The evening world., 1894-01-23
sHEA's MURDERED WIFE.

SHEA WIFE.
The couple had been married eleven
months. Both had been married before.
Something over a year ago the woman
rode In a car OF which Shea wal con-
ductor. He bowed. she smiled, an ac-
%qualntance was struck up. which re-
suited In marriage within a few weeks
after their first meeting.
Mrs. SheE had six children by her
FIRST husband, Peter F. Johnson, who
died eleven years ago. OF these two
are married. one being Mrs. Lizzie Witt
penn, Of 800 East sixty-frst street. and
re other Mrs. Annie Strobel. Of 1853 First
avenue.
The other four children were dependent
for support upon their mother. They
are Margaret, aged seventeen; James.
aged fifteen; Maria, aged thirteen. and
Shea's children by his first marriage
are in a convent somewhere in New
Jersey.
At first the married lifs Of the sheas
band now and then gave evidence Of
being troubled with an. unreasonable
jealousy: This grew in intensity. and
quarrels. BY the time Shea lost his Job
breach between the two was widened to
ened her an husband INV" with n divor zee
'I'I fix It so that you'll never need
a divorce" retorted the husband. Re.
member: Maggie. when I shoot 1 shoot
Last night Mrs. wittpenn called. and
told her mother that she had been pre-
Take me along" put in Shea.
There are only two tickets" an
swered Mrs. Shea, and I haven't got
other oneDandd I'm sure 1 can't ask LIZ
zie to pay for YOU"
cery." One Of the reasons assigned by
band a ticket was that the play was in
German. snd he would not be able to
The Women Occupied seats in the
fourth row.. Turning around between
the first and second acts they saw Shea
aisle. He kept. his eyes on them. but
After the play Mrs. Shea and her
utes after their arrival Shea came in.
$50 you got home, Pop?" inquired
Mrs. E. Witt ISss b. ban nnsI hut went d.
rectiv 10 bed. Mrs. Shea followed
him shortly afterwards. when her daugh-
ter had gone.
Joining the parior-bedroom, where the
o children lay. two IN a bed and two
on a pallet spread on the o In this
the thirteen-year-old child. wa awak-
ened by a scream. She saw her mother
over and holding the woman down by
The Child sprang at him, h saw
WIN vain Efforts the child tussed at
the frenzled mans arms. There was
little, Ugh, in the room.
suddenly the Ghild was pi,mded DN a
Again the woman screamed and strug-
gled to get away.
yolver close to the woman's face and
fired two shots more; The woman then
ceased to struggle. She gave one gasp.
feet. one above the left eye, the other
in the chest on the left side. Death
must have resulted instantly.
his. victim. The children ran Into the
hallway. Peter, the twelve-year-old boy.
ned into the street, yelling at tne top Of
ianey, of the Leonard street station
house, answered his calls.
When they got to the scene OF the
alone. They thoaght the murderer had
escaped. On looking into the adjoining
room. however. they saw Shea lying on
i H's pea on II the d RSSi S be- G,of siim. the revolver
Blood was streaming from a hole be-
meath his right ear. He was conscious
and was In great gon An ambulance
was called. and he was removed to the
Chambers Street Hospital.
IT is supposed hat after going to bed,
Shea resumed the quarrel with his wife,
and that she got up and went into the
children's room to lie Town on the
sofa. 1t Is believed that he must have
deliberated the murder and the self
destruction. as his children say that the
revolver with which he did the shooting,
q 32-calibre old-fashioned weapon, he had
kept locked up in his trunk.
Neighbors speak very well OF the muir
dered woman. She was forty-two years
She scrubbed and washed contin-
ually," said one, "since her first hus-
port her children"
Everything in the rooms indicated
cleanliness and order.
Shea is spoken of as a shiftless lazy
feIlow, who lived on his wife's earnings:
shea was reported at Chambers Street
Hospital to be sleeping quietly at II
O'clock this morning. the doctors said