New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
FOR NUMBERING HIS
A ,LoNGsHoREMAN HELD FOR THE CRIME.
THE VICTIMS THROAT APPARENTLY CUT WITH
A BROKEN PITCHER.


BROKEN PITCHER.
Mrs Bridget Carsen was murdered at her home
O. IG1 stouben-st Jersey City. soon after p H.
r.sterdar Her husband william Carsen, long
borenqn thirtyfour years old Is charged Win ha'ns
committed the crime. The place where the "onia'l
met her death Is in of the poorest ana least ora
uarts OF the city. For many years Bushmahs hat
houses have for reason or another Deeh a''nose
daily visited by policemen. The mats are lours'ory
frame structures narrow door leads rom tle suco'
to a fight OF stairs which creak and trenloie wien
vailed on The dark stairway leads to the top OF the
horsa The apartments that open on the passaeeway
rrhose ON the top floor where the murder was com
r,4ted were even worse than the Others Ihere were
crIv two rooms used by the Carsen family ana tncS
indicated place OF continuous drunken debauch' Inc
,,r room contained pine table covered with nlthy
rag for a cover yesterday. on IL were na o' -.
bord stale bread and clay pipe. An OLD bureau WIN
cbean looking glass on II, two wooden chairs anu
cbean stove Filth was everywhere Inc Cas
had the front rooms and family nameu "eiSh .o
rcor rooms. Last Saturday william Kerrigan ana "S
wife lane sister Of Mrs. Carsen came ron ouieIl
=. uaverstraw to visit the Carsens. The Carsehs
- noorlv always drunk the woman in particular
ht atter the Kerrlgans arrived the grower hao no
st and beer and rum interspersed with euareis anu
curses was the only occupation OF this quartet
Yesterday morning the Carsens and Rerrigans had
M money and nothing worth pawnng. Ihey were aisV
on, ~ drink. The only remaining articles which wouiu
nroyide money enough to procure beer were te Soeo
Carsens only child, who is about nine years oiu.
Tbose were pledged. The money procured suppHeu
tber, with the rum that led to the Tragedy sou"
after 5 D. IN. Mrs. Dwyer, who lived Oh 'io nooi 20
oa.b heard sound like some falling would MAKE
Mr. DIVER was Ill from severe headache. 0oo"
ofter +he fall while she was gazing at tue cehng snc
a blood oozr1g through and drop on her bare moor
tha prark
=, . tbo ifebIooG of Bridget Carsen, who Just above
br Law ON her back on the floor with cash that eN
tended from beneath her chin TO her left ear han vi
the car was torn away. - , -.
tovv minutes after Mrs Dwyer heard the sound OF
fall william Kcrrigan left Carsen's apartments d"u
went 10 the street. Mrs. Ellen Johnson WI" 'o0 vi
rho FIRST floor. saw him. Then william Carsen "eno
Sournsta,rs He was covered with blood that flowed
,o, a wound on his head He said to Mps. Johnson
NV vttes throat is from ear to ear ana looA a'
mo Carsen went TO the street door ana MIS- 'olson
saw Kerrlgan hasten back from the ouer siuc Va ".
street He said something TO Carsen ana lieh uuIncu
down the street toward the river. CarSen walled
toward Henderson-st, wheIe he Ni'' A0N' 0'i''' ''
who arrested him.
when Policeman Kelly reached the room where the
dying woman was he found her sister, Mrs Kerrigan'
living across her body in drunken stupor' he ro-
moved her. and she was sent TO the ponce stauoh III
the potrol wagon. Policeman Kelly asked the dying
woman who cut her, and she told MIN III "hsper
her husband did it.
Maggie Welsh nine years old was taken 10 fohce
Ueadouarters as witness. She told superintendent
smith that she saw Mrs. Carsen throw an axe az ner
husband and then Carsen struck his wife with an
earthen pitcher cutting the cash in her throat MIS-
Kerriean told the superintendent that her husband
and Carsen were drunk and had been lighting larsen
knocked Kerrigan down and drew knife from Iis
noctet 70 cut him Mrs Carsen seized her husbands
wrist TO prevent him. and the knife accidentally struck
Carsen on the head. Then Carsen turned on ms Wire
her
both severe told the superintendent that Kerrlgan
knocked Bridget Carsen down and then struck her on
the side of the head with something, ana i'cr BIC
The police believe that Carsen killed his wife and
is irving 10 throw the blame on kerrigan.
The woman died Just after DR.. Grey scwed up tfc
cash in her throat.