Her
lace, when ceanscd Of tho blood on tho right side,
presented . aud discoored appearances
and the right ey. was covered wiIh a
MIN. inc right ear was also dl.colorcd and
shrivced which led tho belief that acid OF soro
kinl had been thrown upon her lace. A search was
made, and upon tie maute wss found vial
containing lew drops Of nitric aca Alongside OF IL
! "a n In m.
ana two ~iDegiass each contntung about III
iu OF tho Same deadly poison TIE body Of the hus-
band was then examined Two deep stab wounds
were iound On either side OF the necg, which
had severed the windppe, causing death by
aspbyx'a. Neither the Jugular vein the
carotid arteries were severe. In Tho opinion
o. Dr.. Miller, who examined tho bodies
the man must have lived some time after lac had cut
himself. This would seem TO veriiy the theory that
fosarty had Grst tired 10 force WHO join him
until she retired and then poured tho acid Into
her ear. A hcie was found IN The pillow eaten
useu while she was IN bed Tho psin caused tho
fortunate woman 10 cry out ana alarm her sou wllI-
the same torture. Tho husband ihcn plunged The
knife twice into her breast, and sftorward useI
raised tho bruised and bleeding OF his wife from
| the floor whore u had fallen and placed n pillow
under hcr head. = WA while doing this that inc
blood from his wounds poured over her body. rhcn
IN ms weakness he must have rcosd TO tho spot where
| Aher a jury had viewed the awful spectacle the
bodice we're removed 10 tbs Morgue.
Dr. Miller last evening made autopsy at tho
Morguo, which revealed tue TACT that Fogafy death
resulted IRON hcmorrhagc and aspny xa caused by
tbs ssvcring Of the windpipe Besides the wounas on
the throat, another was found on the lett side,
tne uippIe, which, however, was only SUPERFICIAL
4 On opening the body OF the vile consider able
henorrnage wns found, due to n ~; turc OF OF
1 the smaller vessels which had been eaten away by
some acid which mad boon poured into her mouth
anu car
INK MrRpKRka's HISTORY.
1 Eighteen years ago Launceot tommack Fogarsy.
an Intelligent youth twsny-onc years OF age lett Lls
village homo la ireland 10 seek his fortune lie had
heard wonderful tales OF the wealth Of Australia and
thitbcr he turned bis course, with ttie means
he mad fallen heir TO. During his stay Australia he
formed the acquaintance OF young and p.epossss,ne
| woman, school teacher He was Jovial. uashine
| feiow, Of . rowing disposition, aud easily won her
consent 70 unite her iortanc wsh his for o's iour.
| ney. The little money she had saved IRON her sarn-
| ings she gave 10 him nj their marriage
shortly alter they sailed for America e opta,ued
employment readily wherever he sought u, but never