New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-04
JEALOUSY WAS THE CAUSE
MRS. FITZGERALD HELD FOR KILLING MRS.
PEARSALL
SHE APPEARED TO BE PARTLY nAzED WHEN
AERATGNED-IyspECTO MLAUGHLIN
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GREATLY SHOCKED.
Mrs Catherine Fitzgerald. who shot and killed
Mrs Carrie Pearsall at No. SIS East Eighty-sxth.
ct. on Monday afternoon was arra!sned at the
Harlem Police Court yesterday morning. and wac
held for examination saturday. Her husband,
John J. Fitzgerald. who had been an examiner In
the office OF the Corporation Counsel and lived at
No. 2.5l0 Eighth-ave. had talked with her in tho
East EIghty-eghth-st. police station, where she
had surrendered herself after the shooting. He
was at the police station in East One~hundred-
and-twenty-slxth-st yesterday morning and was
permitted to walk with her 10 the police court.
Inspector Mclaughlin had not seen his sister after
the shooting, Il said. and he was not at th9
police court. James W. Mclaughlin. his cousinS
who is a lawyer, was at the court to protect Mrsl
Fitzgeralds interests far as possible.
Mrs Fitzgerald appeared to be i'm weak and
partly dazed condition when she was led before
Justice Wede at a. m. She is tall and fne-
looking OF middle age. Deep wrinkles
showed in her forehead when she confronted tho
magistrate and lifted heavy black veil which
she wore. Policeman John W. Pearsall, whose
wife had been killed by the prisoner, had talked
with Mrs. Fitzgerald at the police station. but no
was not asked to make the charge OF homicide AZ
the police court. Detectives of the East Eighty
eighth-st. station had made the aiidavits In the
case. and Mrs. Fitzgerald only gave her name
when she taken before Justice Welde she
replied In q low tone, and then the magistrate an
nounced that she held without bail for ex-
animation on Saturday Then she led back to
prison.
There appeared to be no room for doubt yes
terday that the killing of Mrs. Pearsall was the
result of insane jealousy the part Of Mrs. Fitz-
gerald. Mrs. Pearsall was the second wife or Po-
liceman Pearsal and was pretty, plump ana
blue-eyed woman. thrty-three years OF age. She
was married to Pearsall about dozen years ago
and took a motherly of his young daughter.
Grace She also had three children. only one or
whom a daughter. is now living. Policeman Pear.
sail has declared that there no reason to sus-
pect his wife of intrigue. They lived in WELL
furnished fat on the top floor Of the house No.
5l5 East Eighty sixth-st.
Mrs Pearsalls body lay in a coffin In the homo
of the family yesterday, and il was said that the
funeral would take place tomorrow. Policeman
Pearsa was at the Central Office before noon. and
Superintendent Byrnes granted short leave or
absence to the bercayed man.
officials at the Central Office expressed sympathy
for Inspector Mclaughlin. who is said TO be greatly
shocked by the killing OF Policeman Pearsalls wife,
He was at the Detective Bureau part OF the day.
but did not talk with any person there except
few Of the officials. 1t is said that while lie felt
a brothers concern for the safety OF a sister he
felt that his place chief OF detectives prevented
him from interceding directly in her behalf.
The conduct OF Mrs. Fitzgerald after she had sur
rendered herself at the police station Monday AFTER
crazy she was least suffering great mental