The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-09
HER TATT0OER SHOT HER.
4 GIRL HALF KILLED BY 4 PROFESSOR
OF india INK ANCHORS

Sbo IL n Specinen of His Art Herself, aud
- n Sister of the Professional Tnttooed
Woman-He Hauled Her Close to Him
by the Hair and shot 10 IIIt Her Heart.
The tattpoad girl OF Worths museum, who
ia a Mrs. McCanry. has an unmarried sister,
Jennie Connors. Jennie lives at 1879 Cherry
street with her mothor. Jennie is tattooed a
little. but only for decoration, not Profession
ally. Edwin Thomas. professional tattooer
is an acquaintance OF the girls. He is a we'll
known character OF the lower east side, and
he formally lived with Jennie. Jennie was
visiting yesterday at Mrs. Margaret Johnson's
nat on the top floor OF IS Monroe street
Mrs. johnson keeps tho outer door o. her
apartments in the tenement house locked.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday afternoon
there came heavy knock at this door. The
door opens into Mrs. Johnson's sitting room,
and there were In the room at tho time Mrs.
Johnson, her daughter Mrs Llbbey, two grand
children. and Jennie Connors. When the
knock came at the door Jennie Connors started.
Don't open the door," she cried; I'm
afraid it's Thomas, and he'll kill NO."
Mrs. johnson says this was the first che had
ever heard OF Thomas.
"Oh, | know who 1t is" said Mrs. Libbey.
Its Mr. johnson over in Charles street come
to see why didn't go over and clean his store"
Jennie Connors had already gone into the
kitchen adjoining. Mrs. Libbey followed her.
Who's there" asked Mrs. johnson before
opening the door.
rs Jennie Connors hcreP' replied q mans
voice.
Jennie Connors screamed in the kitchen.
But before Mrs. johnson heard the scream she
had the door unlocked. An ugly looking man
came into the room. He was gray haired and
over so years old apparently.
Where's Jennie Connors ?" he asked.
Jennie isn't hero" said Mrs johnson.
LISA - l.e." cried tho man.
Then he said pleasantly: u want to give her
some money"
He started for the kitchen. where he
heard tho women moving about. Mrs.
johnson is seventy years old. She laid hold OF
the man and tried to stop him. He sent her
flying across the floor with Il push. Then he
flung himself against the kitchen door with all
his weight The door yielded. The women
inside screamed.
oh. you're there, You -" he said to Jen-
u corner. He made for, her. and reached his
right hand around to his hip pocket. Mrs.
l hqy T S h5 aEWs 9o I'D his R BOZ 6Sn soa
Thomas freed himself with kicks and blows,
Connors by the hair and had pulled her out
rIbly ali the time. Just before he got the
shrieking woman to tho door OF the sitting
room he pulled S out pistol 81 ha and fred shot
At her again. Mrs Libboy threw herself. on
Thomas turned around 10 Mrs. Libbey and
said;
But he didn't fire again. He put his pistol in
his pocket aud walked out o. ths, room Mrs.
norS on to n sofa. The girl moved and put her
hand over her heart, and said that she was
window, and screamed into tho area below for
police and an mbulance. She got no answer.
and mustered up courage enough to go down
got into Monroe street she saw Thomas going
M the street slowly toward the Market street
grabbed Thomas; They took him back, and
lie was sorry he didn't shoot her again.
At Gouverneur Hospital the doctors found |
tina, the bullet had pc! etrated the upper part
nDovo the, heart. They said that i seemed as
II no vital nart was Injured. but that all sorts |
At the Madison street station Thomas said
,ha1 he was carpenter and lived at 30 Bower;
people He and one Two ssot
have n ta,tooing shop ut Peck slip and South
and all the people on the lower east side know
Thomas. A few months ago Thomas told his
irends that his girl had lett him and that he
Father Pagan of tho lidGe street Catholic |
church visited Gquverneur Hospital. in the
evening and saw Jennie Connors. Afterward
she said TO the doctors:
We had a failing out about fve months ago. told
him that as he married man no ought to keep
away from mo That made him mad. aud month
ard lie tried to shoot mo at 1889 Cherry Atree o
ired two shots at me Neither OF them hit me. and
did NOT want TO get him into trouble didn't say any,
hing about II to only him few times
,fter that. in tho bedroom this afternoon when
ne came to Mrs JOhnGonS heard him ask tho woman
Town stairs whether was home lie Said. :. want to
Nv. her some money as am going WesL% The woman
hat out. hut just then little girl exclSimei:
She's up stairs now Just saw her" lie came up
hen and entered my room. As soon as saw MN had
III idea that lie wanted 10 hurt mo and ran into tho
,itchen lie follow ed mo and pull ed out big revolver
had hardly opened my mouth TO beg him to kill
no when he Tired and sho: me in the breast
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