Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08
SHOT IN THE BREAST.
Death Of Mrs. Maggie Connolly Under
Peculiar Circumstances.
KILLED BYA FLoBERT RIFLE BALL.
Her Husband Claims it Was the Result ofan
Accident, but is
PLACED UNDER ARREST FOB MURDET

The Flobert rifle got in its deadly work
again yesterday, and Arthur Connolly is
now under arrest awaiting the result of an
inquiry into his young wife's death.
Connolly, who is employed at Moorhead
McCleane & Co.'s mill, lived with his wife
in two rooms on the third floor of house or
Boston street, near the Soho schoolhouse
Shortly after Yesterday morning neighbor:
heard a shrek, and rushing into Connelly's
kitchen, found Mrs. Connolly, in her night
dress, lying dead on the floor, while hei
husband was bending over her and implor.
ing her to speak to him. Connolly stated
that the shooting was accidental.
THE HUSBAND ARRESTED.
Officer Sullivan was called, and arrested
Connolly. The Flobert rifle which fired the
fatal shot was found in the room. The bull
let had entered the woman's breast and
caused an internal hemorrhage. The neigh
bors state that Connolly and his wife, who
had been married about seven months, ap-
peared to be on very affectionate terms, and
had never been heard to quarrel.
Mrs. Connolly, whose maiden name was
Maggie DAILY. her parents living at Sharps-
burg, was % years. Connolly married Mag
gle to obtain his freedom from Jail.
Connolly, after being placed in the Four
teenth ward station, made the follow
ing statement for publication.
CoNNELLY's STORY.
have been at home for the past two weeks
suffering with a burned leg. Last evening I
told Steve Griffen. the son of my landlord, that
cats were killing his pigeons, and if he would
loan his rifle to me would try and shoot the
cats. He brought the rifle It to ny ny rooms last
one known as the "Flobert." The cartridge
was in the gun at the time, and left it on the
dining room table over night. In the morning
l started out in the back yard with the rifle,
and after time returned to the house, and in
passing my wife who was preparing kindling
in the yard for the breakfast fire, playfully
struck her with the butt of the gun on the thigh.
She reached up and caught the barrel of the gun
and pulled 1t toward her. The gun at the time
was at half cock and had no thought it would
go off in that condition. The bullet entered
her right breast. 1 helped her into our rooms
and placed her in rocking chair and then
called Mrs. Griffen, who resides in the same
house with me. When Mrs Griffen came we
placed my wife on the floor with pillow under
her head, and she only lived a few minutes
after she received the wound. She was unable
to speak, only in a mumbling way.
A HAPPY COUPLE.
When asked ii he had had any dispute
with his wife, Connolly said: ''She was as
good wife to me as any man would want,
and from the day we were married, seven
months ago. there has not been a cross word
passed between u.s."
Coroner Mcdowell impaneled jury and
viewed the body and then adjourned the in
quest until tomorrow morning. DR.. j. Guy
McCandless made post mortem examina-
tion and then the remains were removed to
the home of the dead woman's parents at
Sharpsburg.