New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-14
DID HE KILL THREE WIVES ?
MURDERER, BIGAMIsr AND SUICIDE,
CARRIERS MANY CRIMES REvEALEp-HIs LAST VIC
TIM NAY RECOVER.


The latest development in the OF the attempt
ed murder of Mrs Adams by Richard b. carter VINO
afterward shot and killed himself IS OF sensatohn
character Carter IS now charged with another
crime In addition 10 that Of bigamy In having my
tcriousy disposed OF his second wife, VINO was nN'ns
the time of his marriage to Mrs Adams IN Dcoo"'
Der last. Mrs Mary Griffin, Of No. 15e Nlnth-aVc''
who Is tho wife Of an officer In Part IL Of the Court
OF Common Pleas, read in the papers the STORY OF
the shooting and recognized in Carter the husOaua
Of her cousin, Bridget Kenny. She at once went 10
Captain Reilly, Of the Nineteenth Police freclhc''
and told him astonishing story OF carriers previous
in crime.
Mrs. Griffin stated that she was cousin OF Gar
ter's second wife, and believed that he had murdered
her The cousins name was Bridget Kenny she
came from County Limerick TO this country ana ndd
been two years in the United States wheh sac Hes
Carter Bridget was on her way back to Ireland
when the steamer delayed in port for some CAUSE
and the girl went to Smiths boarding house IN Oreon
wichst for a few days Carter was working as a
,lonrShoroman at the time and was boarding at tho
same house. He introduced himself as wdo"ef
with two children When the young woman went 10
ireland she corresponded with Carter, ana OF neI To-
turn was met on the pier by Carter Shortly al'er-
ward they were married at tho boarding house Anu
went to live In Kingst
THE YOUNG WIFE's EYES OPENED
Mrs scanlon the mother Of Cartef's hrst WIFE,
session of the children and told Mrs Carter that Gar
fer had killed his first wife by throwing her GOWN
stairs, and that he only escaped punishment lot tne
crime By fight. Carter afterwaru ieN 'uo
Young IrshWoman totally unprovided for ono emu
had been born to them, but it died, and Mrs Cartet
returned TO Ireland This in 1874. Two years
later she returned to this country and went 10 Nv
with Mrs Griffin in vandam-st Carter found hef OUT
and called upon her. She next procured situ@'
ton as cook but Carter Induced her 10 give
il I'D Finally she yielded TO his entreatles 70 i've
with him. on his solemn promise TO make amehns LOT
his previous conduct. THIS time they lived ID BANK
st. In few weeks Carter began to III use MS VIC
He beat her repeatedly, and eventually LETT her'
Several times during the next few years Oarier III
duced the woman to live with him, ont on each oc-
casion separation resulted, consequent on MS III
treatment. During this time FIVE children were Dorn'
THE WOMAN DISAPPEARS
During one of these periods of descrtion the woman
heard of Carter's marriage TO Mrs Adams. she then
caused his arrest The warrant served the night
after the wedding Carter brought Up In mo
Jefferson Market Police Court and showed papers a'
nurpored 10 lie decree Of divorce and was discharged
That was tho last seen of Bridget by her friends.
she was TO have to her cousins mouse aiTt
going TO court but failed do and all EFFORTS OF
Mrs Griffin 10 find her have been unaNalhhs ~
Griffin saws she believes that Carter caused hct ucdn
Ms Adams IS still at the New-York Hcsn.taL NO
effort has yet been made 10 extract the Dulict NM
Is embedded i'll muscles below the cavity Vi VIC
chest IL Is expected that she viii recover IL -
believed By the police that Carter had vic ID
savannah Ca during the time he Was away from
Bridget kenny aud that she also disappeared IN a
mysterious manner