The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-16
who MURDERED HER ??
Mrs. Carson Just Before
Dying Said Her Hus-
band Did 1t.
A BLOODY BLUE JUMPER.
Probably the Wcarer Was the G uilty
Man, But Who Was He?-Con-
hicting Evidence.

The hearing of the charge of murder
against Michael Carson, who is supposed
to have killed his wife Bridget at No. 161
Steuben street late Thursday afternoon,
developed but little beyond what was
told in TIE JERSEY CITY NEWS OF yester-
day.
Carson was arraigned In the First Dis
trict Police Court at half-past ten o'clock
this morning. Mrs. Kerrigan was not
called from the dock. Carson gazed CON-
placentIy about him and listened atten-
lively to the testimony Of Patrol
man Kelly, Mrs. Margaret Green and
Mrs. Ellen johnson, two neighbors who
were present in the room when the dying
woman said her husband committed the
crime.
No trace of Kerrigan has yet been
found.
Both Carson and Mrs. Kerrigan were
committed to the County Jail without
bail by Justice O'Donnell
KELLY'S STORY.
Kelly's testimony is as follows:-"About
half past five o'clock saw Carson stand
irg on q corner In Steuben street. His
head was cut and bleeding. He said to
me, Tom, my wife's throat is cut
asked him who did, and he said Kerrigan
did it. took him down to his house, No.
161 Steuben street, and went up
into his apartments on the top floor.
Neither OF the women could say that
Carson was In the room when his wife
made her statement. although Patrolman
Kelly swore positively thai carson was
sitting on a stool eight or ten feet away.
and knowing of his wires statement,
made no contradiction Mrs Green Rd-
mitted she was very much excited and
did not notice particularly who was in
the room at the time. Mrs. johnson, WIN o
saw both Kerrigan and Carson on the
opposite side of the street before she en-
tered the room, said Carson was out in
search OF the patrol wagon when Mrs.
Carson made her statement to Kelly. She
heard Kerrigau say to Carson: For
Gods sake go back into the house," and
Carson replied, 'No; Pm going 10 the
station house"
| saw bis wife lying on the floor with her
ear and her throat cut. Her sister-I sup
pose It was her sister, Mrs. Kerrigan-
was sitting beside her trying to stop the
flow OF blood with an apron. The wom-
an. Mrs Carson, at that time was alive.
l saw that she wanted to speak. l bent
down to her aud asked her who did 1t.
She said. My husband Mrs. Kerrigan
also said that 1t was Carson who
did 1t. / sent a MESSENGER around to the
patrol wagon. The doctor arrived then
and sewed up the wound. She lived
about eight or ten minutes after the
wound was Sewed up. The room was all
in disorder. This piece here (picking up
the jagged edged bottom Of the broken
pitcher that was found smashed to atoms
IN the room WIS Tying directly alongside
OF her. nearer than any Of the other
pieces. She was covered with blood. In
searching the room TO see il any other
weapon could be found we found this
jumper Qifting blue jumper half sat
nrated with blood hanging on peg in
the bedroom"
Kelly described the wonnd as jagged
cut extending from the upper portion OF
the left ear down around the chin to very
near the centre.
THE coRoNER's ACTION.
Coroner Parslow has drawn on his jury
to investigate the murder the followin ing:-
William Loughlan, foreman; j. W. Bow
Ian, James Baker. W. Hosback, Charles
Kelly, William Hughes, Alexander Nc
Kenzie, Jonn Webster, p. Z. Pollard,
Owen Carroll and Holmes Chamberlain.
The jurors were sworn IN this morning
at Speer's morgue, and, after viewing
the body, decided to adjourn until
Wednesday evening, when evidence will
be taken at Roche's Hall.
DISAGREEs WITH THE POLICE.
Dr. Converse held an autopsy this after
noon on the body of the murdered Mrs,
Bridget Carson, which is lying at Speer's
morgue-
The theory advanced by the police au-
thorities that the cut which resulted In
her death was inflicted with pitcher was
knocked in the head by the County
Physician, who states that the fatal
wound was inflicted with some sharp in-
strument, inferriDg that it was done with
q knife.
The cut was ragged one and there
was evidence of the fact that the
cut was first made with a
pitcher, but that knife was used after
wards, as the chords Of the neck and It's
sues were severed very evenly.