The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-18
THREW YITRIOL IN HER FACE
KINSELLI LAY IN WAIT FOR HIS
YOUNG sIsTEB-IN-LAH.

| spranE Upon Her from the shadow OF
Coffee Stand Under the Elevated Road mt
| Battery Piace-Mer Face and Neck Are
| BADLY Burned-The,r Families mt War
Elizabeth Conway. a young married woman.
| was fearfully burned last night by vitriol
| which was thrown into her face by her broth
| er-in-law. Henry Kinsella. at Greenwich street
| and Battery place.
| The act was tho outcome OF several years OF
| petty quarrelling. Kinsella lives at Bowling
| Green. the building occupied by the offices OF
| the American line Of steamships. His wife is
the ianitress OF the building and has been in
that place for good many years. Kinsea
was. until about year ago. assistant foreman
OF Engine 81. whose house is in John street.
and had been a member Of tho Fire Depart
ment about twelve years Conway is his step
brother. and much younger than kinsella.
About four years ago Conway married Eliza
beth Monaghan. who was born and brought
up at 81 West street, where her mother lives.
Tho Conways applied for the situation OF
janitor at the building occupied by the French
line OF steamers at . Bowling Green The
Kinsellas Mrs, Monaghan says. applied for it
too. The Conways got it. and there seems to
have been war from that time. 1t began. per-
haps, in the incident told By Mrs. Monaghan
last night.
Mrs. Kinsella had the care. she said Of an
office in tho building adjoining tho ono the
ConwaYs occupied. and she swept the dirt
from the offices into Mrs. Conway's hall. After
that there seems to have been no peace.
According to the stories told TO the police.
Kinsella. after his years Of service with En-
gine 81. alleged that he had been hurt at n
fire a little more than two years ago. and had
been home on sick leave for year. He re-
tired upon pension.
Then Mrs. Conway appeared before the Fire
Commissioners aud accused him OF feigninR
illness aud. besides. Of having concealed the
fact that when he was 1S years old he had
been convicted of u felony. and had served 2ts
years in prison. The Commissioners. the
story says. gave him his choice OF being
dropped from the rolls or OF being prosecuted
for perjury for having sworn in his application
papers that he had never been convicted OF
crime; 1t is q fact that he was dropped from
After that Kinsella opened liquor store at
12lst street and Lexington avenue: but lie
way n pounded him and ' to freak his
license. He gave up tho saloon. ana has done
nothing since was a, At home Last night at
Mrs. Conway was at home too until about
ThsP p h and sr to
warned her not to 90 by kinsella's house on
her way. BY the far corner Of the Washington
building whore the elevated steps 80 up. she
met young woman friend named Mrs. Ellen
They stopped and exchanged greetings apd
St Andrews coffee stand that nestles under
With eath DASHED oan u Of somethne
my GOAT Ellen, she cried to her friend.
Ihs the dosn on II. side
started AFTER him DO turned and thrsatensd
and hsy s tfs ossa
Had Mrs. Conway Screamed. Kinselln could
srted Tor home the IL c S: 'f roadway
she began TO feel the effects Of the, vitriol a
seized his arm and begged him to help her get
home. Half way across Broadway the pain
Policeman m Roberts and other persons ran to
her She toll told w Is had hSSnreensd but Kin;
Turner at 80, State street. Mrs. Conway wore
her face. a mink tippet and a silk muller. The
veil had perhaps served paTtiy e save her
but the natural tendency to close ones ewes
when threatened was probably moro eflica-
The veil had. however. done harm else
where. Soaked witt, the burning acid. it
the fss and
;Gs lie sS!nHs sEs9 E, III sSey f istf
sRowed how much had Been done aR TO
disngure permanent the young womans |
features; Her whole face, was CHASTITY |
pet and muller had been the acid had gone |
deeper and burned the skin and flesh black.
Some Of the acid had even got into her mouth.
Or. Turner applied ointments to relieve, the
pain. and an ambulance was sent for. Mrs.
Conway was taken to the Chambers Street
Hospital. where she was put under oEiates TO
keep her out OF present pain. She is 81 years
old. and has no children.
hunt was begun ut once by the police for
KinsellR. and Mr.. Conway assisted In this. but
he was not found. He is thirty seven years
old. weighs about $50 pounds. il below the
medium height. and has light hair and light
moustache.
The can in which he carried the vitriol Is a
quart tin pail such as is used at restaurants to
send ont coffee in. 1t Is not known where he
got thiR pail nor whero nor when ho purchased
tho vitriol