Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-29
THOMPSON IS GUILTY.
Verdict Of ManSIaughter
Inthe Wife Killing Case.
CONDUCTED HIS OWN CASE.
His Mother-in-Law Was the Chief
Witness Against Him.


verdict of the jury in The case OF George
Thompson, charged with manslauRhter,
which WAS tried before Judge Dewey In
the superior criminal court yesterday.
The dead woman's aged mother was
present, and during the questioning APP
piled to her she dramatically exclaimedi
"You had better stop now; you killed her
and you know you did,"
Thompson Is "a tall, good looking man,
with bushy, black hair, slightly tinged
with gray, and wears u black mustache.
The crime was committed in the evening
at their home, where the couple, together
with Mrs. Mary Murphy, mother Of the
deceased, resided.
Assistant District Attorney Sughrue
prosecuted the case for the government
The trial was opened about 1880 o'clock,
and the government witnesses, 10 in num-
Der, were sworn.
Dr. William +. Warren of 1l3 Falmouth
street WAS first called. He testified that
Thompson called at his house and asked
him to 20 with him to SO Dundee street,
as his wife was seriously i'll and needed
medical attendance at once.
He accompanied the man to SO Dundee
street. and Thompson led the way to the
kitchen, where he pointed to woman
lying PROSTATE on the floor very scantily
clad, whom he designated as his wife. The
doctor felt of the woman's pulse and
found that she was dead. Suddenly he
heard \ voice exclaim; "You killed her,
you know you didp'
Turning around, he saw an old woman
who had made the statement.
In reply to the woman's denunciation,
n l.. a. L.
herr"
The old lady, who proved to be the dead
woman's mother, answered; You killed
her, that's all; you know you did"
George Stedman, assistant medical ex-
aminer, corroborated this statement.
DR.. Draper also testified, and, when
cross-examined by Thompson, said that
the concussion on the woman's head could
have been caused by blow or a fall.
Mrs. Murphy Testifiea
Mrs. Mary Murphy, the aged and feeble
mother II the unfortunate victim, was
next called.
She said that on the fatal day she was
lying on the sofa in the front room. Her
daughter and Thompson were In the other
room drinking. and soon they commenced
to quarrel
They had hot words, and soon Thomp-
son commenced to beat his wife, she tes-
titled. She stayed in the front room a
while longer; when the noise In the
Kitchen ceased, she went In and found her
daughter lying Oh the floor dead.
She further testified that her daughter
never touched liquor until after her mar
riage to Thompson.
At this poiut Thompson attempted to
-.
swering few questions, exclaimed, "You
had better stop now; you killed her and
you know you did"
She, however, answered several ques-
tions further and admitted that her
daughter had been under the influence Of
liquor.
Captain William II. Pierce testified to
an interview with Thompson in cell, In
which the latter said that he had been
out all day on Aug. I, and, returning in
the evening, he found his wife in an un-
conscious condition: that he ATTEMPTED to
place her In a chair, but was unable to
do 30.
Patrolman Cleary testified to going to
the house and seeing the body, rs did Ser
geant G. II. Denton.
Herbert j. Anderson, who resides at %
Dalton street, lived next to the Thomp-
sons on Aug. l. He testified that there
were frequent quarrels in the Thompson
home
On the Sunday before the fatal evening
he heard Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson have
a bad quarrel, which ended in Thompson
giving his wife beating. He heard the
woman yell, and could hear the sound Of
blows quite plainly.
The Jury, at 4:25, returned verdict Of
manslauQhter