The evening world., 1888-02-16

Hour Mrs. Goez Was Dying The
Wounded Husband Likely TO Recover.
A wan little woman with O pinched face sat
alone in the jefferson Market Police Court
for two hours this morning. No one noticed
her and she spoke to NJ one.
She was dressed neatly, but stability, In
black and cried quietly at intervals during
the disposition, by Police Justice O'Reilly,
of the usual collection of prisoners gathered
in last night by the policemen.
At II o'clock Policeman William O'Hara
brought into court n slender young man,
with just the faintest semblance of a mus
tache on his lip. His face was covered with
scratches, and blood marked II handkerchief
which he passed over his face frequently.
The little woman buried her face in her
handkerchief and her body swnyed bnck and
forth with her sobs. The prisoner was her
husband. Charles Giblin, of 424 West Fifty
fifth street, aud she had learned through The
WORLD of this morning, that he was under
arrest and had committed n murder.
AT 1862 West Houston street, q number which
serves for two narrow stores, in one of which
Valentine Goez and Madeline, his wife, dealt
in groceries. and in the other Nicholas Goez
and Mary, his wife, kept a bakery, the grocer
and his wife were lying i'll a precarious con-
dition Mt this hour. Valentine had q pistol
ball in his left shoulder, while another
bullet Ind ploughed its way from his chin
along his jaw and was imbedded i'll the back
of his neck. Madeline. his pretty young
wife. was dying from n pistol-shot wound in
the abdomen.
A priest from st. Anthony's Church had
administered the sacrament of extreme unc-
ton to her this morning. She remained I'M
conscious and died at ~. 20 o'clock.
Last night while the baker and his wife
in their rooms back of the store, and their
brother and sister were looking after trade,
| nnTn fth1ip anfaen1 aud ,n,rnhngn1 tlswkxr
cents worth of bakestuif. He rendered q
counterfeit tive-dollar bill in payment, the
counterfeit was detected aud the grocer re-
fused to return the bill. A fight ensued, and
Mrs. GoeZ sprang in between the two men
Just in time to receive the third shot in the
abdomen.
Giblin was arrested by Policeman O'Hara
The crowd which gathered was furious and
was kept away from Giblin with some diff
Guilty by Policeman George f. Smith. of the
Prince street station.
DIR. L. j. Donlin was hastily called. and as
the wounded woman had very recently been
confined, he decided that it would not do to
probe for the ball, and reluctantly informed
the two families that she must die. Turning
his attention to the husband, he found that
Goez's wounds were not very serious. When
she learned this the devoted little wife OK
claimed feryently Praised be God. l saved
my husband :"
ulDilu says tudI ne is u WlrtWOTheT, anu
had been employed Mt his trade in Worcester,
Mass, for five years, coming to New York in
October last. since which time he has been
unable to obtain work. He was destitute,
and yesterday went to Brooklyn to look for
work in the Long Island Wire Works. He
was unsuccessful, and was on his way home
when he stopped before the bright window
of GoeZ's little bakery and went in.
He declares that GoeZ and his wife attacked
him and had him down when he saw n silver
plated pistol cleaning on the floor. He says
1t must have been dropped by his assailants.
Grasping it he fired four times.
In court this morning he was dressed like O
workman of fair condition. He was pale and
anxious.
No testimony was taken. but Giblin WAS
committed, on o charge of felonious assault,
to the Jefferson Market Prison, pending the
result Of Mrs. Goez's wounds.
After he had been taken out of court the
sobbing little wife staggered out also and
wandered away up the avenue as if dazed.
Giblin has "A child.
The pistol mysteriously disappeared after
the shooting, but the Goez families unite in
saying that Valentine never owned or pos
sessed such a Weapon. Nicholas Goez and
his wife are Frustrated by the calamity which
has overtaken their brother and sister.