The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-18
SHE KNEW HE'D KILL HER.
vH<r TIE NEIGHBoRs shx OF
NoyAHANS DOUBLE CRIME.

,..,,rr Hi. WIFE. They Sny, Was tn,
MAJ. Fnvorite Occupation. aud she II
s.,d to Have Expressed the Fear that He
would XIII Her Some Dny-Tho Inquest
"sbs never had no ease with that man. He
v,s always beating her. and many's the time
n. told her he'd kill her."
so smoke one OF the women who sat about
,h. cofln wherein lay tho body Of Mrs. Mona.
han and her child; tho child that had been
horn after IFS mothers murder and had lived
hut an hour. Tho woman was killed by her
husband In their homo on Garden street
Yonkers on Sunday evening. Yesterday the
-omen OF the neighborhood did not 20 to
,heir work but gathered in the kitchen whore
tbe candles burned at tho head OF tho CONN. or
stood about tho door talking OF the tragedy
and telling each other and the strangers who
would listen OF the hard life OF toll and misery
which had been cruelty ended. II was their
task. too, to care for the two children OF the
household. for the father was In Jail. the
mother dead. and their other kin -
"Oh. they have kin living in the street."
s.id one OF the women huddled about the cof-
an. but the kin have hard work to get bread
Tor them selves. md can't be taking in two
more mouths to teed.'
Garden street begins In vague way at Nep-
perhan avenue. having no room on either side
for houses. 1t runs for some distance by the
side OF Nepperhan creek and 80 close to 1t
that there is no space for houses on that side
and opposite tho steep bank comes down to
tho line whore there would be q sidewalk II
there was one. Down the street the dist ance
Of block or two tho foot OF tho steep bank
recedes from the sidewalk far enough to leave
space whore some houses have been built.
inst enough Of them to Justify the street. In
the second house. after you have passed
the silk mill which is across the creek Is low
two-story frame building which was painted
red years ago. Tho building has ne front
DOORS but tho two side doors. one at either
end. serve as entrances for four families. two
on the ground floor. two above. The Mona
hans occupied the half OF the lower floor near
est tho silk mill-a kitchen and two small bed
rooms Along by the narrow. dusty road the
creek runs opposite the house runs and
dances to the sylvan music creeks mako that
run over and between boulders-and it is
shaded. on the side opposite tho house, by
Yesterday tho little Monahan boy. Dannie. g
years old, was, wadipg in the cool waters Of
shoes and stockings. which the women
thought it becoming that no should wear until
st the oa Inv. ch aken Snt TIE a
was not in the house, either, one Of the women
having sent her to tell u lady that her mother
b
Monday washing. One Of the women the
others called He, Ellen. who stood by the open
no man in the glen had q better woman
than had Dan Monahan and she coming from
county Waterford. where he was born, too. 1t
nso or Ban 5s is ID
S.uEh sds zig LICKED pSss lsn Ri% seSsSss
and he carried hol when lie worked: There
Mamie living. poor souls. and the one in the
coffin; which Father Xavier baptized yester-
DAY the soH or % peaine the door all the
drunk Sure it was Saturdays and Sundays,
she with child. and tired from hard work.
s Shed never let on. the poor woman an but was
save her he'd killed her before. and him as
tstday was sundny and Mrs CAREY S and Mrs
s.fs in feh e SR Se Mena sada
Dan cams In. holding a ehild's chair. which
he'd picked VI. outside the door;
Mrs Monahap said it was, Mamie. Dan had
Resb hayinS his beer bee but ne was not drunk
o. and tod Mrs. darcy to get out Of The Ronse
With that he made kick at his wife. as she
sat IN the chair. and then threw Mrs Clarey
and Mrs. Monahan. seeing he was for fighting
got up and started for the bedroom. But Dan
oor FL sel
and choked her: What else he did to hsr no
one saw; but when he came out the poor Mo-
VAS In mortal distress. and when Mrs. Carey
saw what her condition was she helped her on
Xavier who lives next the church Just up the
Mrs Carey's husband ran for the priest,
a w m hnr n lFpN ct In inn h AvNI
woman was dying inside. but Dan by that time
was was crazy mad, and tried to keep the priest
fs5her xns. Sas With RS
out q ,he house it was M2nahan who got
stick over his hoad. and gave it to him that |
GS SGsd ne ths Yelled fd for mercy Then Monahsn
had come and the priest were with the poor
woman: But there WAS no saving her life. nor |
ne ne. child that was born after she died and |
Another neighbor came to the door from
was crying, and Ellen Iii with the two Children
b sne had with her holding her hands. left the
mouse OF mourning. and others took up tho
4onahan, they said. did not have the name
~ tne glen q a hard-drinking man. but was
frequency with which he beat his wife. All
{ne I more unpopular. it was evident because
ne ne ald not always have the excuse OF drunk
drank very little.
She'd take n glass OF beer after a hard
GAYS work" explained one woman. but
s sure s se was no drinking woman. or how
S SnIy drink glass Of beer with Dan. but he'd
darihk 10 the saloons. and when he'd spent all
pe had. go homo and beat his wife II she
pain the price Of another glass for him.
Anne Monahan mover had days ease with
ass man. and she knowed he'd kill her like he
,o Msonahan isa well-built. straight fellow. who
ttooks less than his age. and does not give the
Impression shnr 10 Of having done very much hard
dressed IN new and well appearing suit of
gray gray. clothes. He was not represented by
counsel. and did not appear to require nor
lnel the Witnesses. frequently interrupted and
Thorn. and alphabetically told Mrs.
sasey she lied whom she testified TO having
ssean him choke his wife after she had fallen
from iron the force of bis Kick. He jun ped TO his
IEsst excitedly. and demonstrated. by putting
bs R w;., on Juror that he was supporting
SSa a.GGin her. He has dark hair. cropped close.
ITGep got eyes. and, rather good features.
a his chin is heavy. and his determined mouth
Is partly hid BY dyed moustache. The most
aouceable things about the man physically.
J re his hands. They nre long, narrow. and the