New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30
THE SHOOTING OF Mrs. TIORP
wALsHs MO TIVE NOT YET MADE KNOWN

Laura NJ. ThOrD, who was shOt III M 'F'',
| ments at No goo West Twentyhrs-st on Iii' ie
/ by George Walsh. az stated in yesterday Ahl'''
| in dangerous condition, though the ballet mas pe
rocted Mira Thorn Is well known in this city prncipy
| through her connection with the famous lh''P ~
case The house which the shooting tOoE pSce II ."e
or four doors west Of seventhave and its newly eoo
red brick front freshly painted green blinds ana wh's
window sases distinguish IL from ita rather lno' n
re,sbbor Between 1890 and IL p m. on Friday VAIN
rang the doorbe at the house and "a the Setv"hl nav
retired he was admitted by Mrs. Thorp herself soou
after IL o'clock servant heard the sound OF pistol
shot and Mrs Thorp rushed into the basement Stream
| ing; Maggie I am shot George walsh sho'
| me" At Mrs Thorp's request the servant
went FOR q doctor. On the way she met F"IroiAaa
Mcoure Of the Sixteenth Precinct She tod MN 'hat
woman at No COG West Twenty rst was III ana ane
going for doctor A block two above she met Oicer
Carpenter ofthe Twenty-nnth Precinct and told hmthe
same story hut on being questioned closely 'he admitted
that her mistress had been shot. Carpenter Immediately
went TO the house taking with him Officer McDermott Oh
the same precinct whom he met They found Mrs Thorp
| seuselcss couch in the front basement room
! Walsh with II. H. Thompson, proprietor OF the
Maison Dor6e in the front rstfoor parlor NhIsh
was arrested but refused to make any statement.
| STATEMENTS TO THE CORONER.
! Tn the meantime DR.. Sell. noighbor. and
! Dr. Howe OF No. SO West Tweutyfourth-st, for
| merly a police-aurgeon, had arrived, aud under
their directions the removed TO the
| back paror which she used her bedroom They
found Mrs Thorp I'm a state Of cOnTete collapse from
the effect. Of the shock and from extreme hemorhage
80 critical appeared her condition that Coroner Martin
was teephoned for and at hapast three in the morning
took her ante morem statement which was as follows;
On Friday evening March 2S. 1854 | felt lonely
| and was sitting Ill my parlor and re-
NAMED until ten hafpast ten o'clock when the
door-bell rang and went to the door George Walsh
bedroom said. NO. under no circumstance lie.
George walsh stood in the Of the paror and said
man." a1d pulled out pistol IrOm Ms pfcket
and shot me.
Margaret Lynch. the servant, made this statement;
reside at 200 West Twenty -hIst-st I servant.
Abon half past ten eleven had retired and heard
the front door-beI Raging. started to go 10 the door
no noise until Mrs Thorp down into the kitchen say
ing loudly Maggie Maggie, am shot! George Walsh
/ returned and Mrs Thorp said Is George Walsh up
gairr 1 said didn't know then started 70 iiRo o
pcce officers. then showed the officers George Walsh
Tho string chair in the paror They arrested
him and took hin to Mrs Thor Who was lying IN the
'front.' basement she said That l. me man tla' Sho' me-
George Walsh. Take him away, or snail dle
Walsh was taken TO Thirtcth Street
Police station. and after being searched
was placed in cell He seemed stupcfed with drink and
repeatedly said I'm dazcL don't know what I've
done. Tan dazed"
SERIOUS NATURE OF THE WOUND
All Yesterday morning Dr. Howe was in attendance on
Mrs ThorD and between y and O'Clock he extracted
the bullet The shooting done with aS--cahre pis-
toll and tho ball. which Is in the DOCTORS possession j.
cutiI " Iatteuc,t one side. During the afternoon
Mrs horr was feycrish and though she had recovered
frn he sAoc the doctor entertained c1rs for her
yeeortry "she lost great deal OF blood said
he land l., very weak The ball passed through
Oh, arm entering the breast and Gdncing on
the top passed around the body and lodged in the
back. cannot tel. yet what injury has been inflicted
The lung may have been injured bit Of the bullet
may still DE in tie wound TIE danger arises from the
chance of pyeDia and suppurai0n However Mrs.
