New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-12
THEIR LAST QUARREL FATAL
SHOOTING HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF.
vr1I-To-Do ExPREssMAN's DEsPEhATloN-hi'
WOUND MORTAL ONE.

1vr,rTc-no fxPREssMAN's DEsPEHArION-HiS
WOUND MORTAL ONE.
ro,oos Murdv an expressmal, doing large business
ot No III Reade ST., this city, shot his ~he' Masgo
,,urdv three times late yesterday afternoon at MS
-, No 046 Lorimerst, williamsburg, intilcung
serous il not fatal wounds and aferwaru sno' h'ni-
eoit bis wound being a mortal enc. Murdy Was
'U", i,+oxioated st the time and violent quarrel
with his wife preceded the shoo'i"s' "' ""N
ioalous of het for some time.
,..,o moro than a year ago Murdy's first vile dleu
d t+ him two children fourteen and nine years oiu'
r;h. months ago he became acquainted with woman
- uooeie Cameron at house OF quesuoh"pio
- :; iii, CITY She deserted her husband Ill
o.; aud comt to this city. There was oliel
,r,sb;, between the two and they were marriou oo
Ginning housekeeping in Lorimer-st' III nion' W
Murdv became dissatisfied with her lou anu
n desire 70 move to more pretentlous qudI'ois my
,lv took nm their abode at No. 2|O DlVlslOh-
90 cbere tbev lived a week violent quarrel arose
and she lett the house, going to the mousse u uei
brother William Whiteside. in North Fiithst murray
nut all the household goods in storage ana went 10 i've
with his children at his fathers house. NO -
Maserolo-st. They lived happily there for umo when
,b oupl4 became reconcied and again went to house
keepiug this time at No. 81 Ten Eyckst. MS Mufuy
,esnmed her old habits, and Quarrels were OF daily
~
dcree few weeks when they were told to move on
ocoo,nt Of tbe violent temper of Mrs Murdy. They
went to No. 50 Jnion-aye where there came 10
c,ap,e for the better. Mrs. Murdy neglected the
children and renamed away sometimes Tor two days
ot fine Murdy became addicted TO liquor, ana whue
in tins mood would brood over his troubles. lhcy
were finally told to leave their last quarters ana re
,,oved to ii house wh9re the fatal shooting TOOK
Ilace This was ten days ago. lhe buudmg - l"u'-
iot o,hf Z Inc
second floor. Quarrcls were OF daily occurrence anu
ON Thursday night they had p2Iuculdriy NloIc1'
disagreement. Murdy came home ana lonhd us "lIo
III bed. She refused TO get up aud prepare supper o
lin but told him that he married her ana must no"
support her, she did hot propose to do any "orh,
Tis euraged him, and he SAID that chhSe "'ust '"N
mace lie retired with his child,c en-, and Yesterday
ming the same state OF things pIcval,d; ~
wife was still in bed when be and she toIu 'n
that he must prepare breakfast. MuIdy biadeu ulo
and made some coffee. Before leaving the uou>c hc
told his two BOYS that if they did not receive eeihldsI
and ,inner they should 20 to school ana tneh 90 10
their arandfatheT's house ,-
He reached his fathers house at o'clock yesterday
af ernoon and lett his wagon standing IN front 4"
house lie appeared depressed. ana told n' slTeI ''
his head elt as though it going 10 split lie Wen'
into the front room and took from drawer MS re-
voyer that he had left there some time ago Oo'"s
INTO the kitchen he said TO his father; r.,,
This is my last day on eaItD. am 'Aicu u '"A
life" -.
He left the house and told the boy that was in the
WAGON TO dnve to the Roosevelt Street Ferry ana meet
the otl er wagon coming from this city with express
goods lie then went To his home. His wife wa~ max
ng the bed at the time Pnd a. arrel arose about the
failure of his obtaining breakfast lie said to his VIC
Blank you What are yon gong 10 10 now u
fix Won I" at the same time drawing a revolver ana
shooiipg at her three times. The first two shots toh
effect in The left temple, and the other entered lhe
hroat and is believed to have penetrated the luhg7
The woman screamed and ian down stars intJ me
street Murdv fired snOt into his own head 3ei"d
the right ear, the ball entering the nIlh ne "lsV
,,sbcd down stairs into TIC street He through
Lorimer and North Sec0nd-st.. and thence To- L"cn
and Conselvea-sts where he tell from exhaustion. 4
Policeman heard OF the shooting aud summoned the
ambulance Both we're removed to 81. Catherine
HospitaL where the surgeons declared that Mnrdy
would die and there were doubts a. - Mr7. murray
recovery. the bullet having penetrated her lungs
The children when they heard OF the shooting amer
thev returned from school to their granddthGr
Lnise GEORGE Murdv the youngest said tnat his
,nofbcr neglected him and his brother all tt time,
and would not even do any sewing for them OF maze
any breakfast or dinner, bat was al|ays sleeping OF
gong out.