The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-05
PISTOL ENDS DIVORCE SUIT.
DEFENDANT OSM0ND NUMBERS HIs
UIB,E, TIE PLAINTIFFS.

iHErENOTNT OSMONO MUUDEhS MN
UIEE, TIE PLAINTIFFS.
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Two Builets Lay Her DeaA On the floor,
and Two More send lHsr BoarAer % Deiie.
vuo with Dareiy Ckanee or Surviving.
Nine years ago Mary Murphy and John
Lewis Osmond were living together as man
and wife, Seven years ngo the Rev. Dr. Ed
ward McGlynn married them. Within the pnst
year Osmond has repeatedly accused his wife
OF inndelity. Late ON Saturday night he shot
and killed her. Then he shot John c. Burch-
ell. an old friend. whom ho accused Of Intimacy
with his wife. Burchoilfs pretty sure todfe. '''
Osmond is one Of those devll-may care.
happy-go-lucky follows who seldom do great
harm. and moro rarely any good He was a
brass worker. but indolent and ehiftless al
ways. 'Se worked only when he could not get
out Of II. He is rs years old. short and COM
pactly built. His eyes are gray and. small.
Seven yenrs ago the woman was good looking.
and sho had not lost oil her comellness when
her husband shot her.
Up to September two years ago Osmond
lived with her ut 70S Third avenue. At that
time Osmond's aunt, Mrs. Eliza Cushing. died.
Mrs. Cushing had an adopted son. John @.
Burclcll. She lived with Durchell ut 600
Third avenue, between Thirty-nlnth and
Fortleth streets. By her will she loft all her
personal property, money. and furniture to
Burchell. Burchell had lived with Mrs. Cush-
ing since he was & years old.
After'Alrs Cushing's death Burchell asked
Osmond to sell his household furniture and
come to live with him ut 6O9 Third avenue.
Osmond did so. and for time tho new ar
rangement worked we'll. Then Osmond grew
jealous He had before charged his wife with
unfaithfulness to him. and had particularly
fad fo hor op&o >, m xr;kh ono rIau
Crotty. But now he was suspicious Of Burch-
oil. Burohell is a bachelor. and 40 years old.
It Is insisted by his friends that his relations
with Mrs. Osmond were always proper. But
Osmond was surly and auarrelsome, and there
were occasions when he beat his wife.
In June Of this year no had to 60 to Bellevue
Hospital for a couple OF weeks. When he came
out Of the hospital his wife refused to have
anything moro to do with him. He hung
around for q few weeks trying to overcome her
resolution. but she was firm. Early in August
he went to live at $40 Second avenue in q fur
nished room. In the mean time Mrs. Osmond
had begun proceedings for divorce with all
mony. Occasionally Osmond came to the house
in Third avenue and tried to see his wife.
Sometimes he saw her and then there was al
most sure to BIO quarrel He was constantly
trying to induce her to give up living in the
same house with Burchell and to go with him
to his rooms in Second avenue. But she stead
tasty refused to have anything more TO do
The neighbors say. and Mrs. Diamonds sis
ter. Mrs VBrien. who lives on the floor below
that on one Of the visits which osmond f made
s n es She ks s Find
life would I'M him. she refused to make COM ON
Last fTesday night Osmond went r. sao b,s
wife again. Tie, papers in her divorce suit had
boon served on him. His mood was q mixture
to return to him. stormed and swore because
she would not and then went away.
At ssres co H.
lost his place last Saturday. When he was paid
q ~ Ssasss Sc SSss ssa ss
sos s sfsaa f aSas
we're SITTING; At table eating suppeT Mrs:
with them. 0smond walked up to his vie and
spoke to her about tho DIVORCE case; She re.
told him that he must see s her iaWs sSeu'
revolver. His wife sprang up. and he shot her.
the floor, She was dead in ten minutes: The
and the second in the left side OF the back. o''
Burchell was looking away when Qsmond
ed the sst He sprnng End a
left he b "
the revveP hst %Rea
ell IN the abdomen eI.a and ended the struegls
into the Street His WIGS little sister. terrided
by the shooting, had jumped through the win
S a. made er f.
ran In. Policemen were summoned. An am
REan;e Burcse was taken to BELLEVUE
Tho corpse was carried to the. Morgue.
Burchell,s ante .mortem statement says:
w Ms9y deu afa
and he left the house about Ave weeks ago.
ssS ssSa ss s WITH
next Monday tto:dsyi After he was, .seryed
at Ole second avenue. since, he LEFT i or. and
Wss nss sTd tSs she H.
because Of his lll.treatment al e!ong. and she
the house at 800 Third avenue to try to make
some arrangement with her They went down
SATURDAY nlsht h came in at 1o4 o'clock.
His wife. her sister. and were sitting. at
Ne Mahsa WE h W e asp SRa aSsa this
she replied. Johnny I cannot say any
then pulled out his revolver and shot her. I
was not looking at him at the time he pulled
the revolver from his coat. She yelled. Oh
my When looked around and saw the r0.
get in & shosD and
once when caught hold OF his arm. Then he
shot me second time. l then ran down stairs.
/ do not know whether ho was jealsus ofme or
not"
hss ox bTshal 6s
Hond. lived at 249 East Thirty third street, so
ali night he and Capt Ryan kept watch on that
house. Osmond's brother had heard OF the
murder. and said that no. would never give
room In his house to a murderer. It was about
0e9ek m2r9hing that osm1nd
im-iaw caine to the door. When she saw who
II was she slammed tho doorin his face. Then
Conf Rva N mr. ad him