Thorn has strong viii power and may possibly recover
Entrance was denied 10 every one at tie Lou e. but
reporter who went there with actingC3ptan Lonsdale
Of the sixteenth Precinct found young man who
seemed De- in attendance the wounded woman. We
stated that Mrs Thorn was doing well and had only
ceged flesh wound, but beyond that lac was silent.
- Nj. Thompson who was u the house when IRE officer
arrived was found az hs restaurant in Twenty tir-s
and .a'd: only knew Walsh slightly and Mrs ThoTp
not at all George left my place abon la!fpast ten He
bad been drinking heavily all the eEcniuc. shortly after
eleven 49, was walking W severtl-aye. was met by
the servant, who told me that Walsh had shot her mis-
trcs= mt Wa IN thr house. AZ once went around
10 prevent further trouble. found wash in the front
paror, and eras} ng ms demanded his pistol he
seemed stupeded bat handed ont his revolver
with remark which prefer not 10 repeat Then
III. officers cane. I never heard Walsh mcutiou MIS-
Tuorr'- name"
WALSH AREAIGNED-rUS CAREER.
Walsh was taken from the TwentynintA PItcinc; eta
zion M the morning the Jefferson Market Police Court
lie stared at lir Jils ice rluI-I. uHI
made no attempt defend himself VHrn asked If lac
was guilty 81 the crime. he rculied: e. nothing
about p" and then hung hi, head. When ag,n asked
he had any hing 10 say, he cred: Wait until col
lcct my thoughts. Ola am so tired" Then IN an under
he mutered " I liked Laura. Did shoot herr l
am almost dead" The prisoner not repre-
sented by counsel The Justice commit
ted him without bail to await the result
Of MR.. Thorp, injuries He was imprisoned IN the JAIL
where the day he received james Dunno, Of No
346 Broadway whom he had chosen as his counsel
bin told hs story but would talk with one elsef
His defence viii be insanity.
All that could be learned Of Walsh's movements Oh
Friday he did up until after noon and took
breakfast the West side Hotel. AT Ftccnth-st and
Sixthayc. where he lodged. He then went down town
had luncheon at Delmonco with some friends about
4 n H. He walked mp town, stopping az number Of
liquor his way By the time he reached Eighth
ST. he was partly intoxicated and his friends advised him
to 20 ana take nap fearing his dissipation Of the
preceding days would lead TO delirium uemens. In
stead Of going to his hotel nc went to McNays liquor
store in -iuh-ave, near Ihlrteenth-st. lie
stood at the bar drinking until ; o'clock,
when went TO Kehoe's lquorstore at sxth-ave and
Kehoc remarked mat Walsh looked bad the latter
prd, rIuuDg ais fingers through his hair in an
ATTRACTED manner: " Yes, Old boy; feel done up.
! ought 10 blow my head of I'm no use" II; H.
TLom pson who at KehOes and who knew Walsh
persuaded hin finally TO accompany him TO the Maison
Dor"e al NO III West Twenty -thlIdst whore me Two
continued drinking until $50 when Walsh went
INTO feI restaurant next lhcfe ne some
Oy .ters and then back TO ThGmpsOn's.
Walsh has had somewhat cleCkcrcd career. He IS /
about years old and is the Nicholas ASH
the former sexton ar It. Joseph's Roman !
Catholic Church. When his father died /
Walsh succeeded him sexton, and for several ]
years did an excellent business undertaken. Then
be FELL bad habits and he lost his privileges sexton
Of the church lost his business His father left
lin considerable property which he dla5ipd d. Tie OBJ
tanned a situation agent for George smith Co., who I
agents In the COT ntry for brand Of champagne
With them he associated at the time OF the shooting
He had boosted FOR some time that he making !
money in Waist, but his friends did not believe this
statement. He had not been acquainted with Mrs. |
lhOip FOR very long time, but he frequent visitor
at her house dividing her time with tall fashiOnaby
dressed man with black mu-tdche." II understood
that about six months walsh became acquainted /
with her and did some private business tor her. What /