The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-03
AWOMANA WOMAN'S VICTIM.
MRS. F1rzeERALD SHOOTS AND KILLS
MRS. PEARsALL

nan Penrsnii-Hcr Slayer Said 10 He the
s,.,.r or s,.ter-iu-i.u or Inspector Nc
Iauahlin-Mrs. Fitzgerald Was InsnneIy
Jealous OF Her Victim, Whom She Ac-
eu.ed or Flirting with Her Husband.
Mrs. Carrie Pearsall. the wife OF Policeman
John W. Pearsall Of the East Eighty-eighth
street station. was shot and killed yesterday
afternoon In the hallway Of her home. 5l6
Fast Eirnty.Iifth street. by Catherine Fitz-
GERALD, said to be either the sister or sis-
terin.law OF Police Inspector Mclaughlin
and vito OF John J. Fitzgerald. an examiner
in the Corporation Counsels office. Mrs.
Fitzgerald was. 1t is said. insanely jeal-
ous of Mrs. Pearsall. who was blue
eysd. attractive woman. about SO years
old. fond OF stylish attire and Jewels. but. her
husband declares. fonder Of domestic life.
Mrs. Fitzgerald and her victim left their
homes almost simultaneously at noon. Mrs.
Fitzgerald went to the homo OF Mrs. Pearsall.
and Mrs. Pearsall went down town to do some
shopping.
Mrs. Fitzgerald. It is coniectured, lurked in
the hallway at the foot OF the stairs OF the Nat
house on tho top floor OF which Mrs. Pearsall
lived. until Az o'clock.
Mis- Pearsall then returned from her shop
ming trip and started to enter the house.
She passed through the open outer door and
put her latch key in the lock OF the
yest!nule door and opened 1t. As she swung
the door open. she noticed yelled woman
in long. dark cloak walk toward her
from the side of the stairway. Mrs. Pearsall
closed tho door. and as she faced the woman
ristol fla she'd three times in her face.
There are only four single flats In the house.
and only two Of these are occupied. one by
the Pearsalls and another. ono flight up. by
Mrs. Certha Kalkahoff. She heard the three
shots. and. supposing that some mischievous
youngsters were firing in the hallway. shouted
down stairs:
stop that shooting
shot rang out. and Mrs. Pearsall fell. with
blood gushing from bullet wound in tho
neck that fns the o Ims Sa VEIN Who vas Mrs.
Fitzgerald stepped over the body OF Mrs
Pearsall opened the door. and went into the
About ten minutes later she walked into tho
En.t Eighty eighth street police station and
1T i Was ray day at the station. and
q sS behind IL: a.sx S"i9 Mrs "PH Hs
HOPKINS Hop 4 Allen Of '32.calibre-in her right
hand under her cloak from the fiat house to
She walked past the, desk. and. with the
to ,hs act Oh vent ,hroush the little gate
way Of the railing before the desk into
the inclosure reserved Tor the sergeants ana
desk. and. raising her cloak. revealed re-
''! Il did i #. did it in selr.defence."
Sergeant Dem asked her what she had done.
and she waved the revolver and talked inco-
H0@ Dean ad her to put the pistol
down or she would shoot somebody She laid
As As the the Sergeant reached for it she picked it
- 1 Il; and the sersssnt. saspectiSs
sss shs might and emes q the hifis
her. Then sergeants, Dean. and. Shire took
Mr. sm her R hs o hs TIT ps psa na
lie IsssstiSss Branpss and Farley 1sy were
cred ft0T u The "1 Ssway 'Fis coEin as0D the
coad 20 oae oersd to Hs assist her poor
The desirability of calling physician ap-
patently did not suggest Itself to anybody:
When the detectives entered the house she
tatr7o relieve the pressure on her neck and
h., @h0 had shot Her blood ro to
Irr wound. just then Policeman PeaIssali:
wo had been XXX BY brother oses
1T, i the %eD hs%s nj Mrs. way face %ss
aiked td IN RnS% th f"ey saf to reaF'a
Pearsall Looked at his wife and said No"
AT Ihs noIlcemn;.nsa wife Locked up at him;
how no took her in his arms aud k Used
Then he helped detective Farley to
s ht d to hs MABEL w was st hsF
crying, She, had hoard the shots io the han
and the neIGhbors had told her som" ching had
hhappen.s,d TO her mother. but she did not know
The detectives found that only one of tho
four SHOTS tired bad hit Mrs: pearssll. One
trned In the vestibule No marks OF the others
Mrs Fitzgerald was not locked UP. She
y: was On aats ct feiiss HssdaasrtsIs
had talk With the prisoner He found
us sst By Ws%z RsyssaH Rf EFsnd
RtsssGrtneh sedaiye; and Mrs Fitzgerald Was
hours she, was In Capt. Picketts room Mrs.
Fitzgerald walked e and fro. wringing her
Dr. HaT q s went Tt to Ike homo of Mrs. Ftz
gerald, in the Just apartment house at 2.5lO
plight Mr.. fitzgerald visited his Vile at the
MIr.; Fitzgerald conceived a str99ng feeling q
and her daughter Mabel were stopping at the
Glen Hotel. shohola Glen. in July.
Taxen. fve miles from ShoholR Glen. Mrs.
Pearsall became acquainted With several men
and women at the Glen Hotel. Among them
was, was hr Fitzgerald. who used to drive over
In the early part OF August, while a party of
sall and Mr.; Fitzgerald. were eating Ice
Sfeam on the veranda Of the hotel,
Mrs. Fitzgerald appeared. and accused Mrs.
rearsall OF flirting with her husband. There
wRs scene. and the party was broken up
Mrs; Fitzgerald drove back to l.ackawaxen
gohome
Policeman Pearsall met her at the station.
Hhd she told him what had occurred. He took
cation there.
She returned home on sept.7. Before she
from ira So hqSgever Policeman Pearsall heard
she met him at Avenue A and Eighty eighth
ssbheet while he was returning to his home.
ope TOLD him that Mrs. Pearsall was going
apU2put with her husband
ono was much eicited. and applied abusive
games to Mrs. Pearsall. The policeman said
that o' he not Isos w9rrG about his WIFE and
sMy ys in OF unreasonable jealousy This made
p hts. fitzgerald angry and she said that Mrs.
noarsall could not wear fine dresses and dia-
n'ppnls on the salary Of policeman.
nai,eatSall told hor to 60 away. that he would