The Jersey City news., 1891-08-22
FOR MANSLAUGHFER.
Annie Shea Charged With
Killing Her Step
son.
GROSS OFFICIAL CARELEssSESs.
Christ Hospital Authorities Made
No Report to the Police-Ns
Ante-Nortem State-
ment.

Edward Shea. boy about ten years
old, died at Christ Hospital Thursday.
His stepmother, Annie Shea thirty
seven years old. was arrested today BY
Detectives Clos and Clark and
charged with having caused the
little fellows death. The ar
rest was made on the complaint Of Mrs.
George Farrar of No. I09 York street. .
sister of the dead boy. Mrs Farrar
signed a formal complaint Of man.
slaughter, and her stepmother was COM
mitted to the County Jail for examination
on Monday.
Mrs. Farrar called on Chief OF Police
Murphy yesterday, and told him that
about two weeks ago her little brotner
was living with his stepmother at No. 80
Golden street. He came TO Mrs. Farrar
and told her that his stepmother had
beaten him. The lad said that he
wanted q drink of milk and went
to the pantry for it. When his
step-mother saw him drinking the milk.
behind the ear with q door knob. The
little fellow complained to his sister OF
very nervous headache which finally o.
came so bad that DIR. Baker. Acting City
Physician during the absence Of DR. Grey.
was called in. The physician caused the
boy 70 be removed to Christ Hospital
Here Edward told the House Physician
and othefs that his stepmother had struck
him with q door knob behind the ear
His headaches became worse daily, and
Thursday he died. The body was re-
moved TO Cranes morgue on permit
by County Physician Converse. who viii
make post-mortem examination To-
morrow.
When Chief Murphy heard the story OF
the sister be communicated with the
hospital authorities and they corrobor-
ated the sisters story
OFFICIAL CARELEssEEss.
To say that Chief Murphy was aston
suspicious circumstances could take
body body be e. sent to morrns. M
an autopsy ordered by the County Phy-
Eician. and yet the police Of the city re-
ceive no information Of the affair from
pressing it. The chief was highly indi1-
nant and does not hesitate TO
express his opinion of the
hospital authorities for not
having informed the police at once when
made aware Of the alleged assault. and
particularly when it became certain that
the boy must die.
The hospital doctor should have notf-
fed us as soon as the boy said he had
been assaulted, to enable the police to OBJ
tain an anti mortem statement from him
in the presence Of his stepnotners Mrs
shea, ~ the Chief said
The earelessness OF the doctor at
Christ's Hospital in preventing the police
from obtaining an ante-mortsm state
ment has deprived them OF the possess
sion of most valuable evidence, If the
story told By the boy is true So far Is Is
now known, there are no witnesses who
saw Mrs Shea deal the blow the boy
said he received at her hand Now he
cannot SPEAK. and il is not expected that
his stepInorher will
SEEKING FOE PROOF.
Chief Murphy early this morning put
the case In the hands OF Detec-
tives Clos aud Clark. They
home at No. 80 Golden street to No. 344
First street, where she was arrested
When taken into headquarters Clerk
Robinson took her pedigree, and tha
Chief, accompanied by Mrs. Farrar.
the accused woman's stspdaughter,
and the detectives went be-
fore Justice O'Donnell. Mrs Farrar
told her story and the Chief related what
he knew of the case. Mrs. Shea listened
attentively. She was very nervous and
her hands trembled much. When asked
what she had to say concerning the
charge she replied that she had NOT in
jured her stepson. She also denied that
she struck him with door knob. She Is
a small woman and wears q dissipatsd
look. Mrs. Shea was sent to the County
Jail until Monday when her examination
before Justice O'Donnel win take place
Her husband is now an inmate Of Ehat
institution awaiting trial for an assauls
on his wife. He was arrested about fo1r
wekes ago. The police describe the ac-
cused stepmother as holy terror